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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Like It Was Never There

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My computer auto-updated last night, so now I guess I'm using Windows 11. Of course it opened a tab in my browser telling me about the g...
Saturday, September 06, 2025

New Rule #37

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 EVERY video and audio player shall have a 10 second rewind button.
Sunday, August 24, 2025

Capital F-You Capital One

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 Back in 2019, I  ranted about Capital One's devious practices related to the Online 360 savings account.  I am happy to report that Ca...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Chipotle Rewards

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Trying to deal with the Chipotle Rewards program recently had me pretty steamed. I had enough points for two burritos, so I redeemed the poi...
Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Not so Progressive Car Insurance - saving dollars in stupid ways

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I recently started using Progress Car Insurance and I come to find out that they don't send you a copy of your policy or an insurance ca...
Thursday, July 18, 2024

Linked-In has jumped the shark

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It's time to recognize that all social media websites degrade over time, converging into similar crapified states that makes them pointl...
Saturday, April 27, 2024

DSW Coupons are Worthless and They Know It

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My wife earned a coupon from DSW rewards for $30 off any purchase of $49 or more (some exclusions apply). I needed some shoes too, so we wen...
Sunday, February 25, 2024

NVIDIA GeForce Experience is Lame

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  Dear NVIDIA, How about taking some of your huge AI earnings and investing in some of your other products?  Your GeForce Experience tool ...
Thursday, January 11, 2024

Venmaybe

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 I don't understand Venmo.  Why does it exist?  Why do people use it? One thing that is an absolute must for a financial service is that...
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Dark Pattern Parking Services and Fees

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Photo courtesy photos-public-domain.com The latest trend in paid parking is that you must pay using your cell phone.  This practice of not p...
Thursday, August 31, 2023

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  Kudos to Carbonite. Underneath the password box on their login page, they include a reminder of their password rules to help users remembe...
Friday, August 25, 2023

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Marketers love the false dichotomy. Here I am faced with the classic dilemma for the $2 cable that I just purchased on ebay - pay $2.99 to A...
Monday, August 14, 2023

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  I get so many e-mails from Carbonite, but am always glad when they find a great reason to send me yet another one. Thank goodness they ale...
Monday, August 07, 2023

Why It's Delicious

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I'm glad the Stouffer's website explained to me all the reasons that their Macaroni & Cheese is delicious. My favorite is that t...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Dominion Energy Security Theater Failures

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I recently had to go through the nine circles of hell to pay my utility bill online.  What kind of sadistic individuals work for the utility...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

Cuisinart Customer Service Rocks!

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I was pleasantly surprised by the results of my customer service claim with Cuisinart (a Conair company). My two year old Cuisinart Coffee M...
Thursday, April 07, 2022

World Backup Day

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I was already having a really good World Backup Day, and it only got better when I received this great offer from Carbonite: Of course, it...
Thursday, March 31, 2022

Spam Meeting Invites

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We all find it annoying when our co-workers spam us with too many meeting invites. But lately I've been hit with a new problem - literal...
Thursday, March 24, 2022

I'm Doing Okay

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Every once in a while, I get random emails from Verizon that tell me how I'm doing with regard to my monthly data limit: My initial reac...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Remember to Use Your Garage

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Check out this patronizing item from our HOA community newsletter:  I'm imagining my neighbors reading this and then thinking to themsel...
Thursday, March 10, 2022

AirBnB Bait and Switch

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I used to be a big fan of AirBnB. I mean, what's better than sticking it to the hotel industry by staying in a spare room in someone...
Thursday, March 03, 2022

Finally - A Truly Unlimited Data Plan

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Like most Americans, I'm tired of my limited data plan that always has me scrambling to look for Wi-Fi hotspots in mortal fear that I ex...
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Facebook Ads

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 I feel like the ads in Facebook are getting increasingly sketchy recently. First off, I used to scroll through Facebook and see mostly po...
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Two Most Annoying Recent Internet Trends

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 Pushy and intrusive interactions that could be avoided using opt-in or other approaches instead... #2) Micro-Feedback The constant reques...
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Dell Support Assist

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UPDATE:  It has been a month since I deleted Dell Support Assist from my computer, only to find it reinstalled complete with new icon on my ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Mandatory Opt-In

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I came across this "opt-in" checkbox recently when filling out a registration form to download some technical software for evalua...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Rank Choice Voting - Follow Maine's lead

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It is about time that Americans demand a better voting system, rank choice voting.  But it will only happen if people speak out and demand ...
Friday, April 03, 2020

Wallet Security

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I found this strange "sticker" in my new wallet, which is actually an RFID that I assume was put there for store security purpos...
Monday, January 06, 2020

Trader Joe's Serving Size Math

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Trader Joe's Chicken Piccata comes with two skinless boneless chicken breasts and a serving size for three people.  Apparently everybo...
Monday, December 23, 2019

Why I Am Closing My Capital One Bank Account

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I have a Capital One 360 Online Savings account.  I periodically review the interest rate to make sure that it is comparable to the mark...
Sunday, August 25, 2019

Favorite Podcasts

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We are often asked what our favorite podcasts are.  Podcasts are a great way to learn something new when you are commuting to work, waiting ...
Saturday, July 06, 2019

Bad News: Fake News, the Game

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In this day and age, it is important to be aware of the use of social medial to propagate fake news.  Check out this game, Bad News, where y...