I passed!

On a little personal note, I passed the test last Saturday. I’d been studying hard for over 7 weeks and wasn’t sure if I could. It was the proficiency test for NOS (Network Operating Systems).
It feels good to finally have found some way, after all this time, to graduate a trimester earlier. February ‘04, here [...]

Universities Exist to Make Money

To a certain extent, it’s understandable. In order for the University to survive, it has to have an income. But I always thought that the primary focus was education. I’m finding out I’m so wrong. The primary purpose of a University is to make money. Students often come in second and many fall in the [...]

Andrew Jackson gets colors!

The Fed released the image new $20 bill today a mere 5 years after the last new bill was released. It’s a bigger change than before. The bill is less green and there are even more security features embedded in it. I didn’t know counterfeiting was that big a problem.
The New $20 coming this fall [...]

Automatic Payment – Stealing from consumers

There’s a little thing called automatic payments. It allows a company to automatically withdraw money from your account at regular intervals. I’m sure you’ve heard of it.
It all sounds easy and can be quite helpful. That monthly YMCA bill? Don’t worry about it. Your ISP charge? It’s all taken care of.
However, some companies are using [...]

This is a test of my new blog!

Like it?  More thought to come.