How To’s

So last week I was ready for a road trip.  Got my wallet.  Got my phone.  Where’s my keys?  I lost my keys! If this is a common scenario in your home, you are not alone.  I do this at least once a week.  Unfortunately this time, the keys were really lost.  Looked all over for them.  This is now a major search mission.  Looked all over the house twice and finally uncovered them between the cushions of the couch.  I honestly don’t remember taking them to the couch, but that’s where they were. I have no plans to do … Read more

We live in New Jersey.  That means we get to worry about hurricanes in the fall and blizzards in the winter.  Losing power is no fun.  Especially when you are looking at days or potentially weeks without any electricity.  I never though weeks without power was a possibility until having lived through Super Storm Sandy.  I was lucky and never lost power but close relatives weren’t so lucky.  They were out from a few days to two weeks.  Amazingly, they all wanted to stay in their house even without power, which also meant no heat.  Most heat is provided via natural … Read more

We normally discuss mounts but on occasion we discuss the stuff that you put into the mount.  Today, we’re talking about the stuff you put into a mount.  Like a phone. I recently upgraded my Apple iPhone and wanted to recoup what I could on the used market for old phone.  I had heard of Gazelle.  It’s a company that runs a site that gives you a supposedly high offer for your use phone.  Gazelle asks some questions to determine the configuration and carrier of your phone as well as the model and memory.  They then ask you to determine … Read more