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How to make Wishes come True

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:37:16 +0000

Fall comes and leaves fall. No problem unless you have large trees on the property. We have two huge trees in the back yard. Every year the trees drop their leaves. Some are blown away by the wind but most end up lining the fence around the yard.

The other day I [...]

Buying a Computer

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:24:27 +0000

Sometimes it is as important to know what not to buy as it is to know what is good to buy. This blurb offers both.

First, what to buy. Apple, apple, apple. My own personal favorite is the Macbook. Not just any Macbook. It has to have at least 2 gig [...]

Price Check

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:52:43 +0000

I have quit buying stuff at the local True Value store because they no longer offer true value or any value at all.

Most recently I needed a J-trap for a sink repair. I could not use the cheaper PVC type. I needed the old fashioned brass type. I went to the true [...]

Debit Card

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:13:31 +0000

We don’t max out our credit cards anymore. We do not have any credit cards anymore. Now we max out out debit cards.

debit cards are great. No checks to write. No bills to pay. No credit limits because it is pay as you go so there is no interest either. [...]

The Case for Netflix

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:50:39 +0000

Back in the good old days cable was a luxury. The luxury of lots of channels to choose from and not so many commercial interruptions. It came at a price. Over time that price began to escalate along with commercial interruptions. You could improve the viewing experience by subscribing to one [...]

SPAM

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:35:40 +0000

At the bottom of this blog page, in the right column, is a banner identifying itself as SPAM claming 251 spam blocked.

It has been claiming that same score ever since it showed up after the last upgrade. I have no idea where it came from or why. I do suspect it is spam [...]

Thermaltake TR2 430w power supply

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:30:46 +0000

Some time ago my son-in-law experienced a major failure in his external hard drive storage system. He pulled the whole thing and replaced it with a new system. He boxed up the old system and let me have it. One of the external hard drive cases was a Thermaltake. I was [...]

Contracting Jobs

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:41:36 +0000

When contracting a job of a home improvement nature (or any other nature for that matter) make sure you are dealing with the actual company that is to do the job. Preferably with the actual person who will have primary responsibility for the job.

The best way to screw up a project is to get [...]

Home Depot

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:42:26 +0000

On my last trip to handy homers yesterday I was amazed at all the friendly people offering help. Aint it wonderful?

Not really. A lady approached me offering to help with my tile selection claiming that she was a tile ‘expert’. I told her if she really wanted to help, learn how [...]

Negative Political ads

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:17:36 +0000

When politicians come up for re-election empty handed, with no significant positive accomplishments, they resort to amplifying the negative accomplishments of their opponents.

Currently we have the two major candidates both running negative ads.

I believe this is an admission on their part that they have no good news. Just bad news about each other.

I [...]