Huh. I'll have to give that a try tomorrow.

DavidS, my suggestion is the Nexus, simply because the Nexus line are in some respects supported directly by Google, which means they get things like software updates more quickly and reliably than other Android phones. I will very likely be switching to something in the Nexus line whenever I upgrade.

I'm using a phone right now that's similar hardware to the Nexus 4G and it's plenty snappy and functional, especially using the stock Android experience that will come with the Nexus.

The only negative I can see on the Nexus is that it lacks a memory card slot. I know you have a prodigious music collection, and a smart phone with a memory card slot could allow you to buy yourself a bunch of 32 GB cards and carry around a pretty large selection, which won't be possible with the Nexus.

The Optimus has a memory card slot, but will be significantly slower than the Nexus, doesn't have a front-facing camera (which is a cooler feature than you might think), and isn't in the Nexus line so will probably never see a software upgrade.

So I vote Nexus unless you want to listen to all your music on it, in which case I vote Optimus or any android phone with a memory card slot.

Honestly, DavidS, if you're upgrading on Sprint and signing a new 2-year contract I would strongly consider paying the extra $100 to move up from the Nexus to the Galaxy S3. It doesn't have the same Google support, but it's RIDICULOUSLY popular which means it will still have good support for a long time (and you can root it and you'll likely have support from the community for years and years - the original Galaxy S still has a thriving community).

It also supports a memory card, will be MUCH faster than the Nexus (and leagues ahead of the Optimus), and is generally a true top-of-the-line phone. You could buy the Nexus on eBay for about $350 unlocked, but the S3 is still running about $550, so for $100 extra you're actually getting $200 worth of value!

The HTC Evo 4G is basically just as good if for some reason you dislike Samsung, but isn't as popular.

So I swapped out my 2GB of memory for 4GB of memory, using Rob's directions, and it worked like a charm. Thanks, Rob!

And now my computer is much happier! (As am I.)

Sigh, I remember upgrading my IBM PC to 512K...

Sigh, I remember upgrading my IBM PC to 512K...

Heh. Yeah, I remember upgrading my Leading Edge XT-clone from 512k to 640k. There were 16 or 32 individual chips I had to plug into the motherboard.

For Evernote users: [link]

So I was having this problem with my iPhone and the Sync system on my Focus. Every time I plugged my iPhone into the USB port, music would play for a few seconds and then it was as if the phone was muted--time would go by on a song but no sound. Disconnecting and reconnecting the iPhone would fix the problem. So I'd always have to plug the phone in twice to get it to play. (If the phone was already plugged in from before, I'd still have to unplug it and plug it back in to get it to work.) Very annoying

I wasn't sure who to blame: Apple, Ford or Microsoft (creators of the Sync system). But the upgrade to iOS 6 fixed the problem. Yay!

eta: Now Apple just has to get the new iPhone to work correctly with BMWs....

I remember upgrading my Atari 800 from 16k to 48k. With this [link] upgrade.

That reminds me of my Atari 400. It was amazing what you could do poking values into its memory map.