Gators win

UF beat FSU 21-14 which was not an overwhelming win, but good enough. Now, they need to knock off Arkansas and hope that USC loses to either Notre Dame or UCLA. That way, The Gators should have a shot at the BCS championship. I think USC is looking better than Florida at this point, and if they beat Notre Dame today, they should move into 2nd place in the polls.

Not Leaving Las Vegas

It only seems like everyone is moving to Las Vegas. Actually, around 5,000 people do it every month month, and they aren't all going there to work in casinos. It's an affordable place to live, with lots of homes for rent and for sale available for rent check: There are also lots of new homes under construction, with lots of incentives to buy them, like upgrades, help with downpayments or no closing costs.

If you are thinking about moving to Las Vegas, check out Las Vegas real estate before you go and you can get an idea of what it will cost and what you can get for your money.

LCD TV not too hot with computer hook up

I hooked up my laptop to my LCD tv using a DVI to HDMI connection which should have produced a nice picture. It didn't. The text was not readable at all. Half of each letter was missing and the entire image was stretched out beyond the frame of the TV. Something's not right with the TV. I need to get some tech support or take it back. It looks good on some channels, terrible on others and unbelievably bad with the computer. I haven't tried a DVD yet.

Make money with affiliate marketing

Working online from home is a nice dream for many people, myself included, but something hard to achieve. There aren't too many professional bloggers, and Google Ads are still a mystery to most people. I've made 7 dollars that way in the past year! Jeremy Palmer's site Quit Your Day Job is a great resource for anyone looking to work from home by doing affiliate marketing through websites. Jeremy has an interesting story to tell about how he started small with affiliate marketing but was very quickly able to turn it into a full time job, earning more than he had made working for a financial services company. During his second year in affiliate marketing, he earned more than a million dollars! That's what I call working from home in style! Jeremy's e-book, High Performance Affiliate Marketing is available from his site for $49.95 through December 2nd. In it, he shares his techniques to help you quit your day job and work from home. There are also a number of great testimonials on the site from satisfied customers who have followed in Jeremy's footsteps using his techniques. These personal stories are inspirational, with quotes like this one from Tanya: "Your ebook has changed my life completely." What more can you say. Well, how about this one from Robert Benson:

I would like to commend you on the absolutely best e-book I have ever seen about affiliate marketing!I have wandered through this online maze of "gurus" and ebooks, courses, downloads and the next best thing to hit the Internet, but you have completely outdone all of them by writing a precise, hands-on, well explained e-book for the people who are trying to succeed in a very competitive online world.

The site and book are certainly worth checking out for anyone with hopes of getting in on some of the unique opportunities the Internet makes possible. Affiliate marketing offers a way to make money if you know what you are doing, and Jeremy knows what he is doing. He's even offering a 60 day money back guarantee on the e-book, which is a better deal than I've ever seen on any kind of book.

He's also got a blog on his site, with interesting entries related to the online world, so if you are hesitant, read up and see what he has to say.

Dishwasher repair

My dishwasher has been leaking for a few weeks and the last couple of days it got really bad. My plumbing experience is pretty limited. I've replaced some faucets and toilets. That's about it. I took the dishwasher out using instructions I found online, replaced the dishwasher elbow, tightened it up, hooked the water back up, and tightened things until the leaking stopped. Not too bad. I think I could replace a dishwasher by myself, with instructions.

Furniture for kids

Finding the right furniture for kids can be tricky. You don't want to re-purchase the same items every few years, but you also can't put a toddler in a full size bed. Finding pieces that look good and are functional and durable can take time. Fortunately, Great Priced Furniture has a big selection of kids furniture. They've got some really nice beds, colorful rugs, and some desks that are so nice I would like to have one of them. Great Priced Furniture offers a 30 day money back guarantee and they'll get your order to you in 1 to 3 and a half weeks. If you need something for Christmas, get your order in by November 28th, which is in less than a week.

Neighbor's new truck

My neighbor got a new used truck. His other truck was 25 years old and leaked oil all over the street. The new one was a gift from his son who wasn't using it. He told his dad he would like the truck back when he dies. That's the kind of giving you like to see during the holidays. It's yours, but if you die, I'm gonna come get it!

Can you hear me?

There is big business in providing voiceovers for commercials, jingles, cartoons, documentary movies (or even regular movies where the plot doesn't make sense and you need someone to tell you what's going on), answering machines, podcasts, video games, and more.

If you do voiceovers or you need someone to do a voiceover for you, check out Voices.com. They've got job listings as well as a search page where you can find the voice talent you need to complete your project. They are eager to sign up actors and musicians, and if you aren't sure how to make the move to voiceovers, they can help you with that, too.

