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Saints and non-smokers also get lung cancer

Saints and non-smokers also get lung cancer.....One more reason I am glad I live in California! It's hard for smokers around where I live. And amen to that! No smoking indoors, or within 25 feet of air intakes, windows or doors. And I love telling smokers they have to back...

Tags: smoker, college kid, risk

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

The war against tobacco escalates

The war against tobacco escalatesCan't waituntil tobacco is a distant memory. The stench of smokers is appalling and I make it a point to stand as far away from them as possible. And when they try to get closer I tell them not to. When asked why, my answer is...

Tags: tobacco, cigarette, smoker

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Smoker'sCalc (exe)

Smoker's Calc is a program created for smokers and ex-smokers. For those who are about to quit smoking, for those who have already done it, and for their families and friends. Give a few basic details of your smoking habits, and Smoker'sCalc will calculate: change in your estimated life span...

Tags: Cigarette, Smoker

Software downloads 2006-07-20

Additional Resources

Taking a Bott beating

My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...

Tags: PC, Ed Bott, USB, Christine, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-23

What are we breathing now? Let me guess...

What are we breathing now? Let me guess...AIRSO!please stop using my AIR hold your breath so we can get clean air. you are messing it all up for usGET A REAL JOBBreathing deeplyconfident in the fact that the human system is excellent at filtering out all manner of substances...

Tags: Food & Beverage, political establishment, Dude

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

One Router to Connect Them All

Sunday afternoons are the few times I actually get some peace and don't have to think about major IT problems. I fire up my Weber smoker, throw on a couple of racks of ribs, fire up a bucket of hardwood charcoal and fruit wood chunks, and I chill for a...

Tags: Cable Modem, Router, Linksys Inc., Dad, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-25

What was that about cutting music?

What was that about cutting music?Make sure your 'guiders' say the right wordsAlas, a formal education can propel anyone in the real world problem stage. And if a sound science approach no longer works you can rely on ancient models, even before we began to speak. For today...

Tags: education, music

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

How healthy is Barack Obama?

We had a lot of fun debating John McCain's health the other day, so it's fair to have the same debate regarding his likely Democratic opponent. Barack Obama is in excellent health, his doctor says. Dr. David L. Scheiner, his primary care doctor, sent out a one-page...

Tags: Aide, Doctor, John McCain, Barack Obama, Obama, Vertical Industries, Food & Beverage, Benefits, Healthcare, Corporate Governance, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Free Anti-Smoking Screensaver (exe)

Do you keep on trying to quit smoking but always fail and light a cigarette again? Our Free Anti-Smoking Screensaver will help you to get rid of this addiction. All you need is to download this screensaver and smoke the last cigarette in your life with our inveterate smoker. See...

Tags: 3D, Cigarette, 3D Savers

Software downloads 2008-04-21

When all the technology in the world won't help

When all the technology in the world won't helpSmall Town BudgetsThe facts are most small town school systems will continue to teach non-technically. I'm a product of one small public high school two-hours from DC that couldn't afford a Calculus teacher. Solution? They gave us a telephone...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, geometry

Discussion threads 2008-04-10

FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutrality

FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutralityHow about waiting for the decision ....... before condeming it? Shouldn't you be posting for the Huffington Post or Moveon.Org instead of a tech site? That is where I expect to find the Liberal spin. Not here!Explain to me......How it's "neutral"...

Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Net Neutrality, Comcast Corp., bandwidth

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

Snuffing out Goofy's cigarette

Snuffing out Goofy's cigaretteRE: Snuffing out Goofy's cigaretteConnie Willis' brilliant 1996 Remake deals with a Hollywood culture that obliterates its past.http://www.amazon.com/Remake-Connie-Willis/dp/0553574418/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199976027&sr=1-1JJBI love it when politically-correct zombies make it possible......for me to make a buck. I'm gonna start collecting the pre-expunged videos. Those are going to be worth a...

Tags: Connie Willis, cigarette, Goofy, Disney Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

Ahh, Wintel freedoms

Ahh, Wintel freedoms9 out of 10......is a bit of an exaggeration. Some do work in fully locked down environments, but most don't. Although I've worked for some clients that have [i]tried[/i] full lock-down, most haven't been able to make it work in practice. I don't mean that it doesn't technically...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, spreadsheet, same job, job, PC, Wintel

Discussion threads 2007-11-09

Quit Smoking in 30 Days or Less (exe)

This fantastic program will help you to mentally prepare yourself to quit smoking within 30 days. Lets face facts. if you're not mentally prepared to meet this challenge head on, you will never quit smoking. You will be guided every step of the way so there will be no chance...

Tags: Withdrawal

Software downloads 2007-10-30

New Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 test builds to hit next week?

New Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 test builds to hit next week?*Yawn*...SP1..Who CaresI'm going back to XP or maybe going Ubuntu with XP on Virtual Box...I don't want to be monitored by an OS that I OWN.RE: New Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 test builds to hit next week?This is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), network, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, New Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-09-07

Blame the patient first

Blame the patient firstYour credibility is lost when you do name-calling.Your blog is worthless and unprofessional at best...Well, for me, I've gained weight, but I'm taking my responsibility to lose weight by getting in a diet and do some exercises (like walk around the whole block since it's just 1.8...

Tags: Vertical industries, Food & Beverage, dairy, government, patient, connundrum

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

Blame the patient first

For some time now IBM has been showing off a report it calls Healthcare 2015.Its business aim is to support Electronic Health Records, interoperability of systems, and to encourage innovation.But in trying to win over professionals to its view, the authors go to extraordinary lengths in attacking patients.Consumers are told...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, E-health, Dana Blankenhorn, health care, patient

Blog posts 2007-08-24

Connected homes aren't just for the super-rich anymore

Connected homes aren't just for the super-rich anymore... No ... Way ... ... F-a-s-c-i-n-a-t-i-n-g!!!WOW! I would ... gasp LOVE ... to have a home automation Windows-automated system!!!I feel like doing this when I get out of college. My main goal is to be a game developer. But I do have...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, oven, Connected Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-07

Cringley, MacTel, and nutty theories

Cringley, MacTel, and nutty theoriesQuestion Murphy,"So far Cringley's track record on Apple hasn't been good, but this is one prediction that I think may have merit because what he's really talking about is using Apple's 1997 patent exchange agreement with Microsoft to allow Apple to update and use Sun's WABI...

Tags: Operating systems, Processors, theory, Wabi, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., system call, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-12-14

U.S. permanently bans BetOnSports

U.S. permanently bans BetOnSportsNT Score another one for the Nanny State :o):o)Adults can't make their own choices?It is so good to know that Bush talks with gawd and his administration protects all us Heathens from our wicked ways...Follow the moneyOn-line gambling sites syphon money from traditional casinos and OTC betting...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, casino, lottery

Discussion threads 2006-11-10