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How to Save Money Over the Holidays

For the last five or six days, we’ve all been inundated with advertising and news stories surrounding the holiday shopping season.  In the United States, the shopping season gets into full swing on “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving, to…

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Jukebox on the Run!

Jukebox on the Run!

Wires, wires, everywhere.  If I want to watch a DVD on my laptop and not use headphones (I get tired of wearing them all the time, and the cable is always between me and my keyboard), I have to plug…

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*Poof* Lights Out!

Apparently, an ElectroMagnetic Pulse can take down our power grid in one fell swoop, frying electrical lines and transformers and leaving us in the dark.  Who knew? (Said somewhat tongue in cheek.) This may sound like doomsday talk, but the…

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Lower Merion School District Settlement

Lower Merion School District Settlement

The Lower Merion School (Pennsylvania) has agreed to a settlement with two students involved in the laptop spying case that made national news in February of this year.  It seems that the school district, which began distributing laptops to high…

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Horse, Barn Door, Oops

Horse, Barn Door, Oops

Every other week, it seems, we hear about some Facebook change or other that opens up more privacy concerns.  The most recent change is Facebook “Groups,” which I’ve looked into but don’t quite understand.  I had filtered some of my…

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