Happy Thanksgiving

We are a family of vegetarians, so eating turkey on Thanksgiving isn't part of our routine. We'll be having a special meal but not eating to excess.

A good place to learn about Thanksgiving is the Plimoth.org site. It's designed for students and they even have a detective section where you can do some research.

Free online gaming

Online games like World of Warcraft can get pretty expensive with the monthly fees plus buying stuff in the game. And console games are around $60 for the new PS3 and XBox 360, plus hundreds for the machines. Believe it or not, there are plenty of free online games you can enjoy. Excessively.net one of the first two sites allowing you to play classic Nintendo games online, and they are still doing it, all for free. Great games like Pacman, SuperMario, and Frogger are ready and waiting for you. You can even embed the games in your blog. They look just like the arcade versions, too. So if you would like to play free online games, check out Excessively.net and get started with some exciting gameplay. They've got enough games to keep you busy for months.

Family trip to El Capitan Theater

We made the unwise decision to go to El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood today. Not only was the traffic getting there and coming back a nightmare, the street in front of the theater was blocked off for a concert. We spent the majority of our time driving on freeways. Things were so bad on the way there that I didn't think we would make it in time to see the movie. There is a stage show plus a movie and a live organist. We arrived just as the movie started and then stuck around to watch the organist and the stage show for the next time slot. The theater was nice and it wasn't crowded. The Santa Clause 3 movie wasn't too bad although the plot was a little weak. Driving home took about 3 hours on 6 different freeways. Too much work for one day.

And why do they call it "The El Capitan Theatre"? Isn't that like saying "The The Capitan Theatre"?

Where did your family name come from?

Ever wonder who your ancestors were and where they lived? Maybe there are some famous people in your family tree. Or maybe some infamous ones? It's pretty interesting to research your family history and save something for future generations. Our Name in History will do the work for you and will produce a nice hardbound book about your family name, complete with graphs and images for only $39.95. Check it out and see if they've got enough information on your last name to create the book, which looks pretty nice.

400th PayPerPost entry

I just did my 400th PayPerPost blog entry. That is a lot of blogging. I didn't realize I had done so many. I've also done at least 400 more in the same time period, so it's probably close to 1000 in 3 months or around 10 per day. I'm no Perez Hilton, but that's a lot of writing and linking.

Christmas shopping

I have done no Christmas shopping and don't have a Christmas list ready either. I know Black Friday is coming up, but I don't plan to be in line at 3 AM for that $100 laptop. Maybe I'll buy some stuff online, but I need to plan ahead, otherwise I'll end up with a bunch of tech toys that no one wants except me. I plan not to overdo it this year. That would be a good accomplishment.

Memories of Christmas

I have many good memories of Christmas from my childhood. Most involve getting gifts, but making a snowman in the front yard was a real favorite thing to do. Also, visiting with relatives on Christmas was a great time as a child. My grandfather used to wear a special vest with lights which was very entertaining for the kids. He also gave everybody the same gift, but that was okay since there were so many kids. I don't remember any Christmas Elves at any of the Christmas parties, but I do remember them from my dreams since they were setting up the gifts under the tree and helping Santa. Most of my memories of Christmas involve snow, which I never see now, living in southern California.

It's Christmas time already?

I usually wait until December 1st before I put up any Christmas lights. People in my neighborhood go all out with giant displays and characters and sound and more. I try to keep it reasonable. One neighbor already has his full set of giant lights up and on and it's only November 21st. Why so early?

Never miss an email with emoze

In my opinion, email has to be one of the top two things about the Internet, with the other one being the ability to create and browse websites, which might count as two more. I use email much more than the telephone because it's so much easier to deal with and you can do it on your own time. I get news, updates, product info and of course lots of spam via email every day. I'm not away from my computer very often for more than a few hours, so getting to my email isn't a big deal. However, if I had a job where I was traveling long distances quite a bit or spent lots of time in the car or in meetings, not having easy access to email would be an issue. If you are one of those people who needs to get to your email often but you can't get to a computer to go online for whatever reason, Emoze has a solution for you, and the price is right. That's right,
www.emoze.com offers a free mobile email service which will push your email to your cell phone or PDA. You can be just like those people walking around with a Blackberry getting email all day long no matter where you are.

Emoze works with a corporate or consumer email account -- you can use more than one -- and any compatible phone or PDA. The emoze software has an interface similar to most email software, so you can pick it up quickly. And the software is free at www.emoze.com. Just download, install and you are ready to go.

