How to Get Rid of Bruises
October 17th, 2010 |How to Get Rid of Bruises
A bruise, known in the medical world as a contusion, is a simple injury in which the capillaries beneath the skin rupture, and blood flows into the surrounding tissue. Blood trapped in that tissue has a reddish-purple appearance, though bruises can be many different colors and sizes.
Bruising happens when the body makes hard contact with another surface. You can bruise from falling into water at a high speed just as easily as you can bruise from slamming your thumb in the door. People’s bodies bruise differently. Some bodies bruise…
How Old Do You Have to Be to Be a Bartender?
October 15th, 2010 |How Old Do You Have to Be to Be a Bartender?
Working as a bartender can be really lucrative — people love their bartenders and they often show their love with good tips. Regardless how much salary the bar pays you, it will pale in comparison to the cash you make from happy customers. On top of the financial benefit, tending bar is a cool job. You make people in your bar happy, keep them entertained with a little bar banter, and meet people from all walks of life — and instead of an office cubicle, your office is stocked…
How Much Should I Weigh?
October 14th, 2010 |How Much Should I Weigh?
The answer to this question will be different from person to person. Even people of the same height or physical build will have different ideal weights. Some will scoff at the idea of an “ideal weight” — suggesting instead that your ideal weight is whatever weight you are comfortable with.
But what most people want to know when they ask “How much should I weigh?” — how much the average person of their height weighs. We want to fit in, to have a niche. We want to be “the skinny girl”, or “the
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Questions to Ask a Guy
October 13th, 2010 |Questions to Ask a Guy to Get to Know Him Better
Asking people questions is a tried and true way to both show you are interested in that person and to figure out if you’re interested in them. What seem like innocent, friendly questions often reveal deep truths about someone, and they break the ice for more serious questions later on.
The next time you’re at a party or social event and you’ve run out of the typical questions to ask, try one of these twenty questions to ask a guy. Guys like to talk and dominate the…
How to Get Rid of a Headache
October 12th, 2010 |How to Get Rid of a Headache Fast
Headaches are common — everyone will have a headache at some point in their life. Headaches can range in severity from very minor pains to extremely dangerous migraines or cluster headaches that can even sometimes be fatal. Headaches are caused by a number of things, from stress and strain to injury or headaches triggered by allergies.
No matter the cause of your headache, there are steps you can take to get rid of a painful ache in the head. If your headache is keeping you from performing at your peak…
What Are the Short Term Effects of Smoking Meth?
October 9th, 2010 |What Are the Short Term Effects of Smoking Meth?
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug, whether injected, snorted or smoked, that affects the brain and central nervous system. Methamphetamine increase levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which stimulates brain cells, enhancing mood and body movement.
How is Meth Used?
Methamphetamines have multiple ways of getting in the body. Users of meth can inject, smoke, insufflate (snort), or even eat or drink the drug to get the stimulating effects they’re after. Smoking, snorting, and injecting methamphetamine creates an immediate sensation of pleasure, known among users as the “rush”. This rush happens because…
What Is Glass?
October 9th, 2010 |Glass is one of the most well-known substances within human society to date. Yet amazingly few individuals are truly aware of what glass is and how it is made.
What is Glass?
Glass is, put simply, a non-crystalline (or amorphous) solid. “Non-crystalline” refers to the fact that the ions within the glass do not arrange themselves into the form of a repeating pattern. Most metals are crystalline solids. Glass, as a non-crystalline solid, is extremely brittle.
Glass in its most basic form is formed from silica. Silica is a substance with the chemical formula of SiO2. While glass can be…
What Is an Eternity Ring?
October 8th, 2010 |What Is an Eternity Ring?
The ring, a continuous circle, has been a symbol of friendship and relationships for thousands of years. The first people to make and wear rings were the ancient Egyptians. All rings, in effect, could be called ‘eternity’ rings, but as will be discussed later in this article, an eternity ring, because of its unique construction, is a special category of ring. Comprised of an uninterrupted circle of metal, often encrusted with precious stones, rings have long been a symbol of eternal love and friendship. The round, unbroken circle of an eternity ring meant then, and…
What Are the Dangers of Lip Piercing?
October 8th, 2010 |What Are the Dangers of Lip Piercing?
Piercings and body modification are more popular than ever — it is now “mainstream” to have a tongue, lip, or other “alternative” piercing.
