If you suffer from sinus issues including allergies this is a must have. I use distilled water, microwave it for about 15-20 seconds (not too hot), and use it. It has saved me from several sinus infections since my doctor told me about it in 2008. This is a link to the one I use there are others also.
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/neilmed-nasaflo-neti-pot/ID=prod3356564-product?V=G&ext=frgl_Google_Health_and_Well-Being
You can also find videos of people using it on YouTube.
Overal my experience has been life changing with this little device.
Scott
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
I recently put a K&N FPIK CAI on my 2002 Ford Explorer 4.0L. It made it run very nice. Then I put a Flowmaster 50 delta flow and it sounded horrible. Way to loud inside the SUV. I am now getting ready to replace this with a magnaflow cat back system #15718 $400 with shipping at advanceautoparts.com.
Hopefully it sounds decent or I will be driving a car with no exhaust :-).
Hopefully it sounds decent or I will be driving a car with no exhaust :-).
Friday, June 3, 2011
A day without learning something new is a day wasted...
Time is on your side if you plan ahead. Procrastination is never a good time management technique. If you strive to stick to these 2 statements and the title of this blog you will come out on top.
The more you learn the better off you will be in the future. Reading is definitely the easiest way to learn new things but actually experimenting with stuff is the best way. It is usually referred to as hands on experience. Practice getting your hands dirty every day with something new. Don't become stagnant, if you do move on, its not a good way to end up. I have been practicing this ever since I started working with PC's as a software engineer and it really pays off, especially in my industry where things change daily. Just a random thought on this Friday afternoon. Go Rays!!
The more you learn the better off you will be in the future. Reading is definitely the easiest way to learn new things but actually experimenting with stuff is the best way. It is usually referred to as hands on experience. Practice getting your hands dirty every day with something new. Don't become stagnant, if you do move on, its not a good way to end up. I have been practicing this ever since I started working with PC's as a software engineer and it really pays off, especially in my industry where things change daily. Just a random thought on this Friday afternoon. Go Rays!!
WFH (Working From Home), Telecommuting, Working Remote. My Take on the matter.
Friday June 3rd 2011 -
This is wikipedias take on the matter of Telecommuting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommuting
I am working from home today. I can not say enough about how much I like doing this. I save money on gas. I remove the hassel of driving through Friday traffic. Believe it or not I do get more done when working from home, I actaully work more hours.
I also like having a TV on while I work it is better than listening to music because It is easier to tune it out when I need to and its not right in my ear like earphones/plugs. On Fridays I like listening to the Financial news on CNBC it really gets heated especially on a week like we have had this week.
When my son starts kindergarten in a few months and he is right by our house I will be able to go and pick him up when he gets out. I know he will like this and wont need to stay in the after school program for 2-3 hours on that day.
If I didn't mention it I am a Software Engineer at a large financial institution named Raymond James Financial in St. Petersburg Florida. Being a Software Engineer is the perfect job for telecommuting because all most all of my work is on the PC. It is probably in the range of 99%. Most meetings I go to have someone on the phone who is working remote and it works fine.
I usually choose Friday to telecommute because it is open for me and it really makes the week go by nicely. After working from home every Friday for 1 year I have also noticed there is a cumulative effect that occurs from this. The effect is a more relaxed feeling all week. I think this effect is more noticeable if your work at home day is either a Monday or Friday because it allows you to keep that weekend feeling going for one more day. If you break it up by working from home Tues-Thur I don't the the cumulative effect would be as great. So my final message will be to work from home, if possible, once a week on Monday or Friday.
This is wikipedias take on the matter of Telecommuting - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommuting
I am working from home today. I can not say enough about how much I like doing this. I save money on gas. I remove the hassel of driving through Friday traffic. Believe it or not I do get more done when working from home, I actaully work more hours.
I also like having a TV on while I work it is better than listening to music because It is easier to tune it out when I need to and its not right in my ear like earphones/plugs. On Fridays I like listening to the Financial news on CNBC it really gets heated especially on a week like we have had this week.
When my son starts kindergarten in a few months and he is right by our house I will be able to go and pick him up when he gets out. I know he will like this and wont need to stay in the after school program for 2-3 hours on that day.
If I didn't mention it I am a Software Engineer at a large financial institution named Raymond James Financial in St. Petersburg Florida. Being a Software Engineer is the perfect job for telecommuting because all most all of my work is on the PC. It is probably in the range of 99%. Most meetings I go to have someone on the phone who is working remote and it works fine.
I usually choose Friday to telecommute because it is open for me and it really makes the week go by nicely. After working from home every Friday for 1 year I have also noticed there is a cumulative effect that occurs from this. The effect is a more relaxed feeling all week. I think this effect is more noticeable if your work at home day is either a Monday or Friday because it allows you to keep that weekend feeling going for one more day. If you break it up by working from home Tues-Thur I don't the the cumulative effect would be as great. So my final message will be to work from home, if possible, once a week on Monday or Friday.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Georgia Aquarium Atlanta - during Microsoft Teched 2011
During the Microsoft Teched conference in Atlanta I got the chance to visit the aquarium twice. Once during the week and then for the closing party hosted by Microsoft. If I would have known how awesome the party was going to be I would have saved my $14. Anyway here is a link to my flicker page with some of my pictures of the aquarium. Here is a very nice video I took at the aquarium with my Nikon D90. It really did a great job which is not usually the case with video.
We also visited the CNN building and took the tour, that was pretty cool but you were very limited on picture taking during the good parts. Here are some pictures of that excursion.
We also visited the CNN building and took the tour, that was pretty cool but you were very limited on picture taking during the good parts. Here are some pictures of that excursion.
Microsoft techEd 2011 Atlanta Georgia
I had the privilege of going to Microsoft teched in Atlanta Georgia this year. This was my first teched and I found it to be amazing. I did not find it amazing for all the free training you receive or all the free shirts and other items. Instead it really opened my eyes to how many other people are truly devoted to increasing the knowledge of others within software development. Granted it is Microsoft and is basically aimed at pushing their latest and greatest products but there are a few gems in the bunch.
The expo was very cool and we visited that several times. We did receive a lot of free goodies and were also able to talk to Microsoft experts in the area of web development.
If I had to discuss the one thing I took away from this it would be all of the resources I learned about.
One of my favorite is the Scott Hanselmann blog and podcasts.
The expo was very cool and we visited that several times. We did receive a lot of free goodies and were also able to talk to Microsoft experts in the area of web development.
If I had to discuss the one thing I took away from this it would be all of the resources I learned about.
One of my favorite is the Scott Hanselmann blog and podcasts.
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