In 2006, 7 million U.S. businesses accepted credit cards and paid roughly $30 billion in processing fees, which banks mostly pocketed. Banks are creating new credit card reward programs for their customers, but the catch is merchants are picking up the bill.....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Credit Card Processing Fees Up 117% in Last 5 Years
Saturday, November 17, 2007
AT&T Program Change: Drop EDGE from your iPhone plan, save $20/month.
As of yesterday, AT&T allows you to drop the $20/month data/EDGE feature from your iPhone plan. If your EDGE coverage sucks or you work around WiFi, keep your minutes and ditch the data. You lose Visual Voice Mail but you still qualify for Apple tech support and 2-Year warranty coverage.
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Bush receives early holiday gift: copy of Constitution
A human rights group is encouraging people to give President Bush an early holiday gift: the US Constitution, and a polite letter asking him to read it. Every time someone signs the online petition, the organization will send a copy of the Constitution to the White House as a "seasonal reminder that the Constitution needs to be upheld not destroyed
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Monday, November 05, 2007
Ten Ways to Defeat Brain Drain
Those of us who feel we are busy all the time can experience burn out, exhaustion and fatigue from spending long periods of time in focused concentration. I like to refer to this as Brain Drain. This, if gone unchecked, can result in feelings of depression, stress or anger if you continue to push after the drain has set in
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
101 Ways to Fight the Stress Out of Your Life
Most of us are feeling the strain of stress: stress at work, stress at home, stress to meet a deadline, stress to live up to someone's expectations. Stress as a matter of fact and health, has been linked to obesity as well as many other issues.
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Sphere: Related ContentCancer-Proof Your Body
Recent research reveals 8 stealth strategies to keep the killer at bay. It's time to raise your carcinogen shields -- and your overall health -- using these smart anti-C moves.
Read the Men's Health article.
Monday, September 17, 2007
10 killer ways to feel like a million bucks (even if your bank account says otherwise)
Not convinced yet? There are plenty of studies tying health to wealth (and vice versa), on a national and a personal level. Rest assured, though, this isn't The Secret. If you really want to know a secret, here's one: thinking good thoughts about the universe will only make you more disappointed when they don't come true. But that's another thought for another post. Instead, here are some tried and true suggestions for feeling better.
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100 Tips to Improve Your Life
While not specific to creative professionals, the list includes tips that are likely to boost overall effectiveness and the impact you are able to make with your ideas. For this reason, I re-post the list and encourage you to browse...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
US Health Insurance Costs Rise Nearly Twice as Fast as Pay
The cost of health insurance in the United States climbed nearly twice as fast as wages in the first half of 2007, with family coverage costing employers around 1,000 dollars (714 euros) a month, a poll showed Wednesday.
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Dollar Hits All-Time Low Against Euro
The U.S. dollar hit a record low against the euro and was lower against other major currencies in European trading Wednesday morning.
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Bottle makes dirty water drinkable in seconds
Military chiefs are excited because the bottles, which can distill either 4,000 litres or 6,000 litres without changing the filter. The bottle can clean up any water - including fecal matter - using a filter that cuts out anything longer than 15 nanometres, which means that viruses can be filtered out without the use of chemicals.
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'Wing' Portable Windmill Charges Cellphones and Laptops Outdoors!
How great would it be to have your own personal wind turbine that you can carrying around with you outdoors? The portable, umbrella-like 'Wing' personal windmill produces enough electricity to power cell phones, laptops, and lamps, and can be used for camping, road trips, or in developing rural areas with no access to an electricity grid.
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Top 10 Freeware Software Nobody Knows About - But Should
It's a shame when a great program is not heard about by most people - especially when it's free. Here are the top 10 freeware software that many people still haven't tried, but definitely should.
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7 Things You Can Do Today to Prepare for Retirement
"Confession time: I didn’t start planning my retirement when I was young. I didn’t give it much thought, because when you’re in your 20s, retirement seems like something you can worry about much later."
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Turn Your Windows PC into a Media Center Powerhouse On the Cheap
After installing a $70 capture card in your computer and a bit of freeware third-party software, you've got all the tools you need to record television shows on your PC's built-in Media Center, extend that Media Center to your Xbox 360, schedule recordings and stream TV over the internet.
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Super-Easy Ubuntu Setup From Windows - For Windows Users Eager To Try Linux
Wubi is an Ubuntu installer for Windows that lets you install and uninstall Ubuntu from a Windows desktop. Ubuntu is installed within a file in the Windows file system, this file is seen by Ubuntu as a real hard disk. That way the hard drive does not have to be repartitioned before the Ubuntu installation.
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7 Stupid Thinking Errors You Probably Make
The brain isn’t a flawless piece of machinery. Although it is powerful and comes in an easy to carry container, it has it’s weaknesses. A field in psychology which studies these errors, known as biases. Although you can’t upgrade your mental hardware, noticing these biases can clue you into possible mistakes.
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Cellular freedom: bill would cut early termination fees, hidden charges
Introduced late last week to the US Senate, the Cell Phone Empowerment Act of 2007 would force cellular carriers to provide detailed coverage data while making it easier for consumers to opt out of their cellular contracts.
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Apple Sells 1 Millionth iPhone
Seventy four days out from launch, Apple has has sold 1 million iPhones.
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7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable
Scientists call it the Naked Photo Test, and it works like this: say a photo turns up of you nakedly doing something that would shame you and your family for generations. Bestiality, perhaps. Ask yourself how many people in your life you would trust with that photo. If you're like the rest of us, you probably have at most two.
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