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The Price of Happiness, Does Happiness Have A Price?
Monday December 22, 2008
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It is the holiday season and that begs the question, Can happiness be bought? Does fine wine bring happiness? A pair of bluejeans? How about a truffle or coffee that has been thru a small jungle creature? For me happiness comes from creation, and seeing things used in new and exciting ways.Watch this short TED…
NBC’s Today Program featured Visions Teen
Sunday December 21, 2008
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On Thursday November 11th, NBC’s Today Program featured Visions Teen. The program was about teens using prescription drugs and becoming addicted. Within minutes of the program airing our client Visions Teen Adolescent Treatment was able to post this video to their blog. Not only was this helpful information for the blog readers but the traffic…
craigslist.org and Holiday Shopping
Saturday December 20, 2008
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There are only five full days left to shop for Christmas and tomorrow at sundown the first candle of Hanukkah will be lit. In an effort to assist all of my shopping readers, I thought I might suggest to you to think about finding that really special gift on your local craigslist.org site. Yes, I…
10 Best Selling Cars of 2008
Friday December 19, 2008
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In a year where the price of gas at one point topped $4 per gallon, you might be surprised at the top selling cars in the US this year. The usual suspects from Honda and Toyota are on the list, Camry, Civic, Accord and Corolla are numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively. According to…
What colors to use on a website
Thursday December 18, 2008
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How do you decide on what colors to use for your website?This is the question you start with when designing a website and could determine how the website will look based on your decision. Webconsuls has recently designed Affirmations website which gives a soothing yet bright feeling. Located in Scottsdale, AZ the website’s colors catch…
Never Be Too Sure Of Yourself or How To Lose A Fortune
Wednesday December 17, 2008
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Bill Miller is a legendary mutual fund manager. Or, should I say, was a legend.As this story in the Wall Street Journal reveals Miller certainly was a legend.Miller managed the Legg Mason Value Trust Fund. From 1991 to 2005 the fund beat the broad averages every year. No other mutual fund manager can claim a…
Dog-friendly dog training with Ian Dunbar
Tuesday December 16, 2008
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From the 2007 Entertainment Gathering Conference Ian Dunbar, dog trainer, animal behaviorist and veterinarian, suggests we approach training from the point of view of the dog. This compassionate approach builds love and trust. These “interaction skills”, as Ian Dunbar calls them can be applied to not only our relationships with our pets but all of…
Library of Human Imagination, Jay Walker’s Amazing Space
Monday December 15, 2008
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Jay Walker, founder of Priceline.com and a speaker at TED, shares some the artifacts from his “Library of Human Imagination” and makes some predictions about our future. I for one would would love to be able to explore this incredible space created by Jay. Check out the full story about Jay Walkers Library of Human…
Flip Cameras and iPhones
Sunday December 14, 2008
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It was between 40 and 45 degrees yesterday up on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona; the wind felt like it was blowing 50 mph and it did not seem like we could find any cover. My friend Ryan and I went up there to do some bouldering for the day. When the conditions are this bad it…
Yammer | To Yammer or Not
Saturday December 13, 2008
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Webconsuls’ SMO team works hard to keep our clients and us up to date on all of the latest “gadgets” that seem to offer some benefit either for our website marketing or general business tools. I will admit that I am not always the first one to try out or sign up for the latest…
Backing Up Songs From Your Ipod Onto Your Hard Drive
Friday December 12, 2008
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Recently my 30GB Video Ipod started giving me trouble. The sound into my headphones was reduced to ‘mono’, coming through only the left earbud. I then contacted Apple and figured out the ipod was beyond repair- and yes I tried multiple pairs of headphones, which is not the issue. As a result I figured I…
Beta label removed from Google Chrome
Thursday December 11, 2008
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Today was the 15th release by Google and within 100 days of its initial launch. Google announced this morning the first release of Google Chrome without the beta label attached to it. We’ve been talking about Google Chrome since September and most of you already know what an amazingly fast browser it is. With the…