Here is a list of 43 places that give you free stuff on your Birthday. The ones with a star will sing Happy Birthday to you. Don't forget your Id.
This list is not guaranteed some places might require a purchase and the list can change without notice so hurry up before you get any older.
Au Bon Pain: free salad or sandwich
Baskin Robbins: free sccop of ice cream or soft serve, plus $3 off an ice cream cake
Ben & Jerry's: free scoop of ice cream, plus $3 off an ice cream cake
Benihana's: $30 gift certificate that you can redeem anytime during the month of your birthday*
BJ's Restaurants: free pizookie
Black Angus Steakhouse: free steak dinner if you're a member of the Prime Club, plus you'll also get a complimentary
birthday cookie cake with a candle*
Boston Market: free dessert with the purchase of a create your own meal plate
Chevy's: free entree
Chili's: free brownie sundae*
Dairy Queen: coupon for a free mini, small, or medium blizzard
Daphne's Greek Cafe: free entree
Del Taco: free milkshake
Denny's: free grand slam breakfast*
Dippin' Dots: free small cup
Dunkin Donuts free coffee or doughnut (Not all so check first)
Einstein Bros Bagels: free breakfast sandwich when you buy any drink
El Torito: free entree*
Hometown Buffet: free adult dinner buffet*
Hooters: 10 free wings*
IHOP: free Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity breakfast
Jack in the Box: free dessert
Jersey Mike's: free regular sub and 22 oz. fountain drink
Joe's Crab Shack: free appetizer, plus the wait staff will come to your table with something for the birthday girl/boy to
perform with, like a hula with coconut bras
Juice It Up: free 24 oz. smoothie
Krispy Kreme: free donut and small coffee or fountain drink
Marie Callenders: free slice of pie, plus $5 off your check
Noodles & Company: free bowl of soup
On the Border: free dip or brownie sundae*
Panera Bread: free pastry
P.F. Chang's: free slice of cheesecake*
Qdoba Mexican Grill: free burrito
Red Lobster: $5 off two adult entrees, plus you'll get a free slice of cake*
Red Robin: free gourmet burger*
Romanos Macaroni Grill: free slice of chocolate cake*
Rubio's: free meal up to $7
Ruby Tuesday: free burger
Sbarro: free slice of pizza
Sonic: free regular cream slush, medium tater tots, or medium drink
Starbucks: free beverage or treat, plus a coupon for 15% off a purchase at StarbucksStore.com
T.G.I. Friday's: free dessert with the purchase of an entree*
Wienerschnitzel: free corndog*
* These places will also come to your table and sing you "Happy Birthday"—if you're into that sort of thing. Which of
course you are.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
What's in the cloud? do I need it and where is it?
The cloud is alive with sound of money, and your data. It's really nothing more than a place to keep your data on someone else's computer. Originally the cloud was known as a "Dumb Terminal". This was a time before the personal PC and storage devices. Originally computers where massive boxes with little computing power that you could connect to over a wire. In the late 60's they figured out how to use a system of addressing to send the data out over public wires. In a short description it was just a terminal and a keyboard the mouse hadn't been invented yet.
So what's all this buzz about subscription software? Why the big deal about this cloud?
Think of it as leasing a car, you pay and pay and pay and when you can't pay they take it away. They promise to make sure you have the latest and greatest software while you pay. But, now they have you hooked like a junkie. You need more space so you pay more money. Forget to pay and they take it all away.
Oh sure it has it's upside you can access you data from where ever you are and so can every hacker on the planet. But really do you need to access that data? Did you need a picture of your cat that badly? And do you want to pay for subscription software forever? Look at your cable bill, soon it will be your internet bill.
I suggest you keep owning your computer, owning your software. Really what do you do with your computer that requires updating every day?
So what's all this buzz about subscription software? Why the big deal about this cloud?
Think of it as leasing a car, you pay and pay and pay and when you can't pay they take it away. They promise to make sure you have the latest and greatest software while you pay. But, now they have you hooked like a junkie. You need more space so you pay more money. Forget to pay and they take it all away.
Oh sure it has it's upside you can access you data from where ever you are and so can every hacker on the planet. But really do you need to access that data? Did you need a picture of your cat that badly? And do you want to pay for subscription software forever? Look at your cable bill, soon it will be your internet bill.
I suggest you keep owning your computer, owning your software. Really what do you do with your computer that requires updating every day?
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Go ask a Republican
Go ask a republican, Ask them simple questions.
