You may well have noticed gorgeous, massive cars in classic movies. What happened to these car makers? Were they innovators or just producers of boats or other monstrosities of little innovative value? Sort of like big tank S.U.V. trucks in these days of $ 3 a gallon gasoline. Indeed you may have spotted such cars as the Italian made Isotta Fraschine in classic movies such as the movie Sunset Boulevard which starred Gloria Swanson. These cars were not only the highest end l…
The Vintage Mercury-Lincoln Cougar – A Nascar Legend
Many have thought of the Mercury Cougar a simply nothing more than a luxo-bloated version of a Ford Thunderbird. It may well surprise many Ford, Mercury as well as Ford Mustang and Mercury Cougar enthusiasts that 35 years ago that the Cougar Pony Car was kicking butt on the Trans-Am circuit.
Motivational Art Prints
How Creativity can Increase Productivity: Decorating your Home Office with Motivational Art
25 Top Gas Grills Compared
This chart compares gas grills manufactured by the top 25 brands feature to feature. You’ll see Fire Magic, Alfresco, Kenmore Elite, Viking, DCS, Dacor, Lynx, Vintage, Weber Summit Gold D, Wolf, Altima, Turbo, ProFire, Phoenix, Tec, Solaire Infrared, Vieluxe, Lazy Man, Jenn Air, Holland, FrontGate, Capitol, Crown Verity, Ducane and Dynasty side by side. The article explains the advantages of each feature and offers recommendations.
Target Marketing Your Internet E-Commerce
It is one of the supreme ironies of the Internet that the computer, so long derided as impersonal, is now being used to create highly personal experiences for Web site visitors. Because a computer can sift through vast amounts of existing information according to preprogrammed rules, computers can now take company information (or special interest information) and combine it with information supplied by prospective customers and digest it in a way that is meaningful to each in…
Using Stock Photography In Your Design Projects
Need a great image for your latest design project or newest website? Then stock photography is the answer. Stock photography is images that are sold over and over. The images come in many different forms.
Taking Care of Your Vintage and Antique Collectibles
Here’s a brief introduction to taking care of antiques. Covers paper, glass, pottery, porcelain, rugs, textiles, furniture, and jewelry.
The History Of Costume Jewelry
There is virtually no difference between costume jewelry and antique jewelry. Costume Jewelry dates back to the 1930s. By the definition of antique that would also make it antique jewelry. However, most jewelry experts have come to agree that antique jewelry predates the 1930s.
How To Choose Jewelry
Choosing your jewelry is no different than choosing your wardrobe. Most important is to stick within your comfort zone and your personal fashion style. That said it never hurts to step out of the box once in awhile.
What’s most important is that your jewelry matches up with your outfit. Your jewelry is the finishing touch on your total look. Make your fashion statement count!
The History And Origins Of Our Pc Computer Keyboards
The keyboard is among the most underappreciated and taken for granted component of the Personal Computer (PC) that we use everyday.
The IBM Personal PC Went Down Kicking And Screaming
The public history of the PC began in August 1981, when IBM first announced The IBM Personal Computer. . This was The original PC. The time period for the development of this landmark, legacy product was approximately a year. It must be remembered that IBM was a centralized committee paper top down organization at the time. Everything went by snail mail and paper, communication was slow and lines of communication as well as the necessary and essential corporate approval u…
Retro Computer CPU Alphabet Soup
It may seem to some vintage computer newcomers that the plethora of numbers in the designation of early pc CPU and model types is just too confusing. After all isnt Pentium, Pentium III and IV self explanatory? After all what do the numbers and terms 8088, 8086, 286, 286 and 486 represent anyway and what is the difference among them all?