In order to comply with the new Google AdSense Terms I've gone ahead and added a Privacy Policy to Bill2me.com.
It should come as no surprise that this I have no intention of doing anything malicious to my visitors but I think that Google's new requirement that each of it's AdSense serving sites should include a Privacy Policy is appropriate.
If you're interested in reading the new AdSense friendly Privacy Policy you'll see it linked in the footer as well as in this post.
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
In the last two months I've had my LCD TV die and my Laptop die.
It turns out that the laptop crash was the result of a faulty heat-sink. Â After shipping it off to Gateway and waiting for two weeks I've learned that Gateway is unable to fix my 2 year old laptop - they don't make that type of heat-sink anymore apparently so Gateway has offered me a brand-new PC at no charge.
Lesson - always buy the extended warranty if you can't fix it yourself.
Last night my HD TV burned out. It's gonna take about a week to get someone in to fix it but thankfully it'll be fixed free of charge thanks to an extended warranty I bought from Best Buy because ... I knew I couldn't fix the TV myself.
Bad things always happen in 3s so now I'm just wondering when exactly my third thing is gonna happen - whatever it is I hope I bought an extended warranty.
I want to be the first to request a full version of this song. Pretty incredible stuff. Check out the video below for a sample.
All the way through college I never drank coffee. I tried once or twice but I just couldn't convince myself it was worth it.
When I started working full time (7am to 5pm) that changed. While I still don't drink hot coffee I find it absolutely necessary to have an iced-coffee every morning. Of course that creates a lot of problems.
I have not found a good way to make iced-coffee using hot brewing methods. Brew a pot of coffee - through it in the fridge and invariably you're unhappy. Buying an iced coffee every morning is even more trouble partly because of the money involved and partly because I end up buying a donut (or two) to go with it.
If you figure $4 a morning (for coffee, breakfast and a tip) times 365 days that's over $1400 a year at Dunkin Donuts!
I realized this just recently and immediately cringed at the wasted money. The good thing is it got me looking for a new way to fuel my morning coffee fix. What I found is called "Cold Brewed Coffee" and it's an incredible money saver for hot and cold coffee drinkers alike.
The system I bought (Toddy Cafe Cold Brew Coffee System) is extremely easy to use and makes a more consistent cup of coffee than any of my local Dunkin Donuts. If you're a coffee drinker looking to save money this year be sure to check it out!
Below are two screenshots. The first was my mockup for the theme that's part of the "WordPress Theme Design" series, the second is the result of a little work I did tonight.
Between doing the heat, an excessively busy work week I'm a bit overwhelmed tonight so I thought I'd share two screenshots. One of the two shots below is the original concept art for a new theme while the other is one hour worth of coding. Check them out and let me know what you think.
There's still some tweaking to be done but things are coming along nicely.
