Tag: information
member name: Debra C.
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June 24, 2008 02:24 PM EDT --
A 2001 study conducted by PC Data and Information Resources Inc. showed that greeting cards, soup, breakfast cereal, and Imodium were among the most popular package goods bought online.
Now . . .
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June 24, 2008 02:40 PM EDT --
A reminder to those enrolled in CokeRewards --
12-Pack codes entered on 6/25/2008 will receive double points.
Seems worth the trouble.
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January 02, 2009 01:22 PM EST --
In looking at posts for one gather member, John H, I came across this great piece on SPAM ( take a look ).
It reminded me of one of my pet peeves ... today I received yet another email forwarded by . . .
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March 26, 2008 08:20 PM EDT --
I've subscribed for a number of years to an online resource for information professionals based out of the UK call Free Pint . As the name suggests, the basic subscription is free.
While this . . .
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June 11, 2008 11:13 AM EDT --
This came to me in an email a whle back, and in trying to translate some computer tech support documents today, I couldn't help but remember it ...
The Gender of Computers
A language instructor . . .
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August 07, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
While the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 , signed by President Bush last week is "... aimed at resurrecting the housing market from its worst slump since the Great Depression and stabilizing . . .
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September 02, 2008 12:57 PM EDT --
As early as today (2 September 2008), Google is releasing a beta of its new browser called "Crome".
More background here .
The following browser . . .
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May 29, 2008 12:44 PM EDT --
Well, another problem with XP SP3 has begun to receive some wide attention. This one involves antivirus software from Symantec (the makers of Norton Anti-Virus) and potential corruption of the Windows . . .
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May 11, 2008 06:42 PM EDT --
I work in IT ... but I focus on Windows, Unix, Linux, FreeBSD, or Solaris on PC architecture. Supporting that, I know a lot of sites that feature open source software.
For anyone not familiar with . . .
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June 08, 2008 01:32 PM EDT --
A hint for those people who have purchased a Windows XP Home machine with Microsoft Office2007 pre-installed by an OEM ...
I went to a site the other day because the client had an unstable laptop. . . .
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June 11, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
EMail is not always the source of truth, so I can't speak to the historical veracity of the story, but the opportunity for a new perspective makes me share it ...
The History of the Middle Finger . . .
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June 13, 2008 12:42 AM EDT --
Two years after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded Pluto (ninth planet from the Sun) to "dwarf-planet" status, it was assigned to a new category of celestial bodies on Thursday. . . .
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June 14, 2008 08:23 PM EDT --
From Robert Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire, Ploughman Poet
I like to have quotations ready for every occasion --
they give one's ideas so pat
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May 19, 2008 02:11 PM EDT --
In a previous article , I noted a problem when WindowsXP SP3 is loaded on machines with AMD processors, most often noted on Hewlett Packard PCs. Today I got a link to the fix.
Jesper Johansson, the . . .
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June 13, 2008 09:41 AM EDT --
Update: noon EDT
Official results confirm that Irish voters have rejected the European Union's Lisbon treaty by a 53.4% majority.
RTE, the major broadcast news source in Ireland, has projected . . .
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June 25, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
A notice today from the CPSC:
CPSC WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer . . .
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May 14, 2008 06:56 PM EDT --
Hewlett Packard has confirmed that PC/Laptop owners with AMD processors should hold off on installing the WindowsXP SP3. This applies to Home, Pro, and Media Center Editions of that operating . . .
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