Check Out Joe Bonamassa at the 11th Annual Doheny Blues Festival

Just wanted to spread the word, if you appreciate the art and skill of playing guitar, you won’t be dissappointed by Joe Bonamassa.  He just won his second straight Best Blues Guitarist of the Year award, so catch him this Sunday from 1:15-2:15 on the Main stage at the Doheny Blues Fest. [Read more →]

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Educate the Masses!

“The city (New York) now produces more than 25,000 tons of solid waste daily.”1 Think about that for a second.  Now remember that happened yesterday, and the day before, and it’s been happening for weeks, months, years, decades.  Now think about other cities, and now, their waste production over time.  One quickly realizes the incredible amount of garbage people are producing each day and how much we’ve already generated.  It makes me wonder how the earth has survived so long under the constant barrage of the result of humanity’s over indulgence.  [Read more →]

Canadian software sucks…eh?

As an experienced software engineer, I’ve developed an axiom that I never trust code written by a developer that can’t even spell his/her comments correctly.  I mean, if he/she has mistakes in his/her comments, why should I not expect the same for his/her code?  Sure the compiler will catch most mistakes, but what if he/she misspelled the intended function name and the resultant misspelling is a valid function name.  The same goes for variables.  Essentially, software development is 100% about paying attention to details.  If the developer can’t get the comments right, it makes me wonder, “what else is not right?”  As I eluded to in the opening, experience has proven this out, as 9 times out of 10, when I have audited code with misspelled comments, the developers have turned out to be pretty lousy.  [Read more →]

HTC’s Diamond Breakout

by Elizabeth Woyke

HTC is a high-profile partner in Android, Google’s foray into the mobile phone industry. So when the Taiwanese device maker held a global event Tuesday to introduce the “world’s most advanced phone,” industry watchers anticipated news on Google’s open-source mobile platform.
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How to Rent a Solar Energy System for Your Home

by Daniel Stouffer

The use of solar generated electricity is a significant step toward energy security, a great way to save money, and a step towards solutions to the Climate Crisis. A new company is making it easy and affordable for U.S. homeowners to upgrade their homes to solar generated electricity.

It is not just the American Dream any longer. It is possible for U.S. homeowners to save money on their energy bills by renting a residential solar energy system. A homeowner can help to lower their carbon emissions by utilizing renewable energy. A solar equipment manufacturer is planning to offer an affordable, hassle free way for U.S. homes to install solar. Reducing costs related to purchasing electricity from a utility company is an added value to upgrading to solar.
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