Wouldn't it be great if upon meeting someone we revealed the contents of our wallets? Not the money, but our really personal information like addresses, debit card numbers, and the…
My parents bought their first Beta VCR in the mid eighties and used it until I moved out later that decade. Because every movie I owned was in the proprietary…
Normally I use a free piece of software called Open Office to write these articles. Tonight, however, I've decided to use Microsoft Office. Whether for nostalgic reasons or simply for…
"What you see is what you get" used to be a snide comment someone made about themselves indicating they had nothing to hide. In other words, they were the same…
Tuesday was a typical morning for me. I stumbled into my local coffee shop around 9:30 and ordered my extra large black decaffeinated coffee. The barista, not knowing I was…
During my commute last week I heard a talk radio discussion about the impacts of technology on jobs. The interview was really focused on the need of a college education;…
My store phone numbers forward to my company cell phone when we're closed or the phones ring too many times. It can be a nuisance, but most times it's great…
There's an old saying in business: "Think like a customer." At least I believe that's an old business saying. No matter, basically it means to think about your business as…
One of the most stressful things I've done with my money has been day trading. Watching investments oscillate up and down feverishly while I wait for the right time to…
It was a fairly normal Saturday afternoon; I opened the Gardner store at 10:00AM and had computers streaming in and out throughout the day. Around 1:30PM I looked at my…
