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Hey visitors, I've moved! Go to .love.laugh.learn.live.. All of this site's content was brought over and more interesting links and articles are being added everyday.Thanks!Mike

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What are you doing just sitting there reading this? It's a beautiful day today no matter where you are. Whether the wind is blowing, rain is pouring, sunny or snowing, there is something wondrous to it all. Even if war is being waged in your lands or disease is spreading, there is a greater picture to it all. I cannot deny that I am "just sitting here" typing this right now, but I am going to

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There is this nagging thought in my mind that in order for me to move forward with a successful blog, not something just recreational, but something innovative and able to provide substaintail income gains, I have a good deal of changes to make. These are the following changes that I intend to make in the next year of my blogging:1) Change from Blogger to a hosted WordPress platform.2) Develop

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Compliments of blog archives from Steve Pavlina, I found an excellent resource for people to find a surprise in their life: unclaimed property. Visit the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators website. You can click Find Property along the left-hand side navigation and then are taken to a site to select the state. Each state will have a seperate site to visit and search by

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I've been gone for about a week or so just taking in life and exploring more of what I love and finding out more about what I am and intend to be.  I read an interesting passage from "Conversations with God: Book 3" last evening that summarizes an excellent way to move beyond old belief structures to empower our lives and be more whole.  The statement was that guilt and fear are humans

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I am testing a new method of posting.  By emailing a certain address, the entry should automatically appear in my blog. I don't know how this is going to work, but I will soon find out.  Other than that, I feel like a little writer's block right now so if you don't see anything new from me for awhile, I apologize. I'm sure a new wave of creativity will come some time soon.

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This story was prompted by my drive to work today. Pulling out from the Wawa near my home ( a right turn with yield sign and short lane), the car in front of me pulled out and then I followed, believing I had plenty of room between me and the cars that had just left the intersection from a light change. The person in front of me decided not to speed up to keep the flow of traffic going and was

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This week I've begun a new system so that I can grow to be an expert in a new field. This was inspired by two articles, one, from Creating Passionate Usersentitled How To Be An Expert and second, from Steve Pavlina's Blog entitled How To Become An Early Riser. Using the the ideas from these blog entries, I've begun the practice of becoming an earlier riser in order to study a new, we'll call it

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Here some recent albums that have been on the top of my playlist lately:Matisyahu- Live at StubbsMatisyahu is a Hassidic Jew Reggae Musician with a capable band that has a diverse repitoire of musical genres that I would summarize as jam rock reggae. This album is a live concert from Stubb's in Austin, Texas. He is a rising star in the music world, making a great presense in the commercialized

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Because my family has certain dietary concerns, we sometimes have a more limited range of foods that we buy. When we find something we like, we often stick with it, like rice cheese or gluten-free pretzels. Occassionally we will purchase a less-than-quality product that we usually have no problems with. On these rare occassions, I will contact the consumer concerns department of the

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A great little, build-your-own web technology can be found at Rollyo.com. I've built a little search engine based on the theme of Yoga. I hope this works for you. If so, I will put the search in the main part of the page. (edit) Since it works, I can go back and add other categories of search, like blogging, golf, web design, and those will be included in the drop-down list. Simply type in

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There is a nifty little program that I run on my home computer. It is called Yahoo! Widgets Engine. These "Widgets" are smaller programs that can run on your desktop and include things like a mini photo slideshow, news feeds, weather, system monitoring, and more. On the Yahoo! Widgets home page, you can download the engine software and find a huge list (that continues to grow) of widgets that

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This salt is rumored to be a fantastic remedy for muscle aches and further, if you bath in one kilo (about 2lbs) of it for 30 minutes, you are supposed to feel as though you fasted for 3 days. I know there are some great benefits from fasting, but most people look at you cross-eyed when you suggest it. So, here is an alternative that may even be a bit pleasure, i.e. if your mate joined you in

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This week they will be thawing out Walt Disney to see if he comes back to life. Not really, but now that I have your attention, the topic of this post is Cryogenic freezing. Apparently this process has a substantial benefit and application to a variety of fields including automobiles, tools and sporting equipment. I remember about a year ago or so reading an article regarding someone improving

