Life…as it relates to Technology.
Search Engines, Programming and Gadgets.

Well, hindsight is 20/20. I debated filing a complaint with ICANN, but I’ve got enough headaches already. In retrospect, the story is somewhat amusing. I hope this post helps at least one other person.
Here’s the story: it’s July 5th and I’m at a pool party with a bunch of people. Now I own a BUNCH [...]

So I’m standing in line buying an enormous popup canopy thing the other day at Target and there is a father-son duo right ahead of me. The dad looks to be early forties. The son - 10ish. They are clean cut, well groomed, well dressed and are buying what appear to be odds and ends [...]

Ebay shares are down 15% today which I think is indicative of a steady decline in the overall Ebay experience.
The market is smart: analysts at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs cut eBay to “Neutral” from “Buy,” while Lehman and Jefferies both lowered their price target.
Why eBay is Falling Apart at the Seams…
The internet has changed. [...]

This is one of the most stylish videos I’ve ever seen. I loved this when I saw it - once - about 15 years ago. Thanks to someone who emailed me (sorry, forgot your name!) I’ve found it again thanks to the post on Grazin in the Grass.

VBA is a hammer. It’s crude, but wonderfully efficient at getting things done. I don’t do a lot of “dirty work” anymore, but part of working at a small company is rolling up your sleeves every once in awhile.
The situation at hand: we have 20,000 XML files that need to have information that is currently [...]

The iPhone is one cool gadget. (I’ve got an iTouch and I love it, but the developer in me has been trying to figure out a way to jump into iPhone development since I first laid eyes on it.)
Fortunately, this notion can now be a reality as the iphone sdk has been released. The implication [...]

My wife went to school in Dallas and I still have a ton of friends in the metro area. She got both her Bachelors in History at SMU and her Masters of Physical Therapy. We were just going through old pictures and I stumbled upon something that made me think of this. If you are [...]

Times are aggressive right now. House prices have tanked, so the corresponding amount of equity has dropped. The result is that the banks NEED to refinance people because - quite simply - they aren’t making their numbers. If you have a home refinance bad credit is easy.
It’s never been easier to do a bad credit [...]

So, typically my new year’s resolution is to start the year off with some sort of diet. In recent years, I’ve tried them all - the Atkins revolution, the South Beach Diet, the all banana diet, the porn star diet, the beans and rice diet, the zen buddha diet, the cannibal diet (okay, maybe not [...]