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Yes Man

Today I saw Yes Man at the falls and it’s a great movie because it struck home with me. At first I though that the movie be a joke because that’s what movies of that subject nature are, not this one. This movie spoke to me because I felt that I have the same exact problems as the man in the movie. I think that a lot of people suffer from the same mental problems that I face on a daily basis and this movie is a motivator to get up and do what you feel is right. I’m glad that I was told to go see the movie because it has just the right mood and theme to motivate someone like me to pursue my endeavors. I highly suggest that you check the movie, although I have seen many movies I would definitely put this on my list of top 10 movies.
The movie is about a man who lives a mundane life and then discovers the power of yes. The man takes it a bit to far, but you’ll discover more about this when you watch the movie.

Nothing is free, opportunity cost.

In our day of age a lot of things are being marketed as “free” but in reality there is no such thing. Free is the lie that companies spew to you as a way of trying to market the price of two goods into one at a higher price and attempting to manipulate you into believing that you are getting a great deal. In economics there is such thing as opportunity cost and that is the alternative best action that one can take as opposed to the current action. Downloading free software is not really free because you can be reading this blog or donating money to my blog. :)
With that said you can get very close to no opportunity cost but can never cross that line that represents no monetary cost. With that said free Antivirus software downloads can come very close to that line but never actually cross it. If you were to download this software you would get a great piece of software at no monetary cost and a low opportunity cost. The features of the anti virus can be found here, make sure to read up on those before downloading. With your newfound knowledge trick your friends into thinking that you got something for free and then spring upon them the wisdom and knowledge on the subject of economics. =D

Reading the fine print

It turns out that one of my sites isn’t working as it should be, and it comes that it just started happening after a major outage at my host, asmallorange. It annoys me to see such a great hosting company having a problem like this, at the same time they have sent out no warning of this happening or any explanation as to why it happened. I’m not a big fan of big hosting companies like dreamhost.com that offer services that oversell but at least they update all of their users about the status of their servers on a blog that they own.
This has continually happened, my own pinging service has them rated of having uptime of on 99.7% which isn’t bad, nor good. Of course this could be underestimating the problem because it doesn’t monitor my site every minute of the day, rather it checks on a couple hour basis so I could be looking at hosting that is failing to keep their guarantee. What do you think I should do?

iPhone + Sprint Network

I like the iphone a lot but because I’m on the spring network I’m unable to buy it and use it on my network. I started looking into buying one from Walmart and finding a way to unlock the phone itself. All along the answer has alluded me but I have recently found a new way to unlock an iphone. It’s all here in on this page, how to unlock an iphone. Using the search query of unlock iphone I was able to find the site and I’m hoping to find out more about how to do this. I read many testimonials about the success of using this product, it turns out that they also feature a one percent money back guarantee if your not satisfied.
Basically the program is used to jailbreak your existing iphone regardless of what country it is from. Most people reported problems of jail breaking their iphones when using a iphone from another country but it isn’t the case when they the service that is offered from the link above. Some of you might be thinking if this will work will all iphones regardless of age and the answer is yes, it will work will all iphones regardless of when it was bought.

Technology Curve

It amazes me how fast technology has been able to progress. I wish that I could progress as far and as fast as technology does. I remember first learning how a VCR could be a hooked into a TV out to record programs and yesterday I was amazed to learn about using a TV out and hooking it up to a DVD recorder. My aunt (thai ji) asked me to record some home videos and I first started using my TV tuner card to do so but ever since I bought the inline dvd recorder my life has become much easier. Read about them, they are fascinating.
If your into recording movies and DVDs I highly suggest that you take the time to look at inline dvd recorders because they do a great job. The main advantage that I see using them as opposed to a TV tuner is that one can continue to do their work on a computer without having to hear people screaming or the splashes of swimmers.

