In a New York Times article by Joshua Brustein, we are introduced to two apps, GrubHub and Seamless.  They are available free for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.  They allow you to order food online–easily and wordlessly.  While there is little coverage for our area in Seamless and no coverage yet in GrubHub, they will most [...]

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According to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), cramming is “the practice of placing unauthorized, misleading or deceptive charges on your telephone bill. Crammers rely on confusing telephone bills in an attempt to trick consumers into paying for services they did not authorize or receive, or that cost more than the consumer was [...]

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Check out Danny Sullivan’s article from search engine land on Twitter’s new photo sharing feature.  His instructions are easy to follow and I can’t wait until it’s activated on my account!
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Barnes & Noble is expected to report a hefty loss tomorrow as it continues to invest in its Nook eBook readers. Click here for an article by Larry Dignan of ZDNet entitled “Will the Nook alter the profit equation?”    The Library’s Nook however is not as popular as our Kindles and iPads and [...]

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This wonderful video was shown at our Beyond Words Gala and I wanted to share it with you.
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Well, I just finished checking out the Apple site to learn about their WWDC announcements (see June 5 post) and I have to say I’m impressed. I have become a bi-computer person, using both my PC and my newer Mac. I hear so often that Macs are easier, more intuitive, etc.; however, I [...]

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It’s Sunday of the holiday weekend and I’m updating my computer.  While things run, I checked out my ZDNet Alerts and thought I’d share this post from James Kendrick on summer party apps.  Click here to read his article on recipes for food and drink, kayaking, the summer night sky and more!  Hope you are [...]

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It can be very difficult to choose a vacation destination.  So many places, so little time.  I watch travel shows, read books and magazines and yes, they are all wonderful.  However, I have now added a new tool to my bag of tricks:  YouTube!Â
I cannot believe there is a place in the world that hasn’t [...]

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I know that one of the most burning questions we have is “What exactly is Google Page Rank.”  Rob Chant of SearchEngineWatch.com has written this article that explains both Google’s page rank and their toolbar page rank.  The “busting some myths” section at the end of the article is particularly interesting.  Now to just get [...]

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The terrible news about the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan today (March 11, 2011) caused me to find this site:  NOAA’s National Weather Service West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center which has issued a tsunami warning for the coastal areas of California and Oregon from Point Coincepcion, California to the Oregon-Washington border and also [...]

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