Best of 2015

Hi All,

With the year 2015 drawing to a close, now is the time to check all the various 'best of 'lists that are coming out from various news sources, magazines, website, blogs and more.

Enjoy the links and the lists! Happy New Year.

Best 9 Instagram Pictures of 2015 

Best TV shows of 2015 

Best Movies of 2015

Best of the Best of 2015 List From Around the Web

Year in Search 2015

Top 10 Business Stories of 2015 - CBS News

Top 10 Business Stories of 2015 - MSN

Best 11 minutes in sports from 2015

Best weather bloopers of 2015

Best Books of 2015 - Amazon 

Best Books of 2015 - Publisher's Weekly 

Best Photos of 2015 - New York Times 

25 Best Albums of 2015 - Billboard 


Regards,
Stu

The Party's Over....

Hi All,

The end of the year is well nigh upon us.  With just about 61 hours left in 2015 its time to start thinking about New Year's Eve, champagne, parties and resolutions.

For a great summary of the year in computer searching, click on this link from Google Trends - its called A Year in Search 2015. 

For things to do on Long Island for New Year's Eve 2015 click on this link: Long Island.com 2015 New Year's Eve Entertainment Guide and  MommyPoppins - New Year's Eve 2015 Celebrations on Long Island For Kids and Families. 

What's a New Year's Eve celebration without champagne? Indeed, click here for some information about buying champagne and the types of champagne for your drinking pleasure.
Wikipedia - Champagne
Wine.com - Champagne
New York Times article on Champagne
Basic Wine Knowledge - Champagne

Finally, what's a New Year's eve without resolutions and thoughts of changing ones' life in the upcoming year. Click on the next few links to learn all about New Years Eve resolutions.
Time Magazine - How to Keep Your New Years Eve Resolutions
Health - Top 10 Healthiest New Years Eve Resolutions
Bembu - 100 New Years Resolutions - ambitious!
About.com Travel - Top Ten New Years Resolutions
Gaiam Life - 10 Tips To Help Keep Your New Years Resolutions

Enjoy the links - happy new year and enjoy the festivities!

Regards,
Stu

Money for 2016

Hi All,

Well, the end of the year is almost here!  What better time to look at your finances than the end of the year?  Its a good time to evaluate how your finances did during the year - and how to prepare for the coming year...forthwith a few good sites to help you with your money issues!

10 Money Apps to Use in 2016 

Mint - syncs all your accounts to give you a comprehensive picture of how much you're saving and spending throughout the year.  

GoodBudget - uses the envelope budgeting method to help you track your money

Level Money - is a budgeting and tracking app that is designed for those who prefer visual representations of our money rather than straight numbers...links to your bank accounts and shows you what is safely spendable and tracks expenses...

RetailMeNot - aggregates coupons for your favorite stores

Enjoy the links and here's to a profitable 2016!

Regards,
Stu

Ten Things...from TechRepublic

Hi All,

TechRepublic is an information technology news aggregator for computer and technology users.  TechRepublic features blogs, community forums, webcasts, research and more for information technology enthusiasts, professionals and others to utilize.

Okay..with all that jargon out of the way, TechRepublic covers cloud computing, big data, computer and network security and much, much more for computer users and professionals.

For the purpose of this blog entry though, I want to focus on an entry called '10 Things'.  Basically these are key facts on a wide range of technologies, techniques, strategies, and skills in the form of a  concise, easy-to-read, lists.   Read on for more examples!

10 Cost-effective ways to quickly beef up your company security.
10 tips for spotting a phishing email
10 legal areas that IT managers should know about 
10 ways Microsoft Office 2016 could improve your productivity
10 of the best pieces of IT advice I ever heard
10 things you should never do on your resume
10 ways to get the most bang for your buck with an Android device
10 easy ways to punch up your presentations
10 web-based tools to maximize productivity
10 free Android apps that are worth checking out 

Enjoy the links!

Regards,
Stu

Even More Numbers

Hi All,

In keeping with the last post of titled "What About That Number?" todays' blog entry deals with numbers.  Specifically big, big, big numbers.

The link to the '10 Enormous Numbers' come from Listverse back in 2012.  The publish date might be old but the content is not!  Numbers like a googol, googolplex and Skewe's number.

Some links to other large numbers:
Wikipedia - Astronomically Large Numbers 
Knuth's up-arrow notation 
Wolfram MathWorld - Large Numbers

Enjoy,
Stu