Not having a DVR, I am still victim to every commercial thrown at me. Many if not most of you have by now practically forgotten what it’s like to be subjected to these monumental wastes of time (commercial breaks are getting longer and longer). Lucky you. That means you haven’t met the Trivago guy. Slate did … Continue reading What do you think of the Trivago spokesman?
I just saw the latest Life Alert commercial and my reaction is so negative in so many ways that I hardly know where to begin. Fear tactics are a loathsome way to sell a product, but Life Alert has turned it into a trademark. “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t’ get up!” has been the … Continue reading Life Alert sinks to new low
This evening I saw again — twice — Gary Busey’s new commercial for Amazon Fire. It’s weird. Busey is weird. It’s a known weirdness, the result of a severe brain injury suffered in a motorcycle accident in 1988. The injury caused the bizarre, often erratic behavior we see today from Busey. It was apparent when … Continue reading Busey commercial difficult to watch
Not long ago I wrote about a malware vulnerability with Chrome updates and extensions. Now, according to an item in Computerworld, it appears Google has finally slammed the door on the problem. In 2012, Google began requiring that all new third-party add-ons be distributed through the Chrome Web Store. Then last year it began automatically … Continue reading Chrome closes add-on vulnerability
Coca Cola’s Super Bowl ad has caused quite an uproar on Twitter and Facebook. It seems a lot of people think the song “America the Beautiful” should be sung in English. And English only. They are angry and offended and say so in no uncertain terms. I was first made aware of the controversy on … Continue reading Coke commercial causes controversy
I just spent a fair part of my afternoon tracking down the way to get rid of an annoying JollyWallet pop-up ad, and perhaps my experience will save someone else some time. This is not just another pop-up ad because Adblock Plus does not catch it. Others are calling it malware or a virus, and I’m … Continue reading Gone: That annoying JollyWallet pop-up
