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February 13, 2012

Concert Tickets

Post contributed by Leonard Phelps

My husband’s and my favorite band came to our neighboring city recently, and we were so excited to snag some tickets! The concert venue offered online ticketing, fortunately, since we heard that a lot of the people who showed up to purchase tickets were turned away. Evidently our favorite band is a lot of other people’s favorite band too, and a huge crowd gathered. I would have been so upset if I’d driven all the way in to town just to be turned away. Luckily, a few simple clicks delivered some tickets right to our email! I don’t know what I would have done otherwise. A while ago that wouldn’t have even been an option for us—until recently we didn’t have a home internet connection! Based on our location, which is very rural, we did not have many options for the service. Luckily my husband discovered hughesnet installation specialist in our area, and we were able to sign up. It’s made our life so much more convenient. It seems like such a small thing, but having access to the internet when you need it is huge!

February 12, 2012

Old technologies made new

All across the United States, it seems that the economy is getting worse for many people. The services we are used to are beginning to be unaffordable for many people. Everybody is looking for ways to save money while keeping the things we want and need. One area that this can be easily done is by taking advantage of a technology called dsl. It is a service that provides internet service over the phone lines that are already installed in your home.

Typically, the average dsl service is cheaper than the high rates a cable company would charge you for using their service. The internet is a critical service for many these days and using dial up has come back into fashion. The rates are low and it is very reliable. There are a few companies that you can rely on to help you get what you want for less. One company is called copper.net and they can give you the internet service you need quickly and efficiently.

It used to be that only people who live in rural areas used dsl. That is no longer the case. The price of your internet service has now come into play and many people are taking advantage of the lower rates that dsl employs. Some say that dsl is to slow. I have found that this is not the case in most instances. New technologies are being employed everyday to speed things up for the average person. I believe that this technology should be looked into again. I am sure that you will be glad you did.

January 31, 2012

Kitchens and guests

Our house does many things for us. We never seem to notice all the things we do at home. Of course it’s where we sleep, but it is also where we entertain ourselves and others. You never know who may drop in for a visit. We had an unexpected visitor the other day. John was a former employee of mine and he brought his wife Mary Beth. They were back in town and I was glad to see them as John and I were very good friends for a long time.

Anyway, it was up to us to whip up some dinner. As we didn’t know what our guests would like, we hinted around as to what they wanted. It was then that I wished I had bought a spice rack to see what kind of meal would be best to prepare. There is nothing better than a large selection of choices when it comes to cooking. I had seen some nice kitchen spice racks for sale on the internet and I wish I had them now. They are great kitchen utensils.

The moral of the story is that we now have some wonderful spice racks in our home. The next time we have guests, we will be prepared for them. I wish everything was this easy.