The hardest part of negotiating a work contract is the pay. This article is written from a female perspective, but it can apply to men, too.
Earn More Money by Demanding It
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Earn More Money by Demanding It
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How To Ride Your Bike To Work
"If I told you that I was going to give you a magic device that would save you money, save the planet, and, oh yeah, firm up that flab you have been carrying around with you for the last couple of year (all for three easy payments of $19.95!), what would you say? Most people would be pretty stoked, but when I tell people that this magic device is a bicycle, the thrill dies down a little."
How To Ride Your Bike To Work
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How to create a secured and locked folder in Windows XP
If you’ve come across this page looking for a way to create a password protected, secure, hidden or locked folder in Windows XP for free, you’ve come to the right place.
How to create a secured and locked folder in Windows XP
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The First Virus
What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practical jokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus.
The First Virus
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Saturday, September 01, 2007
How To Beat Carnival Games
Tips to win a knock-off stuffed animal or dusty mirror next time you're counting mullets at the fair.
How To Beat Carnival Games
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I Told You I Was Sick
William H. Hahn, JR. buried in his large family plot, is known for the epitaph on his flat headstone.
I Told You I Was Sick
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6 Steps to Lose the Buddha (Belly)
The belly: it’s the first spot to get paunchy and the last place to look sleek. A tight core is the one thing we all want (possibly even more than another new online community).
6 Steps to Lose the Buddha (Belly)
Posted by Blacky at 11:11 am 0 comments
The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
For the second year in a row Angela Merkel, the first woman to become chancellor of Germany, ranks No. 1 on our list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. She continued to impress the world with her cool leadership.
The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
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How to Address An Embarrassing Problem
Unless you're a total hermit, you will eventually be faced with a friend or co-worker who is suffering from an embarrassing problem. Depending on your relationship with the person, it may be difficult to broach the subject.
How to Address An Embarrassing Problem
Posted by Blacky at 10:38 am 0 comments
Google Earth Flight Simulator
Some time last week, Google expanded Google Earth with Google Sky. As fascinating as Google Sky is, that's not the focus of this post. Along with the latest update comes a hidden which is not in the release notes and a search on Google produces no results. Seems Google have done one of their unpublicised updates they're becoming well-known for.
Google Earth Flight Simulator
Posted by Blacky at 10:35 am 1 comments
Friday, August 31, 2007
Australian Economic Indicators, Sep 2007
A monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. Primarily a reference document, the publication provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy.
Australian Economic Indicators, Sep 2007
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Radar's Guide to shopping for Counterfeits
You know you want it: The high-performance sports car, the designer handbag, the Rolex. But the prices! So-called counterfeiters feel your pain, and they're doing everything they can—including putting themselves at tremendous personal risk—to make such items truly affordable, to take luxury out of the soft, deeply moisturized hands of the privileged few and bring it to the masses. Most of these so-called knockoffs come from China.
Radar's Guide to shopping for Counterfeits
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Stonehenge: The Inner Circle
English Heritage does grant very limited access to the stones themselves to limited numbers of visitors, by advance arrangement—long advance arrangement, in the early mornings, before the site opens, or in the evenings, after it closes.
A slideshow of some snapshots follows.
Stonehenge: The Inner Circle
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The Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time
One question you may be wondering: Why are these experiments listed here, on the Museum of Hoaxes? They're not hoaxes, are they? No, they're not.
The Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time
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Upload and Send Large Files for Free
File Sharing the Easy Way: Upload and send large files for free.
TransferBigFiles
Posted by Blacky at 7:42 am 0 comments
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Got The Current Time? Your Search Engine Does!
Typically, a search in the format of "time in [city] or [state] or [country]" returns the current time for the area you searched for at the top of the search results, for most major search engines.
Got The Current Time? Your Search Engine Does!
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Archival Space
In honor of the recent announcement that the Internet Archive is partnering with NASA to archive and manage all of their photographs and audiovisual materials, this blog entry is devoted to space science.
Archival Space
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Divorces, Australia, 2006
Information on divorces granted in Australia in 2006. Key indicators of national and state divorces are included in the analytical commentary.
Divorces, Australia, 2006
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Update on Windows Releases: Vista SP1, XP SP3, Server 2008 Update
Overnight Microsoft announced availability dates for several key product updates including Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, Service Pack 3 for Windows XP and the release to manufacturing of Windows Server 2008.
Update on Windows Releases: Vista SP1, XP SP3, Server 2008 Update
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Tweak Vista and XP with Xdn Tweaker
Windows only: Tweak system settings in both Windows XP and Vista with lightweight freeware application Xdn Tweaker.
Tweak Vista and XP with Xdn Tweaker
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