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Posted 03 Mar 2010 — by Ellie
Category Technology
I’m not a parent, but I can imagine how difficult it must be to monitor your child’s whereabouts and ensure their safety when they are not with you. Should parents use GPS Tracking devices to keep up with their kids, or should they trust their teenagers to do the right thing?
Even at 10 years old, while growing up in a suburb north of Boston, Jessica Fairbanks was in and out of trouble. She had tried drinking and smoking, and had developed a habit of constantly lying to her parents. When it came time for her to get her driver’s license, Jessica’s parents were scared to death.
Posted 15 Sep 2009 — by Ellie
Category Random
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know that Kanye West stole the show during the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Sunday night by grabbing to mic from Taylor Swift and stating that Beyonce should have won best female video of the year.
I was watching the show, thought it was all staged until I checked Twitter and Facebook – and realized, along with millions of other people, that this was not a joke. Kanye West really did smash this young artists’ heart with his boot heel.
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Posted 13 Aug 2009 — by HarriMac
Category Soulville
How is a technology crazed kid to fly these days!? Take this out, put this on here, move this over here, that should be over here in this bag…..the rules of air travel go on and on and on. I fly semi-frequently and have come up with a TSA and HarriMac friendly way of flying. No more being driven crazy even in Hartsfield-Jackson!! I’ll touch on general tips and some tech tips here.
Tips for Flying with Technology
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Posted 23 Jul 2009 — by Ellie
Category Random
In the past three months, I’ve lost 32 pounds. Amazing, huh? I lost weight because I started noticing that my quality of life was decreasing and I wanted to have a great life, not a mediocre one. I started five healthy habits and now I am feeling better than ever and enjoying life to the fullest!
photo credit: Ed Yourdon
Posted 09 Jul 2009 — by HarriMac
Category Soulville
Summer means fun in the sun but oftentimes we let our guards down and fail to take certain precautions to keep ourselves safe. Here are some top summer health hazards and ways to avoid them.
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Posted 06 Jul 2009 — by HarriMac
Category Soulville
This year I’ve lived in a house but for the most part been confined to my 2 private spaces (both approximately 8×10) for everything after living on my own in nice size apartments for two years. Of the last 11 years, I lived in dorms for 8. Next year, I’m getting a roommate in a smaller space so I’m back to being in one room again. So I’ve had my share of small spaces. But how can you take a small space and make it livable without making it unbearably overcrowded and claustrophobic? Very good question. While I am not as drastic as this guy, I think there are definitely some great solutions.
This is a preview of
Small Space Hacks – Make A Small Space Work for Sleep, Work, and Play
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Read the full post (1025 words, 8 images, estimated 4:06 minutes reading time).
It is easy to get bogged down with gadgets in our digital world. Most of us have a cell phone, an iPod or MP3 player, a digital camera and a laptop which we carry with us on a regular basis.
As evidenced by my “go bag” and HarriMac‘s, there’s plenty of analog stuff we geeks carry with ourselves on a daily basis, too!
But, today, I want to help you get control of your digital world. It won’t hurt, I promise, and you’ll be feeling a lot better physically and mentally once you get rid of some things by combining them, upgrading or downgrading!
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Posted 07 May 2009 — by HarriMac
Category Soulville
I often talk about productivity and how to make life easier – so I decided to share what’s in my “go” bags with you! Ellie will follow up tomorrow with her go-bag!
The School Pack
1. Planner
2. Notebook for school and work
3. Med Center ID Badge
4. Stats Notebook (representing any books for any classes)
5. Wallet
6. Power cord for laptop
7. 160 GB iPod Classic
8. Dell XPS 1530
9. Writing utensils and highlighters
10. Gum
11. Keys on a diamond carabiner
12. Timbuk2 Laptop Messenger (size M)
13. Belkin Travel Adapter
14. Hairband
15. Travel Mouse
16. Flash Drive #1
17. Bluetooth headset
18. Inhaler
19. Journal
20. Flash Drive #2
21. Sticky stuff – post it tabs and post its
22. Tape recorder
23. iPod travel charger
24. Hand sanitizer
25. Lotion
26. TI-83
Posted 26 Apr 2009 — by HarriMac
Category Soulville
Hey everybody! I know “Soulville” has been absent lately (school rocks!), but I wanted to share some public health info about swine flu with you. A lot of people are really freaking out, but at the moment we don’t know if it’s something to freak out about and freaking out won’t help anything anyway.
photo credit: Terekhova
