With the uncertainties of an ongoing war, El Niño, cyberattacks, increasingly severe weather and who knows what else, it seems like a good time to have a plan for a prolonged power failure. So I’ve been looking at the options available to someone like me,… Read More »When the power goes out: A primer on backing up your home
A recent investigation exposed how LG smart TVs can secretly monitor user activity. The report revealed that the TVs can record and store audio even when powered off, track every piece of content on the screen, and be used as covert surveillance tools. Yet, our… Read More »We’re constantly being watched, tracked and recorded
The three-year lease on my Lexus RZ EV is coming to an end in a few months. After looking at alternatives, test-driving several cars, checking reviews, and doing plenty of research, I decided to just buy my 2023 Lexus. While I found a number of… Read More »Buying out a lease made easy
I’ve been watching the reaction to Apple’s new foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, announced this past Wednesday, and I keep noticing the same pattern from the tech journalists. Reviewer after reviewer runs through the specs, discusses the pluses and the minuses, and arrive at much… Read More »The Apple Duo: Why the Skeptics Have This One Wrong
Tim Cook just stepped down as CEO of Apple and two of his last actions tarnished Apple Maps, just as Apple Maps tarnished Tim Cook’s reputation as the deeply flawed app launched shortly after he became CEO. His first action was putting ads on Apple… Read More »Apple disappointments
Apple Maps has joined Google Maps in renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” for users in the United States. Google made the change first, and Apple quickly followed suit, after President Trump ordered federal agencies to use the new name because he became irritated at Canada… Read More »Shame to Apple and Google
Tim Cook just stepped down as CEO at Apple and one of his last acts was to give us ads on Apple Maps. With all of its flaws, Apple Maps was one of the few places on the internet where we weren’t constantly fed advertising.… Read More »Apple Maps adds Ads
Frequent travelers like me can become surprisingly obsessed with the luggage they buy. The carry-on rollerboard, in particular, is our constant companion, traveling alongside us everywhere we go, sometimes tens of thousands of miles from home. It carries and protects our necessities and is rarely… Read More »A look at the companies behind the luggage we buy
Many of us grew up when smoking was cool, until it wasn’t. Despite an increasing number of medical reports connecting smoking with cancer, Big Tobacco insisted that cigarettes were safe. Tobacco companies put hundreds of million dollars into advertising schemes that claimed the evidence wasn’t… Read More »Big Tech Is Having Its Big Tobacco Moment
Renewal time for my Chase Sapphire card arrived this month and after having accesss to the new benefits for nine of those months, I decided to renew. While I probably only benefited from about half of their perks, an unexpected expense – a new roof… Read More »The Chase Sapphire card more than paid for itself, but a caveat