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Has the Internet Helped or Hurt Real Estate Agents? »

The Internet has made locating and communicating with real estate agents easier than ever.  You can pull up dozens of local agents’ websites in a matter of seconds on Google.  Has your real estate agent found a potential house for you? He or she can zip it right on over via email, and you can [...]

Camera Surveillance in the Age of Computers »

There are many things you can do with a spycam these days, in the age of computers.  Many surveillance cameras are now wireless and can be hooked up to a computer or a TV.  They can even transmit their signals so that you can check the picture online, such as what many childcare facilities and doggy daycares are [...]

Good Neighbors »

We’re lucky enough to have several really good neighbors.
Our next door neighbors are particularly wonderful.  An elderly woman lives there with her two sons.  It used to be just her and one son, who lived in the basement, but last year she had a stroke.  For a long time we didn’t see her out like [...]

More Trouble on Wall Street »

Although the plan to bail out struggling banks had initially restored faith in the stock market, it appears that faith was short lived: This article reports more trouble on Wall Street.
The article reports that part of the problem is that Congress is trying to alter the bailout legislation as submitted by the Bush administration.  Democratic [...]