According to Gizmodo - a really cool Web site about gadgets, the Ford Motor Company has added a small refrigerator, as an option to their 2009 Flex model automobile. A car refrigerator. Sexy option. It's about big enough to hold a few cans of soda pop. It runs off a compressor. Can really chill your stuff. It costs almost $800. The only point I want to make is this: Sometime ago in my not sexy minivan, I decided I needed a concole of some sort between the front seats. I was used to having this in other vehicles and I missed it....

The nattering back and forth between major electronics retailers (the guys that sell televisions...) and the Feds (the guys that are trying to sort out the transition from analog broadcast TV to digital broadcast television) rages on. You probably read about the digital conversion subsidy coupons in my recent column Digital Television Conversion. In February, 2009, broadcast television signals will change, across the board, from analog (the kind older TV sets can receive) to digital television. Some television sets will not be able to receive programming after that date without a converter box. Now, according to a very informed tech news site,...

Here's a really cool thing - cell phones designed for people experiencing changes in eyesight or hearing, or both. To see these, visit Jitterbug. I haven't used this company's products, but I like what I've read. They offer service from $10 per month and users can buy as many or as few services as they want. The company says this about themselves: Simple. Bigger, backlit buttons. Bright, large text. Powerful speaker sounds loud and clear. Helpful. Live, friendly 24-hour Jitterbug operators can make calls for you, provide directory assistance and add names to your phone list. Affordable. Service starts at just $10...

Baby boomers love to travel and finding a travel deal is wesome, isn't it? The best bet for travel deals, great air fares and hotel bargains has been Travelocity or Orbitz. Now you have another choice - actually three. My brother-in-law put me onto Mobissimo, Sidestep and Kayak. I tried them with my favorite flight, Gulfport to Chicago-O'Hare. Each claims to search between 140 and 200 other sites, to find travel deals for air flights or hotels. Mobissimo and Kayak brought me almost the same list of 500 choices. But on each, the best fare was about $375, with one or more...

Search engines, like Google, Dog Pile, Mamma and Alta Vista are something we take for granted. We all use them, daily, if not hourly, but we tend to get complacent about how we use them, don't we? I mean, when you learn any skill, you occasionally want to go back to the basics to make sure you aren't overlooking the most effective ways to keep going. Take a few minutes and visit Google's page of tips and tricks for searching. It'll remind you of how to refine your terms, specify your exact needs, and, therefore, spend less time searching and more...