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Another Change From Google
Wednesday May 13, 2009
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Google has released a change that could have a major effect on how people search and what web pages they eventually visit. The new feature is call Google Search Options. It gives searchers the opportunity to easily find videos, forums, or reviews about the topic they were searching. In addition there is something called the…
Make and Post Movies to YouTube and Facebook Using Just Your iPhone
Tuesday May 12, 2009
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Tubey, a new application for the iPhone, creates and posts movies to YouTube and Facebook. Take your pictures. Assemble and order your shots. Choose your transitions. Choose your music from a wide selection of copyright free music. Add captions. Create your video. Post your video to YouTube or Facebook. All from your iPhone. All from…
How To Make French Toast
Monday May 11, 2009
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Yesterday was Mothers Day and across American men were waking up and Googling, “How to make French Toast” I had more hope for them than I did for the guys who were searching for the next related phrase, “How to scramble an egg” Kinda waiting for the last minute on that one eh guys? How…
The Dead with Warren Haynes
Sunday May 10, 2009
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I was eleven years old when the American icon Jerry Garcia left this planet for good. At that time in my life the Grateful Dead were just a band with a cool name that I knew very little, if anything, about. Jerry’s death was much less significant to my generation than Kurt Cobain, who had…
How I Remember Mom
Saturday May 9, 2009
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This is Mother’s Day weekend…my mom, Marie Julia Lynch Eagen, passed away three years ago next month. But today I thought I would share with you how I remember Mom. Below is the eulogy I wrote for my mother’s funeral on June 23, 2006. “It is not easy to capture the essence of our mother.…
Scrubs Final Episode
Friday May 8, 2009
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The ‘Scrubs’ TV finale was this week. If you never caught the show, let me turn you on to it after this run is over. Scrubs is a medical comedy set in a southern California hospital, that follows around 3 interns from their 1st day of residency through 8 years of growth and friendship. In…
Cow tipping or Smart car tipping?
Thursday May 7, 2009
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A tipped cow. Taken near the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Traditionally you would hear stories of people going cow-tipping at night when they are bored. Cow tipping is simply tipping over a cow (some view it as animal abuse). Some think its best to do this activity when the cow is…
iPhone Airmouse in the Bedroom
Thursday May 7, 2009
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Ever wish you could wake up in the morning and not get out of bed? The ability to work from anywhere in your house has arrived. With a large enough monitor, one could literally work from bed if they so desired. Now, obviously, one would not work from their bed, but the ability to do…
Another Up Month
Wednesday May 6, 2009
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April was another good month for the stock market and for our portfolios. At the end of April we were still down for the year, but coming back.Our portfolio modeled after the Fortune 500 closed the month at $9701, a gain of $674 for the month of April. The low risk portfolio closed at $9856.52,…
Spring in the Arizona Living Desert
Sunday May 3, 2009
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Spring in the Arizona living desert is amazing to see! Between the colorful array of Cactus flowers and the wildlife doing the sacred “dance”, there is much to marvel at. Over the past month Doves have made their nests all over the property, mostly in obvious place like underneath patio roofs and high up in…
Does PPC Help Branding?
Friday May 1, 2009
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New Research suggests that Pay Per Click campaigns can positively affect branding. In the words of the linked article, ‘Turns out that search lifts brand metrics, particularly when paired with other media. Better yet, post-click lift in search metrics is off the charts, perhaps finally validating my branding effectiveness ‘.Get you name out there as…
Cooking, quick and easy, when you get down to it
Thursday April 30, 2009
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I hate to take out my own food and am very lazy when it comes to it. I love to eat but find it a big waste of time to prepare it, cook it, eat it, and then clean up. I just don’t find it being productive really.Last night, my wife (still getting use to…