Archive for May, 2008

Odyssey Charter School American Fork Utah Budget Time

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

It is that time of year when the Administration at Odyssey Charter School in American Fork is submitting their budget.  At first glance, the proposed budget seems to increase already heavy administration costs considerably.  I need to do some further research and get some clarification as to some of the Administrative ...

Sirius To Add Kids Video Channels

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Siruis has announced they will begin offering Disney Channel and Nickelodeon channels through their Satellite radio system.  These channels will be provide video that can be viewed through an entertainment system in the car.  I suspect XM will have to follow soon to keep up and additional channels will be offered ...

New Aliph Jawbone

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Aliph has released a new version of its top quality Jawbone Bluetooth headset.  The new headset improves on design and noise cancellation features the earlier model was famous for. Currently, the Jawbone may be hard to find due to the demand but Aliph should catch up with demand as time goes ...

Sprint Takes Big Loss

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Sprint lost millions of customers and millions of dollars in their latest financial report.  The CEO has asked investors to be patient as they work on the turnaround. It will be interesting to see if they can actually turn the ship around quick enough to not have some long term damage. 

Odyssey Charter School and Charters Schools in General

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

I thought it might be a good time to do a follow up to a previous post on Odyssey Charter School in American Fork Utah.  Having had personal experience at Odyssey Charter School and knowing parents whose students attend Mountainville Academy and Renaissance, it has been interesting to see what is ...

Ebay, Amazon, and Junk

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Let me preface this post upfront that this is purely my opinion based on my own experience.  While Ebay has some good deals, it seems to me there is also a lot of junk for sale there.  You can find inexpensive cell phone accessories but it seems they are generally pieces ...

Mothers Day Phone Specials

Monday, May 5th, 2008

If you are looking to buy a new phone, Mothers Day may be a good time to look. There are a number of service providers and companies offering specials such as buy one get one free or waived activation fees.  Costco for instance is offering the same deal to qualified upgrades ...

Feedback Fraud

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

I received an interesting email today. Here is the text - Dear Valued Customer, If you have purchased from us before and feel we did a good job, please use the link below and rate us 10/10 and we will give you $5.00 in credit to use for anything on ...