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With gas prices denting our pockets more and more (although recently it has leveled off a bit) people are pulling out all the stops to try and reduce their driving and/or improve their mileage.
Surely you have read the tips about how your driving habits can improve your mileage - drive slower, consolidate trips, maintain proper [...]

After posting about the fact that I was going to return my MacBook in order to save $200 through Amazon , I planned to stop by the Apple Store on my way home from work tonight.
When I arrived at work this morning, I was greeted with an office complex lacking any hint of power as [...]

In my day to day traveling to work, I drive through a total of six toll booths - which is one reason that I try to work from home as often as possible.
Due the volume of tolls that are paid on a regular basis, I naturally signed up with the I-PASS system. This is [...]

After a long day at the office, I was enjoying my drive home tonight until I received a call from my wife that my oldest son had spewed in the car as they were driving to our youngest son’s guitar lesson.
Shortly after ending the call with my wife, I had looked down at the dash [...]

While the Ford Crown Vic can easily be considered an “old man’s” car, I have given serious thought to buying one of the used Crown Victoria Police Interceptor models.

Before buying my Scion tC, I had done quite a bit of research on the Police Interceptor (PI) as a possibility. There are quite a few [...]