If you’ve been using Firefox since the old days, you may have noticed that in version 2 (Bon Echo), the downloads history list automatically clears itself. This is in contrast to the former behavior (say, in 1.5) where it retains the list. Now this became a performance issue since keeping a long list of [...]

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So you have a laptop…and you touched the screen. Or someone else touched the screen. The point is, touching was involved, and now your screen is dirty and smudgy, and you need a way to clean it up.
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Many things can frustrate you. Career. Finances. Your spouse. Your neighbor’s noisy dog who keeps barking at night. But why do you have to always be. There are solutions to problems and what you need to move on is a positive look on life. Here are some tips on how you can overcome bouts of [...]

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A few weeks ago, I posted these handy tips on saving on grocery bills. Commenters, mamaloo and Isabel have both brought up one of the most important things when grocery shopping - the list.

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Nope, not spam. The old traditional junk mail you get in the mailbox. Getting a heap of unsolicited mail in your postal mailbox can be really irritating, especially when you’re just happy that your mailbox flag’s up. In the years of lore, it means that someone thought of you and sent you a friendly mail [...]

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You just got to love Web 2.0 and the slew of web apps that’s sprouting all over. Ever wondered what song is playing in your head but all you can recall is the melody. That sucks especially if you can’t even string a few words in the lyrics to Google. And if you’re obsessive-compulsive, [...]

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A really great alternative to browsing is subscribing to sites and blogs via RSS feeds. It’s quick, it’s easy, and you always get the freshest content from you favorite sites. DapperFox is a Firefox add-on that lets you “RSSify any website.”
It’s supposedly a replacement for that RSS button that you have on the address [...]

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Some would say that cleaning non-stick pans is a breeze. Sure it is. Not much can really stick on it’s slick surface. So not much of an effort in terms of scrubbing cooked on crud. But easy to use as they are, non-stick pans still need some care. In fact, they do require a bit [...]

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Pets can part of the family. If you won’t even take care of it as one of your own, then I suggest that you don’t own one. Some people even find comfort in them rather than with other people. So if you’re thinking of getting one, you might want to read on these few tips.

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Pesticides are made to get rid of bugging critters. But be careful when handling or storing them because these can cause you harm too. While you may always have the common sense to take care in handling these things, careless storage poses a threat to those other curious creatures in your home - children and [...]

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If you’re a movie fan, then it’s probably a sworn mission to watch all the significant movies of the decade (yes, we’re into the 2000s). You probably know of IMDB, probably the one-stop for movie details and information on the Web. They’ve got this section called IMDB Top Rated 2000s Titles where it features [...]

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Okay, I’ve got to admit, I do have a Twitter but I seldom find time to post stuff since I always seem to forget to have it open. Yes, that means dedicating a tab for that. And I’ve got just too many tabs open. And since I don’t like my mobile phone buzzing me [...]

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Had a “few” rounds of brewskies last night, went to bed piss-headed drunk, and you wake up like your head was squashed by a steamroller driven by the Incredible Hulk. Yup, that’s a hangover, all right. So instead of feeling so wasted the morning after, why not try to prevent the symptoms?
Here are some [...]

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Personal or otherwise, crises should be dealt with urgency, efficiency and with a clear head. It can be something really minor that makes us anxious or something really major that it causes panic. Either way, large or small, there’s a way out of a crisis. Here are some tips on overcoming a crisis.

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Search engines and web services can rank search results differently. Like Google ranks results through their mystical PageRank algorithm. StumbleUpon ranks sites by the number of thumbs up signs a page gets. Alexa ranks site by traffic.
In any case, I find myself deferring to . So how about a meta search engine that lets [...]

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