whitsongordon
Whitson Gordon
whitsongordon
Whitson Gordon is a writer, gamer, and all-around tech nerd. He eats potato chips with chopsticks so he doesn't get grease on his mechanical keyboard.

I have my entire "My Documents" inside of SkyDrive, so it syncs that way, and I get more storage. But the real problem here is when a Game does not store its save files inside there, and uses some seep location in C: drive instead. There are some games that saves game nice an easy under "My Documents/Name_Game" or "My Read more

You can manage your symbolic links easily with Junction Link Magic to do this. Also a great benefit of doing game saves with Dropbox is you can restore previous versions, which you can't do with Steam Cloud. Read more

I accidentally chose the BCBS HMO at my current job when I first signed up for insurance. My doctor/hospital wouldn't accept it. So rather than find another doctor, I waited a whole year to see her as I had to wait for open enrollment again to change to the PPO. Very few providers in Chicago take the BCBS HMO. Read more

the HMO from blue cross/blue shield is amazing. what the average person doesnt realize is that the point of an HMO is so you can see that specific primary care physician and meet with the same doctor. this allows the whole medical process to be expidited because the doctor already knows who you are (chances are by Read more

The ER is the worst thing ever unless it's a critical emergency. My family has been there about a half dozen times. The average visit lasts about 6 hours. When it's not busy expect to get a room quickly but not see a doctor for at least an hour before that. You'll be waiting another hour for the doctor to give Read more

Something else you should look at is the total out of pocket cost (ranges from around $1500 to $6500 on healthcare.gov) and is more meaningful than the deductible. There's probably also difference in things like "free" doctors visits (usually you pay for these through much higher premiums). Read more

From what I've seen, the wait at urgent care places seems to usually be less than that at the ER. Also, using urgent care for minor issues (e.g., cuts, sprains, etc.) leaves the ER staff free to handle life-threatening emergencies (e.g., heart attacks, stroke, severe injuries, etc.). Read more

Why do BCBS plans typically cost much more than Humana or UnitedHealthOne with comparable deductibles? Is it a network difference? Read more

As was I initially. At the relative prices, I thought that the imports would be extremely poor quality. However, after weeks of reading information and reviews on them, I've been convinced otherwise. So much so that I'll be buying an X-Star DP2710 as soon as I've got some spare cash. Read more

I like it. He can job search from anywhere in the city. For those asking about his passport, he stated it's for proof of citizenship, so it's possible he visits Canada often. If he's dating someone in Vancouver or has friends there it makes sense, since the Canadian border is quite close to Seattle. Or maybe it's Read more

haha. Yep. Adam's out for a few weeks, so the bags are all mine for the time being. My secret evil plan is nearing completion. Read more

I've used Greenify for a good while now and the biggest differences I've found for me is that my battery life has been much better, and my phone doesn't get sluggish from unwanted apps running in the background. Read more