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What is Fantasy Football?
Friday August 21, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes
As the NFL season approaches, many of us sports geeks play a game where we draft our own team of offensive players who gain points to determine a winner within our own made up leagues. Especially if you are in a city without an NFL franchise to root for (like me in LA- ridiculous), Fantasy…
Will LeapFish compete with Google and other Search Engines?
Friday August 21, 2009
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LeapFish.com is a search engine portal that allows you to search through Google, Yahoo, and MSN (Now known as Bing). Some say that LeapFish might even be competing with Google but I don’t believe it can since its main search results are based off of Google’s engine. LeapFish does have some nice features though; it…
Ideas to Improve the iPhone
Wednesday August 19, 2009
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About six weeks ago I broke down and got an iPhone – a 3GS no less. I moved up, way up, from a razor cellphone. I think the iPhone is about the coolest thing. When I was on vacation I was connected to news, weather, sports, and email without TV or computer. After I made…
How to Find New iPhone Applications
Tuesday August 18, 2009
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To keep track of the ever changing list of applications for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, AppShopper is a great resource. As you look across the top of the page you may choose to search on All, Paid, or Free apps. There is also a button for Updates, New Apps and Price Changes. One of…
Social Entrepreneurs Using Micro Financing To Promote Change
Monday August 17, 2009
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Be the change you want to see in the world. As we and our children’s children get stuck with billions is bailouts by the brain trust in Washington for the fat cats on Wall Street, bankers and automakers, social entrepreneurs are using Micro Financing to make real change. What is Microfinance? From WikiPedia Some principles…
The World of Mouth Revolution
Sunday August 16, 2009
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The world of Socialnomics has taken over and it is clear that Social Networking is not just a phase that will be over soon. The fact is that social media has a life of its own and it grows automatically, replicating itself like a virus. Just about everyone on the planet with access to the…
Were you at Woodstock 1969?
Saturday August 15, 2009
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So here we are with another one of those 40th anniversary Saturdays. Were you at Woodstock 1969? I am going to save you a lot of reading time. I was not at Woodstock 1969, but you all know I am old enough to have been there. It so happens that Woodstock took place in Bethel,…
Les Paul Passes at 94 Years Old Yesterday
Friday August 14, 2009
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Les Paul died yesterday from complications from pneumonia. If you have never heard of Les Paul or wonder why the music community is making such a big deal for this guy, let me share my perspective. Les Paul created the guitar for rock, pop, country, funk, rap etc, etc. The picture included are my personal instruments…
iPhone has the capability to deposit checks?
Thursday August 13, 2009
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USAA Bank allows you to deposit checks using the iPhone. USAA Bank already has an App on the iPhone, as do most banks. However, USAA Bank is the the first to allow their customers to simply take a picture and send in the deposit. This feature will only be available in San Antonio, TX initially…
Car Games for Family Driving Vacations
Tuesday August 11, 2009
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As a kid summertime meant the annual summer vacation. While these times were ripe with adventure and excitement for us kids I can’t help but now reflect on these memories from a new perspective, the parent. There is actually a renewed level of comedy to my memories as I recall my parents struggle with the…
Ice Cream Freeze Let’s Chill
Monday August 10, 2009
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Sunday was the 55th anual San Clemente Fiesta and street fair. And as you can see from the above shot up Del Mar, it was a packed house. Lucky for us Ella has been spending the last few weeks at the Boys and Girls club getting ready for her “Prime Time” Dance review,…
Breakfast Club Weird Science Sixteen Candles
Sunday August 9, 2009
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John Hughes suffered a heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to NYC to visit family at the age of 59. He directed such ’80s hit films as “The Breakfast Club”, “Weird Science”, “Sixteen Candles” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. I grew up watching his movies; they never seemed to get old…