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Adam recommends treating those nasty kitchen burns with Ching Wan Hung Soothing Herbal Balm. It’s about $10 a tube at Amazon. We’re getting some today as we get ready for Thanksgiving meal prep. Be prepared! Shop for Hung Soothing Herbal Balm at Amazon. Adam Curry: I’ve had this stuff for a long time, but never really
Back in the day we’d go to McDonald’s and get a bag of food. On the drive home, we’d dig into the bag and start eating those irresistible french fries. Inevitably, despite our best efforts, we’d drop a few and they get stuck between the car seats and the console. What a mess! Dvorak reports
John reports he received an elitist tip from a show producer. OLED 4K HDTV’s have the richest color and deepest blacks. John adds that the OLEDs he’s purchased from LG Electronics are outstanding! They weigh only a few pounds, super thin and bright with 100% viewing angle. You can pick one up at Costco or
A recommended Tip of the Day comes from show Producer Zachary Burien. Read Mass Control by Jim Keith, tip of the day for John. The Monica Perez show host is reading it on her pod for free! [No Agenda #1711 2:19]
Another tip from Mimi Dvorak! Resuable food storage bags. These are thick ziplock-style reusable food storage bags that are thick and sturdy. Made out of silicone and are dishwasher safe. Preferred brands are IdeaTek or Lerine. According to John Dvorak, they freeze well and don’t get weird when they get frozen. Shop for these bags
Not an official Tip of the Day, but John Dvorak has often mentioned that you can purchase U.S. currency in uncut sheets which you can cut off use as you wish. These are available from the U.S. Mint. A show producer wrote in and told a story from his father and how one of his
Have a deadline for a corporate headshot and all you have are some snapshots taken with your cellphone? Instaheadshots.com will use AI to transform them into slick headshots! John C. Dvorak: I have a tip for you, but you might not like it. Adam Curry: Why wouldn’t I like your tip? John C. Dvorak: Because
JCD makes a raw egg milkshake every show day. The raw egg is optional, but his Raw Egg Milkshake contains two espresso shots that are usually prepped and refrigerated the night before, 8oz of milk, a tablespoon of bee pollen, a heaping tablespoon of chia seeds, and six drops of Biosill (a supplement from Japan
This tip came from John’s wife, Mimi. She was worried about her riding lawn mower getting ripped off so she got the Tevlaphee Wheel Lock Car Boot to secure it. Get one at Amazon. John C. Dvorak: This tip was provided by Mimi. It’s the Tevlaphee and it’s like 90 bucks. Adam Curry: Is this for Mimi’s motorcycle? John
JCD discovered these Smooth Edge can openers in France in the 1970s. They’re sometimes called Smooth Edge or similar names. These reach under the can lid and pull it off! Amazing! It takes a little more work, but unlike ordinary can openers, these have no rough edges, and you can put the lid back on
Dvorak is enthusiastic about Paper Mate InkJoy Gel pens after a savvy bank teller turned him on to their silky smoothness while he was endorsing his paper bank cheques. At NoAgendaFun we have a similar appreciation for a competing pen, the Pilot G2 07. Someday we hope to have a ‘Write-Off’ and compare these to
Apparently people like to blend Chia seeds to their smoothies to thicken them up, but they can have difficulty have them blend into their beverage. John C. Dvorak suggests blending for a bit, then letting them soak for five minutes, then blend again. It’ll thicken your drink up into a nice goo! Shop for Chia
This is a bit of a confusing tip as I can’t find any show called “NFL Football LIVE” listed on the NFL Network so we’ll have to take JCD’s work that this is available. Apparently, if you subscribe to YouTube TV, NFL Network is an included channel and this show (or feature) will give you
‘John says he’s cooked over many different types of flames but this gourmand is now recommending the Masterbuilt 30-inch Digital Electric Vertical BBQ Smoker. It burns a pellet but is more affordable than the fancy Tragers out there. It’s currently only $250 on Amazon. What a deal! Here’s a link to the pellet holder JCD
One of John C. Dvorak’s pastimes is visiting the Hmong Farmer’s market. There’s much better deals than the bougie farm-to-table type. I’d often visit the farmer’s market in Oakland’s Old Town. Many Hmong farmers were represented and I’d bag terrific bargains during the last hour the market was open. Most of the food is organically
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]
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 (The National Association of Amateur Radio) and take their practice tests. These are
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,