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Pssst: Hey dude, I got Macs…

Rick — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:05:50 +0000

If you like deals on used computer parts, new, used, or refurbished Mac computers and notepads. Need a manual that you lost for that Mac Cube? Looking for an unlocked iPhone, or a hot pink case for an iPod Nano. Then have I got a place for you! MyAppleComputerAuctions.com

Are you into Teapots?

Rick — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:42:56 +0000

If you like deals on unique, distinct, collectible, fun, or just plain weird teapots, you should head over to a new site, MyCollectibleTeapots and check them out. They also show a collection of teas and tea cups & saucers.

Until you’ve read our reviews…

Rick — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:32:10 +0000

My friend Dmitry and I are collaborating on a new website devoted to reviewing stuff available through the internet. it’s called DontClickIt.com. So far we only have six or seven articles, but it’s growing daily. Our most recent review is about an upscale baby furniture store called PoshTots. Other reviews cover: TurboTax (software), Busted Tees (interesting t-shirts), and PhotoStamps (it’s really cool, thanks Aunt Liz).

As we say on our ‘About Page’:

DontClickIt.com is dedicated to reviews, news, and information, about the best of what is available on the internet for your pleasure and edification. Started in January 2008 as a joint venture between ALEXUSBIZ Corps and HernandezLife, DontClickIt will be your number one stop for all the latest info on what’s worth reviewing on this crazy. mixed up, network known as the World Wide Web.

Yes, our purpose in setting up this website is to make some money, but don’t let that stop you from checking it out. Just click here.

$5 off SmugMug! (Oh, and family-only website reborn)

Rick — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:28:42 +0000

OK, as any of my friends can attest, I’m an Apple fanboy. I’ve worked on Apple computers before there was a Mac, and I’ve just about owned every model of Mac PC they have come out with, except the notebooks and the $10,000 Lisa (although I have used one). I’ve owned a few iPods, an iPhone, I’ve even been known to pay for their software. I love iWeb and .mac, but their web servers are as slow as ~~the Post Office~~ molasses. That was one of the reasons I originally moved this web site from Apple to HostMonster (highly recommend them). I’ve spent the last month trying to make this site faster, and now over the last few days, in a quest for speed, I’ve moved all our photos, both this site’s and our family-only site, from being hosted on Apple, to being a series of galleries on SmugMug (family site ones are still password protected).

There are some downsides. iWeb was a wonderful tool for creating web sites. The integration of iPhoto, iWeb, and .mac, made it real easy to put a sophisticated and complex gallery of photo albums up on the web. I will also miss the nifty mini-slideshow widgets iPhoto could produce (I have kept a couple cause I like them so much).

However it was really really slow. If you were using Internet Explorer as your browser (you really should get Safari or FireFox), or were connecting through DSL or (God forbid) dial-up, well then, you probably gave up on my family site. I apologize for that. That’s what, after a bit of research, led be to SmugMug. You have to pay for the service, but it is a very small yearly amount for the ‘standard’ level service. Sure there are free sites like Flickr out there, but your viewers have to put up with advertisements, and a not as nice interface. Plus SmugMug is really fast. If you are ever interested in using their service, I can get you five dollars off by using coupon code zUHZEirkZ6UDQ in the ‘Referred by’ field on the signup form.

SmugMug gives me unlimited photo storage, so besides now having private backups of all my pics, the public galleries contain many more pictures than before. Also if you see a photo of mine you truly like, besides downloading it for free, you can pay to have it professionally printed ($0.19 for a 4×6), you can even have it made into a mug, an apron, a ceramic tile, keychain, or a slew of other choices. Just so you know, the prices are reasonable because I’ve chosen not to recieve any proceeds from these sales.

So in closing, there have been allot of behind the scene changes on our web sites, plus I had to notch up security in response to a hacking attempt. If you find anything broken, a link not going were it is suppose to, a missing picture symbol, an out right error message, please email me and let me know so I can fix it. Thanks for reading hernandezlife.com

P.S. For the family-only galleries, the password is the same and you no longer need a userid.

Click photos to go to gallery.

Ten Of My Very Favorite Photographs

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Get your free stuff here!

Rick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:30:03 +0000

If you like getting free stuff in the mail then you’ve got to visit the freestufftimes.com website. I visit allot of such places and this one is the winner, both in the most interesting (and useful) items, and in the amount of stuff they come up with every day. Definitely one of the most updated free stuff sites on the internet.

My wife was a little bit skeptical, but the stuff started rolling and and now she’s interested in what new items show up each day. Today alone I received some Lemongrass soap, samples of three different types of Metamucil (I like the berry flavored powder), a pots worth of Folgers Bistro Blend coffee, and four different samples of Biore Pore Perfect products.

Check them out. If you’re too busy to visit their site every day you can get updates emailed to you, although some may be expired by the time you get to them. Before ordering anything make sure you read their tips. They also currently have a contest going on till the end of October if your willing to create some flyers or blog about their site (Hey, you knew there was a reason I was telling you about this). Take a look, you won’t be sorry.