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7/2/2009 12:22 PM

RISMEDIA, July 3, 2009-(MCT)-In 1955, Zenith introduced the first wireless TV remote control, the Flash-Matic, followed a year later by the Space Command. Since then, the standard remotes that most viewers get with their TVs or when they sign up for cable have changed little, adding buttons but retaining the same basic design and button format [......Read More

To Protect and Surf: Security on the Web

7/2/2009 12:16 PM

RISMEDIA, July 3, 2009-(MCT)-Q. How much security do I need? There are different software companies that offer “protection” for different costs. For example, Norton offers AntiVirus, Internet Security, and Norton 360. AntiVirus is the least expensive, and Norton 360 is the most expensive. Is this a case of you get what you pay for? Or [...Read More

Florida Offers Help to Some with Home Down Payment

7/1/2009 3:44 PM

RISMEDIA, July 2, 2009-(MCT)-Starting Wednesday, Florida hopes to stoke its real estate market by becoming one of the few states to offer $8,000 in down-payment assistance to qualified home buyers so they can benefit upfront from a new federal tax credit. The state Legislature set aside $30 million to create the Florida Home buyer Opportunity ...Read More

How to Celebrate with Style on July 4th

6/30/2009 3:16 PM

RISMEDIA, July 1, 2009-(MCT)-Fourth of July entertaining doesn’t have to mean carting out the box of American flag decor and cutesy gadgets with red-white-and-blue everything. Make your decor go farther by staying away from the flag accessories you can only use once a year. Instead, buy things in solid colors that you could use throughou...Read More

Home Sales Advantage - Fiber-Based Broadband

6/30/2009 3:02 PM

RISMEDIA, July 1, 2009-As the real estate market begins to show signs of recovery amid increased sales and low mortgage rates, sellers are looking for every advantage. Now new research shows just such an edge comes from fiber-based telecommunications services like Verizon FiOS Internet and FiOS TV. A national study of U.S. broadband consumers by RV...Read More

Are Brokered CDs too Good to be True? Look Closer

6/29/2009 3:32 PM

RISMEDIA, June 30, 2009-(MCT)-William Katker thought he was playing it safe and smart when he parked some retirement money last year in a high-yield certificate of deposit he purchased through his stock brokerage. Katker’s government-insured six-month CD had an annual percentage yield of nearly 4%, which easily beat the returns of the money-m...Read More

Home Buyer Beware - 3 Little-Known Moving Scams

6/29/2009 3:19 PM

RISMEDIA, June 30, 2009-With millions of Americans moving this summer-the busiest part of the moving season-it bears repeating: beware of unscrupulous moving companies. Relocation.com, the leading online consumer resource for moving services, identified some of the less familiar tricks to avoid and offers guidelines to prevent getting taken. “...Read More

Survey Reveals How Americans View Homeownership as a Way to Build Wealth

6/28/2009 1:10 PM

RISMEDIA, June 29, 2009-(MCT)-Nearly half of American adults who participated in a recent survey said they no longer believe that homeownership is a realistic way to build wealth, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling reported this week. The findings, from a recent survey of about 1,000 people, run counter to the long-held perception t...Read More

Retire, and Be Happy - The 7 Keys to a Successful Retirement

6/28/2009 1:07 PM

RISMEDIA, June 29, 2009-(MCT)-Dead is the new retirement. OK, that doesn’t sound appealing, but working till you drop is a heck of a lot better than playing crappy golf at the country club, eating chicken salad sandwiches for lunch, and complaining about your gall bladder. At least, it is if you can find a job in retirement [......Read More

FrontDoor.com Expands Audience Through Partnership with Internet Broadcasting

6/25/2009 3:01 PM

RISMEDIA, June 26, 2009-HGTV’s real estate website FrontDoor.com now opens the door for millions of additional Web users to find the latest in home listings combined with trusted home-related videos and information. A new strategic content distribution partnership announced today will see FrontDoor content featured prominently across the Int...Read More