Not the official Tip of the Day, but more like a Pre Tip! Adam Curry says he gets asked what kind of ham radio to get and he tells them, first you need a license! Instead of reading one of the many fat books out there on ham radio, you should head over to AARL.org

Caterpillar, the company that makes heavy earth moving machinery, exploits their brand through other tough-looking rugged products in the brands back and yellow color scheme. We bought a CAT backup auto jumper battery/air compressor at Costco and it works pretty good. They also make boots and clothing with the CAT brand and look. Today’s Tip

Get this software. Remember how John Dvorak used to explain how he had dress shirts custom made with pockets large enough to hold a CD? Well, he apparently still burns disks and he recommends ImgBurn to do it. John C Dvorak: “It’s small, it’s effective, and it’s it’s for old media, and it’s called ImgBurn,

JCD is really impressed with this terrific product. It makes his ancient Lexus shine and unbelievably keeps it clean longer! Chemical Guys are a specialist auto detailing products company. I’ve used their VRP product on the rubber spoiler on the rear of my old Porsche 944 and it looks amazing! They also have a lot

JCD has just discovered another terrific Costco buy, the French made Kirkland Vodka. He revealed that it’s probably a white-labeled Grey Goose product. It comes in an elegant tall bottle. There’s also an American made vodka that ‘s super cheap, but he recommends the imported version. [No Agenda #1696]

John Dvorak is tired of his regular scrubby sponges getting old and stinky. His latest Tip of the Day are these delightful, yet effective Scrub Daddy scrub sponges. We’ve been using them for years and can attest they scrub well, are safe on non-stick skillets, and can last for years! We seen these at Amazon.com

John Dvorak loves his PG Tips tea, but sometimes he desires a green tea. His No Agenda Tip of the Day is Tian Hu Shan’s green tea. Not only is tasty and robust (you can reuse the tea twice!) but it’s only $14 a lb. at Amazon. Get some today! [Episode 1695]

Costco is now offering four sub-$10 Bordeaux’s in a wooden box with the labels displayed clearly for only $29.95! Terrific products for the price exclaims John C. Dvorak. If you always see these Four-fers in a box, get them! For a little backstory, JCD revealed that Misa Imports is the wine buyer for Costco and

Adam loves The Bear on Hulu. It’s a drama about a Michelin star chef that has to takeover his brother’s Italian Beef sandwich shop in Chicago. [NA1567 1:12]

While discussing Bill Gates recent meetup with China’s Xi Jinping, Dvorak played a clip featuring an analysts view on the Chinese leaders hierarchy of relationships with American tech leaders. The analyst was Wireless Wars author, Jon Nelson. Check out the book on Amazon. [NA1565 1:04]