I work in a technological field. Most of my work involves sitting in front of a computer, and accessing various systems controlled by various parties and trying to make them all work together.
So this is my big grievance lately.  Passwords (and password requirements) have gotten out of control.  I am pretty sure the requirements didn’t [...]

I hate the idea of my blog turning into nothing more than a continuous rant, but when I have something to say, I have to say it. So, in order to minimize the whininess, here are a bunch of things that bug all together in a handy list format.
1. Ads that start with [...]

Automobile fuel economy is probably one of the most over-discussed topics right now, but I want to throw in my opinion. This will probably be more of a rant than a well-thought-out article.
1. American car manufacturers should be building cars with much better fuel efficiency. Sure, there is new legislation requiring car [...]

I was just doing some random surfing, and decided to google the latest candidate in the Presidential 2008 campaign, Fred Thompson. Mr. Thompson is an actor and former senator. From the little I gleamed from his website, (his copywriters have never heard of being concise with an overwhelming amount of text on the [...]

I am interested in being frugal. I believe you should live within a budget, plan for the future, and most of the other principles a financial adviser would recommend. I believe that requires discipline, and while I am not perfect at it, I am always trying to do better.
There are some people that [...]

I work as a Business Intelligence Analyst. Sounds fancy, huh? It is a great combination of business and technology, and I enjoy it most days.
I was always surprised by how much we charge for our services, but I think I am starting to figure out why. The companies we consult are interested [...]