Author: Erich Stauffer
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Sleep Less, Do More, Be Vital
How to stay awake during the day.How to stay awake during the night.Three things these two articles have in common:1. Reduce alcohol intake.2. Drink caffeine midday, but not 6 hours before bed.3. Wake up at the same time everyday, no matter what. -
Windows Office Live Workspace
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officelive/fx102390721033.aspx
Once signed up, here are the sites you’ll need to know. They don’t really tell you where to login to Windows Office Live Workspace:
Sign in to Windows Office Live at: http://www.officelive.com
Edit your Windows Live account at: http://login.live.com/If you have a domain, you can DNS point it to Microsoft’s servers, but if you don’t Microsoft will give you one domain free. It’s pretty sweet deal. The free account can have up to 10 email accounts and it makes managing users easy. Compare it to Google Apps for Small Business.
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Wi-Fi Cell Phone Plans from T-Mobile
To learn more:
http://www.t-mobile.com/hotspotathomeGet the 5 step plan:
1. home broad band – check!
2. qualifying t-mobile individual or family voice plan – No!
3. a t-mobile hotspot phone – No!
4. a wireless router – check!
5. get the hotspot@home add-on for unlimited calling for $9.99 a month – No!
To purchase:
http://www.t-mobile.com/promotions/TwoDeviceHotSpot.aspxChoose from two phones, $49.99 each
Samsung T409- Wi-Fi and Mobile Calling
- 1.3 Megapixel camera
- Bluetooth® enabled
Instant DiscountSuggested Retail: $169.99 Instant discount: -$120.00 Final price: $49.99 Nokia 6086- Wi-Fi and Mobile Calling
- Integrated camera
- Bluetooth® enabled
Instant DiscountSuggested Retail: $169.99 Instant discount: -$120.00 Final price: $49.99 This offer only good for individual plans starting at $39.99/mo or higher or family plans starting at $49.99/mo. Plans would actually be $49.98/mo or $59.98/mo respectively with $9.99 add-on. 2-year activation required for savings. New activation required. Taxes and 911 are extra, but mandatory making actual plan prices at least $55.00 and $65.00 respectively.
We use Nokia phones already and have all the chargers from other phones, so we would choose the Nokia 6086. T-Mobile does not currently provide service in our area, but they are continuously expanding service, so please check back again later.
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The Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI)
The Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML and AJAX. The YUI Library also includes several core CSS resources. All components in the YUI Library have been released as open source under a BSD license and are free for all uses.
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IBM is Cool
IBM is relentless in its pursuit of computing technology. Recently they were able to use a single atom as a transistor by detecting its on and off states with an electron microscope. This is insane, but I’m glad to have a behemoth entity like IBM which can spend the time and money delving into new technology that will take us forward in our pursuit of speed and energy reduction.
Working at IBM
I worked at IBM for about 5 days in 2007 where I trained to be a customer service representative at a call center. We were all given IBM Thinkpads and IBM email addresses. The thing I remember the most was how strict the rules were and how you weren’t allowed to type something first in Notepad, you had to type it first into the ticketing system. I left that job to do IT work full time.
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Stock Simulation Games; Fantasy Stocks
Virtual Stock Exchange
From Market Watch, a Dow Jones Company
http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/Homepage.aspxInterested in joining? Send me an email to info@watershawl.com. -
Fantasy Football 2007: Best Players Grouped by Team
Top Teams:
1. Colts
2. Bengals
3. New England
4. San Diego
5. New Orleans
6. St. Louis
7. Philadelphia
8. Tennessee
9. Seattle
10. Detroit
11. Dallas
12. CarolinaWorst Teams:
1. Minnesota
2. Oakland
3. AtlantaBest Players Grouped by Team:
Q: Peyton Manning
WR: Marvin Harrison
WR: Reggie Wayne
WR: Anthony Gonzales
RB: Joseph Addai
TE: Dallas Clark
K: Adam Vinatieri
D: IND
BY: 6Q: Carson Palmer
WR: Chad Johnson
WR: T.J. Houshmandzadeh
RB: Rudi Johnson
TE: Nate Lawrie
TE: Reggie Kelly
K: Shayne Graham
D: CIN
BY: 5Q: Tom Brady
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Donte’ Stallworth
WR: Wes Welker
RB: Laurence Maroney
TE: Benjamin Watson
K: Stephen Gostkowski
D: NE
BY: 10Q: Philip Rivers
WR: Vincent Jackson
RB: LaDainian Tomlinson
RB: Michael Turner
TE: Antonio Gates
K: Nate Kaeding
D: SD
BY: 7Q: Drew Brees
WR: Marques Colston
WR: Devery Henderson
RB: Reggie Bush
RB: Deuce McAllister
TE: Eric Johnson
K: Olindo Mare
D: NO
BY: 4Q: Marc Bulger
WR: Torry Holt
WR: Isaac Bruce
RB: Steven Jackson
TE: Randy McMichael
K: Jeff Wilkins
D: StL
BY: 9Q: Donovan McNabb
WR: Reggie Brown
WR: Kevin Curtis
RB: Brian Westbrook
TE: L.J. Smith
K: David Akers
D: Phi
BY: 5Q: Vince Young
WR: Eric Moulds
