The other day I was thinking up ways to build up my twitter followers list. Since my twitter is only a few weeks old I can’t expect it to grow unless I promote it.

http://twitter.com/Vendingmatic

The idea I had was to create a twitter business card. This card will only have very basic info and the only contact information would be my twitter address.

Since I can get free business cards online I will try this out with my free cards.

Give it a try let’s see if more people will follow with just a reminder business card.

Here is where I got my cards click.

As little perk for the readers of this blog I am giving away a Computer Headset with Mic that can be used for Skype or just use it as a great set of headphones. In order to enter the contest just leave a comment with your email, which will not be shared with anyone.

The draw will be on December 24 from all the enteries submited.

Good Luck!

There is one thing I like and that is FREE STUFF. A few weeks ago my mother in law was given an old computer with Windows 98 on it. Since I am the computer guru in the family, I went over and took a look at this old beast the computer not the mother in law. The computer was fast enough to handle a Linux distro and I thought I would try Ubuntu Linux which is 100% free. This worked out well and the computer worked without a hitch. The nice thing about Linux is that everything you need is include. You get a web browser (Firefox) and Open Office the alternative to Microsoft Office. This is a perfect solution for an older computer and to install on an older persons system who only need the basics. In the past I have saved a few older computers with Linux.   Also ran a business form an old computer while I was shopping for a new Apple iMac. If you have an old computer sitting around why not try to install some sort of Linux on it and get more use out of your old hardware.