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  • Places to Find Jobs

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    From Mashable.com CAREER TOOLBOX: 100+ Places to Find Jobs Despite the current recession, there are plenty of companies in a variety of fields looking for qualified employees. Here are over 100 sites for job listings, resume reviews, networking and more. Whether you’re in the tech world, a teacher, translator; in the United States or abroad,…

  • Need a book to read on business

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    MBA programs don’t have a monopoly on advanced business knowledge: you can teach yourself everything you need to know to succeed in life and at work. The Personal MBA features the very best business books available, based on thousands of hours of research. So skip b-school and the $100,000 loan: you can get a world-class…

  • Inside the cupcake

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    One thing at MakerFaire I had always wanted to see was the inside of one of the cupcakes which you can see here.  Pretty simply apparatus and I wonder if I could build a Gold Cone out of it?

  • Ekahau HeatMapper maps out WiFi signals

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    For the full article see http://hackaday.com/2009/06/16/ekahau-heatmapper-maps-out-wifi-signals/ The term ‘warwalking’ isn’t used very often, but the Ekahau HeatMapper adds a new tool to the pod bound hacker’s arsenal. The tool maps out wireless access points as well as their signal strength within a facility. A test of the HeatMapper on a map made with AutoDesk Dragonfly…

  • Maker Faire

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    An amazing list of project at Maker Faire where I went to volunteer last weekend.  I had a great time and worked hard.  I have a number of stories to tell from the faire and pix to upload and they will all come in a rush over the next week.  I would have been sooner,…

  • Essential Plugins Every Modern WordPress Site Should Use

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    I was reading an article from FreelanceFolder.com that started me thinking about which Plugins I used to support any of the standard WordPress blogs I either write or maintain. I use the following list and want to acknowledge FreelanceFolder for nudging me into using two new ones as well. These are my bare minimum “can’t…

  • Bargain hunters make Vizio LCDs most popular in US — for now

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    Reprinted from Engadget.com by Tim Stevens, posted May 8th 2009 at 7:29AM In these difficult times people are looking to buy what’s cheap, a state of mind that Vizio’s iSuppli’s latest press release isn’t ashamed to apply, lauding the company’s status as the current most popular brand of LCD television in these United States. It…