To Think

I heard or read a great statement the other day, "I want to think things I have never thought before."

You must obey: Unwritten laws of technology

Here is a great list of all the reasons why your computer, cell and gadget never work like they should.

Law 1: For every fix that a Windows Update patches, the update will break two more things on your PC. — Darren Gladstone, PC World

Law 1: For every fix that a Windows Update patches, the update will break two more things on your PC. — Darren Gladstone, PC World

Law 2: The likelihood that Windows will automatically install time-sucking critical updates is directly proportional to your need to get your PC started. — Steve Fox, PC World

Law 3: The hard drive always fails just before you were going to back it up. — Denise Paolucci, Dreamwidth Studios via Help A Reporter Out (HARO)

Law 4: Your data will get corrupted just before you plug in your new backup external drive. —Darren Gladstone, PC World

Law 5: Your backup plan is only as good as your last successful restore. — Michael Fisher, ElephantDrive.com via HARO

Law 6: The number of USB ports on your Mac will always be one less than you need at any given time. — Blair Hanley Frank, Macworld

Law 7: Feeling time pressure to make a computer fix quickly will cause you to take longer. —David Marshak, via PC World Facebook page

Law 8: If you close the PC case with screws before testing, it won't work. If you test before closing, it will. — Harry Liebman via HARO

There are more: click the link to read the whole story.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32393717/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets//

I got the flu

So I got, what feels like, the flu yesterday. Painful muscle aches, intestinal cramps, fever, cold sweats. Today I am feeling much better but still sick. My mother-in-law is visiting and she had the same thing 4 days ago. I'll have to wait to see who else in the family gets it. I did not go in to get tested for flu or swine flu, it's not that bad.

Santelli goes to Washington and the Chicago Tea party. Must Watch!

Rick Santelli has been a new man for CNBC for 15 years. He hit a nerve this week when he attacked the presidents housing plan.

Here is the White House reply to Santelli.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZB4taSEoA&eurl=http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=44565&feature=player_embedded

Here is Santelli's reply back. This thing is heating up.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1041856849&play=1

White House hits back again. This is one of the worst atacks on the press.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1041856849&play=1

Here is some more.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1040944991&play=1

Are you concerned about Foreclosure?

This website is dedicated to providing people with the knowledge and tools needed to fight foreclosure. Very good resource. http://livinglies.wordpress.com/

Vegetable Shortage

You just might have to grow your own tomatoes this year as thousands of acres of farmland go fallow this spring due to California's continued drought.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28808767/

Hedge-funders are bullish on Gold, Guns and inflatable Lifeboats

It is interesting to see how even the wealthest people in the world are concerned enough to by Gold, Guns and Inflatable Lifeboats (to leave Manhattan) these days.

The New Paranoia: Hedge-Funders Are Bullish on Gold, Guns, and Inflatable Lifeboats - NewYorkTimes
http://nymag.com/news/features/all-new/53372/