2015 - stuarte

Money Shopping

What are the dates for 2015-16 Zara’s Fall/Winter sale?

Usually when Christmas has past — the gifts are also behind us.

By stuart

December 27, 2015December 27, 2015

Tech Travel

Lyft can pickup passengers from LAX now (w/$50 code)

For more than two years, Lyft and Uber have been able to drop off, but not pick up from LAX. That’s until tomorrow when travelers will be able to request a Lyft from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) legally.

By stuart

December 22, 2015June 21, 2016

Tech

How to fix your TVPad service (when it isn’t your internet connection)

As best you’ve can, you’ve determined your TVPad device is working just fine; there’s just a blank, black screen. If you can get to the screen and select an app, it never conects.

By stuart

December 20, 2015December 20, 2015

Tech

TVPad with no signal? Here’s why your TVPad isn’t working

Has your TVPad not been receiving a signal? The good news is that it’s probably not your fault. Thousands of TVPad users are being blocked and receiving no signal even though the device is on and their internet connection is good.

By stuart

December 19, 2015December 19, 2015

Food

Are 40 of the 100 best American restaurants in New York City?

In a new approach to ranking the top restaurants in the world, New York dominated the list when filtered for restaurants in the United States.

By stuart

December 15, 2015December 16, 2015

City

How to stream NBA League Pass to your TV using Chromecast

NBA League Pass allows NBA fans to watch any regular season game using on their television, mobile phone or tablet.

By stuart

December 12, 2015December 12, 2015

Food Shopping

Does Pinkberry (and other FroYo places) close during the winter seasons?

It’s winter and you crave something hearty and warm — like soup, pasta or hot cocoa. I doubt anyone decked out in a parka, scarf and gloves is saying to their friend “I know it’s January, but I feel like frozen yogurt.”

By stuart

December 11, 2015March 4, 2024

Money

American Express Blue Cash card gives you $250 for $1000 spent

In 2015, I was all about credit card offers and one of the best incentives out there was the American Express Blue Cash Everyday $250 bonus.

By stuart

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015

Shopping Travel

Here’s how to use Tiket.com to book Indonesian flights with a U.S. credit card

There’s a way to book your Air Asia, Lion Air, Batik, Sriwijaya and Citilink flights from the United States, it’s just not through their respective websites unfortunately.

By stuart

December 8, 2015December 9, 2015

Tech

How to force Chromecast to recognize video files on your Android phone

From movies to TV shows, downloading video has never been easier or faster. Earlier today, I downloaded a 600 MB one-hour video in fewer than seven minutes… on my phone.

By stuart

December 6, 2015December 6, 2015

Basketball Race

What is Stephen Curry’s ethnicity and race?

Even if you’re not an NBA fan, there’s no escaping Stephen Curry. If he isn’t already, Curry is quickly becoming a household name.

By Benjamin Rose

December 5, 2015February 23, 2017

Money Travel

Why I decided not to use TicketIndonesia.info to book my flights

As mentioned on yesterday’s post, buying tickets directly from Indonesian airline websites with a United States credit card seems futile.

By stuart

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015

Tech Travel

Is it safe to use Tiket.com to book Indonesian flights from U.S.?

With an itinerary set for a trip to Indonesia, I wanted to start booking my internal flights to Yogyakarta and Bali within the country.

By stuart

December 3, 2015December 4, 2015

City

Does Zara have a Christmas sale?

We are all about Zara sale information. Really. No, seriously.

By stuart

December 2, 2015December 5, 2015

Tech

TVPad Remotes: Here’s what the remote looked like for TVPads 1-4

Before TVPad was shut down by a lawsuit last month, the streaming TV device maker released four models of their popular TVPad.

By stuart

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015

Money

Here’s the top dividend-paying whole life insurance companies (by rate)

If you’re considering whole life insurance as an investment product — there are a few numbers you need to know before getting into it.

By stuart

November 30, 2015December 1, 2015

Media Tech

What to do with the “TVpad user does not exist” error message?

This problem doesn’t show up as often with bigger TVPad problems out there, but if you run across the “TVpad user does not exist” error message, here’s how to fix it.

By stuart

November 28, 2015November 28, 2015

Tech

What are the best TVPad alternatives?

Now that TVPad is no longer, how can you stream shows from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Korea?

By stuart

November 27, 2015November 27, 2015

City

Zara Black Friday Sale: Will Zara discount 30% off again this year?

As our previous posts have pointed out, Zara has just two huge blowout sales throughout the year.

By stuart

November 26, 2015November 23, 2017

Money Shopping

Nespresso’s Black Friday sale discounts up to 40% off new machines

Nespresso often puts their machines on sale, but it’s been a while since they’ve had a promotion like the one they just announced for Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

By stuart

November 25, 2015November 15, 2016

Tech Travel

It costs approximately $32 to take a Lyft to/from LGA to Lower Manhattan

If you follow this site (wow, your life) then you know that I am a big proponent of Lyft and especially when compared to Uber. Specifically, when I do use Lyft, I use their “Line” service because it’s economically sensible.

By stuart

November 24, 2015November 15, 2016

Money

American Express 2015 sale: 20% off gift cards from select retailers

So you have a lot of American Express Membership Reward points piled up and you want to get the most out of them?

By stuart

November 23, 2015November 26, 2015

Tech

Problem with TVPad? Use this workaround to get TVPad working again

As we mentioned in a previous post, TVPad users are experiencing problems due to the the company being sued and shut down by a lawsuit brought by TVB, The Dish Network and CCTV, among others.

By stuart

November 22, 2015November 30, 2015