During my yearly fire inspection at the office, the fire marshall told me that you can pretty much do whatever you want as long as the end result gets plugged into a surge protector. YMMV though depending on jurisdiction. Also, keep in mind that just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Even though I am pro-life, I do appreciate most of the services Planned Parenthood provides. When my wife and I were young married students without insurance it was the cheapest gynecologist in town ($40 vs. $350+ elsewhere,) plus a good source of reduced price birth control.

If you ever need a good laugh on your commute, wait until you notice someone texting and driving. Drop back to a safe distance and make sure there are not other cars nearby. As soon as you see them look down at their phone, lay on the horn and enjoy the hilarty that ensues. Best case scenario, they piss their pants…

Sleeping pills are your best friend on a transatlantic flight. I have a bunch left from a summer working near the arctic circle and that's all that can get me through a long flight.

If it involves flirtatious sexual jokes or touching, then do not pass go, go directly to HR.

Maybe I didn't articulate it properly, but this is what I'm getting at. Try to handle it yourself, but if you aren't comfortable, most HR departments or management would be more than happy to tag along for the conversation or even deliver the message themselves. I just hate when as a manager the first I hear about…

I agree, and even before I was married I stayed the hell away from office romance. It just bugs me when employees have to run to HR or management in order to solve issues that could have been solved amongst themselves. Again, I'm referring to a case where two coworkers have a friendly relationship and one asks the…

I like it. Helps you avoid getting hit by a grey/silver car on a grey rainy day.

Law or not, I've always done it just because it is the polite thing to do. I've changed enough flats on the side of a busy highway to appreciate what they're going through. On another note, I've learned that going out of your way to pull over where the officer is safe while he writes your ticket lessens your chances…

Let me just add a guy's perspective. I agree with you 100% for that situation, but if you have two similarly aged single people and one of them develops an interest which is not shared, I think it is totally appropriate to approach them in private and let them know you aren't interested. If they are particularly…

Pro Tip: Downy balls are intended to open up during the rinse cycle. They work great with vinegar too.

I'd be suspicious of Avast at the moment. Their 3rd party support has been scamming some of my customers lately. You'd think they'd have learned their lesson after iYogi.

This has always worked great for me until the one time I forgot to set a backup alarm coincided with my daughter miraculously deciding to sleep in.

Same here. After this article, I am considering switching from OpenOffice to LibreOffice though.

I'd like to know which processor the author talked to when he was told that debit has no fee for retailers. Every processor I've worked with charges a fee. That being said, it is at least a flat fee vs a flat fee plus a percentage. As a general rule anything under $25 is cheaper for the merchant if you use credit. …

I have made it a point to always take good care of our delivery people at work. Whenever we get a new driver or mail carrier, I make sure they know that they are always welcome to take a break in the AC, grab a water bottle from the breakroom fridge, and/or use the restroom. Learning their names and just saying…

This is so kludge. Here is the right way to do it:

As a small business owner, the lawn care one really bugs me. The poor guy may be barely able to feed his family some months, so this isn't an area where I feel comfortable haggling too much. Besides, I have found 99% of the time, the customers that try to hardball me into a lower price are going to be the biggest…

A word to the wise: the label maker is not optional. I wish I could strangle someone everytime I have to diagnose network problems and no one bothered to label the jacks.

I know in my state it wouldn't pass fire code. I had a similar idea that quickly got slapped down by the fire marshal when I asked about it.