links for 2005-12-27

• RSS Chicklet Generator
  Use to generate a set of subscribe buttons for your website.
  (tags: RSS blog useful buttons generator javascript)

links for 2005-12-26

• Classic Decision Making Text
  by Gary Klein "During the past twenty-five years, the field of decision making has concentrated on showing the limitations of decision makers-that is, that they are not very..."
  (tags: wishlist book management leadership entrepreneurship)

HSBC App

HSBC - Online Application

Application ID # 2462899

Check out PBwiki -- It's Yummy!

Some Cool Stuff Going on Here...

So PBwiki is seriously rolling out some major upgrades these past couple days...

• The site is much cleaner looking
• The pages are easier to edit
• There are now RSS feeds for any & all pages

Also, here's a smattering of pages that you might not know about. Take a look and see what's possible with the PeanutButter wiki and what's been keeping me busy:

• Plan a Trip -- Me & some folks are planning a trip to the World Cup. Want in?
• Family Trees -- This is the history of my family, dating back 3 generations. Can you find me?
  
• OC Drama -- A wiki that's very useful as a fan site
• Narnia Site -- This covers EVERYTHING about the movie, as well as all the books.

Oh no, the COPS! 

Poor Cmo 

One time 

NYC 

What is ING?

Someone left me a question on what exactly ING is…so just in case anyone else wants to know…

ING Account is an online savings account.  Currently, they offer a 3.3% APR, which is like 3rd highest in the country.  However, the bonus for picking the 3rd highest (as opposed to the highest %) is that there are no minimums, no fees, AND you get a $25 bonus for opening an account (I also get $10 for referring you) so everyone wins =)

It works as a complement to your checking account.  In other words, you'll provide ING with checking account & routing number information, and then you can electronically transfer funds to/from savings/checking.  The coolest scenario is that you can open an account with $1, get your $25, and then close the account 30 days later (if you want).  However, I think that with such a high rate, you'd be inclined to leave the money there for a bit...

Let me know if you have any other questions...

New Tool

New Tool!!

Check out Blogger's new tool at their blog to see how you can directly publish blog entries from within Microsoft Word™.  Pretty cool!

Expense Report Madness!

Costs
Hotels & Driving: $2,519.84
Meals: $516.11
Cell Phone: $64.34
Apartment Reimbursement: $1,061.52

Reimbursement
$4,161.81 ... I was wondering why it felt like i was about to go broke!!

The above is the expense report that i just finished filling out for the months of June, July, and part of August. :)

ING Savings Account Deal!!

For anyone that hasn't opened up an ING account, here's a new special. Go to the link and get the referral code. You can open the account for as low as $1 and then get the $50 bonus within 30 days. Pretty much a no-brainer I'd say...especially with such a generous savings rate...If you need more info, let me know-I've got an ING account and have had it since March and have been very happy.

[Via Spoofee Deals]

RE: NRLB Redefines 'Your Own Time'

Check this out...

Doc Ruby writes "The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled to ban off-duty worker 'fraternization,' at the employer's discretion. So getting together for a beer after work can now be prohibited by the boss. With IT workers so commonly producing some of our best work 'after hours,' even at home or in restaurants/bars, will this ruling come back to bite employers in the IT industry? Can they really stop you from talking with your cubicle neighbor on the bus home, if they can't even stop you from reading Slashdot while on the clock?"

[Via Slashdot: ]

so no more after work happy hours if the boss doesn't like everyone dragging in the next morning? =(

RE: All about...

Check out this email that I just got from this guy [at work]:

Man, its about time they hired some cuties around here.
Youre a sight for sore eyes!
Aaww...to be young and single againJ
Mario

Wow, who still says that kind of crap in the workplace? WOW!

On a side note, Motek Designs(c) and I repaired my amp yesterday, installed new sound deadening material on my front door panels, and then repositioned the EQ settings on my amp/deck...RESULT: new audio quality that i never thought possible out of any car i ever owned...

Latest Download & News

This is for Eleesy...

so i went ahead and downloaded RSS Bandit as my new RSS aggregator and must say that it's a lot better than the Attensa i was using. Attensa really hogged memory space and slowed down the computer overall...

anyway, now i'm writing thru w.bloggar, which i can use to post to macro.jim without having to browse to Blogger.com. pretty cool tool actually, you ought to try it ez..

in other news, I'm going to Los Angeles from probably Aug 22 - 26. Anybody out in Cali, let me know...

1 Yr BDay...

I just realized that today is my 1 yr anniversary with Air Liquide. Happy 1st! So I could talk about how so much has gone on in the last year, and blah blah blah, but I'll leave all that 'emo'ing to my little bro...

Of other concern is the fact that at this point, I should have been paid ~50k by AL...so where the hell is it? =/...need to get better w/ the finances if I'm going to retire between 30 and 35. Speaking of that, I saw a cool website a way to make some cash if you're feeling a little risky...you basically do a 0% balance transfer on a bunch of money, stick it in a good savings/interest bearing account, and then pay it back, but come out like 300-400 bucks over the course of the year. not bad if you can take a small credit score hit for the year.

anyway, one last plug for the day...help Elise become a popular journalist =)...vote on the hottest US Senator

My new pup... 

Bam! Created and done with...

now chew on this massive guy's orange on a toothpick...and i thought i had a huge head.

Me and the magical, though somewhat creepy David Copperfield