Posted on July 31st, 2007 by Justin Ryan
Those who wander Wisebread on a regular basis have probably seen at least one of my “Frugal Things My Mom Does” posts . For those who haven’t, each Friday I post about something strange but frugal that my very own mother does, and I make my best attempt at it being both informative and humorous.
Several [...]
Posted on July 31st, 2007 by Justin Ryan
Continuing with the theme of essential free and open source software, today I tackle open source image editors. My two favorites (and there are plenty of great options, both free and commercial) are Inkscape and The GIMP.
Inkscape is a vector graphics editor (SVG files), while The GIMP edits raster graphics (JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF). Most [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2007 by Justin Ryan
Does rubbing penicillin on your keyboard sound like solid anti-virus protection? Do you think spyware refers to the stuff Q cooked up in the James Bond movies? Is the only firewall you own between your car’s engine and your feet? Was your last software update from DOS to Windows 95? If you answered yes to [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2007 by Justin Ryan
Keeping track of time can be a sticky proposition, especially for those of us who get caught up in our work. Whether it’s tracking freelance hours worked or time spent on your own projects, keeping track of how long you’ve been working is important. My solution for keeping the hours from slipping away is simple: [...]
Posted on July 28th, 2007 by Justin Ryan
Sometimes, we get so caught up in being frugal that we forget to give back a bit. Giving to causes you believe in is important, and unfortunately, often gets cut out of the frugal budget as an unnecessary expense. For the next couple of weeks, I’m going to post each Saturday in support of a [...]