Work Notes: Ride Sharing, more
Ride-sharing becomes easier Suppose there were five people who live within two blocks of you who were all going to work at the same time and roughly the…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good publishes The Smart Reader, a practical general-interest article library from SGME Software, LLC.
Robot grass cutters make lawn mowing easier
If you like your robotic vacuum cleaner, you’re a prime prospect for a robotic lawn mower. They resemble a Roomba vacuum cleaner, but they target grass…
Ask the expert: Can the FHA help us buy our first home this year?
Maybe it can. The FHA has reduced its Mortgage Insurance (MI) rate, resulting in a monthly payment reduction of $80 on average, according to Bloomberg…
The power of a letter
In locales all over North America, housing supply is tight. The homes that are on the market are often snapped up quickly. Home buyers who want their…
Twitter rolls out features to broaden appeal
Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer, Jack Dorsey, thinks new changes will make its social-media platform simpler and more appealing. * It will no longer…
Have you ever been lonely or blue?
National Cheer Up the Lonely Day, July 11 Have you ever been lonely or blue? Life hands every single person a sense of loneliness at some point, but other…
Travel Bag: Polaris, Beaches, Fast exit
United’s new experience United Airline’s new Polaris class travel is all about sweet suites. Pods, 6-foot-6-inches long, recline with mood lighting lumbar…
PayPal dumps platforms
Windows Phone, Blackberry and Kindle Fire users will no longer be able to use PayPal’s mobile apps. The online payments company app will work only on iOS…
VR won’t match hype in 2016 – or maybe 2017
No killer apps exist. yet. And that is the problem with Virtual reality in 2016. The VR pioneers are all singing the same song on this one. Marc Metis,…
Apps help gardeners identify flora, fauna
Smartphones are where it’s at when it comes to garden help. A number of apps allow you to plan, nurture and identify plants. Identification These apps can…