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I wanted to make a quick note that I will be out of town again this weekend beginning now. Again? Well yes, I was gone last weekend too. I don’t mean to bring dimsay, but unlike last weekend - there will be no new articles this time around. For the past few months I’ve […]

Despite the uproar of airbrushing the works of hurricane Katrina, I was recently reminded of the humor the folks over at Google throw into various aspects of their pursuit to overtake the world. This particular subject pertains to that of google maps. We are all familiar with the mapping tools that google provides along with […]

Mark Twain Says

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain

Have you ever wished you could highlight every other row in Excel without the hassle of highlighting and filling the color in manually. Well - if you’ve done it that way in the past, there’s a really simple trick to get it done for you automatically.

Sometimes it’s easier to read long rows of information if […]

There is nothing unusual about this tech support call. Thousands just like it happen every day. Perhaps you can relate. The added video-commentary and call statistics are both humerous and infuriating to anyone who has ever had to do the same. This is an actual tech support call with an HP technician…
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You probably have a 401(k), a lot of people do, but did you know that in past years, of those who had 401(k) coverage available, 25 percent chose not to participate. That’s just ridiculous and unnecessary! So, being concerned for your financial future - here are ten ways you can prepare for retirement!
Top Ten Ways […]

Optical Illusion

Here’s a cool optical illusion that I saw on pfitz’s blog that he received from topher who found it who knows where.
If I’m not careful, I might be looking at this all day long! What are they - and why are they moving? If you hold your eyes perfectly still, they stop.

You are undoubtedly aware that Verizon has claimed Vonage infringed on seven patents covering areas including VoIP billing, fraud detection, call waiting, and voicemail, gateways between VoIP and circuit-switched phone networks, and methods for using Wi-Fi handsets for VoIP.
Thankfully for Vonage and unfortunate for Verizon, the jury agreed on just three of the seven accusations. […]

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