If John Dvorak ever has to leave his casa, he relies on these Terracotta Watering Spikes to keep his plants from drying out and croaking. These are made of terracotta clay and are inserted into the plant’s soil, then you add a bottle (old wine bottle will do) filled with water upside down into the

Sometimes used by scoflaws trying to fool license plate readers, John Dvorak has discovered Rust-Oleum Reflective Coating Spray is an outstanding product if you need to make objects reflect a lot of light. Spray it on your mailbox or on anything needing a lot of reflectance for safety purposes. Adam joked you can spray it

Adam picks this Tip of the Day, and it’s a case of MRE Meals. These MRE’s (Meals Ready to Eat) from King Surplus feature self-heating elements, long shelf life and don’t require cooking equpiment. Adam’s second-place pick is The Farmer’s Dog, the popular dog food delivery subscription. He thinks it tastes pretty good! Shop for

John think this is a very useful tool, IPLocation.net. You can quickly check the geographic location of your computer on the internet. Location by your IP address isn’t always accurate, but you can check to see where others think you’re located. Check out your IP locaton on IPLocation.net. [No Agenda #1785]

If you got a leather jacket, handbags or, even leather chaps like Adam, get Leather Honey Leather Conditioner! It makes the leather last longer so it doesn’t crack–an Outstanding Product! Get Leather Honey Leather Conditioner on Amazon.

Imagine the power going out, but your light bulbs stay lit! They can with these clever lightbulbs with built-in backup batteries. John Dvorak’s wife, Mimi, is constantly worried John is going to kick the bucket when the power goes out–but with these clever bulbs, he’ll be safe, in a well-lit place. Get them on Amazon.

John can’t believe he hasn’t recommended this Tip of the Day yet, Colgin Liquid Smoke. It’s terrific to make pulled pork or add it other your spaghetti! Colgin brand is a little tricky to find on the West Coast, so here’s a link for the four-flavor pack on Amazon.

John Dvorak has found another winning Costco wine buy. This time it’s the Kirkland Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander Valley (a terrific wine growing region to visit by the way) for less than ten bucks! John: Normally, I don’t do wine tips often, but occasionally I do. I don’t do as many from Costco because, except

Basmati rice is an Outstanding Product, exclaims John Dvorak! His first pick is Pakistani Basmati rice, it’s superior and cleaner compared to Indian rice. Especially Baby Basmati. Fawn and Zebra are terrific brands if they’re from Pakistan. Remember it’s boiled rice. You boil it in a pile of water, lots of water! Shop for Pakistani

Previously, John Dvorak tipped us off to the Scrub Daddy scrubbing sponge, but now he has recommended the Scrub Buddies Nonstick Scrubber sponges. Dvorak describes it like a sponge that’s enveloped by a plastic that scrubs like a Brillo pad. It’s ideal and safe for nonstick pans that need a good scrubbing. “It’ll take off