Thought I would take a moment to plug the new business of a friend of mine. If you are in need of gift baskets for any occasion, visit Gingham and Posh. The website is in need of some work… Read More

Eat healthier and exercise.I have the good fortune of having a fairly high metabolism, so even though I eat like there's no tomorrow, I don't really have a lot of weight to lose. Having sai… Read More

Set a budget and get finances in order.Where to begin? This is a toughy. I haven't figured out the whole budget thing yet, but I definitely need to. The first thing I plan to do is monito… Read More

Get organized and practice better time management. I mean this mainly professionally, but if there was some spillover into my personal life, that would be great. I'm trying to develop a pl… Read More

1) Go to NetMagazines2) Search for Kiplinger3) Choose the 3 year subscription for 44.914) During checkout, use coupon code DCMPS40D to take 40.00 off the price.I found this deal over at Mone… Read More

Every few years, I go through a self improvement kick. After a while, some things stick and others don't, but I feel better for having made the effort. I suppose that shortly after having… Read More

HP and AMD are making a donation to Lance Armstrong's LiveStrong foundation. For every picture uploaded to their website, they will donate a dollar to the LiveStrong foundation, up to a max… Read More

Just a quick post. If you have some time on your hands, and are looking for something to make you laugh, check out this site: Things my Girlfriend and I have Argued About. Very funny stuff… Read More

I wanted to thank everyone for their entries to this week's Tar Heel Tavern. So, let's get to them.Billy the Blogging Poet sends us our first entry, a link to Laureate's Kids , a poetry blo… Read More

Attention North Carolina Bloggers! I will be hosting this week's Tar Heel Tavern at Technodad. The theme will be Parenting and Children, so send in anything you've got that's in any way re… Read More

As part of my ongoing effort to be as cheap as possible, I always try to find freeware or Open Source tools to do the tasks I need. Luckily, there are no shortage of these when it comes to p… Read More

Last night TechnoBaby decided to that TechnoMom and I really didn't need to sleep. Starting at 9 PM she got a little fussy. We fed her, changed her, and put her to bed, but she was having no… Read More

This isn't exactly new, but I just stumbled on it, and thought I would share. If you're using Firefox (and you should be) there is a new blogging extension called Performancing. Basically… Read More

When was the last time that I read a book that didn't talk about the art of changing diapers? This is getting a bit ridiculous. But, since I'm still very new to this whole fatherhood thing… Read More

Because of my variable sleep schedule, I read the alarm clock review, Read it and Sleep, with interest. If you want to skip right to the executive summary, the article recommends the RCA R… Read More

I'm guessing I'm not the only first-time father to realize that I need to get my finances in order. I had thought about this before the baby was born, of course. I even meant to do somethi… Read More

Experiments by the BBC Programme 'Get Smarter in a Week' show that making simple changes to your lifestyle can help with memory, decision-making, & confidence, by improving your brain's… Read More

I've been using UPromise for a couple of months now. In case you haven't heard of it, it's an easy way to save a little money for your child's education. Basically, you sign up, register y… Read More

I promised I would upload a picture from thew new Pentax Optio WPi whenever I had a chance, and I'm finally making good on that promise. Here's a picture I took just outside of the house… Read More

In Las Vegas, criminals have been found with hotel keycards that have been erased and re-written with credit card information. Note that this information is NOT contained on a normal hotel… Read More

This is truly amazing. A group of high school kids from West Philadelphia have built a hybrid biomass/electric car that gets up to fifty miles per gallons. Not impressed yet? It goes from… Read More

Many security threats in the real world are analogous to those on the internet or in networks in general. Because I work in network security, I find myself interested in many aspects of ph… Read More

With old-fashioned strollers no longer cutting it for today's baby-on-the-go, the market has responded with Travel Systems. These perform essentially the same task as a stroller, but at a g… Read More

I never really saw the need for these before, but now I want one. It seems like TechnoBaby is changing so fast, by the time I get a digital picture printed, it hardly resembles her anymore… Read More

I found another digital picture frame on Amazon that is quite a bit cheaper than average. The reviews for it are mixed, so I'm not recommending it, just keeping you informed. It is the Pho… Read More