Plug It In & Fill ‘Er Up!

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Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of creating an electric car. One that you could plug in and drive to work or school. One that would let you bypass the high prices for gasoline (26 cents a gallon when I was a kid!). Over the years this dream has come closer to reality [...]

Weekly Calorie, Exercise, & Fuel Chart

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With gas prices topping four dollars a gallon here in the US many people are looking for solutions to an ever increasing fuel budget. Some people are selling their gas guzzling SUV’s and purchasing smaller fuel efficient cars. Others are cutting back on vacation trips and doing more things at home. I thought I would [...]

Five Minute Calendar

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My wife was messing around the other day with a sample of a five minute flowchart that I had printed out. She moved it around on the desktop and tried it in different formations. She came to one conclusion… “You need to make this into a weekly calendar,” she said with a smile. I thought [...]

The Agony of Clutter

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There is a dirty little secret that most people have. Hidden behind doors, and piled high in closets and garages is a stack of clutter. Clutter that sometimes defies description. Dear readers, I hate clutter. I have a daily personal battle with it. It comes in the form of junk mail, impulse purchases, free gifts, [...]

iTouch At The Starbucks Store

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I’ve had my Apple iPod Touch for a few months now and I’ve been very happy with the device. With Apple’s $20 software update, I can now read my e-mail, get a weather report, check the stock market, and view the latest you-tube video quickly and easily almost any place that has a wireless internet [...]

Create An Effective Powerpoint Presentation

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Out of the box, most Powerpoint templates are pretty cookie-cutter and boring. Powerpoint 2007 raises the bar, but the basic page layout is still heavy on bullet points and weak on effectiveness. If you want to completely reach your audience you need to create effective slides for the three main learning styles. They are… Audio [...]