Consumer Affairs

I just threw away the 12-page manual that came with my small desk fan, including 2 pages of IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO PREVENT INJURY. So if I suddenly stop blogging, you'll know what went wrong. … [Read more...] about Just to Let You Know

I was just visiting the Consumer Reports site to look something up, and for the fun of it I decided to see what they had to say about my Nikon D200. Here's every digital SLR camera they rated: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D Canon EOS 20D That's it. No Nikon DSLR's at all. The Canon v.s. Nikon argument can go either way, depending on your needs, but … [Read more...] about Consumer Reports Knows Nothing About Digital SLRs

I was installing new hardware in a friend's computer today, and I discovered I needed an internal power supply cable. This is a four-wire cable with white nylon connectors at each end. I figured I could just run out to good old Radio Shack to get one. When I got there, however, the sales clerk didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I looked around a bit, but they … [Read more...] about Pitiful Radio Shack

Fascinating article at Searchlight Crusade about the things that affect your credit score. … [Read more...] about Things That Affect Your Credit Score

My wife's Toshiba laptop was having trouble a couple of weeks ago. Using my limited hardware knowledge, I figured the problem was some part of the communications path between the CPU and the hard drive. This could be the circuits on the hard drive, or it could be the controller on the motherboard. Either way, it was beyond my ability to diagnose further. I was sure our … [Read more...] about Thumbs Up for Precision Computer Services