Marcus Emmanuel Barnes

Is it possible to heal your own vision? An alternative to corrective lenses or eye surgery.

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:04:13 +0000

Several people who know me have noticed that I haven’t been wearing my corrective eye glasses lately. This is in an attempt to heal my eye sight naturally. There are various methods for doing this, but they all trace back to the observations of William Horatio Bates (December 23, 1860 – July 10, 1931) “an [...]

“John Charles Fields: A Sketch of His Life and Mathematical Work” – thesis defense presentation now on SlideShare

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:43:10 +0000

I have created a profile on SlideShare in order to more easily share my future presentations with interested parties. Below is the first presentation I have uploaded to the site – my Master of Science thesis defense presentation. I know that many of my friends and colleagues were unable to attend my defense of my [...]

Save Money Using the Non-Refundable Tax Credit for Public Transit Passes (Canada)

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:32:57 +0000

Here’s a quick money saving tip for those who regularly use public transit in Canada. Starting around 2006, a non-refundable tax credit was introduced on public transit passes. The rate varies year to year, but has typically been around 15% of the transit pass purchase price. The program doesn’t apply to single fare passes, but [...]

Mac OS 10.6 Quick Tip: Ejecting Stuck DVD

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:56:23 +0000

I just encountered the very first hardware issue with my 17 inch MacBook Pro running Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). I had inserted a blank DVD+R and it never mounted. When I pressed the eject button, the DVD+R did not eject even after several attempts. Here’s how I resolved the issue. I simply opened the [...]

Look Sharp: How to Tie a Windsor Tie Knot

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:08:47 +0000

An important life skill for looking your best is learning how to tie your own tie. It’s important that you practice before you need to look sharp and impress Below is a video showing how to tie a Windsor tie knot: For diagrams and additional information, please visit the Windsor tie knot page on Tie-a-tie.net. [...]

My Life is Full of Mondegreens

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:12:31 +0000

I recently learned an amazing word for a very common experience – since a word already exists for this experience, I was unable to create a word for it and add it to my Dictionary of Liff.1 According to Wikipedia: “A mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase, typically a standardized phrase such [...]

Are you an intellectual?

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:43:21 +0000

I came across something in Wikipedia that made me laugh. Are you an intellectual? Well… according to the Wikipedia entry on the William Tell Overture, [...] the definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think about The Lone Ranger.1 If you’re fortunate enough never to have [...]

Quick Money Saving Tip: Use Coupon Codes to Save on Your GoDaddy Purchases

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:08:04 +0000

If you use GoDaddy.com to purchase and manage your website domain names, you should always do a quick web search with a search phrase like “godaddy coupons” or “godaddy coupons February 2010″. I had to renew my domain registration for my blog on organic raw living food and veganism. I found a page that gives [...]

The Real Fun Begins When the Snow Starts to Melt: Chris Turner of The Ring Finders Discusses ‘Heat-Holes’ at Cypress Bowl

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:16:49 +0000

December 2009 & January 2009 was a particularly bad snow year in the Greater Vancouver Area of British Columbia, Canada. As the snow was melting, I found quite a bit of loose change as I went about my business around town. If I recall correctly, I found between $12.00 – $18.00. I mentioned this to [...]

List of Twitter based Apps that Use Hashtags

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:57:41 +0000

I recently wrote a guest post on TwiTip.com on Why You Should Consider Using Hashtags (in your Tweets). One of the reasons I suggested using hashtags is that there a many web applications that utilize hashtag data. By using hashtags, you potentially give your Twitter profile exposure through these apps. I thought I would provide [...]