Keeping your doors open

At this point I’m tired of big business and especially big banks. First they decide to make bad business decisions and run their companies into the ground, then they get a bailout, and now they aren’t even lending money out to people with good ratings during this economic downturn. Fortunately for me I don’t need any type of loan to keep me afloat but some people do. Some people need money to keep their companies afloat because they previously chose not to allow customers to use credit cards and because they simply do not receive enough business.
Luckily for us credit card processing is simple enough to implement if you go with the right company for the hookup. But getting the hook up is one thing while getting a loan is another. The first goal depends on the second goal which is far from likely unless you find a good company to lend you money, fast. Onlinecheck.com is that company, they give out fast loans, check for the right people to lend to and have no closing costs or fees. It’s companies like onlinecheck.com that will make it through the downturn because they practice good business skills that don’t follow stupid rules like accepting a picture of a car as collateral.

Take a Break

Sometimes I get to worked up about my work. As of a couple days ago I started taking my work a little slowly because I felt that I wanted to enjoy what’s left of my winter vacation. Often times the American work ethic forces us to feel that we aren’t being all that we can be unless we run ourselves into the ground by overworking. My dad told me that I’m always stressed because “I’m always thinking of twenty sites that need constant work”. Although he isn’t right about how many sites I have, he is right that I work way to hard on many different projects at once.
Of course I would be lying if I were to say that we should always specialize, but I feel that we need to be able to take a step back from the puritan lifestyle and indulge in a little R&R. I still plan on doing some work tonight but I promise you (my kick ass readers) that I will not spend more than an hour and a half working today. After running with a friend of mine I have to realize that life is to short, even if my goals depend on my wealth I have to appreciate the fact that I will only enjoy that wealth with a lot less stress.

The Bad Bed

Sleeping the right can sometimes be a chore but not with Time4Sleep beds because they provide excellent back support and if you have the tendency to plop into bed you will not disturb your partner. Time four sleep offers many different type of beds including the Windsor, Tuscany, Toledo, Bali and many more. Before I decided to buy a bed for time four sleep I had a very hard time trying to fall asleep and many nights the sheer pain of feeling springs pocking into my back prompted me to lay awake with pain. It used to hell to try and sleep but now that’s just history. The bed in question looks more aesthetically pleasing as opposed to former bed although I never considered myself to be someone that cares about looks.
Looks for me are one area that I can afford to overlook although I don’t have to with the bed that I bought. Most if not all the beds sold look more than aesthetically pleasing and I feel that one will pride themselves with the bed for both its look and the comfort that it provides. If your in the market for a new mattress for any reason I highly suggest checking time4sleep.co.uk.

Lenovo Dual Monitors

Today I was reading about the Lenovo W700ds Slide-Out Monitor notebook that features a optional second screen. No notebook manufacturer to date has been able to do this with a notebook and after looking at the demonstration I have to say that I’m very impressed. Had I not already gone out and bought a notebook I may have decided to buy the W700ds because it will serve me well in my classes. Right now in class I find it hard to use my single monitor on my notebook because i’m so accustomed to using dual monitors at home. The problem will become more exacerbated as I move onto triple and quad monitors in the near future.
The benefits of dual monitors stay the same whether you sport them on a desktop or notebook. For one it makes comparing financial spreadsheets (key to any business) much easier. In addition one can do research while talking to a client in another window. For my purposes I use dual monitors to do research when I write reviews online, they make me more efficient and I look that much more cool(er).

Company Car Insurance

Many car companies allow for their employees to use the company car but these businesses often times fail to purchase the right or more affordable insurance. A company needs to buy guest house insurance in order to have full coverage on all there vehicles and employees. Most of the time for companies that do insist on buying insurance only buy PIP insurance or insurance that will cover the other person involved in the accident. Of course we shouldn’t put a monetary value on life or property but it’s better and will save the money to get full coverage to cover the accident and the resulting medical bill.
Company comprehensive car insurance doesn’t have to be expensive, the company linked to above has affordable rates and has a reputation of being one of the leaders in the auto insurance industry. If your a business and you have a policy for the company cars I suggest that you at least take the time to assess your situation and plan for the future. You may be paying too much, or you might be getting a great deal. You will never know unless you check out their site and take five minutes out of your stressful day. I think it’s worth it and I re-evaluated my current policy, turns out I’ll be saving a lot more money. :)

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