Reports by Consumers

In a style that’s strictly his own, Jerry suggests topical treatments for your yard that include ingredients such as ammonia, molasses, beer, pop, mouthwash; and those are just some of the interesting household products and items needed to get your lawn and garden up and growing. Jerry Baker tells people by following these simple instructions “the greenest grass and tastiest vegetables will be on your side of the fence.”

The guys at MobileWhack do an excellent job of covering the digital world. They focus on consumer electronics a little more heavily than we do, and they have a dedicated flock.

When it comes to GPS devices, you’ve had only two flavors to choose from: handhelds or in-vehicle systems–until now. Garmin’s latest GPS system, the Quest, lets you have your cake and eat it too. The $624 Quest is small enough to fit in your pocket, but it contains nearly all the features we’ve come to expect in the bigger and pricier vehicle-navigation products, including voice-guided driving directions and route-planning capabilities. Of course, there are trade-offs. The device doesn’t come with an expansion slot or a mini hard drive, so you have to load and reload maps as you go. Still, whether you’re driving or hoofing it, the Quest will help get you to your destination without getting lost.

Matt hopes this kind of Tivo-proofing won’t become too common, but one thing I like about it: It forces marketers to think hard about what the content-makers are doing to engage with the content-consumers. If you want to join the conversation, you have spend some time listening! As Matt points out, “it must take tremendous planning to have every company with a commercial to film it featuring some tidbit from the show.”

The Veterans Affairs Department says it is not necessary for veterans to contact financial institutions or cancel credit cards and bank accounts in case of identity theft. Here is what veterans can do to protect themselves:

That said, I did stumble across this little gem of a product, from O2-Cool: the iFan. Flavor Flav had his giant clocks; I've now got my giant iPod-looking fan. And while the design is a lawsuit waiting to happen, the strangest thing about it is it's very existence. Are there a great many people suffering the pangs of neck sweats? The bearded, perhaps, and the extremely obese... thoughts, anyone?

The #1 thing to look at when buying a used car is the headliner. Why, because you will see how this car was treated inside and be able to tell if it was a smokers vehicle or not. Also around the top of the door window where people throw their cigarettes out, and without saying the ashtray.

One of the best car buying tips that I could give anyone is to check into certified used cars. When you buy a new car, it loses approx. 25% of its value when you drive it off the lot. Now, check the prices of certified used which are nearly half the price of new cars. I am familiar with the GM certified used car plan because this is what I sold.

Honda Civic with its sleek design, spacious room, and loads of features makes this automobile stand out in the crowd. Fuel economy wise the Honda Civic is up there with the best cars in its class. With a fuel economy of 30 to 40 miles a gallon and the hybrid getting 49/51 mpg the Honda Civic seems to be unbeatable.

In the middle of all the laughing caused by the story behind the "hair dryer duck" recipe, I remember that long time ago I read about an incredible post by The Skinny Chef, the recipe was to prepare "dishwasher poached salmon." Yep. So, after looking and digging into my favorites, I found it. This recipe is going to crack you up too.

By the age of forty, I realized that I would desire to be saddled with a home with a two-car garage, a beautiful (and hence, vacuous*) wife, one or two snotty nosed little kids, a nice little SUV, a sports bike, and a credit card that would allow me to buy something more than second-hand underwear without overrunning the limit. Maybe a Play Station XVI that I wouldn't let my children touch for good measure.

So Google released Google Transit that allows commuters to calculate traveling time and direction within the metro area via public transit, and that’s totally cool - but doesn’t apply to me. What’s really cool is Portland Metro made a Google Earth map for cyclists.

Case in point: thousands and thousands of user manuals for consumer products ranging from calculators, to blenders, to air conditioners. Mobile phones, computers, TVs, and refrigerators. You name it. Wow.

It uses bluetooth, and you can use it wired if you must. It works on many PDAs, mobile phones, and of course bluetooth enabled computers (hopefully it will work with the LifeDrive).