Fixed! Finally!

One minor frustration I have had, is that for some reason the Blog RSS feed was not showing and displaying everything. It was effectively only displaying a TEXT only feed… I just finally found the reason… If you run a WordPress blog, it appears that WordPress will filter the output, if you tell it to […]

in which another secret is revealed…

Wil Wheaton is hinting at a secret…. Spoiler alert:   If this interests you, you really want to listen to Radio Free Burrito Episode 28. (View the rest of the article at in which another secret is revealed…)

The Haggler – Strategies for Winning Consumer Disputes – NYTimes.com

THE HAGGLER asked readers to send their favorite techniques and stratagems for prevailing in consumer disputes, and let’s just say you came through. Loud and clear. And in very large numbers, with some rather novel ideas. (View the rest of the article at The Haggler – Strategies for Winning Consumer Disputes – NYTimes.com)

Your submissions are welcome…

If you wish to contribute on the Blog, feel free to.  You can email me at matrixdb AT schollnick DOT net with your submission… Or (preferred) create a user on the Blog, and then email me.  I will increase your permissions to allow posting, but keep in mind, all posts will be held for review. […]

How Wired.com tracked the iPhone Finder

And so the hunt for clues began — a week after Gizmodo broke its story. By then, Hogan had deleted his Facebook profile, and presumably every other social networking profile he owned, in an effort to hide. That made the search difficult, but his attempt to disappear was already a major clue that he was […]

Making sense of your credit cards…

Your credit card number actually contains quite a bit of information, if you know what your looking for.  For starters, the first digit in the number indicates what type of card you’re dealing with. This number is always a 3, 4, 5, or 6, and can be interpreted as follows: 3 = Travel or entertainment […]

Behind the Name

etymology |ËŒetəˈmälÉ™jÄ“|noun ( pl. -gies)the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughouthistory.• the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning. Here\’s a site that explores the Etymology & History of first names…  Behind the Name