A three-piece tool set for $2. A brand-name computer toy for $10. Sounds like the department store of one’s Christmas dreams, right? These items — along with numerous other gifts — were displayed on tables and shelves at a special Christmas Store recently offered as a ministry for struggling families at Henderson Hills Baptist Church, [...]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – When crooks grabbed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from Underwood’s Jewelers early Thursday, it’s likely they had in mind a way to get rid of it. During this time of year, one way may be to pawn it or sell it online. “There are some pretty slick people out [...]

Confidence in the tech sector appears to be recovering on strong results from Tibco and Red Hat and optimism about the economy, after sinking earlier this week in the wake of a disappointing report from Oracle. Enterprise software has been a bright spot in a trying year for tech, as economic concerns dampened spending on [...]

My ISP, Earthlink, notified me to upgrade the 2009 Norton Antivirus software program with the Norton 360 Online software program. I have installed and run all the protection scans of the Norton 360. This new version has a PC Tuneup feature that seems to duplicate what the Earthlink PC FineTune software does that is installed [...]

By STEPHANIE ZIMMERMANN szimmermann@suntimes.com December 23, 2011 3:52PM Reprints THE FIXER HAS SAVED YOU $1,197,421 Updated: December 23, 2011 6:59PM Dear Fixer: On Aug. 14, we purchased a refrigerator at our local Sears. When the appliance was delivered, we found it had an unfilled hole where insulation should be. Sears would not repair it, but [...]