by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
August 14, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who is tired of so many news broadcasts that are politically biased and want a different–and possibly more objective–view of the news from sources outside of the United States. But...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, technology
January 5, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “In 2022, executives at BMW came upon a brilliant, if perverted, idea to extract more money from customers,” observes Michigan attorney Steve Lehto, who has practiced in the fields of Lemon Law and Consumer Protection for over 30...
by Dennis Beaver | education, parenting, technology
May 31, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver YouTube is an amazing source of information. Just open their main web page, type in what you’re looking for, and in an instant, there it is. But YouTube also overflows with videos so shocking that they put the “G” in Gross as parents of...
by Dennis Beaver | alcohol abuse, dui - drunk driving, technology
November 23, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver Are you, or do you know someone who often: –Drinks to excess; –Drives after drinking; –Is most likely not going to stop drinking, and; –Is terrified of being arrested for a DUI? (The family, no doubt, is also frightened, wondering,...
by Dennis Beaver | business, technology
August 23, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver A few weeks ago, I called Dell Pro-Support for help with my Latitude laptop. Instead of a US-based Pro-Support tech answering, the call went to India and a Dell representative with English skills so poor it would have made for a...
by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, consumer, technology, thermostat
February 8, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver I needed to be at our office at 7 in the morning one Monday when nighttime temperatures in the San Joaquin Valley fell to below freezing. The new thermostat which we were testing for this story was scheduled to give us 72 degrees by...
