The Tech-pert: What are Ultrabooks and Why Should You Care

World Wide News What’s the biggest buzzword at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show? No, it’s not “Beiber.” It’s ultrabooks. Three guesses what they are: 1. Regular books, only super-better. 2. Kindle-style e-book readers plated with shiny titanium. 3. Super-thin, super-light laptops that used to be known as “ultraportables,”... Read More »

Classified Ad Buyer & Seller Etiquette

World Wide News I’m a little frustrated at the moment with the users of Craigslist, and by that I mean the entire population of this country. Its bad enough that when placing an ad we all have to worry about the flood of spam we know is going to come, and don’t want to list our phone number lest we get robocalls. Then when the shoes on... Read More »

Suze Orman’s Twitter Fight and Other Recent Social Media FAILs

World Wide News Recently celebrity financial advisor Suze Orman launched her own prepaid debit card–which is somewhat baffling in and of itself.  After all, it certainly couldn’t be one of “The Nine Steps To Financial Freedom” to tie your money up in a fee-laden piece of plastic, could it? A number of noted personal finance... Read More »

The Tech-pert: Will the Streaming Stick Replace Roku LT as the Hot Holiday Gift of 2012?

World Wide News Roku boxes are all the rage right now, especially the Roku LT which, for $50, crams an Internet’s worth of media-streaming goodness into a cute purple box that’s barely larger than a hockey puck. Indeed, back in November I dubbed the LT the “hot holiday gift item of 2011.” Next November, Roku might earn that... Read More »