Keystone pipeline make them explain the massive amount of jobs. They can't because the jobs are only temporary.
Ask them how the affordable health care act hurt the economy, they can't because the cost of health care has gone down.
Ask them about job growth and they tell you the jobs are not as good. I'll bet in their opinion no job at all was a better idea?
Ask them if war is a good idea, they will tell you yes, then ask them about the Veterans Administration, they'll tell you they were working on it.
Ask them about maintaining the embargo on Cuba, let them explain how that's working out for them.
Ask them why they won't rebuild American infrastructure fixing roads and bridges, which is the real job maker and watch them run away.
Ask them why they accuse people of going on welfare for having unwanted pregnancies and yet they opposed sex education and contraception.
Ask them why have they done nothing towards equal rights for women? they have no answer at all.
Ask why they fear same sex marriage and claim it will harm the country, but can't tell you how.
Don't you dare ask them about racial equality they will run away hiding behind their one alleged black friend.
Ask them about climate change, and they deny it's happening as they take off in a private jet.
Ask a Republican any question and see if you get a realist answer, you won't.
Ask a Republican why they keep voting those same tired old white guys into office and it's probably because they don't understand any of the issues I just wrote about.
Ask a Republican why they keep voting the way their daddy did instead of for a person that will actually do the job.
Ask a republican to name one good thing their party has contributed to the nation in the last 16 years. Let me know what answer you get.
But we all know there is one reason and one reason only, they fear the President not because he's doing a really good job. It's all about him being black.
The cost of electing a black president billions, the look on the republicans faces when he won "Priceless", when he got re-elected, "Priceless"
So here I ask the Republican party to name anything good you've done in the last 16 years.
Keystone pipeline make them explain the massive amount of jobs. They can't because the jobs are only temporary.
Ask them how the affordable health care act hurt the economy, they can't because the cost of health care has gone down.
Ask them about job growth and they tell you the jobs are not as good. I'll bet in their opinion no job at all was a better idea?
Ask them if war is a good idea, they will tell you yes, then ask them about the Veterans Administration, they'll tell you they were working on it.
Ask them about maintaining the embargo on Cuba, let them explain how that's working out for them.
Ask them why they won't rebuild American infrastructure fixing roads and bridges, which is the real job maker and watch them run away.
Ask them why they accuse people of going on welfare for having unwanted pregnancies and yet they opposed sex education and contraception.
Ask them why have they done nothing towards equal rights for women? they have no answer at all.
Ask why they fear same sex marriage and claim it will harm the country, but can't tell you how.
Don't you dare ask them about racial equality they will run away hiding behind their one alleged black friend.
Ask them about climate change, and they deny it's happening as they take off in a private jet.
Ask a Republican any question and see if you get a realist answer, you won't.
Ask a Republican why they keep voting those same tired old white guys into office and it's probably because they don't understand any of the issues I just wrote about.
Ask a Republican why they keep voting the way their daddy did instead of for a person that will actually do the job.
Ask a republican to name one good thing their party has contributed to the nation in the last 16 years. Let me know what answer you get.
But we all know there is one reason and one reason only, they fear the President not because he's doing a really good job. It's all about him being black.
The cost of electing a black president billions, the look on the republicans faces when he won "Priceless", when he got re-elected, "Priceless"
So here I ask the Republican party to name anything good you've done in the last 16 years.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Would you kill for religion?
Somebody just posted a cartoon mocking your religion, is that a reason to kill? Recently a group of cartoonist were killed for supposedly making fun of a Muslim profit. I wonder why a cartoon of the profit could not be drawn making fun of the cartoonist? I think that would have been a more appropriate response. Murdering cartoonist is a bit extreme. Is that really the teachings of a profit? or the teachings of madmen claiming to be acting in the name of a profit.
The almighty no matter what religion you follow made up some loosely crafted ideas on how people could live.
It is the self righteousness of people and their claim to absolute understanding of the almighty's words and thoughts that they claim gives them the right to kill? When the only one with the right to take a persons life is the one that has given it to them.
Next time you feel the desire to kill someone stop for a moment and ask is that what the almighty would do? and would it be done for that reason? When the fire and brimstone come raining down on us then we will have the almighties answer.
The almighty no matter what religion you follow made up some loosely crafted ideas on how people could live.
It is the self righteousness of people and their claim to absolute understanding of the almighty's words and thoughts that they claim gives them the right to kill? When the only one with the right to take a persons life is the one that has given it to them.
