I finally upgraded my computer from Leopard to Snow Leopard and it's like a whole new world. Wow. I apparently know a lot less about computers than I thought I did, but I somehow GAINED 20GB of hard drive space in the process. Is Snow Leopard that much smaller of an OS than Leopard was?

Is Snow Leopard that much smaller of an OS than Leopard was?

Snow Leopard is smaller than Leopard, because it longer included PowerPC binary support, and it no longer installs printer drivers that you don't need.

Thanks! That makes sense.

Damn! I'm not excited about the new front end for Skitch on my desktop, BUT there's now a Windows version. For reasons I can't explain Snagit 10 seems to be working on my office laptop, but Skitch does the basic things I want out of a capture app--a couple options for how to grab, BIG arrows, and outlined text.

Looking again, they seem to have removed some of the control over the text (at least on the Windows version), but added a "pixellate" tool, which is handy. Those missing text controls are going to limit its usefulness, though.

Thanks for all the info.

Mom doesn't have an iPod or any kind of smart phone.

and her lap top runs Windows. She uses Amazon but doesn't have prime. I think I'll look at the apps that are available between google play and iTunes. and then talk to her more about what she wants.

My SLR doesn't support SDHC cards, I see tell that "some" 4GB cards are SD only. All I see at Frys is a micro card, for which I have an adapter around here somewhere.

Is it worth it? It would be my primary shooting card, and I have a 2GB I was going too use for backup. Or should I just get another 2GB? It seems the 2x micro card to add to 4 doesn't have good write speeds.

It's not bad --now hat I'vw reformatted and adjusted sizes, it's over 200 per card, but my other not as nice camear that is inable of taking raw ohotos have topped out their number scheme telling how many pictures space is left for.

My T-Mobile MyTouch is giving me trouble: about 25% of the time, calls don't go through. Outgoing or incoming. And since the phone is almost two years old, I'm thinking of getting a new smartphone.

Any suggestions?

Do you want to stay with T-Mobile?

Do you want to stay with T-Mobile?

Yeah, probably. I've got a pretty good deal and my long history with them gives me some leverage.

Right now I'm looking at the Samsung Galaxy Blaze, except the review on Engadget says that setup is a real pain because it's bundled with a lot of junk software. I'm not in the mood to spend days trying to delete crap software.

I really just want email, web access, maps, calendar, phone & texting, and a couple of apps like Twitter and Kindle. I'm not a power user except in that I want to be able to customize it, and get rid of the crap I don't use: I hate the way my current phone is so often running apps I never ever use like Garage Band and stuff.

I'm carrying a Nexus 4 now and it is very nice. You might have to wait a few months for supply to catch up with demand and it's a bit pricey.

Prior to that I was carrying a Galaxy Nexus, which I also liked a lot. It looks like you can get it at Best Buy for $50 with a new contract.

Both are pure Google experience phones, so any junk software on them comes directly from Google.