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November 2008
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myth: higher octane gas is better!
MYTH: Higher octane gas will give better mileage and performance!This is why I will get the lowest octane (a.k.a. "grade") gasoline at the gas station from now on (and save some big bucks in the process). However, I should note that this may not be true if you're driving a Lamborghini. Read the entire article to find out why. Note that the source of this recommendation is the U.S. Federal Trade Comission!
Also, check out this interesting find about Chevron gas pumps while you're at it. Read more
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Windows Vista slow startup due to svchost.exe and large HOSTS file
Recently I reformatted my PC, installed Vista OS and a bunch of other software, and noticed that Vista took well over a few minutes to fully startup. The delay was resolved by killing the svchost.exe process in Windows Task Manager (the one that uses the most memory; it's normal to have multiple svchost processes). That led me to pinpoint the culprit and full solution... Read more -
my response to the outcome of Prop 8
Keith Olbermann took the words straight out of my mouth and added lots of fiery vigor.
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10 keys to aligning organizations and brand promises for non-profit campaigns: a Cal Hep B Free case study
Branding is crucial for an organization to be successful in marketing its products to the masses. For instance, let’s take Apple, a technology company everyone knows about with the motto “Think different.” What message does its brand convey and how does it distinguish its products from competitors that also make laptops and media players? Read moreSource:brandingstrategyinsider.com -
the chosen one: Barack Hussein Obama
Barack Obama was declared the 44th President of the United States at 11:00 p.m ET.John McCain conceded victory to Fox News just after 10:00 p.m. saying there was “no clear path to victory” after a loss in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
McCain addressed his supporters and the nation at 11:18 p.m. ET and said he had called Obama to congratulate him on his win. Read more
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site back up: restored MySQL table via phpMyAdmin
The site was down this past week due to me accidentally deleting a crucial Drupal table in the database when attempting to implement some tweaks. Thanks to Hostmonster's automatic database backup feature (sitewide file and SQL database backups are performed once per week), I was able to restore the table I needed. Read more
