Archive for the ‘Off Topic’ Category
Getting Thrifty
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Now that the economy in general is turning to absolute crap, it’s time to get a little thrifty no matter how much you make. I make six figures a year and I’ve been starting some thrifty moves to help prepare for the future. Here are a few things that may or may not help you.
Over Priced Fuel
- Gas Widget - Gas / Diesel Prices are way to high anyways, why pay more when you don’t have to.
-Next Car/Truck Look into MPG. I bought a Jeep Cherokee Diesel because its cheaper per MPG. I still have my other cars, but this is my daily car to work.

Keep an eye on your Money
-Keep an eye on your money with programs like Cha-Ching, iBank or Cashbox, you’ll be surprised how much money you spend on useless items.

-Avoid ATM Fees, only go to your banks ATM. On average my wife and I were spending $50 a month on ATM fees alone
Sorry for the Site Issues
Monday, January 21st, 2008Sorry for the site issues currently and the past, I’ll be switching to a new Hosting Company soon. Seems media temple can’t handle 50leaves. I’ve had nothing but troubles with them.. I personally wouldn’t recommend them to anyone unless you want a headache.
I get the following errors all the time:


My support history for January Alone…

Update Jan 22nd 2008
Talked with VP of Customer Service and I’ll be giving Media Temple another try. They are switching my site to another server and crediting me for 3 months. Hopefully this will fix the issues. Seems most people who use Media Temple do not have any issues, except for people on my server.
Microsoft Hires Ex Disney Veteran
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Forbes today wrote Microsoft hired an ex Disney veteran Tony Scott for the role of chief information officer. Scott was a senior vice president and chief information officer at Disney. His new responsibilities at Microsoft will be oversees worldwide sales, marketing, services businesses, enterprise systems and business applications.

