I finally upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7 last night. I opted to download the update and install on top of Vista. I would not have even upgraded but the cost for the student edition is only $29.99 as opposed to the $119.99 cost of the upgrade version. The full version of Windows 7 goes for $199.99. Was it worth it? Yes! My laptop is running noticeably faster and there were even some programs, like Quickbooks 2010, that did not...

OK, so I have a little bit of Trekkie in me but I’ve always enjoyed the more boring aspects of the Space Shuttle, like how do they position the Shuttle onto the launchpad? The? 7 hour, 3.4-mile trip began at 6:38 a.m. and was completed at 1:31 p.m. That’s about 1/2 mile an hr. Hmmm… “Space shuttle Atlantis was moved Oct. 13 from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in...

Here’s a video that I cannot stop watching over and over. I won’t give away which city it’s filmed in but if you can’t tell, you need to travel more. I’m thinking it’s time for me to plan a vacation! :) Another Cloud Reel … from Delrious on Vimeo. Around 3:30 of the video you’ll see an airport shot. Pretty...

Happy Columbus Day everyone! I was just going over my History Channel subscription delivered to me via email and thought I’d share this short clip on Columbus day. Columbus could be considered one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time (among other things). Very interesting piece! “From the YouTube History Channel: Christopher Columbus is known as many things, but he was also a master...

I’m poring over the Sunday Newsday again, as I do every Sunday, looking to feed my need for current information. What I got this week was a heartbreaking, 28 page story about Alzheimer’s, facts and fear about this years flu shot, the reaction to Obama’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize (mostly negative) and numerous other local stories involving robberies, death, financial scams and the like. The LILife section has a...