tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18095497596216660942024-02-21T09:14:22.493-08:00My cubicleNOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-3522442906203654612017-01-07T19:14:00.001-08:002017-01-07T19:14:17.623-08:00The "new" Starbucks reward, just how much is that free menu item?
Before: 12 transaction than received 1 free drink. If every morning you buy 1 tall coffee (around $2.05 include tax) X 12 times, you will have spent $24.60 and can get free drink, say $10 is your drink (I use $10 as an example so we can compare to the new reward, of course you can do lot better example 1, example 2 ).
After 4/12/2016 the "new" reward for free drink is to earn NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-43964505780937676302016-06-20T08:13:00.000-07:002016-06-20T08:13:27.775-07:00Done in 30 minutes, caulk
I do enjoy using GE's Silicone II*, but the latest "GE Kitchen & Bath Supreme Silicone" it's $8
There is a unpleasant smell that last longer than 30 minutes, make sure you have fan to help with the air flow.
NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-46489585270328838672015-08-23T11:56:00.001-07:002015-08-23T13:05:34.400-07:00Do you want to print photo from the cloud, not just from your local device?
Does your family have multiple smart devices snapping away photos? Maybe you also drag around big SDR camera for that perfect shot :-)
You should BACKUP those photos to a NAS or cloud? Sometimes you may want to print a few photos to pickup the same day? Below are my setup and my experience in try to print photo from my Android device.
OS: Android
Backup:  NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-35588499657289501372015-07-20T14:47:00.001-07:002016-06-20T08:09:50.178-07:00Starbucks $andwiche$
Let's face it sometimes it's just convent to have a quick sandwich at the coffee shop. But you don't want to become sick from the sandwich :) I have tried Dunkin Donut, it didn't agree with me.... I leave it at that.
I tried Turkey & Havarti Sandwich it wasn't bad at all, not soak with mayonnaise. And I feel fine afterward.
Price is high $5.95 (NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-42432483255652592612014-12-27T13:06:00.002-08:002015-08-23T13:06:40.305-07:00Porting over to Google Voice, easy as ...
Pretty easy to do, but why would you do it? For me it's because I have a work mobile phone, so I basically carry two phone around for the past year. I do not give out my work mobile number to people that is not from my work. Yes, there are some co-worker are friends so they have both numbers, but that is beside the point.
Basically I want to keep my personal mobile NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-16554740054943926812014-01-10T20:59:00.000-08:002014-01-10T22:05:43.537-08:00Lone Survivor, movie is here.
I read this book in "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10" 2009, it's now a movie. Haven't seem the movie hope it's half as good as the book. Knowing Hollywood they'll change some "facts" oh well. Mark Wahlberg plays Marcus Luttrell in the movie, but Marcus is a tall guy (6' 5") ... and Mark NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-90124988360710863672013-11-08T11:48:00.000-08:002013-12-31T11:56:31.625-08:00google's way of cloud printing from other devices.
I got my "smart" phone in 2012 it does all kind of neat tricks but it doesn't connect to my home printer.
2013 Google finally has the "Cloud Print" app, but to connect to my old printer you'll to have activating Chrome to manage printer. I used the classic printer setup (ain't nothing wrong with that!).
GOOD!
Took me about 10 minutes including reading and download the Android appNOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-71080899307716193572011-01-05T17:47:00.000-08:002011-01-05T17:53:22.814-08:00LOST number almost Mega Millons1/4/2011 Winning number 4, 8, 15, 25, 47, with 42yes the last number is 42. Two winners to split lot of zeros.The LOST number 4 8 15 16 23 42 miss by just two. off by many zeros but you match 3+ 1 you got $150. There were 25,587 ticket with that number.NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-56684079404994576902010-05-02T08:05:00.000-07:002010-05-02T16:49:31.428-07:00Don't flash me! [this is only regard to video online]Apple is a neat company with great products and when Steve Jobs speaks everyone listen (kinda like Warren Buffett in the stock market).So what is Steve's throughts on flash? The long version you can read for yourself, but in short; big, fat, slow, "can't touch me" and last by not least, here comes H.264 By the way, adoble flash doesn't just do "video" but in term of watching video online I NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-40034509694261086322010-03-09T19:32:00.000-08:002010-03-19T19:50:05.654-07:00Use Netbeans on c project with winscpNormally I don't do much cee (actually it's Pro*c) my choice of editor in c is vi for quick change, but for larger project I needed to be able to code offline and have all the comfort of modern IDE.Here is how I make my life easier. I do not have Pro*c compiler setup on Windows so the actual "make" is taking place on the Linux box. Which is fine during the coding phase and no need to deal NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-79963328492182071502010-02-27T17:25:00.000-08:002010-02-27T17:25:00.445-08:00Home network storage solutionAfter about 7 years the continues beating my 120 GB WD finally gave up. Saturday morning press the power button thinking the computer is in sleep mode. Walk by kitchen to get a cup of coffee... still sleepy. WTF, blue background with deathly font froze on screen. I kick and scream but nothing will bring this coaster back.I knew that my last backup was about 6 month ago... which would include NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-55794409056977126842010-01-08T16:32:00.000-08:002010-01-08T16:44:47.502-08:00Location location location!prime location and pricelessNOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-53614586134363892372010-01-05T15:53:00.000-08:002010-01-05T16:38:45.930-08:00Google unleash!Google's phone is finally here... again? Personally I think it's more marketing's doing by calling it google phone than anything else, because the "google" phone has been out aka Android OS (DROID, Hero, G1). But this time Nexus One which is made