I’ve been wearing glasses or contacts since I was eight years old. I kept hearing good things about LASIK and how great people can see after so I decided that its finally time and I want to do it. I’ve done lot of research on it and that might be the bad part. Their are alot of websites reporting negative information about LASIK. There is so much negative information about it that it’s almost propaganda. Everyone I have personally talked to have had great results or close to great results, but reading about it on the internet makes it sound like Frankenstein science. This site rips LASIK. Reported complications are dry-eye, seeing halos, glare or starbursts, or a worsening of vision. 95% of patients report satisfaction while 5% do not. I was going to get it done because I’m tired of wearing contacts and I hate contacts ever worse, but after reading all the horror stories I’m pretty concerned. Dry-eye sounds horrible as does not being able to drive at night, albeit those complications would be much better than going blind. This site has quite a few people complaining about dry-eye. My eye’s are pretty dry as it is so now Im confused as hell, I guess it could wait. Plus my eye eye doctor gets a $1000 referral for referring me, how wonderful for him.

It took about a month and a half but I have reached 250 Subscribers! Pretty cool. I wasn’t sure how long it would take Thanks to everyone that has subscribed! So as promised I will be picking one lucky winner who is going to get an iPhone and $500 cash! Who’s it gonna be! I’m going to make the announcement real soon. I’m going to figure out how to do it 100% randomly first, any suggestions?

My feedburner count was at close to 240 and now its at 5. WTF! Is Feedburner just having a temporary problem? If anyone has any ideas please leave me a comment. I might contact them shortly to see what happened. I have this contest to finish and that really upsets me!

I recently sold some stock before I just continued to lose more in the stock market and decided a car might be a good option to losing money. When I was at Pebble Beach I saw a beautiful Maserati, so the next weekend I went to take a look at one in San Francisco. About an hour later I was the owner of a 2009 Blue Oceano Maserati Gran Turismo. I really like this car, I think the styling is very unique and 100% Italiano. The Maserati has a Ferrari engine and lots of Ferrari Engineering. The interior leatherwork is amazing, much better than the Bentley or Aston Martin.

Here are some specs:
Displacement: V8, 4244cc
Maximum power output: 405 CV
Maximum torque: 460 Nm
Top speed: 285 km/h
0-100 km/h acceleration: 5.2 sec

And some photos:

I saw a banner ad when I was surfing around for the Rovio robot. I ordered it from their website and got it in three days. Great turnaround. The Rovio robot is a personal robot you can control remotely over the internet, it has a built-in webcam for viewing videos or taking photos. Very cool features. What really stands out is if you use it in Internet Explorer you can also hear sound or your microphone to talk with people on the other end.

The Rovio movement is designed really well, its called omni directional which enables it to move any direction not just straight, side to side or diagonal. It can also rotate in one spot. To really get an understanding of all the features checkout the Rovio website.

The major downside of the Rovio is its support for Mac OS. Configuring the Rovio on a Mac is a tedious process and if you mess up during the configuration you can lose access to the Rovio. The only way to reset is to hook it up to a PC. I would have been in real trouble if I didn’t have a PC because I messed up the configuration on my first try.

Here is a video from the camera viewpoint of my Rovio cruising around my living room. Warning its a little boring but still shows you what the Rovio can do.

My Rovio Web Camera View from Aces Blog on Vimeo.

As an entrepreneur you have only have so much time in your day to grow your own business. Expanding your business or expanding into other ventures doesn’t always just take money. I have the money to invest into new ventures, what I don’t have is the time.

This is exactly why venture capitol and seed funding exists. Investors know how to start, run and operate a business, what they are most lacking is the time to do the actual “work” itself.

I’m looking to invest in not only great ideas but more importantly great people. I’m not as interested investing into technical people that know how to create the product or service, but rather individuals who have a great idea and the drive to commit themselves 100% to the venture.

If you have a good idea and a well researched business plan, I may be interested in injecting cash and guidance into your venture. Ventures that excite me are .com businesses. I really like business related to social, blogging, media or something entirely new and innovative.

Within just a few minutes I can usually tell you if your project has the potential to be profitable and what it will cost to get it to market. So if you got something you think is great and more importantly you are great leave me a comment and I’ll get in touch with you or email me acesblogcom [at] Gmail.com

Some of my Ferrari friends and I got invited to participate in a car show for Charity. It ended up being a really small car show, but it was still alot of fun and for a good cause. Here’s a quick breakdown of the cars that were there.