You can use emoze with any Microsoft Mobile or Symbian device with a GPRS or other data connection with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes Domino servers and POP3 online email services such as Hotmail, Yahoo! and Gmail.

Very soon, you will be able to use emoze without a PC, so no software will be necessary. Good things are ahead for emoze users, so take a look now and think about how much you will save each month by not buying that Blackberry.

Back online

My blog has been resurrected and is online again. I missed it!

Blogger makes > 100k/yr with no Internet access

LATimes has a story about blogger "Perez Hilton" today. It says he makes more than 100k/yr from blogging and does not have Internet access! His blog is about celebrities with some emphasis on gay celebrities. Like many other stories about online sites, the LA Times doesn't include the URL of his website... -- http://www.perezhilton.com/

He does not own a TV or read books and has no Internet at home. He is a voracious consumer of magazines, though, and has a network of trusted friends and tipsters who, he said, have yet to lead him astray.

He starts work around 6:30 a.m., sometimes posting 30 times a day, a far more prodigious output than many fully staffed sites. By sheer energy and personality, his site and he are rapidly evolving into a brand. He is in demand by radio and TV outlets as a celebrity commentator. He recently taught a Learning Annex class, "How to Blog Your Way to Fame and Fortune." ("I inspired myself!" he said.)

Track your vehicles with gps

Do you have a vehicle you need to keep tabs on? Maybe do some Teen Tracking with a teenage driver who might get a little too far away from home or a fleet of delivery vehicles where you need to locate them quickly to provide good service? Or maybe your spouse has been visiting somebody else's house a little too often for your comfort? There are lots of cases where you might want to know where a vehicle is and the Brickhouse Security LightningGPS tracking device can do the job for you. Check out their demo and you'll be able to track a car live on a map. Pretty impressive! The tracking device needs to be hardwired into a car, so you can't just slap it on anybody's vehicle and see where they are going. Put it on your own car or install it in your company's vehicles. You could prevent problems or improve service by knowing how well your employees are staying on task. The device costs $489.95 and there is a monthly service fee so you can do the live tracking. I think this would work best if everyone driving the vehicles knew the device was on there rather than trying to surprise people with some bad news about where they were when they were supposed to be somewhere else. Rather than be deceptive, you can head off trouble by letting the driver(s) know that you'll know where they are.

vizaweb letting me down again

Everytime vizaweb has an outage I figure it's time to change hosts. But I haven't done it yet because once the service is working again, I'm happy to keep things as they are. Today is another day with no access to my site. I'm sure they'll fix it but this has become too common. I need a new host...

Make your own coffee

Many people like to start their day with a fresh, hot cup of coffee. My wife is one of those people and I know she would like to have a nice, reliable espresso coffee maker in the kitchen, ready to go in the morning before she has to go to work. Choosing a coffee machine can be a little daunting since there are so many brands with different features and prices. This guide will help you figure out what you need for the kind of coffee you like and the amount of money you'd like to spend. A new coffee machine would make a great holiday gift.

ImageWell works well

I have been using ImageWell for some time now primarily for resizing images before uploading them to the web. It's an easy to use program which works quickly. It has other features like watermarking and drawing tools, but I haven't spent much time with those. It's a Mac only program and frequently at work I wish I had something like it for Windows. There must be something that does the same stuff.

Don't age so fast

Getting old is part of life. Your body changes, and in the process some things which you used to do easily may get harder to do, like hearing people who are talking to you or walking up the stairs or remembering the names of your children. You can do your best with exercise, getting enough sleep, stimulating your brain by reading and thinking and doing crossword puzzles and your income tax, and by eating right, but sometimes that may not be enough.

For many people, supplements can make up deficiencies in diet or damage that is done because of the environment where you live or work, or because of stress in your life. A new product called Proleva is designed to protect your body at the cellular level from free radicals, the molecules responsible for aging. Proleva is made from fruit and berry extracts and gives you the antioxidant equivalent of one and a half pounds of fresh fruit. I don't know about you, but if I ate that much fruit every day, I don't think my stomach and digestive system would like it too much. Taking Proleva each day can protect you from aging at the cellular level and keep your brain functioning at optimal levels. It can also improve your cardiovascular and immmune systems and improve your energy. It sounds like a miracle pill and although it isn't, there is research which shows that Proleva can reduce the damage that free radicals do to human cells by up to 700%.

Proleva costs $59.95 for a one month supply -- about $2.00 per day. If you buy in larger quantities, the price can get down to $1.40 per day. It comes with a 90 day money back guarantee, so you can return it if you don't think you are getting the results you expect. Your health and well being are important and considering the cost of health care and the value of keeping your body and mind in top shape, Proleva is a pretty good deal.