April 29, 2008

Proxy sites

Filed under: Business, Computers, Family, General Living, Hobbies, Internet, Shopping — Copa @ 5:07 pm

My brother in law was telling me that he was going to get one of the proxy sites that are available over the Internet for his computers at home.  When I asked him why he explained that having a proxy site will protect his privacy on the Internet.  He suggested that I consider doing the same thing.  He told me that there is a website, www.proxies.us that lists a lot of the proxy sites that are available on the Internet.  So I guess I’ll be checking that out!

I put a new fuel pump on my jet ski

Filed under: Fun, General Living, Hobbies — Copa @ 5:02 pm

I finally got around to putting a new fuel pump on my jet ski the other day.  It only took about a half hour.  What a difference it made!  No hesitation and it seemed to start a lot better and go a lot better in the water.  I didn’t go very far because I was just testing it out, but I will later.  I hope it is going to be a good summer, I really want to use it.  I didn’t get the chance to use it at all last summer, so I plan to make up for it this year.

International trade practices

Filed under: Business, General Living, Shopping — Copa @ 4:11 pm

I really like sugary drinks and snacks, and I am all for keeping the costs of consumer products as low as possible.  That is why I was interested to learn about the practice of high seas trading.  High seas trading is a legal trading practice that saves the buyer from having to pay local sales tax on a product that they are buying, which helps to keep the costs down.  High Sea Sugar is an example of that.  The seller loads the product on their boat and leaves port.  Once the boat is in international waters the seller tries to locate a buyer for the product.  If the buyer is obtained after the boat is in international waters then the buyer avoids paying local sales tax on the product.

I’m going to try growing cucumbers this year

Filed under: Garden, General Living — Copa @ 4:06 pm

I bought some cucumber seeds today.  I really like cucumbers.  They say that they are pretty easy to grow down here, I just have to make sure to keep them watered.  I bought some peat moss and some little growing pods to start them in.  I already have a little sun house.  Hopefully they’ll take off and I’ll have plenty of cucumbers this year!

Business Loans for small businesses

Filed under: Business, Computers, General Living, Internet, Shopping — Copa @ 2:47 am

When we moved here from New England, I sold part of my small business to one of my employees and sold some of my equipment to another contractor.  The former employee is doing very well with the business but he tells us that he needs some more capital to invest in the business.  I told him that what he needs to do is apply for one of the many Business Loans that are available on the market today.  I told him to check out  www.ezunsecured.com for his loan because they are easy to work with, process the loans quickly, and provide really good service.