http://josh.breittechnologies.comA total mishmash of my thoughts on all topics I find interesting including art, books, finance, science, the environment, global warming, lawn care, woodworking, house projects, and home construction.http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2010_02_17_Winter_Olympics_NBC_TV_Schedule_SpreadsheetI know I'm a few days late in posting this, but attached is the TV schedule for the 2010 Winter Olympics. This schedule only includes the main NBC network (not any of their cable networks). Times are in Central Standard Time. Also, please note that due to the weather, some events have been moved around. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_11_08_Lawn_Update_Trimec_Is_a_Cold_Hearted_Killer_For_WeedsWell we just got the grass cut for the last time for the season. I have to say, the lawn is looking pretty darn good at this point. Especially considering it's only 2 years old. This summer was fairly mild and wet (coolest July on record). Definitely do droughts this year. In fact, for most of the summer, I could barely keep up with the mowing. However, during this growing season, the yard did develop a lot of white clover and various broadleaf weeds. Therefore, my fall mission was to eradicate the weeds. I did some research online to figure out which weed killer to buy. I didn't want to mess around and only get partial kills only to have the weeds come back next year. I wanted to hit them hard. In addition to looking for something that was strong enough for my liking, I wanted to find something in a concentrate. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_10_06_Someones_Been_a_Bad_BloggerThat someone is me. This is possibly the longest I've gone without posting a new article since I started blogging a few years ago. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_05_20_Lawn_Update_One_YearIf you followed my blog last year, you know that I started a new lawn from seed last Spring. There were definitely some issues. We had a bit of a monsoon last Spring and it washed out a bunch of my seed. Then the weeds (mostly foxtail) crept in during the summer. It got pretty depressing and I had considered spraying the whole thing with Round Up and starting over last fall. Instead, I aerated, over-seeded, and fertilized. I think the results of everything are finally turning out to be pretty good. This Spring, I aerated again and put down a fertilizer with pre-emergent to help keep the foxtail away. So far, it seems to have worked. I have a few dandelions and a pretty good crop of clover in a few places, but really no foxtail. So here's the one year pics taken a week or so ago. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_04_01_Blog_Sets_Record_For_ReadershipDuring the month of March 2009, my blog set a new personal readership record. Due to a few high-volume blog articles (NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket Spreadsheet File and Tax Reporting For Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)), my blog saw over 2000 unique visitors last month. The previous record was just under 1000 unique visitors, so this was quite a feat. Obviously, both of those articles are about seasonal topics, so I would imagine the readership would recede again once their time of year is over. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_03_15_NCAA_Basketball_Tournament_BracketsI have posted updates to my NCAA bracket spreadsheet files with the 2009 field of teams already filled in. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_03_13_NCAA_Basketball_Tournament_Bracket_Spreadsheet_FileIt's almost time for the 2009 NCAA Basketball Championship, aka March Madness! If you're one of the many people who like to take your luck at filling out a tournament bracket or maybe even organize a pool, I have just the spreadsheet for you. My family has been doing a tournament pool for years (mostly just for bragging rights). In the past we would all fill out a paper bracket and someone would manually check them and highlight them as the games ended. With my family living farther apart now, we decided we needed an electronic format for our brackets. Yes, there are various websites out there devoted to this, but they often require account registration, have ads, etc. My goal was to make it simple so I created a spread sheet which allows you to fill out your bracket using simple drop-down boxes. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_02_27_Tax_Credits_For_Energy_Efficient_Products_Now_Include_GeothermalGenerally speaking, I've always found the energy efficiency federal income tax credits a bit confusing. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_02_25_First_Blog_Post_To_Go_Beyond_ViewsWell in the past few days, one of my blog posts has made the distinct honor of being the first to have over 2000 views. (Visit Blog To Read More)http://josh.breittechnologies.com/blog/2009_02_16_Pantoozlecom_Domain_Name_For_SaleWell I'm not the type of person that just goes out and buys domain names willy-nilly in hopes of selling them to someone with an interest in the name. I only buy a name if I intend to use it. Pantoozle.com was a project I started with a friend in 2006. It was originally supposed to be a site where people could post classified-type ads (mostly for free). We also built in a database which would allow users to rate and review local businesses. Initially, the website was a big hit. We had lots of hits in the early days. Unfortunately, very soon after we opened our site, Craigslist.org opened a sub-site for our specific metro area. Craigslist already had a huge following and more or less killed the traffic to our site. (Visit Blog To Read More)