Yearly Archives: 2007
How to Lose that Bloating Feeling in Your Tummy
Speaking of recipes. Eating a lot can have its downsides once in a while. Ever got that bloating feeling? Bloating has several possible causes. It could either be a problem with your food digestion, or it could be a buildup of gas in your stomach. The best thing for you to do is to call your doctor. But until you can, we give you ways on how you can help yourself lose that bloating feeling.
How to Make Mango-Coconut Rice Pudding
Tired of those run-off-the-mill desserts? Eating dollops of ice cream all day? Or perhaps fruits with globs of whipped cream. Instead of looking for other desserts to buy, why not try whipping up a new taste for your whole family? Here’s something with a really tropical treat – mangos, coconut and rice in one delicious dessert.
YouTube Raid: How to Create a Lemon Battery
For some reason, doing kiddie science projects can be fun for adults. Ever done one of those off-the-shelf science lab kits with your kids. You’d be amazed at times that even the simplest activities in science can be entertaining. Ever did one of these lemon battery experiments as a kid? It’s simply cutting a lemon, inserting a zinc-coated galvanized nail (-) and a copper penny (+). Hook it up with wires with gator clips. Around two lemons connected in series can light up a flashlight bulb. Better yet, view the video:
Tech News: Microsoft Ships 60 Million Copies of Windows Vista
As always, Billy Gates is out for global conquest. And he wants to keep hold of his control over computers worldwide by pimping his new OS to every new PC user. They are now expecting to reach a milestone of one billion by the end of a year’s time. Now here’s one story I failed to mention when I purchased this notebook. While I was given a choice on which OS to put, it was pretty much a no-brainer decision. I could get Linux for free (Duh! Like they will still charge me for FOSS). Or I could get XP Professional for an additional price. Or I could get Vista …
Site News: No More “Mature” Content
For our loyal readers, you might have noticed the absence of Adsense units on LifeSpy for the past weeks. It’s not that we have scrapped Adsense (the code is still there) but the ads just won’t show up. Tough for us since Adsense is the primary monetization avenue that we have on this site. We had notified Google about it and apparently they’ve flagged our site for “adult” content. Uhm, okay. We’ve written a lot of stuff about the adult movie industry and its contribution to the high-definition video wars and a few on intimacy tips. But we’re pretty sure we haven’t featured anything that technically qualifies as hardcore. Probably …
Small Business Tip: Do a Small Publicity Stunt in Your Community
The great thing about being a small business is that you can easily pull-off community-based projects that can surely boost your image and stock in your locality. Local businesses have been doing it for many years, and there’s no reason why your small business can’t.
Firefox Quick Tip: Check Why Your Page Loads Slowly with YSlow
Jumping into code development is Yahoo! and here’s an interesting release from them – YSlow. It’s a Firefox add-on that uses the Firebug extension to check, based on several criteria, how slow a page loads. It adds a YSlow tab to Firebug that shows different information about the page. You can check the performance (which shows a grade based on the criteria), stats (which show cache and cookie consumption), components (which shows CSS images and content images), and a few tools. The button nests on the status bar for access. By experience a lot of pages would surely score low with this one. My personal site got an F. LifeSpy …
Health News: Obesity Can Be “Contagious”
In the news, BBC reports that US research has shown that having obese people around you (like your spouse, sibling, or friend) elevates the chance of that person to get obese. The statistics reveal amazing results. Out of the 12,000 people surveyed: …risk was increased by 57% if a friend was obese, by 40% if a sibling was and 37% if a spouse was. Hmm… So friends are more influential to your diet that your spouse, huh? Experts elaborate this: It’s not that obese or non-obese people simply find other similar people to hang out with. Rather, there is a direct, causal relationship. What appears to be happening is that …
How to Handle Your Notebook’s Batteries to Avoid Overheating
Taking some insurance is better than burning your laptop to a toast. But sadly for me, heat is just another problem. In any case, one other probably source of heat in your notebook is your battery. Keeping your notebook’s in top condition by minimizing the risks and dangers of overheating or combustion. Know the basics about them and save yourself from the hassle later on.
7 Tips on Making Quick and Healthy Meals
Every meal should be balanced and healthy. But when you don’t have the time to whip up a real meal, do you end up munching on a cracker? If you want to be healthy, but you simply don’t have the time it usually takes, then you’ll need to learn these quick-cook tips. Start with an organic cereal which is rich in certified organic and heart-friendly ingredients. But for lunch, try these meals.