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How to fly business class on NWA for free

I found this neat ticket generator that prints boarding passes that will get you past the TSA and upgraded once on the plain, but will not pass the gate so you will have to buy a ticket. I would be interested to try this as Northwest Airlines is the company I usually fly on, but […]

How to get your company to foot the bill

Great article on I Will Teach You To Be Rich on getting what you asked for: Companies don’t care about spending money on their employees as much as you think. As I wrote in Don’t Quit Without Asking For What You Want, One of my friends, for example, was unhappy about having to pay the […]

How to use rsync to backup files in Linux

Great article on using rsync in linux: There are two types of backups that I do. The first is a backup of several key folders, not my entire system. This is in case I blow something away, or lose some data that I’d want to get back quickly. I use the rsync command for this. […]

How to Update Drake to Eft

If you are using Ubuntu Dapper Drake and would like to upgrade to Edgy Eft, this site has a great tutorial. I haven’t made the switch yet myself due to my upcoming Vegas trip (I don’t want to hose my laptop before I go) and at work I depend on some things that I am […]

Pedro Watches TV!

The other night I took a quick video of pedro with my camera as he watched TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1WkIjMAICI Technorati Tags: funny, humor, pedro, dog, tv

The Dumbest Deaths in Recorded History

Attila the Hun: One of the most notorious villains in history, Attila’s army had conquered all of Asia by 450 AD-from Mongolia to the edge of the Russian Empire-by destroying villages and pillaging the countryside. How he died: He got a nosebleed on his wedding night. In 453 AD, Attila married a young girl named […]

Cool Old Time Photographs

I have always been a huge fan of the classic prints that are displayed around town (Ground Round, my dentist’s office, etc) and always wanted to see more than what was displayed. I found out through my dentist that Masseth (sp?) Photography was the business in town that is selling these prints. Now we can […]

How the Rich get Richer

A staggering look at some of the little known facts in this nation. Technorati Tags: rich, richer, economy, people, inflation, weathly

Google Co-op: A Big Deal

This user created search engine released by Google called Google Co-op is taking the internet by storm. Look at the cool stuff Vik has been doing. Technorati Tags: Google, Google Co-op, search, engine, cool, tech, technology, features, user, Vik

Block Office Chatter

Introducting ChatterBlocker, the PC software that uses digital audio technology to mask the sound of speech and other distractions so you can stay focused in any environment. ChatterBlocker does not use noise-cancellation. Instead it masks unwanted conversations with a soothing blend of nature sounds, music and background chatter. The goal is to render speech less […]