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• An honest review of religulous

  Bill Maher makes the claim at the beginning of the movie that he is only asking questions.  This is far from accurate, he tends instead to be preaching his own beliefs on religion and hardly asking a wide range of experts on anything meaningful. ... Posted Oct 13 2008, 09:09 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Predictions for the Vice Presidential Debate

  The expectations that you have for this debate will surely decide your reaction to it. If you have been paying attention, you will know that Palin is actually a considerably good debater. Even though 6 in 10 Americans do not think she is ready to be vice... Posted Oct 02 2008, 12:07 AM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Listen to more Loverboy

  Posted Sep 28 2008, 09:24 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Glamour Photos of Political Figures Guide

  Turning a photo into a glamour photo automatically makes it more enjoyable to look at. There is really a small mix of things that go into transforming a photo into a glamour photo. 1. Background: the more serious the background, I think makes the resulting... Posted Sep 17 2008, 10:49 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Feeding a family on $100 a week

  I just read this article on whether a family can eat on $100 a week: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/CanAFamilyEatOn100AWeek.aspx?page=1   With the extra mouths to feed I can understand why this is hard, but for my... Posted Sep 11 2008, 05:27 AM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Installing Firefox 2 alongside Firefox 3

  There are some tips out there on installing Firefox 3 after you have Firefox 2 running. The following explains how to install Firefox 2 after you have Firefox 3 installed. 1. Install Firefox 3 if you have not already 2. Grab the Firefox 2 portable install... Posted Sep 09 2008, 05:42 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Sepia Night

  Last week the lighting in Kansas City was magical. It seemed like we were in some sort of Truman Show, with the city looking as though it was encased in some controlled lighting experiment. It was very soothing. Here are a couple of pictures that I took... Posted Sep 02 2008, 08:02 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Being Rich Doesn’t Mean You Have Style

  My wife and I were watching HGTV the other day where they were showing off the best 10 kitchens. During this show we found that many of the kitchens had kitschy items and useless appliances. For example, fake grapes adorned a french colonial kitchen.... Posted Aug 13 2008, 11:03 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Security Tip: Require Original Password to Change Password

  I logged into my account at Wachovia with plans to change my password. It is a good idea, I believe, to periodically change your passwords, especially passwords related to financial accounts. When I went to the change password page, Wachovia didn't... Posted Aug 04 2008, 10:24 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Google is blocking intitle: Design searches

  Wow, so I was looking for items related to web design last night and it was working just fine.  Tonight google is blocking these same searches. what up with that? That is not the odd part, it looks like searches for items on web security work, just... Posted Jul 24 2008, 12:03 AM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Convert Normal Photos to Retro Photos

  I really love the way that old photo's look, I am talking about photo's from the 60s and 70s.  This is a look that is certainly lost with most modern digital photos that people are shooting.  I think it is the color's of these old... Posted Jul 13 2008, 01:52 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• Infinite Loop Trying to Order Broadband

  My wife and I are moving shortly. As part of the move I have been trying to order broadband through Time Warner Cable(TWC) so that it is ready by the time we arrive at our new place of residence. TWC is not my first choice, but it is the only broadband... Posted Jun 16 2008, 10:24 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• New personal site, renaissauce.com, is now live!

  My new online identity is renaissauce.com. I wanted a site that would allow me to share all (or most) of the items that make me who I am. The name, therefore, had to express this. The renaissance was a time when people harnessed their wide range of talents... Posted Jun 10 2008, 10:02 PM by Renaissauce: Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts

• MSI Wind, Eee PC, OLPC, Kindle, Something else?

  June seems super far away when I know that a large number of netbooks are going to be introduced. I call them netbooks, because they are small laptops designed for simple online use, much like a umpc, but mainly for email and that sort of thing. They... Posted May 18 2008, 11:10 PM by Wyatt Preul - The Geek Cowboy Filed under: Thoughts, Hardware

• Easy Homemade Calcium Supplement for Pets

  A couple of our friends bought us a book called eco dog . In this book there is a quick recipe for creating a calcium supplement that dogs love. All you do is take egg shells, put them in the microwave for 2 minutes to kill off any bacteria. Then grind... Posted Apr 27 2008, 01:18 PM by Wyatt Preul - The Geek Cowboy Filed under: Thoughts, Recipe