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GPS vs. reality: Don’t let GPS win0
- Consumer Alerts
- October 21, 2013
Do you trust your GPS when it tells you to take a direction you know seems wrong? More and more people are following instructions from their GPS, rather than trusting their instincts, leading them to get into accidents, drive into oncoming traffic in the wrong direction, or take suggested shortcuts that lead them to the
READ MOREGovernment report highlights life-saving benefits of stability control0
- Consumer Alerts
- December 10, 2012
If you're in the market for a used car, make sure you buy one with ESC (electronic stability control), especially if the car is to be used by an inexperienced driver. ESC was mandated in new vehicles for the 2012 model year starting on September 1st, 2011. Consumer Reports, 12/4/2012
READ MOREGovernment Crackdown on Painkillers0
- Health & Healing
- January 26, 2013
The Drug Enforcement Administration is fighting to make Vicodin-type drugs harder to get, in order to reduce the abuse potential. We have a national crisis on our hands when it comes to addiction to prescription painkillers; the majority of vicadin-type drugs are indeed consumed in the U.S. At the same time, the legal use of prescription painkillers does
READ MOREGot a charge for $9.84 on your credit card? Beware0
- Consumer Alerts
- January 25, 2014
A fraud alert was issued by the Better Business Bureau following complaints of a $9.84 charge showing up on many people’s credit card statements. The charge may show up as “customer support” or as a charge from any one of a number of different websites.
READ MOREGOP candidates warning of an EMP attack. Here’s what it is0
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- February 19, 2016
“An EMP is a devastating explosion that sends a pulse that knocks out all electric, everything- everything that is connected to any kind- that is wired, that has a circuit board, gets fried out. Everything is gone. Cars stop. Planes fall out of the sky.”
READ MOREGoogle Launches Site to Teach Technology to Parents0
- Family & Kids
- January 1, 2011
For anyone who has ever struggled to show mom how to upload photos or has spent an hour walking dad through changing his screensaver, relief is within reach. Google on Monday launched TeachParentsTech.org, a new Web site geared toward assisting those who need some help in the technology department. PCMag, 12/14/2010
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