Category Archives: Interesting

The top 500 fonts on the Web

Posted on April 8, 2007 by admin

I have kind of a secret fetish for good free fonts, so Fonts 500, a site that has collected the top 500 popular fonts used on the Web, is definitely on my good list. You can preview each font using … Continue reading →

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Belkin Grommet-Hole USB Hubs, iPod Dock: Genius!

Posted on April 6, 2007 by admin

Finally a crazy USB accessory that isn’t completely insane. You know those grommet holes that are found in damn near every desk, but are rarely used? Well, Belkin put on their thinking cap and has designed a USB hub and … Continue reading →

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Get Happy

Posted on April 4, 2007 by admin

Happiness Project blogger Gretchen Rubin says you can get happier in the next hour by following one or more of her seven tips. My favorite: Rid yourself of a nagging task: answer a difficult email, purchase something you need, or … Continue reading →

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Learn the 11 myths about credit reports

Posted on April 2, 2007 by admin

Personal-finance site Bankrate.com debunks 11 common myths about credit reports. Here’s an example: "Canceling credit cards boosts my score." Open accounts spells available, potential debt, so better to close them, runs the legend. But experts agree that most creditors want … Continue reading →

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How to Dress for Your Google Interview

Posted on March 21, 2007 by admin

Jason Warner is the head of staffing for a division of Google. In other words, he’s Google’s in-house headhunter. If you want to work for Google, you should pay attention to what Jason says about the Google dress code. Sales … Continue reading →

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Schedule incoming phone calls with the Popularity Dailer

Posted on March 20, 2007 by admin

Feel left out in a room full of people talking into their cell phones instead of to each other? The Popularity Dialer schedules recordings to call your cell phone at a predetermined time to give the impression that you too … Continue reading →

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Antipodal Map Tool: The other side of the world

Posted on March 20, 2007 by admin

There’s a common belief, at least in the U.S., that if you were to dig a hole deep enough (assuming the technology existed), eventually you’d pop out on the other side of the earth, and this would be somewhere in … Continue reading →

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Browse census data with Google Earth

Posted on March 19, 2007 by admin

The GCensus web utility lets you download and overlay census information on top of Google Earth maps. Just choose your data source (GCensus only maps population characteristics like race and age, but more info like income are likely to come), … Continue reading →

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Mencken Quote

Posted on March 9, 2007 by admin

"The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated." – H. L. Mencken From Quoatations Page

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Slim down your wallet with Just One Club Card

Posted on March 2, 2007 by admin

Not a bad idea – although I like a nice, fat wallet… Web site Just One Club Card lets you condense up to 8 different discount club cards onto one front-and-back card, meaning your back-breaking wallet is about to go … Continue reading →

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