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Failed Economic Policies of President Bush?

It has been claimed more than once that the current recession is due to the failed economic policies of President George W. Bush. But think back to 2006. The economy wasn’t doing so terribly then, though things were supposedly “slowing down”. President Bush’s biggest problem was not his management of the economy (although that’s not…Continue Reading…

Boggle, Secret Keeper, and Wow!Pad Price Changes

Important Messages Please note that the price of Boggle has increased from $13.97 to $17.99 since you placed it in your Shopping Cart. Items in your cart will always reflect the most recent price displayed on their product detail pages. Please note that the price of Secret Keeper 2005: The Delicate Power of Modesty has…Continue Reading…

AV Foundation on iPhone 2.0

There are still thousands of people using iPhone OS 2.0. I met one of them last night. The AV Foundation framework is only supported in iPhone OS 2.1 or higher. When my app is run on iPhone 2.0, I want it to downgrade gracefully. The app must still work. I’d be fine with the AV…Continue Reading…

Can one person easily carry a twin size mattress?

Yes. I learned this today. I sold a standard twin size mattress to a gentleman named Clement, and he easily carried it off to his apartment one block away. I thought it would require 2 people, considering we’re on the 2nd floor and I can barely get my arms around the thing. But he’s slightly…Continue Reading…

Aggressive Saving

Here’s an interesting thought from a comment on The Simple Dollar. One of the most wonderful things about very aggressive saving when young is that you can quickly acquire enough money to handle being unemployed for a while. Why does this matter? It means you do not have to EVER stay in a job that…Continue Reading…

LG CU720 Shine: Assign Photo to Contact

The phone supports the feature. When someone calls, the screen shows “No Image.” But if the contact is stored on the SIM card (SmartChip), there won’t be any option to assign a picture. You need to change the contact’s storage location to “Handset.” That will add some new options to the contact (when you’re editing…Continue Reading…