The “Pomegranate” series continues

Here is another 8″X10″ still life of a pomegranate. I’m getting to like painting these. More to come…

Pomegranate Study

Painting pomegranates is hard!!! Here is a first attempt in acrylics. I’m pretty happy with the results I think.

Portrait in Progress (Acrylics)

This is a portrait I’m working on in acrylics. Acrylics are a new medium for me so it is taking a bit if time to get the hang of it, but so far so good. I like the fact that they dry pretty fast, are water based (easy for cleanup) and you can layer colors and finish a painting much faster than oils. Size of this piece is 20″ X 24″

Must see Bush interview banned in the US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fze2J2Ve9is

Credit Card Cow Website for Credit Card Offers

New Web 2.0 style website offers the latest credit card offers and news. Nice clean easy interface lets you choose credit cards by type or issuer. For more info “moolicious” offers head on over to Credit Card Cow

Is your FireFox browser Slow? If YES you can make it faster.

Is your FireFox browser slow? Try the following tweaks to speed it up tremendously.

1) Open Firefox
2) Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

3) Alter the entries as follows:
Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true” (simply double click the entry)
Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true” (simply double click the entry)
Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
Now right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0“. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
4) Close Firefox
5) Re-open and test for speed

Business Credit Cards: Which One is Right for Your Business

With all of the credit card companies competing for your business accounts, it can be hard to determine which one is right for your business. As with any other credit card, you will want the most benefits and a low interest rate, especially if you plan on carrying a balance.

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Credit Is a Powerful Tool

This article outlines the importance of credit and shares a few good points on the importance and necessity of having good credit.

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How To Build Credit After High School

Being that without credit you can’t really go far here is a good article that helps people out of high school build credit.

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MySpace Good Bye! Social Live here I come

So I’m switching. Got sick and tired of the slow connection, timeouts, error messages and the in-your-face ads of MySpace, so I’m giving this new site a try. Sociallive.com
This site seems to have all what I was looking for. A nice clean interface, no ads, speed and fast growing user base. Worth a shot. MySpace good bye, Sociallive here I come.