Beware Likewize and soft_9 found. I ran into them on Newegg. They are yet another pair of reasons to delete your Newegg account and make the painful commute to your nearest Microcenter. Take a good look at that. Refurbished. Likewize 1 Year protection plan. Here’s the welcome email. Sure says it is covered in their system. Yes, this is part of the Newegg saga. Been a customer for over a decade but no longer. They … Beware Likewize and soft_9Read more
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It’s Time to Boycott BestBuy Out of Business
It’s time to boycott BestBuy out of business. Really this is a follow on to my previous boycott post. Some little Keller MBA put together a spreadsheet for FedEx “proving” how much money they would save by eliminating all customer service and it’s time for we the consumer to put every retail business using FedEx out of business. Honestly, it is time for all of us to be surfing over to Top Class Actions and … It’s Time to Boycott BestBuy Out of BusinessRead more
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HP Franken-Z’s
When I first got my HP Z series computer in 2023 I praised it. A bit of new toy syndrome to be sure. As long as I just wrote books and surfed the Web on it, was fine. Sleek looking and quiet. But you know me. When I’m not using my computers I like them to help save the human race. First it was BOINC, now it is Folding@Home. I’ve added a rear exhaust fan. … HP Franken-Z’sRead more
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Why I Quit Running BOINC
This weekend I switched all of my BOINC machines to Folding@Home. Anyone who has read this blog for any length of time knows that I’ve been a big supporter of BOINC but I just couldn’t deal with it anymore. Admit it. Most of us got into BOINC because SETI was searching for ET and we’re geeks. Then there were some cool projects that tried to cure AIDS, COVID, and the like. IBM waded into the … Why I Quit Running BOINCRead more