Reflections
Will All Future Notebooks Look Like The Apple MacBook Air?
I read an article yesterday in which there was an interview with the CEO of Nvidia. His take on the future of the notebook computer is that they all would resemble the Apple MacBook Air. He also stated that since there are no heat pipes, fans, nor the addition of extra batteries to carry around, [...]
Who Owns The Word ‘Footlong?’
Subway has been advertising its ‘footlong’ sandwiches, which is an indication that its sandwiches are 12″ long. Subway has also been trying to patent the term saying the ‘footlong’ is all its and its, alone. It has also sent out cease and desist orders to anyone who uses what it claims is its term. But [...]
Environmental Protection Agency Wants To Regulate Spilled Milk
The Environmental Protection Agency regulates the oil industry, as well as other hazards. When it comes to events like what occurred during the BP spill in the Gulf last year, I believe that the agency’s regulatory powers are needed to protect the environment and attempt to protect our planet from harm. But the agency has [...]
Daughter Dies And Wells Fargo Bank Goes After Parents To Repay Student Loan
The story begins with a 22-year-old student who is attending college working on two degrees. The student, being an adult, secures student loans totaling $45,000 to further her education. The loans were given to her and her alone and no one, including her parents, co-signs for the loans. Now the unfortunate part. The student develops [...]
Don’t Eat The Yogurt While In Albuquerque, New Mexico
If you are ever traveling through Albuquerque, New Mexico and you happen to stop at the Sunflower Farmers Market, don’t eat the yogurt. It seems that one of the store employees has been adding his own secret sauce to the free samples of yogurt he has been handing out to customers, in the form of [...]
What Is An Acceptable Amount Of Money To Lose When You Buy A Product?
This morning I was looking over on the Amazon Web site for a small sink auger. We have dual sinks in our master bath and the drain on the side my wife uses has been running slowly. My side is nothing to write home about and is marginally slow. I usually don’t like to use [...]
Elderly Homeowner Scammed Into Paying $4,800 To Have Snow Removed From Roof
As many of you have either read, or are experiencing, this winter has been a nasty one for snow. Many areas are recording record snow levels, and many communities have had a building fail when the snow load becomes to heavy for the roof. An acquaintance once mentioned to me that depending on water content, [...]
FinallyFast Finally Sued and Finally Pays
We who consider ourselves computer gurus know that we can optimize any computer, using mostly free software that is available on the Internet. We also know that when we see those late night infomercials that tout cleaning your computer and making it run faster, our antenna goes up as to the claims being made. But [...]
Are You Mooching Wi-Fi From Your Neighbors?
I was shocked when I read that it is estimated that about one-third of Internet users admit to stealing Wi-Fi from their neighbors. Shocked was too strong of a word. How about dismayed? Actually that is too strong as well. How about not surprised? In fact stealing of Wi-Fi signals has become some type of [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Open For Business
The government wants to protect us from those financial institutions that would take advantage consumers. So in order to protect us poor souls from being swindled, they have open up another government agency called The Consumer Protection Bureau. I went over and checked out their website and it is stated that they are under the [...]
