Earlier today, Netflix announced a significant subscription price increase with their new plans. The changes will take shape on September 1, 2011 and offer a couple of different plans. The plan many Netflix subscribers are currently on is going away. In place of it will be two plans, one for streaming video playback and another … Continue reading
For months Congress has debated how to cut spending, and it would appear that tonight we’ll see a federal government shutdown because they can’t make a decision. This will directly and immediately affect a lot of people I know. It will not immediately affect me but might after a few weeks. Some Americans are okay … Continue reading
Did you know that you have to make a certain amount of money in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits? What to know how much? I’ll give you a hint. It’s not $4,847.16. That’s how much money I made in 2010. Shouldn’t that say that I haven’t had a good job in AGES? Shouldn’t … Continue reading
As many of you may or may not know, I went to college to get a degree in math. My goal was to teach high school students about the wonderful world of mathematics. That goal has come true for one school year plus six weeks of another school year. I graduated with my degree in … Continue reading
As many of you may (or may not) be aware, I am notorious for killing computers. I killed my laptop and I killed my dell desktop. Mind you, neither of them were anything fantastic to begin with. However, I did it again. I managed to kill my husband’s computer, his $2000 HP media center computer. … Continue reading
Customer Service 101 teaches that you should always give your customers an accurate estimate regarding delivery time and price. If you tell your customer it will take 3 days and $100 to fix something and it actually takes you 6 days and $300, you have failed Customer Service 101. On the other hand, if you … Continue reading
Epic this, epic that – the word that seems to have no definition and that’s spreading like wildfire across the globe. What is the real meaning of this word and why is this word the word kids are using to describe nearly everything? This rant, to some people may be perceived as an epic fail … Continue reading
Sparked by the heavy arguments over whether or not a mosque should be built near ground zero in New York City, I received this email earlier today. My comments are below. CAN MUSLIMS BE GOOD AMERICANS? This is certainly ‘food-for-thought’. This is very interesting and we all need to read it from start to finish. … Continue reading
