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The discovery of Tobacco
2008-06-11 12:39:00 In honor of the upcoming fathers day, I thought I'd relate in this weeks podlet (audio) an intersting theory my Dad told me about some years. How Tobacco may have been discovered. If his theory were correct, Today, of course cigarette and the tobacoo industry now has nothing to do with the purpose this 'magical fire plant' may have had thousands of years ago. Hope you enjoy it ! Read More... More About: Discovery
The discovery of Tobacco
2008-06-11 07:39:00 In honor of the upcoming fathers day, I thought I'd relate in this weeks podlet (audio) an intersting theory my Dad told me about some years. How Tobacco may have been discovered. If his theory were correct, Today, of course cigarette and the tobacoo industry now has nothing to do with the purpose this 'magical fire plant' may have had thousands of years ago. Hope you enjoy it ! Read More... More About: Discovery
My name is Brad and I have SDS (Sarcasm Deficiency Syndrome
2008-06-10 13:18:00 Rating: Excellent Read More... More About: Sarcasm , Syndrome , Brad
Learning about Father's Day
2008-06-10 11:28:00 Who came up with fathers day? Her name was Sonora Louise Smart Dodd and she lived in Spokane, Washington. Sonora was the oldest of six children raised by their father, William Jackson Smart, when their mother died during childbirth. Sonora honored and revered her father, and while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909, she determined there should also be a day to honor fathers. Find out more at the link below: Read More... More About: Learning
My name is Brad and I have SDS (Sarcasm Deficiency Syndrome
2008-06-10 11:18:00 Here is my humours entry into the DSM manual. This is the diagnositc manual used by Doctors (eg: pschologists). Do determine various mental illness problems. So here is my contribution to the world of medical science. Take a quick read, do you know others with this problem as well? Read More... More About: Sarcasm , Syndrome , Brad
Learning about Father's Day
2008-06-10 06:28:00 Who came up with fathers day? Her name was Sonora Louise Smart Dodd and she lived in Spokane, Washington. Sonora was the oldest of six children raised by their father, William Jackson Smart, when their mother died during childbirth. Sonora honored and revered her father, and while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909, she determined there should also be a day to honor fathers. Find out more at the link below: Read More... More About: Learning
Test your hearing and music knowledge
2008-06-09 12:45:00 For today's quiz, we will testing your hearing - and your music knowledge. The sound clip included in this link contains 3 songs (and only 3 songs). Have a listent to this clip and see if you can identify the 3 songs and artists who made this music. Good Luck ! Read More... More About: Music , Knowledge , Test , Hearing
Test your hearing and music knowledge
2008-06-09 10:45:00 For today's quiz, we will testing your hearing - and your music knowledge. The sound clip included in this link contains 3 songs (and only 3 songs). Have a listent to this clip and see if you can identify the 3 songs and artists who made this music. Good Luck ! Read More... More About: Music , Knowledge , Test , Hearing
Where's the iHype?
2008-06-07 20:37:00 Shhh ! I have a secret for you. Do you own your own company, and have recently launched your own website? Many years ago the company I used to work for launched their website. It took us a long time to build a steady stream of quality traffic to our site. We did search engine optimization (SEO) had the address on all our business cards, and conducted webinars. We watched our traffic like crazy, an increase in traffic meant an increase in profits (in theory). But always there was this question hanging over us. What can we do to get more visitors, more traffic? I was the system admin, and part time web developer. I had some ideas and helped out a little to build traffic, but I figured the real magic was up to the marketing gurus. If only I knew then what I know now. Today everyone has a blog, and wants to be a reporter. Many of these blogs are very popular and receive lots of raffic. So if you have a new website and want to get the word and generate a buzz - this is an excellent o...
Where's the iHype?
