Getting Green for Old Gadgets; Deal of the Day: Retailers have expanded trade-in programs and recycling options for electronic waste.

Earth Day celebrants have some new ways to go green -- and get a little green -- by clearing their homes of old electronics. Electronics retailers and manufacturers increasingly encourage customers to be more responsible with their discarded ...

Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?

Home Security -- From the Cable Guy; Deal of the Day: Cable companies have branched out into security systems. Should you sign up?

TSA, Under Fire, Wants to Upgrade Its Service; Despite Recent Mistakes, Agency's Head Says Training Programs, Checkpoint Changes Will Improve Process

As anyone who travels regularly knows, airport screening has had its share of blunders, embarrassments and controversy. And the Transportation Security Administration is, once again, attempting to change that.

Passage to India—and the Dalai Lama; A rare rendezvous with the Tibetan spiritual leader in his gorgeous, gritty land of exile

Easy Chairs That Are Easy on the Eyes

I HAD TO LAUGH when at a recent dinner party in New Orleans our host dropped into his Archie Bunker-esque easy chair for a quick mid-meal-prep massage. The sensual back rub was administered by his XXL man-sized recliner. The cushy leather ...

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