I just received an invite for Google Voice and am testing it out now. I think it is about to opened to the public in phases. I’ll post back soon with my reviews. Google Voice is a service that rings all your phones at the same time, creates transcripts of conversations and allows you to listen in while people leave voicemails. … read more “Google Voice Invite Received”
Self-Employed (Sorta)
Today is my first day of working for myself part-time. I will still be working at Visible on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. I did a bunch of work this morning and took an hour nap around 11. Good times.
Hiking/Camping/Mountaineering Gear
I just made the biggest non-housing, non-food expenditure I have made inthree years today. I fully equipped myself with $533 of gear that I can use for hiking, camping, backpacking and mountaineering. I mention these activities separately because I expect to be doing a lot of traveling soon and will need equipment for both car camping and for climbing mountains. … read more “Hiking/Camping/Mountaineering Gear”
Former Treasury Secretary Paulson Forced BoA to Buy ML
The problem with enormous unchecked government power is that it is often used in a very corrupt way that hurts citizens. According to his own admission, Former Treasury Secretary actually forced Bank of America to buy Merrill Lynch last year. He told the CEO of Bank of America that if he didn’t go through with the deal that the government would remove the CEO and the rest of management. … read more “Former Treasury Secretary Paulson Forced BoA to Buy ML”
How To Build A Basic Online Reputation
Learning how to build a basic online reputation is vital for professionals and businesses to succeed in todays world. Potential employers and customers will usually research you using search engines and social media tools. The only problem worse than having no online reputation is having a negative one. The Internet is full of people and organizations manipulating your reputation, intentionally or otherwise.… read more “How To Build A Basic Online Reputation”
Traffic Sitters
Folks who are able to sit in traffic every day for more than a half hour fascinate me. It’s miserable, unproductive and soul-crushing. How do they do it?
5 Future Mega-Hit Websites
I am always looking around for cool new business ideas and these are the five best website businesses that most people have not yet heard about:
- Elance.com. Ebay-style marketplace for workers. You can hire accountants, lawyers, programmers, web designers, graphic designers, copywriters, personal assistants, and just about any other online work based projects you can think of.
Cougar Mountain Run
Near my house is Cougar Mountain Wildland Park and I had been meaning to get over there and explore a little bit, so yesterday I put on my little backpack with a waterhose and ran over and back. I missed the park entrance (made a wrong turn), but I came upon a different part of the park anyways.… read more “Cougar Mountain Run”
Protected: Pay for Prayer?
Google Chrome: Windows Killer?
Google has announced that it’s browser, Chrome, is going to be launched as an operating system soon. Microsoft’s core product, it’s Windows operating system, is now under direct attack from Google’s free new offering. I think with the new HTML 5 standard, Flash, Silverlight, Apps, Gears and all the other great new technologies we are going to see a massive tidal wave completely change the face of computing. … read more “Google Chrome: Windows Killer?”