Any Practical Nerd is going to be a fan of free stuff on the internet, especially when it comes to software. There are so many groups and companies producing high-quality programs that lack the bloat of your usual PC fare like the increasingly-confusing Microsoft Office. A new one that was brought to my attention by…
Not sure what to call the person you’re dating? Feel uncomfortable attaching a “label” to your relationship? Wonderfully-named website GOOD gives a rundown and history of all the common ways to refer to someone (“significant other”) and some not-so-common ones (“POSSLQ”, anyone?). significant other History: Originally a social psychology term for, as the Oxford English…
How-to website wikiHow is a very useful site for user-submitted instructions on how to do just about anything. For laughs, it can be even more worthwhile. Wikipedia is known to have some goofy entries, and wikiHow apparently has the same. Just check out these instructions for how to properly slap someone on the butt and…
We’ve highlighted Thrive’s online personal finance planning service, and now their blog has a great post today with comments from prominent personal finance bloggers on the importance of financial education and changing the mindset of this country on how to handle your money. Yes, that’s me with comments at the end, and it’s very cool…
