Movie spaceships are legion, but which is the most awesome in the universe? We ranked the 10 best, completely subjectively. Some rules: We only drew from the movies (TV spaceships like the Battlestar Galactica — which is killer — and the Draconian Marauder from Buck Rogers don’t count), and we only included legitimate spacecraft. Flying [...]
I love Google Reader. The end. I switched from Bloglines to Google Reader a few weeks ago, and my life has forever changed for the better. Here’s the list of tips and tricks from what I’ve discovered so far.
The 100% Easy-2-Read Standard. Most websites are crammed with small text that is a pain to read. Why?
Attitude is foundational to success. A generous person with a positive attitude will thrive. If you change your attitude, you change your perception, change your actions, and change your life. As every life changes, you change the world. Over at Lorelle On WordPress she challenges bloggers to create a list of 30 things that can [...]
These are just some things I am learning with my first experience on my new motorbike — in random order. This list is intended as something I have to remember, a promemoria, suggestions and comments are welcome.
Although the famous Man Versus Machine matches of Garry Kasparov against IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer and the upcoming match of Vladimir Kramnik against Deep Fritz coming November 25, 2006 get the media attention, this article is more about how computers have helped people play better chess.
I have to share these “funniest analogies” with you. They came in an e-mail from my sister. She got them from a cousin, who got them from a friend, who got them from… so they are circulating around. My apologies if you have already seen them. The e-mail says they are taken from actual high [...]
When I used to have 1 gigabyte of RAM, I often noticed that I had little memory left. This troubled me greatly, so I set off to find the biggest memory hogs. Right away I noticed that Apple’s own applications ate the most memory. However, one could argue that they need to, as they are [...]
Driving a hybrid is no longer the sacrifice it used to be. The new generation of gasoline/battery-powered vehicles combine luxe interiors with high fuel efficiency.
The graphs half way down the page show the stats over the last year. Interesting reading for you DSLR fans, Canon seem to be running away with it.
Credit scores are like the adult equivalent of the report card. It takes work to get a good one, it seems to be hanging invisibly overhead at the most inopportune moments, and when it goes down, it can be very difficult to bring back up — but, and this is key, not impossible. Your credit [...]
The holidays represent the busiest shopping season of the year, and a prime time for thieves to get in on a piece of the action. “Credit card fraud can affect anyone, at anytime, but consumers are particularly vulnerable around the holidays,” says Jack McCoy, vice president of security for Discover Financial Services. And while credit [...]
Your office hates you. Sorry to break the news to you this way, but it’s about time you found out. Thankfully, there’s reason to hope. In fact, there’s 101 reasons. And for those of you who are the haters rather than the hated, feel free to suggest these tips to your boss. Better yet, just [...]
It’s coming to us all, so you might want to read this one for some intersting facts I’m sure you’ll not know.
A huge collection of Star Trek Top Ten lists on one page. If comander Ryker, Gordi La Forge or Beverley Crusher float you boat then this one is for you. However, if any more than 10% of the lists are making you laugh out loud then you may need to seak proffesional help – or [...]
You’ve managed a 401(k) plan and stashed away a few dollars for the future, all to find out that you won’t have enough money to retire happily. What exactly went wrong? We investors won’t have any surprises in retirement because we understand the time value of money. There’s no need to end up in this [...]
Don’t get much cricket on here, in fact this is the only list we have. If only there were more…
