By eric on August 14, 2009
By Chris Walters, 10:47 AM on Fri Aug 14 2009
We’re not always pessimists on Consumerist. Why, sometimes we actually like silver linings, if only because it gives us a chance to complain about argyria. (Don’t take colloidal silver, people!) Today’s silver lining is that sales of bottled water “have fallen for the first time in at least five years,” says the Los Angeles Times. We’re apparently showing common sense and opting for tap water over branded and labeled water, proving that in a tough economy it’s hard to compete with (nearly) free.
www.consumerist.com/5337459/consumers-finally-growing-some-damned-sense-not-buying-bottled-water
Posted in Green, News
By eric on August 14, 2009
By Phil Villarreal, 9:20 AM on Fri Aug 14 2009
When McGyver wants to clean his kitchen, he doesn’t need any fancy Clorox or 409. Give him some baking soda, vinegar and lemon juice and he’ll create a clean-up bonanza of the likes the world has never seen. And he’ll catch seven bad guys and utter a catch-phrase quip, all before the commercial break.
www.consumerist.com/5337332/make-your-own-green-cheap-cleaning-products
Posted in Green, News
By eric on July 31, 2009
Microsoft has placed a $149.99 price tag on the Windows 7 Family Pack, which lets as many as three PCs in a single household upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium edition. Users in Canada will pay $199.99.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Windows-7-Family-Pack-gets-priced-at-150/1249057293
Posted in Computers, News, Operating Systems Tagged family pack, microsoft, Windows, Windows 7
By eric on July 24, 2009
Posted in Computers, News, Privacy Tagged facebook, Privacy
By eric on July 23, 2009
“Face it, when your $20 bookshelf broke you just threw it out and went back for another one, right? And why not, they’re so cheap!! (And there’s a bus! And where else can you eat lingonberries?!……) But our demand for highly disposable wood furniture has made Ikea the third-largest wood consumer in the world. Not to mention that the average consumer drives 50 miles round trip to get that $20 bookshelf.”
http://consumerist.com/5321404/why-you-shouldnt-buy-from-ikea
So basically, what this is saying is… Your buying crappy stuff, that then fills landfills cause it does not last, you waste tons of gas to get there and you end up hurting the environment and could have bought a $50 bookshelves that would have lasted you longer…
Posted in Green, News, Shopping Tagged environment, Green, ikea, Shopping
By eric on May 22, 2009
While watching tv, either Channel 7 or Channel 4 yesterday, both were stating how our Memorial Day weekend could be ruined!!! I think this has gone too far. Sure warn us about the recalled meat. Say something like “Be careful of what ground beef you eat, it may be infected with ecol i, please watch the # o’clock news.” Why do we have to be so negative about things and make them sound worse than they are? I will not go into details about my personal life on here, but this Memorial weekend is not gonna be as fun as in the past, but thats ok! I will make the best of it and will make sure I have fun!
Posted in News
By eric on March 29, 2009
When I first created my last professional website, I used a simplistic look like other websites were using. Times have changed. Blogs, and social networking sites became popular, blogging software allows people to also make website’s out of them with a ton of add-ons and themes. I am not all that impressed with all the WordPress theme’s out there, but this one is nice. I thought about Joomla, but the blog would have to be seperate from the website, and Joomla is not the best for editing pages. I do beleive they have a WordPress integration module, but costs hundreds of dollars.
Another reason, I decided to go this route is, I used to blog on MySpace. Then, pleople started to move to Facebook, which I was even less found of than MySpace. Facebook decided to update thier privacy policy to say they own all your content. They did retract that policy due to user outcry. But, the damage was done. I have decided to blog on my own webhost, where I have control over my data. The only downside is getting friends to come here to read my blog. I have made it easy for them, they can get a daily e-mail with all my blog posts (only sent if I post something), and the usual RSS Feeds.
I hope everyone enjoys my new blog, and I would love to hear your comments and questions. Be sure to check out my LifeStream. It has kind of a Facebook / Twitter feel. Everytime I update this blog, my business blog, and my Flickr account, it is updated there too. I have desided to not have it follow my business Twitter account, as that is only updated every time I post to that blog. I have yet to deside if I want my personal Twitter account on there. If I do, then I have to open up my Twitters to the public.
Posted in News