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As the Christmas shopping season shifts into high gear, take time to think carefully before making your purchases and any charitable donations.
Although scammers are always prowling for victims with the following scams, consumers are especially vulnerable during the holidays. With …continue reading
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“Facebook is trying to use legal pressure to stop 02138 magazine from disseminating information about Facebook’s origins. The documents are still available online here, but Facebook has a lot of lawyers. If you’re interested, read these things now. We believe that we have …continue reading
– Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it will apply to participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming auction of wireless spectrum in the 700 megahertz (MHz) band.
As part of the nationally mandated transition to digital television, the 700 MHz spectrum auction — which …continue reading
So today was the last day for me to complete and e-mail in some work, so big deal right? That’s what I thought until I saw all of the lovely work that had to be completed today. So what did I have to complete and …continue reading
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In that old battle of the wills between young people and their keepers, the young have found a new weapon that could change the balance of power on the cellphone front: a ring …continue reading
As the controversy about Tasers continues, Dr. Mark Kroll compared the stun gun to Tylenol and declares it safer than the over-the-counter medication. Dr. Kroll is a biomedical engineer, with a professional connection to the Taser manufacturer.
“…Kroll insisted Tasers are safe under all circumstances, …continue reading
I love B Rated movies. Now that Christmas time is here, I am thinking about what is the best B Rated Christmas Movie. This has to be Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. This movie has rated on the top 100 worst movies ever made. …continue reading
Yesterday, I picked my son up at preschool. Everything seemed fine and normal. I helped him into the car and my oldest son buckled him into his booster seat. I drove out of the pickup lane and parked to look at his folder that he …continue reading
Right off the bat, as I am reviewing a loaner unit for the Zonbu Notebook, I must be clear that I cannot get too deep into my impressions just yet. At the same time, I am looking forward to submitting the review, destined …continue reading
LCD monitors have been dropping in price like crazy. Dell just released the SP2208WFP. This is a 22″ Wide-screen LCD Monitor. It has a 2 megapixel web-cam built into the top. 1,680 x 1,050 resolution. Dynamic contrast ratio of 2000:1. D-Sub 15, …continue reading
It could have been worse – much worse. The final score was 104 to 59 for the Boston Celtics. However, the Celtics starters played limited minutes. Kevin Garnett played under twenty three minutes, while Ray Allen and Paul Pierce had under twenty nine minutes of …continue reading
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Today I am going to cover how easily it is to verify the version number, service pack and edition that is installed on SQL Server 2005. When you run the following T-SQL statement it will give you the Product Version, Product …continue reading
Student life on university and college campuses is changing. There are some old stressors along with some new sources of angst. Michael Wesch, an anthropology professor at Kansas State University, has captured some of the student life variables in this video:
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I am an early adopter when it comes to technology. I tend to spot tech trends sooner than the average consumer, …continue reading
This sunday, Sci Fi will be premiering the new mini series Tin Man. This is very loosely based on L. Frank Baum’s book “The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz”.
Instead of being in Oz, they will be in The O.Z. “Outer Zone”. Instead of Dorothy Gail, …continue reading
Tinseltown is a Firefox Christmas theme with holiday imagery including Christmas lights, snow, reindeer, presents, and more. This theme is made even better with great Christmas icons from Watiworks and a semi-transparent URL bar. Get in the holiday spirit.
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On occasion, I have the need to hold online meetings with folks from around the country, but most of the companies that offer the service charge more than its worth for my needs. Are there any cost effective online meeting tools for those of us …continue reading
If you have multiple instances of a character or a word in your document that you want to delete, you have one of two options. You can manually search through the document and delete each instance. However, if your document is large, this can take …continue reading
In Mail for OS X Leopard, you can disable HTML email and view messages in plain text instead.
1. Exit out of Mail and open the Terminal application from the Utilities Folder
2. Type defaults write com.apple.mail PreferPlainText true and press Enter.
To enable HTML …continue reading
Hate mail is nothing new. I find it in my email daily. I have developed an imperviousness to it, beginning with my association with Spywareinfo and my own site. Ever since the interim direction of operations for Spywareinfo became my responsibility, I consider hate mail …continue reading
My friend Tracey, the Suburban Diva, shares with us her thoughts on last-minute shopping for the holidays. In addition to being one of the funniest women on the planet, she is the only homemaker I know who has entertained the Stanley Cup in her living …continue reading
These past couple of weeks have been so busy; I’m so exhausted, but Thanksgiving was great.
This is my fourth and final article of this series about online dating. Today I’ll share some past experiences with you.
THE GOOD – I have used several online …continue reading
In an effort to stem the tide of cyber criminals, the FBI is conducting another investigation which it claims is netting the arrest of suspects throughout the world. In it’s latest investigation, a teenager from New Zealand was nabbed in which the suspect had control …continue reading
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“Skeleton of “Lucy” Discovered (1974)
“Lucy,” a 3.2 million-year-old female hominid of the species Australopithecus afarensis, was discovered by scientists in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression. An unprecedented 40% intact, Lucy was the first fossil hominid to really capture public notice. Although she was 3 feet, …continue reading
Since I am off to take an Organic Chemistry test, I figured that it would be best to share a funny quote on testing:
Now I lay me down to rest, and hope I pass tomorrow’s test. If I should die before I wake, …continue reading
If you had a supercar – say, one costing a quarter million bucks – you could get this service from some insurers (you phoned them when you started driving the car and phoned again when you stopped), but it wasn’t practical for most people. Now …continue reading
In the previous installment of this article, you learned about the two forest-wide FSMO roles. The remaining three roles are the Relative ID (RID) Master, Primary Domain Controller (PDC) Emulator and the Infrastructure Master. These roles are domain-wide.
The RID master is responsible for assigning …continue reading
MochiMention
Millions and millions of people are openly distributing their content on the Internet, and whether you’re into blogs, video, audio podcasts, or anything else, you’re going to find people tirelessly creating new things for you to enjoy. As a creator, it’s fun to release new …continue reading