Here in Illinois, fans of University of Illinois athletics have been faced for decades with a Chief Illiniwek “controversy.” I won’t bore you with one-sided details because you can read a pretty fair history at Wikipedia. What bugs those of us who live in Illinois, and especially Champaign-Urbana — home to the University of Illinois [...]
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One of my co-workers doesn’t like her new driver’s license photo. Which got me thinking: Is the Department of Motor Vehicles missing a money-maker? How about they add makeover kiosks where, for a fee, drivers can get a little hair gel and makeup before having their photo taken? And then take it a step further [...]
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Do you tell yourself you don’t make enough money to save any? Do you wonder where all your money really goes? Do you spend small amounts of money daily or weekly without even thinking about it? Those small amounts add up — just look at the chart below. Curb your “mindless” spending and you could [...]
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Okay, here goes. My name is Steve and until January 14, 2007, I’d never seen an episode of “24″.
Please stop laughing. I mean, it’s not like I’m the only person in this country NOT watching this mega-action drama, right? RIGHT?!
Of course not.
For the last few weeks it seems everywhere I turned I was hearing about [...]
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Wow… I haven’t heard this ’song’ since, well, since 1999. This video of “The Sunscreen Song” should be watched by everyone once a year. (Do yourself a favor and watch all 7 minutes.) Here’s some background.
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I hit the trifecta of bad online support over the last couple of weeks. First, I purchased a discounted router on Buy.com using Google Checkout. Ten days after the purchase I had no router and neither website revealed what the hell was up with my order. After two emails to Google Checkout and a couple [...]
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Dan Frommer at Forbes.com asks this about the iPhone: Why lock the battery in there? Music, video and browsing the Internet eats up a lot of power. Apple promises five hours of talk, video and browsing on a single charge — and that’s on a brand new iPhone. Other smartphones don’t offer much better, but [...]
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It’s got a goofy name, but Flash Elements TD is one of the best time-wasters I’ve played in awhile. Be sure to read the tips provided!
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Over the holidays I decided to give Linux a spin. While I’m not a Microsoft hater, the open source community has done such an outstanding job with programs like Firefox (which I use) and OpenOffice (which I don’t use) I thought it was time to see what it’s done with an OS.
From just general web [...]
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I was watching a “Law & Order” rerun the other night when I noticed, in one scene, a detective sitting in a diner with a coffee cup in front of him. Turns out the cup is the exact same kind my wife and I bought at an antique store over the summer. We found a [...]
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Today on the radio I heard an ad for a prescription drug. As with all these ads, the last 15 seconds gave a rundown of some of the side effects: “May cause nosebleeds, headaches, or muscle soreness. Use could also affect your sleeping pattern, or may cause blurry vision.” How come side effects aren’t more [...]
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