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There is an unlimited amount of information out there on the stock market. One of my favorite finance websites is Google Finance. They correlate news information into stock pricing on a graph which is extremely useful. Just like Google Maps you can drag the price time-line back and forth, and make it larger to see [...]

In a previous article I talked about surviving a hard drive crash. Here are a few tips for getting free space online to back your data up to.
I spoke about idrive.com, you can get 2GB of free space through them just by signing up.
There is a lesser known way to get free space by using [...]

Today is blog action day. The topic is the Environment!
Everyone loves to talk about the environment, but very few people do anything about it. There are millions of ways to help out the world we live in, recycle, use less energy, etc.
A couple things that I have done are to replace all the light-bulbs in [...]

A couple weeks ago I installed the Zone Alarm Security Suite from zonealarm.com. It has been working quite well after a few days of tweaking and a beta version. The version published on their website when I downloaded it had a bug in the virus scan engine. The bug basically took over your computers CPU [...]

This article deals with the wealth of information out there, and how to make sure yours is accurate. There are a few things I do to keep tabs on myself. The online world has an excellent memory.
You most likely have done it; Google yourself! Type your name with quotes “a name” and see what comes [...]

Starting your own business has never been easier. Everything you need to do is accessible online. I will go over the steps to setup a Limited Liability Corporation in Michigan.
Note: I am not a lawyer, before doing this, you should consult a business lawyer to determine what the best type of corporation to start for [...]

If you are like me, your sick of spam, phone calls, and catalogs that you neither want nor requested. Well here are some tips to wipe the slate clean. On a side note, when dealing with corporations, a great resource to bypass automated menus is gethuman.com.
Privacy policies: Each company you deal with has one. [...]

I have been using Vonage Voice over IP for a few years now. It has saved me hundreds of dollars in un-needed charges from at&t/SBC. The cheapest plan at&t offers is $12 a month for 500 local minutes and no long distance, which is very reasonable. The issue is fees that they charge on top [...]

I have been using M$ Office 2007 for a couple months now, and my overall impression is that the new features don’t justify a new purchase. Everything has been organized into “ribbons” which are groups of features that Microsoft thinks are the most popular. Having used Office 2003 for years now, the learning curve is [...]

Surfing the web has become a staple of American society. There are a lot of websites out there that track your browsing habits to give you personalized ads. This is slightly disturbing so here is a quick way to browse anonymously.
A proxy is a special kind of server that takes your web request, and [...]