With the first, I've found that with the Tomato firmware for Linksys routers you can set it to "catch" all outgoing DNS requests and redirect them to the router-specified DNS server. This will catch rogue requests and the blocks will still be in place.

The second is still a problem. Although, most websites don't use IP addresses in the links around their site. I think it would make navigating blocked sites a big pain in the arse at the least. It sort-of depends on what type of linking a site does.

Great suggestions, though. I really love OpenDNS and the services they provide.

Nah, I kid, I kid. Have a great break.

After they updated the system, we were able to merely swipe the DL and it filled in the information for us. It was faster and more accurate. It really cut down on the number of declined checks due to mis-typed DL numbers.

We avoid the milk, though. Tried it twice and tasted nasty both times.

Free! Saved my butt when wife's laptop hard drive started to bite the dust. Was able to transfer everything seamlessly to the new drive quickly and easily.

I've heard of blue windshield washer fluid, yellow/green and orange antifreeze, but never blue antifreeze.

Can you tell I clicked in via Consumerist? ;-)

[www.charter.com]
"We may modify this privacy statement at any time. A revised privacy statement will be posted at www.charter.com. If you find the changes unacceptable, you have the right to cancel service. If you continue to use the service following the posting of a revised privacy statement, we will consider that to be your acceptance of and express consent to the changes."

Save it for the big stuff.

Also, what's with the service rep's grammar? Yuck!

Good. Makes it easier to avoid dumb merchants that employ these stupid, anti-consumer policies.

PS: How do you get the little "quote box" in a comment?

Maybe Redbox has ruined me, but $5 for a video rental? Give me a break. With the high availability of freebie codes for Redbox means I pay nothing for movie rentals.

"Credit cards are good, but don't spend more than you can afford. Pay them off in full and on time each and every month."

Thanks Mom and Dad.

I think there is a great value to the things we have in America and almost take for granted. Not too long ago, it used to be if you were stranded on the side of the highway, you were at teh mercy of passers-by or you were walking to the nearest gas station. Now, with cell phones, people can get assistance quickly, easily and safely. Without discounting the value of cell phones, it's sad that people have bought into the marketing and have allowed a perceived need to be created.

I just bought a SleepTracker Pro watch. You give it a window of time and it senses when you're "almost awake" and sounds the alarm (and vibrates) at that time to wake you up. It seems to help most mornings when I get enough sleep. I still have the cell phone alarm set because, since the SleepTracker is relatively quiet and on my wrist (easy snooze), I still need a backup alarm.

I would have liked to get the Axbo (same concept, but separate alarm clock unit), but the USD->Euro conversion makes it too cost prohibitive: $387 incl. shipping. Pretty much double the price of the SleepTracker.

I saw lots of review videos online for the Axbo. I'm not sure if the sites paid for them, or if they were sent for free. If the latter, Axbo can feel free to send me one, too.

People that pay for rentals subsidize my free rentals, just like people that pay credit card interest pay my cashback rebate. I remember reading something on the InsideRedbox site that Redbox knows of the code listing and that they're ok with it; even like it. It's cheap advertising for them. They could easily crack down on the promo codes if they wanted to.

What I'd like is to be able to configure "zones" on a map where when it senses that it's in a silent zone via GPS, it will automagically go silent (for work, theater, etc).