Rick's World

On January 29, 2010, I wrote a blog article about how the iPad had just been announced.  I wrote in that blog that even though my first impression of it was a bit negative, I was still going to buy one.  On February 2, 2011, just a couple days over a ye… more »

I've written in the past about all the issues I've been having with my 2005 Honda Accord.  Well, those issues are over.  I no longer have a Honda Accord.  Several weeks ago I traded it in and bought a Lexus. In my previous blogs, I had gone on and on a… more »

Tomorrow morning I will be bringing my car in to the dealership for service.  This will be the fourth time I've brought it in, in the last month.  I drive a 2005 Honda Accord with 83,000 miles.  Up until around 82,000 miles, it ran wonderfully.  Then sud… more »

I just got off the phone with Chase.  I just closed my last credit card.  And when I say my 'last' credit card, I mean it.  I will never have a credit card ever again. This move has been a long time coming.  Over the years, since I first went out on my… more »

On July 14, 2008 (my birthday!) I joined Twitter.  I'd been hearing a lot about Twitter for a long time before that so I finally decided to join and see what this whole Twitter thing was all about.  It's been over a year now and I wanted to give my thoug… more »

Over the years, I've developed a series of money habits that have served me well.  I thought I'd write about them in the hopes that someone else would benefit from them.   Don't Use Credit Cards - Ever! Studies have found that people who use credit… more »

I've been reading Twitter a lot lately. Here's the first in a series of comments that I've seen that I thought were really funny: "Java seems to require more casts than someone who's broken every bone in their body" - @pilky more »

A week ago, I bought my first HDTV. I ended up buying a Samsung T240HD 24-Inch LCD HDTV Monitor. I bought this HDTV to put into my home office. This is NOT my main living room TV that I just replaced. Why did I end up buying a small HDTV for a side r… more »

Yesterday evening, I left the office and walked downstairs to get in my car to leave. That's when things got interesting... I walked up to my car and hit the button on my keychain to open the (locked) trunk. I open the trunk and am about to put all… more »

Sorry for being so quiet on the website lately. I've spent the last several weeks working like a maniac on a little iPhone app. It's coming along nicely and hopefully will be up for sale in the AppStore soon. As I've been working on this app, I've com… more »