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ID Theft and Prevention Measures

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

 The article in CNET blog news talks about a reporter, who ridiculed the media about the fuss they make, when the discs with some bank’s customers’s names and info is lost or stolen. He made his bank account number public and challenged the thieves to access it. They did.   The same article mentions a [...]

Google: Translation Services

Monday, January 21st, 2008

“Google’s Translated Search    Translate.google.com  helps you find information in languages you don’t speak, with two-way translation: your search query is translated into the target language, and the returned web pages are translated back to your language.   Try these examples: War and Peace in Russian      Wine and Cheese in French ”.   Convinced? Bookmark it! 

Rent a Movie from Apple or Netflix

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

If you spend at least some of your free time by watching movies, you’ll like the following announcements by Apple and Netflix.    “Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled movie rentals from iTunes…at his Macworld presentation in San Francisco on Tuesday. Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) shares fell nearly 7 percent in afternoon trading, signaling shareholder disappointment in [...]

Fluorescent Bulbs vs Incandescent Bulbs

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

About Energy Saving Fluorescent Bulbs and Incandescent Bulbs.   A few days ago I received E-mail. It contained an article about the danger of energy saving bulbs. So, just in case, I checked the Urban Legend’s Reference to make sure the facts are correct. I found out, that they are, if only a bit exaggerated, [...]

Google Tip of the Day

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Do you collect interesting videos and then send them to your friends? Why don’t you create your personal video tresure box and share your gems with like-mind individuals?   Instead of sending videos links by instant message or email to your friends and family, orkut now lets you add videos from YouTube or Google Video [...]

Library vs Internet

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

I have to admit, that I don’t go to the library anymore. Whenever I need an information, I get it from the Internet.  I read books, which I buy, the magazines, which are delivered to my mailbox and the newspaper, which lands at my doorstep every morning.  And so, I was really surprised, when I read an article [...]

Crystal Island in Moscow

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

New year, new laws, new goals, new plans.   Russia is having a very ambitious plan: to build the world’s biggest building in Moscow. “Crystal Island to be positioned in Moscow is anticipated to cost $4 billion and would be erected in next 5 years. Spread over 2.5million sq mts, the individual floor region of [...]

2008 is The Year of The Rat

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

What is a horoscope?   “In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets, the astrological aspects, and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person’s birth…” Wikipedia.org   Some people believe in it, some – don’t. Some – [...]

Rent Jewelry and Accessories

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

If you read my article on purse renting, then you know it’s possible to rent a purse.  (Click the link to read it again: Rent a Purse)   And what about jewelry and accessories renting? Guess what? Possible!   All you need to do is type www.blingyourself.com and your dreams have more chances to become true. [...]

AskEraser at work: Erasing History at Ask

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Forget I asked! The life devoid of questions! Cleaning after yourself just became easier: erase your search record at Ask.com It’s been in the news only a couple of hours, but this news is travelling fast. Most of the large and small publication already had their say on the announcement. If you haven’t heard about [...]

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