Macintosh computers are the cutting edge. They always have been. Macs are beautiful pieces of art. They have always been. Early on, when Apple started making the Mac, Apple had the folks that were working on them sign a template which embossed their signatures into the cases of some Macs. Apple saw the Mac as a piece of art...
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Tags: Apple, Apple History, Innovation, Mac OS, Macintosh, MacPlus, signatures, steve jobs, steve wozniak, Windows
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Did you ever see those professional photographers at sports events taking pictures with the really big lenses. They run around taking pictures with tiny little cameras connected to these huge lenses and to keep them steady many of them use monopods. I always thought that monopods were kind of silly. Earlier this year I...
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Tags: Canon Digital SLR, Canon Monopod 100, Gift idea, Lenses, Monopod, Tripod
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Maybe you’ve seen ads in the paper. Or, while you wait to have your car fixed you see a sign suggesting that you “Winterize your Car, Now!” There are all kinds of deals as winter approaches, coupons in newspapers and phonebooks. There are these Valpak Savings mailings that have groups of coupons and...
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Tags: Auto, Automobile, Coupons, Fire Extinguisher, First Aid Kit, jumper cables, Suggestions for Car WInterization, Winterize your car
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White clapboard charmer with chimney and rustic look. Must see to believe. Sue is the winner!
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Tags: Caption contest, photo contest, prize
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The other day I was out and I struck up a conversation with this young lady. She was nice to talk with, but after I was talking with her for a while, I realized she was troubled. We are all troubled from time to time, no way around it, it is a part of...
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Tags: helping people, self help, Spiritual
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There is nothing like a nice steak cooked on the grill. Or maybe some chicken, or some hot Italian sausage. I’m getting hungry writing this. I have had lots of grills, charcoal and gas grills as well as electric grills. I like to cook outdoors and there are some great tastes that come from an...
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Tags: electric grills, George Foreman grills, Grill cookbooks, grills, Hamilton Beach, Hamilton Beach 25285BH Indoor Contact Grill with Removable Grids, indoor grill recipes, indoor grilling suggestions, non-stick plates
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I received these life lessons as part of an email and was really moved by them. I wanted to share Regina Brett’s ideas with the travelers who come to friendlysuggestion.com, so here is her wonderful column on life lessons. It was published originally in The Plain Dealer. By Regina Brett May 28, 2006, 10:13AM...
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Tags: enjoying life, help for living, Life Lessons, living, Regina Brett, Regina Brett's 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on, self help books, spiritual help, spiritual ideas
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Shredders are a necessity in today’s world. I probably shred too much stuff, things that don’t really need to be shredded get devoured by the shredder in my house. I have had 4 shredders in the past six years and the one I have now is a monster. It would be good for a...
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Tags: document security, shredder, Staples, Staples Model SPL-TXC12A shredder
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Hal’s Easy Potato Salad Recipe 2 lbs. potatoes (I leave the skin on) 1/2 a green pepper chopped 1 small red onion chopped 1 cup shredded carrots 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (I use Hellmann’s Low Fat Mayonnaise) 1 tablespoon spicy mustard 1 tablespoon Oregano leaves (optional) 1 tablespoon spicy mustard Before boiling the potatoes...
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Tags: easy potato salad, Hal's Easy Potato Salad Recipe, potato salad recipe, Pyrex measuring cups, Summer salads
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