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I found an interesting site perusing one of my local favorites (Lifehacker) today, and the site is called Nuvvo. It allows you to set up online classes and teach for free, either offering the course teachings for free or for a fee that you set. I looked through the list of courses and a few were interesting and I'm certain as the publicity spreads, the community and selection will grow. This

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Keeping a budget can be one of the smartest tools to use in managing your family or personal income. I know that my wife has done an excellent job with our family budget, from the initial set-up to continual revisitation to see where we save and where we overspend. It is an art and science, something you need to study and maintain consistently. For example, knowing how much you spent on

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I've returned from a five day vacation from work and this blog. I know, I know, you had missed my informative and comedy-filled articles so much that you probably chewed off your fingers in anticipation, but chew no longer, I am back in action and I am throwing out my format for now. I will post whatever I want, whenever I want, about whatever I want, so whenever you want to read it, you can

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Hey All (four of you),I have a new entry on Dadbloggers.com. The piece is title Child-Speak Translation and it is about my joy in knowing my son's secret code language, in other words, the art of understanding his pronunciations. Many cannot comprehend Boris Forrest language, but there are a few that can, and I am one of those proud few. So go ahead and read the short entry as I am sure you

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Family 12082005 173 Originally uploaded by mfshearer. This is to test a great functionality through Flickr and Blogger. I can post a new picture of my little girl riding a train (or any picture) and do a little write up about it and post it to my blog from Flikr. Just perfect. I will go back to my blog later and update the links. This has nothing to do with Wisdom Wednesday, but I am

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I try a variety of methods when it comes to keeping track of my day/week/month/life. This week, I have implemented to new techniques to see how things go. One, I put a posted note on all of my books to denote what my assignment is for the week. It helped me look at the book and realize exactly what needed to be done without having to open to the page with the folded corners or dirty napkins.

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I am sticking with my proposal last week for a theme each day, but excluding weekend posts. The weekends are my time to catch up on all things that cannot be done during the week, like homework, headaches, and hankerings. More importantly,it is time to spend with my family and away from the computer. This blog was started to give me some creative writing release while at work and since I am

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There is a ton of free software online that has comparable tools that many of your conventional software provides. The biggest example is Open Office versus Microsoft Office. Many people incorporate free spyware, anti-virus tools, FTP programs, blog software (Thanks Blogger!), and others. Check out Download Dot Com for a grand list of software, both free and fee-based, to see what fun you can

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I think we can list many reasons why to choose to live more frugally. We have limited income that we need to stretch to pay rent/mortgage, bills, groceries, car repairs, debt, and other big and little financial surprises throughout our lifetime. It is a surprise that so many people get by, and we also know many people don't. Being frugal is an art and a science, a method of resourcefulness and

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Here is an excellent (though puzzling at first) technique a folding a perfect shirt, Folding Shirt Video. Wow, did it take watching this a few times to understand what on earth she was doing! Pay notice to a few key things:1) The t-shirt is front side up.2) The right knee is to the left of the left sleeve.3) Cross your left-hand over to the right side. 4) Fold down with your right hand. Leave

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This was one of the smartest moves I've made in purchasing: buying a split boxspring. I learned my lesson by not being able to get my boxspring down stairs and having to return it. For just a little more (less than $100), I bought a split boxspring that split lengthwise. It is a breeze to get up and down almost any staircase (even those narrow spiraling staircases). I don't know why people

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Don't take anything personally.Personally (ha!), this is a tough one for me sometimes. I suppose my frame of reference for reality is too based around my individual self and the misperception of being seperate from others (and everything else). It is hard to think that when someone criticizes you that it is because of their own view, but Don Miguel Ruiz says "Nothing others do is because of

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Good Morning All! As you may or may not remember, today is Wisdom Wednesday here at S&R and what a valuable thing wisdom can be. It can and should be demonstrated in all of our actions. Of course we make mistakes, but great wisdom can come from acknowledging these moments and moving forward from them without guilt. As our actions effect others, our attitude transfers and further becomes us

