Web Broswer Security Test

Test your web browser for security holes with the Browser Security Test. The Browser Security Test checks for 37 known web browser vulnerabilities in Opera, Mozilla browsers (including Firefox) and Internet Explorer. click here for more information=> Detect web browser exploits

Mexican Musical No-No's

Here's a tip for any foreigner living in Mexico...never ever knock, honk, hum or tap out the "Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits" tune. In Mexico it is one of the rudest things you can do since - for Mexicans - it is the audio equivalent of giving someone the middle finger (but a little worse because it includes the person's mother).

For more specialized insider tips, check out Tricks of the Trade.

Ten Tips for Better Sleep

According to the 2nd annual Better Sleep Council Stress Survey 66% of Americans lose sleep due to stress, up from 51% last year. The number one source of stress that keeps Americans tossing and turning? Family matters, with 22% of survey respondents citing issues close to home as the reason they are kept awake at night. Job related concerns and financial matters came in second and third. Click the following link for Ten Tips for Better Sleep. (Zzzzzzz....mm mm good)

A Yogurt a Day Keeps the Dentist Away

Good news for yogurt lovers...bad news for lactose intolerant halitosis sufferers (click here to read this BBC article):

Sugarless yoghurt could help beat bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease, say scientists.

You've Got to Be Kidding!

"Two-thirds of humanity use the squatting position to answer the call of nature" and "Recommended by doctors and yoga teachers for more complete elimination."

And for $119 + shipping you too can confuse your houseguests and fall off your toilet and break a hip... too funny! Read about Nature's Platform and laugh.

Travel Tips for the Developing World

Tom Zoellner is writing a book on the diamond trade. This has afforded him the opportunity to travel the developing world, as well as to risk his life. To read his compiled a list of survival tips, click the following link: Really Lonely Planet: 16 Travel Tips for the Developing World. Here's one tip I could have used:

Try to haggle your bribe downward and don't do what I did in Mexico City. Sick of the mordida and on a tight schedule, I simply drove away from my arresting officers, zigzagged down a few side streets and then -- once I was sure I had lost them -- removed my license plate with a screwdriver. Interagency communications are pretty bad in Mexico so I made it back to Texas with no trouble, but in retrospect, this was a pretty stupid thing to do.

Is it Bad to Crack/Pop My Neck

Did you ever here the story about the guy who popped his neck and dropped dead because he'd severed his spinal cord? I was told that by a college mate who swore he new the necking cracking dead guy...he even said it happened in a mall in Indiana.

I sometimes crack or pop my neck and I've always wondered if it's somehow hurting me. Here's the lowdown - including a response from the President of the Amerian College of Rheumatalogy: Joint Popping - Bad for you or not.

How to Write a Better Blog

You are reading a blog. Would you like it to be better? Don't hold your breath (I'm really not that ambitious)...however, you might end up being the next J.K. Rowling or John Steinbeck of blogging if you apply yourself and read the following:

• How to Write a Better Weblog from A List Apart
• How to Blog

Free Web Site Software for Non-Experts

Maybe this free software will be just the ticket that enables you to design and publish you own web pages (and to quite asking me to do it for you - he he). It made for non-experts who just need an easy way to create a web page. It's based around a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) interface which allows you to drag 'n drop images onto your web page, set the color scheme and then type something out and publish the files. For a bit more information, read the following short article: Nvu HTML editor : Lifehacker.

Why don't Mexicans read books?

The title grabbed my attention: Chilling mystery: Why don't Mexicans read books?

For the past decade, The Pegaso bookstore, a cozy shrine to the printed word, has offered browsers free coffee, overstuffed leather sofas, and a wide-ranging literary selection. But now it's scaling back, ditching poetry and history, and keeping the few things that still sell - some novels and glossy art books.

The fact that Annette and I publish online books, and other text-based resources, made this Christian Science Monitor article a must-read.

How to Train Someone to Do Your Job

With 6 easy steps, 7 tips and 7 warnings, this article gives you a clear plan on How to Train Someone to Do Your Job.

First Apartment Tips

(this is about 1/3 of our house, click photo to see the BIG panoramic version)

We live in a 480 square foot house. Sure it small but after 8 years we love it. So if you're stuck in a small place, here are a few ways to maximize your minimum of space: First Apartment Tips: Helpful ideas about living in apartments.

Lifehacker's HowTo Roundup

Click here to check out the HOWTO Roundup @ Lifehacker. Lifehacker is one of my favorite Tips 'n Tricks sites and in this set or articles you'll learn how to:

• Make compost
• Edit photos like a pro
• Use your Gmail account as a personal file server
• Decorate your first apartment
• Record a podcast
• Crack a Master Lock combination
• Get rid of swimmer’s ear

20 Ways to Say No

Are you a people-pleaser? Over-committed because you can't say no when you're asked to do things? Well, have I got a link for you!

Saying no just got easier. From You know, I’d rather decline than not do a great job to I'm not taking on any new responsabilities, OnlineOrganizing.com privides a tip sheet with 20 practical, honest ways to say no that will keep you and your schedule sane. (Click here for the article)