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Ten Tricks to Using Google You Probably Don't Know

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:02:40 GMT

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10. Get Local Time: Type in What time is it followed by any city to get the current time.

Track Flight Status: Enter the airline and flight number to find out the departure time and estimated arrival for any flight.

Search for Pages That are “Better Than,” “Similar to,” or “Reminds me of”: Enter “better than keyword” or “similar to keyword” to find Web pages you never knew existed.

Use Google as a Free Proxy: Enter cache:website.com to view a Web page that’s been blocked from the computer you’re using.

Remove Affiliate Links From Product Searches

Convert Currency, Metrics, Bytes and More

Find Related Items: Enter ~ before any search term to find related items as well.

Find Music and Comic Books: Enter -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "Band or comic book name" to find music files and comic books.

See Images of People, Objects, Etc.: Type in a search term, and click on images to see photos of the results.

Search for Faces:

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Complete collection of G Mail Tips

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:55:55 GMT

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Clip Source: g04.com

Gmail Tips Table of Contents

Gmail Beta: First Impressions
How I 'Imported' archived email into Gmail
Gmail Tip #1: All About Labels
Gmail Tip #2: 'Check' Your Messages
Gmail Tip #3: How to Maintain 'Notes'
Gmail Tip #4: Formatting Your Name
Gmail Tip #5: The 'Plus' Side of Gmail
Gmail Tip #6: Define a Signature!
Gmail Tip #7: Quickly Addressing a Message
Gmail Tip #8: Working With Lots of Email
Gmail Tip #9: New Mail Notification!
Gmail Tip #10: Some Tips About Conversations
Gmail Tip #11: Connecting Securely
Gmail Tip #12: 'Archiving' Explained
Gmail Tip #13: Some More About Conversations
Gmail Tip #14: What Happens To Sent Messages?
Gmail Tip #15: New feature! Highlighting on/off!
Gmail Tip #16: New feature! View or Download for attached images
Gmail Tip #17: Advanced Search - View Multiple Labels
Gmail Tip #18: Some Forwarding Idiosyncracies

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Top 10 reasons to quit your job

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:31:26 GMT

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Clip Source: humanresources.about.com

These are the top ten reasons why you might want to quit your current job. These are difficult, if not impossible, work problems to solve. You need to look out for your best interests. Your job consumes too many hours of too many days of your life for you to stay where you are if you're miserable. No excuses, now. If these problems exist in your current job, make a plan, and quit your job.

Your company is experiencing a downward spiral

Your relationship with your manager is damaged beyond repair

Your life situation has changed.

Your values are at odds with the corporate culture

You've stopped having fun and enjoying your job

Your company is ethically challenged

you have behaved in ways that are considered improper

You've burned your bridges with your coworkers

Your stress level is so high at work that it is affecting your physical or mental health

burnout and if they can't be cured, move on

You are unchallenged

By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com

powers user's guide to Firefox 3

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:36:44 GMT

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Clip Source: lifehacker.com

You already know about Firefox 3's marquee new features, but now it's time to dig deep and unearth the shortcuts, tweaks, and even Easter eggs that Mozilla marketing doesn't mention. In honor of today's official release of Firefox 3—at 10AM Pacific Time—let's dive in past Firefox 3's most talked-about feature-set into its lesser-known power uses, tricks, and customizations.

Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug!

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:24:17 GMT

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Clip Source: www.reuters.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday

The drug, called lodamin, was improved in one of the last experiments overseen by Dr. Judah Folkman, a cancer researcher who died in January. Folkman pioneered the idea of angiogenesis therapy -- starving tumors by preventing them from growing blood supplies.

Lodamin is an angiogenesis inhibitor that Folkman's team has been working to perfect for 20 years. Writing in the journal Nature Biotechnology, his colleagues say they developed a formulation that works as a pill, without side-effects.

Tests in mice showed it worked against a range of tumors, including breast cancer, neuroblastoma, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, brain tumors known as glioblastomas and uterine tumors.

