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I'm selling an Apple TV 3 in the classifieds here for $60 shipped. It was a great device but no longer fills my requirements as I am moving away from Apple. It is just a personal preference thing. I like the hackability/customization that I can have with Android.   http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/84738-keurig-b200-apple-tv-3/   In terms of usability, Apple TV 3 is great.

Ok, so I ended up rooting today. Was so easy I almost accidentally did it!   On a Nexus 5 running Lollipop, if you have already unlocked your bootloader, all you must do is:Flash TWRPFlash SuperSU >=2.30That's it! Afterwards you can update SuperSU if needed from the Play Store.    On Lollipop you will lose OTA updates. But there are methods for unrooting and flashing the stock recovery so that you can update, then re-root.

Well, Magpul, and Qi compatibility, are two things that made me go Nexus 5 instead of Moto X.

Well the Stock Lollipop is amazing. I had to order the Magpul case from them directly. The price was great but they add shipping. I admit that I buy my phones based on whether I can get a Magpul case for it. Be careful where you buy the case from because some ship from China. It is a USA made case so you know what it means when it ships from China. I may wait around and see how the custom roms for Lollipop develop.

So, this Christmas the Android Santa Claus brought me something special! For the backstory, read this.   32GB Black Nexus 5 Magpul Nexus 5 Field Case (Black) Tech Armour Ballistic Glass Ting Nexus 5 SIM (for Sprint MVNO Ting) PowerBot Qi Charger   So far I'm loving the Lollipop Android experience. Already done some pretty cool things with Tasker. Loving the Qi Charger, it's a bit slower but is great for charging on the nightstand at night. You no longer have to worry about finding a cable, plugging it in the right way, etc.   I used to root all of my Android devices but this one is the first I've contemplated on doing so. I used to use CyanogenMod and am tempted to do so again.However, Lollipop is amazing and the idea of OTA updates is appealing.   Yet when using a custom ROM, even if the ROM itself is supposedly built for "security and privacy" in mind, you find yourself having to trust the authors of the ROM. Now, CyanogenMod has a huge following and I believe most if not all of the source is open.    I might just "do it" to get it over with but wanted some Android users' thoughts. I'm very tech savvy so the process of doing any of this is not the issue, it is whether or not I want to.  

Wow.Some of this stuff is really neat.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPVATwyUTz0   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrWzGWqOZK8

Saw this video this morning and thought that I would pass it along. Very neat!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFEY--Gp1D8&feature=player_detailpage

My Secret Santa did very well this year! Plastic Ammo Can Box of 12 Game Load Box of Hornady 9mm Pocket Knife Earplugs Space Blanket (I love these) CRKT Eat'N Tool Something I have never heard of called .22lr. It seems to be ammo, but it is small so I doubt it will ever truly catch on;)

Do you have a heat pump, electric auxiliary, and then gas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well from what I see most TV's only support it if they are a "smart tv". A feature worth it alone, probably not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oh, by the way the are direct deposting the amount so I think what MphsTiger1981 states is correct.

So the estimate from State Farm came in at $1804.17. If there are supplemental parts that need to be ordered the body shop only needs to contact them to work it out. Hopefully that will not be needed but hopefully will go smoothly if it is.   I am having a local shop that I know to do the repair.  Dropping it off tonight so hopefully will be close to being done and done next week.   So tempting to just take that ~$1,800 and send it to the credit union (roughly 1/3 of what I owe on it), but I decided that for the pure simplicity of if something else comes up, I'd rather deal with fixing it now rather than later.   Also, I ask myself this question regarding debt payoff vs. savings accrual:   Would I borrow money to put into a savings account? No? Because that is essentially what you are doing when you strive to build savings while you owe money on a short term, non-appreciating debt.   So I asked myself if I would have let someone pay me $1,800 to smash up my car with a sledgehammer.

  I didn't care anything about smart TV's either until I read about HDMI CEC.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#CEC   You can use it to have your Xbox One turn your TV on/off and adjust the volume. I had to purchase an IR transmitter to accomplish that task.   Other than that, I agree that smart TV's are a half solution to a problem better fixed my attachted/upgradeable boxes.

Amazon has released "Pre-Black Friday" Samsung TV's. Some of those are tempting, but I am not anywhere near the desire to actually purchase a newer tv.

  Well what do you know. The local dealership that I bought the car from does not to DV reports. They'll appriase it, but by doing so they'll only "tell" you the number instead of providing you a printout on letterhead.

  I mean the reverse of this. I wasn't sure what I should do so I have yet to have it estimated by a repair shop. The insurance estimator comes to see me today and hopefully this evening I can drop it off at a shop. I was thinking that it may be smart to keep a secret to the body shop how much the insurance estimated.   I'll call the dealership I bought it from just to see what they say.

  So, is this something that most used car dealers will do for free? I don't see most being too sincere or generous unless you give them the impression you are thinking about pulling out your checkbook for them.   Is it something a Ford Dealership could/would do or more like CarMax or something?   The estimator is coming to see me today. Hopefully by the end of today I will have a rough idea of how much it will cost to fix it. I have decide to get it fixed and will more than likely take it to my personal preference body shop. I'll have him quote me before he starts work so I have a feeling whether the estimate was inline with what it should be.   I suppose at this point I should try and keep it unkown to the body shop what my estimate was. Right?   Hopefully I can get a rental today or tomorrow and start repair. After repair, that is when I should get a DV estimate from someone?   How to calculate diminished value (incorrectly).   http://kielichlawfirm.com/insurance-companies-calculate-diminished-value-claims/   So, taking the NADA value of my vehicle, it is ~$13,350 retail. By using the 17c formula, I come up with $600.75 figuring  0.75: major damage to structure and panels 0.60: 40,000-59,999 miles But the NADA already accounts for mileage in their value estimate! So why is it in the forumula? It shouldn't be, in my opinion.   Truth is that I have no idea of the true loss in value so I will have to put good faith in the appraisel after it is fixed. I'll keep everyone up to date.

Yep. Good to go on any new Kindle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The TN Reads website listed above. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It also does audiobooks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It works so nice. Essentially when you check something out from your local library on the TN Reads site, you get redirected to Amazon where you click the "Rent" button. It has to be tried if you have a Kindle or any E-Reader at that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So for the diminished value...what should I expect on a car I paid $16,000 for, owe $6,000, and is worth somewhere between $10,000 and 12,000 pre-damage. 2012 Ford Fusion SE 50,000 miles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

http://blackfriday.bestbuy.com Looks like they'll have an $899 Samsung 4K 54.6". Good luck getting it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So...everyone...what Gen is this? Sorry I had to:)

http://www.settlementcentral.com/page0455.htm Interesting read.