LIFE HACKS

Flying lessons for the business traveler

In the May 2008 issue of Laptop magazine, Everett Potter points out an 11-point checklist to help take out the sting of flight delays, airport chaos, and long security lines. I decided to review these, select the best, and add a few comments and points from my experience as well as the shared experiences from [...]

Windows and Mac alarm clock programs

I recently purchased a Macbook Pro and have been happy ever since. I have found that most programs on the Mac are great tools, easy to use, and in most cases free. I did purchased for $12.95 a great program for the Mac titled, Awaken 4. The program integrates with iTunes to set [...]

Smart Date Logic in Microsoft Outlook

You’re sitting at your desk setting up an appointment in Outlook. You want to set up a meeting two weeks after Christmas to kick-off the new year right but you are not sure of the date. Well, Outlook can help you with that.
Microsoft Outlook has what is referred to as Smart Date Logic. [...]

Send SMS Messages to the top cellular providers

So your sitting at your desk and someone sends you an SMS message to your cell phone.  If you are like me, you do not want to type a message back via the small cell phone keypad, not when you have a huge beautiful 101 qwerty style keyboard in front of you.  Why oh why [...]

Share calendars in Outlook 2003 using Microsoft Exchange

If your company uses Microsoft Exchange as their for corporate email, then you have the ability to share your calendar as well as view others calendars on the same network system.  Users must “allow” or “set” permissions for calendars to be shared with specific indivuduals.
To share your calendar by setting proper permissions you must go to [...]

Best Buy & Circiut City (The City) OK with haggling

Is the art of haggling back again?  Many retailers are trying to help address ease the economic concerns by unofficial allowing their sales personnel to allow haggling. The New York Times reported that many of the old used car tricks may work with these mega-stores in hopes of you trying to secure a better deal.

Using [...]

The perfect car for Brad

So my son Brad has started to talk about driving.  His mom actually lost a Super Bowl bet that will require Brad’s mom to take him out and teach him how to drive.  OK, one lesson we are starting to approach this slowly.  As we begin to think our 6′ 6″ giant driving soon, I have been [...]

Cluj nightlife.. Continued 2

It is amazing to see the wildlife that you find in these caves.  I mean these creatures just come out of the woods at night and go crazy.  Like this malicious creature we found hiding behind the bar.  He would only come out when thirsty.  We tried to offer this creature food, but it would [...]

Cluj nightlife.. Continued

In my last post I showed you an alley that was actually lit more than many of the other alleys we have walked down.  It is interesting where McClain finds these spots.  I also find it amazing that McClain is remembered from his last trip here.  Is that a good thing.
So Steve, Manish [...]

Cluj nightlife.. Day 1

Steve, Manish and I decided to hit the town and see what was out there.. It is amazing to see what you can find.  The one point that surprises me is that you look at some of the buildings and alleyways and really do not see anything that could be even considered inhabitable.  Then you move [...]