As a long-time CAD jockey, I've got a 22 on the left for mundane stuff, and a 27 front and center, both landscape.

There was a time when manufacturers didn't have to even publish MSRP. The dealer network rather than direct sales was an early attempt at consumer protection. You probably take for granted the Monroney sticker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroney_sticker) on the window but it's not a voluntary disclosure.

I heard rumors that 9.11 will let you gesture at other computers.

Thanks for reminding me about Outlook, I'll have to give it another look. I have a Hotmail account that predates Microsoft, and it hasn't always been sweetness and light. My current employer doesn't allow Dropbox, and somehow using Google Docs just isn't a very satisfying user experience.

I first downloaded it from his BBS and it saved my ass big time, as users had been infected by a bad copy of Norton Utilities.

Vacuum fluorescent displays, flash tubes, argon lamps, the magnetron in every microwave oven, klystrons in accelerators, radio, microwave and radar transmitters, traveling wave tubes in satellites, and let's not forget nuclear weapon triggers. I guess gas lasers would also fall into this category.

We've seen this before with automobile OEMs in the 70s insisting only they could produce replacement body parts. And I'd like to think that hell holds a special place for whatever genius advanced the idea of blocking incoming calls to pay phones.

I've been saying for several years that LinkedIn's suggestions creep me out. I've got a personal email address linked to it, but it's suggested that I might know people I've only contacted through employer emails (completely unrelated to my contacts and industry), or even only contacted by phone! I feel it's gotten worse since they went public. I hope they get their ass kicked in court, I'll be following this case closely.

I've never worried about theft of my '76 Chevy C-10. It has an anti-theft device called a carburetor.

cf. "Hobson's Choice."

She saved my ass more than once, but I had no idea. There was no indication in the brief bio in the book, and I made an (probably sexist) assumption that it was perhaps a male Israeli name. Her book now resides in my brother's barn, next to the DG Aviion.

That's often sold to the public as an altruistic mission.

I'm not going to weigh in on the wisdom of buying a warranty, as a former car salesman I just want to point out a few things:

• - Make sure the plan is from a reputable company. I was at a Honda dealer, but we sold plans from Toyota Motor Insurance Co. Honda Care is equally good, but requires service at a dealer. Toyota had a couple thousand participating locations.
• - We were hammered to sell these. I got $25 per. A full-up 7yr/100k plan sold for $1680. I happened to see some paperwork and a check waiting for a courier one day - our cost was $620.
• - Typically there's a $50/visit deductible. Buyers were seldom told they could get a zero deductible for another $75.
• - You should be able to both cancel and transfer your plan. If you've rolled it into your auto loan, the finance company will receive the refund.