Several months ago I tried using Skype and it wouldn’t allow you to display your Skype-In number as the caller id to people you were calling. This was frustrating and I even sent a letter to the CEO of Skype about it.
Len had a job for a few months where his office desperately needed to be refitted. With a limited budget, he went to Ikea to find a way to make his work area more cool and funky.He says, "I succeeded, and a lot of the credit goes to this really easy hack of a Galant desk. There are several pieces in the Galant family.
Some experiments seems to suggest that using a cell phone before going to bed can make it more difficult to fall asleep. It seems that the radio waves can mess with the mind and excite it. The effect is fairly subtle and is about equivalent to drinking half a cup of coffee, but still something to consider if you are having trouble going to sleep.
The biggest problem with using Skype occurs when you call out. Instead of seeing your number for Caller ID, the person you are calling will see 0123456789 or a random telephone number. Has anyone found a way to work around this and get it to display your dial back number?
Outside Chicago, in Aurora, Illinois, there was a wonderful event called the Great American Yard Sale this past weekend. The event is an inspiration for us at Unclutterer. Yard or garage sales are a great way to get rid of things you no longer want or need. They can also be a cheap alternative to buying a new product or a way to find an antique treasure.
Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance topics and many other things. Got a question? Ask it in the comments. You might also enjoy the archive of earlier reader mailbags.
Transforming pop culture through a creative movement is no easy task but thanks to Aaron Rose, Director of Beautiful Losers, he's doing just that. Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop, and graffiti and explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today's youth.
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” - Henry David Thoreau
What would you do if you had an extra hour a day?
This is a common barrier I run into when I write about making positive life changes: people don’t have time to pursue their dreams. People don’t have time to exercise. People don’t have time to get organized.
During the first week of July, I had the privilege to chat with financial author Scott Burns. What was intended to be a brief interview about his new book, Spend ’til the End [my review] lasted for nearly two hours. Burns was fascinating.
It was so subtle, I almost missed it…
But, still, it was right there. Lingering. Making my daughter feel worse about herself, without her really getting why.
By Lynn Truong For this entire week (8/18- 8/24), Sharon Harvey Rosenberg (The Frugal Duchess) be answering questions in our forum about blogging, personal finance, and her new book Frugal Duchess of South Beach: How to Live Well and Save Money Anywhere!
