Some of you might be aware of the flurry which took over the blogosphere for a few days after the MakeUseOf blog broke the story about a gmail vulnerability which led to the hijack of its domain by a hacker (cracker, to be more specific).As many blogs discussed this matter and speculated on Gmail's security features, Google finally reacted and mentioned that it wasn't due to Gmail, but due to a ph
We may not be getting ready for bread lines or seeing hobos selling apples for five cents on the corner, but all this talk of another Great Depression should have us looking back in history for lessons that we can take with us into the future of this wild and woolly economic mess.Here are some ideas that we can learn from the grandparents and great grandparents who lived through the lean times.Pat
My home has been cat free for eight months now. It wasn’t by choice. Our two cats passed away within a year of each other and we are waiting until our daughter is a bit older to get a new kitten. I definitely miss not having a cat, but one thing I don’t miss is cleaning up cat hair all the time. It is a never-ending task that gets old quickly.
Have you always loved to read and wished you could write? Want to say something but have no idea where to start? Here are five surprising tips to get you thinking like a writer.
1: Listen
Within days of finding out I was pregnant four years ago, I was buying books. No matter how much people tell you about pregnancy and birth (and, boy, do they want to tell you about birth!), it’s impossible to understand until you’ve been through it. I wanted, I needed, all the information I could get.
While I take another day on my book, I wanted to give you all a chance to just talk. What's on your mind?
Ask questions. Answer questions. Make comments.
Somebody hurry up and be the first to say something.
Now then, as for all you readers who get the blog by email, you will actually have to come to the web page itself to participate and to read what other readers are saying.
We’re delighted to have Rebecca Walker join us for today’s Q&A. Rebecca is the author of To Be Real, Black, White and Jewish, and more recently, Baby Love, which tells the story of how she came to accept and embrace motherhood. For more from Rebecca, be sure to read and subscribe to her blog.
Today we return to our “So You Want My Job” Series, in which we interview men who are employed in the kind of jobs men dream about having, and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can finally become what they always wanted to be when they grew up.
Article by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead, follow him on twitter.
Increasing your productivity can be a great thing. It can free up more time for leisurely activities like laying on the beach, barbecuing and watching movies. It can give you more time for the things you love. More time for family, friends and pursuing your passions.
When running a start-up web design business, unless you have some kind of incredible good luck (or no competition), you’re always working hard to acquire new business. Sales leads are valuable, regardless of where they come from. The number varies, but for every ten leads you contact, you’ll be fortunate if two or three of them turn in to paying clients.
Over Thanksgiving and the following weekend, my wife and children and I went back to our home town to visit our families. There were many nice meals, some long and lazy afternoons spent together visiting and playing games, and lots of getting in touch with people we hadn’t seen in years.
Are you making a long road trip for the holidays? Curious about how much it’s going to cost you? Cost To Drive can help.
When Kris and I took our short vacation in early October, I did something a little different. Though I’ve never been a budget guy, I set a budget for the trip. I knew how much I wanted to spend before I left.
While the holidays are supposed to be about giving, admit it, we’ve all experienced some disappointment after receiving a dull gift. Maybe you've even been on the opposite end. Perhaps you felt ashamed after giving someone a lousy gift because you couldn't get creative!If you aren't provided with a wish list for everyone you purchase for, choosing gifts can become a real brain buster.
Wood-fired pizza is pretty yummy. Actually, any pizza is pretty good in my opinion, but wood-fired seems to give pizza a delicious taste that a conventional oven just doesn’t achieve. So why not invest in the Beehive Pizza Oven from Williams-Sonoma? Well, the price tag ($2000) may make you reconsider.
