Chief Prognosticator

I live about 5 minutes from Lake Lanier here in Georgia and the worst thing to see is the water rescue truck heading sirens flashing to the water. It usually means that someone is in trouble or is already gone. Let me take this opportunity to stress the important of boating safety. Whether you are new to boating or are an old sea dog, its always a good idea to get Boating Education courses every few years to brush up on safety tips and regulations.

Check out this video for some good information on this important subject:

Like the video said, “While boating is fun, fun has responsibilities too!” Don’t make a lovely day on the lake turn into a day you can’t escape.

Yeah, its no joke. Operating Under the Influence (also known as OUI) is as dangerous as driving a car under the influence. Since boating is usually equated with having a good time out on the water, alcohol is more often involved on a boat than it would be in a moving or parked car. Usually the legal limits are the same for driving or boating and in Arizona operating a boat under the influence is a Class One misdemeanor. That’s a serious charge — don’t mess with it!

I can think of a hundreds different scenarios where you would want to track someone or something on GPS. Now imagine being able to do this from the comfort of your own computer or other web-enabled device. LiveViewGPS offers real time GPS tracking of vehicles for business and personal application. The movement is updated every 10 seconds which means you can track things with both ease and precision. From teenage kids to entire transportation fleets, live GPS tracking is like a dream come true. This advanced technology is easy to use and will pay for itself in peace of mind and cost savings in no time. Check it out.

Although we live in a digital age, all businesses still need good old fashioned printed materials. Whether they be return address labels for snail mailings or business cards, printed materials are necessary but don’t necessarily have to break your budget. Check out the services that Vista Print offers. Their rates are some of the best around and are definitely better than you trying to print for yourself. Unless you have $10,000 equipment at home or in the office, you are better off leaving your printing needs to the professionals. Don’t worry if you only need 500 or 1000 items at a time — heck, don’t worry if you only need to buy 1 custom car magnet — Vista Print does not force you into high volume orders. On the contrary, they market their services to small business owners like you who need professional materials but without the expense of 10,000 item print runs. Its a perfectly scalable solution. If you have any questions or even wish to get a free sample of their products, visit the site and check out the “New To Our Site?” section on the bottom right. Vista Print will change the way your business prints. Thanks Vista Print.

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Microsoft Vista operating system has not lived up to expectations when it comes to ease of use, compatibility and reliability. Now theres even a petition going around to “Save Windows XP” since it really is a more friendly operating system.

What has Vista made you do? Tell me. Here are some examples:
- It has made me switch to Apple
- It has made me throw a coffe cup at my monitor
- It has made me download a bootleg copy of Windows XP and install it over Vista
- It has made me cry

What could Apple Inc do to keep their crown as top innovator? Well there are two lists to be made. The first is product improvements and the second is new products. Please share your thoughts.
Improvements:
- Thinner iPhone / iPod. Is there a new type of solid state memory out there being developed which could shrink these devices more?
- Apple (hd)TV. Make it 1080p capable and stock those movies on iTune!
- iMac Air. Think about it… an even thinner iMac ala Macbook Air. Make it float in the air too!
New Products:
- iPod Nano + Watch? Wear it on your wrist.
- iPod Shuffle the size of earbuds. Keep the cord connecting both ears just for show.
- A way to expand screen size. My personal favorite idea. I’ve written about it before. Screens so thin that they stack when not in use, but then can fold out to a 2×1 or 2×2 array in your hand!

There was a time last year when it wasn’t exactly clear whether blog advertising was going to be accepted in the mainstream market. But after 2 years of operation, IZEA (formerly known as PayPerPost) is still around and going strong with over 100,000 bloggers in their network. IZEA changed their name to reflect their growing services base. Not just PayPerPost, the blog advertising marketplace, any longer, IZEA includes several service platforms including RSS Brief, Blog in Space, and the Blogger’s Choice Awards, IZEA has recently released a revolutionary social marketing network named SocialSpark. It’s a social network driven by bloggers and advertisers where the advertising is 100% transparent, 100% disclosed, and 100% real including Google-friendly No-Follow tags on all links.

IZEA is becoming to blog advertising as what Google is to search advertising. I wouldn’t be surprised if Google was secretly in negotiations to acquire the two year old IZEA and all its web properties. Blogs are still going strong and have solidified their place on the Internet as a legitimate information and discussion forum. As blogs are here to stay, blog advertising is going to only grow as marketers and advertisers seek to gain more exposure on more channels.

I’m sure you’d be too embarrassed to admit it after reading this blog post, but do any of my readers out there actual pay money for new cell phones? I sure hope not but if you happened to be one of those few, let this post be an eye-opening experience. In the 21st century you should never pay for a cell phone. By signing a simple contract of 1 or 2 years, you can get a great cell phone for free. Just check out these at&t cell phones from Best In Cell Phones. Until July 6th, they have hundreds of great cell phones on deep discount. Just how low? Well my favorite are the free ones… Actually I take that back. My favorite are the top free phones which actually pay you to take them! Yes its true — bestincellphones.com has offers up to FREE + $100 Cash Back including free shipping. That’s an amazing deal on a great phone. I mean, if you were already going to pay for service, why not get the phone for free and even a little extra cash in your pocket to do so. No one can live without a cell phone these days… why not just do it smarter than everyone else! Check out these razr deals — simply amazing. My wife has the Pink Razr and it is really cool. Like pink? Well check out these other pink phones for sale. Best in cellphones.com’s price guarantee includes your complete satisfaction. Shop with trust and get your free phone today. There’s no reason why you should pay for Alltel phones like the Motorola Q. In fact, you can get the Q for free with an amazing $100 cash back. Don’t delay — this offer won’t last long.

Do you have Kroger grocery stores in your neck of the country? Well down here in the South we do and up until this past year, Kroger had a great deal on gasoline. If you bought at their fuel centers and swiped your (free) Kroger Plus Card, you would save 3 cents a gallon off your purchase. When gas was $2 a gallon, that would be 1.5% off. Nice. But gas has since gone to $4 and growing, so 3 cents is worth that much less. Who cares if the price is $4.23 or $4.26, especially if the price next week will be $4.35!

Sorry Kroger, I imagine your sales are dropping. A better situation would be like my Chase Perfect Card which offers 3% (not 3 cents) cash back on gas purchases. That fixed rate means your savings will move in unison with fuel prices. Save $0.06 a gallon when gas is $2 and save $0.12 a gallon when its $4! The only problem now is that Chase has capped your maximum monthly cash back. The solution, get a second credit card from another company offering cash back on gas and use both cards each month.

I love web design! Although my focus is primarily on blog themes and design, I can appreciate the beauty of a well planned out and designed website. I must have spent 5 or 6 hours searching through free Wordpress blog themes in order to find this one here. I just liked the color scheme and simplicity of the layout. A little customization in cpanel and XML later and my website directory and links page works nicely in the overall theme!

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