Saturday, July 31, 2010

Interesting Pay Scale

June 19, 2010 by Robert Owen  
Filed under Random - TidBit

Interesting Math adventure. Today, while having lunch with my parents at Litton’s,  Barry Litton (the owner) posed a scenario that I had a hard time wrapping my head around.  It was this: Barry:  If a man came to your home and said, “I’d like to work in your yard everyday for the next 31 days.  All I ask for is you pay me 1 cent the first day then double it every day after for the next 31 days.” How much do you think you would end up paying? Me:  No idea… I can’t do that much math in my head. Barry:  over... [Read more of this Article]

Create a Shortcut to open in your Alternate Browser

June 19, 2010 by Robert Owen  
Filed under Internet, MicroSoft, Windows 7

Here’s a quick and simple “How To” for you.  I had this question posed by a client the other day and it made me think.    This Client is a fan of FireFox.  It is his default browser and tries his best to NEVER use Internet Explorer.  But, as is the case with most things, the more you try to keep from using something that’s right when you find out you have to. This was the case here.  He had a vendor’s website that would only work in IE AND he needed to use this website alot so, he had a shortcut on his desktop... [Read more of this Article]

Friday Funnies: The Fun will Restart!

May 15, 2010 by Robert Owen  
Filed under Friday Funnies

Hey everybody, sorry for the lack of post over the past month or so… Things have been quite busy around here.  This is a Friday Funny… Although this is Saturday, I had good intentions…   I saw this video posted on Facebook the other day and couldn’t resist a re-post over here.   So, all you Band people should get a big kick out of this! Pushing Band Candy Possibly Related Posts: Friday Funny: Cell Phone Games Friday Funny: How To Clean A Toilet Friday Funny: Carols For the Psycho Challenged Friday Funny:... [Read more of this Article]

My Latest Upgrade

May 5, 2010 by Robert Owen  
Filed under MicroSoft, Windows 7

Windows 7 …. Bacon Edition! Coming to a Frying Pan near You!  You know you want it! Possibly Related Posts: Create a Shortcut to open in your Alternate Browser Windows 7 Telnet Client Windows 7 error 86 Windows 7 Clean Install from Upgrade Use the Snipping Tool to Capture Menus  Read More →

Friday Funny: Cell Phone Games

March 5, 2010 by Robert Owen  
Filed under Friday Funnies

Happy Friday!  I got a link to this little ditty on Monday.  Not a bad funny to start off a new month, eh? I think, If you’re bored and feel comfortable with all your escape routes, this might be a fun gag to try…  Might. Tom Mabe: Eavesdropping Possibly Related Posts: Friday Funnies: The Fun will Restart! Friday Funny: How To Clean A Toilet Friday Funny: Carols For the Psycho Challenged Friday Funny: When Nature Calls Friday Funny: The Swine Flu – Do you have it?  Read More →

Knoxville Wind Symphony Concert

March 1, 2010 by Robert Owen  
Filed under Music

Just a note to all you music lovers in the Knoxville area.  The Knoxville Wind Symphony will be holding a concert this Sunday, March 7, at 4:00  at the Historic Tennessee Theatre. Here’s the News announcement from the KWS website: Wind Symphony and Youth Wind Ensemble will Blow You Away! Batten Down the Hatches: March will begin with quite a bit of WIND in the Tennessee Theatre. At 4 pm on Sunday, March 7 the Knoxville Wind Symphony and East Tennessee Youth Wind Ensemble will perform concerts in the Tennessee Theatre, as well as a special... [Read more of this Article]

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