COOL TIPS: Your Rights As An Airline Passenger
You’ve got a lot more legal rights than you may think. Think about it. Flying in the United States has become an adventure…..and not a good kind of adventure. As a passenger on American air …
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COOL TIP: What You Need to Know About Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Carbon monoxide and smoke detectors are found in just about every American home, yet most people have no idea how to use them correctly! Because they are rarely located or maintained properly, homeowners suffer the …
COOL TIP: The Little Corner Man In Your Android Phone
You can see him on the lower right hand corner of your Android screen. And you’ll find him lurking in some other Android functions as well. We call him Mr. Accessibility. He is Google’s icon …
COOL TIP: PC Matic is an Odd, but Oddly Effective, Virus and Malware Shield
PC Matic is an anti-virus, anti-malware, optimizing program that is unlikely any other — in a good way. It relies upon a retro-marketing campaign, a funky old-fashion name and unusually reasonable price for a number …
SCAM ALERT: Venus Factor Abuses Women Dieters
Venus Factor is one of a number of so-called diets peddled on the Internet, except that it specifically targets women. Like other Internet scams, this one offers significant weight-loss or body-shaping results, but don’t believe …
The Attack of the Coffee Pods — and how to Defend Yourself From Them
It isn’t often that a coffee pod earns its own viral parody, but Keurig and its K-Cup coffee pods have been controversial for a number of years….and deservedly so. The company and its coffee pods …
Water Fasting: Is It Good For You?
Fasting. It’s all the rage. From the 5:2 diet and intermittent to more extreme fasting methods, people are now talking about ketosis and fasting like they used to talk about sports. Even Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are …
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 …