There's an old saying if you put three people in a kitchen after dinner, they'll all have a RIGHT way to load the dishwasher — and all those ways will be different. Can you wash wine glasses and knives in the dishwasher? Is rinse agent a scam or really necessary? Which is best: powder or liquid? And the biggie — do you have to RINSE the dishes before you wash? To settle these disputes unequivocally, I asked the dishwasher engineers at Kenmore and my local Sears repairman for their advice.

You work in your car; you practically live in it. And when you need to maximize the mobile office otherwise known as the front seat, sometimes you need to access Wi-Fi without schlepping all your papers and gear into a cafe. But how can you tap into the best signal from the parking lot? Plenty of tools can help with this road warrior's dilemma, including the big issue — finding Wi-Fi.

There is a community whose technology needs have been traditionally underserved: cats. But no longer. Dozens of apps designed to appeal specifically to your feline friends are now on the tablet market. But will your cat's claws scratch your screen — and do cats even like them?