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Remember, it is Technical Tuesday, so here is a brief step-by-step instruction for using a valuable tool in Gmail:Add Labels to your Email for easy archive and retrieval1) Log into Gmail.2) Look for the drop down list in the upper center of the screen. It defaults to More Actions…3) Select a message or group of messages by clicking the check box next to it.4) Drop the list down and select New

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There is a new science out there for personal organization called GTD, Getting Things Done. The term was coined by David Allen, and you can learn more about his company, by visiting his site, The David Allen Company. Additionally, the site, Listibles, has (surprise, surprise) a list of the best online resources for Getting Things Done. See the list.GTD means comfortably organizing (to reduce

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With how busy we can let our lives get, it is essential to manage our time and those tasks and responsiblities that cause our running-around. Each morning, I try to have an organized fashion to my day: Answers all inbox emails, respond to prospective customers, and then write my To-Do List for the day. I repeat this process for each day of my week, whenever possible. If I don't complete an

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We are trying a new style here at Synthesize and Remind to make writing articles a bit more organized and methodical. Each day will have a theme, as follows:Managed Monday-Time Management and Organization skills (To Do Lists, Calendars and so forth)Technical Tuesday-A step by step instruction for getting something done the right way.Wisdom Wednesday-Tidbits from the spiritual domain that will

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This has become such an interesting topic for me recently: Lucid Dreaming and Out-Of-Body-Experiences (OOBE). Last night, I had an OOBE in dream (but I cannot say for certain if I was lucid). It was a strange phenomena. I was sitting and suddenly realized I was out of my body, however this was in a dream and I didn't realize I was dreaming until I awoke. The description of the dream is as

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If you like learning about Internet technology and possible improving your skills in web development, you need to go to W3 Schools for step-by-step training modules and examples. These tutorials will fill that craving brain of yours. You can learn:o HTMLo CSSo XMLo Javao VBScripto SQLo ASPo PHPo So much more. Check out the list of tutorials along the left side navigation bar and

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I plot, scheme and come up with brilliant, and not so brilliant ideas, all day long. Business plans, self-employment dreams, hobbies, and desires to learn new skills. Where do all of these moments go when they are often fleeting due to the many interruptions of the workday? I have notebooks that I write down my thoughts and ideas, but recently I realized another little trick that would help

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I wonder how many places do this, but if you bring your own mug, you get a discount cup. When If I go to the local shop here in a few minutes, most likely my 16 ounce thermos will get filled for only 80 cents. The typical price for a 16 ounce cup is $1.64. If I bought a cup a day, every day of the week, every week of the year, I would save over $200!! Granted, I try not to buy even close to

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Steve is a good writer. I like what he says. He makes me think about stuff that help me feel good. You should try it, Steve Pavlina's blog. *Not for the faint of heart when it comes to changing oneself.

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I am curious as to who you are and how you found me? Go ahead and make a comment to the blog, please. Thank you!More excitement coming soon!

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A friend of mine from college has developed a quality product and business selling hammocks. The TrekLight Hammock can be found at his site, TrekLightOnline. While I have yet to purchase one, I know that I will be when the chance for me going camping with my little ones occurs. Until then, check out Brian's site, there is a lot of informative content to compliment his quality hammocks.

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Most of us have them, but do we know what they are called; PhobiaList does. I find some of the best ones to be fear of abstracts ideas, like psychophobia (fear of mind), theophobia (fear of god and religion), apeirophobia (fear of infinity), necrophobia (fear of death and dead things) and allodoxaphobia (fear of opinions). It is interesting that of all these concepts within the phobia

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I have been privileged enough to work with many different healers in the past few years, but the ones that have impacted me and with whom I continue to work with are as follows:Ethan Borg (Find Ethan at Meridians.InfoDeepika Avanti (Find Deepika at Holistic Therapies Inc.Scott and Erika Trexler (Find them both at Expanding Heart CenterIleana Sutter (Contact me for her contact information)

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Google this, google that...have you used a customizable Google Home page, yet? You will need a google account (email me at mfshearer (at) gmail (dot) com, if you need one). This is absolutely fantastic technology in my humble opinion. On my homepage, I have RSS feeds for my favorites sites, Lifehacker and Ask Metafilter. I have word of the day, my gmail account, Google news feeds, my

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Visit Pandora and play around. I don't want to ruin the surprise, but you can listen to alot of new stuff based off of stations you create in regards to a particular artist. Don't make me articulate this, just go to the site and promise good times will be had by all.

