Archive for January 30th, 2008

  • Can Telecommuting Reduce U.S. Oil Dependency By 50%

    I picked this up as a press release because of the headline… I guess that’s the sign of a good headline.
    I’ll pass this along to you.
    I think basically we’re talking about major metro areas where people are long commute desk jockies.
    Rural areas or factory based economies (yes there are still some) can’t telecommute.
    Neither can retail [...]

  • Concord CA Home Use Ordinance Proposed

    The weenies in local government are worried about “blight” in Concord, CA.
    So, to them, the old legal principle of a “Man’s home is his castle” means nothing.
    Property ownership means nothing.
    Your right to earn a living means nothing.
    Your right to associate with whomever you choose in your home means nothing.
    And basically YOU mean nothing.
    That’s why they’re [...]

  • I never thought much about Ergonomics until today

    Ergonomics was for wimps I thought until today.
    Then I found out why my neck was hurting so much!
    Evidently my computer screen is positioned too low. If I can raise the height of the screen so that I’m not tilting my head downwards most of the time, my neck will be alot better.
    My chiropractor let me [...]

  • Have You Upgraded To The Latest Version of Microsoft Office?

    Have you upgraded to the latest version of Microsoft Office?
    I’ve been using Microsoft Word, for example, since Windows 3.1.
    Usually the changes for each upgrade are such that using the new version is comparatively simple.
    I didn’t find that to be the case with the latest upgrade at all.
    It’s “tabbed” like Internet Explorer 7 but it was [...]

  • Cool “Home Made” Website Helps Dieter’s Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone dwlz.com

    Here’s a cool home made website that’s based on a person’s personal passion: Dottie’s Weight Loss Zone.
    It doesn’t have all the latest bells and whistles of some Web 2.o sites, but it has UNIQUE information.
    Like this page that lists your favorite Restaurants and break down your favorite meals into their calories, fat grams, carb grams, [...]

  • My29Minutes.com Home Foreclosure Prevention

    It’s hard to have a home business if you don’t have a home!
    In the past I’ve expressed my reservations about home mortgage foreclosure “business opportunities”. Basically they seemed to charge a lot of money to people who were down to their last cent.
    But again today I had a customer dealing with this issue.
    It’s a short [...]

  • Home Based CeeWee Designs Rolls Out New Product

    From her press release:
    Jennifer Johnson is a work at home mom who left behind a career in housing policy research to raise her two boys. She lives in Charlotte, NC with her family. Her mother taught her to sew when Jennifer was a small girl, and she has been sewing ever since. Additional hobbies include [...]

  • Resources For Portland OR Home Businesses

    If you’re in Portland Oregon and want to start a home business or improve yours, you may want to check this meeting out.
    The Bee
    The Thursday, February 21st, meeting of the area-wide Association of Home Businesses in Sellwood will feature a program by Nancy Chapin, guru of all Portland area business associations, and herself a home [...]

  • Here’s One Guy Who Shouldn’t Have Started An Ebay Business

    Can you say with me “You Idiot!” 
    Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents
    I guess if he worked at the National Archives, he’d try to sell the Declaration of Independence on Ebay too!
    In 2007 alone, Lorello stated he took 300 to 400 items, including the four-page Calhoun letter, which drew bids of more than $1,700 [...]

  • Keeping Fit Around The Office

    Want a simple way to keep fit while working at home?
    Don’t want to pay for a gym or job outside?
    If you’re a guy and want to keep some muscle mass after age 40, you may want to check out this simple system called, SimpleFit.
    Can’t do regular pull ups and push ups? There are substitutes!
    HT