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Product Review: Lacrosse Technology ‘Atomic Clock’ (WS-8418U-IT)
The short version: Don’t bother. This product is manufactured by a company that does not stand behind its products. While visiting my brother-in-law a few years ago I noticed a large digital clock on the wall of his family room. On closer inspection I discovered it was even cooler than it first appeared. It had…
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Social Security Number Suspension
I have heard of this ridiculous scam before but this is the first time I have had any experience with it. This is the transcript of the voicemail message I received today: This call is to inform you about a suspension notice we have received against your social security number by the federal crime and…
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Boeing 737 Max: The Truth Comes Out
I wish I could say this news surprises me. It doesn’t. Not even a little. Today you see, perhaps more than at any other time in history, the only thing that really matters is the bottom line. In other words: Money. The level of greed I see displayed regularly in our world astounds me. It…
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Lincoln Heritage Funeral Advantage and Their Obnoxious Sales Tactics
Unless you like pushy salespeople showing up at your door unannounced, you probably do not want to send anything in to this outfit requesting more information in response to the junk mail you receive from them. A week or so ago my wife received something in the mail from Lincoln Heritage Funeral Advantage and thought…
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Protecting Your Credit Score
While it’s difficult for me to write anything relating to credit scores without spending the majority of my time ranting and raving about the self-proclaimed guardians of all things credit (Experian, TransUnion and Equifax), it’s a sad fact of life that the average consumer must kowtow to these big companies if they want to be…
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New Weapons To Fight Telemarketing Calls Coming?
Apparently the honchos at the Federal Communications Commission have been so deluged with complaints from consumers about telemarketing calls that they finally decided to do something about it. I will remain skeptical until I see some good come out of this new development but it looks like it may be a step in the right…
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Never Trust The Cloud. A Cautionary Tale.
The cloud is where it’s at, baby. That’s what big tech companies like Apple and Microsoft would like everyone to believe. Sure, there are advantages to putting your stuff in the cloud, like not losing it if your phone is lost or stolen, or your laptop hard drive crashes. Now that one of the largest…
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Why We Hate GMOs
It does not appear that that battle over the safety of Genetically-modified foods (GMOs) will end anytime soon. Food industry heavyweights are actually suing the state of Vermont trying to get their new GMO labeling law scuttled before it is even set to be enacted on 2016. There’s a good reason the interests that profit…
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I Don’t Want Your Stinking App!
I may have been a bit behind-the-times since I started using a phone to browse the internet just two years ago. I still prefer my PC when it comes to doing just about anything, but I can’t deny the usefulness of being able to access the net just about anywhere I can get cell service.…
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What Happened To The ‘Do Not Call’ List?
I recall back around 2005 when I was working for a company that was involved in sales. There was no telemarketing involved but we did have to call a potential client once in a while when they called the office after hours and left a message. It was drilled into our heads that we had…
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