September 2010 Articles (46)

You can buy a home in Raleigh, Cary, Apex or Morrisville at 2003 Prices

The price is the same, it just costs less. On a national average, home prices today have dropped to where they were in 3rd quarter of 2003. That is to say that two homes being equal, a home that sold for…

After spending the better part of two days carefully cramming every valuable position he owns into his car, early Tuesday morning my son, Brian, climbed behind the wheel of his 2002 Toyota SUV and turned south for his journey to his next job assignment in Vero Beach, Florida. For the next year he will be working as a lighting designer and electrician at the Riverside Theatre located on the Atlantic coast of the Sunshine State.…

I am glad and thankful to now be a gold sponsor on inSide919, knowing over 50% of my $50.00 ad for Sisters' Catering Company went to a local nonprofit!

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WE can all make…

When was the last time you made a backup of your digital data? You know, all the digital pictures of your kids from birth to present that are stored on your laptop or desktop computer. Perhaps, you are a professional photographer (one who makes their living from making photographs) what about that last wedding you shot. The one in which you have spent over 40 hours editing over one thousand images.



What would happen if the next time you powered up your computer, the screen goes to…

A few weeks ago I attended a Quaker’s meeting which is, in part, a long period of quiet interrupted intermittently by those who may wish to speak. I was impressed with the power of that experience – a long pause in a busy, noisy world. Even though I was a newcomer I…

Because of my desire to get off the road and corporations disappearing training budgets, I decided to return to my prior life’s profession and right in the middle of the Great Recession started another electrical contracting firm. I also started a social networking site for electricians that grew to over 1700 members in less than 3…

Recently facebook changed the way that friend requests are displayed and handled. It seems like a subtle change, but it is an important one.



Instead of being faced with accepting or ignoring, users now see Accept or "not now'.





In spite of my jokes about facebook making it easier to procrastinate now, there are a coupld of significant points here.



Now if you want to "NOT accept them, you have to really work at it. Now it's a multi-step process that many won't…

I was amazed recently while reading a recent survey from Vault that found that 59 percent of hiring managers say that job candidates’ manners have deteriorated in recent years. With unemployment running at a government reported 9.6 percent and many suspect to be much closer to 16 percent I asked myself; “has everyone gone crazy?”



With a plethora of sources of advice…

Cristina, Greg and Albert at the Eagle's Nest.

Albert and Chef Greg Lewis…

Excitement is growing in Fuquay-Varina as the Chamber of Commerce's first Business Expo approaches!

Fuquay-Varina stands at a crossroads where businesses and consumers from Raleigh, RTP, and Fayetteville converge to connect, find business solutions, and develop long-lasting relationships.With local businesses, service organization and nonprofits putting the final touches on their expo displays now the push is on…