2011 Fight for Air Climb

May 5, 2011

I am participating in the 2011 Fight for Air Climb in the Capital Center Building in downtown Columbia. If you would like to make a donation to the American Lung Association and support my climb, check out my donation page.

http://action.lungusa.org/site/TR/ClimbForCleanAir/ALASE_Southeast?px=4552518&pg=personal&fr_id=3350


Free up time with an iPhone – Part 1

February 26, 2010

This is the first part in a series I am working on for how you can use an iPhone, or other smartphone, to free up time in your daily life.

An RSS Reader application is an excellant way to save time catching up on news and articles from your favorite websites and blogs.

Pros:
– Saves bandwidth and battery life on mobile devices, as compared to the browser.
– Allows you to scroll through just the article titles to find what you would like to read.
– Can tag or star an article for later reference or reading.
– You do not need to remember or bookmark all those Website and blog URLs.

Cons:
– If you do not stay up to date with your RSS feeds, unread count can get large.

One option is to use Google Reader to manage your RSS feeds and then an iPhone like NetNewsWire to connect to your Google Reader account and browse your feeds.

Google Reader


The only Tea Garden in the USA

February 26, 2010

This past Saturday, my girlfriend and I went to Charleston SC, and we visited the Charleston Tea Plantation. While we were there, we learned they are the only tea farm in the USA. The plantation offers a tour of the farm for $10 a person and a free walking tour around the sides of the tea processing plant. They have 5 kinds of tea, but one that truly stands out, their Peach flavored black tea has a smell that will leave you in love.

http://www.charlestonteaplantation.com/