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Personally, I am not a fan of small-displacement turbocharged engines nor of hybrids, but the truth is that most of these cars perform substantially better than mainstream comparables from years past. There is no way that a 4-door sedan needs a 300hp+ engine, and I’m not aware of any...

If it’s not leather and it’s not cloth, it’s probably vinyl. I had an Audi with a perforated “leatherette” interior and when I got rid of the car 7 years and 130k miles later, the interior still looked great. I don’t recall it being any hotter or colder than actual leather, but it was a...

I can’t speak to the CX-30, but we just bought a CX-9. Ours has a black interior, and we probably would have preferred gray (the CX-9 does offer a tan seat option, but the rest of interior is still black). I have a newer F-150 with gray (cloth) seats but the carpet and much of the plastic is...

The reality for COVID-19 (and many other) diseases and treatments is that they affect people differently, which is why no one should be telling anyone else to “get the damn vaccine.” An individual’s health (and treatment status) should remain between him or her and the treating physician(s) if...

I understand the supply chain and labor pressures, but everyone is feeling those, not just Amazon (presumably). When items are marked as in stock and “delivers [in 2 days],” that’s what I expect to happen. I’m also not sure how supply chain factors into some items no longer being eligible for...

Amazon has really gone off a cliff with respect to customer service and the product they offer. They used to be so good at delivering on their commitments and if they didn’t, making it right, that they were hard to beat for ease of doing business. Some of the things I’ve noticed over the past...

Interesting. I’ve been across several states here in the east and eastern midwest over the past 3 months and have never had widespread loss of service on Visible. I’d probably Live Chat with them to see what they say, though I think there are some large stretches of OK where VZ roams. Might...

Not Hangar Talk, which is home to many non-aviation topics which may be of general interest.

You want serious? You ruined my childhood with post #9322. And I had just started watching the reruns.

I’ve had no problem with coverage driving to the south or as far west as the Chicago area (from PA), especially on the highways, but there are three things I’ve noticed: 1. There are times when I have a (sometimes good) signal but data is so slow that it’s practically useless. Usually this...

Since I rarely post much anymore, I thought I'd pass along a review I wrote after testing Visible wireless service recently. Visible is owned by Verizon, so they aren't technically a MVNO, but they are a discount, online-only, eSIM-centric, wireless service provider using the Verizon LTE and 5G...

Living in a northern state, we have always had AWD/4WD and wouldn’t be without it even if we moved to Florida. AWD in particular can help with vehicle dynamics and control even on wet or dry pavement, depending on how the system works. Manufacturers like Subaru and VW/Audi used to have...

Yes. I sometimes need to look at past emails when I may not have cellular service or WiFi. I occasionally write emails without a network connection, which I can do from a local client, and the email will be sent out when the client syncs with the server the next time a network connection is...

Mac is my primary system, but I see that they have a Mac client as well. I'll have to take a look.

I pretty much have concluded that there is no “good” email. I agree that web-based interfaces seem to be taking over, but unfortunately that means that a network connection is required to access email. Apple’s native clients work much better with Exchange than they have in the past, but the...

Fax really needs T.38 to be reliable over IP, but on my in-house system I only allow G.711 and it works most of the time. When I permitted other codecs, I ran into issues with some gateways wanting G.729 or not negotiating properly and then even voice calls would be lousy. I may be turning...

I am a Microsoft365 Family subscriber in order to have Office on all of my home devices. With this subscription, I have a generous OneDrive quota and ad-free outlook.com email. We presently have an all-Apple environment and use Apple's iCloud email (IMAP-based), but have wondered about...

There is an easier way. To check voicemail from MagicJack, just dial your MagicJack phone number from your MagicJack phone, and you'll be dumped into the voicemail system. No PIN or password required. To check voicemail from another phone (outside line), dial your home phone number and...

If you call your MagicJack number from a cell phone and answer the call, then end the call from the cell phone, you will probably hear a busy tone on the handset connected to MagicJack. I have the exact same behavior on my in-house setup (3CX PBX + SIP trunk), and as far as I know, this is...

I suspect that the savings many of these companies realize from moving production offshore is significant and hard to ignore. If your competitors do it, it becomes even more difficult to compete in the same segment of the market. Not everyone can be pushed upmarket into Yoder or Kalamazoo...