A sign of white and red that reads "Surplus Stuff" is the first to catch your eye on Folsom Boulevard. This store that sells computers, electronics, test equipment and office supplies is not your Best Buy or Radio Shack, but a smaller store with affordable electronics. Ali Diaf, 55, owner of Surplus Stuff, has been in business since October 1994. Diaf has a bachelor's degree in computer engineering with an emphasis in hardware. "I love to be around anything technology," Diaf said. Diaf followed his passion and dream and opened his business that has supported his family for 16 years. “When I was young I had to do a project that involved the use of technology,” Diaf said. “It fascinated

It's a blessing and a curse to be a wine lover living in Sacramento. After all, you're surrounded by hundreds of wineries producing some of the world's best vintages – from urban wineries like Revolution Wines and Rail Bridge Cellars here in the central city to Sacramento County, the Sierra Nevada foothills and beyond to Napa Valley. But when you want to do some wine tasting, that blessing can feel like a curse. How do you choose from all those tasting rooms? And with more and more of them charging tasting fees, how do you find the best deals: from free tastings and fees that apply toward purchases to private tastings well worth the extra bucks? A couple of local wine connoisseurs have

OK, so I’m a bit of an online junkie. If I’m at home, I’m either at my computer or I’ve reluctantly given in to the need to sleep or take care of other bodily needs. I used to be like this with TV: Ten years ago I had 3 VCR’s wired in series and never quite understood the question “What did you watch last night?” just as whoever asked it didn’t really understand when I responded with “Errr…everything.” So now I’m online at almost all hours and that means that I typically have 12-15 browser windows open and probably have 7-8 incoming avenues for communication available at any time. Or 9-10 if you include my phone, which generally gets forgotten when I’m at home and fixated on the 22” cant