The dangers associated with lip piercings are not obvious. You rarely see someone with a new lip piercing in excruciating pain or facing the potential of infection — so it seems relatively safe. As with any piercing, tattooing, or body modification procedure, complications from getting a lip piercing can really add up and get worse over time.
If you are considering getting a lip piercing, you need to understand the…
What Is the Lemonade Diet?
October 7th, 2010 |What Is the Lemonade Diet?
A simple lemon cleanse diet system is being touted as The Lemonade Diet. Any time you read the word “Diet” immediately after a kind of food, you should automatically get a little suspicious. After all, the much-lauded “cookie diet” was essentially an extreme low carb crash diet masquerading as an “Eat all the cookies you want and lose weight!” kind of thing. The Lemonade Diet is no different — this diet is based on the Master Cleanse, a very simple “detox” diet plan invented in the 40s by health guru Stanley Burroughs.
The basic Master…
How to Use a Foundation Brush
October 6th, 2010 |How to Use a Foundation Brush
Learning how to use a foundation brush is the difference between perfectly flawless face makeup and a dirty, unpolished look. Foundation brushes keep your from applying blotchy ugly makeup, and help you perfect your even finish. This handy little tool is seriously misunderstood by most women who wear makeup.
Do you really need a foundation brush? Ask the experts. Having a good set of makeup brushes is important. Makeup artists depend on their makeup brushes as their main tools. Good makeup brushes aren’t cheap by any means, but if they’re properly taken care of,…
How to Conceive a Boy
October 5th, 2010 |How to Conceive a Boy
There are so many old wive’s tales related to conceiving a specific gender, you’d need a Rolodex just to keep them all straight. From eating certain foods to having sex in certain positions, there are millions of rumored ways to influence the birth of a male child.
Questions about the gender of your offspring probably comes from a healthy place inside your head — you may prefer a boy this time because you have nothing but daughters, or maybe you and your husband have dreamed of having a little boy for years. In older cultures…
What Is a 1200 Calorie Diet?
October 4th, 2010 |If you’ve thought about losing a few pounds, you may have wondered the following: “What is a 1200 calorie diet?” The answer is actually a simple one, and the benefits of sticking to such a diet will pay dividends for both your waistline and health.
In the following article, we’ll look at the 1200 calorie diet and examine its benefits and drawbacks. I’ve also included a number of sample menus for a 24-hour period, which should get your started down the right path.
What is a 1200 Calorie Diet Plan?
The 1200 calorie diet is beneficial because it provides the…
What Are Coach Outlet Stores?
October 3rd, 2010 |What Are Coach Outlet Stores?
Outlet stores (also called factory stores) are retail shops where big name retail brands sell items directly to the public. In the beginning, factory outlet stores were literally attached to factories, “cutting out the middle man” so that the price for the consumer was much lower than in a retail store. These days, it is rare to find a factory or outlet store that is actually attached to a factory, and the discounts are not quite the same as at the factory outlet stores of the 80s and 90s. (See How to Be a Bargain…
What Are Resume Blank Forms? Where to Get Free Sample Resumes
October 3rd, 2010 |What Are Resume Blank Forms? Where to Get Free Sample Resumes
Resume blank forms are like “free sample” resumes with the information blanked out so you can insert your own.It takes almost no time at all to put together a resume from a blank form — and sample resumes available for perusal online can help you figure out how to present your work experience and job skills in such a way that it attracts attention from employers. (See How to Write an Effective IT Resume for more information.)
Why Do I Need a Resume?
Pretty much every job out there…
What Is the American Express Rewards Catalog?
October 3rd, 2010 |What Is the American Express Rewards Catalog?
Not a traditional catalog, the American Express Rewards Catalog is an online store where customers of American Express can spend the reward points they earn by using their American Express card. The American Express Rewards Catalog is full of options, some of them bizarre or outlandish. In fact, the rewards options with the American Express catalog range from trendy electronics to expensive special events or luxury vacation trips. (See The Best Places to Travel and Most Popular Gift Cards for more information.)
Examples from the American Express Rewards Catalog
- A golf trip
…
What Is Barclay’s Online Banking?
October 2nd, 2010 |What Is Barclay’s Online Banking?
Barclay’s is a UK-based bank that is trying to break into the American market with online banking services for American customers. Barclay’s happens to be the largest financial services company in the world, holding $3.7 trillion in assets as of the last fiscal year. There are nearly 4 million registered users of Barclay’s online banking, and though most of their customers are in Europe and the Middle East, there are seven million Barclay’s online users in America.
