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In my experience, the Kindle Fire is not the quickest UI out there, and it seems to really make a difference with the feel. It may even affect the prediction capabilities? It would make sense that a machine with less horsepower would be less capable.

Nearly identical in my (limited) experience. Some androids are faster than others. I have always wished for swype on iPad, and apparently it is possible.

The same integration the iPeople get? Controlling music playback through the steering wheel controls maybe?

Now typing this with SwiftKey on the transformer. The idea that it personalises predictions based on usage is nice. Pulling that data from your accounts is clever, but I am not giving it access to my Gmail account. It isn't anywhere near as quick as swype yet, but but I'm willing to test it for...

That does look nice. Not compatible with 1.5 though :(

Swype is awesome. I don't think I would use a tablet or phone that didn't support it or something similar.

I don't think that ruling will survive the supreme court ( at least I hope not). Best to use an encryption method that supports plausible deniability anyway. That adds a whole other layer of fifth amendment rights that should be more defensible.

Except that the only internet at her home is 3G or Satellite. Her driveway alone is several times longer than the allowable distance of either cable or DSL. Even the local wireless internet provider would require us to erect a 100'+ tall mast. She owns a ranch. It is pretty big. Edit: I...

I moved someone from Pair Networks to GoDaddy just because it plays well with Google Apps. Can't say it is the cheapest, and their recent support for SOPA would have caused me to look elsewhere, but it did work well.

I have a housecall on Wednesday, a user that has no computer or dedicated internet connection; only an iPad with built-in 3G. The only issues she has had is using Skype for video.

Nah, I have preview programs that I can use already, I was just hoping not to have to use them. I do appreciate the effort, though.

I still have my ASUS transformer. I use it primarily as a digital knee-board for flying (charts, checklists, backup GPS, airport services directory, pilot's log, music, etc). I also use it as an e-reader from time to time.

It is enourmous for a preview, and yes I am trying to use something in a method other than directed, but it allows me to skip photo browsing programs altogether and go straight in to a RAW editor.

Monitor was calibrated this morning. You are right that it is closer to red, my brain just keeps disagreeing. I've been staring at paint samples for the house for a week and it seems to be malfunctioning.

Thanks time, that is exactly what I was looking for. And you are correct, it is already at the maximum and setting it any higher defaults. Bummer.

Neither of these affect what I'm after. Take a look at the screenshot (I know I need to clean up my desktop).

An interesting interpretation of the PPIHC.

It looks more orange than red. Who knows what goofy name they'll give it, or whether that is a production color or not?

Doesn't arrive until Tuesday.

That would be very time consuming, considering the other half of the time I am in Photoshop CS5, which is the reason I got the mondo monitor with the mondo resolution in the first place.

Now that windows can display RAW thumbnails correctly, just looking at the icons in explorer is good enough to cherry pick images. However, on this 30" monitor, even "Extra Large Icons" aren't that large. Anyone know of a way to increase that by 50-100%? I suspect it is in the registry somewhere...

It is more of a burnt orange than a red. That is the allroad behind it (still very tempting).

That is a nice color. I won't be getting it (attracts too much attention), but it is very nice. My current car is "Meteor Grey" and I like that quite a bit. I suspect my next one will be white with a light colored interior.

I really do want that lens; it would have done great for the bike race last weekend as well. I also have some aerial photography (helicopter) coming up, and I think it would work well for that, too.

I do want one of those, but my money is currently tied up in the pursuit of an S4 and a GA pilot's license. I was honestly surprised at how well the 180 macro did; both from the field and the press box it was super sharp and about the right length. At f3.5 and ISO6400 I could manage 1/250 by...

Did my annual night football game tonight. Of course, it was super windy and drizzling/light rain the whole time. I hope the 7D&180/3.5 is moderately moisture resistant.

Nope. It has gotten to the point where I don't even ask anymore. If we are invited to dinner at someone's house, at some point in the evening I'll excuse myself and start cleaning up their computer. At some point the party will migrate to the den/office/whatever I am and the tech questions will...

My favorite bit:

That is about all I could expect under MSRP anyway, so it is worth a shot.

Indeed. Grr.

Audi loyalty program worth $1k-$3k. Sweet.

Mountain View is 5 miles from my favorite Audi dealer...that is something ;)

No degradation in performance, no issues to speak of. My cars still get serviced at the dealer, so maybe they are just dealing with it?

I've gotten a bunch of decent job offers through LinkedIn, and a few friends got jobs there. The only messages I get are when people want me to link with them (this is obviously required for the service to work).

Ran support for a long bike ride yesterday and today. Both days started at 31F (plus wind chill of course) ~70 miles Sat, ~100 today, each with over 4500 feet of elevation change and both completed in under 6 hours.

Interesting. What are the odds that this current tool will work with a 2013 S4?

Mine is an '11, the wife's is an '09.

Yup. Nothin.

Perhaps sharing the drive changed a permission somewhere?

To this exact exploit you are probably safe. But I would consider any device connected to a network that is not being actively monitored by up-to-date antivirus software as "vulnerable". Of course, there is nothing you can do, so just grin and carry on ;)

I didn't appreciate just how big the U3011 was until I put it next to the U2711b. When it was next to the Sharp 42" screen it seemed reasonable, now it is just insane.

I can just image Merc replying "Thanks, it worked" to Cougs advice on this matter. That would be interesting.

75F today. Not normal for mid-Jan.

That is not something I am interested in testing.

Just for this test I put the key in the door for the first time. Hold it in the unlock position and it opens all the windows and cracks the sunroof. Hold it in lock and it closes everything and sets the alarm. Neat.

Yesterday I was feeling like a bit of a smart ass. When faced with something similar to Merc's experience above, my response was "well, if you are too old to learn something new, that Blackberry will do just fine for you." He was within a decade of me, so I figure it was ok.

A friend just paid $175 for a 3TB external.

Awesome. I had three removed at once and they were "impacted" or something. They had me under for at least an hour.

I only have one Z68 board at the moment, and it hasn't been stable enough to even worry about RST. I haven't had a chance to troubleshoot it yet, but it won't even Prime95.

It does, but it is still just a 2-door. To get a hatch and 4 doors I need to go all the way to an A7, and my wife thinks they are ugly.