Allergies are in full bloom here.  The sounds of sneezes and sniffles fill the air here at the Allegro HQ and everyone is asking themselves… “Do I have a cold?  Is it Allergies?  Do I have a cold?…. 
If you can’t tell, and it is April in AZ, it’s probably nasal allergies.
Back when, folks moved here from [...]

I remember my mom and dad dumping buckets of water into the big humidifier in our living room each winter in Nebraska. I loved the warm moist mist that steamed from it, making the hot dry air pumped out by the furnace a little easier to breathe. I never really thought about it until I moved out [...]

First of all, Do You Need a Humidifier?
Humidifier Types:
Central humidifiers are built into home heating and air conditioning systems and are designed to humidify the whole house.
 
Ultrasonic humidifiers produce a cool mist with ultrasonic vibration.
Surround Air MiniAire Humidifier – A palm-sized humidifier that’s perfect for your office or car.  Weighs less than 1 lb.
SonicAire Humidifier – [...]

Apparently you can get really, really sick if you don’t keep your portable humidifier clean. 
Here are Mayo Clinic’s Tips for portable humidifiers:

Use distilled or demineralized water. Tap water contains minerals that can create deposits inside your humidifier that promote bacterial growth. And, when released into the air, these minerals often appear as white dust on [...]