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Warm then wet Monday

Posted in Blog 365, Daily Grind, tagged Blog 365, Daily Grind on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Got out this morning and cleaned out the van and put the seats back in the back. Fixing to take pictures and put it on CraigsList and see if we can get rid of it. Runs good but we don’t need it any more. Filled the tank on the weedeater and made [...]

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Shelf Web Pages Instantly (and Get Back to Work) with ReadItLater

Posted in FireFox, Software, Tools, tagged FireFox Extension, ReadItLater, Software, Tools on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Screenshot Tour: Shelf Web Pages Instantly (and Get Back to Work) with ReadItLater
Surely you come across web pages during the workday that are completely unrelated to actual work, but that you’d love to save for later—and the previously mentioned (and award winning) Firefox extension ReadItLater does just that really well. Once ReadItLater is part of [...]

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Politics of the Plate: Salmongate: Food Politics : gourmet.com

Posted in Political, tagged Palin, Political on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Politics of the Plate: Salmongate: Food Politics : gourmet.com
The law in Alaska forbids a governor from officially lobbying for or against a ballot initiative such as Ballot Measure 4. To get around the law, Palin exercised what she called “personal privilege” when she said to reporters, “Let me take my governor’s hat off for just [...]

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Ginger Ninjas Band Launch Pedal-Powered World Tour : TreeHugger

Posted in Pedal Power, tagged Ginger Ninjas, World Tour on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ginger Ninjas Band Launch Pedal-Powered World Tour : TreeHugger
Band tours 5,000 miles unsupported by automobile
Now that’s dedication to your principles! Cool!

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Happy Birthday Star Trek!

Posted in Star Trek, tagged Birthday, Star Trek on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Sept. 8, 1966: Liftoff for the Starship Enterprise
1966: Star Trek makes its network television debut.
Star Trek’s 42 today! My how time flies…

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5 reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista to Linux

Posted in Geekstuff, Linux, Windows, tagged Linux, Upgrade, Windows on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

iTWire – 5 reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista to Linux
Windows Vista has been out for almost two years now but it still suffers from stability and compatibility issues, let alone an insatiable desire for beefier hardware. You don’t have to live with it; here are five reasons why Linux makes a better choice for [...]

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