How Did Barclay’s Spread to America?
When Barclay’s acquired basically all of the Lehman Brothers holdings in September…
How to Fix Facebook Login Problems
October 2nd, 2010 |How to Fix Facebook Login Problems
Facebook is one of the top two most popular websites in the world. (See What Are Social Network Sites? for more information.) Google and Facebook go back and forth as the number one website, depending on the time of day and the month of the year you’re talking about. Because Faceboook is so essential to so many people, problems are rare. Sure, you’ll occasionally come across a glitch, and the Facebook login page is often “down” for a minute or two due to high volume, but in general the site is glitch-free.
Users of…
What Is Ravel Footwear?
October 2nd, 2010 |What Is Ravel Footwear?
A better question might be what was Ravel Footwear?
Ravel Footwear was a shoe company based in the United Kingdom. They had a good reputation among shoe fanatics for making quality attractive shoes that were reasonably priced. Then in the spring of 2007, they absorbed by Clarks, a larger United Kingdom-based shoe company. The brand is no longer available, though Clarks promised to keep making some of the styles under their label.
Before they stopped making shoes, their shoes were available in a variety of styles, from pumps and sandals to flats and even boots. The…
Who Is Shakira?
October 1st, 2010 |Who Is Shakira?
Shakira is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, a Columbian-born singer, dancer, musician, music producer, and songwriter who has been a pop music sensation in Latin America since the early-1990′s, and became a Latin American pop legend after the release of her ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones? album, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Following the release of her album Laundry Service in 2001, Shakira became a crossover star attraction in American mainstream pop.
Besides her catchy songs, Shakira has made a name for herself with her individual, idiosyncratic dance style, which incorporates Latin American and Middle Eastern…
What Is Wachovia Online Banking?
October 1st, 2010 |What Is Wachovia Online Banking?
It’s becoming common for people to do most of their banking and financial transactions online. Online banking was conceived in the early 80s, but it took the Internet boom of the early 90s to get the ball rolling. The first widespread online banking functions were offered in late 1995 by Presidential Savings Bank. Big banks followed, including Wells Fargo and Chase Manhattan, two of the first nationwide banks to offer online banking to all customers. (See also: Barclays Online Banking for more information.)
These days, it would be hard to find a bank that offers…
How to Buy Emerald Engagement Rings
October 1st, 2010 |How to Buy Emerald Engagement Rings
Not every woman wants to wear a diamond ring. (See What Do Women Want in a Man for more information about what women want.) Concerns about diamond sources are higher than ever, with the release of high-profile documentary movies charging that the diamond trade is responsible for suffering the world around. Other reasons exist to explain why some women don’t want diamond engagement rings — aesthetic concerns being the most common. Some women just don’t like to wear diamonds.
The second most common stone after diamonds is emerald. Gemstone engagement rings don’t have to…
What Are the Top 10 Dating Websites?
October 1st, 2010 |What Are the Top 10 Dating Websites?
There are more online dating websites than you can shake a stick at. So many people have trouble finding partners the old-fashioned way, meeting someone online seems as normal now as trolling the local bars. To narrow down your search for good singles websites, here are the top ten dating websites ranked by popularity.
1. PerfectMatch.com
Begging you to “discover the PerfectMatch difference today”, this mega popular site runs on something called the Duet Total compatibility System to match potential mates. With dozens of different “categories” of advice for singles, and the endorsement…
Who Is Taylor Swift?
September 30th, 2010 |Who Is Taylor Swift?
Taylor Swift is one of America’s most popular country music singers and pop stars. Unlike many Nashville stars, she is also a singer-songwriter, writing many of her own hits singles.
With 4 Grammy Awards, 13 million albums and 28 million digital tracks sold, and a budding career as an actress (See How to Become an Actor for more information about becoming an actress.), this 20-year old blond beauty looks like she has staying power. In fact, Forbes Magazine ranked Taylor Swift as the 12th most powerful celebrity of 2010, with earnings around $45,000,000.
Taylor Swift Biography
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What Is Blockbuster Video?
September 30th, 2010 |What Is Blockbuster Video?
