Archive for March, 2008

A flash drive is essential

Since I’ve been back studying, one of the most useful pieces of gear that I’ve picked up is a 1GB flash drive. It’s made transferring work between various computers a quick and painless task, and has also saved me a whole stack of CDs at the same time. As with most IT stuff, the [...]

I’d always thought that Patek’s was a type of indian curry. Just goes to show what I know about stuff. In actual fact Patek, or Patek Phillipe, is a brand of watch.
“Patek Philippe was established in 1851 between Antoine Patek and Jean A Philippe”
At around $40K per watch, Patek is not a cheap [...]

Resveratrol is a fancy scientific name for a fancy scientific sounding product. But what on earth is it? It’s an all natural compound that you’d find in grapes, peanuts and some other plants and plant based products. What does it do? It is said that it may help protect against cancer and cardiovascular disease, [...]

What’s the deal with giving fitness products and equipment bizarre brand names. Case in point, the Precor elliptical. Now, in my opinion, having read or heard that name, the average consumer would have no idea what the product actually is or does. Here are a couple of examples of names for exercise equipment that make [...]

When I think “cheap hotel Las Vegas” I think of the movie Swingers. When I think of the movie Swingers, I think two things. Money and beautiful babies. This then leads me to Heather Graham, which in turn leads to that warm fuzzy feeling. Ah… Heather Graham.
Let us all take a deep breath.