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Display Name: Josh Zytkiewicz
Member Since: 4/16/12

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I used AirBNB when I went to New York last year. It was a great experience and I'll be using it again when I go this year.

As the article said you do get a better sense of what the city is really like and it's nice to be able to speak with a local.

The primary reason I choose AirBNB though is cost. My next trip is about $25 a night per person. There is no way I'd be able to find a hotel in NYC for even double or triple that price. For me it's the difference between spending a week or a weekend.


Home Away from Home: The New Way To Travel
5/20/13 10:34 AM

To those mentioning that their landlords wouldn't approve: #5, the Lockitron, is designed to work with existing locks. It fits over the deadbolt on the inside of your door. From the outside the lock continues to work the same way, but if you have the app you can unlock the door without a key.


The Future is Now: Keyless Door Locks
12/18/12 1:31 PM

I like it...as an accent color. Entire walls would be...disturbing.


Sherwin Williams Announces Their Choice for 2013's Color of the Year
11/23/12 5:40 PM

I get the concept, and I think it makes sense.

It does seem like a rather large investment, for something that's only going to be used for a year at the most. Why not just buy a pedal bike, then take the pedals off?


Early Rider Balance Bikes Test Lab Review
10/12/12 5:21 PM

I would expand point to 2 to other "software" not just freeware.

An example would be Photoshop. It's amazing, and expensive ( $600). Most people, even professionals probably only use 10% of what that program is capable of. Photoshop Elements, Pixelmator, Lightroom, Aperture, and a dozen others probably do everything most people need, for much less.


3 Things to Consider Before You Buy New Software
10/10/12 4:08 PM

If you have the iPhone 4 or below, get the 5.

If you have the 4s, you can probably wait.


To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade:
Is the iPhone 5 Worth It?
9/21/12 6:37 PM

Secret email-

Many sites allow you to recover/change your password by sending a link to an email address that you've provided ahead of time. Often they also send notification emails to that address every time you change your password, add another email address, or do some other action that may change who is allowed or how you login.

The secret email address is an address that you ONLY use for the kinds of emails above. You don't give it out to anyone for any other reason.

This helps with security because if someone gets access to an account, at the very least you would be alerted when they change your password.

Using a separate account for recovery also helps limit the damage from one compromised account. Often people will use their other email accounts as the recovery email. Even worse they often all go to the same account. So if someone gets into Gmail, they can now go to Yahoo!, Hotmail, iCloud, your bank, etc, and ask to reset the password. Which sends an email back to Gmail. Now they control everything.


Why You Need at Least 4 Email Addresses
8/29/12 2:22 PM

When my iPhone is plugged into my clock radio dock the only sounds it makes are phone calls.

Not sure if that applies to all iPhone docks but it's something to check out.


Living with Push Notifications,
Day & Night
8/10/12 8:45 PM

Instead of a dedicated cigarette lighter phone charger, get one of the cigarette lighter to USB port ones. That way you can charge other things, and you don't have to buy a whole new charger when you get a new phone.


Packing Checklist for a Perfect Road Trip
7/12/12 5:40 PM

@MandyAtLarge,

You can delete your account. Facebook makes it hard to find, (I could only get at it from a Google Search), but it's there.

https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account


Opting Out of Facebook, But I Want My Photos Before Leaving Good Questions
6/14/12 12:58 PM

B-Cycle is another bike sharing service.

http://www.bcycle.com/


Small Space Solutions for City Dwellers: Delivery & Sharing Services
4/16/12 1:59 PM