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2010 Lakers Profits
Fans like to talk a lot about player salaries, revenue from extra playoff games, and other basic financial information related to the NBA. Here are a few very basic, simple figures regarding the NBA’s most profitable franchise, and back-to-back champs!
Bluebeam PDF Revu
Bluebeam is my preferred PDF editing software suite. If I were you, I would strongly consider purchasing Bluebeam before throwing money at Adobe Acrobat Pro.
Linkman
Linkman is the best and most versatile bookmark manager available. All ex-Powermarks users should strongly consider this as the torch-passing replacement.
“Will I Live On” (for Marc Wetherington)
In December, my friend Marc Wetherington passed away. I recorded this Atlanta Rhythm Section song for him as a tribute. I also reminisce about the memorable weekend in Georgia that we Champagne Jammers now know as “The Last Waltz in the South”.
Federer and Nadal: The “I-told-you-so” article
I love it when my predictions are somewhat proven true. And, yes, I am obnoxious enough to throw them back in your face and strut around like a prize winning rooster.
John Pizzarelli Quartet Live: “Johnny One Note”
The John Pizzarelli Quartet played on The Late Show last week. This is their performance of “Johnny One Note” from their latest album With a Song in My Heart.
Building My Own Computer: Why Build a Computer?
People have a lot of misconceptions about why I choose to build my own computers. The actual reason is very simple.
Building My Own Computer: Introduction
I build myself a computer every few years. This series of articles will discuss all the details of this Do-It-Yourself (DIY) undertaking. The first part is a simple introduction, there will be much more to come.
Find&Run Robot
Stop using the Start Menu to run your programs. Find&Run Robot is a much faster alternative. Just type a couple of letters and off you go. Nothing could be easier.
The NBA: Why People Hate Kobe
People hate Kobe because of Michael Jordan. They won’t allow the myth of MJ be overshadowed by Kobe, who is arguably a better player than Jordan ever was.
Direct Folders
You probably don’t realize how much time you waste flipping through folders in all of your Windows programs with the “Save as” and “Open” dialogs. Direct Folders is my favorite productivity tool for this problem.
Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal in the Epic 2009 Australian Open Final
You thought the 2008 Wimbledon Final was special? How about this 2009 Australian Open Final? Federer and Nadal are bringing it in a special way. Even if you’re not a tennis fan, you have to appreciate what these two guys are allowing the world to witness.
Quick Shutdown
Quick Shutdown lets you shut down, log off, restart, etc. in Windows with as few mouse clicks possible. Essential for those obsessed with efficiency.
BetaClock
Want to see more from your system tray clock? Then use BetaClock. As an extra, read about the fascinating story behind BetaClock (really, I’m serious!).
DocBar
Easily switch between multiple open drawing files in AutoCAD with this tool. I assure you, once you use it, you will never use AutoCAD again without it.
Chitlins con Carne (My organ trio recording)
The only recording I have so far of me playing in a soulful organ trio. We should do more of this, don’t you think?
Use the Tables in AutoCAD!
To all of you old-school AutoCAD users, there’s a feature called TABLES now. Use them, embrace them, and thank me later.
There Will Be Blood vs. No Country for Old Men
I don’t know how these movies became mortal enemies of each other, but they are.