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Setting the Right Goals to Lose Weight and Shape Up
Wednesday February 18, 2009
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Many of us are “goal oriented” and achieving a goal can bring great personal satisfaction. I think that a goal such as “losing 10 pounds” is counterproductive. Certainly you might achieve the goal, but then what? After a while the weight always seems to come back.I think that a better for losing weight and shaping…
Facebook’s New Terms of Service Causes Social Uproar
Tuesday February 17, 2009
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Facebook recently changed their Terms of Service regarding the ownership of the content you upload to their social network. Previously when material was deleted from your account or an account was closed the material connected to that account would be removed as well.You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If…
Happy Presidents’ Day! from Webconsuls LLC
Monday February 16, 2009
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Presidents’ Day History from Wikipedia,Originally titled Washington’s Birthday, the federal holiday was implemented by the United States of America federal government in 1880 for government offices in the District of Columbia and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices. As the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on…
Windows 7 Beta and Windows.old Folder
Sunday February 15, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Two weeks ago I knew nothing about Windows 7 Beta and Windows.old folder. I was pretty enthusiastic about Windows 7 Beta and after I installed it on my computer I was jazzed. Everything seemed to be going smoothly and I was really enjoying my new Operating System when suddenly everything went down hill in a…
Windows 7 Beta Story Continued…
Saturday February 14, 2009
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Windows 7 Beta Story Continued… After hours and hours on the phone with HP, I realized that they understood less about my problem than I did. Go Figure! HP sent me discs, when those didn’t work they sent me more discs, and when those did not work they sent me more. I finally had to…
My Funny Valentine, Our Perpetual Valentine
Saturday February 14, 2009
Reading Time: 6 minutes
25 years ago today my funny valentine, our perpetual valentine, was born. It was February 14, 1984, when our youngest son, Daniel, came into this world at about 8:00PM in the Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska. It is hard to believe that 25 years have passed since that cold, freezing cold (about 6 degrees), winter…
Yahoo Phishing Hijackings- Be on the Lookout
Friday February 13, 2009
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I have recently come into contact with a Phishing scheme where an owner of a Yahoo Search Marketing sponsored search account was emailed falsely as Yahoo. The account owner then logged into this fake page giving the phishing thieves access to that account. The thief then hijacks the account using someone else’s money to pay…
Sleeping Remedies That Avoid Over The Counter Drugs
Thursday February 12, 2009
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So if you’re like me and have problems sleeping and want to avoid OTC (over the counter) sleeping pills then you should read this post. I did some research since I’ve been having trouble falling asleep for a few weeks now. Below is a list of steps, try a few and see what works for…
How to view your archived google chats on your iPhone, almost
Wednesday February 11, 2009
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One of the things I have wanted to do with my iPhone was to be able to view archived google talk chats via the device. If you are using imap, go to “Labels” under your Gmail settings you will see “Chats” but no way to select “Show in IMAP” Here is my “almost” workaround.Once you…
Get Fit in 2009
Tuesday February 10, 2009
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Many people made New Year’s Resolutions to lose weight and/or get in better physical shape. By now many have of those resolutions have been broken. I am going to lay out a plan for you to follow the rest of the month. Next week I will review what I am doing.First of all I am…
How to Merge Your Gmail Duplicate Contacts
Tuesday February 10, 2009
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Merge your duplicate gmail contacts with this new feature found in Gmail’s Contact Manager.1. Sign into your gmail account. Select Contacts.2. To eradicate all the duplicates in your contact list select All Contacts.3. Select your duplicate listings.4. Select Merge these 2 contacts.5. Check your entry for edits.6. Press Save.Merging your contacts this way is not…
iPhone Geocaching with Groundspeak’s Geocaching iPhone App
Monday February 9, 2009
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iPhone Geocaching with Groundspeak’s Geocaching iPhone Application Geocaching is a global treasure hunting game where participants locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors using GPS enabled devices and then share their experience online at http://www.geocaching.com/ iPhone Geocaching puts this sport in your pocket! Groundspeak’s Geocaching iPhone Application Features: Direct access to Geocaching.com’s database…