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Hold The Phone: Now You Can Use Your Cellular Plan With Your Good Ol' Home Phones

This $30 gadget lets you make - and answer - mobile phone calls from most  old-fashioned landline and wireless phones. 

San Diego Off-Air TV Viewers Need To Rescan Again: Musical Channels is Finally Over

If you're in the San Diego area and using off-air TV, you should do yet another re-scan with your digital TV or digital converter box.

History In The Making: Analog Broadcast TV Ends Tomorrow, June 12, 2009

The end of broadcast television as we knew it and I feel fine. Info and resources for the Digital TV transition in the USA

The World's Greatest Consumer (R?) Cells Himself (Verizon Network Extender tested)

In which Michael Shames becomes A Geekazoid Guinepig & tests the Verzion Network Extender in his home. And likes it.

MAKE IT STOP!!! When Phishing Becomes Vishing and The Phone Is No Longer Your Friend

Spam has moved to your phone line and one way they get past your personal defenses is by spoofing the Caller ID text

Cell Yourself

How to increase cellular signal quality at your home or office

Dial 700-555-4141 for useless information

What if there were an information service for consumers and the info was wrong?

Who Needs A Private Eye (When You've Got A Cell Phone)?

Can people can tell where you are just because your cell phone is turned on?

Email Forwarding and Etiquette

Suggestions, Instructions, and Cautions for Forwarding Emails

Lines You Didn't Know You Had

checking for phone lines and telecom features you're paying for but didn't know you had



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