I Call these Devild Egg©

Hell can be quite stressful.

We miss you Walter.

Growing up with Walter Cronkite.

There will never be another Uncle Walter.

Visit: http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cssai

Our Comic Strip Premiers July 6th, 2009

The comic strip AM I DEAD YET? is finaly up for the world to see! Click the image to visit.

“Pictures from a Typewriter”

This is phenomenal beyond words.

Paul Smith is truly a great genius.Now, count me in.

“Pictures from a Typewriter” See pictures below
He lived at Rose Haven Nursing Home (Roseburg, OR) for years. Paul Smith,the man with extraordinary talent was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921 with severe cerebral palsy. Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech and mobility but also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoid of a formal education as a child.

“When typing, Paul used his left hand to steady his right one.Since he couldn’t press two keys at the same time, he almost always locked the shift key down and made his pictures using the symbols at the top of the number keys. In other words, his pictures were based on these characters ….. @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ . Across seven decades, Paul created hundreds of pictures. He often gave the originals away. Sometimes, but not always, he kept or received a copy for his own records. As his mastery of the typewriter grew, he developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal drawings.”

This great man passed away on June 25, 2007, but left behind a collection of his amazing artwork that will be an inspiration for many..

Solomon’s Minds…‘the comic strip’.

My head is ready to explode.

To relieve the pressure and avoid an aneurism in my head, I thought the best way to mental health, is to bother others with my mishegaas. Solomon’s Minds does just that.

My intensions are not to clutter your minds or email boxes, but to entertain and share the funny.

© Gary Solomon

Jurassic Park Mourns.

Michael Chriton Dies today. A VERY SAD DAY.
See the video on CNN. Read the article.

Dominoes are for Whimps…

If you think setting up dominoes takes talent,
take a look at this..

ONE SNEEZE AND IT IS ‘SCRAMBLED EGGS’.

Solar-Powered Plane Flies for Days

Solar plane makes record flight A UK-built solar-powered plane has set the unofficial world record for longest flight time by an unmanned aircraft.

Click the photo to the left or here to see the video.

The ultra-lightweight Zephyr-6 stayed aloft for 82 hours and 37 minutes in a demonstration for the US military. Built from carbon fiber and powered by paper-thin solar panels, the craft weighs a mere 66 lb (30 kg) and flies at an altitude of more than 60,000 ft (18,000 m). Rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries store energy from the sun throughout the day and power the propellers at night. A plane that can remain aloft indefinitely using solar power and can fly over the same area all day would be invaluable in military applications.

IRON MOUNTAIN – More Valuable Than Fort Knox

See a rare look inside and find out how it got its name and definitely how it lives up to it.

Watch the video you’ll be awed as much as I was. CLICK HERE!

12 Quick Tips To Search Google Like An Expert

I stumbled upon these tips to search Google like an expert and thought everyone could benefit. Enjoy and have fun searching!

If you’re like me, you probably use Google many times a day.  But, chances are, unless you are a technology geek, you probably still use Google in its simplest form.  If your current use of Google is limited to typing a few words in, and changing your query until you find what you’re looking for, then I’m here to tell you that there’s a better way – and it’s not hard to learn.  On the other hand, if you are a technology geek, and can use Google like the best of them already, then I suggest you bookmark this article of Google search tips.  You’ll then have the tips on hand when you are ready to pull your hair out in frustration when watching a neophyte repeatedly type in basic queries in a desperate attempt to find something.

The following Google search tips are based on my own experience and things that I actually find useful.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  But, I assure you that by learning and using the 12 tips below, you’ll rank up there with the best of the Google experts out there.  I’ve kept the descriptions of the search tips intentionally terse as you’re likely to grasp most of these simply by looking at the example from Google anyways.

12 Expert Google Search Tips

1. Explicit Phrase:
   Lets say you are looking for content about internet marketing.  Instead of just typing internet marketing into the Google search box, you will likely be better off searching explicitly for the phrase.  To do this, simply enclose the search phrase within double quotes.

   Example: “internet marketing”

2. Exclude Words:
   Lets say you want to search for content about internet marketing, but you want to exclude any results that contain the term advertising.  To do this, simply use the “-” sign in front of the word you want to exclude.

   Example Search: internet marketing -advertising

3. Site Specific Search:
   Often, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrase.  Even if the site doesn’t support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Simply use the “site:somesite.com” modifier.

   Example: “internet marketing” site:www.smallbusinesshub.com

4. Similar Words and Synonyms:
   Let’s say you are want to include a word in your search, but want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms.  To do this, use the “~” in front of the word.

   Example: “internet marketing” ~professional

5. Specific Document Types:
   If you’re looking to find results that are of a specific type, you can use the modifier “filetype:”.  For example, you might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to internet marketing.

   Example: “internet marketing” filetype:ppt

6. This OR That:
   By default, when you do a search, Google will include all the terms specified in the search.  If you are looking for any one of one or more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator.  (Note:  The OR has to be capitalized).

   Example: internet marketing OR advertising

7. Phone Listing:
   Let’s say someone calls you on your mobile number and you don’t know how it is.  If all you have is a phone number, you can look it up on Google using the phonebook feature.

   Example: phonebook:617-555-1212 (note:  the provided number does not work – you’ll have to use a real number to get any results).

8. Area Code Lookup:
   If all you need to do is to look-up the area code for a phone number, just enter the 3-digit area code and Google will tell you where it’s from.

   Example: 617

9. Numeric Ranges:
   This is a rarely used, but highly useful tip.  Let’s say you want to find results that contain any of a range of numbers.  You can do this by using the X..Y modifier (in case this is hard to read, what’s between the X and Y are two periods.  This type of search is useful for years (as shown below), prices or anywhere where you want to provide a series of numbers.

   Example: president 1940..1950

10. Stock (Ticker Symbol):
    Just enter a valid ticker symbol as your search term and Google will give you the current financials and a quick thumb-nail chart for the stock.

    Example: GOOG

11. Calculator:
    The next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression in to Google.

    Example: 48512 * 1.02

12. Word Definitions:
    If you need to quickly look up the definition of a word or phrase, simply use the “define:” command.

    Example: define:plethora

Hope this list of Google search tips proves useful in your future Google searches.  If there are any of your favorite Google expert power tips that I’ve missed, please feel free to share them in the comments.