Archive for the 'News' Category

Farewell, Steve Jobs. We Will Miss You.

A great man passed yesterday – Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computer. His legacy is a highly successful company that created innovative products that were loved by Apple’s loyal customers. There will never be another Apple – and there will certainly never be another Steve Jobs. While his company will no doubt continue to [...]

Links for the Day – Free Money, A New Indexing Service, and a Free Tool

Here are today’s links of value (and I do aim to provide value here). Firstly, the free money. Yes – $25 for free, immediately upon signup here: http://www.paybox.me/r/25bucksfree. That is all. Second, be sure to get on the waiting list for Mass Indexer. That is, if you have websites and need their backlinks indexed – [...]

Randomized Items of Interest for December 26, 2010

There’s a lot going on in the world of dieting and quitting the smoking habit across the world these days (now that 2011 approaches), so in the interest of self-improvement here are a few flavorful links of interest. Expand your mind in the upcoming year. The world of Kevin Kelly is a varied and interesting [...]

Who Dat…Owned by the NFL?? I Don’t THINK So

So the NFL is sending “cease and desist” letters to local shop owners (here in New Orleans) because they print and sell “Who Dat” t-shirts. Why? Because (and this is news to me) the NFL supposedly owns (or copyrighted, or trademarked) the phrase “Who Dat”. At least, that’s what they claim. So the shop Fleurty [...]

New Orleans Levees are Stronger in Preparation for Hurricane Gustav

New Orleans city officials and government agencies addressed concerns regarding Hurricane Gustav and levee preparations today in a press conference near the levee break that occurred during Hurricane Katrina. Representatives from the city of New Orleans and officials from the Army Corps of Engineers were present, as well as leaders from Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines [...]