Stewart Schatz

Dumpster Diving – The Easy Backyard Pool

stewart — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:42:00 +0000

I may have just found the way we could have a permanent pool in the back yard.

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The Right Way To Eat A Banana

stewart — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:43:00 +0000

This is nuts. I hope my kids see it.

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Credit Card Repayment Calculator

stewart — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:16:00 +0000

The Federal Reserve has a credit card repayment calculator on their website. It also has a tool for how to pay off your debt sooner.

I did a calculation with $5,000 at 9.9% APR.

Hopefully, what you find out is good news.

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Low Cost Of Living In North Dakota – The Myth!

stewart — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:27:00 +0000

I’ve been frustrated for quite a long time with the myth of the “low cost-of-living” in North Dakota. Especially, in relation to the fact that companies have a right to pay you less because the cost-of-living is so low. Bismarck does not have the highest cost-of-living, but don’t be fooled into thinking that this area is any different than many others in the mid-west.

CNNMoney.com has a tool to let you do the research and get the facts.

My tests are all comparing a salary of $50,000 in Bismarck, ND with some other cities.

LOCATION	EQUIVALENT SALARY
Bismarck/Mandan, ND	$50,000
Fargo/Moorhead, ND/MN	48,256
Minot, ND	49,688
Sioux Falls, SD	48,816
Kalispell, MT	52,792
Denver, CO	54,110
Minneapolis, MN	57,774
Phoenix, AZ	52,496
Palm Springs, CA	65,533
Boise, ID	49,366
Kodiak, AK	64,749

Ok, so Bismarck definitely does not have the highest cost-of-living, but it sure doesn’t justify many of the claims that I have heard over the years about how the low cost-of-living makes up for the low salaries.

Interestingly, the calculations include the costs in the last year. I’m a little surprised, because I thought that the housing costs in some areas would be lower.

I’d like to see a calculator that uses this cost-of-living calculation and couples it with an average salary calculator.

Now, that would be interesting!

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Can You Hear That?

stewart — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:06:00 +0000

I’m not sure how scientific this is but apparently I can hear sounds playing at 17.7kHz. Yeah, that doesn’t mean much to me either.

I wonder if the sounds on the Ultrasonic-RingTones.com would effect our dogs?

Hmmmm… I guess we’ll see.

On a related note, apparently store owners in Britain that don’t want teenagers hanging around have implemented a “Mosquito Teen Repellent”. It is a high-pitched sound that can only be heard by young people. Apparently, it is annoying enough that it drives the teens away.

You are the typical teenager

You can hear the frequency of the mosquito teen repellent – but probably not for much longer!

The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is

Find out which ultrasonic ringtones you can hear!

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Get The Details

stewart — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:02:00 +0000

SupportDetails.com is a great site that will help you find all the basic support call info that you need when calling tech support.

The following list of information is provided:

Operating System version
Screen Resolution
Web Browser
Browser Size
IP Address
Color Depth
Javascript Enabled/Disabled
Flash Version
Cookies Enabled/Disabled

If your on the other end of the support call and need to get this information from your client, send them a link with the name and email address of the client and the email address of the recipient (you), like so:

http://supportdetails.com/?sender_name=Joe&sender=Joe@example.com&recipient=TechSupport@example.com

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Get Rid Of Flies With Water

stewart — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:39:00 +0000

According to Lifehacker, a bag of water can repel those pesky flies that keep nagging you and your dog.

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Blue Angels Cockpit Video

stewart — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:43:00 +0000

This is AWESOME! It really makes you realize how precise these pilots have to be. One slight mistake could kill not only themselves but their teammates, not to mention all the civilians on the ground.

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via [GAS]

FYI – one of my dreams is to be a pilot

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Special Report On ADH… Ooo Shiny…

stewart — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:25:00 +0000

Have trouble paying attention? Can’t seem to hear the kids screaming in the background when “The Ice Man” is about to knock his newest opponent flat on his back with a right hook? Can’t hear anything but but the guys around the next corner on your WWII first-person shoot-em-up Playstation game?

Well, have I got news for you. According to a new study,

“a wandering mind may be important to setting goals, making discoveries, and living a balanced life.”

via Discover Magazine

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Microsoft Lemming And Kool-Aid Drinker Creates Browser Comparison Chart

stewart — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:28:29 +0000

What a joke! Every category that they list is extremely subjective. They don’t even back-up any of their claims with survey results, user comments or even articles written by …anyone, even some highly paid blogger!

Security – “takes the cake”… What? Ever think of maybe having a security company actually analyze it and see what they find?

Ease of Use – Who says it’s “easiest to use”? Did A List Apart do a usability review on it?

Reliability – “Only Internet Explorer 8 has both tab isolation and crash recovery features; Firefox and Chrome have one or the other.” Does that give you any hints as to what your experience will be like? Notice they didn’t say that IE8 would crash less than Firefox or Chrome.

Customizability – is that even a word?

Compatability – “Internet Explorer 8 is more compatible with more sites on the Internet than any other browser.” That’s because the previous versions sucked so bad that developers were forced to write crappy code using non-standard elements which don’t work in browsers that have been abiding by the standards for years.

Those are just a few of the categories that jumped out at me. Feel free to comment on others that you feel may or may not have merit.

via Micro$oft

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