That is awesome. I am sending that to the US history teacher at my school post-haste (they did the Declaration of Independence as "We are never ever getting back together" very recently so this is good timing!)

I'm thinking of getting this tablet to get me through until my laptop is fixed. Thoughts?

I can't help but think a Google Nexus 7 would be worth the extra $50 for the newer software, faster processor, and twice the flash memory.

If you want a "get me through" tablet, there are cheaper ones. If you want a "proper" tablet, like Gud says, there are more expensive ones. That one for that money isn't bad, but is it really something you won't use afterwards? You could get away with less storage, 1 camera, older OS and spend less money.

Gud, that makes sense, but if I add that price onto the price of a service agreement, it starts to push just past the point I am comfortable spending right now.

ita ! I would probably use it mostly as a reading tablet for cookbooks, magazines, or anything with pictures that I would rather look at on a color screen once I have my computer back. The rest of my downloaded books I'll still read on my e-ink kindle. ETA: And I would really prefer to buy from Staples.

In theory I could continue to use TCG's laptop for the next month or so because he doesn't bring it to work, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that and it is too large and heavy for me to comfortably use it outside the house.

I strongly recommend going the extra $50 for the Nexus 7 if you want to read on it. The 1280x800 screen on the Nexus will be much easier on the eyes than the 1024x768 of the Lenvo.

Nexus 7 also comes with JB 4.2 which has some real UI improvements for 7" tablets.

Finally, the Nexus is 2.5 oz lighter.

Maybe I'll go with the nexus and not get the service agreement. If I can replace it for the same price as the agreement what is the point?

I need some computer help. My computer won't update the Windows Service Pack and Security updates. There are 7 that aren't updating. I didn't realize this until recently.

I have Windows 7 64 bit and I'm not sure how to fix these error codes. I've tried searching online but I'm not finding help.

anyone have any suggestions?

Askye, don't know. Maybe you could post the error codes.

Also I have a question. It looks like Windows 8

1) Has a slightly lighter footprint than Windows 7

2) Will work without a touchscreen, but the interface is a pain without one - in practice you really should have touchscreen if you are going to use windows 8.

3) Will currently run in the desktop anything that runs on windows 7

4) Has poor integration between the desktop and the 'modern ui' apps.

Can someone explain OS X networking to me? When I look in Finder, Lucille (the NAS) has two shares--neither of which I can write to, despite having authenticated and one of them being my user's home directory.

If I Go to smb://Lucille/Oracle booyah! I can see all those folders, and I can write to them (I'm authenticated as the owner as well has explicitly granted full access). For a few minutes, though. The Lucille goes back to showing me read only Backup_BA and ita.

Is that AFP? Why would one protocol be muscling out the other? I also have CIFS and NFS enabled for the share and the media service--but let's not go into how random the files that show up under music are.

I mount it using the BlackArmour tool, and it works a little bit better for a little longer while I try and copy 100 files over, but it doesn't last--I end up with an 8058 error intermittently interrupting. Oh--and now it's listed under Shared by both Lucille and the IP address.

Does any of this confusion make sense to anyone?