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R.I.P – My Desktop Computer

Char — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:05:35 +0000

I have a desktop computer that a friend of mine’s husband built for me and sent me for my birthday. It is practically brand new not having been used much at all – it was sent to me December of 2007 and stopped being used when I got my laptop in May of 2008 (no [...]

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R.I.P – My Desktop Computer

The End of an Era

Char — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:06:52 +0000

Unfortunately, October 26, 2009 brings the end of an era. Yahoo! announced in July 2009 that they would be closing the Yahoo! Geocities website hosting. I remember back in 1998 when I first attempted to create a website. My first one was on AOL’s Hometown, which of course, is no longer running, but then I [...]

FTC’s New Rules for Paid Blogging

Char — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:00:08 +0000

By now I am sure we’ve all heard about the new rules that are set to go into effect on December 1, 2009 regarding people who receive any sort of compensation for posting about particular products or services on their blogs. From now on these reviews are more or less to be considered endorsements and [...]