Next time you feel the desire to kill someone stop for a moment and ask is that what the almighty would do? and would it be done for that reason? When the fire and brimstone come raining down on us then we will have the almighties answer.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Stuart Varney, Fox Host, Gets Hacked By John McAfee In Live TV Demonstation
Today there is a video on YouTube of John McAfee performing what appears to be an impressive hack on Stuart Varney of FOX news. It's an old trick based on poor security on voice mail systems. McAfee also cheated because he already knew Varney's phone number.
It's called "Social Engineering" that's where I break into your network with your help. It's not really hacking in the true sense. A real hacker gets in electronically and makes no contact with you at all.
Getting into someone's voice mail is usually pretty easy since people tend to use dumb and simple passwords. To get into your voice mail all I need is your phone number and knowledge of your voice mail system. Many voice mail systems are easy to hack.
No I'm not going to tell you how.
However I will tell you to use a password unrelated to birthdays and other personal events in your life that people can guess. And don't think you are smart by using 69, we already know that password.
To avoid becoming a victim of 'Social Engineering' use two factor authentication for company security. Never accept a phone number from someone telling you they are from security. Take their name and call them back at the number you know not the one they tell you they are calling from. Caller Id can be faked, so that's not good verification either.
If you "Don't have the time for that" then maybe you'll have to find a new job after your company is shut down.
When the IT guy/gal shows up at your desk and you don't know them, then call someone and verify him/her. Never tell us your password we should have our own. If they absolutely must log in as you then stay at your computer and watch what they do, but don't give them your password and change it after they leave. I love when you leave your computer logged in and go for coffee. All the files I've copied give me lots of job security.
Please feel free to click on the comments of this post and send us your user Id and Password. We'll be sure to put it to good use.
It's called "Social Engineering" that's where I break into your network with your help. It's not really hacking in the true sense. A real hacker gets in electronically and makes no contact with you at all.
Getting into someone's voice mail is usually pretty easy since people tend to use dumb and simple passwords. To get into your voice mail all I need is your phone number and knowledge of your voice mail system. Many voice mail systems are easy to hack.
No I'm not going to tell you how.
However I will tell you to use a password unrelated to birthdays and other personal events in your life that people can guess. And don't think you are smart by using 69, we already know that password.
To avoid becoming a victim of 'Social Engineering' use two factor authentication for company security. Never accept a phone number from someone telling you they are from security. Take their name and call them back at the number you know not the one they tell you they are calling from. Caller Id can be faked, so that's not good verification either.
If you "Don't have the time for that" then maybe you'll have to find a new job after your company is shut down.
When the IT guy/gal shows up at your desk and you don't know them, then call someone and verify him/her. Never tell us your password we should have our own. If they absolutely must log in as you then stay at your computer and watch what they do, but don't give them your password and change it after they leave. I love when you leave your computer logged in and go for coffee. All the files I've copied give me lots of job security.
Please feel free to click on the comments of this post and send us your user Id and Password. We'll be sure to put it to good use.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Things That Just Kill Ya: JE SUIS CHARLIE Honor the 12- forget the terrorist...
Things That Just Kill Ya: JE SUIS CHARLIE Honor the 12- forget the terrorist...: Sadly 12 Freedom fighters were killed in France in January 2015. The Freedom of speech was their weapon. I think it's important to pub...
JE SUIS CHARLIE Honor the 12- forget the terrorists
Sadly 12 Freedom fighters were killed in France in January 2015. The Freedom of speech was their weapon. I think it's important to publish their names and keep their memory alive. I also am of the opinion that the names of the cowards that committed this crime against humanity should not appear in the press and they should only be referred to as the "Terrorists"
It should become a policy to avoid giving fame to persons that commit should heinous crimes against innocent people.
If there is no fame in their atrocities then it removes the motivation of others to participate.
Only for the purpose of hunting down these animals should their names appear in the papers. Once captured they should be referred to as "Suspects", after conviction their names should not be mentioned ever again as they are to vanish into obscurity.
Too often these bottom feeders are turned into hero's and martyrs. Allow the trash to be thrown out and vanish into obscurity, let's end our fascination with who they are, and memorialize only those that have suffered.
So today I ask that you remember the 12 freedom fighters let their names and purpose live on.
It should become a policy to avoid giving fame to persons that commit should heinous crimes against innocent people.
If there is no fame in their atrocities then it removes the motivation of others to participate.
Only for the purpose of hunting down these animals should their names appear in the papers. Once captured they should be referred to as "Suspects", after conviction their names should not be mentioned ever again as they are to vanish into obscurity.
