Setting goals is something you should always do. Goals give you direction and help you stay focused on the task at hand. The thing is people often set the wrong goals for themselves and when they do not accomplish them they tend to get discouraged and that just leads to them being unproductive. I always…
The 4th of July in Pittsburgh
For the first time in quite a few years I actually went out and did something on the 4th of July. This year I decided to go hang out with friends and try and enjoy the day. We all headed down to station square and once down there we walked across the Fort Pitt Bridge…
City of Champions Parade
This was another post that I meant to get done last month, but with everything going on I didn’t have time to finish it. After the Pens won the Stanley Cup the city of Pittsburgh celebrated the victory by holding a City of Champions parade downtown. You know me being a crazy hockey fan I…
ThinkComputers Publishes It's 1000th Review!
Wow just a little while ago back in December I was talking about ThinkComputers 900th review, now ThinkComputers is over 1000 reviews! Making it to review #1000 really means a lot and thinking back over those 1000 reviews it has been quite a fun ride! The site started as my senior project for school way…
The New Apartment
As I said in my May 2009 thoughts post I would show you guys my new apartment! The apartment is right around the Shadyside / Squirrel Hill area right off Fifth Ave. I really like this area a lot; it is right around the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and Chatham College so there…
June 2009 Thoughts
Its funny how fast time flies when you are busy and enjoying things. June when by so fast it’s crazy! I really hope the summer isn’t like this! I have been busy with of course ThinkComputers and adjusting to life in the new apartment, which I love. As promised I will have a post about…
Pandora Internet Radio
If there is one thing that gets me through the long work day sitting at my computer it is music. Music puts you in a good mood and you can listen to a variety of different music depending on your mood. Sometimes I want to listen to techno when I need to get pumped up…
Stanley Cup Champs!
That’s right, your 2009 Stanley Cup Champs are the Pittsburgh Penguins! I was so excited that we were back in the finals and now it’s unreal that the Cup is back in Pittsburgh. This series with Detroit had it’s up and downs, losing game 1 and 2 in Detroit, coming back to Pittsburgh and winning…
Zack Morris is Back!
Ah Saved By the Bell…I like grew up on that show. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen every episode at least a few times. Zach Morris was my idol when I was growing up, I wanted to be just like him! I’m sure if you’re around my age you have seen Saved By the Bell and…
What is Your Escape?
If you have a very time consuming job or work for yourself it can be very stressful. I know at times I always have work on my mind and it seems like everything revolves around work. That can not only be stressful for you, but they people around you will notice as well. So how…
Back in the Finals!
I meant to post this last week but the move kind of put it on the back burner. As many you know I’m a huge hockey fan. Being from Pittsburgh of course I’m a fan of the Penguins, I’ve been since I was a little kid. As you might have known the Pens went to…
May 2009 Thoughts
Wow what a crazy month it has been! I finally found a new apartment! So this month has been really crazy getting everything ready to move and still finding time to get reviews posted and maintain ThinkComputers. For that reason I barely blogged at all, which I intend to change this month once I get…
Kanye West Calls out Twitter
A little over a week ago Kanye West called out Twitter on his blog, complaining about someone having a fake Kanye West account. After reading his post I was like wow….what an idiot. Before I go into that here is his post… “(This spaz comes courtesy of losers making fake Kanye West Twitter accounts) I…
My Thoughts on Star Trek
It seems like May is a good month for Movies, we have Terminator Salvation, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and of course Star Trek. I usually don’t talk about movies here on the blog, but after seeing Star Trek last Friday I definitely wanted to talk about it. I really was never a Star Trek fan growing…
Get 1000 Followers on Twitter Easily
Twitter is exploding and it seems like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Many people think that Twitter is just an extension of Facebook status updates, but it is so much more than that. Twitter is great for meeting new people, passing around information, getting news, and it’s a great free platform to market to…