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Adobe Photoshop Alternative
2008-04-19 01:33:00
The Gimp is a great free to use, open source software application, to edit photos and other images. www.gimp.org
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Microsoft Office Alternative
2008-04-16 18:32:00
If you need Microsoft Office , but either can’t afford or don’t want to pay for Office, take a look at OpenOffice. If you are sending files to others, remember to send it as a .doc or .rtf, so they can open it. OpenOffice even lets you convert to a pdf file. Download it at ...
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Linux Live CDs
2008-04-11 23:26:00
If you want to try Linux without installing it on your computer, Linux Live CDs are the best option. Here is a list of some Linux Live CDs dyne:bolic Fedora Knoppix OpenSuse Ubuntu Studio
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Kids introuble for sexual harassment
2008-04-07 04:38:00
I thought this was a little strange when I ran across it.  Because of zero tolerance policies in school districts, six-year-olds are being disciplined for sexual harassment.  I think its a good idea to be strict on sexual harassment, especially with middle school and high school students. I’m not sure that elementary students have the understanding ...
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New Zealand school bans birthday cake
2008-04-05 03:27:00
I got word earlier that a school in New Zealand has banned children and parents from bringing birthday cake to school.  Part of it is due to the large number of children born in September and October.  Some cases, there are four cakes a week.  That sounds pretty cool to me.  I like cake, I’m ...
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Have you been Rick Rolled?
2008-04-05 03:11:00
This is kind of a new development for me.  I was in a chatroom recently, when a number of people were talking about getting rickrolled, or rickrolling other people.  I had never heard of it before.  In case you haven’t either, it a new Internet phenomenon where people send links of videos to people in ...
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Ashley Alexandra Dupre ?Girls Gone Wild? $1 Million
2008-03-20 22:05:00
Well, it didn’t surprise me that Larry Flynt of Huslter and Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild offered Ashley, the pretty prostitute for the Spitzer mess. Shortly after the GGW offer was made, they found in their records that they already had nude footage of Ashley from 2003. So they pulled the offer and planned ...
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M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
2008-03-20 06:57:00
M*A*S*H was one of my favorite shows ever!  I used to watch it in high school when I got home from work, and did my homework before I went to bed every night on one of my local stations. It funny how timing can work out sometimes.  I placed the final episode of Mash - the ...
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Are Humans Meant to be Monogamous?
2008-03-20 03:23:00
It’s kind of funny timing that I came across this article now. Over the last week, I’ve been catching up on a show that I loved, Penn & Teller’s Bullshit. I used to have Showtime years ago, and loved watching Bullshit, Family Business, Free For All, Mr. Hell & Dead Like Me. Now that ...
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Released
2008-03-20 02:59:00
I just got the word that Vista SP 1 has been released. From what I’ve been told, its a collections of updates that most people would have, provided they are updating. I’ll have to look for more info to see if that is really true.
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Deputies dump paralyzed man from wheelchair
2008-02-16 17:44:00
I read a news article about this, and another that later reporting that the deputy turned herself in to police. There is no audio on the video posted below. I would like to know what the guy was saying. Not that would his verbal actions would justify being dumped. From my ...
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Buying A New Computer
2008-02-14 07:46:00
If you are in the market to buy a new computer here is a few things to keep in mind. 1. At any Discount, Department or Electronics store, pretty much all of the computers are going to have Vista, except the Macs. You need at least 2 GB of ram for just a basic ...
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Berkeley Mayor Bans Marines
2008-02-13 15:36:00
I recently heard that the mayor of Berkeley California banned the United States Marine Corps from a planned an approved training exercise because Marines are scary. It appears that the mayor is getting some heat from other Democrats on the city council and the public at large. I served in the Marine Corps for four years. ...
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MST3K - Mystery Science Theater 3000 Old and New
2008-02-13 07:20:00
I’m a big fan of independent media, especially local television. When I went back to school I heard MST3K come up from time to time. After some reading, I learned that it orginated on KTMA-TV 23 in Minneapolis, MN. The station is now “The CW” affiliate WUCW-TV. As KTMA, a struggling independent station, local station ...
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Writers End Strike - About Time!
2008-02-13 06:41:00
Well, I just got the official word. The WGA’s membership has agreed to end the strike. Soon, they should be rejoining the late night shows and their hosts. It will take about two to six weeks for scripted programs to return. Some won’t return till next season, if at all. I can ...
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Chris Pirillo from LockerGnome
2008-02-12 07:19:00
I’ve been watching Chris since he was on TechTV. It’s a shame they had to merge the network into G4. Chris still offers many helpful hints on computers and technology at chris.pirillo.com and lockergnome.com Here’s some of his videos
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I liked Anime before it was Anime
2008-02-11 07:07:00
I love cartoons. Always have. I am in my thirties, and in the late 70’s cable became popular in my community. I live about three hours from Chicago, not close enough to pick up their TV stations over the air. In the late 70s and early 80s, we got WGN-TV 9 ...
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Ebay Set to Change Feedback Policy in May 2008
2008-02-09 05:45:00
I have been reading numerous articles and message boards about eBay’s proposed changed to the feedback system. In the future, sellers will not be able to leave negative or neutral feedback to buyers. I am both an occasional buyer and seller on ebay with a rating of 98.9%. It would be 100%, but ...
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Asus Eee - A great basic computer for little money
2008-02-05 03:55:00
I love Linux. My main desktop is running Ubuntu. As for the times that I might need to run certain Windows appications, I have a licensed copy of Windows XP installed on a virtual machine, but that is a story for another day. I sell computers and quite often I have people visiting me ...
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DUI in Norway is NO Joke!
2008-01-30 04:27:00
Driving while intoxicated is very dangerous and haphazard thing to do. The penalties have got much more severe as the years have progressed. Looking in the “For the Record section of my local newspaper, I have noticed that everyone is getting at least two days in jail for each offense. There was ...
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Web Site Update
2008-01-30 00:47:00
The site is being updated once again.  Please be patient with me. All the best, Phil
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