What Tech Problems are You Fixing for Your Family Today?

One of the problems of heading home for Thanksgiving is that you're invariably asked to fix all kinds of technological problems. What projects are you working on today, beside chomping on turkey and swigging liquor?

Perhaps you're setting up the family home cinema system so that it actually, y'know, works. Or teaching your aunt how to use her iPad (again). Or maybe it's even something as simple as updating the browser on your parents' PC. Whichever way you slice it, you're working on your day off—so share the pain and let us know exactly what menial tasks your family has you working on.

Got a Favorite Android SMS App?

I don't really like Android's SMS at all. (I'm on HTC's Sense-flavored Jellybean, btw.) In particular, the lock-screen notifications really bug me—there's no way to see if you've gotten more than one message. And group messages don't really work right. Got one you like?

I Really Want a Credit Card with a LCD Screen and Touchscreen Keypad

You can have your black card and your credit card carved out of adamantium (just kidding, I would really like that), the only credit card I want is MasterCard's Display Card. MasterCard has been testing the card that comes with a LCD and touchscreen keypad, for some time and has now introduced it in Singapore. They say the added tech is for security: users can generate a one-time password as an authentication security measure.

Here's MasterCard:

At present, banking institutions that necessitate a higher level of security for their online banking services require the use of a separate authentication token or device. The innovative 2-in-1 device, which combines the functionality of a standard payment card with a state-of-the-art security token, currently reflects the customer's OTP. In future, this card could incorporate additional functionalities and be able to indicate other real time information such as available credit balance, loyalty or reward points, recent transactions, and other interactive information.

I'm in the camp of throwing a LCD screen and touchscreen keypad on as much things as you can. I don't even really care about the security function, I just like staring at screens. [Mastercard via CNET]

What Network Are You Watching the Election On?

Time to switch off G4 and MTV Jams—it's Election Night, and that means you're about to freebase news for the next several hours. What's your flavor?

There's CNN with the wacky touchscreen action, holograms and 150 humans on the set talking at once, NBC with lots of serious platitudes, MSNBC frantically licking a portrait of Obama, and Fox News burning a cross.

Ditching TV and streaming online?

A lot of it comes down to production preferences—and which one has the best HD picture where you live—but you'll get different predictions and varying too-close-to-call calls.

So, what's it gonna be?