I actually carry an iPhone because of iTunes. It just works. I got tired of fooling with the other media managers every time something changed or got upgraded. Media Monkey does a good job too but it is very weak at identifying cds when you rip them. iTunes doesn't have many options for ripping cds but again, it…

I also vote for the TomTom. I've used mine many times when I had no phone service. Also, you can download POIs (points of interest) or tables of POIs for a vacation or any activity to easily find locations. Also, my TomTom is voice activated, I can say, "Navigate to nearest Panaera Bread" and it gives me accurate…

ahh, SunOS, those were happy days. However, my favorite OS was Solaris 2.8. Everything just worked. If you had a question, you could go on SunSolve and figure it out yourself.

There are a number of online sites that review TVs and do a good job,

I'm an IT guy and my phone gets a workout 24x7. I use it as an alarm clock, for reminders, reading the news, checking the weather and if the commute gets ugly, "Waze" does a great job navigating around the mess. Also, I love having Bluetooth in my car so I can listen to either my own playlists or Pandora. If the…

You're the parent, you don't need to discuss everything with your children.

You are on the right track with "Let Them Be In Charge" I found a great way to get children to cooperate is to give them a clear choice, "We can go to the store now, or we can have cream of tomato soup for dinner." "We can leave now or we can decide to never come back to this playground, your choice."

Have you ever noticed that a grilled cheese sandwich prepared by someone else is always much better than a grilled cheese sandwich that you have cooked? I call it "The Grilled Cheese Sandwich Effect" and it also seems apply to to hot dogs. It's why hot dogs at a ball park are always better than the hot dogs you…

When they were under 16, we gave our kids a regular allowance so they would learn a little bit about staying on a budget. They were expected to help with certain jobs around the house and they were also given optional jobs for extra money. Mostly, I just wanted them to have their own money. The most important…

I always use smoots when I want to impress people.

This is what I use, it sounds great:

I was at the last game he coached in Boston. Luckily, the tickets were free because the game was like watching a college varsity team scrimmage itself on a Sunday afternoon.

1. If you have to work after midnight, don't set an alarm. Just show up as soon as you can.

When I'm traveling, I ask waiters and waitresses where they like to eat. Quite often, I get steered to great smaller places.

I bought an NAD T 757 last fall. Four HDMI inputs and one HDMI output. You can swap out the decoding hardware if new AV formats come along. Setup was very straight forward and it sounds great. I highly recommend it. I paid $1500 for it.

I live in a Boston burb and I had a son when I was 40 and a daughter when I was 43. I have to report it's been nice giving my children a comfortable stable home that I couldn't have provided when I was in my twenties. I was able to be very active with them, including coaching some of their sports teams. In all…

Then it's OK for me to call a waiter Dimwit? I mean, if the guy had a brain, he wouldn't be a waiter, would he?

I don't see how that's an improvement over a small backpack with room for a hoodie or a light jacket. I always travel with a small backpack with enough gear and clothes to last me a couple of days in case my luggage is lost.

You know someone with a blue bum hole?

Sanchez did not run into Moore's ass, Vince Wilfork picked Moore up and used Moore's ass to knock the ball loose.