Blockbuster Video is an American chain of DVD, Blu-ray, and video game rental stores. What started as a single movie rental store at a busy intersection in Dallas, Texas in 1985 eventually became the largest video rental store in the country. Blockbuster had incredible business success well into the early 2000s, but then online video rental stores like Netflix started gaining customers. Customers preferred the convenience of sending and receiving movies and games through the mail, and even when they attempted to create their own warehouse video system like that operated by Netflix and others, it…
What Are the Top 10 Diamond Ring Websites?
September 30th, 2010 |What Are the Top 10 Diamond Ring Websites?
There’s tons of information about diamonds and diamond rings online. There’s also no lack of sources for diamond rings on the Internet. We’ve sorted through the pile for you and found the twenty best websites about diamond rings. We’re also including ten blogs and informational sites about diamonds so you can do a little research before you go shopping for a ring. (And if your intended isn’t interested in diamonds, you might want to take a look at our article about How to Buy Emerald Engagement Rings.)
Here are the ten most…
Who Is Megan Fox?
September 29th, 2010 |Megan Fox Profile
Megan Fox is a Hollywood actress and sex symbol who has appeared in such movies as Transformers, Jennifer’s Body, and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
She is also a mainstay on “most beautiful” lists in magazines like Maxim and FHM, and is one of the most downloaded women on the Internet. Though she has never received wide acclaim for her acting skills, this brunette is known by every fan boy, and is widely considered one of the most desirable women in contemporary films.
Like many aspiring actors and actresses, Megan Fox got her start on television,…
Who Is Michael Buble?
September 29th, 2010 |Who Is Michael Buble?
Michael Buble is a 35-year old Italian-Canadian singer who has won three Grammy Awards and has sold over 25 million albums globally. Michael Buble sings (see Learn How to Sing for more information about singing) in a number of different genres, from jazz and big band music to soft rock and easy listening songs. He has been active since 1996, and his singing career has also allowed Buble to take on roles as an actor, but he is most famous for hit songs like “Haven’t Met You Yet“, “Home“, and “Everything“.
Michael Buble Background
Michael Buble…
What Are the Top 10 Mens Clothing Websites?
September 29th, 2010 |What Are the Top 10 Mens Clothing Websites?
Men’s clothing doesn’t get nearly the attention that women’s clothing does. The stereotype about men’s clothing goes that men just don’t shop as much as women — and there’s some truth to this. Men’s fashion is not usually paid much mind at the haute couture level, either — the focus there is on pretty dresses and expensive women’s shoes.
But for men who care about clothes, there’s good news. More than a few online clothing retailers and websites are dedicated to men’s clothes. Here are the top ten men’s fashion retailers websites…
What Are the Top 10 Women’s Clothing Websites?
September 28th, 2010 |What Are the Top 10 Women’s Clothing Websites?
The Internet is stuffed to the gills with websites dedicated to women’s clothing. From vintage shops and online resale boutiques to huge retailers like Target, if you’re looking for an item of women’s clothing you’ll have no shortage of venues to browse through.
Here are the top ten women’s clothing websites listed by their popularity.
1. Amazon.com
You wouldn’t immediately think of Amazon when you think of women’s clothing, but you should. Amazon has such a massive customer base (Amazon is the 15th most popular website in the world) you shouldn’t be…
Who Is Tiger Woods?
September 27th, 2010 |Who Is Tiger Woods?
Tiger Woods is a world famous professional golfer (and a popular fantasy golf pick), whose sex scandal since November of 2009 has added a good deal of infamy to his personal biography.
Tiger Woods was born Eldrick Tont Woods oon December 30, 1975, to African-American Earl Woods and Kultida “Tida” Woods, of Thai, Chinese, and Dutch descent. From the time he was two years old, he was considered a golfing prodigy. When he was 3 years old, Tiger Woods appeared on The Mike Douglas Show, where he putted against legendary comedian, Bob Hope. He went on…
Lottery Statistics
September 24th, 2010 |Lottery Stats
Looking at the lottery statistics from the hundreds and thousands of lottery drawings over the years lets you dissect and analyze which number combinations win the most, and why.
Once you start to see the winning patterns, you might not be able to guess which are going to be the winning number combination in the upcoming lottery drawing, but you can set a range of numbers that are (supposedly) more likely to win, statistically.
I’ve chosen to look at the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games over the past 20 years or so, since those are the U.S.…
What Is a MacBook? How Does the MacBook Work?
September 24th, 2010 |What Is a MacBook? How Does the MacBook Work?
A MacBook is a notebook computer made by Macintosh. The first MacBooks were released in May of 2006 as a way for Apple to transition from the iBook and 12-inch PowerBook laptop models into their new line that run on Intel processors. Despite being extremely popular (the MacBook is the fastest selling Macintosh to date), the unibody version of the MacBook has been the target of plenty of criticism. Even so, the MacBook was, at one time, the best-selling laptop computer in the USA for six months in a row.
The…
What Is a Lottery Payout Calculator?
September 23rd, 2010 |How to Use a Lotto Payout Calculator?
A lottery payout calculator is an online program used to determine how much of a lottery jackpot you will see, instead of the lump sum advertised as the jackpot.
Most lotteries offer an advertised jackpot that is hard to get your head around, if you’re an average working person who is used to thinking of money in terms of hundreds and thousands, and not the millions. Figuring out how much the government is going to withhold in taxes, or how much an annuity is going to pay, is hard to figure in your…
What Is an iPod? How Does the iPod Work?
September 23rd, 2010 |What is an iPod? How does the iPod Work?
An iPod is a portable media player, and tech phenomenon, designed and marketed by Apple. The device was another link in Apple’s pop-tech chain, starting with the cute and lovable iMac and ending, most recently, with the release of the iPad tablet device.
The iPod was the first mega popular mp3 player, the “gotta have it” gift for several years in a row now, and was no doubt responsible in some way for the transition from CDs to digital music. Apple’s line-up is now split into four models —…
What Are Power Ball Numbers?
September 22nd, 2010 |What Are Powerball Numbers?
Power Ball numbers are the winning number combination in the Powerball lottery held twice weekly. (See How to Play the Powerball Lottery.) The Power Ball drawing is held every Wednesday night and Sunday night at 10:59 pm Eastern time at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
Powerball numbers are drawn at random from two different hoppers: the one with the 59 white balls and the one with the 39 yellow balls.
The white Power Balls are numbered 1 through 59. Each drawing, five of these balls are drawn, so you get 5 random numbers between 1 and…
What Is an iPhone? How Does the iPhone Work?
September 22nd, 2010 |What Is an iPhone? How Does the iPhone Work?
Apple’s iPhone is a mega popular Internet and multimedia capable cell phone — sometimes called “smartphones”, devices like the iPhone are a hybrid of a handheld computer or PDA computers and a cell phone. The iPhone was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. — a little tech company you may have heard of. The first iPhones hit the market in early January of 2007, which begs an obvious question: why didn’t Apple release the iPhone in time for Christmas? They couldn’t have pumped a few million units out two or three…
How to Check Lottery Numbers
September 21st, 2010 |Tips for Checking Lottery Results
Learn how to check lottery numbers in a variety of different ways, so you don’t ever have that dread feeling that you might have won the lottery, but forgot to check your ticket.
Wait long enough to confirm what the latest drawing was and you’ll eventually lose your lottery ticket, so check the results of the local Lotto drawings soon, then get rid of your losing tickets.
You can check your lottery winnings through watching the television broadcast, checking the official lottery websites, through online lotto sites which post all the results nationwide, or through…
What is an iPad? How Does the iPad Work?
September 21st, 2010 |What is an iPad? How Does the iPad Work?
The iPad is a tablet computer produced by the marketing geniuses over at Apple. Unlike other tablet computers, the iPad was envisioned as the perfect tablet for people who work in jobs that involve audio and visual media — this is the tablet computer for people who already have a Macbook Pro, an iPhone, and a subscription to Wired magazine. The iPad is meant for optimal display of books and magazines, media like movies and music, and a better slice of the web than is currently available in other Apple handheld…
What Are Megamillions Numbers?
September 20th, 2010 |What Are Mega Millions Numbers?
Megamillions numbers are the six numbers drawn every Tuesday and Friday in the Mega Millions lottery. The first five numbers are drawn from a set of lottery balls numbered 1 through 56, while the sixth ball is drawn from a set of balls numbers 1 through 46. Match your numbers with the drawn lottery numbers and you win the lottery.
How Megamillions Is Played
The Megamillions Lottery is played for $1. Players in certain states have the option to buy a 4x multiplier for the price of $1 more. Other states…
What Is a Lane Bryant Outlet?
September 20th, 2010 |What Is a Lane Bryant Outlet?
What Is Figgy Pudding?
September 18th, 2010 |What is Figgy Pudding?
