Recent content by BearZDefect

If only Apple, Google, and Microsoft would cooperate on a new OS so the world of computing could converge.

Amazon is becoming more like eBay every year. Yuck. Haven't we seen the same story over and over? After a brand builds customer loyalty they gradually turn around to exploit that blind goodwill for maximum profit? And these days the big players doing this are bigger than ever.

Originally Posted by JTK ... My FIL just paid over $400 for rears on his 2017 Nissan Frontier that might have 12K miles on it at this point. He was in for a "free" oil change and they talked him into it. Dealer's word is gold to him. LOL. I have this same story from elderly owner of an Accord...

After the rest of my household leaves for a couple of weeks in the summer the first thing I do is switch off the circuit breaker for the water heater. When June arrives around here I have no more need for the water heater, but my wife will get mad if I turn it off when she is around. When my...

Apple polishes ARM CPU designs for their iPhone and iPads, they are getting fast enough to run a desktop Mac. It also makes sense to me that Apple would want to move all their work to a single processor architecture (ARM) instead of two (ARM and Intel). 3 nm won't be ready for production for a...

You don't have to force your body into ketosis to use fats for energy. Most people use fats for part of their daily energy needs. Imagine you eat 200 grams of carbs a day. That is 800 calories. Where does the rest of your ~2,000 calories come from? It comes from fat. Dietary fat. It could come...

I agree with 2015_PSD on all points about Chrome, Firefox, and Edge itself. So far Edge Chromium looks good to me, I hope Microsoft keeps it clean for us!

Chances are high that the kit for sale on eBay is counterfeit. eBay is a huge marketplace for sellers of counterfeit items.

Originally Posted by bbhero Originally Posted by Davejam The issue is not whether your headlights provide adequate lighting, but if they are providing adequate lighting without blinding on-coming traffic. LEDs have really made the situation worse, much much worse. Exactly right...

RIP Kenny. An American icon for sure. Reminds me of another singer who had some very beautiful songs, and also transitioned to country later in his career, but was not nearly as successful in his music career as Kenny: Dan Seals, died 11 years ago at age 61. I suspect they were acquainted...

Good idea to use appropriate conventional disks for backup. Data retention is NOT one of the strengths of SSDs.

Originally Posted by JOD ... People ditched them over the emissions thing because of the amount of money they got back from VW on the buyback. ... Exactly. A friend of mine had a diesel Jetta wagon, he couldn't resist the buyback offer as an opportunity to get a newer vehicle.

Originally Posted by diyjake ... Also they have to be the ugliest cars are there. No kidding, the 4th generation Prius is a real eyesore!

The rental cars I've seen get those bargain $20 oil changes too, but at 10,000 mile intervals!

Originally Posted by HondaBoyRacer not sure abt your dealership but the hyundai dealer local to me is full of d-bags. The Lexus and Acura dealers near me are full of d-bags too. Seriously. MCompact, while I do not name businesses when I write about my negative experiences, I don't mind naming...