https://www.optoutprescreen.com/
We pass this on, as a public service...
Unfortunately, this doesn't enable you to avoid any of the credit card companies' unsolicited non-firm offers of credit (i.e., the ones that require you to fill out an application first).
But at least you can start somewhere.
In other news, America's Test Kitchen rocks, especially Adam in the Equipment Corner. I love how totally geeked out you can get on kitchen gadgets. Adam and his crew come up with ingenious ways to stress-test gadgets.
They also inspired me to start using tongs on all sorts of things, which solved a number of my kitchen problems because I have trouble using spatulas reliably. Things slip off the sides or don't go where I want them to. Now, I flip the chicken without making a mess. (Or at least, without making as much of a mess. :)