Ferrari F430 Spider - 1
Ferrari Modena 360 - 3
Ferrari Modena 360 Spider - 1
Ferrari Testarossa - 3
Lamborghini Diablo - 1
Nissan Sklyine GTR - 1
Lotus Elise - 1
Lotus Esprit - 2
Dodge Charger Hemi - 1

I was most excited to see Nissan GTR. This was the first time I got to see one in person and even better I got to sit in it. This is a 6 cylinder car with a ton of horsepower. The specs say it has 480hp however its been reported it may be as high as 520hp. All I know is this car has a real bang for the buck!

Checkout this video I made, this was my first attempt at making a video so forgive me. Also I used a digital camera to make the video so the quality was decent at best!

Millionaire Lifestyle Part 1 from Aces Blog on Vimeo.

To be honest I never even heard of BlogRush.com. The first time I heard of it, was on it’s last day. However it sounds like a pretty cool tool. It was used by ten of thousands of bloggers the problem was they never had a clear business model to monetize the service. I read the press release about it shutting down and they elaborate on how they wanted to make a great service for users and not annoy them with advertisements. But it makes clear sense that if you offer a great product or service for free, users will expect there to be some type of advertising associated.

I can’t think of a single popular website that doesn’t have some type of monetary revenue stream attached. John Reese the founder is clearly intelligent and came up with a great idea used by many popular bloggers, but he must be missing some basic business sense if he couldn’t monetize it enough to pay for itself.

What I understand even less is that they didn’t even sell it to another company, they just shut it down. What would be more of a disservice to its users? Showing them ads or removing the service altogether, I’d have to say the latter.

Check out www.blogrush.com and read the actual notice from John Reese.

I was driving home and saw an Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin sign so I decided to count how many there were of each in my neighborhood. Obama started off strong with a 2-0 lead, but McCain signs really started adding up. There were a total of 17 McCain/Palin signs and 5 Obama/Biden signs. My neighborhood is an above average income area. House prices range from $500,000 - $4,000,000 with the median probably being around $800,000. I’d have to say that higher income people are more likely to vote for McCain based upon my little study lol. Anyways I thought it was interesting. I went to the next neighborhood that isnt as upscale, average home price is around $400k. I saw 4 Obama/Biden signs and 0 McCain/Palin signs. I then decided to quit wasting the gas and anymore of my time and went home putting an end to my study.

I currently have and Administrative Assistant and a Personal Assitant, now I need an Executive Assistant. Here’s the job posting.

Executive Assistant to CEO

Company Introduction:

Fast paced Internet Company seeks an experienced and committed Executive Assistant to the CEO. Our company owns and operates some of the largest websites in the world related to our industry. Great opportunity for local talent to work for a high technology company without having to leave the San Joaquin Valley. Say goodbye to the Bay Area commute!

Job Description:

This is your chance to step into a great company and profit from your experience as an Executive Assistant. In this position you will support the CEO, act as a liaison to the Management team and “ambassador” for the company. You must be able to work very closely with high-level management and clients. You should have stellar communication and software skills, be personable, reliable and the epitome of diplomacy and professionalism. You should be very familiar with web technologies and interactive websites. This is an ideal position for someone who enjoys variety, takes an active interest in the success of the company and acts as a “right arm” to the CEO.

Responsibilities

*Providing executive and administrative support to the CEO

*Acting as liaison and point of contact for Management Team

*Managing detailed calendars, meeting scheduling and travel arrangements

*Answering incoming calls and handling as appropriate

*Coordinating and preparing materials for meetings

*Creating expense reports, generating letters and processing documents

*Handling special projects and additional administrative duties as needed

Job Requirements:

*At least 5 years’ experience as an Executive Assistant to a C-level executive

*Excellent MS Office skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

*Honed communication and interpersonal skills; team player

*Ability to work closely with high-level executives and clients

*High level of professionalism and ability to handle confidential information with discretion

*Extremely organized: able to prioritize work, multi-task and work independently

Please note: must be willing to interview and work in Stockton, CA; sorry, no relocation funds available.

Company Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We value diversity in the workplace and will not discriminate against any prospective or current employee on the basis of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical ability, or religious affiliation.

Applying For the Position
To apply for this position, please provide a cover letter, and code samples.