Having owned tablets of all sizes (the iPad Pro lately, the iPad 2, and a 7” Nexus), I’d say the Air 2 is the better balance. Unless you want portability (in which case go with the Mini), the Air 2 is the Goldilocks happy medium for gaming, reading, and productivity, IMO. The Pro is huge, but too big for everyday… Read more
There’s a new service called Trim that’s supposed to help solve this problem, and one of our writers is scheduled to post about it. (But you can check it out in the meantime and let us know) Read more
Per the article: American Express cards don’t come with trip delay coverage. Read more
Yeah, it needs customization options. The devs are working on it, though. Read more
The Fidelity guidelines are more optimistic, including a 3% employer contribution and 5.5% investment returns. I like this retirement calculator because it lets you play with different assumptions and enter in your own values. Read more
I believe it’s based on the assumption that you’ll need 25 times your annual expenses to retire comfortably, so it doesn’t matter what your specific salary is. Of course, there are assumption there too: that your spending remains the same during retirement and your salary doesn’t increase or decrease dramatically… Read more
It doesn’t include Social Security, so there’s some hope (if we find a way to fix Social Security)...and it’s never too late to start catching up. Read more
She has a response to that issue in the YouTube comments: Read more
You’re more likely to die from cancer, chronic respiratory disease, suicide, car accident, poisoning, or a fall than from a gunshot (but that’s more common than dying in a car accident as a passenger). I’m not saying we should be afraid of being killed by a gun (though dying in any manner is a concern), it’s more of a… Read more
I’m not sure they collect that data, but agree it would be useful to have. Read more
Click the “Success! Click here to activate” link and it will take you to the Pluralsight form with the code filled in Read more
Haha, wow. Read more
After you join (or log in) on the Visual Studio site, the code is on the welcome page. Click the “Get code” link:
How would you feel if every text message you sent was appended with “This message has been sent over Verizon Wireless/AT&T/Sprint/T-Mobile and has been checked as not spam. Visit [Carrier URL]”? Read more
Pluralsight has over 4,500 courses to choose from and learning paths (groups of courses) you can select, so it’s definitely worth signing up to either start learning or supplement other courses. Usually it’s $25 a month to access them, so it’s a great deal that costs you nothing. But you have to sign up before the end… Read more
It’s find if the footer was an opt-in option, but otherwise you’re advertising for the program without your consent (unless you knew these settings were on by default and are okay with it). The footer also looks unprofessional. Read more
Don’t feel bad. One of my laptops is worth only $3.15 so it’s going to be a test PC. Read more
Yup! Read more
Guests are automatically placed in the home profile. You can manage the filters, schedules, and so on for the home profile, but it’ll apply to all those devices on the network that don’t have a user profile attached to it. Read more