Osprey FlapJack.

Osprey FlapJack.

There's a really handy app called AllSubway (for iOS, at least) that's great for this. It has subway maps for a whole bunch of cities around the world, and some commuter trains as well. I've used it in London, Paris (RER and Metro), Brussels, and San Francisco to good effect. It's not perfect or fancy, and you'll…

Yeah, I have one of those too, also bought it at a Duane Reade while traveling and short a charger. I see them all the time at drug stores/convenience stores. Currently charging my iPhone and iPad, has a LED, and everything. Pretty sure it cost less than $20.

Very cool — please add Giant to the "coming soon" category (big in mid-Atlantic — I think it's also the same as Stop & Shop in NJ, or at least they have the same logo).

Agreed. I have been using UberX constantly since moving to DC. It's cheaper and better than taxi service and the worst experience I've had in dozens of rides was equivalent to a perfectly fine taxi ride, even though (or perhaps because) all of the drivers are "amateurs." In NYC I've had worse experiences, where all…

THANK YOU. Had been stuck in 2d mode for months with no idea how to fix it.

I also switched from a Braun (older Activator 8950) to the SensoTouch 3D. The Philips is much better. Not all that fair in my case since I was replacing a much older Braun, but I'm a big fan of the SensoTouch after about 8 months. Closer shave, less irritation, and better tech. The cleaning solution for the base…

I also switched from a Braun (older Activator 8950) to the SensoTouch 3D. The Philips is much better. Not all that…

Same here. Wellness cat food is far cheaper through Amazon S&S than at my local Petco in DC (and that's before the 20% S&S discount). I did have a delivery get dropped once and a bunch of cans got mangled, but Amazon sent a replacement for free.

I would. I am an infrequent home printer as well. In my experience, all inkjets are susceptible to a dryout problem if they sit for a long, long time (I've had HPs, an Epson and this Brother, although it's been a number of years since I've used an HP inkjet). My Epson artisan that died on me had dryout problems,…

D'oh - looks like this does not do automatic double-sided scanning through the ADF. My mistake - thought it did. Still highly recommend it.

You are right....I was mistaken about that, apparently. Guess my memory isn't as reliable as I thought - thanks for pointing that out.

Check out the Brother MFCJ870DW that I posted about. It is an inkjet but ticks all your other boxes.

The ink, if interested - you get 6 blacks and 3 sets of color. For $22.99. Total. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00…

VOTE: Brother MFCJ870DW

I've managed to build up an adequate emergency fund and am now trying to save for a down payment on a home. But it seems like that down payment nest egg should be doing more for me than just sitting in a savings account earning less than 1%. What would you recommend as a safe strategy to grow that money in this…

VideoDrive is another good program that does this type of thing. It isn't free beyond trial, but is more or less fully automatic once you get it set up.

Yup, the Sears Tower is like that too, and it creaks like an old ship for added fun.