Category Archives: household

Sleepy Hollow Lake Resort, Akron, NY

Posted on August 6, 2010 by davemackey

I recently took a trip to Kingdom Bound at Darien Lake, NY. While there we stayed at Sleepy Hollow Lake Resort in Akron. I’ve been to Kingdom Bound a number of times over the years and have stayed at Darien … Continue reading →

Posted in household, other | Tagged Campgrounds, Camping, Fishing, Outdoors, Recreation, Recreational vehicle, Sleepy Hollow, United States | Leave a comment

Kindle eReader.

Posted on July 29, 2010 by davemackey

Image via Wikipedia I still don’t have personal hands-on experience with an Amazon Kindle, but I’m looking forward to getting my hands on one (someday). These are luxury devices for me – and while I want one – I haven’t … Continue reading →

Posted in books, household, learning, productivity, technology | Tagged Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com, ebook, ereader, review, Wi-Fi | Leave a comment

Monitoring Your Credit (for Free).

Posted on July 22, 2010 by davemackey

Image via Wikipedia It used to be you had to pay to get your credit report, then federal law required the credit agencies to provide us with one free credit report each year. This was a huge step forwards but … Continue reading →

Posted in finances, household, productivity, services, web | Tagged Business, Credit score, CreditKarma, Experian, Financial Services, Quicken Loans, Quizzle, TransUnion | 3 Comments

SugarSync – For Backups, Archiving and Sharing.

Posted on July 6, 2010 by davemackey

Image via CrunchBase I am continuously encouraging individuals and businesses to make backups of their systems. I am continually shocked by the number of individuals who take no steps to protect their data against a catastrophic failure and repeatedly see … Continue reading →

Posted in household, productivity, services, software, web | Tagged backup, dr, files, iphone, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mobile device, SugarSync, sync, Web application, Windows Mobile | 5 Comments

iChange – Real Hope for Weight, Lifestyle, and Nutritional Change?

Posted on June 26, 2010 by davemackey

I’m not a health nut. My mom and one of my sisters are pretty big into health – nutritional, weight, etc. – but I’ve always been too busy to spend the time to plan out meals, think about nutritional value, … Continue reading →

Posted in health, household, learning, productivity, services, technology, web | Tagged Alternative medicine, Dietitian, health, iChange, medicine, nutrition, weight loss | 1 Comment