Understanding the Mid-East Conflict July 31, 2006

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It can be tough sometimes keeping up with the intricacies of complicated news stories like the Mid-East conflict. Every new event is influenced by history going back decades. Here are a few websites that can help you fill in the blanks of this often confusing situation.
theWBALchannel.comRight here on our [...]

Downloading DVD’s July 28, 2006

Here’s a new way to combine the immediate satisfaction of a visit to the video store with the never-leave-home convenience of a service like Netflix. It’s a newly launched service allowing you to download full movies and then record them onto a blank DVD. You even get all the menus, extra scenes and [...]

Blogs from the War Zone July 26, 2006

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This is moonlighting taken to the extreme. For their “day job” they fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and on their own time they create online web logs about their lives in the war zone.
Military Blogs, or “Milblogs,” are created by individual troops posting journals and photos from the front [...]

Vacation Music Videos July 24, 2006

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We all have piles of photos from vacations long forgotten. We have the film developed or the digital files stored on our computer and we seldom see them again. And on the rare occasions that the photos are brought out, it’s usually a bit boring.
But now some amazing websites [...]

Escaping Long Term Contracts July 21, 2006

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I hate my cell phone. It’s big and clunky and all the built-in ringtones sound like a 1980’s Atari game. But I’m stuck with it till my contract is up in November… or so I thought.
www.CellTradeUSA.comI happened upon this site recently and was skeptical. They claim that if [...]

Monitoring Myspace July 19, 2006

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Millions of teenagers are using Myspace.com and similar sites safely and responsibly, but after reports of kids being targeted on social networking sites, many parents want to keep a close eye on what children are up to. And you don’t have to be a technical whiz to do it. [...]

Safer Web Browsing July 17, 2006

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Chances are when you browse the web you’re using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser. That little blue “e” logo is a dead giveaway.
It’s a good piece of software, and convenient since it comes installed on every Windows computer. But it has been plagued for years by security vulnerabilities, putting [...]

Discovering New Music July 14, 2006

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Portable music players like iPods hold so much music these days. Even the tiniest ones can hold hundreds of songs. I loaded every CD I’ve ever owned on one and it’s still less than half full. We could all use some good recommedations for new tunes that match [...]

Free-cycling July 12, 2006

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To you it may be junk you’d like to have hauled away, but someone out there will be delighted to come pick it up.
Now there are websites connecting people to trade things for free. It works out well for both parties and keeps stuff out of landfills. It’s amazing [...]

Online Photo Sharing July 9, 2006

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Websites allowing you to upload and share your digital photographs have been around a long time. Maybe you’ve tried a few. It’s a great way to distribute pictures to far flung family and friends. Relatives can view your pictures from anywhere and even order their own prints of [...]