Credit Cards and Domain Names

If you’re like me, you probably have a score of credit cards that were procured for a wide variety of (generally useful) reasons such as gift points, airline miles, one-time discounts, charitable contributions – you name it. Now, you may not actually require these credit cards but they do serve a useful purpose and that’s got to do with your FICO credit score. About 30% of your FICO score depends on the amount of credit you use relative...

“Fix It Again Tony” No More: FIAT

On a recent trip to Italy and Greece, I was able to appreciate some of the models of cars from Italian auto maker Fiat that dominate Italian roads and to some extent Greek roads. Fiat has a large number of really good looking cars models and especially in the compact segment. Their Fiat 500 looks like a car that could be a huge success in the USA. It could compete with the Cooper Mini and possibly will be much cheaper. The Mini was an exceptional...

A Brief Discussion on the Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

Late last year, Larry Ellison of Oracle remarked that “We’ll make cloud computing announcements. I’m not going to fight this thing. But I don’t understand what we would do differently in the light of cloud computing other than change the wording of some of our ads. That’s my view.” There is truth in what he said. We all use Hotmail, Yahoo and Gmail for email. We’re mostly all used to working in a cloud. So what exactly is new with...

RBRC: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation and Recycling Used Batteries

If you’re like me, you probably feel bad about tossing batteries (or anything recycleable) into the dustbin. I actually have plenty of lithium ion, cadmium and various other batteries collected in a jar from various appliances including cameras and cell phones. I collected the lot hoping that one day I’d find some place to toss it and hopefully have it recycled. We’ll that day was last week thanks to the “Rechargeable Battery...