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

The Idea Festival...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:46:20 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Aspen, high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in what used to be the "Wild Wild West" is perhaps an unlikely setting for a festival of ideas.

But ideas also contributed to this resurgence: this high-altitude setting is also the home of some lofty thinking, hosted by the Aspen Institute - organisers of the Ideas Festival - which brings together politicians, academics, artists and people from the world of commerce for a week-long session of brain-storming and debate.

All of these people have come here with one central conviction. It is that ideas matter and especially so in a presidential election year. Men and women can change the world by thinking about problems and by approaching them in new ways.

Daily sessions typically begin at 7.45 in the morning: you have to be willing to take your dose of ideas early.

By Jonathan Marcus
Diplomatic correspondent, BBC News

The Rules of Dating!!!

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:55:28 GMT

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Clip Source: dating.about.com

The Rules of Dating

Dating Rules For All Relationships

By Bonny Albo, About.com

When dating someone, are there rules? You bet there are. These dating rules apply to every relationship, no matter if it's new or long-term, casual or serious.

1. Dating Rule #1: Don't Lose Who You Are

Your first priority in a relationship - no matter what kind of a relationship you are in - is to yourself. To do that, you'll need to love yourself by ensuring you are ready to date before taking the plunge, as well as having a strong sense of self-worth and esteem.

2. Dating Rule #2: Ensure Every Date is Fun

Not only does trying to make your date happy make you feel good, but it is also one of the first signs of attraction. And studies have shown that when taking someone out on a date, the primary way your date will determine the success of the event is how much fun was had.

3. Dating Rule #3: Communicate Well and Clearly

4. Dating Rule #4: Be a Strong Negotiator

5. Dating Rule #5: Nurture Your Relationship

How to get a job?

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:08:09 GMT

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wikiHow - The How-to Manual That You Can Edit

Clip Source: www.wikihow.com

Steps

Network. The best companies to work for tend to rely heavily (up to 40%) on employee referrals.^[1] Make a list of all of your friends, relatives, and acquaintances. Call each one and ask them if they know of any openings that they could recommend you for. Don't be too humble or apologetic; tell them what you've been looking for, but let them know that you're flexible and that if they have any suggestions, you're open to them. This is not the time to be picky about jobs; a connection can often get your foot in the door, and you can negotiate pay or switch positions later, once you've gained experience and established your reputation.

Volunteer.

Develop your personal elevator pitch.

Prepare for a behavioral interview.

Research the company.

Settle down.

Make a list of work-related skills you'd like to learn.

Cold call.

Change your attitude.

Fit the job to the skills

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Top six ways to save gas while traveling...

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:11:30 GMT

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Clip Source: frugalliving.about.com

By Erin Huffstetler, About.com

1. Rely on Local Transportation

Choose a travel location that offers local transit, and take advantage of it. Exploring a new city by bus, subway or ferry allows you to see the town as locals see it, and even cuts out the hassle of parking – a bargain for the price of a few bus or subway tokens.

2. Rent a Bike

3. Seek Gas Card Offers

4. Foot It

5. Look for Shuttle Service

Staying at a big-name hotel? Check to see if they offer a complimentary shuttle service. This will allow you to skip driving all together, and net you a free tour guide – not a bad deal, indeed.

6. Choose an All-In-One Destination

Resorts and other all-in-one destinations completely erase the need for transportation once you arrive. Choose one of these vacation spots, and you'll have easy access to food, entertainment and everything else that you'd need to make your trip enjoyable.

Daily aspirin in middle-age call...

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:24:13 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Emma Wilkinson
Health reporter, BBC News

Men and women over a certain age should take aspirin daily to prevent heart attacks, experts say in Heart journal.

Nottingham and Sheffield universities' analysis of almost 12,000 patients found men from the age of 48 and women from 57 would benefit from the drug.

Heart attacks occur when a blood vessel is blocked by a clot, but aspirin makes it harder for blood clots to form.

The British Heart Foundation said more research was needed before "blanket prescribing" could be recommended.

