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13
Aug 10

50+ Great Free ebooks

If you’ve just gotten a Kindle, you are likely to want to put some books on it. Buying them through the Kindle store is great, but if you’re like me, you also like to get books for free and read them on your device. That that end, I highly recommend manybooks.net. From manybooks.net you can download many, many free ebooks of good quality, formatted natively for your device (including the Kindle). In addition, the mobile version of the site at mnybks.net, where you can directly download to your Kindle books on the go.

I’ve downloaded books from manybooks.net and transferred them to my Kindle as sort of a starting library so that I will always have something good to read, even if I’m using my kindle in an area where I can get cell reception (like a plane).

To that end, I’d also like to provide an ZIP archive of books for you to download and put on your Kindle. There are a few different ways you could put hundreds of books on your Kindle, but this small archive represents 50 or so books that I’ve either read and enjoyed, or have been meaning to read for some time.

In this archive you’ll find:

Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Ulyssses by James Joyce

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

and over 40 other great books. If nothing else, it should save an English major who is working through the English canon a couple hundred books over the course of their time in college.

I hope you enjoy it.

Advice / Auto Repair — No comments
04
Aug 10

Request for Advice: Left wiper squeaks under the cover.

Q: How do I get the cover to the wipers off a 99 Suzuki Grand Vitara?

A: I’d suggest checking the manual.

Thank you for your question.

Advice / Legal — No comments
23
Jul 10

Request for Advice: Should gold coins be included in the value of the estate?

Q: My mother passed away recently (my dad passed away a number of years ago). My dad had purchased some gold coins for my mom. Do these gold coins need to be included in the value of the estate or can they be distributed (something like jewelry would) to myself and the siblings?

A: I sorry for your loss.

Technically, all of your mother’s possessions are part of her estate, and should be treated as such. That is, if her will stated that she wished all her possessions to be sold and the proceeds be given to a certain charity, then in theory the gold coins should be included in that.

In practice, however, whomever has been designated the executor(s) of the will can exercise a certain discretion. So, if  executor is you or your siblings, it can be a judgment call what you wish to do with the gold coins.

Thank you very much for your question.

Advice / How to / Tech Support — No comments
21
Jul 10

Request for Advice: Rogue caller

Q: I keep getting a calls from some  8000 number asking me a questions on my Roger’s cell phone. I am being charged even though I’m not answering it. I would like it canceled. I don’t want it! Thanks.

A: Add your cell phone to the Do Not Call List. Then wait 31 days. If the number calls you again after you’ve waited, you can file a complaint on the Do Not Call site, and that should get them to stop.

Thank you for your question.

Advice / How to / Tech Support — No comments
20
Jul 10

Request for Advice: Can’t login to eBay

Q: I can’t find the sign in button on eBay. I can access the eBay site, but as soon as I ask a question, it asked me to sign in & I can’t. I’ve done this all day. I’m new at this but I found a site that told me to go to the control panel, select Internet Options, click the site button & search for eBay in the managed web sites; it wasn’t there, so in the address of the web site box I entered eBay.com. I clicked allowed, then I clicked Ok. When that didn’t work, I rebooted, and  it on still doesn’t work. I’m going crazy. Any ideas?

A: The sign in form for eBay is here: https://signin.ebay.com. <—- Click on this link. From there, you may have to “register” , which means to provide eBay with certain information so that the site knows who you are when you use the site. As part of registering, you will need to choose what is called a user ID and password, which is how the site will keep track of who you are when you visit the site. Below is a picture with the register button circled.

After you register, you can login at any time, and you should be able to use eBay.

Thank you very much for your question.

Advice / Auto Repair — No comments
17
Jul 10

Request for Advice: Buick Park Avenue dual zone a/c is messed up.

Q: The drivers side blows warm… and the passenger side blows cold, at the same time. Any ideas?

A: Ask your mechanic about recharging your A/C system. Maybe  if the coolant is degrading, it might work in only a portion of the evaporator, which might lead to the effect you describe.

Thank you for your question.

