John T

I've got a smartphone (Droid) from Verizon. Somebody has put a web page as the home which redirects to a pornographic site. I didn't choose this, how do secure my phone from somebody altering my home page?

I have an above ground pool (Intex). The pool has some salt in in and then we make chlorine via electrolosys.

Unfortunately, we neglected the pool, and the warming temperatures, and the pump not running has turned it green. What's the best way to make the pool suitable for swimming? Should I just dump more salt in and run the pumps?

I really don't want to drain and refill it - I live in Southern California and we are in severe drought conditions. Moreover, it's not cheap to do it.

4th Edition D&D has a value for items rated at the following levels

Level 5 = 1000

Level 10 = 5000

Level 15 = 25000

so for some item, level L, if the value is V

V = f(L) then

5V = f(L+5)

Can somebody figure out a value for the function, to generate points with this data set?

Grindhouse was recently released to DVD's I have some resold from Blockbuster. The only preview I have is "Machete" at the front of Planet Terror. However, I know there's a "Thanksgiving" short and another preview. I would like to see those previews - where are they available? What DVD contains them?

Our television picture cuts out. It will be on for a few minutes, then the video display disappears, leaving a totally black screen, although sound remains. We've had the TV for about 3 years. It is wall mounted and is not jostled.

After a while it does come back, but it is only displaying properly for a few minutes.

Is there an easy fix? Or, is it repairable? Should I be shopping for a new TV?

Just before the end of the year, I bought a mutual fund with a substantial sales load. Can I deduct the cost of the sales load from my taxes as an investment expense?