The $20K House

by | Feb 28, 2009 | Tech

  What if you want a house but can't afford it? Most of us in this boat are renting. But what if you had a morgage payment of around $60 a month? The concept of the $20K house was featured in this month's Metropolitan Home. It is an interesting...

Thank God For Internet Troubleshooting

by | Jan 14, 2009 | Tech

So Close And Yet So Far From Actually Being Able To Use My Wii Do you ever have what you think is going to be a little project turn into a big ol' hassle? That's where I'm at!  I bought a really nice flat panel computer a few weeks ago in part...

A Moment Of Silence For My Computer

by | Jan 6, 2009 | Tech

Where have I been? Thanks to those of you who wrote to ask. As usual, there is a good reason for me not writing. That's right, folks. Mid blog post, my posessed computer officially died its last death (another reminder to save often…). There is no power even...

Three Reasons Not to "Bail Out" The Auto Industry

by | Nov 21, 2008 | Tech

The more I hear about this automaker bailout stuff, the more ridiculous it seems. A quick look at where some of the money these companies make has went previously: 1. Ford CEO Gets $18.5M upfront, $2M salary and an immediate payout of $18.5 million for taking the job...

A Container Shortage That Effects Us All

by | Nov 17, 2008 | Tech

I heard a really interesting story on NPR on Friday night (I know, you were probably doing something more interesting, right?). There was a great story about how a shortage of containers is effecting the flow of everything in the economy. We're buying less which...