Tip of the Day Archive

John thinks he’ll get flack for this tip, but he think the Zwilling 32590-300 Twin Sharp Knife Sharpener is a terrific way to sharpen his kitchen knives. Many sharpeners have 3-pass or 2-pass, but this one gets the job done in one sharpening stage. One caveat, is don’t use it on Japanese knives because they

John’s got a special story to tell, and it’s about his family vacationing in South Africa before Mandela came to power. There, he discovered this amazing product called Amarula Liqueur. It’s got a big elephant on the label and contains a cream liqueur made from some screwball citrus fruit from Africa. It’s one of the

Got two wires want to splice together with a rock-solid connection? John Dvorak recommends WAGO Lever Wire Connectors. They’re Lego-like connectors that grab and connect wires. He further claims they are an outstanding product for DIYers and home hobbyists. At NoAgendaFun, we’ve used to for some home wiring and they’re indeed awesome! John Dvorak: Okay,

John’s got another winning cleaning product for this Tip of the Day. It’s especially great if you have dogs! It’s a Bissell product called the Bissell Little Green Multi-purpose Portable Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner. It has a lot of suction and John’s wife, Mimi, swears by it! Adam: It really sucks? John: It really sucks!

John Dvorak has a terrific travel tip for those who like to explore Europe by train, it’s the Bahn.de website. He explains that it’s hard to figure out how to navigate the different rail systems which connect the different countries and regions. You just enter your starting and ending destinations into Bahn.de, and it plans

Hectares to Acres? Furlongs to Miles? John C. Dvorak gets the answer by pointing his Firefox browser to Convert-Me.com. Adam thinks the website looks like it’s from the 80s but it’s very useful! Checkout Convert-Me.com. John Dvorak: I have a rotation of what I do. And this is a website that is incredibly useful for

Not an official Tip of the Day, but John Dvorak mentioned that he has classical music playing at his house all the time. Not only does it stimulate your mind, but according to his beliefs, it repels vermin like bugs and rodents from nesting in your house. He posits that the low bass notes make

John Dvorak really digs the new episode of American Experience on PBS titled, Hard Hat Riot. “It’s one of the best histories I’ve seen. I know part of it, I was there, pretty much—but I’m watching this going, this is all news to me. It’s fascinating!” From PBS.com: On May 8, 1970, construction workers in

John Dvorak thinks that Oswald Spengler’s The Decline of the West is one of the greatest book ever written–that people have never read! John added that Decline of the West was written in 1918. But it’s very readable as it’s written in a modern style. John: Okay, so this is a screwball tip that came

John’s got a website he likes that puts all the stocks, commodities in one big dashboard called Finviz.com. It even has tipoffs of insider trading! John adds if you dig into the site, you can learn so much more. Adam is shocked it’s free because there’s so much info and feels it beats Yahoo Finance.