Alan Cohen

I remember trick or treating when I was a young child. There was one house on my street that everyone was afraid to go into. An elderly lady lived there by herself. For some reason we thought that she was a witch.

How did this Halloween start?

Donate a book you no longer need and you can make the world a little better. BetterWorldBooks donates proceeds from the book's sales to a variety of literacy program organizations.

eBay is popular but there are many other sites for selling online. Depending on your product, eBay may not be your best bet. This article discusses ebay alternatives.

Search is a ubiquitous activity. Industry analysts believe that search is the gateway for many Internet activities.How do we search for non-text related information?

Are you interested in researching or exploring the ancient civilizations of Greece, Egypt, and the Americas? Do you want to converse with Socrates in the Agora?

Raise money for a project from people who believe in your concept or idea. This is a great way to test the validity of your concept. If you need $2,000 and one hundred people ar willing to pledge $20.00, you just might have a good idea.

MediaStorm is an online media Website that presents compelling stories via high quality photography, video, and audio.

Random1 is a real reality show about helping people in need. It is about grassroots philanthropy, a concept that every community, organization, and person should practice.

Some believe that the Green Party helped elect Bush to his first term. The other third party, Libertarians, believe in the least amount of government. Greens are what the Democrats think they are and Libertarians are what the Republicans aspire to be.

"Seventy-four percent of children who are kidnapped and later found murdered are killed within the first three hours after being taken."

This article provides some simple advice to help keep your children safe.

Professional basketball began with eleven teams. Some of these teams still play; the others live in the game's history. This article provides a brief history about the sport's initial cities.

We live in a world of information bloat. Emails, the Internet, books, magazines, newspapers - we are bombarded with words.

Is it possible to convey information in a brief manner? Maybe you need to use a cinquain,

We live in a majority. The views of 50-plus percent takes precedent over the minority. But what if the majority is wrong? Does the majority rule when the majority is wrong?

We all use search engines. However, how useful are they? How long does it take you to sift through the multitude of results that a search engine returns? This article discusses some alternative ways to get meaningful search results.

Music is an important part of a child's life. Many want to learn how to play piano. Should you buy an electronic piano or go for the traditional acoustic piano?

A state provides its residents representation. You have state representatives and state senators, a governor, U.S. representatives, and two senators. This is a right that is given to all Americans, well, almost all Americans.

Davka is home watching cartoons on a Saturday morning. She hears a knock at the door.

"Who's there?" asks Davka several times. Who else but a talking drum!

Join Davka as Danny teachers her about rhythm and percussion instruments. Download the music!

The Falls Fire Barn Museum on Commonwealth Ave. is one of the area's last wooden fire stations. It was also one of the last fire stations to have horse-drawn equipment (1893).

How much data are you willing to lose? It may sound like a dumb question but it will help you determine your disaster recovery strategy.

The biggest mistake you can make is to quickly buy into a concept. It may sound good and you may believe that it is the greatest idea ever. . . The key is that potential customers believe that it is the greatest idea ever.

Why do some people succeed and others fail? For example, what does an athlete like Michael Jordan do that makes him a super star while other athletes do well but don't reach the pinnacle of success that Jordan does?

America is the fattest nation on earth. We are a nation of fat people! I have nothing against fat people; I am fat. However if we are the fattest nation on earth then we are also an unhealthy nation. We owe it to ourselves to eat healthier as best we can.

Perl is a versatile programming language created by Larry Wall in 1987. He designed this language to extract and manipulate text files. It has since grown into a rich programming language.

My dad worked for the post office for thirty-seven years. He also had a variety of part-time jobs. Most of the companies I worked for folded long before their twentieth year of business.

You will learn a lot running an eBay business. You will learn how to: price items, write product descriptions, scan products, photograph products, determine shipping costs, and ship products.

While rugby is not the most popular sport in American culture, some famous American's have played rugby. Former President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush both played rugby in college.

We are a nation of fast food and unhealthy eating. I know; I've been an excellent citizen of fast food nation. McDonalds, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, Taco Bell, etc., were all familiar eateries for me.