2008-06-07 18:37:00 Shhh ! I have a secret for you. Do you own your own company, and have recently launched your own website? Many years ago the company I used to work for launched their website. It took us a long time to build a steady stream of quality traffic to our site. We did search engine optimization (SEO) had the address on all our business cards, and conducted webinars. We watched our traffic like crazy, an increase in traffic meant an increase in profits (in theory). But always there was this question hanging over us. What can we do to get more visitors, more traffic? I was the system admin, and part time web developer. I had some ideas and helped out a little to build traffic, but I figured the real magic was up to the marketing gurus. If only I knew then what I know now. Today everyone has a blog, and wants to be a reporter. Many of these blogs are very popular and receive lots of raffic. So if you have a new website and want to get the word and generate a buzz - this is an excellent o...
Deal of the week - June 6
2008-06-06 13:46:00 Rating: Excellent Read More... More About: June , Deal , Week
Deal of the week - June 6
2008-06-06 11:46:00 Oh how I wish I could own this combo PDA/GPS. This is certainly a cool item. It's an ALL-IN-ONE swiss army PDA. I've looked at these things before and they are easiy over $500. But here are some refurbished ones on ebay for 50% of that price. Plus it looks like many of them come with the whole car kit, and accessories. I've always wanted to try Geo-caching, and this would be an excellent device for it. Plus with bluetooth, I could send my location information from my cell phone (or maybe find my car when I loose it in the parking lot !) I paid over $300 for my last PDA which did not have the integrated GPS, How much more could they possibly stick in these things anyway. I really love the 'turn it on it's side view and it looks just like any other GPS. Read More... More About: June , Deal , Week
Understanding Movie Prices
2008-06-05 19:44:00 If you're like me.. [besides being a bit crazy]..you would be growing more and more annoyed at the advertisements being played in movie theatres !! Haven't seen them yet? If not please let me know, where you live, so I can start going to your movie theatre :-) After paying $10.00 for the movie, plus $15.00 for concessions, then sitting through 30 minutes of adveritsing, finally I get to watch my movie. What's up with that? Read More... More About: Movie , Understanding , Prices
Understanding Movie Prices
2008-06-05 17:44:00 If you're like me.. [besides being a bit crazy]..you would be growing more and more annoyed at the advertisements being played in movie theatres !! Haven't seen them yet? If not please let me know, where you live, so I can start going to your movie theatre :-) After paying $10.00 for the movie, plus $15.00 for concessions, then sitting through 30 minutes of adveritsing, finally I get to watch my movie. What's up with that? Read More... More About: Movie , Understanding , Prices
Going GaGa over JaJah
2008-06-03 13:38:00 The other day while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, they happened to mention a service called JaJah so I decided to check it out. JaJah is a long distance service provider that offers cheap calling ll around the world. Plus, calls are free between JaJah users up to 150 minutes per week! Calls are usually made using Voice over IP or (VOIP) technology, but in a differnt way then other services such as Skype or Vonage. With Skype, calls are made through your computer, and not through your normal phone. Vonage calls do use a normal phone, but you need to buy a special adapter and sign-up for their monthly service plan. JaJah calls work simply by logging into the JaJah website, and entering the number you want to dial. The system then calls your local phone (or cell phone!), and then calls your long distance number and connects the 2 phones together. I don't have to stay on the JaJah site. Once connected, the call does not use my internet connection so I can shut dow... More About: Jajah
Going GaGa over JaJah
2008-06-03 11:38:00 The other day while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, they happened to mention a service called JaJah so I decided to check it out. JaJah is a long distance service provider that offers cheap calling ll around the world. Plus, calls are free between JaJah users up to 150 minutes per week! Calls are usually made using Voice over IP or (VOIP) technology, but in a differnt way then other services such as Skype or Vonage. With Skype, calls are made through your computer, and not through your normal phone. Vonage calls do use a normal phone, but you need to buy a special adapter and sign-up for their monthly service plan. JaJah calls work simply by logging into the JaJah website, and entering the number you want to dial. The system then calls your local phone (or cell phone!), and then calls your long distance number and connects the 2 phones together. I don't have to stay on the JaJah site. Once connected, the call does not use my internet connection so I can shut dow... More About: Jajah
The missionaries and the Cannibals
2008-06-02 15:20:00 Three missionaries and three cannibals come to a river and find a boat that holds two. If the cannibals ever outnumber the missionaries on either bank, the missionaries will be eaten. How shall they cross? I was very excited, when I found a flash version of this problem, which is popular in many AI (Artifical Intelligences) classes. I used to play around with it using 3 pennies and 3 quarters, but this flash version is much more fun. Just follow the link and give it a try. This is one of my favorite problems by far. Read More... More About: Missionaries
The missionaries and the Cannibals
2008-06-02 13:20:00 Three missionaries and three cannibals come to a river and find a boat that holds two. If the cannibals ever outnumber the missionaries on either bank, the missionaries will be eaten. How shall they cross? I was very excited, when I found a flash version of this problem, which is popular in many AI (Artifical Intelligences) classes. I used to play around with it using 3 pennies and 3 quarters, but this flash version is much more fun. Just follow the link and give it a try. This is one of my favorite problems by far. Read More... More About: Missionaries
You don't have to ditch the Day Job
2008-06-01 22:49:00 Tony Wright gives some tips and suggestions on ideas for startups and working part time in addition to your full time job. Finding the extra time to start your own business can be a daunting task. Will it be sucessful? How much are you willing to risk? When it comes to starting your own business. Careful time management can allow you to have your cake and eat it oo. Read More...