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Hey readers,Yours truly has an entry at Dadbloggers in regards to meditating with my little pumpkin, Nina. It is a short, thoughful piece on a regular blessed moment that I spend with her. Hope you enjoy.

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Another Christmas-gift-related post, I must mention the exceptional alarm clock I received from my dear family, made by Now-Zen out of Boulder, Colorado. It wakes me up gently in the morning with a polite B Tone chime. If I don't turn it off on the first ding, it continues to calmly chime in intervals based on the mathematical Fibonacci sequence. Eventually, it chimes every five seconds for

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Socks made by Teko were recently gifted to my wife and I for Christmas. These socks are so comfortable it makes my feet smell my head spin. With a few pairs of these, they would be the only ones I sport. They are ecologically friendly, brilliant design and perfect fit. I suggest visiting your local hiking shop or the Teko website to get your own. Have happy feet!

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My readers have been demanding new content and I have finally settled into my new home. So since I only work 40+ hours a week, am taking two Masters classes and raising two children, I will be sure to keep this website free from any more cob webs. I hope you enjoy the new feel and look for a new project coming soon at my other site. Until then, go in peace.

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There is a lot of mold in my current home and so we are moving out. It has been hectic being that it is the holiday season amongst the other day to day activities. I will try to continue to post, but with everything else, the site may be on short hiatus. Blessings to all.

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This site, Tricks of the Trade, is an excellent resource for helpful hints in various professions given by those in the said profession. Flip through the archives to read short descriptions of all these trade secrets. My favorite, thus far, is for frequent fliers: "When all that is left are the middle seats on the plane, ask the person at the counter if you can be seated between two people with

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This thought comes fresh to my mind because I've been allowed into the kitchen again at my home after many months of banishment. In the past two evenings, I've cooked a delightful sheperdesque pie (mashed potatoes filled with sauteed spinach, green beans, watercress, onions and garlic) and a tasty lemon pepper parmesan salmon filet with an alfredo pasta (brown rice noodles, tomatoes, spinach,

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I've been working on a research paper for one of my Masters courses and have been testing various online workspaces for recommendation. The most impressive product I've encountered is AceProject. With multiple project and user management, task tracking, timesheets, and various reporting tools, you'll find this to be a comprehensive package. The free version is limited in number of users,

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Looking for a subsitute for coffee and that uneasy feeling it can give you in your belly; try Yerba Mate. One of only a few teas that can be brewed in hot or cold water, it is a perfect drink to start your day, liven the afternoon and steady your evening activities. It goes excellent with different types of milk and honey. You can usually buy it in bulk or in pre-packages at your local co-op

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Allow me to introduce my wife's best online pal: Fly Lady. She (Marla Cilley aka Fly Lady) and her site, FlyLady dot net have found their way onto our Favorites as well as into our home. We have tried different methods (wife initiated, myself incorporated) of de-cluttering and cleaning our home and lives. We are but novices in this artform, but continue to learn the masterful ways that are

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Props to my graphic design friend, Cain.

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Fandango dot com was introduced to me on Wednesday afternoon when my wife and I were scrambling to decide what Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire showing to see. My sister interjected, "what about fandango.com?", and I was like, "Whaaaaa?". She then said you could buy movie tickets online. Conversation over. I booked downstairs in my parents house with credit card in hand and in only a few

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A La Lifehacker Useful Windows Run commands: "The Fix My XP web site lists 99 Windows Run commands for keyboard lovin' PC users. To invoke the Run box, hold down the Windows key and hit R (or from the Start Menu, choose 'Run.') From there type any one of the keywords listed to launch an app: like calc for Calculator or clpbrd for the Clipboard Viewer or freecell for the card game. Don't forget

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I know little about RSS feeds, though I want to learn. With everything else on my plate, I don't get many opportunities to educate myself on this technology. I was perusing this AskMetafilter thread and found a suggest for Google Reader. I did a couple searches to get my favorite sites in the reader and with the quick click of a button, I had my favorite sites summarized. Now I just click my

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Play Yeti Sports. Over a handful of online games, some with a great winter theme. *Quick free account creation required.

