How would you like someone telling you how you can use your device? Companies are out of control.

I have a "smart" phone that has internet, GPS, and map data, and an SD card filled with music. Why can't I piggyback off my phone? My phone is designed with touch interfaces in mind, just like modern cars. However, two years from now, I can replace my phone with one twice as powerful, faster, and more features... and i'll be stuck with a car that uses slower, more outdated technology. This is similar to television sets becoming computers.. except computers that are locked in time and are only as good as when they were last updated. I should be able to plug in my phone and either use my phone's interface (or even a custom app from the carmaker) to do whatever I need to do, pull up anything I need, etc. This way, I won't have to hack up my dash to put an ipad in there.

This is the fault of bad webmasters. There is a newer version of the google analytics code that allows asynchronous loading... meaning the google analytics stuff loads while other things are loading.

Is this a setting, now? Because when I tried it, you had to hack up a bunch of images as well as change some files somewhere. Wasn't really fun.

I absolutely agree. I have Microsoft Office 2010 provided by my company, which I connect to via VPN. Unfortunately I have 9 days left to activate my legal copy, which REFUSES to actually activate. My coworker had no problems activating... but mine is stubborn. It's a FAILED system when you have to find a way to crack paid, legit software.

Sir, look at what you said, and ask yourself... why bundle a custom miniPC with a 360 Controller advertising "Games for Windows" that support the 360 controller... When Microsoft has already done exactly what you just stated. The Xbox 360 is literally a custom PC with a custom interface (XBMC stands for XBox Media Center I believe ;) ) with games that are already certified, will work with the hardware and interface with controller directly. I get what you're saying, but my answer is wait for the next-gen consoles.

They would also have to ship with a well designed controller (and not an after-thought)... add onto that a fancy UI that is easy to navigate from the couch. The problem with PCs as a game center is that every game is different. When you have an xbox 360, you know how the interface works, you know what to expect. A always selects, B goes back a menu. It's not about the hardware. It's about the easy of use and the experience.

A problem with this is... you have to be on Sony and Microsoft's time table.. and even then, that won't help you. For instance, let's say a new console came out next year. Two times as powerful as a PS3, with all the charm of a 360. It still lacks games. But once it gets some good to-die-for games, then what? The year after that PS4 and neXbox come out, with mostly backwards compatibility, and global branding. They would probably be another step above in performance on that new console, too. That new console is now dead in the water. But even if you wait for the next wave of consoles, and release along with Sony and Microsoft.. you have no reputation. It's just not going to happen unless you're a well known company, or have major publisher backing.

It's a meme. It's wrong by design.

You mean the iPad and iPhone can play flash now? News to me!