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Vertical Forest : Blocking Facebook Ads

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Helpful information if you want to remove the annoying and sometimes offensive Sponsor ads that show up on Facebook:

I just received a request from a friend on Facebook to join a group petitioning that the stupid x-rated ads it shows be removed. Nice as it would be if Facebook would do this, realistically, I highly doubt they ever will.

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General, productivity, Repost

Scheduling the Unexpected | Sovereign Grace Ministries Blog

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C.J. Mahaney shares some thought regarding handling unexpected events in our daily schedule…

My preference is to retreat to Starbucks on Monday morning a day off for me. That’s when two very important things take place: 1 I carefully study the Washington Post sports page. 2 I consider my roles, create goals, and transfer them into my schedule for the coming week.

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General, Technology

Reading the day’s newspaper on your home computer circa 1981

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“Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee, turning on your home computer to see the day’s newspaper. Well, it’s not as far-fetched as it may seem.”

Thanks to TechCrunch for the link to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5WCTn4FljUQ

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General, Technology

Lilfehacker: Gmail Adds New Move To and Labels Drop-Downs, Autocomplete

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From the lifehacker blog:

Today Gmail will begin rolling out a new feature to improve your email labeling workflow and mitigate folder-vs.-label confusion with two new drop-down menus: Move to and Labels. Even better: Keyboard shortcuts and auto complete are baked in.

Gmail: Gmail Adds New Move To and Labels Drop-Downs, Autocomplete.

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General

Be careful about what is on the road

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Liz Collin reports for wcco.com about two separate drivers this past week that were hit by objects in the roadway:

When we hop in the car we buckle up, follow the rules and keep an eye out for the other guy to avoid accidents. But this week, two drivers ended up in the hospital after being hit by metal that flew from the freeway into their cars.

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Apple, General

MacWorld SF Keynote: Delighted? or Disappointed?

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Phil Schiller’s keynote address at MacWorld San Francisco is over. Like many Mac users who were unable to attend the keynote address and conference, I followed the address on the web. Announcements regarding updated software like iLife ’09 and iWork ’09 were made. A new 17″ MacBook Pro was unveiled (similar to the 15″ MacBook Pro and 13″ MacBook arrivals last October, 2008).

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Faith, General

Daily Bible reading plans for 2009

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image of guy reading Bib;e
I was up early this morning and found this website while reading Justin Taylor’s blog. From it, you can setup your Bible reading plan to view:

  • from a webpage
  • in an RSS reader where each day the text of the reading would appear in an RSS feed
  • via email where the text of each day’s reading would be delivered to your email
  • you can also download an .ics
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General

Burnsville Apartment Fire Victims Receive Anonymous Gift of $1 Million

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I found this headline this morning on my RSS reader:

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – People who lost everything in a devastating apartment fire in the south metro get some very good news. An anonymous donor decided to give $1 million to the apartment tenants who lost everything.

Read more here…

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