Too often these bottom feeders are turned into hero's and martyrs. Allow the trash to be thrown out and vanish into obscurity, let's end our fascination with who they are, and memorialize only those that have suffered.
So today I ask that you remember the 12 freedom fighters let their names and purpose live on.
Keeping Windows XP Alive
I found this on the Forbes website for those of you that want to Keep your old reliable XP Machines going
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/05/27/simple-hack-gives-windows-xp-users-5-more-years-of-support/
Hey sometimes I've got something good for ya.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/05/27/simple-hack-gives-windows-xp-users-5-more-years-of-support/
Hey sometimes I've got something good for ya.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Things That Just Kill Ya: Safe Sex and Computers
Things That Just Kill Ya: Safe Sex and Computers: Do you practice safe computing? I have this vision of people wondering after that statement of how to put on a condom on their computer. ...
Safe Sex and Computers
Do you practice safe computing? I have this vision of people wondering after that statement of how to put on a condom on their computer.
When you go out on a date don't you wonder who that person is that you are dating? Some people will run a background check on the person they are dating or about to marry. He/She could be a mass murderer, you certainly don't want to date them.
So then why would you open an email from the person in a country you've never been to claiming to have your winning lottery ticket in a lottery you never bought a ticket in? Let's think this through for a moment.
You just got an email that has an attachment of a file from someone or some business you don't know. But yet you are going to click on it without taking the time to verify it? Let me guess you are just so busy you "Don't have the time for that". I would like to thank all the people that "Don't have the time for that" for all the money I have made cleaning the virus off your computer and trying to save your data. I really don't need everyone to pay attention there will always be a bunch of folks that don't read about safe computing and keep me flush and to them I dedicate my new car.
For the rest of you that really don't want to pay me a lot of money, well it's easy and I don't mind at all telling you the simple rule of thumb for safe computing. If you didn't ask for it, order it, subscribe to it, or just plain simply don't know who sent it then question it. Clear indications of someone trying to steal your stuff is when you get an email with a link telling you to click it and change your password. I promise you that no matter what your password is, was, or was changed to you will never get into that site. When in doubt go directly to the main page of the company or site you are dealing with.
And for those of you that "Don't have the time for that" I look forward to our encounter. I charge by the hour and any part there of. Minimum 2 hours. So enjoy that Nigerian lottery and your winnings.
When you go out on a date don't you wonder who that person is that you are dating? Some people will run a background check on the person they are dating or about to marry. He/She could be a mass murderer, you certainly don't want to date them.
So then why would you open an email from the person in a country you've never been to claiming to have your winning lottery ticket in a lottery you never bought a ticket in? Let's think this through for a moment.
You just got an email that has an attachment of a file from someone or some business you don't know. But yet you are going to click on it without taking the time to verify it? Let me guess you are just so busy you "Don't have the time for that". I would like to thank all the people that "Don't have the time for that" for all the money I have made cleaning the virus off your computer and trying to save your data. I really don't need everyone to pay attention there will always be a bunch of folks that don't read about safe computing and keep me flush and to them I dedicate my new car.
For the rest of you that really don't want to pay me a lot of money, well it's easy and I don't mind at all telling you the simple rule of thumb for safe computing. If you didn't ask for it, order it, subscribe to it, or just plain simply don't know who sent it then question it. Clear indications of someone trying to steal your stuff is when you get an email with a link telling you to click it and change your password. I promise you that no matter what your password is, was, or was changed to you will never get into that site. When in doubt go directly to the main page of the company or site you are dealing with.
And for those of you that "Don't have the time for that" I look forward to our encounter. I charge by the hour and any part there of. Minimum 2 hours. So enjoy that Nigerian lottery and your winnings.
Super Cloud Computing is it Harvesting you?
I recently read that some companies are building systems with the cloud as a focus. Most recently The C4 instances run on Intel Xeon E5-2666 v3 ("Haswell") chips customized exclusively for Amazon, and so the great bookseller is now selling you not just a cloud but their cloud. What I've experienced using all these clouds is that they are harvesting your information. Being a Google user I've gotten things like emails telling me I was going to be late for a flight when all I did was email someone my itinerary. I never told Google when and where I was going yet they alerted me to leave early because of traffic. Most recently I've been using some cloud services and noticed emails targeting conversations that I've had. I've clicked on links out of curiosity and suddenly I get more ads on Facebook trying to nail down my interests.
