Bidding on eBay can really have you score a lot of bargains on a lot of things. However, in the vast number of products and sellers online, you may miss out on some really great deals if you don’t search hard enough. Especially when sellers aren’t too keen on typing titles and descriptions.
That’s where [...]

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Here’s one from the Apple Gazette.
This comes really handy when moving files to an external drive for backup or transfer. So you copy them to the new destination and delete the ones in the original machine. But here’s a way to make this faster:
If you press Command when you drag those files as soon [...]

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Here’s an article by The Associated Press that’s republished in many journals and papers - Schools banning iPods to beat cheaters.
So kids have it much better nowadays and even the adventure of cheating in exams have gone hi-tech. But is banning gadgets from school a stop-gap solution?

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Normally, I try to inject a bit of humor into my posts here. That’s my “style”, I suppose…but on this particular subject there is very little to make light of. If there is someone in your life that is hurting your, or scaring you by doing what you consider to be “stalking” [...]

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I’ve been trying out a heck of a lot of DVD converters and I think HandBrake’s one most user-friendly converters. HandBrake’s an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter.
So as easy as a few clicks, your DVD is on its way to be converted to a MPEG-4 video that can be saved either [...]

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Children are just accidents waiting to happen (and no, not the accident that happen in the backseat then 9 months later, poof!). They’re active, curious, and very eager to explore the world around them that they tend to be in harm’s way. Unless, of course, you always keep an eye on them or to accident-proof [...]

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Paying taxes suck most of the time. That is, unless you live somewhere your tax is wisely used on social services. Then at least you get the most of what you pay your state. But in general, no one really wants to pay taxes. Especially small business owners. Doing the numbers can be a [...]

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Here are some great tips and news elsewhere:

Money Crashers - Protecting Your Financial Future During a Divorce
Lifehacker - Avoid a speeding ticket with the Bear Trap Guide
Computerworld - Microsoft pencils in seven bug fixes for next week
Engadget - Apple issues fix for recently discovered QuickTime flaw
LifeHack.org - Copy Clipboard Contents to Multiple Computers

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Ants can be nuisance at home. And, just like any creepy crawlers, these little bugs can get anywhere. Always a problem if you’ve got kids who love to snack everywhere. All those bits and pieces just attract them critters. So here’s a homemade ant repellent recipe.

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You just got to love sketch web applications. Being not too much of an artist, I just got to love them. So far I’ve featured one for realistic sketches and another for caricatures. Now, we’ve got one for the cubist himself, Picasso.
Mr. Picassohead work like the two tools I’ve already featured. You got a [...]

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Child: Daddy! Daddy! Look what I drew!
Dad: *Thinks hard what it is* That’s a nice drawing of a horse!
Child: That’s not a horse, Daddy! That’s you!
Ever been in that tough spot? Well, I just could imagine the difficulty when your child’s mood rides on how well. You just can’t blame the kid for not being [...]

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Here’s some more Firefox tab customization for you. I’ve been posting some stuff on how to weasel our way out of that darned tab scrolling. So for a change here’s one for tab enhancements.
Tab Scope’s an add-on that lets you preview tab contents through a popup, and navigate directly on the popup. It’s somehow [...]

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Reuters has this report yesterday - Stay-at-home mother’s work worth $138,095 a year. Given today’s current salary levels, mommies are earning even more than top-level corporate honchos. Now would you look at that. A six-figure salary!
According to Salary.com moms are the real pros, working at least 10 jobs that include:
housekeeper, cook, day care [...]

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Maybe you’ve seen this on bumper stickers or some playful store window signs:
“Try our easy credit plan: 100% down, 0 months to pay, 0 interest.”
Makes sense, especially for those frugality freaks who avoid buying on credit and credit cards like the plague. Spending money that you already have is always best. No hassles and no [...]

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Decisions… Decisions… Decisions can be swift or long-drawn. No matter how long it takes you to reach one, just make sure you try to make effective ones.

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