I geuss given the lower case i, no.

Gud, quick question about the Nexus 7. The specs say it doesn't support Adobe Flash, does that mean that I can't play games on it that require flash?

So it looks like my much loved dvr/dvd player/burner (from Omnis, thanks Omnis!) will pass through but no longer pick-up the Comcast video signal for broadcast. (I gave up cable.)

Am I right in thinking that one can't find the same in HD/blu ray in the US? I can live without the burner, but I'd like to record broadcast, even in SD.

Or, is there some sort of "component out" on my Smart TV that I'm not seeing (it seems to have out connections for audio only)?

Hmm, that's curious. Just stopped doing it? Has anything changed? Did you add anything to the chain? I wonder if the signal got split, and it's not enough video signal to record? I can't recall if that unit has copy protection. I believe it does. And that might be the problem, in some way.

Sorry Typo, I should have said. I'm all Mac, all the time. So, no Windows versions of anything.

Recorded fine yesterday. But now there's a message from Comcast permanently on screen that says something to the effect "If you can see this message, your TV isn't ready for the Comcast digital upgrade. I have the cable wire going in to the dvr, then the tv. The TV channels are fine. And the audio comes through on the dvr, just not video.

I have a Smart TV with wifi, Netflix, Hulu Plus, etc., but I would like to record PBS and broadcast and now I can't.

I was thinking if I could run the cable straight into the tv and out to the dvr, that might work, but there don't seem to be "out" components for the TV.

I wouldn't mind paying to upgrade the box, but it's annoying that the technology exists to do what I could do (record, edit, burn), but they just refuse to sell it in the US. (Although I love the people on the interwebs who seem to think it's because "there's no market for it".) Arrgh.

The specs say it doesn't support Adobe Flash, does that mean that I can't play games on it that require flash?

You're going to have to buy an old device to get Flash. It hasn't shipped with Android since Jellybean. I assume you can sideload it, but I don't miss it at all, so I've not tried.

Recorded fine yesterday. But now there's a message from Comcast permanently on screen that says something to the effect "If you can see this message, your TV isn't ready for the Comcast digital upgrade. I have the cable wire going in to the dvr, then the tv. The TV channels are fine. And the audio comes through on the dvr, just not video.

Ah. That's curious. Hmm. I wonder if that's something to do with HDTV improvements. I believe that unit is SD only. Not sure what your options are to continue to use that unit.

So my computer is acting normally. I finally did a reinstall, although there was a problem with the disc for Windows 7 64 bit so I installed the 32 bit version, I'm not sure how big of a difference is between the two.

Now I have some questions about tablets. I know they have been discussed recently. Mom is planning on getting a tablet, she says she wants an iPad because she's familiar with Apple products and trusts them and also she likes the size of the iPad.

She'd be using the tablet in addition to her lap top, to read books, and also for educational apps/games and books for my nephew.

Size is pretty important to her - she wants something that she'll feel is easy on her eyes.

With that information in mind is there another tablet anyone would recommend besides an iPad? I'm not trying to steer her away from an iPad, I'm just trying to compare a few and give her the best advice about what to buy.

In the Android world, your best bets for 10 inch tablets are probably the Nexus 10, the Samsung Galaxy Note, or whatever the most recent Asus Transformer is. The Nexus 10 is a finger-input only tablet, much like the iPad. The Note adds an active stylus which is apparently well loved by those who like such things. And the Transformer can add an extremely high quality keyboard dock that also brings extra battery life. So they all have different selling points.

In the Windows 8 world, the Surface is apparently pretty great. That market is still coming into its own. I'm holding out for one with an active stylus - probably a Lenovo. (And when I say I'm holding out, I means I probably still won't buy it but will lust for it).

But if she's primarily an Apple user, can afford the iPad, and especially if she has an iPhone or iPod Touch and intends it mostly for consumer use, I think she's probably right to go for an iPad or iPad Mini.

I use a Nexus 7 and love it. It's quite easy on the eyes. I think your mother could see one in person at Staples. The Nexus 10 screen is lovely as well, although I've only ever used pre-production units and haven't used one extensively.

If one wants to watch legally acquired TV shows or movies on a tablet than Apple is the way to go. Google Play has only a fraction of the content. The same might apply for apps, it would be good to make sure the apps one wants are available on the platform one buys.

For eBooks the situation is better. The Kindle app is good on both Android and iPad and you can switch back and forth easily and Amazon has almost anything anyone else has.

Windows Surface is getting some pretty bad reviews: [link] is particularly damning . I'd wait until at least the next generation before buying one.