So as a test I created a document that contained certain buzz words and products that I would normally have no need for. At least things that I was currently not using or looking for. Sure enough within 24 hours of uploading my document to the clouds I was getting ads and emails steering me towards those products. Ever since writing my articles around the web on the cloud and it's potential for bad and good I've been inundated with offers to join various clouds. Clouds for company sharing, clouds for backups, and the most annoying of all those clouds that claim to make my life better. I'm not certain how my life will be better having my personal information floating in cyberspace but I'll upload a bottle of snake oil and see how it works.
Is the cloud good? Yes, I can access my information without having to tote it around. It makes my life easier by having access to my information where ever I am.
Is the cloud bad? Yes, but it's not evil by intent. As easily as your computer can be hacked so can your cloud. Unless you encrypt or use an encrypted service. That's where your information is scrambled up when stored and descrambled when you ask for it. Is it fail proof? will you be totally safe? No! Will you be safer? Yes. I'll be doing a some research all paid for by people with a lot of money to look into this could thing and it's safety factors. When I'm finished I'm going to publish a copy of some of my findings right here on my little old blog. Now don't expect the detailed full report that I'm creating I'll be giving you the free version and as long as it's free for me to run my blog you will never be charged. How ever I do accept donations. Just click on the link for the Red Cross and make your donation. I'm checking with the IRS to see if they will let me deduct it from my taxes. Probably not because I hear they've been in the cloud too.
Did any of this make sense? I'll take and answer questions if I can.
So as a test I created a document that contained certain buzz words and products that I would normally have no need for. At least things that I was currently not using or looking for. Sure enough within 24 hours of uploading my document to the clouds I was getting ads and emails steering me towards those products. Ever since writing my articles around the web on the cloud and it's potential for bad and good I've been inundated with offers to join various clouds. Clouds for company sharing, clouds for backups, and the most annoying of all those clouds that claim to make my life better. I'm not certain how my life will be better having my personal information floating in cyberspace but I'll upload a bottle of snake oil and see how it works.
Is the cloud good? Yes, I can access my information without having to tote it around. It makes my life easier by having access to my information where ever I am.
Is the cloud bad? Yes, but it's not evil by intent. As easily as your computer can be hacked so can your cloud. Unless you encrypt or use an encrypted service. That's where your information is scrambled up when stored and descrambled when you ask for it. Is it fail proof? will you be totally safe? No! Will you be safer? Yes. I'll be doing a some research all paid for by people with a lot of money to look into this could thing and it's safety factors. When I'm finished I'm going to publish a copy of some of my findings right here on my little old blog. Now don't expect the detailed full report that I'm creating I'll be giving you the free version and as long as it's free for me to run my blog you will never be charged. How ever I do accept donations. Just click on the link for the Red Cross and make your donation. I'm checking with the IRS to see if they will let me deduct it from my taxes. Probably not because I hear they've been in the cloud too.
Did any of this make sense? I'll take and answer questions if I can.
Friday, January 2, 2015
What are you? are you an Evangelist?
It's 2015 and it's time to ask what are you on the internet? Are you a surfer? a poster? a writer of some sort? maybe an Evangelist? Really I wonder what an Evangelist is. According to the dictionaries it's someone that wants to convert me to their religion. Would that make an "Internet Evangelist" someone that wants to convert me to their way of using the internet? Will you be preaching to me about the internet? can you preach to me about the internet? are you nerdy enough to meet that challenge? Then you have to redefine what is a "Computer Nerd" today? I know some pretty pumped up nerds that could pass as jocks. I knew one nerd that the pocket protector was a lethal weapon in his hands. He's got a black belt to hold up his pants. Is Bill Gates still the ultimate revenge of the nerds? Nice wife, cool cars, his own jet, is he a super nerd?
Is the 'Internet' a religion that someone should preach about? Is the use of the word Evangelist the right word? or are we just so desperate to slap labels on ourselves to gain respect that normally it would take years to earn?
Then you look at my site and wonder how could he call himself a "Life Guru"? Actually I didn't it was other persons that kept calling me that. If you look up the definition on the internet you might after reading this agree with them, but then again you might not. I will leave that to you.
For this year I look forward to achieving the ultimate label after my name, "Person", I simply want to be a good person and in return I hope you will be a good person too.
Is the 'Internet' a religion that someone should preach about? Is the use of the word Evangelist the right word? or are we just so desperate to slap labels on ourselves to gain respect that normally it would take years to earn?
Then you look at my site and wonder how could he call himself a "Life Guru"? Actually I didn't it was other persons that kept calling me that. If you look up the definition on the internet you might after reading this agree with them, but then again you might not. I will leave that to you.
