Tip of the Day Archive
06 Oct 2024
Tip of the Day: CAT S22 Flip Phone
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
04 Oct 2024
Tip of the Day: Peruvian Avocado
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,
04 Oct 2024
Tip of the Day: ImgBurn
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,
27 Sep 2024
Tip of the Day: Download Twitter/X.com Videos with Twittervid.com
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
21 Sep 2024
Tip of the Day: Chemical Guys Watermelon Snow Foam Car Wash Soap
JCD is really impressed with this terrific product. It’s the Chemical Guys Watermelon Snow Foam Car Wash Soap and 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
21 Sep 2024
Tip of the Day: Enzyme Laundry Detergent
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
20 Sep 2024
Tip of the Day: Kirkland Vodka from France
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]
20 Sep 2024
Tip of the Day: Bungee Dog Leash
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]
19 Sep 2024
Tip of the Day: Scrub Daddy Scrub Sponges
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
19 Sep 2024
Tip of the Day: Costco Bordeaux Wine Box
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]
19 Sep 2024
Tip of the Day: TIAN HU SHAN Premium Green Tea
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]