John Dow

What some people might not know is that Federal Student Loan process was dramatically changed by the new health-care legislation. I'm not sure why, Congress decided to include the changes to loans within the healthcare legislation. But that's what they chose to do and is one of the reasons why...

Digital Camera rechargeable batteries take a tremendous beating. Due to the nature of digital cameras, they require a good amount of voltage and also need the battery to maintain a good charge for long periods of inactivity. Many of the current digital cameras have a flash and can take short...

Fad diets never cease to amaze me. The God's Diet (or some call it the The Bible Diet) does fall into the fad diet category for a couple of reasons. First, there are many interpretations of what you can and can't eat. And second, there are no particular healthy aspects....

Galveston, Texas is an island on the Gulf Coast of Texas that's a popular vacation spot. There are lots of activities, museums, water sports, restaurants, and sightseeing available. Most will cost you to participate but there are a few good and absolutely free things that are available too. Here's a...

Half of the fun of shooting digital pictures is to edit the photo using software to get the best result you want. There are many good software programs from simple to advanced that can help any amateur photographer for free. Here are my top choices for no cost software photo...

Show me a guy who is well dressed and I'll show you a man who's girlfriend, or mother buys their clothes. This may not be true for all the guys, but I would bet that it's true most of the time. Most guys do not understand fashion as women do...

I got my first surround sound system before Home Theater and surround sound were a common commodity. In fact I was looking for a new TV at the time and I liked of the Sony models and it had surround sound ability with the speakers and the whole deal as...

A Frenchman invented the food processor to help restaurants and catering companies speed up the food preparation time back in the 1960s. Pierre Verdon invented the first food processor and called it the "Robert Coupe". It wasn't until 1972 that he designed a food processor for the home user called...

My dog is a chewer. He's a Border collie with unlimited energy and needs to be entertained much of the time. I often get him dog toys of all shapes and sizes. The first thing he goes after are the eyes if the toy has them. The next is the...

It's hard to pick a start to this war. Apple was first in providing a personal computer between the two. But the IBM was really the first model designed for business. The hardware was really not the driving force between either version of personal computer, it was software. First with...