Is Your PC Sick? (1 of 2)
Your PC is very likely to be infected with spyware and adware if: You’ve downloaded freebies such as screensavers, free games or a free search tool from the internet You’ve downloaded music from the internet Your PC is running extra slow Your web browser’s home page keeps changing Pop-up ads keeping showing up without warning [...]
Design Basics: Choose and Use the Things You Love
While there are lots of catch phrases, and design do’s and don’ts, there really aren’t any hard fast rules that you must comply with in order to make your home beautiful and inviting. There is no need to hire a fussy designer or come up with a rigid design plan. You can create a tasteful, [...]
Being Ready When The Zombies Come: Max Brooks’ Zombie Survival Guide
There are three things in this life you can count on: death, taxes, and an inevitable zombie attack. At least that’s the point of view Max Brooks has in his novel “The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead.” This novel is a detailed guide dealing with zombies and zombie attacks, and can [...]
Keeping Your Eyeglass Lenses Clean
Many of us have tried desperately to keep the lenses of our eyeglasses clean without purchasing a cleaning solution. Unfortunately, not many of us have won the fight against fingerprints and dust, etc, which tend to cling to our lovely lenses. Are you ready for the bad news? Many of you may have to break [...]
Epitaphs of the Literary, Poets, Novelists and Playwrights
For writers of all types, words are the tools of the trade. The words chosen to mark the grave of a writer are undoubtedly significant to his or her legacy. Here are some famous poets, novelists and playwrights and the words chosen to mark their passing. Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830 to May 15, 1886) [...]
Discipline: Good Old Fashioned Values
My parents were very strict. They felt it was their responsibility to instill good old fashioned values in their children; and rightly so. I remember fighting with my brother once time over a card game. Dad warned us to stop. We chose to ignore his warning. In the blink of an eye, he picked up [...]
Blunt
In a time when music charts are dominated by rap and r&b acts, American Idols and songwriting legends, surely no one would have expected a 28 year old Englishman, who served four years in the British Army, to come in and take the top for his own. James Blunt is beautiful. James Blunt can sing. [...]
How to Throw a First Birthday Party
Your child’s first birthday is a very special occasion and is one that should be very memorable. Planning the perfect celebration will ensure that everything goes well without any hitches. Steps to take … Step 1: Send out the invitations in plenty of time and request an RSVP by a certain date. This will allow [...]
Dullahan – Herald of Death
Dullahans are known by many names including dorocha, dullaghan, and Crom Dubh. They are fantastical creatures that exist in the fairy realm of Ireland, especially in the counties of Down and Sligo. On special holidays, feast days, or Irish festivals, the Dullahan ventures forth around midnight and can be seen atop a snorting and dark [...]
Cell Phone Cameras
A lot of myths exist regarding as to whether the cell phone cameras are any good or not. The fact that people require to admit that these cameras are also digital cameras and they exhibit the same facilities irrespective of the fact that their sizes are much smaller and their functionalities are curtailed due to [...]