Uh oh, now I'm worried. I'm in a very similar situation to your previous dentist visit. I'm nearing 28 and I'm honestly unsure when my last dentist visit was; perhaps 22 or 23? I began a new position in the last year that provides very affordable dental insurance so I have absolutely no excuse not to go. Before, I…

Don't constrain the powers of the phone in an attempt to save on battery life. Just go on Amazon and get an extended battery for like 20 bucks. I think mine was from Trexcell, it's double the size of the original battery, comes with a back cover to fit and NFC still works.

Great idea. I've been doing this for a few years with Tasker and anytime I tell someone about it they want the same thing. But after I tell them about Tasker and how to achieve this, their eyes glaze over and they just give up. This app sounds like something I could get to work for my parents, I may even finally be…

I'm not as much savvy as much as I have spent a lot of time in the past setting up home networks and streaming video. I got a new computer last week and re-did my whole setup so it's all a little fresh.

If Media Center isn't seeing the xbox as an extender then you probably don't have a port forwarding problem as much as a firewall problem. Try turning the firewall off and see if that works. Also, make sure sharing is turned on in Windows Media Player. When WMP opens, there should be an 'organize' menu and to the…

I'm not familiar with most idevices, I use PC's and android. However, from what I read about it on their website it could accomplish something similar. I don't know if it would be accessible outside of the home network since it looks like it only mirrors your computer screen to the Apple TV. But if you want to put…

As far as accomplishing this without a router, I'm not sure if it's possible. I guess I never really considered it because I just made the assumption everyone uses a wireless router. Even if you use something like a 4G hotspot, I'm guessing that is still possible to be used in conjunction with a wireless router. …

Ironically, I just setup something like this today. Using Remote Potato to make my Windows Media Center accessible over any network. You prepare your network by forwarding the proper port on your router to the desired computer's internal IP address. Then, assuming your ISP uses dynamic IP addresses, you use a…

I agree Dave is a bit heavy on the religion in his method, but the principles still work so I stick with them. I listed to his show for a while, and he never was thrilled when a solution may involve splitting a family but I can recall multiple accounts where he supported it as well. Without knowing the specific…

I see some people throwing out things I wouldn't necessary categorize as gadgets so if I'm to include daily used items then it would easily be my trombone. I have two degrees in classical music performance and have a professional, custom made trombone with leather gig bag, custom mouthpieces, music, metronomes, and…

I know I'm not the only person who has read Dave Ramsey. I also use to listen to his radio show since it came on after I left work. This is basically the same principle as his books. He suggests an envelope method, instead of savings accounts. Basically a difference in digital vs real cash. He suggests different…

These are very good tips. I work in a very large call center at an auto insurance claims department. This environment is inherently frustrating for customers because they are only contacting us due to some kind of damage to their car and will most likely cost them money. Most people are frustrated, but still…

I've never dealt with carriers and unlocked phones, but the other commenters here suggest Verizon will not allow an unlocked phone on their network. Since I'm still under their unlimited plan I would prefer to stay on Verizon as long as I can. Plus, here in middle GA they offer the best coverage and are the only LTE…

While the specs sound awesome I have to wonder about two major omissions. First, NO LTE???????? How is it that my Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 4 doesn't? Also, only on T-Mobile? Really the LTE omission is hand in hand with only on T-Mobile, but how is this possible? I could only hope an unlocked version with LTE is…

I don't have a ton of corporate experience at 27 years old. But I would like to add that I finished school in 2009, at about the worst time in recent history to find work. Even with 2 degrees in a major city (Hartford, CT) I was stuck piecing together two part time jobs to make the salary of a full time position. …

You guys must not see many hurricanes. I grew up 45 minutes from the Outer Banks in NC. I can tell you that you need about 3 things for a hurricane. A huge cooler, about 3 cases of beer per person, and something to do (maybe most important). If you're a real pro, you might have a generator and a friend that owns a…