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Pairing tips iPhone application
The New York Wine & Grape Foundation and Mason Selkowitz Marketing have paired up to create a new iPhone application. NY Wine & Food Pairings helps consumers pair foods with New York wines. Pick a varietal such as Cabernet, Riesling, Merlot to find the best-fitting food, or pick a food category such as pasta, cheese or beef and match it with the right New York wine. Search “NY Wine” at the app store-it is free.
Buy a PC, Laptop or Netbook in 2009 or 2010, get a tax deduction
Do you have a child about to enter college? Chances are, you’d like to buy them a new laptop, netbook, or desktop PC.
Under the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, taxpayers who buy PCs for their children in 2009 and 2010 can claim those desktops, notebooks, and netbooks as qualified higher education expenses.
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to tweet or not to tweet
Twitter is becoming the social networking app of the year.
In Iran, Twitter has been used to circumvent government censors and let the world know about presidential election protests. In America, we use it to find out what people are doing or having for snacks.
Twitter is turning out its own language. Here are some famous texts translated into “tweets.”
The Declaration of Independence: “We gots life, liberty, happiness now! Peace out, King George!”
Shakespeare’s Macbeth: “Macbeth killed the king! But he got his. Ambition will consume U!”
King’s I have a dream speech: “You are equal. I am equal. We are all equal. My dream is we have no more hate.”
Moby-Dick: “Oh, snap! This great white whale won’t die! Captain Ahab is tripping! These are the scars of obsession.”
Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care: “Feed your baby; clean your baby; love your baby. Why is that so hard?”
Fix common PC problems
Having trouble with your computer? You’ve come to the right place. Even if you don’t know a computer language (or want to), you can solve several common PC problems on your own. Read the rest of this entry »
Put your PC maintenance routine on autopilot
Most people do one of the following when their computer begins to slow down (besides get angry). They either: Read the rest of this entry »