UPDATE 7/20/2013:I would skip the Nestle dark chocolate chips due to the Genetically Modified ingredients contained in them. There are many chocolate chips out there and I’ve look at each and every single label at several stores, including Target, Rainbow, Costco, Trader Joe’s, and Whole Foods. The majority of them contain some sort of soy,… Continue Reading
I was hoping to keep this list short, just 4 categories, but after much thought, I had to include all of these categories as foods to avoid. The point is to eat real food, with real ingredients. There are lots of resources out there that talk about real foods such as Lisa at www.100DaysOfRealFood.com and Vani… Continue Reading
The Simple Life I bought the Blue Yeti to simplify my life. First of all, I have a background in sound, having run concert sound for various types of gigs, ranging from bar bands, to conventions for 2000 people. I have used quite a number of mics and still have a few laying around, including… Continue Reading
Purple kale smoothie! A wonderful way to eat kale. We regularly have green kale smoothies, but now that I can find purple kale in our grocery stores, I’m getting the purple ones. Purple kale is known to have anthocyanins, which is what makes the kale purple. This is a type of phytonutrient that is said to… Continue Reading
I had a friend that asked me to take a look at her computer. The machine wasn’t booting up correctly and Last Known Good would not run. Nor Safe Mode. With just a quick boot, I could immediately spot the problem, a corrupt Windows System registry hive. Continue Reading
I have a susceptibility to monitors that use Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to vary brightness. What happens is that when I use a device with a PWM display at certain frequencies, I end up with double vision after about 5 minutes. It takes just a couple of minutes for that to go away, but in… Continue Reading
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) What is MSG? Monosodium glutamate is an amino acid, glutamic acid. In the most basic form, it is a flavor enhancer. It makes beef taste beefier, or pork porkier, or chicken chickenier. The FDA has marked MSG as “Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS),” which means it can be used in many… Continue Reading
Wells Fargo just introduced in their mobile app, the ability to deposit checks by taking a photo of the front and back of the check. This is so cool. I really don’t like going to the bank to make these deposits and would prefer being able to do it online somehow. Now I can take… Continue Reading
I’ve told this to many a person, and I’ll tell it to you as well. BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP. Hard drives will fail at some point or another. It’s not a matter of IF, but a matter of WHEN. I could tell you stories of hard drive failures. How about the one time that a friend said… Continue Reading
Normally when you are looking at purchasing a Dell laptop, you can almost always get at least 20% off. This is normal. If you are looking for a deal though, you can usually find that Dell laptops go on sale every week. Continue Reading