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The Repo Man Goes High Tech

No pay, no start! That’s the price for car owners with bad credit that purchase a vehicle from an auto dealer using an electronic device called the Payteck Smart Box . The Smart Box is manufactured and sold by Pay Technologies LLC of Cleveland, OH and sales for $200.
Used car dealers specializing in sales to […]

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

USDA Grants Open Range Communications $257 Million Loan to Bring Broadband to Rural Communities

Here’s a news item that appears a bit fishy, though great news for rural America.  It should be filed under “your tax dollars at questionable work.”  I’ve just learned that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to loan a startup company called Open Range Communications $257 million dollars to bring broadband to 518 rural […]

Sunday, March 30th, 2008