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Thanksgiving sink smarts. Today the average kitchen goes into overdrive. Avoid garbage disposal abuse and subsequent nightmarish pumping problems by heeding this advice from , the Colorado-based company that matches homeowners with prescreened service professionals.
Too much waste, or the wrong kind of waste, will break the disposal. Corn husks, grease, bones, potato skins, egg shells and lettuce all can cause problems. Make sure everyone who uses the kitchen knows this.
Never overload the disposal. Run it frequently to clear out smaller amounts of waste instead of trying to clear everything at once.
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Virtual personal assistant. Home Concierge is an online organizational tool designed by a mother-daughter team to help busy families stay on top of schedules, events, appointments, shopping lists, and important documents like insurance papers, warranties and airline flight information. All of it is stored securely and available anywhere users can find a web connection. The service also syncs with popular calendar, email and PDA programs. .
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Online shopping insight. More than a few people this year will skip the crush of Black Friday and instead head to the web for their holiday shopping. The long-standing tech company and domain name distributor Network Solutions has these safe online spending tips.
Look for “https” in the address bar. That indicates a secure connection. This is important for the checkout process in which you enter credit card information.
Look for the merchant’s policies for returns, exchanges, privacy, shipping and so on. Any reputable online merchant will spell these out in plain English, and make them easy to find.
