Faster Forward: December 21, 2008 - December 27, 2008

Present Unwrapping Open Thread

Hopefully, all of the gadget guidance my colleagues and I have provided over the last month has paid off, and you're about to a) beam with pleasure as friends and family open well-chosen tech gifts, or b) beam with pleasure as you open well-chosen tech gifts you bought for yourself....

Reminder: Pack Software Updates Before Heading Home For the Holidays

If your Thanksgiving weekend didn't feature a round of troubleshooting relatives' computers, the odds are that this upcoming weekend will. (In my case, both Thanksgiving and Christmas involve this task; it's yet another one of this job's many perks.) Should your Christmas/Hannukah/etc. family time be similarly blessed, you may find...