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Crockpot Corned Beef and Cabbage for St. Patricks Day
Tuesday March 17, 2009
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You will find below my recipe for Corned Beef and Cabbage as done in a crockpot. This year the task will be going to my sister-in-law, Susan. The crockpot has already been dropped off at her house.Prep Time: 25 minutesCook Time: 10 hoursIngredients:8 carrots cut into chunks2 large onions, chopped2-3 lb. corned beef brisket with seasoning packet12…
Photosynth Comes To The iPhone With iSynth
Monday March 16, 2009
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Photosynth Comes To The iPhone With iSynthI think that Photosynthing is one of the best new ways yet to explore a “space and time” via the internet, and now you can get there via your iPhone or your iPod touch with the new free iTunes app iSynthThis from the maker of the app, If you’ve…
Layoff Announcement via Email
Saturday March 14, 2009
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This past Monday, March 9, 2009, one of my former employers sent a company wide layoff announcement via email. Sadly some of my friends were impacted by this layoff. Given the state of the US economy we have all grown accustom to layoff news. It is happening everywhere, touching every industry; however, prior to this…
Music From the South By SouthWest Festival
Friday March 13, 2009
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SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free MusicThe annual festival held in Austin Texas, March 18-22, is known for is combination of both up-and-coming artists as well as those well-know acts. ‘There are three torrents for the 23rd SXSW edition which contain a record breaking 1267 MP3s’, found over at TorrentFreakIf you are a…
The new iPod shuffle with VoiceOver
Thursday March 12, 2009
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The New iPod shuffle seems to be smaller and has a sleek look to it.Quite thin in size and can holdup to 4GB of songs (up to 1000 songs). Like the previous shuffle, it does not have a display on it and comes with a clip. This shuffle comes with additional features which the previous…
Weight Loss, Exercise and Smoking.
Thursday March 12, 2009
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By now I hope you have started an exercise program and are eating less. If not, get started.Actually I did not exercise at the gym last week. I had a cold and felt the it was a good idea not to push myself. The first two days working out were tough, we will see how…
Social Media Advertising: Don’t Underestimate Your Customer
Tuesday March 10, 2009
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The Nielsen report came out this month and the focus was on social networking’s rapid rise throughout the world. Social networks are growing and new behavior patterns are emerging. Cultural resistance to participating in social networks is waning and their influence is growing on a monthly scale.People once less likely to be public are posting…
Twitter A Rapidly Evolving Tech Meme
Monday March 9, 2009
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How Twitter’s spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses Serendipity the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. What is Twitter? Is it a status update? Is it a Social Network? Or is it a search engine akin to the Minority Report? I guess you could…
Following Twitter Posts Can Be Exhausting
Saturday March 7, 2009
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It is Saturday, March 7, 2009, and I have a lot of work to do. And because I have so much to do this will be a very short blog post. I am sure you are relieved. This morning when I thought about what to write about, it occurred to me I could remind you…
Google AdWords’ New ‘Search-Based Keyword Tool’
Friday March 6, 2009
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Google has created another AdWords tool for finding keywords to put in a PPC account, creating more competition, bidders, which therefore raises the price in addition to other factors. This time the tool proposes that it finds relevant keywords by ‘matching (keywords) to specific pages of your website with your ad and search share’. To…
Create your own Unique Ringtone with Audiko
Thursday March 5, 2009
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Create your own Unique Ringtone with Audiko, using their cut and share technology. Not only can you make ringtones from your own music, but you can extract music directly from YouTube videos. If you are like me and you think that paying to make a ringtone from a song you have already paid for through…
February was no better
Thursday March 5, 2009
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Well the free fall for the stock market continued in February. Lets take a look. The Dow Jones fell a whooping 11.7% and was down 19.5% for the first two months.Lets look at our portfolios.First the portfolio of 10 stocks from the Fortune Magazine article. Name Symbol Feb Close Shares Cost basis Mkt value Gain…