Was spending a few minutes cruising through the Forums and this subject appeared again. So...here's an update on the 'aspirin technique'. First, let me answer Ellen's questions. I am using one 81 mg. non-coated, chewable baby aspirin tablet to a gallon of water. The best type of yucca (with no added alchol) to use is the commercial form sold by herbal companies. However, I have also found that the edible yucca root sold in grocery stores also works well although it is not as 'soapy'. Barb in OH reports success using it as have many others. It is cheaper to use. To date I have had no problems with phytotoxicity nor have any been reported to me. Growing conditions vary all over the country. I can say that the aspirin technique does increase disease resistance and this encourages better growth and blooming. Never content I have been experimenting with a new 'twist' to this idea. I planted a grouping of the low growing perennial Soapwort(Saponaria ocymoides)in a damp garden spot. This spreads quickly and the leaves also produce a soap. I trim off a packed cup of the top growth, add it to 3 cups of water, buzz this with my hand blender and let all sit on the counter for 24 hours. Then I strain it, restrain it through a coffee filter, pour in a gallon jug, fill jug with water, add one crushed 81 mg. aspirin tablet and when it dissolves, spray. I am very pleased with the results of this experiment, appears to be more effective than using yucca. It is possible to also use the tall growing form of Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), but the low growing variety recovers quickly from being closely trimmed. Some of you may want to try this method and let us know your observations.

For the OP - I suggest you stick to a known brand name for your tablet, and as others have said, you should have good choices in this price range. There are a lot of knock-offs in the market of dubious quality, spend your money wisely. mike, You're not alone, the world is full of Apple fanboys. For good reason. No company comes close to Apple in making technology cool and easy to use. They do it over and over again with product after product. One compromise that results is that their products and software are inflexible. They decide that a given function or piece of software needs to work in one particular way, and that's that. No alternatives, no choices. If their predetermined approach doesn't suit you, too bad. I don't putter or play with the stuff that I have, but the inflexibility drives me nuts. We've had various Apple products in the house over the years. The quality has been no better on average than other stuff, so it's not like the premium prices are because of premium value. Maybe my experiences have been unrepresentative, but I personally do prefer non-Apple products. I know that puts me into a minority group.

I don't have a tablet, but I luuuvvv my iPod 4. It does everything a tablet would. It uses the iTunes format, but I'm sure the other devices have the same Apps. I do have the Kindle App if I want to "read." It's not a full function Kindle, but I do have 1,200+ print books in it, right in my iPod. 1,195 of them were free! I am nearly always listening to audiobooks. I tuck the iPod in the strap of my running bra; it stays in place and I don't even have to wear earbuds to hear it clearly. While I'm doing my mindless work of laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc. I'm being entertained. The audio book is the foreground and the daily grind becomes the background "noise." I will list some of the Apps I use daily with links to their sites if you want to check them out. Of course, I have dozens more I wouldn't be without, but these are a few of the ones I use daily. MyStuff2 - Inventories and manages everything! I'd be lost without it. http://www.maddysoft.com/iphone/mystuff/ Pray! "Pray! helps you keep track of people you need to be praying for in a simple, intuitive, and efficient way." That way when I tell someone I'll be praying for them, I have their names and concerns before me. http://pray.zerodeviation.net/ iBird Pro Spendy, but worth every penny. Snoop around the site and you'll see al the features. A detailed bird guide with videos, sound clips, photos...everything! I also have the iBird/UK version because they had a special sell on them. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibird-pro-guide-to-birds/id308018823?mt=8 Sewing Kit "Sewing Kit is your new home for all of your sewing needs! If you have ever been in a sewing store looking at patterns, but couldnâÂÂt remember if you already bought the one you like, or if the fabric you like will work with the project you are working on, then you will love Sewing Kit! Sewing Kit lets you search through all of your patterns, fabrics, projects, and people to make sure you are not buying something twice, or getting home and finding out you forgot to get something you really needed! With Sewing Kit you can store and search on all of your: - patterns - fabrics - projects - measurements for people All of these things, all in one place." https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sewing-kit/id382162683?mt=8 I don't play any games or do FaceTime, but I do have links to all the Garden Web/Home Site forums on the iPod screen so I can check in often and easily. I also have apps for Etsy, Ebay, Amazon, Houzz, Pinterest, Flylady, Pioneer Woman, Bernina, Schmetz, Learn Spanish, Project Quilt, Ian's Laces, How-to-tie-a-tie, History Here, Weather Channel, PBS, NASA, KJV Bible, TallyThings, Convert (Measurments), and on, and on, and on, and on. I use them all at least weekly.

I went through this while selecting my own Apple tablet. I do not know much about other tablets, I heard some are very good and their prices are very competitive. Some have many features than what I need. I picked IPad to go with the iPhone and Mac I have. I also have an iPhone from work, it makes life easier because I can easily sych and transfer data among devices. I chose IPad Air due to its display size and quality. I want to have bigger viewing area for more complex diagrams, charts and photos. Also, it is easier on my eyes and for trips. My daughter loves her mini which has higher display resolution produces a little sharper images. For myself, a phone of 16GB is sufficient, but for a tablet, 16 GB is a little limited, because applications take memory space, so the actual data storage is much less than 16 GB. I knew I would add more applications when I am more comfortable with a tablet. I want plenty room to store data, photos, books, music, movies and charts. We could store things on Cloud, but the storage size allocated is limited, it charges extra for more room. I finally settled on an IPad Air with 64 GB for future growth, but for a regular user, 32 GB should be plenty. I am very happy with my iPad Air, I use it to read, play and work every day. No, I don't think we could make phone call with an IPad as using a regular cell phone. May be can call through Skype, but I have not tried it yet. The celluar feature allows data transfer everywhere, the wi-fi feature only allows receiving data at the location a wi-fi system is available. You really should try a smart phone. I love Iphone, its user interface is so sleek, intuitive and convenient. You can take a crash course at an Apple store or a cell service provider such as Verizon. We think smart phone is complicate only because we have been 'brain washed" by conventional user interface on a regular cell phone, you would appreciate it once you learned smart phone interface. Hope this helps.