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Who needs a US Passport?
Saturday June 13, 2009
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Exactly one month ago I was on Facebook making a comment to a Webconsuls’ team member. Why I was commenting is not important; however, what I determined in the commenting process was that my team member did not have a US Passport. His exact words were: ‘Last time I left the country I didn’t need…
Chickenfoot’s 1st Single “Oh Yeah”
Friday June 12, 2009
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Chickenfoot is a new rock n roll group consisting of veteran musicians- Sammy Hagar (vocals) and Mike Anthony (bass) from Van Halen, Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers (drums) and the guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani. Take a listen above, if you are not a big fan of the current state of rock n…
Twitter tweet or retweet button on Blogger template
Thursday June 11, 2009
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You’ve seen the Digg button on most blogs but how often have you seen a tweet button? Twitter has been growing since it was developed and is more of a social trend to be on twitter more than anything else. Now you can allow your business or personal blog posts to be tweeted. Here is…
Play Rock Band with The Beatles!
Monday June 8, 2009
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Play Rock Band with The Beatles! Gamespot gives a look at the new Beatles Rock band version. 6 people playing at once and 3 part vocal harmonies, HOW FUN! Here comes the sun! Sun Sun Sun, Here it comes!
View from Hogback Mountain
Sunday June 7, 2009
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This will be a quick post today, coming to you from Dan, via Judy Helfand in Tucson. Dan is visiting in Maine and wrote up his weekly Sunday post, but did not save it in blogger. This morning he is in Montville, walking up Hogback Mountain to see his friends. No internet connectivety in this…
Good Night GM…Que Sera, Sera
Saturday June 6, 2009
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Today is the 65th Anniversary of D-Day and this past Monday Americans waited to hear the news of General Motors’ bankruptcy. Yes, the same GM whose industrial power helped our country be on the winning side in WWII. The news of this bankruptcy was startling, even though we have had so many shocking economical events…
What is the Difference Between Baseball and Men’s Softball?
Friday June 5, 2009
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What are the major differences and rule changes between baseball and men’s softball? Other than the difference in the ball itself being bigger and less dense, there are major differences. Softball has an extra player in the lineup totaling 10. Defensively this means there are 4 outfielders instead of 3, or once in a while…
Twitter Phone by INQ Mobile
Thursday June 4, 2009
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INQ Mobile released a Facebook phone last year and plans on releasing a Twitter phone by the end of this year. No information has been released whether the phone will be released in North America or Europe. It should have a QWERTY keypad to easily post a 140 character message on twitter but not confirmed.…
Is your business listed on YELP?
Wednesday June 3, 2009
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On April 24, 2009, Darin McClure sent me a link to an article about YELP. The title of the article was “Yelp Allows Business Owners to Talk Back On Site”. I read the article that day and I really thought it should be a subject for a blog post, but until today I have not…
National Neil Diamond Day is June 2
Tuesday June 2, 2009
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I have never been wished a “Happy Neil Diamond Day” but if there ever was a day to do it today would be it. June 2 is officially “Happy Neil Diamond Day.” At 68 Neil is actively playing music, writing as well as touring extensively. A look at The Official Neil Diamond Website will also…
20 Years Ago Today Tiananmen Square
Monday June 1, 2009
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It happened in Tiananmen Square. Al Jazeera TV’s documentary on the world’s largest and most influential pro-democracy movement, that was violently crushed 20 years ago today. Where were you when one man stood up to a tank?
Geocaching How to Safely Place A Geocache
Sunday May 31, 2009
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Guidelines That Apply to Placing All Cache Types, For all physical geocaches and waypoints, think carefully about how your container and the actions of iPhone geocachers will be perceived by the public. For example, a cache hidden in full view of a restaurant or apartment building window exposes the geocacher to being seen by someone…