The other day I was stuck in Houston traffic attempting to make it back to the UH campus on time for my Terry Scholar meeting. It was necessary to make it their on time because I was the only one who had the Agenda PDF on my flash drive as well as online on DropBox. Suddenly, I remembered that my new 3G Android phone could probably retrieve it from the Internet and email it. Or could I?
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Gmail Custom Time allows users to send emails with a custom time (Now, 1 hour ago, 6 hours ago, Other…). User feedback has shown uses like claiming "first-come, first-serve" tickets after they were already "temporarily" awarded. Custom Time’s slogan is "Be on time, Every time*". "Every time*" means ten because Google’s researches have concluded that…
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Have you ever desired to visit a site or search a site without typing in the entire web address or visiting the site first? Bookmarks in Firefox can be assigned simple keywords to make browsing and searching quicker. The feature of Bookmark Keywords has been available for a while now, but many people have not taken advantage of it. All you need is the free Internet browser Firefox!
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Fight back against SPAM and its ever increasing and distracting counter. I hate spam just like everyone else. I used to enjoy the satisfaction of emptying my spam box, but now that little number in Gmail is just a nuisance. It begs me to take time out of my day to empty it so that it may return to its happy empty, un-bolded self. Why not take away that spam count and bolded link? We can and it’s easy too.
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Have you noticed a new little bookmark / favorite icon for Scroggles!? It looks something like this . Favorite icons (commonly known as favicons) add an identifiable mark to one’s site by adding a small image to the URL address bar and to saved bookmarks in popular browsers like Firefox & IE7. The icons are quite easy to implement on your site too.
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Easily define most any word or phrase with Definr. Touting an "incredibly fast" search and AJAX word completion box amidst a roomy white layout, Definr is a handy tool for those quick mental block "reassurances."
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