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This Tivo would kill for its owner’s attention!

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My sister and I got our mother a Tivo for her birthday, because every time she tries to watch one of her favorite shows, one of her friends is sure to call on the phone and talk and talk and talk. We told her a Tivo will change your life! This video apparently

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Put your best foot forward – even when you think no one is watching

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The wonderful convenience we find on the interwebs can also turn around and bite us, so be aware of what fragments of your life are finding their way out there! My youngest son is in his high school’s marching band, and during the holiday season they had the opportunity to march in a parade that was widely televised. Apparently

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Google Voice available by invite – now YOU control your calls

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I got an email this morning telling me that Google Voice is now available and giving me an invitation link to get started. You are invited to open a free Google Voice account. To accept this invitation and create your account, visit https://(the invitation link here) If you haven’t already heard about it, Google Voice [...]

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There’s My Alltop then there’s my REAL Alltop

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Yesterday I was reading Chris Brogan’s blog during lunch and learned about Alltop, an “online magazine rack” of popular topics. I’d never heard of it before, but I quickly set up an account and started picking some sources I want to be able to browse during lunch

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I see niches

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Niches are fascinating to me, and I always love to hear about how people found theirs, whether it’s a hobby or a career. I guess that’s because my original field was biology, and creatures in nature have niches too! It’s their position, their place in the community. Do you know what your niche is? Do you have more than one?

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Three Kroger Popcorn Seasonings Recalled Due to Salmonella

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CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 30, 2009 – The Kroger Co. said today it is recalling Kroger Popcorn Seasoning Movie Theater Butter Flavored, Kroger Popcorn Seasoning White Cheddar Flavored, and Kroger Fat Free Butter Flavored Sprinkles sold in some of its retail stores because the Company has been made aware by a supplier that an ingredient in [...]

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Evernote: Capture and sync notes – even tweet them!

synchronize your Evernote notes to the web and to any other desktop, phone, etc., so that you have access to your notes from whatever machine you want to use. The text in images is searchable, whether you’re using EverNote online or off.

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Fomites: A disgusting source of swine flu and almost impossible to avoid.

We’re all very busy avoiding breathing in other people’s coughs these days, but we’re forgetting something very important: fomites. Fomites is the term for inanimate objects like clothing, blankets, etc., that can transmit a contagious disease. Since I have a background in microbiology, I just about everything as a fomite! And now maybe since our consciousness is raised regarding this swine flu we don’t want to catch, I hope you will also become aware of fomites and try not to let them make you sick.

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Now you can add a theme to your Google Docs form

Thursday, Google added 70 themes that can be used to add color and perhaps a fancy design to Google Docs forms.

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5 ways to get off to a rotten start on a new job

If you do these five things, you’re almost guaranteed to have a rotten, if short-lived, experience on your new job!

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