Archive for February, 2008

Get Directions by Text Messages and Other Ways to Find Information

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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Thanks for visiting!There are many ways to get the directions to your destination before you start your trip: you may map your way by accessing www.mapquest.com site, Google […]

Flags are for Languages

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Have you ever visited blogs, where symbols of flags of different countries were present? Did you ask yourself what could it be? Today I’ll answer this question.
 
This is a Translation Feature!
 
If you scroll down a little, on the left side of the screen, you can see two rows of flags, representing different countries. If you […]

The House of 30 Rooms

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Maybe we just don’t hear much about scandals, which shake regular families, but somehow, whenever an expensive piece of property is up for sale, it often has a saga attached to its image.
 
The townhouse in question is located in Manhattan, NY in close proximity to 5th Avenue, and is for sale for $64 million dollars.
 
The […]

Info: Saving Strategies

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Looking for ways to trim your expenses? Here are a few tips I found in “O” magazine.
 
Vacationing Strategy
If you prefer renting an apartment, instead of staying in a hotel (in Paris, for example), go to a Craiglist Paris and try to find a place there. You may rent a two bedroom apartment for a price […]

Full Value For your Car

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Are you looking for ways to insure and protect your valuables? Your car, especially a new car, is probably one of your most prized possessions and the insurance you obtain for it may and should make you feel protected.
 
This excerpt is from Liberty Mutual Insurance company’s page:
 
“New Car Replacement – If your new car is […]

Hide-and-Seek Banksy Style

Monday, February 18th, 2008

A graffiti artist, famous for his invisibility in person and a very visible art profile on the walls of London, has done it again: attracted attention to his painting. Banksy’s graffiti, which is protected by a few city organizations, got painted over with a white paint. While those involved were deciding how to get it […]

The Demise of the Fragrance

Friday, February 15th, 2008

I love apples. Not all, but those with the most pronounced smell: sweet or sour, but definitely fragrant. When I was little, my mother would always carry an apple for me in her purse.  And whenever she offered me one I would always decline. I would tell her: “It smells bad”. I would throw a […]

The Flickers Law

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

For whatever reason I can’t find anything exiting enough to write about. All the news is concentrated on the subprime loans crisis and politics, with an occasional speckle of fashion trends, art heists or health discovery. It’s almost a middle of February and the columns on income tax alerts and IRA plans are not making […]

ID Theft and Prevention Measures

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

 The article in CNET blog news talks about a reporter, who ridiculed the media about the fuss they make, when the discs with some bank’s customers’s names and info is lost or stolen. He made his bank account number public and challenged the thieves to access it. They did.
 
The same article mentions a LifeLock company, […]

United Airlines and your Second Bag

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

How many of us got ourselves a credit card, where everything we charge is converted into miles? We earn miles, but we are not frequent fliers, right? There are some restrictions applied to the non-frequent fliers, such as flight time restrictions, seats availability rules and non-refundable tickets. (I am not an expert on the airlines’ […]

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