Archive for April, 2008
8 Video Games That Changed My Life - plus, Free NES Giveaway
I was born in 1976, so video games were a huge part of my life. I don’t have as much time to play them now, but I do have a Wii, which I enjoy, but miss that feeling of opening the newest, best-graphics-ever, can’t stop playing, games. It occurred to me recently that many of […]
5 Tips For The Brave Soul Considering Real Estate Sales As a Career
Img courtesy of hauntedventures.com
From theXBroker:
What are your three tips to someone wanting to become a real estate agent today?
Hi Im Rudy at Trulia, a social media guru, inspired this post with a question on Twitter last week.
My initial reaction was ‘Why would anyone want to enter the real estate sales industry today?’ but the prevailing […]
3 Ways to Beat Your Bad Habits
Zero tolerance: It’s the only way to break a bad habit. So don’t indulge - scratch that itch mentally. Here’s how.
#1 - Wear a Rubber Band
When you feel a craving coming on, snap your wrist three times quickly. Scientists and torturers call this negative reinforcement: Craving equals pain. It’s akin to smacking yourself on the […]
Superior Alternatives to Crappy Windows Software
From Lifehacker:
It may be the year 2008, but a whole lot of sucktacular software still rears its ugly head on PC’s everywhere, even when better-behaved options are freely available. Whether it’s molasses-slow bloatware, shameless adware, anemic default apps, or “Your trial period has expired!” nagware, it’s time to replace stinky Windows software with its superior […]
9 Outrageously Handy Websites Everyone Should Try
From the Site:
This must-try list contains a great collection of fun and useful websites that I think everybody should be familiar with, and to try at least once. Keep these on hand for everyday use.
I believe that once you try these sites, you won’t be disappointed and some of them may even become favorites that […]
The 8 Least Impressive Guinness World Records
From Cracked:
On May 22, 2007 Katsusuke Yanagisawa became the oldest person to summit Mt. Everest. This 71 year old former school teacher has since joined the ranks of Bear Grylls and Lance Armstrong as “People Whose Achievements Invalidate Your Pathetic Existence.”
This is the stuff of a worthwhile world record, a moment highlighting the richness of […]
6 Diet Secrets at Your Supermarket
From the Site:
Few foods are as delicious as they are guilt-free. Below are six hidden treasures we discovered on the shelves of our local supermarket. These low-cal treats have become grocery-list must-haves, whether we’re dieting or not.
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11 Amazing Facts About the Human Body
From the Site:
How well do you know your body? Let’s find out.
1. All parts of the body grow as we grow except for one. The moment we were born until we grow old the size of this human part doesn’t change at all. What is it? The answer- the eyes.
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10 Ways to Improve Blog Traffic in 30 Minutes or Less
From ProBlogger:
1. Create link clusters within your blog
A link cluster is a group of links that you can point at a post or page to improve its search engine ranking. Let’s say you have a post that’s ranked for ’stupid business ideas’. Edit 10 of your other posts to create links (using ’stupid business ideas’ […]
7 Common Foods That Can Actually Get You High
From Cracked:
EDITORS’ DISCLAIMER: Cracked does not endorse eating the below foodstuffs for the express purpose of getting high, as the side effects are usually horrible enough to make you forget you were high in the first place. Thus the information in this article should only be used for scintillating chitchat at cocktail parties and around […]
