My First Credit Card

When I got my first credit card, it was to help me purchase a laptop about two years ago. The laptop was $800 and I wasn’t able to qualify for store financing because it was a refurbished item. I don’t entirely regret getting the credit card; it has bailed me out time and again when … Read more

My First eBay Sale!

Congratulations go to big_man_69, who recently purchased one of the Sony PSPs I’m selling on eBay. There are still 9 left of the old 3.52 version, and I have 20 of the new Slim & Lite version of the PSP in Rose and Lavender colors. These are, of course, the Japanese models, because you can’t … Read more

The Christmas Wallet Strain

As Christmas fast approaches, everyone everywhere that celebrates Christmas with gift-giving is either preparing or has prepared financially for stretching every dollar. Parents especially feel this burden, because they want every good thing for their children, but often because of advertising and peer pressure, the children often ask for more than their parents can afford. … Read more

UNC CAUSE – Apple Session, Cont.

Several of the Apple fans present at the Apple session have already purchased iPhones, and many of the UNC schools are having issues with the iPhones being incompatible with their current wireless APs on their campuses. One of the Mac geeks present suggested a good justification for purchasing an iPhone and making it work on … Read more

UNC CAUSE – Day 1

We made it to Asheville uneventfully; traffic was mild for a Monday morning. Conference registration was at 10:30am, so we registered, and then made early rounds to see what Vendors had just started setting up their booths. I picked up some nice shwag from Sun, CDW-G, Epson, Gateway, and a few other smaller vendors that … Read more