I've had that happen on both my 1993 and 1994 Grand Caravans. $30 replacement from any parts yard plus a half hour of your time to replace it. I may not necessarily need the speedometer, but I find a working odometer, fuel and temp gauges to be helpful (even if the trip nav computer does keep track of my fuel…

Here's how I learned, from Art of Manliness:

Waze = Google Maps + Google Hangouts. Per Google's assimilation policies, Waze will be dead within two years. Honestly, though, never cared for the interface.

Looking at the past offers they've had, there's a lot of food here that I can't eat, and looking at the portion sizes the pricing is no different than going to any upscale food market. While this might be convenient, it's not very thrifty at all.

On my 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan, I have a HUGE instrument cluster with HUGE radial dials that I don't actually need. That space is now occupied by my cell phone and my GPS, in suction cup holders. The cluster is deep enough that my electronics won't bump into the steering well. The GPS displays my speed, and I really…

No, thank you!

To think, I was considering opening a Tumblr blog for my company. I don't think I will now. Unfortunately, Yahoo has this nasty habit of mismanaging properties it buys and then hacking them when they're not profitable enough. I don't think I want to invest the time in developing a site just to see it wiped away

Former owner of a 1993 Dodge Grand Caravan LE w/ fake wood grain trim, 260k miles on it until a small t-bone crash totaled it (not my fault, driver turned in front of me).

While there may be a risk of "conflict of interest", I think Lifehacker does a good job of promoting useful tools. They're not going promote a tool that is crappy but makes them a few cents over a tool that is clearly superior.

It may not have worked for you, but there are many people who have done so, and even without much hassle. Listen to some episodes of the Clark Howard Show, it's a tactic that he preaches pretty often.

Yep, there are some that just won't do it. And that's their risk in the game, they're confident enough that their prices are going to keep customers there. Obviously they were, since you decided that they had the product you wanted for a reasonable price. If you didn't think it was reasonable, you would have balked…

Hey, Lifehacker has to pay bills too, why not do reviews on products that can sell vial affiliate links? So long as it keeps with Lifehacker's theme, I can't fault 'em.

Sadly my issue of late is that Google Play says an app is compatible with my Nook Color (1st generation), it says that it will be installed shortly, but never installs. None of my apps are updating at all. I don't know if it's my Nook or Google Play.

Extended warranties: If you can reasonably afford to replace the product if it fails outside of warranty, then don't buy an extended warranty. If the product or brand has a great reputation for working for years beyond warranty, don't buy an extended warranty.

The government isn't forcing you to do anything. It is forcing manufacturers to make more efficient bulbs, however. While we have a lot of freedoms in America, you do not personally have a right to squander a shared public resource. Every year our national grid suffers from brownouts and blackouts because our energy…

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HA! My kids have been doing their own laundry since they were 10. They have it easy with a washer and a dryer. When I was a kid, we grew up poor and didn't live in apartments or houses that had washer/dryer hook-ups. In spring/summer/fall we washed our clothes in the bath tub and took them out on a line to dry or hung…

I always manage to lose the twist tie or clip, so do my kids. It's genetic. :D

I used to spend quite a bit of time, years ago, trying to deal with web sites that did this. Eventually, I decided that if they don't want me to read their content, I really don't care what's there. Sites like this are not the only fountains of information. My time is better spent visiting communities that welcome me…

I was trying to think of a way to summarize my feelings, I think you hit the nail on the head. My goal as a parent (16+ years now) has been to create a person who is self-sufficient, educated, and will become a contributor to their world, if not a leader. "Don't be an asshole" goes a long way towards that. When they…