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December 17, 2009

Working Two Jobs and Still Underemployed — how does this affect your statistics Federal Govt?

Filed under: Uncategorized — Vince @ 11:56 am

The unemployment rate stands at 10.2%, but what about the Undermployment rate? It’s pretty scary to think about. There’s a lot of job competition out there, especially for those “right out of college” jobs.

“The number would be much higher if we included the mechanical engineers working at 7-Eleven,” says Heidi Shierholz, who studies underemployment at the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning Washington think tank.

More over at The WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125962111284270397.html


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May 2, 2009

Really excellent drinking water for just 12 cents a day

Filed under: Uncategorized, health, money — Vince @ 10:52 am

OK, so maybe you think water has nothing to do with food but you know me, I can’t pass up a great deal. With the Economy tanking why not save some cash and the hassle of hauling bottles or water home from the store? Pay for that next vacation by dumping pricey bottled water that’s probably full of impurities anyway.

We’ve been happily using a faucet mount water filter for at least 5 years, but I’ve been tracking our usage for the last year and just can’t believe how good of a deal this is. You get all the clean water you need for drinking, cooking, making coffee and all that stuff for about 12 cents per day, on demand.

We’re using the PUR 3 Stage Faucet Filter to remove all kinds of impurities and medications I don’t want to think about and on top of it getting some natural mineral bonus that makes plain tap water taste rather good. Here in my early 30’s my taste buds are still mostly in tact and I’m pretty picky about my water, and this is good stuff. The details:

How long does a PUR filter last? the PUR 3 Stage Filter 6-Pack last us about 14 months (a family of 3). That’s just about 12 cents/day.

Is it easy to install? Yes, if I can do it you can do it. It comes w/ a bunch of adapters, too.

DO Drink better water.

DON’T Run hot water through this filter, at least in our house there is so much junk in the hot water pipes it jams the filter up in no time.

September 4, 2008

My last week on iPhone 3G (iPhone 3G Battery Diary)

Filed under: Uncategorized — Vince @ 5:09 pm

Dead Iphone 3G batteryBefore I return it, I thought I would share a few of my experiments and results w/ the iPhone 3G I’ve come to really like, but just can’t figure out how to keep it’s charge up. I also have a heck of a time using it for work, but that’s not Apple’s Fault.

Tuesday, 9:10 AM – 3G & Wi-fi on, location services off, sleep-lock 1 minute. Email Fetch, 30 minutes.
Tuesday, 7PM 20% battery notice
Tuesday, 8:30PM 10% battery notice

Talked about 30 minutes on Tuesday.
Surfed less, in too many meetings.

Wednesday, 9:30 AM – 3G & Wi-fi off, location services off, sleep-lock 1 minute. Email Fetch, 30 minutes.
Wednesday, 10:30PM had not quite hit 20% battery notice

talked a little
surfed google reader for about an hour on EDGE

Thursday, 10:15AM, 3G & Wi-fi on, location services on, push on for 2 email accounts.
Thursday, 8PM 20% battery notice

So, I’m not seeing a ton of consistency here. According to my reading Location Services and 3G are the key drains. But if I wanted an Edge non-GPS iPhone I would have bought one 12 months ago. I hate to go back to my Blackberry Pearl, but the Bold is coming out soon … what to do? Get a spare iPhone 3G and do a sim-swap mid-day? keep it plugged into my laptop all the time? (that’s real mobile). For just another $50 I can carry around another gadget.
What do you do?

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