For this year I look forward to achieving the ultimate label after my name, "Person", I simply want to be a good person and in return I hope you will be a good person too.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Things That Just Kill Ya: Social Posers
Things That Just Kill Ya: Social Posers: Are you a social poser? Do you jump on the band wagon when you see lot's of tweets or posts of some kind? Did you buy an "I Can&...
Social Posers
Are you a social poser? Do you jump on the band wagon when you see lot's of tweets or posts of some kind? Did you buy an "I Can't Breath" T-shirt without knowing where the money is going? did you march for something that you saw others marching in because you thought it would be cool?? Did you bother to listen to both sides of the story before picking a side?
Did you really feel the need to join? You think you have to do something so you finally took a stand but it's based on crap you've read online or in the news? You just needed to join a cause but you really didn't check what the cause was about?
It's cool to fight the system, but it's important to know how the system works. It's great to be active in fixing the system but how can you fix something you don't know what it is about?
Don't follow blindly. Many of these so called protests and activists are nothing but a bunch of rabble rousing brew ha ha's that don't understand the very cause they are organizing for.
The so called leaders are self absorbed individual's that like as many followers as possible. It's like being Justin Beeper and having a million followers. They don't know why they follow you but they do. Maybe they just want to know about the next time he humiliates himself with underage girls.
Are the police guilty of abuse? or are the criminals innocent of committing a crime?
I have a really great T-shirt that says "Friends don't let Friends drink Starbucks" and that's my mission to save people from drinking burnt coffee. Once I've done that I know the world will be a better place.
Did you really feel the need to join? You think you have to do something so you finally took a stand but it's based on crap you've read online or in the news? You just needed to join a cause but you really didn't check what the cause was about?
It's cool to fight the system, but it's important to know how the system works. It's great to be active in fixing the system but how can you fix something you don't know what it is about?
Don't follow blindly. Many of these so called protests and activists are nothing but a bunch of rabble rousing brew ha ha's that don't understand the very cause they are organizing for.
The so called leaders are self absorbed individual's that like as many followers as possible. It's like being Justin Beeper and having a million followers. They don't know why they follow you but they do. Maybe they just want to know about the next time he humiliates himself with underage girls.
Are the police guilty of abuse? or are the criminals innocent of committing a crime?
I have a really great T-shirt that says "Friends don't let Friends drink Starbucks" and that's my mission to save people from drinking burnt coffee. Once I've done that I know the world will be a better place.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Cloud computing good? or Bad?
Do you know what the latest buzz called "Cloud Computing" is really all about? Let me simplify it, Your computer is connected to the internet on the internet is your email and all the programs you use like word processing and spread sheets. Nothing is on your computer anymore except maybe some loose operating system. Just enough for you to get connected.
Every month you pay a subscription fee to use your stuff, to read your documents, to view your bank account and confidential documents. Nothing is on your computer it's all on some computer someplace else. If you don't pay the fee your stuff will be deleted after a certain amount of time. No amount of begging will get it back. No they won't give it to you unless you pay the ransom a/k/a subscription fee. If they loose your data they are not responsible, it says so in the contract. While your lawyer tries to sort this your going out of business because you can't access your accounts, vendor files, and customer database.
But you have the savvy sales rep sitting in your office ready to take you out to a nice steak diner. He/She is going to convince you that the "Cloud" is the only way to go, it's going to save you tons of money. How could you not be using the latest and greatest invention since sliced bread.
Are you ready to outsource your IT department to the Philippines?
As for Hacking? the cloud is one stop shopping for hackers. Once they are on a system with cloud services they have full run of all the companies. Even your competitors. Yes don't forget your competitors data and business could end up on the same servers as you.
IT clouds are NOT nice fluffy things, they are cold hard servers that someone else owns and charges you a monthly fee to access your own data. Don't pay and your data goes away. What's it good for? Online backups! and only if encrypted. Treat your nerds with respect, they can save your business or treat them like chattel and they could let it burn to the ground and just say -
"Oops sorry about that dude the cloud blew away!"
Every month you pay a subscription fee to use your stuff, to read your documents, to view your bank account and confidential documents. Nothing is on your computer it's all on some computer someplace else. If you don't pay the fee your stuff will be deleted after a certain amount of time. No amount of begging will get it back. No they won't give it to you unless you pay the ransom a/k/a subscription fee. If they loose your data they are not responsible, it says so in the contract. While your lawyer tries to sort this your going out of business because you can't access your accounts, vendor files, and customer database.