WR: Brandon Jones
RB: LenDale White
RB: Chris Henry
TE: Bo Scaife
TE: Ben Troupe
K: Rob Bironas
D: Ten
BY: 4Q: Matt Hasselbeck
WR: Deion Branch
WR: D.J. Hackett
RB: Shaun Alexander
TE: Marcus Pollard
K: Josh Brown
D: Sea
BY: 8Q: Jon Kitna
WR: Roy Williams
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Mike Furrey
RB: Tatum Bell
RB: Kevin Jones
TE: Dan Campbell
K: Jason Hanson
D: Det
BY: 6Q: Tony Romo
WR: Terrell Owens
WR: Terry Glenn
RB: Marion Barber III
RB: Julius Jones
TE: Jason Witten
K: Nick Folk
D: Dal
BY: 8Q: Jake Delhomme
WR: Steve Smith
WR: Dwayne Jarrett
RB: DeAngelo Williams
RB: DeShaun Foster
TE: Jeff King
K: John Kasay
D: Car
BY: 7Q: Matt Leinart
WR: Larry Fitzgerald
WR: Anquan Boldin
RB: Edgerrin James
TE: Michael Gaines
K: Neil Rackers
D: Ari
BY: 8Q: Damon Huard
Q: Brodie Croyle
WR: Dwayne Bowe
RB: Larry Johnson
TE: Tony Gonzalez
K: Justin Medlock
D: KC
BY: 8Q: Ben Roethlisberger
WR: Hines Ward
WR: Santonio Holmes
RB: Willie Parker
TE: Heath Miller
K: Jeff Reed
D: Pit
BY: 6Q: Alex Smith
WR: Darrell Jackson
RB: Frank Gore
TE: Vernon Davis
K: Joe Nedney
D: SF
BY: 6Q: Jay Cutler
WR: Javon Walker
RB: Travis Henry
TE: Tony Scheffler
K: Jason Elam
D: Den
BY: 6Q: J.P. Losman
WR: Lee Evans
RB: Marshawn Lynch
TE: Robert Royal
TE: Ryan Neufeld
K: Rian Lindell
D: Buf
BY: 6Q: Matt Schaub
WR: Andre Johnson
RB: Ahman Green
TE: Owen Daniels
K: Kris Brown
D: Hou
BY: 10Q: Brett Favre
WR: Donald Driver
RB: Brandon Jackson
RB: Vernand Morency
TE: Donald Lee
TE: Joe Werner
K: Dave Rayner
D: GB
BY: 7Q: Eli Manning
WR: Plaxico Burress
RB: Brandon Jacobs
RB: Reuben Droughns
TE: Jeremy Shockey
K: Lawrence Tynes
D: NYG
BY: 9Q: Jason Campbell
WR: Santana Moss
RB: Clinton Portis
RB: Ladell Betts
TE: Chris Cooley
K: John Hall
D: Was
BY: 4Q: Chad Pennington
WR: Laveranues Coles
WR: Jerricho Cotchery
RB: Thomas Jones
TE: Sean Ryan
TE: Jason Pociask
K: Mike Nugent
D: NYJ
BY: 10Q: Charlie Frye
Q: Derek Anderson
WR: Braylon Edwards
RB: Jamal Lewis
TE: Kellen Winslow
K: Jesse Ainsworth
K: Phil Dawson
D: Cle
BY: 7Q: Jeff Garcia
WR: Joey Galloway
RB: Carnell Williams
TE: Jerramy Stevens
K: Matt Bryant
D: TB
BY: 10Q: Trent Green
WR: Chris Chambers
WR: Ted Ginn Jr.
RB: Ronnie Brown
TE: David Martin
K: Jay Feely
D: Mia
BY: 9Q: Rex Grossman
WR: Bernard Berrian
WR: Muhsin Muhammad
WR: Devin Hester
RB: Cedric Benson
TE: Greg Olsen
K: Robbie Gould
D: Chi
BY: 9Teams Not Listed by Group:
Minnesota
Oakland
AtlantaCompiled by Erich on August 15, 2007.
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How to Set Up a Wireless Router in a Dorm Room with LAN access
Most dorm rooms have hi-speed ethernet or LAN access nowadays, but some students choose to broadcast that signal around their room with a wireless router. However, simply plugging it into the wall like you plug it into your modem at home will not work. This is because you are actually plugging it into another router or switch, not a modem. This means you'll need to use a crossover cable.
Use a crossover cable to attach your wireless router to the plug in the wall . This is a special ether net cable that connects the in's to the out's. A normal or "patch" cable connects in's to in's and out's to out's. A router connected to another router needs in's connected to out's to communicate. That's just how its set up because computer NIC's (where it connects to your PC) is setup to connect to a router. -
Fantasy Football 2007: How and When to Pick Players in Draft
Fantasy Football is finally here again. Prepare your yourself with a draft strategy. I try to follow these rules:
Round 1 and 2: Pick two running backs. These are the most rare and make the most points. There is usually only one or two Tier I running backs and five Tier II.
Round 2 and 3: Pick two wide receivers. These are less rare, and make the second most points. There are usually three to five Tier I wide recievers and up to fifteen Tier II.
Round 4 and 5: Pick two quarterbacks. Play this by ear. It depends on how many people are in your league. There are usually an abundance of Tier II players, but only two or three Tier I QBs. Quarterbacks are a solid staple of points each week and team is important. More on that later*.
Round 7 through 10: Pick two tight ends and two defenses. There is normally only one Tier I tight end and they do not make that many points. There are normally two Tier I teams and they can either get a lot of points or nothing, making them less important.
Round 11 through 13: Pick up a kicker.
Round 14 through 15: Pick up another running back, wide receiver, and quarterback, in that order.
*Most league owners / commissioners setup the league to increase points when a quarterback throws or passes to another person on your / their team. As much as you can, try to draft combos like this, which can give you a real point boost in the season. For example, if you draft a running back from the Colts, then you’d want to get the quarterback from the Colts, but consider that the quarterback from the Colts is number 1 and will probably go in the first round. This means that if given the choice, choose running backs with Tier II quarterbacks that you can pick up later. Same goes for wide receivers.