Dallas Mavs To-Do List: Shop Josh Howard

Dallas Mavs’ Josh Howard was already involved in a trade with the Kings for Ron Artest prior to the traffic incident and the Mavs turned it down. Have Howard’s latest antics secured his spot on the trading block? …
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iPhone 2.0 Software Update Out [Iphone 2.0]

Apple releases the first update to the iPhone 2.0 software for the iPhone and iPod touch, which promises bug fixes (hopefully these bugs). Hit Update in iTunes to get it.
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EveryBlock Provides Localized News [Webapps]

Webapp EveryBlock delivers localized news from five major U.S. cities—New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Charlotte . EveryBlock aggregates data from a variety of sources, including previously mentioned Yelp, Craigslist, numerous blog posts and news outlets, and government databases. In New York, for example, one can look up information about graffiti clean-up requests (broken […]

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Things to do on Tuesday, Aug. 5

Highlights of area happenings:
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WikiTaxi Takes Wikipedia Offline [Featured Windows Download]

Windows only: Snag a full-fledged version of Wikipedia for offline research with freeware application WikiTaxi. WikiTaxi requires a few components: the standalone application, an importer, and a database to import (the simple English database is 25MB, but the full-fledged English encyclopedia is a whopping 3.5GB). Use the import tool to suck in the file […]

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Lessons in Concentration from 1930 Still Apply [Mind Hacks]

Web site The Antiques Digest offers a guide on concentration originally published in 1930 and full of delightful old-time language detailing a message that’s more important than ever today. The guide suggests several aids for concentration, like periodical relaxation (go nappers!), a definite schedule, the right environment, and solitude:
Solitude calls forth the mood of receptivity. […]

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Summer Things To Do In Mexico - Ensenada And Oaxaca

If you are looking for summer things to do outside the United States, Mexico is just there waiting for you. Mexico is a very lively country with a multi-ethnic society of Spanish, Native American and American traditions. …
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Facesaerch Engine Finds (Mostly Famous) Faces [Search Engines]

Search engine Facesaerch displays photos of people’s faces related to your search term in a CoverFlow-like interface. Built using Google’s image search—and using its little-known imgtype=face search parameter—Facesaerch is better at finding celebrity photos than your regular Joe or Jane. However, an image search for a gender-ambiguous name you’ve never heard before—like Priti—is great […]

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Organizing your Task List with My Internet Business

Now, after you have made your list of tasks that need to be done, and you have separated them into separate categories, you must allocate a certain amount of time to each task. Now, of …
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Task2Gather Organizes and Stores Your Tasks Online [Task Manager]

Web-based project manager Task2Gather organizes your to-do list online. Task2Gather’s interface is spartan and uncluttered, and accomodates projects with sub-tasks. You can share projects and notes with other users to collaborate, as well as assign deadlines, color code, and mark off progress. Although the interface is easy on the eyes and not hard to […]

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