Just something to help me remember things:
Ephpod:
The IPod has been locked. Please quit iTunes, and then load Ephpod again
Fix: 
You fix this by plugging in the ipod to the pc and letting it connect.

Open explorer browse …

Received via email this afternoon: Announcing a new website from the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU. PlanNYC, available at www.plannyc.org, is a web-based tool to give citizens and organizations interested in …

Shortly after sending out my initial email to the energy suppliers listed on poweryourway.com I landed a new job and this project fell off the table for a little bit. 
I should’ve known that it would only be a …

Occasionally, when looking through take out menu prices, some things just don’t seem to add up. An example would be “Lite Bites” which charges $6.25 for a “Western Burger.”
The Western burger is their $3.95 burger …

The business week during which I sent my initial inquiries out to the different energy supply companies on poweryourway.com is pretty much done.  The results, a bit discouraging. I was hoping at least the customer service departments handling …

With each bill, Con Edison (my current gas and electric supplier), includes a customer newsletter. One of the constant features of this newsletter is Con Edison’s PowerYourWay program (poweryourway.com). Power Your Way encourages current Con …

Meg at Flip or Rent posted a link to an MSN/Bankrate story earlier on this month focusing on HistoricProperties.com. Granted if I missed the post title “Homes for sale for a Buck” I might have …

For the second time in as many weeks I’ve had to file an online complaint with the Dept of sanitation. I thought two bags consisting of nothing else but shredded paper, a bag full of …

Recyclable and refuse pickup: Monday & Thursday
Refuse pickup: Thursday
Special Christmas tree pickup: Monday (I believe today was the last day)
Well, they managed to get the refuse bag picked up, but missed the six foot tall …

Repairing the damage done by the contractor enlisted to rennovate this place by the previous owner has been a convenient excuse to avoid looking for tenants. If half of the projects that have been redone or …

A few calls over to Mr. Rooter later and it seems as though they’re ready to start doing a bit of their own research into water conservation techniques. So far, I don’t have much for …

Small Space Gardens by David Stevens (Harper Collins)
Now if only I could get my hands on one of the NYC Art Commission’s decorative streetlights to finish off the design (New York City Art Commission Distinctive Light …

Contractor say: Cracks in upstairs terrace flashing make small waterfall downstairs.
Which is exactly what happened at 2:30 a.m. this morning.
First 30 minutes: Discovering a crack in the 2nd floor terrace, holding paper towels to the …

Bankrate.com has been useful in the past for checking out national and local rates on a number of different accounts (I used their comparison tools before taking on a mortgage). While going through their site …