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I learned about Quintura for Kids from ResearchBuzz.com.    Check out their review of it.  My success was mixed.  I was satisfied with results from ‘ukulele’, ‘football’, and a couple of other keywords.  I was not satisfied with the results from ‘drawing’ - the first result was about ‘Drew Barrymore’.
I see a lot of potential in [...]

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Did you know that Google shows Twitter ‘Tweets’ under ‘Updates’ and will soon show searches from Facebook?  How much do you really want to share?  With friends?  With the world?
KimKomando.com says,
‘Facebook has long been known for its excellent
privacy tools. But it recently made changes that expose more of your
information. Search sites can find your [...]

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I have read that in the last week over 250 domain names (Website addresses or URLs) have been registered regarding Haiti relief and contributions.   While some of these are legit I suspect that some were just registered to distract givers away from legitimate sites.   Charity Navigator is a useful Website that helps charitable givers to [...]

Continue Reading Give to Haiti Relief not to some crook

The New York Times had an interesting essay called, ‘Steal These Books’.  To quote:
‘With the recession, shoplifting is on the rise, according to booksellers. At BookPeople in Austin, Tex., the rate of theft has increased to approximately one book per hour.’
You won’t believe what the most frequently stolen book is! 
Read on….http://www.nytimes.com

Continue Reading Bookstore Clerk: ‘Where did that book I recommend often go?’

I spent quite a bit of the day trying to figure out if our school’s security and communication Motorola two-way radios were UHF or VHS.   For some reason the district needed to know but no one had a clue how to find out.  Here is the answer!  Of course, I did a Google search [...]

Continue Reading How do I know if a Motorola Two-Way Radio is UHF or VHS?