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Google Tip – Narrow search to a single site

I often am looking for particular information on a website. Rather than spend time navigating through the site. I let Google find what I need for me. This is easily accomplised with the Google site command. The site command let’s you limit your search to a particular URL. For example, recently I found my self [...]

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Great tip from Better Homes and Garden, found by way of Lifehacker. Hanging pictures on a blank wall can be rough, especially with all of the hit-and-miss involved in aligning your frames and hammering in your nails. Better Homes and Gardens has a tip for getting your wall hangings right the first time so you [...]

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Avoid the PBX Blackhole when calling Customer Service

If you’ve ever called a customer support number and were stuck navigating through endless messages then the Gethuman website is just for you. The Gethuman database contains a list of company phone numbers and – more importantly, the instructions for bypassing the phone system to speak with a human. Powered by ScribeFire. Technorati Tags: Productivity, [...]

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Warren Buffet

“Most business mistakes are irreversible setbacks, but you get another chance. There are two things in life that you don’t get another chance at – marrying the wrong person and what you do with your children.”

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Avoid another unwanted tie for the holidays.

The social bookmarking website Delicious is a great way to organize, share and discover interesting websites. I’ve replaced my standard bookmark list in Firefox with Delicious using the excellent plug in by Yahoo!. If your family is like mine, they often struggle to find the best gift for you. Rather than risk another unwanted gift, [...]

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Dead simple VPN with Hamachi

I recently was looking for a way to get files off of my home PC from my office when I came across Hamachi. Hamachi is a “zero-config” VPN which when installed, allows you to link computers across the internet in a secure, virtual local area network. I installed the client on my home PC and [...]

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