For 50 bucks more, this seems like a better deal from Fry's

I definitely go the Core I3 over the older Intel tech, but I'd be worried about Lenovo's recent history of stuffing all sorts of spyware/adware on their machines.

Here's a similar ASUS core I3 for twenty bucks more. And here's an ACER core I5 for $20 less than the Lenovo.

I'd go with the i3 over the pentinum, the i5 is probably too much for what she needs but it's $20 less!

thanks $20 less plus I've learned the hard way, get a little bit more powerful computer than you think you need - in the long run you won't regret it.

Please please please let this be true: Apple will launch a new 4-inch iPhone early next year, says analyst.

I shouldn't let my hopes get too high, though.

The Return of the Flying Toaster

Remember that old Mac screensaver? This tribute runs in a browser so it works on any computer.

About 25 years ago a coworker showed me this on our Mac. It cracked me up that you can control how toasted the toast is.

Aw, good old After Dark! That takes me back.

ETA I am finding having that in an open tab I can click to whenever I need a little mental break is very soothing. I wonder if anyone's done a similar thing with Satori, I remember really liking that one.

I remember there was a Bloom County parody version that had Opus shooting down flying toasters. After Dark issued a cease and desist and they had to change it.

I actually have a few boxed copies of the later Bloom County version in my basement

I still have a copy of the Opus version around here, too.

Setting up my Mom's new computer. 2 USB 3 ports, 4 USB 2 ports. Have camera, mouse, keyboard, printer. Should I save the USB 3 ports for something along the line of external hard drives, or are there any of these devices that will perform noticeably better with USB 3?

The mouse, keyboard, and printer won't suffer from being on USB 2. If the camera was designed for USB 3, it will transfer more slowly on USB 2, but if not it won't make a difference.