This is a terrific tip! if you want to edit audio files use the free Audacity Audio Editor. You can convert video to audio as well as convert audio to different formats. You can even record your system audio. We’ve been using Audacity for years here at NoAgendaFun.com. John explains: [No Agenda #1701]
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
This time JCD recommends a ‘killer’ travelog tv show on the NHK network (from Japan). You can get NHK on some over-the-air tv stations, or like I do, as a streaming channel on my Apple TV. John C. Dvorak: So, I just want to recommend a TV show. If you get over-the-air broadcasts—which everyone should
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
These might be tricky to find in a lot of places. John Dvorak often shops at Monterey Foods in Berkeley, CA. This market along with Berkeley Bowl, will have a dozen varieties (or more!) of each commodity. John explains how select for optimum ripeness: “Unlike the usual Hass avocados that you can check by firmness,
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,
Like to save or archive videos you see on Twitter (x.com)? John Dvorak has a great tip with TWITTERVID.COM. You just paste in the post link and you can download the video. John recommended that this is great for content that will eventually get pulled down so you can have a record of it or
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
John’s tip is for enzyme laundry detergents. Back in the day, Biz was a popular enzyme detergent. One distinction is that you use warm or cold water and pre-soak so the enzymes can eat away the stains. They aren’t as popular as they used to be due to this pre-soak step, but JCD recommends it
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]
This Tip of the Day has sparked some controversy, but John Dvorak holds steady in his support of the bungee dog leash as his wife, Mimi owns a kennel and swears by them. These are available on Amazon for $10 to $20. [No Agenda #1693]
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 C. Dvorak was ecstatic about this great deal at Costco. He’s been chasing great wine buys at Costco for years and this is one of the best yet. It’s four bottles of French Bordeaux for only $29.99! He explained that it’s better than much more expensive California wines. [Episode 1694]
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]
Adam says Thomas Massie is an interesting guy and does great impressions of Trump and Mitch McConnell. [NA 1667 1:04]
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
Insects are marching north due to climate change and it reminds Dvorak of an old movie called The Naked Jungle. He described it as a great movie about a giant army of ants marching towards civilization. Starring Charlton Heston. [NA1565 1:35]
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]
Adam says he’s loving it! Try BingIt.io, the “AI” search engine for the No Agenda podcast. A cool project by Sir Deanonymous that searches clips, transcripts and articles used in No Agenda. It even pulls in the episodes artwork along with the search results. [NA1564:1:56]
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]