This week (February 21-27) is National Eating Disorder Week.  If you or a loved one is affected by this, visit the NEDA website.  There is help and hope.
Thanks to staffer Marissa Antosh for this information.
~mary anne

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I love Broadway and it is so nice to peruse the offerings on playbill.com.  You can check out what’s playing on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in London.  Free membership gives you access to discounted theatre tickets, restaurant offers, and merchandise.  Playbill.com lists performance schedules, ticket prices, show run times, theatre information, advisories, synopsis, and more.
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Interested in knowing how your state tax dollars are spent?  Visit CTSunlight.org, “an electronic tool constructed by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy–so that the citizens of Connecticut can look at every line item of state government spending. . . .”  You can look at Payroll, Pensions, and Checks to Businesses and People.  The information [...]

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The New York Times has an article by Michelle Higgins that talks about some nice airfare search sites:  Kayak.com, Fly.com and Momondo.com.  I searched for flights from JFK to Rome, Italy (yes, I can dream) and I really liked the results from both Kayak.com and Fly.com.  Momondo.com was a clunkier tool to use and it [...]

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There are times when I see the cutest videos or great instructional videos on YouTube and want to keep them but can’t easily download them to my computer.  David Pogue recently tweeted about keepvid.com which I tried and liked.  It worked well with QuickTime and it’s a keeper!  Check it out!
~mary anne

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Small wireless devices are great and I certainly love mine.  But, my library card is the most amazing access point!  Come visit us to get your card and experience all the great things it offers.

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In yesterday’s New York Times,  Roy Furchgott has an article detailing how you can now watch your home TV on your iPhone!  You need the Sling Player app ($30) and a Slingbox.  My brother-in-law has a Slingbox and just loves it!  His son (my nephew) uses it to watch the family’s home television on his [...]

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