Argh! I tried to upgrade the memory in my Mac Mini since that's supposed to be so easy now and the last update to the OS practically made it necessary and now it appears one memory slot is fucked.

Not really looking for advice, booked a reservation with the Genius Bar, I'm just mad and wanted to vent.

For a couple minutes at lunch, I got to play with Google Glass. It's neat. Not sure if it's $1,500 neat. But, it is still in beta testing.

Can it serve as a screen replacment? Could you use GG on a regular computer instead of a monitor. (Not asking if has that capability now. Asking if the amount of information you can get at one time is equivalent to a single "monitor full". Also if the subjective resolution is as good as a monitor.) That is does it feel like if the drivers and wireless connection was there to let it try to replace a monitor, that it could replace a monitor?

My laptop is in boot up purgatory, can't quite get to the login screen. If I get a new laptop, can I transfer from the old one with it in this state?

Hey Typo. Doubtful. The screen is only a couple lines of text. Rather low resolution. Think flash cards rather than monitor.

My laptop is in boot up purgatory, can't quite get to the login screen. If I get a new laptop, can I transfer from the old one with it in this state?

What kind of laptop?

If it is Windows, and it gets to windows, and you have sharing on, you may be able to connect to it remotely and copy files off through a network.

Have you tried booting it in safe mode, hitting F5 as it boots, and seeing if you can log in in safe mode, or even safe mode with networking.

Then you can create a new account and see if you can load that one up.

If it's a mac, you can reinstall the OS form the boot up disk, or create a new account.

Otherwise, you can get the HDD out and attach it to your new PC with a $20 USB adapter.

Or you can send it to me, and I'll get your data off (Last ditch)

If it's a Mac you might be able to use target disk mode.

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Omnis,

This might be a bit small, but...

Wal-Mart has a 7 inch Android tablet with case and keyboard for $79 today only (maybe). 8GB storage

Proscan PLT7223GK4 with WiFi 7" Touchscreen Tablet PC:

Technical Specifications:

1.2GHz Rockchip 2928 processor

512MB of system memory

7" touchscreen, 800 x 480 resolution, virtual keyboard

Built-in 802.11b/g/n WiFi

Additional Features:

Front 0.3MP HD webcam with microphone

microUSB 2.0 port, Mini HDMI port, 3.5mm jack

8GB on-board storage memory, additional memory via microSD card slot

G-sensor

Up to 4 hours of run time on a full charge

Weighs 10.4 oz; 7.54" x 4.6" x 0.43" dimensions

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512MB of system memory and Android 4.1 is not a good mix. All the Nexus devices ship with 1GB at least.

There is a newer version of Android designed to run well on 512MB devices, but I'm not sure this particular model will ever see it.

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Crap, my Mighty Mouse is malfunctioning. The left button is acting like the right, and the problem follows the mouse.

I've mapped the scroll nub press to be primary for now, but I keep forgetting.

I kind of got used to it, now I will have to train myself to a real scroll wheel.

Or none, if I can dig up any usb mouse to use until I get a job.