In the latest fun fun things my XP system has been doing, today it decided to disconnect all of my access to any form of network. That means no home network, no wireless, no direct cable connections. This, as you can imagine is not good (currently I’m ranting using my laptop and a neighbors wifi). [...]
Archive > August 2007
Backup there, Pilgrim
Since my server nearly ate itself, I have been perusing some of the backup services offered by a variety of companies. The results, so far, are unremarkable. As it happens, I found out about this online backup provider called iDrive-E. For a few bucks a month ($4.95 currently) you can have unlimited backup space for [...]
Time of your life
As I am now firmly in my late 20′s, I thought it about time to re-examine my life and see where I am compared to where I want to be. For better or worse, this took about 10 minutes (which is the amount of time it takes me to walk to the nearest all0night Starbucks; [...]
Blackjack comes to Backgammon Masters
Now a lot of you don’t know this, but I am a part time professional backgammon player… OK, no I’m not. But I do love the occasional game here and there so I was a little jazzed about blackjack being offered from Backgammon Masters. For those of you who don’t or haven’t played backgammon before, [...]
Quitting Smoking: A Practical Guide – Part 2
From my never ending source of advice and opinions, I have the second tip for those of you wanting to kick the habit. Its a rather simple truth and will put at least a few of you at ease. Tip #2: Its OK to slip up Really it is!Its not the end of the world [...]
Health Insurance Online
Since we had kids, insurance seems to be of a greater and greater concern for us in case something happens; cuts, broken bones, you know, normal kids stuff. Our insurance right now is rather high in my opinion so I am looking for a more reasonable service. Lo and behold I find USA Health Insurance [...]
Quitting Smoking: A Practical Guide – Part 1
When I decided to quit smoking (more like had the decision made for me) I tried a number of the “tried and true” methods for kicking the habit. Perhaps I didn’t follow them correctly, or perhaps I’m just special, but none of those methods worked out even slightly. With much struggle, and with the support [...]
Roots: “Ganked”
This is, possibly, my most favorite word to use (yes, even more than “foobs”). The origins of the word are simple enough. Its basically a contraction of “grab” and “yank” and refers to the somewhat underhanded appropriation of things, usually without the permission of the owner. Example: My friend said of someone “He ganked my [...]
Borrowing from Peter AND Paul
The rather overly complicated world of banking, specifically loans, can be frightening on the best day. If you are like me (and hey, don’t you all wish you were) than you are a little put off when going into the bank for Auto loans or, heaven forbid, a home loan. I happened upon Rebuild.org though [...]
We know where you are, heres whats around!
In the ever increasing use of the internet to find everything, search engines are the new card catalog, newspaper, news cast, even the new digital water cooler. And now, with a bit more tweaking, that water cooler will tell you whats near you just as if it read your mind. Radiux is now beta testing [...]
