Jan19th
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
I hate seeing these blackheads on my nose. They look terrible and not many people like to look me in the face when I’m hanging out. If you are wondering how to get rid of blackheads on nose and around the nose, then you will have your situation cleared up if you use a blackhead treatment cream on the area. The ingredient in the cream that would really help you out is called salicylic acid. You can also use a product that contains benzoyl peroxide as well since this also helps to unclog your pores. Keep using the product on a regular basis and you are good to go.
Jan18th
Monday, January 18th, 2010
For cellulite and for a sure-fire way to burn off pounds, Quick Trim is the way to go. What I like about this product is that not only are you burning the weight off but you are also getting the opportunity to detox and cleanse your body as well. I have an issue with cellulite and I’m going to be using the product that they have for toning. They have over five different types of products that are geared for different problem areas on your body. I think it’s worth a try.
Jan18th
Monday, January 18th, 2010
My dad has a few age spots on his skin and I’m trying to find a great way for him to have them removed. I did some research and realized that one method for age spot removal is through laser treatment. Are you serious? My dad will totally freak out over that. He won’t use topical treatments either so I found a few home remedies that I know he would love to try for removing the spots. He’s an old school guy and I know he wouldn’t mind rubbing red onions on the spots for them to go away. I also heard that castor oil is good for removing the spots as well.
Jan14th
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Hey have you seen those really awesome Nascar jackets that are on the market now. I picked up one at the store for myself last week and my girlfriend loved it! So last night I couldn’t sleep so I decided to turn on the tv and do some channel surfing and I saw that QVC had the jackets for women. My girlfriend would totally love them. There is a really cute stand up collar that I know would look awesome on my girl and not to mention the zipped feature at the front of the jacket. There is even an embroidered Dale Earnhardt signature on it and since she is a fan of Dale she would be stoked over this. I can’t wait for it to be delivered to the house.
Jan10th
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
A friend of mine works for a company that offers data center services. He always goes out to local data centers to make repairs and perform various maintenance checks. If a data center server goes down, he gets a call and determines what caused the crash and how to recover any lost data, if possible. He’s very good at what he does. I’ve been thinking about going to school to get some kind of certification in computers, I just haven’t found the time.
Jan6th
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
I went to Nebraska Furniture Mart the other day and looked at some of their TV stands. Most of them seemed pretty overpriced compared to the prices you can find them for online, even after paying shipping charges. I’m trying to find a new TV stand for our living room, but I’m having a hard time deciding which one to buy. I’d like to find one that matches our furniture if possible, but I really like the looks of a few of them that don’t match. Oh well. The search continues.
Jan5th
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
About 6 months ago a friend of mine purchased a new Samsung HDTV. He got it for a pretty good price and I’m pretty impressed with the picture quality. We don’t really watch BluRay movies on it, but his Phillips DVD player (model DVP-5990) with 1080p upconversion via HDMI cable and USB video playback looks very nice on it. We compared playing DVDs with the standard RCA cables and the HDMI cables and there is a very noticeable difference when watching a movie with upconversion. I didn’t really think it would really play movies back much clearer with the HDMI cable, but I love it. I would definitely recommend the Phillips DVP-5990 to anyone who is looking for a great DVD player that has 1080p upconversion and also plays DivX/XviD video formats. We hooked up a few different USB devices, such as a standard USB flash drive, an external Western Digital 1TB MyBook, a 16gb SDHC card with a USB card reader, and a 500gb Western Digital Passport drive, and everything played flawlessly. The only thing you have to do is be sure your USB device is formatted to FAT32 instead of NTFS file system. Videos also loaded quite a bit faster from USB, compared to load times from CD and DVD media. I own the same Phillips DVD player. You can even download custom firmware to load on the Phillips DVP-5990 to change how the menus look, add your own splash screen while the player is loading and add more functionality to the player, such as skipping to a specific time while watching DivX videos. The Phillips DVP-5992 is the same DVD player, but it is silver instead of black.
Another video player I would recommend is the Western Digital WDTV Live HD player with network support. You can find it for about $99 and it plays nearly every video format you can think of. It even plays HD .mkv x264 videos, which I have been using for my home videos, to save space and video quality.
Dec2nd
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
I’m thinking North Carolina for our next family vacation and particularly staying at one of the Outer Banks beach rentals. This place is truly a home away from home and it is one of those places that would always stand out in your mind. My wife and I spent our honeymoon there and have been going back for our anniversary each year. The homes here can really give you a homely feel and not to mention the pool and hot tub are just a few great amenities that they offer to keep you intrigued while you visit.
Dec1st
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
I love my wooden floors but I just couldn’t resist the area rug that I saw at the department store over the weekend. This rug had some great patterns which go along well with my current living room color scheme. I probably paid around $50 for the rug and it is stain and fade resistant which means less work for me. The area rug comes with a matching mat which I’m also thinking about getting by next payday.
Nov27th
Friday, November 27th, 2009
While everyone is raving over laptops, I’ll prefer desktop computers any day. Yeah laptops are convenient for those on the move but desktop computers are more durable and not to mention it is less costly than a laptop computer. Desktop computers are also cheaper to repair and not to mention you can keep replacing your keyboard if and when it goes bad. I’ve switched to desktop from my laptop and very happy about this move.