http://www.ramblingengineer.com Reluctant ramblings of a computer geek Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:54:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are like most Americans, not only do you have money deposits at multiple financial institutions, but you also have credit cards, 401k account and perhaps a stock market account.  If you're like me, you hate having to flip through multiple paper statements or web sites trying to get ... http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/11/30/fresh-financial-tracking-with-mint/ I've always wanted to go to Italy.  It don't know what it is exactly, but the place just seems cool.  Rome intrigues me with all the history and amazing sites.  I've always dreamed of a month-long European trip with at least a week in Rome. But now I don't have to ... http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/11/25/italy-up-close/ Typealyzer is a site that analyzes a blog site and will indicate the psychological profile of the blogger.  Here's what it said about this site. I'd say it's pretty accurate except for the risk part. The Mechanics The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment ... http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/11/19/what-type-of-blogger-are-you/ Have you ever wanted to see what Rome was like in ancient times?  Time travel would be nice, but until that happens, you can use Google Earth.  Google recently announced a new layer in Google Earth that allows you to "go back in time" to see what Rome was like ... http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/11/13/explore-ancient-rome/ Have you ever wondered what it is like for the military?  Day in and day out, they face the possiblity of death, while we live relatively peaceful lives back in the good ol' homefront. It's rare that we get a glimpse at what happends in the battlefield.  He's an oportunity to ... http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/11/02/ied-up-close/ Although the below video is geared toward Catholics (from CatholicVote.com), I think it is very relevant to all of us.  It's only 3 1/2 minutes long so watch it. Remember if you can't see the video, view the full post here. http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/11/02/vote/ A little political humor to scare you (not literally of course). http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/10/31/happy-halloween/ In recent months, as the economy has taken first stage, I've started following a few economist's blogs (never thought I would ever say that).  Greg Mankiw is a Harvard Economics professor and surely leans right as he has been an economic adviser to President Bush and John McCain.  The other, ... http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/10/26/presidential-economics/ Wouldn't it be great if all politics could be this light-hearted. Part I Part II Part III Part IV http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/10/19/if-only-all-politics-could-be-like-this/ [caption id="" align="alignright" width="204" caption="Mendenhall talks to players before 2006 TCU game -- From Wikipedia"][/caption] It's all summed up in a single quote from BYU's head coach, Bronco Mendenhall: “What’s happening here isn’t about me,” he says. “My ultimate goal is for my job to be expendable, where I could walk away ... http://www.ramblingengineer.com/2008/10/03/why-is-byu-successfull-right-now/