Silver in Clothing Keeps Odors Away

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- Bill McNally believes he has found a silver bullet for keeping the stink out of your socks. Not to mention your underwear, workout clothes, travel outfits, and hiking and hunting gear....

In Web World, Rich Now Envy the Superrich

Envy may be a sin in some books, but it is a powerful driving force in Silicon Valley, especially with talk of a second dot-com boom.

Weekend Meteor Shower for New England

BOSTON (AP) -- Stargazers in New England, New York and Western Europe could see an "outburst" of hundreds of meteors this weekend during the annual Leonid meteor shower - if the skies are clear enough....

Figure out who's selling your email address

It's CSI, email-style. Try this neat hack from the Hedir forums: Instead of just entering username@gmail.com as your email, enter it as username+samplesitecom@gmail.com instead When Gmail sees a "+" in an email address, it uses all the characters to the left of the plus sign to know who to send it ...

S. Florida has seen the worst of real estate slump, executive says

Another national voice is saying the worst of South Florida's housing slump appears to be over.

18 tricks to teach your body

Student wins $0 on Millionaire

A college student flew in from Tenessee to be on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and misses the first question (which is of course always ridiculously easy) and goes home without enough to buy a double cheeseburger from McDonalds.

FGCU music program gets $5 million gift

A music program introduced at Florida Gulf Coast University barely six months ago has received a $2.5 million gift from a Naples couple. The money donated from Alan and Marilyn Korest will ultimately be worth $5 million as it goes toward building the music degree program and getting it accredited.

Naples broker shares his views

It is always prudent to get as much data from knowledgeable sources as possible, prior to determining a trend line for the real estate market.

Buy? Rent? A young saver's dilemma

Question: I'm a recent college grad and now a young working professional making $39,000 a year who's at a crossroad in life: I'm moving away from home and have to decide whether I should buy or rent a home.

Labor costs rose 3.8% in Q3 while productivity slowed to a standstill

The productivity of U.S. workers slowed to a standstill last summer, while wage pressures were rising at the fastest clip in ...

Report: New home prices plunged last month

Is this what a housing bust looks like? New home prices fell last month by the largest amount in 35 years and owners are being warned to brace for further declines, especially in formerly hot markets. After years of increases, some buyers say prices are still out of their range.

Apartment Rent, Demand Is Soaring

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kristin Zimmerman went looking for a new apartment recently after someone broke into her unit in a converted Victorian house in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco....

Forecast Advisor 5-Day Weather

Forecast Advisor is a simple, beautiful interface that gives you the 5-day forecast for any US zip code or city. The weather icons are especially well-done. Attention to detail and simplfied function gets my vote almost every time.

The time bomb in our backyard

We recently visited Haiti as members of the ongoing U.S. commission to "Help Enhance the Livelihood of People" and render advice on U.S. foreign assistance. What we observed was truly alarming.

Weekend Project: Learn how to juggle

Impress your family and friends by learning how to juggle with this simple instructional video. Jason Garfield is part of the World Juggling Foundation (yeah, I know) and he really knows how to juggle; plus, he breaks the entire juggling process into an easy to follow step by step that should get you ...

Q & A: When There’s a Leak, Who Repairs the Damage?

Can I withhold rent until the water damage on my ceiling is fixed?

Fla. Boater Stabbed in Chest by Stingray

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. (AP) -- An 81-year-old boater was in critical condition Thursday after a stingray flopped onto his boat and stung him, leaving a foot-long barb in his chest, authorities said....

Homes may sit two years

Don't expect Lee County's residential real estate market to start recovering until the third quarter of 2008, real estate broker Frank D'Alessandro...

China University Requires Golf Lessons

BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese university is requiring law and business students to take golf lessons to prepare them for a business world where deals are made on the golf course, news reports said Tuesday....