September 10, 2010
When his 13-year-old son asked for a Facebook page, Ron Stevenson decided it was an opportunity to teach him a few lessons. Without taking a confrontational stance, Stevenson approached it as a time to teach his son what is right and what is wrong to do when... continue reading...
Tags: child abduction,
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Ron Stevenson July 15, 2009
FreePrizeSite is giving a bonus to new users!
Sign Up today, and use the coupon code 2FORFREE for 1 free point! For most stores, the minimum to request a gift card is only 5 points, while some prizes you can order are less than 3! You can get the free gift card, or directly order any prize to wh... continue reading...
Tags: advertisers,
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wii November 1, 2008
So, do you have your netbook yet? I just spotted an Acer laptop with a solid-state drive on woot.com for less than $300.00.
The netbook craze is sweeping the computer world. It's has caught the Evil Empire that is Microsoft completely off-guard, and has bought life for XP as a result... continue reading...
Tags: acer laptop,
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web office October 16, 2008
***Edit: It has been brought to my attention that the site I featured was a PAY site. Instead of offering Open Office for free, it charged. My apologies. The link at the end now points to the FREE site.***
Open Office Suite version 3 is out, and it ROCKS!
I've been an OO user since versi... continue reading...
Tags: apologies,
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slicker September 30, 2008
Ever heard of "friendly spam?"
Friendly spam is what well-meaning friends, family, and acquaintances send you.
You know what I'm talking about, stuff with about twenty arrows to the left of the message, because a new arrow gets added every time the message is forwarded yet again.
And it's al... continue reading...
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microsoft,
money,
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well meaning September 29, 2008
What has happened to packaging?
For who knows how many years, emphasis was on easily opening packaging from the consumer's point of view.
The easier a package was to open, the more buyers would purchase it.
Duh!
Yet, somewhere along the line, the focus shifted.
No... continue reading...
Tags: annoying task,
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wga September 3, 2008
History was made today.
More furniture was probably tossed and more obscenities likely blasted through the air in Steve Ballmer's office.
A rumble took place in the very depth of the computing world, setting off seismographic alarms at expert blogs all over the web.
Google has announced Google C... continue reading...
Tags: alarms,
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windows users July 2, 2008
Microsoft was turned into one of the largest businesses in the world by a ruthless genius named Bill Gates.
Gates just announced his retirement from the day-to-day business of managing Microsoft.
In his place, the mega-corporation is now under the contr... continue reading...
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vista family May 19, 2008
Just think about it.
Way back when, you had to pay for your copy of Netscape, unless you met certain restrictions.
Without Netscape, you didn't surf the net. True, there were other browsers out there, but Netscape was the standard by which all others were judged.
Then, Microsoft took one of the... continue reading...
Tags: audience,
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traffic May 13, 2008
I was VERY impressed with today's FamilyFirst pick, one I just happily found by accident.
One of the problems that we face with competing technologies is that Microsoft has chosen to make Internet Explorer behave the IE way, and Firefox, Opera, ands Safari (and most of the others) have cho... continue reading...
Tags: architects,
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