product contamination: dog food

The CDC has issued a warning about Salmonella found in dried dog food and might pose a risk to humans. There has been at least a few outbreaks in some states. They haven't listed the specific dog food brands yet but I will update this when they do.

boycott: hewlett-packard

Wow, it's been a long while since my last post. Apologies to my non-existent readers.

I wanted to put Hewlett-Packard on the boycott list because I've been helping someone fix his laptop. I've been having trouble getting his Broadcom wireless to work properly and I was amazed that there is a long list of people who are having similar problems. Turns out the HP doesn't much care for its consumers as few of these consumers have had satisfactory resolutions.

I tried chatting with a technical support person. I have to say, tech support people are seldom helpful. They might be useful for those who have really simple problems, such as not realizing the power button is off, but others who are slightly more sophisticated usually don't find my help in tech support. That goes with most companies, probably.

So, if you're looking to buy a laptop, steer clear of HP. These people won't do a thing until it hurts them where it counts.