Guitar strings are basically the disposable components of your guitar. Strike them too hard and they may break. Leave it dirty after playing with sweaty hands and you’ll be needing at new strings soon.
Steel guitar strings deteriorate basically because they’re made of steel. Acid, oil, sweat and gunk from your hands would cause the [...]

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Going back to the article I wrote about starting a small business, third point. Startups can really benefit from outside help.
Kiva, a San Francisco-based startup has created a way for small-lenders to network together to reach a wider audience. Here’s what Computerworld wrote about Kiva’s work:

Kiva’s approach is straightforward. Entrepreneurs working with established local [...]

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We’re all used to hearing about drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day. Well, this is pretty much a calculated amount. Those 8-10 glasses are what a person on a typical day loses through activity. So those glasses of water are just to maintain your body’s ideal hydration.
Though this 8-10 glasses may vary since [...]

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Ever got stung by a bee? I tell you, it hurts like mad. It’s like getting burnt by a match. So if you ever get stung, here’s some quick first aid:

Pull them stingers out!
True to what your grammar school science books would way, bees leave their stingers behind. So the bee practically went on [...]

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About two weeks ago, I wrote about companies investing on document management. It’s really disturbing how an employee could be so isolated in a cubicle. Lack of collaboration from within can really hurt a company.
How much investment must a company make to start out with collaborative software? Not much. using freeware is definitely a [...]

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Ah, business startups. There are a lot of business ideas that you can try out. Blogging and social networking can be considered small businesses. With the Internet, some have made a fortune out of eBay and MySpace. Or you can have a small diner with killer milkshakes. Or a guitar repair shop in your [...]

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Everything’s going digital and it’s one of the most efficient ways of storing data. Ever had one of those old VHS or analog camcorder tapes eaten out by mold? Nasty. Here’s something that you can do over the weekend in an effort to save your old wedding video before mold gets it. How to [...]

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Accidents can happen or perhaps, freak coincidence. What are the chances of meeting some loony guy with a grenade. A small blast is not something to joke about. These pointers became popular post 9-11 tragedy.
Here are some pointers on how to survive a small blast:

Try to gun for the exit - Only if you’re [...]

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Windows users have an assortment of freeware and FOSS alternatives to choose from. Unfortunately for Mac users, there’s quite a shortage to that. Anyway, here are a few alternative choices to pricey software for the Mac:

Pixel Image Editor ($39) for Photoshop ($649)
Lineform ($79.95) for Adobe Illustrator ($499)
Billings 2 ($59) for Quickbooks ($250)
NVU (FREE!) + [...]

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There’s a reason why polygraph results are not allowed as court evidence in most laws. And for good reason. So unless you have a potential in-law who’s like Robert de Niro’s character in Meet the Parents, then there’s no need to worry.
In any case, you can always cheat your way through a polygraph test. [...]

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Soggy pasta always ruins a spaghetti dinner? What’s dubbed as the best way to have your pasta is for it to be slightly chewy or al dente. Here’s a guide in cooking spaghetti noodles al dente.

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I keep an assortment of passwords for my different accounts. And since it’s not wise to write them down for some snoopy person to see, I just try to memorize all of them. Unfortunately for me, keeping too many passwords makes you forget which password was for a certain account.
It just so happened that [...]

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Ah, the thrill of motorsports. I admit that having been to inspired by the World Rally Championships and Initial D (which came way before Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Dirft), I’ve tried some insane driving on my own. It’s pretty scary stuff. I tried powersliding and the smell of burnt rubber, highly-revved engine, and [...]

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Selling is a tough job. Believe me, I handled sales as part of my management training program and I’d say that it was the type of work that takes toll on you mentally and physically. A desk job’s any brainiac can do. But selling is a whole different ballgame. You’ve got to be a [...]

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Last time, I’ve created my Top 5 Part/Board Games for Vocabulary Building. To those wondering what my criteria were in choosing my Top 5, well they’re mostly based on my personal standards of novelty, fun-factor, availability, and vocabulary-building.
That post got a comment from Peter Roizen informing me of WildWords. It’s nice word board game [...]

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