Several years ago, my wife and had our checking, savings, and CD accounts at Bank of America.

But, over time, we got sick and tired of Bank of America constantly finding new ways to charge us more and more fees.

And every time we tried to call our local bank branch, we got stuck in [more...]

If you’re a Windows user, you know how fragile and insecure your operating system is.

And you know that you can make your entire PC completely unbootable by accidentaly erasing even one important file.

And you also know that you could lose all of your important personal and confidential data if your computer gets infected by even one of the [more...]

I consider myself a technophile.

I love to learn about new technologies and new improvements to old technologies.

To me, there’s something fascinating — and incredibly uplifting — about people thinking of new ways to solve problems and improve our lives. [more...]

Do you remember The Jetsons cartoon show, about a space-age family of the future?

Here’s a reminder: “Meet George Jetson. His boy, Elroy. Daughter, Judy. Jane, his wife.”

Every morning, George’s automated shower scrubbed him from [more...]

Earlier this year, when I was a technology clerk for the 2010 U.S. Census, working the midnight-to-8:30 AM shift, Keith was my supervisor.

Keith really knows about accounting, bookkeeping and personal finance. And he’s a stickler for detail.

Those were the perfect skills for [more...]