COOL TIP: Home Energy Audits in San Diego
You are beginning to get tired of sending SDG&E your hard-earned dollars and want to do something. Our suggestion: stop using so much of the stuff that SDG&E sells you by getting a home energy …
Home Wifi Mesh Networks – Worth the Effort?
Our simple answer: Yes, in any home larger than 1000 sq. feet. Mesh networks offer improved performance, better coverage and are the future of home wifi. Moreover, they are coming down in price, so the …
COOL TIP: Block Spam Text Messages on Android Phones
Spam text messages. Ugh! Spam phone calls were bad enough, but now the spammers seek to torture us with unauthorized text messages. If you have a Pixel phone, you can use Call Screen to block …
SCAM ALERT: The Doctor Blog Is Dubious
Just in case you happen across a website called “The Doctor Blog“, disregard it. We’ve been unable to validate that Dr. Paul Newton (the alleged blogger) exists. But here’s what we have verified: His claim …
You Aren’t Crazy to Want A Sedation-Free Colonoscopy
Why would you want to be doped up with a sedative during a colonoscopy? For that matter, why would you want to have a colonoscopy at all? As to the latter, you pretty much …
COOL TIP: Pixel Smartphone Turns Night into Day
Clear pictures in light so low that you can’t even see the object that you are shooting? It’s hard to believe. Yet there’s no denying what your eyes can (and can’t see) when it comes …
SCAM ALERT: Don’t Buy Neuro Blast Brain Bull****
You may happen upon a seeming news article in the Business Insider for a Bill Gates “breakthrough discovery”. As you read more, you’ll find a claim that “In an interview with Bill O’Reilly, Bill Gates …
SCAM ALERT: Sletrokor’s Slimy Sales Pitch
If an ad for Sletrokor pops up on during a browsing session, just close the page and move on. This scam is yet another one of the weight loss pill schemes that proliferate on the Web. …
COOL TIP: How To Resolve a Consumer Complaint
OK, so some business just pissed you off and wasted your time. You want to get this company’s attention and resolve the problem. However, you’ve found that this company sees you are just a $ …
INSIGHT: U.S. Infrastructure Agenda MIA
In the midst of the Federal government’s needless shutdown drama, a thoughtful voice has gone largely unnoticed — it is a voice from the future asking where the U.S. is headed. The voice is that …