When I bought my Acura last year about this time, one of the first things I noticed when I drove it is that the headlights were particularly bright. Most of the time, you’ll notice headlights are incandescent bulbs that give off a yellowish hue. These lights are pretty bright, but compared to the bright white…
Futurama: Bender’s Big Score
I just finished watching the new Futurama movie – “Futurama: Bender’s Big Score” on DVD. We picked it up at the local movie rental store, and watched it after “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry” (which was pretty funny). If you’ve been a Futurama fan for as long as I and my friends have…
Everybody’s Working for The Weekend
It’s Saturday – and thank you Jesus! This week has been crazy – I feel like I’ve been angry at every turn. My job requires me to be patient with the people I interact with (yours probably does too). The deal with anyone who deals with customers or coworkers is that you’re allowed to be…
Retailing on eBay: Become an eBay Store Owner
The other day I was on eBay checking the auction for the Nintendo Wii I listed. It was up to $202.50 with six bids (three bidders) and only two days left! Normally all the bidding takes place at the end, so I intend to make a lot more than that on it. It occurred to…
Rebuild Your Credit with Offers for ‘Bad Credit’ Consumers
Down on your luck? Gotten your debt down, but your credit is still destroyed? There’s always hope without going to those non-profit companies you hear advertised on TV all the time. You can still qualify for offers from credit card companies and banks that are especially for “bad credit” customers. You can get bad credit…
Custom Ringtones for the iPhone… Finally!
It looks like Apple has quietly slipped the ability to import custom ringtones via the latest version of GarageBand. The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has a quick post up about a new Apple support page that mentions a new “Share > Send Ringtone to iTunes” option. There have been reports of other options for iPhone…
Create a Safe Workplace
Whether you’re an HR director or a small business owner, you will always need to consider safety in the work place. Many businesses have an employee who, as part of their duties, is the company safety officer. This person will usually go around to make sure everything is OSHA or some other safety standard compliant.…
In Search of Sanity
Seriously folks, I can’t wait until the 21st of December. That is the very last day of work before a week-long paid vacation for Christmas. I’m going to go home and see my mom and dad and sister, relax, enjoy not doing anything (except maybe taking care of my mom) and sit on my butt.…
Favorite Johnny Depp Moments
Okay. I’ll admit. I like Johnny Depp. But only as a friend, and maybe as an actor. In light of the upcoming release of the Sweeny Todd movie, I’ve decided to recap my two favorite Johnny Depp moments, and then watch them brawl to the death and only one is left standing. Moment #1: Once…
Download This!: Roll Your Own VPN
There are lots of commercial solutions out there for setting up a Virtual Private Network (VPN), but they’re all on the expensive side for the casual user. Why on earth would someone want to setup a VPN at home, when you have your own real network to play with? Simple. There’s a big old world…