Web/Tech
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What Am I Doing Wrong? Using GMail
Those of you who have GMail may be familiar with the "Sponsored Links" section of the page, where Google thoughtfully selects advertising links related to the content of your email. I had emailed Rob last week to ask him about a date he went on. The subject line of the email was "date." Google, in
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Geekin’ Out
I bought my current computer in 1999 — it’s time for an upgrade, as it’s currently being held together with spit and bubble gum. This time, I’m thinking of a notebook rather than a desktop, and have been looking at the Dell Inspiron 600m & 700m. Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions on these or other
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Got Me a New Cameraphone
. . . and apparently figured out how to send pics to flickr with it. Still haven’t managed to make it go directly to Typepad, but that’s ok. This amazingly flattering picture of Rob is now what pops up on my phone when he calls. Now that I’ve posted this, he’ll probably never call me
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Laren is . . .
I went to the WYSIWYG talent show last week to see Alizinha perform in “Psychos I Have Dated or Worked for (or Both) . . .” She told a great internet dating story, which reminded me of my own psycho internet dating story, but we’ll get into that some other time. Chris Hampton, who introduced
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Getting to the Point
Power Point, that is. This is pure genius/utterly dorky/a sad reflection of the dumbing-down of society courtesy of Microsoft. [via The Black Table] UPDATE — Rabbi Cheater notified me that the link to the breakup Power Point presentation was replaced with a VERY unfit-for-work picture, so I have removed it, at least for the time
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Why Doesn’t Verizon Have This?!
Via Cell, Help’s on the Way for Bad Dates — Lord knows I would have used this at least one or two times in the past . . . When the cell rings, one of Cingular’s eight “emergency” messages says: “Hey, this is your Escape-A-Date call. If you’re looking for an excuse, I got it.
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It’s a Small World After All
Friday night, for the second time in a week, I ventured to the Upper West Side. For those of you who know me, you realize that this is somewhat of a big deal — I’m one of those annoying people who rarely goes out above 14th Street, and would sooner haul out to Brooklyn than
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You Know You’re a Dork When . . .
you want one of these.
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Chowhounds to the Rescue (Again)
I’m about to hop on the train for my return to NYC, but I have to once again thank the users of the Chowhound message boards for saving me from utter culinary deprivation while I was in Albany. Thanks to their recommendations, I ended up at My Linh last night — a Vietnamese restaurant. Despite
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Cyberfood
This week’s Time Out New York includes a roundup of food links, including some of my personal favorites — Chowhound, NYC Eats, Menupages, and Epicurious. Some other favorites of mine that I thought were missing include The Food Section, Walker New York: Eats, and The Strong Buzz. You can find a few more of my