Habits for Success

Everyone has secrets for success.  It's a multi-million dollar industry.  But, success has simple roots.  Success is a product of good habits.  As Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."  If you'd like to be successful, you have to develop a good work ethic and show it through good habits.  I have identified some of these habits here -

Seven Habits for Success in Life

You could pay some late night infomercial guru $29.95 for this information, but I'm giving it away for free.  Everyone in this country can and should succeed in life.  However, if you want to learn more and expand upon the theme, I recommend reading Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Refurbishing Your Laptop for a Longer Life

We have another laptop that is near death.  The hard-drive has failed and we are running from time to time with a Linux LiveCD that runs everything from the CD-ROM drive.  It works, but it is cumbersome.  We are going to have to repair it.

Here are some basic steps that we are going to take in order to refurbish our old laptop computer on our own.

How to Refurbish Your Old Laptop

Stretching Your Laptop's Life with a Make Over!

It would be nice if we could just drop everything and rush out to buy a new PC.  But, sometimes, it can be difficult to come up with $300 or $400 for even a basic new PC.  Refurbish units beckon, but even they cost about $150 for a capable machine.  So, instead, we are stretching the last bit of life out of our old computer.

One way we can do that is with a laptop computer make-over.  We are transforming our old laptop into more of a desktop machine.  Here's how --

How to Give Your Laptop Computer a Makeover

Save Money by Carrying Out Your Pizza

If you are looking to save a little money, you can call or just pop into your local Pizza and order a pizza for carry out instead of for delivery! 

This Pizza Not From Domino's - Does Wikimedia Commons deliver?

Our local Domino's sells a large 14-inch pizza as a carry-out special for only $8.40.  You can't beat that and you can easily skip all the high calorie extras like cinna-sticks and lava cakes.  Instead of paying $20 to $30 for a pizza with extras and a tip for the delivery driver, we can eat for less than $10.  It's an awesome deal!