We sing about it every year at Christmas time, but few people know what it is. Figgy Pudding is mentioned once in a Victorian Christmas carol and the strange name (combined with the fact that most people have never heard of it) means there’s plenty of curiosity about this holiday treat. So what is Figgy Pudding?
In the English Christmas carol “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” Figgy Pudding plays a starring role. In the Christmas carol, a group of party-goers refuse to leave the home of their host until they are served Figgy…
What Is a Cauliflower Ear?
September 17th, 2010 |What Is a Cauliflower Ear?
Cauliflower Ear is a medical diagnosis involving permanent scarring and damage to the external appearance of the human ear.
Also known as hematoma auris, perichondrial hematoma, and Traumatic auricular hematoma (say those three times fast), this condition is most common among certain types of athletes. Cauliflower Ear can be seen in the facial structures of wrestlers, boxers, rugby players, and a few other athletes whose ears are exposed to damage.
What does Cauliflower Ear look like?
Let’s just say the name of the condition is quite descriptive. Cauliflower Ear makes the human ear…
What Is a Pot Belly Stove?
September 15th, 2010 |What Is a Pot Belly Stove?
A pot belly stove is a type of wood burning stove (used either to cook or to give off heat) that is made of cast iron. Pot belly stoves are generally freestanding (not attached to any structure) and are normally vented through a wall or up out of a ceiling. The term itself, “pot belly stove”, comes straight from the look of the stove itself. Pot belly stoves are shaped like barrels, bulging out in the middle resembling a pot belly on a person. The pot belly stove is now mostly an antique item…
What Is Christmas Tree Flocking?
September 14th, 2010 |What Is Christmas Tree Flocking?
Christmas tree traditions are different from family to family. Some families drive out to Christmas tree farms and select their own tree, still others buy artificial trees either because of allergies or simply because they’re easier to set up. What goes on the tree is different, too — from simple hand-made ornaments to elaborate light shows, you can find as many different styles of Christmas tree as there are families on your block.
Some people love the look of a snowy Christmas tree — this white “snowy” or “icy” look is accomplished with Christmas tree…
How to Pick a Lock
September 9th, 2010 |How to Pick a Lock
If you find yourself locked out of your home with no way to get back in, you’ll wish you knew how to pick a lock. Losing a key to a padlock can be a pain in the butt — why pay the high prices of locksmiths to have your locks opened for you? Most people have no trouble learning how to pick a basic lock — most locks in your home are simple pin-and-tumbler locks that are extremely easy to pick if you have the know-how and the right lock picking tools. Using…
How to Get a Book Published
September 9th, 2010 |Publish Your Book
The world of book publishing may seem impossible to break into, but the truth is that anyone can have their book published. If you’ve done the hard work — writing a book — then the rest of your task is easy. Trust me — there are so many publishing companies out there who want to publish good work, that sorting through them to find a publisher is like shooting fish in a barrel. Publishing a book is not easy, but if you take the proper steps, you can publish your book in no time.
The editors at…
How to Unblock Websites
September 8th, 2010 |How to Unblock Websites at School
If you use the Internet in some shared office, be it at your job, your school, the library, or any other public spot, you know that many of the more popular web addresses have been blocked. The most common complaints about blocked websites includes Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and any website that is a little bit on the “dirty” side. If you want to access the complete Internet on a computer that has blocks in place, the only way to do it is to “unblock” those web sites.
We’re not talking about “hacking”…
How to Get a Patent
September 7th, 2010 |How to Get a Patent
Every family has the story of “the invention that got away” — in my family, that story tells how crazy Uncle Tom worked twenty hours a week in his basement workshop and came up with a device that could measure the speed of a passing baseball. Everyone in the family ridiculed him, Tom never sought a patent, and ten years later (in 1954) the patent for the radar gun was awarded to a guy who has to be just filthy rich by now. Whether or not this story is true is not the point. There…
What Is LowerMyBills.com?
August 20th, 2010 |Part of the family of financial services put out by credit bureau Experian, LowerMyBills.com is a consumer oriented website that promises people big savings on their bills and other financial services. From home mortgages to debt consolidation loans, LowerMyBills was founded over a decade ago and was only purchased by Experian in 2005.
Experian must have seen something in the small company’s business model — they shelled out $330 million — an additional $50 million was promised as a performance incentive and paid out over the past couple of years. Lower My Bills.com is a profitable company, bringing in hundreds…