Advice / Best of the Blog / Legal / Relationship — No comments
16
Jul 10

Request for Advice: Drug dealer threats with a baby on the way, what should I do?

Q: Okay, I’m having a baby with my girl that I love. I’ll love her the rest of my life! But a drug dealer who is very powerful wants my girl too, and he said that if I keep seeing her he is gonna kill me… what should I do? How can I prevent him from taking the love of my life without getting killed in the process? I don’t know exactly who the drug dealer is… they call my house, but the number is blocked…

A: Congratulations on your impending child!

If you feel the threats are genuine and you are currently not involved in any illegal activities, call the police and explain the situation. The number being blocked is likely to be something the police can work around if there is serious threats of harm to you or your girl. I’m a bit confused how you know that a drug dealer wants to kill you but you don’t know exactly who the drug dealer is… did someone else tell you that a drug dealer wanted to kill you? If so, ask them to be more specific.

If you are currently involved in some illegal activity, I’d suggest calling the police anyway, and either ceasing the illegal activity, or, if it comes up, dealing with the repercussions. If the threats are serious, you’ll end-up better spending a few years in jail than dead.

If for whatever reason you really can’t call the police, it would seem that your choices are to either prepare yourself to fight or flee, depending. It is morally right for you to defend yourself and your family, and, so long as any defense you provide is directly in response to an attack, probably legal. Sometimes you have to fight for what you want, and, just like villagers defending their lives and the lives of their families from raiding vikings, you have the right to see this girl so long as she wants to see you, and have a child with her, and live  and love and reproduce.

Thank you very much for your question.

Advice / Relationship — No comments
15
Jul 10

Request for Advice: The guy I like is dating my best friend!

Q: What should I do if I really like this guy and he really likes me too?  He even asked me out but I thought I was too young at the time, so I said no. Now he is dating my best friend but I think I’m old enough now… So should I try to get him back or leave him dating my friend?

A: It is likely that he already knows that you are now interested in him. If not, a few well placed glances and coy playful conversations should let him know. If he doesn’t leave his current friend and ask you out, it’s likely that he is not interested anymore.

I would ask yourself though, are you now interested in him because you’ve both changed and now it is a good fit, or are you interested in him because he is dating your best friend, and you feel just a bit competitive with her. If it’s the latter, as soon as you have him, you may find you don’t want him anymore, which will end up badly for everyone. Close your eyes and envision the new situation, and see how you’d think you’d feel.

Thank you for your question.

Advice / Health — No comments
08
Jul 10

Request for Advice: Vaginal discharges..

Q: Why do I have vaginal discharges every time I eat something sweet or liquid?

A: Although it is possible that food or drink could to some degree affect vaginal discharge, it is to a much greater extent determined by a woman’s menstrual cycle. At certain points in each cycle, there will be a lot of discharge, at other points little or none at all. For instance, at the most fertile point in a woman’s cycle, around the time of ovulation, she is likely to have a lot of vaginal discharge. Taking Charge of Your Fertility is an excellent book that explains the different phases of a woman’s cycle and why the amount of discharge varies over that cycle.

Thank you for your question.

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08
Jul 10

Request for Advice: I love to study, but I have no money!

Q: I have finished my diploma in fashion technology and I would love to study further but, due to financial problems,  I am discontinuing… Can you please suggest me some ways I can continue my studies?

A: If you live in the United States, the public library is one of the best deals around. For the price of a library card (typically a dollar), you can borrow any of thousands and thousands of books for free. And, through inter-library loan programs, many libraries allow you to borrow a book from any of a network of libraries in your area, and pickup the book at your own branch.

If your local library doesn’t have the book you need to continue your studies, consider contacting the library at the institution where you were studying. It is possible that in exchange for a nominal library fee you can also obtain the right to borrow materials from their institutional library as well.

Consider approaches the professors who were teaching the courses which you were scheduled to take next in school. They may let you attend the class for free for no official credit (this is sometimes called “auditing” a class). If they can’t do that, they may allow you to obtain copies of their syllabi, which will give you a study plan to follow in your own studies.

Thank you very much for your question.

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