Free Phones
I keep seeing all these ads for free cell phones. there must be a catch. How can some people be getting free phones but other people have to pay, like $300, for their phones? And I have to pay $50 a month but other people get it for free? What’s up with that?
Bad Modem
So much about computers is a simple one time installation and then you can forget about it. We expect our monitors to work for years with no maintenance other than wiping down the screen once in a while. We expect the hard drive to work for years and get lazy about backing up our data, [...]
New Music
Something I just now realized – I must have been living under a ROCK! – is that Amazon gives you a free music download every day. That is not only great for introducing people to new music, it is a great way to get people to come to your web site every day. I don’t [...]
Sucking It Up
I hate the waste and expense of paper towels. But now there is Skoy, a biodegradable cloth that dries quickly, and if you wet and nuke it regularly (it will be hot, so be careful), it won’t turn into a party place for countertop bacteria. One cloth is supposed to outlast 15 rolls rolls of [...]
Pumpkins
I always buy a few pumpkins to put on the front porch this time of year. My neighborhood always go all out with holidays and the decorating that goes along with each holiday. But this year the pumpkins have gotten way more costly and the quality just doesn’t justify the cost increase, so I’m boycotting [...]