100 is the new cap.

Don't forget that Apple has been offering fitness accessories with Nike since 2006.

Since music is a collaborative art, and you are going to want to share music, aren't you better off using what people in your "scene" are using, whether that's your school program or online forum or in the performance venues you frequent? I'd expect that would trump whatever software might look "best" if you were working alone.

Once you get used to working virtualized with remote desktop access you'll never go back. Fire up a new "machine" for every work-profile. You can tune the number of processors and memory per VM so that big compile or video render won't step on something that needs to be interactive. After seeing http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/p/apple-mac-mini-resources.html I went out and grabbed a mac mini and a thunderbolt ethernet adapter (for dual ports), and downloaded the free vmware esxi package. It makes everything very easy.

Don't worry. Your metric friends to the North with big coats, ice tires and electric block heaters generally laugh at people in the US complaining about the "cold" weather.

The program was called Cell Biotechnology. This was from a genetics professor. I also recall lectures and discussions of ethics as part of an embryology course (use of human stem cells) and as part of a human genetics course (gene therapy, elective abortion after Amniocentesis, etc.). It would sadden me to think practical ethics issues are not discussed as part of any course of study. It has nothing to do with "don't even try". The gist was this: Make whatever you want in a contained lab. Just don't let it out because you won't be able to contain it again. So, if you want a software analogy, it would kind of be like writing a self replicating computer virus that fixes some known bug and then releasing it onto the Internet. Sounds great at first but often doesn't end well.

When I was studying genetics in the late 80's/early 90's, we were taught that releasing GMOs into the environment was immoral. It had nothing to do with whether or not food products were safe, and everything to do with the impossibility of understanding what effect such new organisms would have on the incredibly complex wild environment. When I heard that Monsanto's GMO crops had become superweeds, causing major problems for farmers not growing Monsanto crops, it seemed that what I was taught was correct. From the article, it seems that most of Hawaii's concern is protecting their ecosystems.

6 months ago, I think I paid $230 Canadian for my Acer with 2GB RAM, 300GB HD (not SSD), and the short life battery. Models with more RAM, SSD storage, and bigger battery are more. Yes, posted US and Canadian prices always exclude sales tax.

I used to try to keep organized using electronic tools, from the old Newton 120 to Ecco Pro to One Note. I found myself fiddling with software way too much. Now I use black lab books (as above) for work tasks, and pocketable moleskine-style books for personal stuff. If I get really busy with multiple tasks, I keep them in a stack of paper on my desk, and sort by priority every morning. If you need more than this, you might be spending too much time on the process of "keeping organized".

Bought my Acer Chromebook with the intention of running Linux on it for use as an on-site network diagnostics machine I didn't need to fear getting stolen. I have found myself using it much more in the chrome side of the dual boot. Web browsing, checking mail, and even the occasional netflix movie. Basically what other people use tablets for, except it has a physical keyboard. It's a great little machine.

While this is usually the cause of garage fires, I'll bet it is less likely in garages that store vehicles that use neither oil nor gasoline.

I know a 70 year old woman who really hadn't used computers much until her recent purchase of an iPhone. She loves it. Facetime, sending pics via sms, email, and google at her fingertips have really enhanced her life. She has become the go-to expert for all her friends and even her daughters on how to use the technology to its fullest.

I expect restaurants to be one of the last places google glass will be acceptable.

I set up a couple dial up modems for a backup connection in case of the failure of a much faster wireless link in an industrial application. Dial-up can still be better than nothing.