Archive for the ‘Useful Websites’ Category
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
I do not know how I survived before the internet. Did you ever struggle to remember the name of an actor from an old movie or the name of a song? Before the internet, you had to call your friends or wait for your brain to suddenly recall ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Google Maps is my first stop when I am going on a trip or trying to find my way to around town. Now, in some areas, they have made it even better by giving walkers and cyclists a hand. If you are fortunate enough be in one of the ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
I am not a new car person! I have only bought one new vehicle in my life and I doubt that I will ever spend the money to buy another. Right now, I own a 1994 Toyota Camry and a 2005 Honda Pilot and I have no intention ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
I have always been interested in ideas that put popular tech gadgets to work for educational purposes. I think the iPod is highly underutilized as an educational tool. There are such great possibilities ranging from general audio and video training programs to foreign language practice.
The great thing about ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Today’s stock market looks like a model of a sine wave with all of the ups and downs. If you trade stocks on-line it has been difficult to find a real time source for stock information. Most of the on-line services only offer stock tickers that are delayed ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
I love my MacBook. There, I said it. When was the last time that you heard a person profess their love for a Dell computer? OK, love may be a little strong but I sure do enjoy the things I can do on my Mac. What ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
You can hardly pick up a newspaper that does not contain an article about the poor state of the economy. Whether or not you agree with the assessments that the economic sky is falling, pretty much everyone agrees that getting a home loan is a little more difficult these ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
I would guess very few owners of gadgets and appliances take the time to actually read the manual. However, unless you are an extreme geek, you will probably run into an issue or two with your cell phone, mp3 player, sound system or some other appliance that will require ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
They say that timing is everything and Carmax, the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, has timed the release of their new website perfectly. With gas prices at an all time high, many consumers are beginning to think about getting rid of their gas guzzlers and buying a more fuel ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
A few years back, I nearly quit watching traditional television shows. Why? Well, I just couldn't bring myself to watch another goofy situation comedy, the newest flavor of CSI or (god forbid) Cops. Instead, in my search for intellectual stimulation, I got hooked on Tech TV. ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
A couple of years ago, I watched a documentary about the use, or rather the lack of use, of mass transit in the United States. One of the social scientists opined that Americans would not change their driving habits until gasoline reached at least $4.00 per gallon (roughly ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Over the holiday weekend, I made a couple of changes to The Sisyphus Comments. If you scroll down the right column of the blog, you will see a new section entitled “Twitter Updates.” Now I realize that my less technically oriented readers are asking themselves, “What’s a Twitter?”
Twitter ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Digital cameras have given us the ability to share pictures with family members and friends. Unfortunately, the size of these high resolution image files can create some problems. One obvious issue arises when the recipient of your photographic masterpiece is still using a dial up connection. He ...
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
You can find PDF files all over the internet since they are frequently used by companies and government agencies to distribute information. Content providers like the files because they work on any computer. Unlike other file formats, such as the Microsoft Word DOC files, the formatting of ...
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