But you have the savvy sales rep sitting in your office ready to take you out to a nice steak diner. He/She is going to convince you that the "Cloud" is the only way to go, it's going to save you tons of money. How could you not be using the latest and greatest invention since sliced bread.
Are you ready to outsource your IT department to the Philippines?
As for Hacking? the cloud is one stop shopping for hackers. Once they are on a system with cloud services they have full run of all the companies. Even your competitors. Yes don't forget your competitors data and business could end up on the same servers as you.
IT clouds are NOT nice fluffy things, they are cold hard servers that someone else owns and charges you a monthly fee to access your own data. Don't pay and your data goes away. What's it good for? Online backups! and only if encrypted. Treat your nerds with respect, they can save your business or treat them like chattel and they could let it burn to the ground and just say -
"Oops sorry about that dude the cloud blew away!"
Scuba.com no great deals
Scuba.com is a website for scuba divers to buy gear at supposedly reduced prices. This would be great if the gear was actually worth the reduced price. It's more like cheaper gear in a good looking photo.
I bought from them once before and received junk, had to send it back twice at my own expense. Buying a 50 dollar item ended up costing me 50 dollars in shipping charges to return it with the blame being placed on the manufacturer.
You might have thought I learned my lesson, wrong I'm a glutton for punishment. I got an email for a t-shirt with a very nice design on it. That's where the nice part ends. The shirt was 14.95 and then when I got to the shipping part it was about $7.45 for shipping. The order was placed on 10/21/14 by 10/31/14 I still had not gotten the shirt. The shirt finally showed up a couple of days later.
I think the postal service walked it across the country.
So I finally get this shirt in my hands and the fabric is so thin you can practically see through it. Light weight yes. So far the only thing going for this shirt is the design which if I had bought a newer T-shirt would look like this one after a few washes. It now cost $22.40 for a T-shirt.
Will I continue to shop online yes, will it be with Scuba.com? Nope. I would recommend Divers Direct they have better quality and better service. Is it mean to write this story? not really it's my experience with this company I gave them a second shot and they dropped the ball again. It was a simple T-shirt this time.
I bought from them once before and received junk, had to send it back twice at my own expense. Buying a 50 dollar item ended up costing me 50 dollars in shipping charges to return it with the blame being placed on the manufacturer.
You might have thought I learned my lesson, wrong I'm a glutton for punishment. I got an email for a t-shirt with a very nice design on it. That's where the nice part ends. The shirt was 14.95 and then when I got to the shipping part it was about $7.45 for shipping. The order was placed on 10/21/14 by 10/31/14 I still had not gotten the shirt. The shirt finally showed up a couple of days later.
I think the postal service walked it across the country.
So I finally get this shirt in my hands and the fabric is so thin you can practically see through it. Light weight yes. So far the only thing going for this shirt is the design which if I had bought a newer T-shirt would look like this one after a few washes. It now cost $22.40 for a T-shirt.
Will I continue to shop online yes, will it be with Scuba.com? Nope. I would recommend Divers Direct they have better quality and better service. Is it mean to write this story? not really it's my experience with this company I gave them a second shot and they dropped the ball again. It was a simple T-shirt this time.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Worlds Best Coffee Pot ever
Did you ever find something you thought was the greatest? I have a Farberware Superfast 2-4 cup percolator for nearly 20 years. It makes the best cup of coffee you've ever had in like 2 minutes. Piping hot makes the house smell so good. But like me it's getting old. Now mind you this is the worlds best coffee pot bar none. Mr. Farber the inventor passed away in 2013 at age 88. He sold the license to some company that is now making a crappy version of his great coffee pot in China.
It's like having a Rolls Royce made by Ford. It looks good for a short time then the warranty expires and it falls apart.
I'm looking for a replacement for my precious coffee pot, if you should know of any that can hold a candle to the Farberware Superfast drop me a line. Please don't tell me about your Mr. throwup or that silly Kurig thingy. This was a true dyed in the wool percolator. It makes at most 2 mugs worth of coffee does it really fast and really good and hot like coffee should be.
Until then I'll keep polishing my Farberware until the last drop.
It's like having a Rolls Royce made by Ford. It looks good for a short time then the warranty expires and it falls apart.
I'm looking for a replacement for my precious coffee pot, if you should know of any that can hold a candle to the Farberware Superfast drop me a line. Please don't tell me about your Mr. throwup or that silly Kurig thingy. This was a true dyed in the wool percolator. It makes at most 2 mugs worth of coffee does it really fast and really good and hot like coffee should be.
