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Category Archives: Business

Residents Leave Landlines Behind

18-Oct-06

According to a Seattle Times article, 13% of the people living in the Seattle area do not have landlines in their home. When I read that, I was a bit shocked. I know a lot of people still have their landlines, but I figured the number would be much higher as most people […]

Much About Less

17-Oct-06

Right around the time I purchased my Macbook, and even today, many people were speculating on when Apple would upgrade their Macbook and Macbook Pro lines. Currently, both notebook models come packed with a Core Duo processor and many people think that Apple will soon start selling them with Core 2 Duo processors. […]

The McDonald’s Boycott Update

09-Oct-06

A little more than a year ago, I publicly declared that I was starting my own personal McDonald’s boycott. And, a little more than a year later, I am proud to say that my boycott of McDonald’s is still going strong. In fact, I would say that my boycott is going stronger than […]

WGA 2.0 and why I have a Macintosh

04-Oct-06

Today Microsoft released some information regarding their WPA (Windows Product Activation), WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) and WVA (Windows Volume Activation) products / services / securities / locks / hurdles / restrictions (it depends on how you look at it) that will be in their upcoming Windows Vista OS (Operating System). If you remember, it […]

Old Phones Cost More

01-Aug-06

I already did not like them, but now that Cingular has decided to charge customers extra for using old phones, I sure am glad I left them. That is just rude.

Dine & Dash

01-Aug-06

In my entire life I have only dine and dashed twice. The first occurrence I barely count, as I only received a portion of my food, and did not even eat all of it. The second, and most recent, occurred just a few days ago and it was a true dine and dash […]

Les Schwab Tires: How Little Things Get Big Business

12-Jul-06

So awhile back I got what many car owners get from time to time; a flat tire. It was one of those perpetual slow leaks that require you to stop and fill the tire up once a week. Well, as it got worse an worse, and began to leak faster and faster, I […]

Goodbye Cingular / Hello Sprint

29-Jun-06

As of June 16th, I am officially no longer a Cingular customer. It is slightly sad, as I have been with Cingular since they began operation in Washington state. I do not remember when that was, but I remember T-Mobile was still called Voicestream. Now that was a long time ago.
I did […]

Bellingham Arby’s

14-May-06

The other day I discovered that the Arby’s in Bellingham by WWU gives a 10% discount if you show them your WWU ID. Good deal! Especially since Arby’s tends to be on the high end of the fast-food price spectrum.

Google Calendar: First Impressions

13-Apr-06

So after insane amounts of speculation, Google Calendar has finally arrived. About time. I have been waiting for Google to get their calendar up and running for many moons now. And now that is finally here, I must say that I am not all that impressed.
Now before I continue, I should disclaim and say that […]