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Hunger in Eastern Massachusetts And How You Can Help
Wednesday December 10, 2008
Reading Time: 2 minutes
Hunger in Eastern Massachusetts And How You Can Help Hunger is a silent epidemic. Each year, more than 320,000 people seek food assistance in eastern Massachusetts alone. They are the most vulnerable among us: children and seniors. They are people we know: our friends, neighbors, and colleagues. They live in each and every one of…
Tasks from Google Labs
Tuesday December 9, 2008
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How does Google know? Google is always adding and developing the services it offers for free. Sometimes I joke they are reading my emails. One day I may mention, “Gee, I would like folders for that …” and a couple weeks later, or a couple days in some cases my feature appears. Call it selective…
You May Say I’m A Dreamer, But I’m Not the Only One…
Monday December 8, 2008
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Imagine there’s no Heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that…
Over the Rainbow, Australia and the magic of music
Saturday December 6, 2008
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Over the Thanksgiving weekend Dennis and I went to see the new Baz Luhrmann film Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Having read many reviews of this film, some great and some mixed, I figured we might as well venture out on Black Friday and see this epic film. What better way to spend…
Pay Per Click Landing Pages
Friday December 5, 2008
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In pay per click marketing, in most cases I find myself defining the typical internet user/searcher/customer in very specific terms. I must assume that the potential customer is looking only for the particular item/service searched– nothing more nothing less. Therefore, specific landing pages corresponding to that search term are a must, while sending a searcher…
Google Friend Connect SMO for your site!
Thursday December 4, 2008
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Google Friend Connect allows more visitors to engage in your website. Best part is, it doesn’t require any programming. The user can join your website using their existing Google, Yahoo, AIM, or OpenID and they can invite friends to join your site as well. So what can a user do once they join your website…
Intrepid Ibex? Click here to get your Free Ubuntu CD’s
Thursday December 4, 2008
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We got our FREE Ubuntu 8.10 disks in the mail!Ubuntu is an African word meaning ‘Humanity to others’ and is also a free operating system that you can use to breath new life into an old computer, host your enterprise or just get your feet wet in the land of *nix. Click here to order…
What is a Kindle and Would it Make a Good Gift?
Tuesday December 2, 2008
Reading Time: 11 minutes
What is a Kindle? A Kindle is an portable reading device which connects to the internet. The Kindle can download books, blogs, magazines and newspapers wirelessly. I enjoy playing with new devices and having worked with DAISY books, a digital format created for accessibility purposes, I was very curious about this product from Amazon. The…
Cyber Monday What Is It?
Monday December 1, 2008
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HAPPY CYBER MONDAY! Hope you all had a safe trip to Grams house and a Healthy Happy Thanksgiving. Did you find all the best deals on Black Friday? Because Today, Monday December 1st, is the first day back to work after Black Friday. All across America wallets are opened and credit cards are being removed. Current estimates say that 56%…
Ocarina Advancements and Screen Capture Elements
Sunday November 30, 2008
Reading Time: 3 minutes
This week was about Ocarina advancements and IPhone screen capture elements which have made my life easier. I was playing my Ocarina the other day and was marveling at the changes made on the Ocarina since the last update. The buttons don’t stick like they used to, this makes playing something from start to finish…
A Kindle vs the National Yiddish Book Center
Saturday November 29, 2008
Reading Time: 8 minutes
Earlier this month, you might remember, I visited Amherst, MA, for homecoming weekend at Amherst College. During that weekend Dennis and I took a side trip to Hampshire College to visit the National Yiddish Book Center. How and why we came to make this side trip is a story for another day, but suffice it…
Plazma vs LCD HDTV
Friday November 28, 2008
Reading Time: 2 minutes
The old debate, Plasma vs LCD has existed as long as the technology has. If you are like me and you have heard all of the arguments and everyone says something different, the video at the following link will sort the facts. For example, which type is better for movies versus video games. The comparison…