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What Is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)?

A personal digital assistant or PDA is a portable handheld device whose purpose is to allow the ability to perform organizational tasks from a mobile platform. Although the original PDAs were only limited to storing addresses, phone numbers, calendars and task lists, the current crop of PDAs now...

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15 Stupid Things People Do to Their Bodies Without Realizing It

Life is full of hazards that can affect our health and well being. It is amazing that most of us are able to hurdle these obstacles and overcome the adversities we are faced with everyday without our bodies succumbing to illness due to these risks and the ever present pressures of life. But we...

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How to Download & Watch Free Movies & Video Online

Even as little as seven years ago, trying to obtain video on the Internet, much less watching a movie, was a complete nightmare. With much of the Internet still on dialup, it could take hours to download even a three minute music video, days for a feature-length film. Furthermore, the video-watching...

Top 100 Blogs of 2010

Top 100 Blogs of 2010

Top 100 Blogs Here we have collected what we consider to be the top five blogs in ten different blog categories. This list should give you a good inside track into the vast world of ideas out there on the Internet.

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What Are Firewalls?

Historically, firewalls were literally walls that helped prevent fires from spreading. These walls are made from non-flammable material and are usually placed between a house and the garage so that any fire that starts inside the garage won’t reach the other areas. The term firewall has also...

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What Is a DSL Modem?

A DSL (digital subscriber line) modem is a device that serves to facilitate the connection of a computer to the internet. A DSL modem gives speedy access to the internet because it is specifically designed for use with a DSL internet connection. A DSL connection is a much better internet service...

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What Is a DVR or Digital Video Recorder?

A DVR or digital video recorder is an electronic device that records videos. But instead of using video tapes, a DVR uses a hard drive as the storage medium for the recorded media. Utilizing the hard drive translates to more space for recording and it eliminates cueing a tape. A DVR can be operated...

15 Extremely Specific Phobias

15 Extremely Specific Phobias

Fear can be a healthy thing. Since the beginning of time it has spurred humans away from danger, preserved our health and well being, and helped keep the clown population from overtaking the earth and installing their preferred system of cannibalistic feudalism.

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How to Prepare for an Emergency

We live in precarious times; a time when disaster preparations are an important responsibility which cannot be overlooked. Emergency situations have become almost commonplace. It used to be that workplace violence, school shootings, terrorist attacks and natural disasters were rare occurrences....

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Online Guide to Free Dating Web Sites

Marketers believe that "Free" is the most powerful word in the English language. Whether you're trying to sell cereal or computers, the word "free" is the most compelling thing you can put into your advertisements. Love is no different a service in that regard. Though the Web is famous for its...