Do not launch an Executive Email Carpet Bomb against your own company or it will explode in your face. Reader E discovered this the hard way when he tried to use an E.E.C.B. to convince the bank where he worked to reverse $300 worth of overdraft fees. E. writes: I've been an avid reader of this site...

While the closure of Circuit City may mean excellent (and not so excellent) deals on video games and electronics, it can also mean buyer remorse. Especially when one considers the "All sales are final" policy. Reader John tells us his tale of nonreturnable woe, a massive disappointment to the tune o...

This is really cool - new Federal spending, according to the recent stimulus bill, will need to be exposed through an RSS feed. This means, in theory, that as new spending is approved, we can all receive notification in our blogs… or better yet, since these updates will contain structured data...

Reader Thomas M. sends along this steal - fuck, it's a heist. Not only is it $1,200 for a 3-month XBL sub, it's also a *used* card. And you still have to pay shipping. If you really look at it, though, that's $400 a month for Xbox Live, and really, how much do you spend on booze and Internet porn in...

12 hour assault from the world of circuit bending via Los Angeles by Chris Wild It started around 1pm on a sunny Sat. afternoon in Echo Park. Some eager first timers wanting to try their hand at bending, amateurs with some of their own toys looking to get some tips from some of the pro benders at th...

Reader Mike reports he got screwed buying a used TiVo off eBay. It turned out 1) It would need a new $20 access card for DirecTV to activate it and 2) DirecTV wouldn't authorize sending a new access card because the box was linked to a defaulted account. The lesson Mike says he learned is that, "If ...

You might want to think twice about keeping your credit card information stored on your video game consoles, especially after reading the cautionary tale of one Xbox 360 owner who unwittingly bought 15,000 Microsoft Points for a bunch of thieves. The story of Clinton's bad luck combined with bad jud...

I’ve been experiencing first-hand the following products and services lately, and I thought you might want to be spared the headaches they’ve given me and my family. Macy’s furniture delivery service If you like getting used/opened furniture that might have sat in someone else̵...

When Activision shipped Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for Wii sans promised Dolby Pro Logic surround sound, audiophiles were pissed. Rightly so, we thought. The ensuing replacement plan, which would provide affected Wii owners saddled with mono sound with a replacement disc, was welcome, but was ...