by HTC.Lots of news on the wire, I was hoping for video but live blog of the event is here.PC magazine also has write up. It does seem WOW.... but NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-64582413449087725222009-12-18T22:10:00.001-08:002009-12-18T22:11:41.446-08:00Yelp, Google want u!very interesting look at how the online ad have developed. I use yelp from time to time, for big city it's very good source / reference!http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10418625-265.htmlNOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-48863550219908792522009-09-17T08:45:00.000-07:002009-09-17T08:53:41.822-07:00Quicken takes Mint... refreshing?Intuit (i.e. Quicken, QuickBooks, TurboTax also has the free online version of Quicken) is buying Mint for approximately $170 million.wow, after reading this I was thinking poor Mint got taking over, but the blog talks about Intuit's plan!...After the acquisition closes, the Mint.com team will be leading the development of both Mint.com and Intuit’s existing personal finance products, Quicken NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-9685503732717919552009-09-12T11:04:00.000-07:002009-09-12T11:27:32.408-07:00Microsoft ran out of Money?I am a unwelling Quicken user but couldn't believe Microsoft would drop their only entry into personal finance software. MS Money no more after June 30th, 2009!The excuse:With banks, brokerage firms and Web sites now providing a range of options for managing personal finances, the consumer need for Microsoft Money Plus has changed. After suspending annual updates of Money Plus in 2008, NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-2086632723403669612009-06-12T09:00:00.000-07:002009-06-12T09:04:34.518-07:00No more analog TVToday (June 12th) is the official end of analog tv broadcasting in the US. All full power tv stations must stop analog broadcasting forever. This does NOT include low power stations and translators, they can continue analog operations as normal. http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html some FAQhttps://www.dtv2009.gov/ not sure if gov has money but here is the coupon for your converter box.hope NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-49204003018203252872009-06-05T09:04:00.000-07:002009-06-05T12:20:09.431-07:00take a bit of that apple, my take on iPhone vs PreI do not own an iPhone so this is just my option :-) But from handling it in store and friends who have it (claiming it's greatest thing) I can tell you it's an awesome eye candy. iPhone shows well (a term realtor or car sales person uses often), but when you try to use it as a PDA that is when it fell short. btw, Apple never claim iPhone as a PDA like device, but lot of office worker treat it NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-28816301472978004912009-05-26T06:00:00.000-07:002009-06-06T20:59:35.507-07:00Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (Audio CD)Wife planned a family trip over the Memorial Day weekend (in the U.S it's kinda like a start of the summer). I knew we'll be spending LOT of time driving, so I had the audio book pick out for the weekend road trip.Since it's a day that we commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service I think it's appropriate to read (whoops LISTEN to) the "Lone Survivor - The eyewitness NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-41730200360263128402009-05-15T18:11:00.000-07:002009-05-15T18:11:00.896-07:00digital music with ogg and mp3I have not encode (rip) any CD for a long long time, now a day you can just buy songs from Amazon mp3, iTunes. But lately I'm thinking of convert some old LP and rest of CD to digital :-)Back in '97, I was running Windows 95 and it takes 45 minutes to rip and encode ONE song! Early days there were only few software that can correctly rip and (wave-> mp3) encode songs. Now a day there are many NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-35156543112551426472009-04-21T18:46:00.000-07:002009-04-21T20:29:49.427-07:00Privacy Policy for iamnobanker.blogspot.comI'm no lawer either so I googled and this is my draft version from Serp Rank. Privacy Policy for iamnobanker.blogspot.com If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact me see my profile. At iamnobanker.blogspot.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-34013531315855839462009-04-20T05:08:00.000-07:002009-04-21T07:01:24.902-07:00Oracle can see the future of the Sun (and Java)!just had my coffee and saw this news wsj , washingtonost not much detail is released. Knowing how Oracle and its famous CEO Larry Ellison work, not much will be release until all dust are settled. Of course two weeks ago there was the IBM's plan to buy Sun.Appearly, the Board of Directors of Sun Microsystems has unanimously approved the transaction.MySql now the new Oracle Lite?Update: found NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-30922288179548902082009-04-15T10:47:00.000-07:002009-04-15T11:00:32.369-07:00Ain't you kinda young for robbing bank? guess not.Remember the boy is "accused" not formally charged.A 13 year old boy was taken into custody Monday after allegedly robbing a Peoria bank (IL), with handgunThe robbery occurred about 11:34 a.m. at the bank's 2119 SW Adams St. location, and by 12:10 the suspect was in custody. The Peoria teen was apprehended in a garage behind a house at 927 S. Louisa St. in South Peoria.According to Burgess, NOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-22793098569990179892009-04-04T20:57:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:53:29.679-07:00eclipse of the Sun (this time it could be eclipse forever)?UPDATE 4/21/09 Oracle can see the future of the SunThere has been many articles (forbes, computerworld, wsj) about this possible takeover.Java developer blogsphere and newsgroup have gone wild about the possible outcome.. what ifs..There are many offering that are overlap between the IBM and SUN.Sun's profilo includes, but not limit to the following:JavaOpenSolarisMySQLGlassFishVirtualBoxJavaFXNOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809549759621666094.post-47984626107611266922009-04-01T06:09:00.000-07:002009-04-01T06:22:37.816-07:00April foolsAfter getting my coffee I log into gmail and saw thisNOT A BANKERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13785699277743637719noreply@blogger.com0