by Anick Jesdanun
AP Technology Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — As the year began, I decided I would get serious about digital cleanup — to save money and improve my online life.

For a while, I had been putting off tasks such as backing up computer files and canceling the premium cable channels I never watch. Usually, I'd remember to do something while riding the bus, then soon forget. It took some discipline over a few months to get my digital life in order. As a result, I'm due to save more than $2,000 a year, money I can spend on a nice vacation.

A PLEASURE TO SERVE—Antoine Stribling, left, and William Sutherland of W.V.B. Car Wash and Detail Shop take pride in cleaning and detailing vehicles. (Photos by Diane I. Daniels)

To William Sutherland and Antoine Stribling, driving clean and well-groomed vehicles is not important. What does matter to them is that their customers are driving clean vehicles inside and out. For the last eight years Sutherland has been washing and detailing vehicles from 111 Capital Ave. located off West Liberty Avenue in the Dormont section of Pittsburgh. “We take our craft very serious,” said Sutherland. “When you come to W.V.B. Car Wash and Detail Shop your car becomes our car and we treat it with care.”

HARRY C. ALFORD

(NNPA)—Last week, I explained why we have Black business programs. The evolution of them from the Civil Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the cause for their existence. Title VI of the Act and along with U.S. Supreme Court decisions justifies their existence. The most frustrating thing about it is the fact that most of them don’t work too well. Our collective gains in the public and corporate marketplace have been little and slow in coming. If we had genuine efforts and very positive results after 49 years of law there would be no need for affirmative action and minority participation programs. In other words, there would be no more discrimination in the business marketplace. But unfortunately, racism still raises its ugly head.

Wellness Expo
JUNE 13—The Pittsburgh Business Times and the UPMC Health Plan will host the Wellness Expo from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Downtown. Exhibitors will receive exposure to hundreds of business professionals and business owners. Reservations are requested. For more information, call Kelli Komondor at 412-208-3845 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .