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...there's a Jury Duty Scam going around? You get a call accusing you of missing jury duty. A warrant for your arrest will be issued. To verify your innocent you must give them your social security number and date of birth.
...eating the right foods can help prevent colds and flu? Eat right to build up your immune system.
...according to a Gallop poll "More than eight in ten Americans say they are satisfied with their personal lives at this time, including a solid majority who say they are 'very satisfied?'" Forbes Magazine.
...your computer may play "Fur Elise" or "It's a Small, Small World" seemingly at random?
...the Vista Service Pack 1 will concentrate on stability and security fixes with some performance gains?
ADVERTISING
...watch a uplifting ad that starts with dominoes tipping.
...watch this Super Bowl ad. There is no sound.
ANSWERS
...check out an informative site covering interesting topics with concise answers to fascinating questions.
...find out what the Rule of Thumb is in many situations. Words of wisdom.
ART
...look at some very cool paper sculptures.
...watch "The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa." Why was Mona Lisa smiling? This Web movie stars kevin Spacey and runs approximately 15-20 minutes. You can double the screen size.
ASTRONOMY/SPACE
...view a terrific set of high resolution photographs from the space shuttle.
CHARITIES
...take a vocab test. Each correct answer donates rice to the hungry.
CONSUMER RESOURCES
...learn about how caffeine affects my brain.
...learn 23 ways to avoid getting colds and the flu.
...use this mobile Website from PC Magazine to check their product reviews while I'm in a store. Do a product search or pull up their Editor's Choice.
GADGETS (What's New?)
...check out Wired Magazine's Gadget page.
...look at CNET's "Crave" gadget page.
...see what "OhGizmo" came up with this month. [OhGizmo]
...check out the latest gadgets via "Engadget."
...see more gadgets reviewed this month by "Gizmodo."
...view "Strange New Products."
...preview more interesting products. [Product Dose]
...check out Cnet's Top 100 Products.
...view "Gizmag." The magazine of emerging technology.
...check out the "New Launches" site.
GAMES/PUZZLES (Online)
...play this geography game. Land your plane as close as you can to the correct city.
...catch as many black objects as I can without touching the red ones.
...use physics to get the ball in the hole.
HISTORY
...check out this "Best of History" website.
HOLIDAYS AND EVENTS (What's Next?)
02/02 - Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Club...
Groundhog Day links...
02/03 - Super Bowl XLII
The Patriots try to win one for the record books...
02/05 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
New Orleans premier celebration, still going strong...
Live Bourbon Street cams...
02/07 - Chinese New Year
Celebrating The Year of the Rat...
All about the Chinese New Year...
02/10 - 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Turn on CBS at 8pm for the music industry's most prestigious awards show...
02/11-12 - Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
What's it take to be Best In Show?...
02/12 - Lincoln's Birthday
Lincoln Home National Historic Site...
Honest Abe speeches, writings, historic places and resources...
02/14 - Valentine's Day
The history of this romantic holiday...
An online Valentine's Day guide...
02/17 - Daytona 500
NASCAR's richest and most prestigious race...
02/18 - Presidents' Day
Info and links to all the US Presidents...
02/22 - Washington's Birthday
A short biography of the original George W...
Washington links...
02/22-24 - Bassmaster Classic
Bass fishing doesn't get any better...
02/23 - The 28rd Annual Razzie Awards
Hollywood's worst...
Links to all the above and more...
HUMOR
...watch as Gizmodo guys use a gadget to shut off TVs at the CES show.
...use this Website to create my own comic strip.
MOVIE TRAILERS (In U.S. theatres this month)
...checkout "The Eye" with Jessica Alba.
...checkout "Over Her Dead Body" with Eva Longoria Parker.
...checkout "Definitely, Maybe" with Ryan Reynolds.
...checkout "Fools Gold" with Matthew McConaughey.
...see even more coming attractions.
MUSIC
...listen to television theme music and songs from yesterday and today. Everything from the The A-Team theme to Zorro.
...download free and legal music. 25 million songs to choose from. [A Beta program that must be downloaded and installed.]
NATURE/ENVIRONMENT
...view photographs of 10 magnificent trees.
PHOTOGRAPHY
...check out gridlock.
...see a 360 degree view of the Airbus A380 cockpit.
