Jonathan Swatkowski

So, I did it. I completed the EA Sports Active 30 Day Challenge.  That means it’s time to wrap up my complete review of it. If you didn’t read Part 1, check it out here. While my initial review of Active was pretty positive, my impression of it has changed a bit over the [...]

Lindy and I have recently discovered the joy of Geocaching. For those of you who don’t know what geocaching is, it’s basically a treasure hunt. The main Geocaching website (at geocaching.com) lists all of the places around the world where “caches” are hidden. Each cache is listed with some basic information including it’s approximate GPS [...]

It’s finally that time of year in Minnesota where people start getting together with their friends and family for a potluck barbecue in their back yard. Everyone brings their favorite home made dish so that all can partake in an extravagant feast of many flavors.  Days before the feast the host has assigned dishes to [...]

The official football season is still quite a ways off, but I’ve already got football fever (not the same as Favre Fevre). I have a feeling this is going to be quite an interesting year for anyone who is a fan of an NFC North team. I’m anxious and excited to see how it all [...]

Sales. There are hundreds of thousand of books out there on ‘the art’ of sales. Some focus on slick presentation, others focus on closing strategies and techniques. Many of these books teach you the art of arguing and transform you into an apologist for your products and services. Well, I’ve read these books and tried [...]

EA Sports recently released a new game for the Wii called EA Sports Active which they advertise as “Your own personal trainer for the Wii”. At first I dismissed it as just another game trying to get in on the ‘Wii fitness’ craze that started with the Wii Fit. As I read more reviews, I [...]

I’ve had quite a few people ask me where I find some of the deals I find on the web. So, here is a list of some of my favorite sites. This is by no means a complete list of everything out there; it’s just what I use frequently.
1. Woot.com – One Day, One Deal

Woot [...]

I love Twitter. I really do. It’s a great tool for communicating with friends, family, and co-workers in a short, to the point message. However, there are some things that drive me crazy about the Twitter community in general. Now, I will be the first to admit that I have been guilty of some of [...]