Until then I'll keep polishing my Farberware until the last drop.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Senate Releases CIA information
Benjamin Franklin was quoted as saying that "Three can keep a secret, if two are Dead" Clearly the senate has never heard this expression as they release all the information that they should not have released. Or to quote Forest Gump, "Stupid is as Stupid Does
Friday, December 5, 2014
Things That Just Kill Ya: Is the media to blame?
Things That Just Kill Ya: Is the media to blame?: Isn't sensationalism in media wonderful? Half truths to stir up the masses all for a good headline. Al Sharpton the media face of a go...
How to not get killed by Police
I might put this into a book one day but until then you'll have to read my blog.
How to not get killed by Police and live to tell about it.
It's really not that hard to not get killed by the police. The first and easiest thing you can do is not be a criminal committing a crime. Don't hang around criminals and don't let them hang around your neighborhood. Don't carry guns, and don't give guns that look real to children. None of the things I have mentioned so far cost any money. As a matter of fact not buying a gun could save you hundreds of dollars. If you buy a gun your putting money into the pockets of rich old white dudes that laugh at you when the police shoot you. So stop buying guns.
Now if for some crazy reason you find yourself in the situation where the Police yell "STOP" or "Freeze" and then say "POLICE" I would suggest you stop and freeze, Then say "I Give Up!" or "I surrender Don't shoot!!!!" Now at this point is the most important part, do not lower your hands or try to reach for your pockets stand absolutely still. Follow the instructions of the officer do exactly as told no matter how much you hate doing it. Yes, yes I know your civil rights are being violated but if you stay alive you can file a complaint afterwards. If you don't cooperate then you find yourself in a pine box. I believe the term is "Live to fight another day"
Keep the officer calm and remind you are happy to cooperate, don't make any smart ass remarks. Now ask "Please tell me am I being arrested? and Why" at this point you are still alive and that is the goal. After that say nothing and pay careful attention. This is really important, Did he/she read you your rights? if yes then when they get to the end and say did you understand your rights say "No, I do not understand can I have a lawyer" You now become safe you've said the magic word. "Lawyer" police hate that word but respect it. The rest of the process sucks if you've committed a crime they are probably going to print you send you down to central booking and all that other nasty stuff. After you have been booked ask for your phone call. Call someone that will help you not the girlfriend you've been cheating on. At this point you are still alive. If' you have not committed a crime should be out soon and get a lawyer and sue them. It's pay day!!!! If you did commit a crime you've got problems that my blog won't help you with other than to maybe keep you alive.
How to not get killed by Police and live to tell about it.
It's really not that hard to not get killed by the police. The first and easiest thing you can do is not be a criminal committing a crime. Don't hang around criminals and don't let them hang around your neighborhood. Don't carry guns, and don't give guns that look real to children. None of the things I have mentioned so far cost any money. As a matter of fact not buying a gun could save you hundreds of dollars. If you buy a gun your putting money into the pockets of rich old white dudes that laugh at you when the police shoot you. So stop buying guns.
Now if for some crazy reason you find yourself in the situation where the Police yell "STOP" or "Freeze" and then say "POLICE" I would suggest you stop and freeze, Then say "I Give Up!" or "I surrender Don't shoot!!!!" Now at this point is the most important part, do not lower your hands or try to reach for your pockets stand absolutely still. Follow the instructions of the officer do exactly as told no matter how much you hate doing it. Yes, yes I know your civil rights are being violated but if you stay alive you can file a complaint afterwards. If you don't cooperate then you find yourself in a pine box. I believe the term is "Live to fight another day"
Keep the officer calm and remind you are happy to cooperate, don't make any smart ass remarks. Now ask "Please tell me am I being arrested? and Why" at this point you are still alive and that is the goal. After that say nothing and pay careful attention. This is really important, Did he/she read you your rights? if yes then when they get to the end and say did you understand your rights say "No, I do not understand can I have a lawyer" You now become safe you've said the magic word. "Lawyer" police hate that word but respect it. The rest of the process sucks if you've committed a crime they are probably going to print you send you down to central booking and all that other nasty stuff. After you have been booked ask for your phone call. Call someone that will help you not the girlfriend you've been cheating on. At this point you are still alive. If' you have not committed a crime should be out soon and get a lawyer and sue them. It's pay day!!!! If you did commit a crime you've got problems that my blog won't help you with other than to maybe keep you alive.
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