Goodbye Eastern, Hello Haffner's

In my previous post I expressed my displeasure about receiving a bill for propane that I didn't buy. I fell short of a minimum required purchase amount.

Eastern came and took away my tanks which was a bit of surprise since they didn't give me any notice. Thankfully Haffner's Oil came to the rescue the next day with right size tank.

Photos:

1. Cooking outside with portable tank
2. NEW tank (small and compact)
3. Now I have a gauge!

Type eventvwr, check harmless errors, and download our MALWARE... TRUST US!

I guess it was my turn to get this call. As I was following the steps, I was googling for the gotcha. When I hung up, the woman (with the heavy indian accent) actually had the temerity to call me back and  tell me I was being impolite. I'll admit to being a little peeved. Some folks deal with this in a more creative and entertaining way such as this YouTube selection:

 

Cries from the ghost town that is Google+

I realize that Google+ is supposed to be a ghost town. There are a number of online articles comparing the Google+ to Facebook as if the two were equivalent.

Let's be clear, Facebook is a social network. A place to leave short messages to your friends and play games together. Google+ is a platform or infrastructure.  Google+ has a social aspect with its circle mechanism but it is not simply that.

The latest upgrades have taken Google+ to a brand new level and I suspect are the reason the stock topped $900 yesterday. Integration with existing products has been improved and I like the new clean look.

Since I use it heavily for sharing photos I was pleasantly surprised to see improvements to the photo search algorithms. Here is a graphic outlining the latest changes.


Google I/O 2013 Announcements by trendblog.net

Daylight Fireworks

Why bother waiting till it gets dark for fireworks?