Archive for November, 2009

Posted on November 29th, 2009 by by

Dede Wilsey-Nothing could stop this dedicated fundraiser to make a dream come in to reality.

Dede Wilsey said the de Young project was on the hardest challenges she has ever had to face in her 30 years of fundraising expertise. Due to this project she had become very familiar and close to city politics while having to bear the loss of two city bond measures and fighting politicians and donors [...]

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by by

Sam Foti Donates Art Works to the American College

Sam Foti added significantly to the prestige and social standing of the MONY Life Insurance Company, when it started contributing towards the noble missions of the educational institutions of national repute. In 2004, the MONY Life donated to The American College some 60 works of art, prepared by celebrated and well known artists from all [...]

Posted on November 19th, 2009 by by

A bit of technology did the trick

For over a decade I had always been Budgeting manually, a difficult task at first yet with practice becomes much easier. However, there were always some expenses that I couldn’t locate or justify. Thanks to Mvelopes even those are now traceable with the automatic transaction retrieval feature.
 
With a few clicks I can even pay my [...]

Posted on November 19th, 2009 by by

Awarding sports scholarships made easier

Colleges have limited funds for awarding scholarships to high school sports girls. Every year it takes a considerable amount of time locating deserving players, and justifying your selection to the top management. With Steel Athlete, my job has been made easier.
Steel Athlete is a database of Girls High School Basketball, Girls High School Softball [...]

Posted on November 19th, 2009 by by

Hearing not a problem anymore – not even in old age!

One of the good things about being a grandpa is when my grand children gather around and share stories about their activities at school. In the past few months I felt that when they talked, they seemed like mumbling to me and I would keep making them repeat, louder every time.
The idea of wearing a [...]

Posted on November 13th, 2009 by by

Good reasons to set up a Virtual Private Network.

1.    You can remote access any PC using your favorite remote screen software like Remote Desktop Connection, UltraVNC, etc.
2.    You can remotely open your shared drives directly from Windows Explorer or map remote shares on your local computer.
3.    Open documents directly from within your applications (such as Microsoft Word or Excel), even if you’re away [...]

Posted on November 6th, 2009 by by

Recycling – A form of saving the planet

With the amount of waste the industries are producing everyday, waste treatment has become a big business. Waste management in Australia is a very detailed subject in which they also do electronic waste recycling (e-waste).
 
E – waste recycling is done when electronic items, from televisions to monitors etc are picked up and recycled for re-usage. [...]