I’ve mentioned before that my day job is at one of the University of North Carolina schools as a Help Desk Analyst. Working on a college campus is fun and at times has it’s advantages. For one thing, a lot of the university’s resources (such as the library and media labs) are available to faculty…
Find Your Next Car on eBay Motors
Almost a decade ago, an internet company changed the way people do things online and probably provided one of the biggest boons to internet commerce in history. EBay, Inc. has the right to call itself one of the world’s biggest online marketplaces. Nearly everyone I know has either bought something or sold something on EBay…
Where Are They Now: Bio-Dome
I’m sitting here watching Bio-Dome starring Paulie Shore and Stephen Baldwin (and even more notably, Kylie Minogue), and I can’t help but wonder: what ever happened to Paulie Shore and Stephen Baldwin? I mean, I understand that people wouldn’t care enough to check in on them from time to time. I don’t know that I…
Geek to Live, Instead of Living to Geek
How often have you thought, I just need to save up this much more money, or work this much overtime, so I can afford that new gadget or video game or computer when it comes out? Or how often do you spend hours on end in front of a computer screen? As I get older…
The Point Blank Critic
My friend just recently decided to start his own review blog called The Point Blank Critic. He’s really into trying new kinds of beer, Apple (Mac) computers and products, music, movies, video games, and technology in general. He also happens to be a pretty good cook, and one of my best friends. These last two…
Free Rental Promo Codes for Red Box Movies
A couple days ago, I wrote about getting a free rental from a Red Box movie rental machine using a promo code I got when I signed up and gave them my e-mail. Those codes can be used once per credit card, so if you had a credit card and say, a check card with…
Entrepreneurs: Own Your Own Franchise
So, the prospect of building your own business from scratch can be a little scary, depending on the business. For example, when you decide to open a restaurant – do you want to open a brand new business under your own name, or do you want to own a franchise location and market someone else’s…
Snow Lethargy
I’m not sure if it’s the nice toasty heating system from the central air in this building, the snow outside, or my general lack of sleep as of late, but man – I feel lazy. I’m sorry for the slowness of posts the last two days. It’s been so cold; I feel like I’m cold…
Run Away Forever: Hotel-Like Apartments in Budapest
The internet isn’t what it used to be. It’s better. Ten years ago, if someone had said “I’m moving to Budapest and I’m going to work from home over the internet,” I’d have called them crazy or been extremely impressed they were that high up in their company. Nowadays, the internet makes it possible to…
MacWorld 2008: AppleTV Software Upgrade
With the announcement of the AppleTV upgrade to allow for iTunes movie rentals also came some exciting news: a complete redesign of the user interface. Another issue some people are up-in-arms about is the fact that the HD movie rentals will only be available for the AppleTV. Which is fine with me – standard definition…