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Archive for February, 2008

15Feb

Unscheduled down time

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Sorry to everyone for the unexpected down time tonight. A friend of mine was helping me tweak my DNS and other domain-name-related settings in hopes of producing unique URLs for each post. Apparently the servers are taking a while to update everything – longer than expected.
However, I guess if you’re reading this things are back [...]

Categories: Uncategorized
14Feb

This month only: bring a friend to 24 Hour Fitness for free

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Just a quick heads-up for all you people who are better about getting to the gym than I’ve been: 24 Hour Fitness is letting members bring a guest for free for the rest of the month (sorry I found out about it so late).
So if you have a friend who has been interested in getting [...]

Categories: Exercise, Finances, Goals
13Feb

4 problems and 5 solutions for using Gmail as online storage

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One common complaint I hear (and have) about Gmail and the entire suite of Google Applications is the lack of online storage.
The common solution thus far has been to e-mail yourself a copy of whatever file you want to store or transfer from one computer to another using Gmail’s generous 20 MB attachment limit. This [...]

Categories: Tech
11Feb

Simplify grocery shopping and save a few bucks by keeping a list handy

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This post was written by a long-time reader, Peter, who came to my aid last week when my job turned insane. So a big “thank you” to him! If anyone else has a suggestion for a tip or would like to submit a post, please shoot me an e-mail.
A lot of people use lists to [...]

Categories: Home
08Feb

Millionaire on $11 an hour

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Looks like yesterday’s post may have been a bit premature. :) Still, this is going to be a quickie.
CNN has a short video report on a man who’s been a mill worker his whole life making $11 an hour. He retired as a millionaire and has made significant philanthropic donations in his community. How did [...]

Categories: Finances, Work