IWK Telethon - Don't foget to give
2008-05-31 14:33:00 Specialized hostpitals for sick children are a very important aspect of our socieity. Health care costs are really expensive, and in Canada we are lucky to have many costs paid for through a universal health system. However, it is particulaly tragic when one of our kids aquires a critical disease or illness. Regardless of whether you've had kids or not, you probably know of someone near you who required specialized treatment at one of these hospitals, and unfortunalty government funding just isn't always enough. Every year, these hospitals, such as the IWK hold telethons. Various fundraising occurs through out the year. Both individuals and business contribute. Call centers, television, radio stations and hundres of other volenteers devote their time to help raise money for this needy cause. The IWK is one of these hospitals and is located in Halifax Nova Scotia, but many other hosptials through out Canada gernally hold similar telethons around the same time. If you can, plea... More About: Give
IWK Telethon - Don't foget to give
2008-05-31 12:33:00 Specialized hostpitals for sick children are a very important aspect of our socieity. Health care costs are really expensive, and in Canada we are lucky to have many costs paid for through a universal health system. However, it is particulaly tragic when one of our kids aquires a critical disease or illness. Regardless of whether you've had kids or not, you probably know of someone near you who required specialized treatment at one of these hospitals, and unfortunalty government funding just isn't always enough. Every year, these hospitals, such as the IWK hold telethons. Various fundraising occurs through out the year. Both individuals and business contribute. Call centers, television, radio stations and hundres of other volenteers devote their time to help raise money for this needy cause. The IWK is one of these hospitals and is located in Halifax Nova Scotia, but many other hosptials through out Canada gernally hold similar telethons around the same time. If you can, plea... More About: Give
"Star Trek" Style Holography demonstrated by phone company
2008-05-30 19:18:00 If you've ever wanted to be treated by The Doctor from Star Trek : Voyager, this week you just got a step closer. Telstra demonstrated tech this week that allowed a high definition 3D image of a person to be captured, sped over a high speed data network, and projected in full 3D glory to a watching audience. Quite spectacular! Read More... More About: Phone , Company , Style
"Star Trek" Style Holography demonstrated by phone company
2008-05-30 17:18:00 If you've ever wanted to be treated by The Doctor from Star Trek : Voyager, this week you just got a step closer. Telstra demonstrated tech this week that allowed a high definition 3D image of a person to be captured, sped over a high speed data network, and projected in full 3D glory to a watching audience. Quite spectacular! Read More... More About: Phone , Company , Style
Get the Office 2007 Compability Pack
2008-05-30 14:43:00 If you haven't upgraded to Office 2007 yet (and it really odd new interface). You might be confused about these new file extensions like .docx, .doxm, .xlsx. Perhaps you've recieved it in an email and cannot seem to figure out how to open it. What is this all about? Unlike previous versions of Office. Office 2007 uses new file names and formats that are not recognized on older versions. These new extensions are used to differentiate between macro enabled documents and regular (non macro documents) for various secuirty reasons. The donwload at the link below is a free update to your older Office 2000 or Office 2003 applications to be able to view these new extensions Read More... More About: The Office , Pack
Get the Office 2007 Compability Pack
2008-05-30 12:43:00 If you haven't upgraded to Office 2007 yet (and it really odd new interface). You might be confused about these new file extensions like .docx, .doxm, .xlsx. Perhaps you've recieved it in an email and cannot seem to figure out how to open it. What is this all about? Unlike previous versions of Office. Office 2007 uses new file names and formats that are not recognized on older versions. These new extensions are used to differentiate between macro enabled documents and regular (non macro documents) for various secuirty reasons. The donwload at the link below is a free update to your older Office 2000 or Office 2003 applications to be able to view these new extensions Read More... More About: The Office , Pack
