Author Archives: J.D. H.

Christmas Camera Recommendations

I always enjoy hearing from friends and readers. Recently a long time friend emailed me asking for a camera recommendation.Ā And thus begins my 2011 Christmas Camera Recommendation post! JD, I hope all is well, and congrats on the 2nd little one coming your way. Michelle and I are expecting our 1st in February which brings me to the reason I am e-mailing. We are looking to upgrade our digital camera so we can take lots of photos! We currently use

Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series

I have greatly enjoyed Isaac Asimov’s foundation series. They are well written and are fairly quick reads. I am also astounded how much his work seems to have influenced Star Wars etc., Asimov’s “Galactic Empire” was truly a precursor to many of the more recent writings/movies and some lines seem to be lifted almost verbatim from Foundation… Foundation links / Audio version by BBC: Foundation series – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_seriesThe Foundation Series is a science fiction series by Isaac

Lump sum payout versus annuity payments

While visiting John in STL recently, his girlfriend regaled with me a tale of a man (we’ll call Fred) who received a large settlement from his wife when they divorced. Fred then proceeded to move to Thailand (a lifelong dream of his) where he started a resort and began construction on a mini-mansion. Unfortunately he ran out of money shortly afterwards and is apparently now destitute šŸ™ These types of stories, with variations, are surprisingly common: someone wins the lottery

Chase QuickDeposit Review and Updates

If you routinely use the Chase QuickDeposit program, for example via the Chase mobile banking Android app, then these update notifications may be useful to you. The big change is that as of October 2nd the daily deposit limit has been increased to $2K and the monthly limit isĀ increasedĀ to $5K. This makes the service much more useful IMHO as the previous $1K/$3K max was a bit limiting… [full review to be posted later] Here are the update messages from Chase:

Dell 3007WFP dimensions

Panel Dimensions: (without stand) Height 449.55 mm (17.7 inches) Width 690 mm (27.16 inches) Depth 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) Dimensions (with stand): Height (fully extended in landscape mode) 559.7 mm (22 inches) Height (compressed/locked in landscape mode) 469.7 mm (18.49 inches) Width 690 mm (27.16 inches) Depth 200 mm (7.87 inches) Source   Documentation – 3007wfphttp://support.dell.com/support/systemsinfo/document.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&~file=/systems/3007wfp/en/about.htm#SpecificationsLaptops | Desktops | Business Laptops | Business Desktops | Workstations | Servers | Storage | Services | Monitors | Printers | LCD TVs |

Bought & Sold: Acer Aspire One A0722 Netbook 11.6″ LCD

The latest entry in the Bought & Sold series…Ā This is where I list items that I purchased and then sold at a later date. Simple enough huh? Here we go… [begin] Acer Aspire One 11.6″ HD Netbook AO722-BZ454 with upgrade to 4GB RAM Excellent condition, FREE fast shipping Condition: This laptop is in excellent condition, checkout the photos! No scratches/problems on the LCD. Everything works well, no problems. Still has the protective plastic sheets in place. Laptop has only had

Building a random name generator

Last night I had fun building a Ā little random name generator for my friend Adam and my wife. They both write and sometimes it is difficult to come up with names for characters, that is where the new tool comes in handy: Character Name Generator Every time you refresh the page you get a new name šŸ™‚ I used to code a lot of fun little projects like this but lately I have not made time for it. I do

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