Bonnie Foster

Google keeps adding new features to Google Maps and Google Earth. The latest: As of today you can type in a restaurant or other place you like in Google Maps and receive recommendations of nearby places you might like just as much or more. Sure, it’s not quite as radical as something like the rumored store interior pics in Google Street View, but it’s always good to see more robust location services. Yelp offers something vaguely similar with a “people who viewed this also viewed” box, but Google’s algorithm is probably more sophisticated. - Bonnie Foster

An analytics company called Net Applications has determined that Google’s Chrome web browser is stealing market share from both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. In January, Chrome grew by 0.57% to 5.20% of the browser market. Meanwhile, Firefox shrunk by 0.20% to 24.41% and IE shrunk 0.51% to 62.18%. Safari and Opera both stayed put, more or less; Safari grew 0.05% to 4.51% and Opera shrunk 0.02% to 2.38%. - Bonnie Foster

Yes, I know. It’s a salad. Who wants to go to a vegan website and see a recipe for salad? I keep salads to an absolute minimum around here. So when one does show up, it’s a freakin’ delicious salad. And this one is definitely freakin’ delicious. - Bonnie Foster

The iPad is not the transformational device so many Apple enthusiasts were hoping for. It won’t turn all the content industries upside down, it won’t be your primary computing device, and it’s not even a bigger, better iPhone. - Bonnie Foster

We are a family of non-grillers. While other Americans are happily firing away during the hot summer, filling up their neighborhoods with juicy aromas, we tend to stay inside and think of what we can make for dinner that doesn't use the stove or oven. The problem is that Sacramento summers start early and go on forever, and cold food just gets tiring after a month or two. Which is why I brought home a grill a few weeks ago. Today's grill experiment was this chipotle grilled chicken with Monterey Jack cheese and avocados on hamburger buns. I loved it, as did my guinea pig recipe testers Molly and David. By the way, I know there are probably some mayo haters out there. I tried it without mayo, and it was too dry. If you don't like mayo, then mash up the avocados into a guacamole. You need the creaminess of either the avocado or the mayo to balance the spiciness of the chile and the roughness of the grilled bun. - Bonnie Foster

Or should I just drive the other car until we take it in? Despite buying it last May, it really is like brand new, since we don't drive a lot. Mileage is very low. I'm not a happy camper right now. :( - Bonnie Foster

I'd definitely give the dealer a call. - Stephen Mack

Here's some info http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr... - Rodfather

Thanks Rodfather....at least that eases my mind a little bit. Like I said the car hasn't been used that much, and (knock on wood) drives like a charm. Stephen, we're going to take it in as soon as we receive our recall letter. My husband said he read in the paper today that the letters are going out to customers ASAP. - Bonnie Foster

U.S. President Barack Obama’s first official State of the Union address will be delivered tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. EST. While you’ll be able to catch it on the TV networks, you might prefer to watch on your computer or your mobile device and take advantage of all the social media integration the White House and media outlets are trying out this time; Facebook discussions will appear on at least four sites. - Bonnie Foster

Last week we asked you to share your favorite email client, then we rounded up the results for a vote. Now we're back to announce the winners and how the race shook out. - Bonnie Foster

Microsoft has filed suit against TiVo, specifically accusing the company of infringing on its video purchasing and delivery patents. This comes just days after a lawsuit was filed by TiVo against AT&T, one of Microsoft’s biggest customers. The best way to explain this complicated series of affairs is through a short timeline. Here’s the summary of what’s happened thus far: - Bonnie Foster