Archive for March, 2008
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Week number 4 is on it's way out for 170spoons.com and to date, 16 "spoons" have been shared. Did you miss any of them? You can easily find them in the archives.
This week was a little lighter but we still covered some good ground. I hope you ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
WHY? Your computer is forgetting stuff and running slow.
see more crazy cat pics
Posted in Humor | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
WHY? It's good to stay safe online. Think of the children!
Google and Common Sense Media have partnered to help keep families safe online by offering the following tips and video:
Keep computers in a central place
Know where your kids go online
Teach Internet Safety
Teach kids to communicate responsibly
View all content critically
YouTube ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
WHY? Have you seen gas prices lately? Find updated cheap gas near you on an interactive map.
I was thinking about how expensive gas for our vehicles has become. There are of course a few things we can do: use less gas and buy cheaper gas.
So how do you ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
WHY? You've got several kinds of memory cards so get a light-weight, inexpensive, and good multi-card reader.
I won't promote products often like this, but when I do, it's because I think it's well worth it. I own this multi-card reader and am VERY happy and think it will be useful ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
I've mentioned before that the weekly email newsletter (or eNewsletter) didn't work as expected when this site launched Feb 29. However, I think I may have been able to solve it. So let's try it again!
Oh, by the way, if you're new here and want to catch up, ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
WHY? We get unbelievable and/or shocking emails passed to us from friends that just aren't true. Verify them!
It's just our nature to want to be "in the know" and to share unbelievable stories with our friends. Thankfully with email, we can share these stories with hundreds of our ...
Posted in Saftey, Websites | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
WHY? Dialing 411 from a mobile phone can be expensive. Instead, let Google do it for you for free.
This is a handy tip I've used several times. When I'm out and need a phone number or wonder if there is a store nearby, my best option is usually ...
Posted in Mobile | 3 Comments »
Monday, March 17th, 2008
WHY? You are busy and your love your mobile phone's Internet access so read web updates on the go.
Today I was talking with a few people about 170spoons.com and last week's series about getting updates from websites. They love the idea of going to just one website to ...
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Even though I don't believe the eNewsletter subscription is working, I decided to go ahead and write another weekend recap anyway.
It's been a full week here at 170spoons.com. It's been "RSS Week"! I hope that this has been a helpful exercise for you in understanding what this is all ...
Posted in RSS, eNewsletter | 3 Comments »
Friday, March 14th, 2008
WHY? There are lots of things to read in your RSS reader so let's subscribe to some!
You have yourself a RSS reader (like Google Reader) but you need some interesting feeds or websites to subscribe to. Let's get some interesting stuff! Remember if you are using Firefox you can ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
WHY? Focus on the web updates you really want to digest while skipping or saving others for later makes you more effective.
Now that you are motivated to receive updates from your favorite websites and you know how to get updates all in one place, let's talk about how to make ...
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