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If you are experiencing pain anything like mine, you may be having serious digestion problems from yesterday's festivities and other dietary choices over time. Some helpful suggestions for natural digestive aid would be papaya enzymes, herbal teas, and, if desperate, other options. Read this overview about colon cleansing and always consult your physician before attempting any of these methods.

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Use Archive Dot Org. I don't think I need to say anymore once you've visited, however, there is an abundance of audio, video and text files for all of your intellectual needs.

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I find the site, Epinions, to be an excellent consumer opinion site for so many products. I've used it for car shopping, computers and peripherals, getting married (just kidding, darling) and more. Other sites with similiar formats are Bizrate, Comsumer Report and Consumer World. Don't forget about the Better Business Bureau and remember to be an informed shopper.

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Visiting another helpful site, LifeHack, yielded another excellent resource for living a simpler life. The title is in fact, Live Simple and is written by John December. Mr. December has his own useful site, December Dot Com. Every link in this blog-blurb provides hours of informative articles and references. Read away, but don't forget about me amidst all these more developed sites.

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Looking for a unique big people movie to watch this holiday? Seek no further and rent (or buy): Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain. A magical story, spoken in French,with English sub-titles and voice narration, it is a tale of charity and love that will warm your spirit for the coming holidays. As they say, "She'll change your life."

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You have so many pennies. The world is ridden with pennies. Remember, these pennies are money. Also remember, the Salvation Army will be jingling their bells outside stores across the country. Consider, for a moment, dropping a few pennies in each time you pass. If you drop 10 pennies a day for the next 31 days, you've donated only $3.10, but you've given 31times (double that if you give

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If your family is like ours, you probably get caught up in the magical moments and forget to turn on the video camera. This makes perfect sense, why pre-occupy yourself with whether your hands are shaking while you video tape your six month old in her super saucer. However, this is the time of the season to dust off the tapes and capture some footage. Loved ones are all around and you can

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Net2FTP has been an excellent tool as I've begun the process of developing my son's preschool website. I have a work computer and home computer. I began the site on my home computer and then would have creative inspirations while at work. I started getting files disorganized between the two computers. Finally, I started making the edits directly in Net2FTP and it has worked out perfectly. Now,

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You don't have to participate in Black Friday; you can still certainly be productive for the holidays, though. Start by writing heart-felt cards, building hand-crafted gifts, baking cookies with your current pantry stock, and so many other activities that will get you in the mood without driving you crazy because of mass crowds at malls and stores. A few pennies saved is not worth the stress

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I've encountered this quite a few times. Customer service and technical phone support often don't right away know the answers to problems. They log the call and say they'll get back to you. Having little patience, I figure out it on my own. Then, instead of being lazy, I call them back, have them look up the call/ticket log and give them my solution. I have done this with D-Link, Kensington

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Open Office is a comparable software suite to compete with Microsoft Office, yet it is free. When I bought my new laptop, I opted out on Microsoft Office (saving hundreds of $$) because Open Office does a sufficient job. Keep in mind, you can save files in formats that allow Microsoft Office users to open and edit (amongst many other tools). There are plenty of available resources for Open

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Having trouble getting your children to follow through on requests. Turn them into secret missions, games with prizes, fantasy thrills; just be sure you keep the request and outcome positive. I specifically have been successful with having my son, Forrest, do secret missions to get him to brush his teeth, carrying things to the kitchen and so forth. He caught on one time though because the spies

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There are so many, aren't there?! I have an addiction to increasing my intelligence in many things. The folks at Lifehacker often seem to read my mind as posts arrive daily that are perfectly pertinent to my day's projects. Additionally, Ask Metafilter is another place full of constant helpful advice, allowing visitors to post and comment on any number of topics.Since the day flies by, those

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My name is Michael Shearer and I am busy (and I'm sure you are too, so I will make this brief). With an equally ambitious wife, a six month old daughter, a four-year-old son, a dog, two cars (one broken), a full-time job, Masters classes; I burn it at all ends. Even with all of these responsibilities, I still like to run up and down the stairs to do something quick on the computer like start a

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