Under existing recommendations, a GP will prescribe the drug if a person has already suffered a heart attack or a stroke.

It is also prescribed if factors such as high blood pressure put a patient at high risk of having such an "event" in the next few years.

But the researchers said, in reality, many people are not treated.

Some have speculated it may be easier to treat everyone over a specific age threshold such as 50 years.

Things I Learned Living on a Budget...contd

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:22:34 GMT

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Clip Source: mysuperchargedlife.com

A book from the library reads just the same as the one from the bookstore

I can eat lunch on $25 per week and get by on $30 of spending money per month

You don’t always have to spend a lot of money to have fun

Living on a budget has forced my wife and I to become more creative about how our family spends its time. We have found that it is still possible to have fun without spending a ton of money. For instance, we still go out to eat as a family, but we do it less often and are choosier about where we go. We try to get the most bang for the buck. We have also found that our daughters enjoy less expensive vacations like camping or just going to a decent hotel with a pool as much as they might enjoy something like a theme park

A budget is a plan and not something written in stone

I have learned that a budget has to be flexible. Life happens. A budget needs to adapt to life.

We don’t want to be ultra-frugal forever

Things I Learned Living on a Budget...

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:17:45 GMT

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Clip Source: mysuperchargedlife.com

Some people are going broke to avoid living on a budget. They hate the thought of a budget so much that they will do practically anything to get out of it. The problems our state and federal governments have with budgets is well publicized and probably just a symptom of our cultural aversion toward budgets. The idea of creating a budget has caused many marital fights and probably even some divorces. When my wife initially suggested that we create a budget after she read one of Dave Ramsey’s books, I admit that I was less than enthusiastic. However, after living on a budget now for almost two years, I can honestly say that I like it. It has taught me a lot so, I thought I’d share some of what I’ve learned in the hopes that it will help you.

I learned that true wealth is possible.

I learned that a budget is an instrument of freedom.

I learned that simpler is often better.

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$100 is a lot of money

Food tastes better when you eat out less often

Shopping is not entertainment

Things can be fixed

Top Ten Overlooked Storage Spaces..

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:39:28 GMT

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Clip Source: garages.about.com

Get organized by finding unused storage space in your house

By Jeff Beneke, About.com

Storage happens. Unfortunately, most often it happens without a plan. We stash something where there's an empty spot, then pile something else on top of it, and so on, until one day we've forgotten where we put any of it. And, in the meantime, the pile has grown big enough to cause problems of its own.

One reason we create such visible messes with our haphazard, unplanned storage habits is that we fail to consider the large, and largely empty, spaces that exist around the house. The first step in planned storage, therefore, is to inventory the potential storage spaces that surround you. Let's start at the top.

Clipmarks | mugofcoffee's ideas/tips collection

Ten Tricks to Using Google You Probably Don't Know

Complete collection of G Mail Tips

Gmail Tips Table of Contents

Top 10 reasons to quit your job

powers user's guide to Firefox 3

Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug!

The Idea Festival...

The Rules of Dating!!!

The Rules of Dating

Dating Rules For All Relationships

1. Dating Rule #1: Don't Lose Who You Are

2. Dating Rule #2: Ensure Every Date is Fun

3. Dating Rule #3: Communicate Well and Clearly

4. Dating Rule #4: Be a Strong Negotiator

5. Dating Rule #5: Nurture Your Relationship

How to get a job?

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[edit] Warnings

Top six ways to save gas while traveling...

1. Rely on Local Transportation

2. Rent a Bike

3. Seek Gas Card Offers

4. Foot It

5. Look for Shuttle Service

6. Choose an All-In-One Destination

Daily aspirin in middle-age call...

Things I Learned Living on a Budget...contd

Things I Learned Living on a Budget...

Top Ten Overlooked Storage Spaces..

Get organized by finding unused storage space in your house

1. Attics

2. Walls

3. Closets

4. Pantries

5. Laundry

6. Basements

7. Entries & Mudrooms

8. Garages

9. Sheds

10. Temporary Storage Units