Stephen Fofanoff
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Posts by Stephen Fofanoff
The Top 5.1 Android Apps I Can’t Live Without
March 4, 2010 - 12:25 pm
Tags: Android, Apps, Automatic identification and data capture, Barcode, Cloud clients, Computing, Embedded Linux, Encodings, Entertainment/Culture, Google, Google Inc., Google Power Bar, GPS, HTC Dream, Human Interest, Mobile software, National Geographic, Natural Disaster, NBC Universal Inc, Smartphones, Technology/Internet, The Bank of Good Karma, The Google Power Bar, The Weather Channel, Weather, wi-fi
Posted in Product Reviews | Comments
I love my android phone, but I’ve noticed that all of my friends and family keep asking me about suggestions for apps and setting up their phones and so on… So, here is my list of the Top 5 Android Apps I can’t live without:
1. Bedside (paid): This handy application does one thing so well, [...]
Good Bye, Chase, I Wish I Would Miss You.
March 2, 2010 - 4:47 pm
Tags: ACS, Adjustment, Always, American studies, bank, bank-buying spree, Business/Finance, Chase Bank, Credit, Credit card, Credit cards, Credit union, Debt, Economics, Finance, Financial economics, Financial institutions, Human Interest, Interest, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Mathematical finance, Personal finance, Social Issues, Troubled Asset Relief Program, United States, Visa Inc.
Posted in Current Events, My Journey, Product Reviews | Comments
Dear Chase,
It is with great sadness that I am forced to write you this letter. I enjoyed our relationship together for the past year. But, you see, since you took the TARP money from the taxpayers of the United States to go on a bank-buying spree, you’ve become so abusive to me that I began [...]
My 2010 Goals (Progress Report)
February 3, 2010 - 11:41 am
Tags: back pain, Clothing, fashion, Hospitality/Recreation, Monster, Music industry, New Year's Day, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Shoe, Skechers, Skechers Shape Ups, Wii
Posted in My Journey, Product Reviews, Simple Living | Comments
You probably remember my earlier post about setting goals and resolutions for the New Year, and I thought I would give you a quick update on some things.
First, the shoes… I bought Skechers Shape Ups fitness shoes for men (and women!). I’ve been wearing them a lot more. They definitely work. I know my posture has [...]
How To Vacation With The In-Laws (and Love It!)
February 1, 2010 - 9:33 am
Tags: ca, California, chandelier drive thru tree, Confusion Hill, father-in-law, Forests of California, fort bragg, google search, Hospitality/Recreation, in-laws, lake county ca, mendocino, Mendocino Coast, mother-in-law, Napa County California, Napa Valley, Napa Valley AVA, Napa winery, National Lampoon's Vacation, Point Arena Lighthouse, Redwood Forests, skunk train, vacation
Posted in My Journey, Simple Living | Comments
I just returned from a wonderful vacation with my in-laws. Most people would not put “wonderful vacation” and “in-laws” in the same sentence, but I can honestly say the trip was fantastic. What’s the secret to a having a wonderful time with your in-laws (or anyone else for that matter)? It’s really quite simple.
Our trip [...]
Free Fuel Everywhere!
January 14, 2010 - 9:48 am
Tags: Alternative fuel, Alternative fuel vehicle, Alternative propulsion, Anaerobic digestion, Bioenergy, Biofuel, biofuels, Business/Finance, Carbon, Energy development, Energy storage, Entertainment/Culture, Environment, Ford Motor Company, Fuels, General Motors Corporation, HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD., huge new infrastructure, Human Interest, Hydrogen economy, Hydrogen vehicle, Natural gas, Nuclear fuel cycle, Nuclear technology, Technology/Internet, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Watch
Posted in Current Events | Comments
Watch the video. In short, one man has discovered, quite by accident, the potential to have almost unlimited free fuel for the planet: Salt Water.
The earth is covered with it, and very few people have figured out how to use it in its natural state as a fuel source. Instead of focusing our efforts and [...]
Happiness Doesn’t Happen By Accident
January 7, 2010 - 3:35 pm
Tags: Amazed, Consciousness, Disaster/Accident, Emotion, gretchen rubin, Grocery store, Happiness, Hospitality/Recreation, Human Interest, Limbic system, Personal life, Positive mental attitude, Positive psychology, Positive Thinking, Psychotherapy, Resentment, Technology/Internet, the happiness project, Vivation
Posted in Positive Thinking | Comments
I’m amazed at how often I encounter unhappy people on a daily basis. In the grocery store, at the movies, in a restaurant, and around town. And yet, just as often in those very same places, I encounter people who are happy.
What’s the difference? What magic formula have the happy people found that the unhappy [...]
Google’s Nexus One: Savior or Hype?
January 6, 2010 - 11:08 am
Tags: Android, Apple Inc., Blogs, cellular telephone, Charmed, Deutsche Telekom, Embedded Linux, Engadget, Eric E. Schmidt, Eric Schmidt, Google, Google Inc., Mobile phone, Mobile telecommunications, Nexus, Nexus One, Nexus One Device, people for ethical treatment of customers, Smartphone, Smartphones, T-Mobile, Technology/Internet, telecommunications, Touchscreens, Weblogs Inc.
Posted in Current Events, Product Reviews | Comments
Google’s Nexus One Device (super-smart phone) has arrived. The question is whether it is worth it or not. Engadget provided a really great review, so I won’t go into a complete review here. Instead, I want to build on Engadget’s review and (Eric Schmidt, are you listening?) provide my own take on what’s going on.
Google [...]
Compare Health Care Reform For Yourself
January 5, 2010 - 9:43 am
Tags: Health care, Health care reform in the United States, Health economics, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare reform, Healthcare reform in the United States, Labor, Politics, Senate, Social Issues, united states congress, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, Westminster system
Posted in Current Events | Comments
You can find the “official comparison” of the Health Care Reform bills from the Senate and House here.
What do you think? Personally, I think the provisions of the House bill are better for the American people.
The best way to participate in government is to stay informed on the issues and at the very least read [...]
Homeless For The Holidays
January 3, 2010 - 2:22 pm
Tags: Busking, charity, Common cold, donation, giving gifts, giving to the poor, helping other people, Homelessness, Human Interest, Humanitarian aid, Los Angeles, Microbiology, New Year's Day, Parking, providing assistance, Schizophrenia, Social Issues, Socioeconomics, thanksgiving, Virus
Posted in My Journey | Comments
This morning, as I was leaving the parking lot of a local supermarket, I noticed two people sitting on the median at the exit of the parking lot. They were fairly young (probably in their early 20’s), a man and a woman. He was a holding a cardboard sign that said they were homeless and [...]
