Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Car Dealer Says High Gas Prices R Good for the Auto Industry

Detroit's big auto makers are slashing jobs, closing factories and undertaking costly revamps of their product strategies to cope with $4 a gallon gas. What's the worst thing that could happen now? Gas could get cheap again, says the man who runs America's biggest auto retailer.

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Monday, July 7, 2008

13 More Things Your Auto Mechanic Won't Tell You

Real mechanics reveal more tips to help you avoid an auto-repair scam

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What to Do When Windows Gets Really Messed Up

Even when Windows routinely gives you the Blue Screen of Death all may not be lost. We'll show you how to restore both your data and your sanity.

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The 21 Most Expensive Cars To Repair

(15) Hummer H3 [Base MSRP: $30,595] Five-Year Estimated Repair Cost: $1,244. Estimated Maintenance Cost: $2,055.

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Microsoft Donates Xbox 360 Kiosks to Children's Hospital

Microsoft is teaming with the Companions in Courage Foundation to deliver Xbox 360 kiosks to children's hospitals across the country, the company announced today. Each kiosk will include an Xbox 360 packed with select games, movies, television content and access to a private network that allows hospitalized children to play games and chat.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary drives new blog

There's a new blog in cyberspace, and it's hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters. According to Secretary Peters, she's pushing twenty-first century proposals, so she decided that she'd better communicate in a twenty-first century way. The all-new site is called
Fast Lane
, and at first glance, it is an interesting approach (
for a government job, that is
).

U.S. Transportation Secretary drives new blog

There's a new blog in cyberspace, and it's hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters. According to Secretary Peters, she's pushing twenty-first century proposals, so she decided that she'd better communicate in a twenty-first century way. The all-new site is called
Fast Lane
, and at first glance, it is an interesting approach (
for a government job, that is
).

What to Do When Windows Gets Really Messed Up

Even when Windows routinely gives you the Blue Screen of Death all may not be lost. We'll show you how to restore both your data and your sanity.

read more | digg story

Microsoft Donates Xbox 360 Kiosks to Children's Hospital

Microsoft is teaming with the Companions in Courage Foundation to deliver Xbox 360 kiosks to children's hospitals across the country, the company announced today. Each kiosk will include an Xbox 360 packed with select games, movies, television content and access to a private network that allows hospitalized children to play games and chat.

read more | digg story

13 More Things Your Auto Mechanic Won't Tell You

Real mechanics reveal more tips to help you avoid an auto-repair scam

read more | digg story

The 21 Most Expensive Cars To Repair

(15) Hummer H3 [Base MSRP: $30,595] Five-Year Estimated Repair Cost: $1,244. Estimated Maintenance Cost: $2,055.

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

U.S. Transportation Secretary drives new blog

There's a new blog in cyberspace, and it's hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters. According to Secretary Peters, she's pushing twenty-first century proposals, so she decided that she'd better communicate in a twenty-first century way. The all-new site is called
Fast Lane
, and at first glance, it is an interesting approach (
for a government job, that is
).

Book Value: KBB lists Top 10 under $18k for 2008

While it may seem that the coolest cars are only available to those with means, the industry continues to compete most heavily in their largest volume segments. The result is that there is a wealth of "cool cars" available for less than $18,000, and Kelly Blue Book has compiled a list of their top ten for 2008.

The 9 Toughest States On Distracted Drivers

States are cracking down on motorists who insist on multitasking while driving. We found the states with the toughest penalties for distracted drivers.

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Tech sector laughs in the face of recession

Many segments of the economy may be following the housing market as it swirls down the toilet, but up there on the rim safe and sound -- at least for now -- stands the technology sector. ``The longer a recession might continue, the more pressure it will put on tech. Right now, it’s very solid," says one Wall Street analyst.

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The ABCs of securing your wireless network

Sometimes you don't need to know everything about wireless to secure a home or home-office network; you only need to know what's important.

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Ars Technica takes a sneak-peek at RapidWeaver 4

Ars Technica takes a look at some of the new features in the Leopard-only RapidWeaver 4 from Realmac Software.

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7 Incredibly Useful Tools for Evaluating a Web Design

If you’re interested in analyzing and optimizing your page layout - here’s some extremely useful tools that you can use to help.

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Companies go 'topless' at meetings

Distractions from laptops and other devices are causing many San Francisco companies to say they are going "topless" -- no electronic devices at meetings. Many companies are banning electronics during meetings after getting increasing complaints of sidetracked workers slowing down productivity.

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How to Monitor Websites that don’t have RSS Feeds

Not so long ago I got an email from one of the readers asking if there is a way to be notified about site updates when the site doesn’t offer RSS feeds. And since there are plenty of popular sites that don’t provide any feeds I thought it may be a good idea to write about it. So if you’re interested here are some free tools that can do the job.

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