...see things that look like other things.
...see the model with flyaway hair.
POLITICS
...view an up-to-the-minute political video blog.
SCIENCE
...view 10 more fascinating lectures from the TED(Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference.
...explore NASA's Solar System Exploration site. Read up on current missions.
...measure the speed of light using a chocolate bar and a microwave oven.
SOFTWARE (FREE QUALITY UTILITIES)
...try AVG Anti-Virus for free instead of Norton or McAfee.
...try ZoneAlarm Firewall for free instead of Norton or McAfee.
...try Microsoft's Defender anti-spyware for free instead of a paid version.
...try Advanced WindowsCare to protect, repair and optimize your PC, instead of a paid version.
...site that will provide me with free updates to my software applications.
...download free viewers for the following programs: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
SPORTS
...visit the Super Bowl site for more hype.
...see what it would be like to play table tennis in tubular form.
TRAVEL
...view a site that will give me flight delay information for major airports around the U.S.
...check out the 53 places to go in 2008, according to the New York Times.
WASTE OF TIME
...send an email/Web greeting where the letters of the message are images from Google Maps.
...check out Time's 50 Top Ten lists for 2007.
YOUTUBE/VIDEOS
...watch a group of men try to upright a car. Funny.
...watch the Jet-Man fly. Comes with nice flying music.
...see how to catch catfish the hard way.
...watch videos of a polar bear cub.
...watch an affectionate lion.
"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
-Bertrand Russell
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"What a cold day. It was so cold, I saw a flasher on Hollywood Boulevard wearing a sign on his raincoat saying, “Objects May Be Smaller Than They Appear." -Leno
"Happy birthday to Ellen DeGeneres. Fifty years old today. I’m starting to worry she’ll never find the right guy." -Letterman
"The Kennedys came out for Barack Obama. The next big party endorsement is from Al Gore. Both Barack and Hillary are going all out to try to avoid that one." -Leno
"I don't wanna say 'Rambo' is getting old but in his latest movie he's battling his own enlarged prostate gland."
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Can I Keep My Laptop Battery in My Refrigerator?
Yes, but not the freezer! Keeping batteries cool will prolong their lives. Be sure to let your battery warm up before using it.
My Cell Phone Fell In Some Water - What Do I Do?
Retrieve it as fast as possible. Remove and dry the battery and the Sim card if it has one. Clean phone with denatured alcohol or rubbing alcohol to remove minerals. Gently dry the phone with a hair dryer and then place it in a container of uncooked rice overnight. For more info click here.
Vista's Built-In Screen Capture
Click "Start" and type "snipping" (without the quotes) into the search box. Click "Snipping Tool" in the list. Click "New." Click and drag your cursor over the area you want to copy. Release your mouse, the clip will appear in a new window. Click "Save" button.
Quick Way To Lock My Computer
Click the "Windows" and "L" key. This locks Windows until you unlock it. To unlock it, press Ctrl + Alt + Del. If you have a password, you'll need to enter it.
Speeding Up My FireFox Browser
FireFox caches pages for your "Back" button which slows it down going forward. Type about:config into the URL window. Scroll down until you find browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers Double click it and change -1 to 0. This makes new pages open faster but back button pages will open a little slower.
Calculate With Google
Need to do a quick mathematical calculation or conversion? Search the equation in Google and get the answer plus results containing the equation.
Access System Properties
Use the Windows and Pause/Break keys to bring up your computers System Properties. Helpful when you need to know what your operating system is, what service packs you've added, your CPU speed or amount of RAM you have.
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COMPUTING NEWS TIPS AND WARNINGS
* Backup important files. You can lose your hard drive at any time.
* Run ScanDisk and defragment your hard drive.
* Use an antivirus program and keep it updated.
* Check for the latest virus threats.
* Install the latest Microsoft security updates.
* Install a security firewall. More firewall information.
* Invest in a surge protector.
* Keep your DirectX files updated.
* Eliminate adware and spyware from your system.
* Find answers at Microsoft Product Support Services.
* Turn computers off at night to avoid hackers and save energy.
* Check email attachments with antivirus software.
* Don't respond to or buy anything from a spammer.
* Disregard any email that asks for personal information, credit card numbers, or bank information.
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