Vacations and my first ebay sale
2008-05-29 15:25:00 Family Note: If you are listening to this weeks audio podlet, please note that I recorded it back in February. Since then I have taken a second trip home, and we followed this same plan as explained in this trip, except there was no snow at the end ! In this weeks podet, I talk about my vacation and my sucess with my first ebay sale. In both cases I offer a few tips about travelling with kids and selling things on ebay, yes it's an odd combination, but that's just me I guess ! I'm getting more and more addicated to ebay, and have made myself a little "Ebay sellers kit" that includes things like wrapping paper, a digital scale, packing tape, measuring tape, etc etc. I like to pack everything up shortly after listing it, measure the dimentions for shipping and weight and I write it in pencil on the parcel itself Read More... More About: Sale , Vacations
Vacations and my first ebay sale
2008-05-29 13:25:00 Family Note: If you are listening to this weeks audio podlet, please note that I recorded it back in February. Since then I have taken a second trip home, and we followed this same plan as explained in this trip, except there was no snow at the end ! In this weeks podet, I talk about my vacation and my sucess with my first ebay sale. In both cases I offer a few tips about travelling with kids and selling things on ebay, yes it's an odd combination, but that's just me I guess ! I'm getting more and more addicated to ebay, and have made myself a little "Ebay sellers kit" that includes things like wrapping paper, a digital scale, packing tape, measuring tape, etc etc. I like to pack everything up shortly after listing it, measure the dimentions for shipping and weight and I write it in pencil on the parcel itself Read More... More About: Sale , Vacations
Brinking your Banking Online
2008-05-28 19:13:00 When I first started online banking, I was very skeptical about the idea. Sure some websites are secure, and use encryption, but how comfortable do I feel sending my money around on the internet? There is a carefull balance to be maintained between convience and security. In the end however, I decided to open up savings accounts and give it a try. There are so many features provided today for onlink banking. Let us consider Wamu as an example. With a secure internet connection, you can check your balance, pay your bills, and get alerts about your accounts. Plus with paperless banking you are helping the environment as well. One of the best ideas is the ability to automatically have money transferred to say a high interest savings account. Automatic savings is a great way to buld a little nest egg. Just set it and forget it. Account alerts are also a cool feature. I am not aware of other banks that can do this. When you reach a certain balance, or a large withdrawal, you can be n... More About: Banking , Online
Brinking your Banking Online
More articles from this author:2008-05-28 17:13:00 When I first started online banking, I was very skeptical about the idea. Sure some websites are secure, and use encryption, but how comfortable do I feel sending my money around on the internet? There is a carefull balance to be maintained between convience and security. In the end however, I decided to open up savings accounts and give it a try. There are so many features provided today for onlink banking. Let us consider Wamu as an example. With a secure internet connection, you can check your balance, pay your bills, and get alerts about your accounts. Plus with paperless banking you are helping the environment as well. One of the best ideas is the ability to automatically have money transferred to say a high interest savings account. Automatic savings is a great way to buld a little nest egg. Just set it and forget it. Account alerts are also a cool feature. I am not aware of other banks that can do this. When you reach a certain balance, or a large withdrawal, you can be n... More About: Banking , Online 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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