Are we too obsessed with time? It does look that way, considering the number and diversity of ways we choose to tick off the moments of our life. We’re also finding ever more ingenious ways to make time ‘interesting’, maybe to compensate for the fact that it’s rushing by at an alarmingly fast speed.
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Running a computer can be a hazardous process, as most of us know by now. There’s not only the fear of being attacked by rampant alien herbivores, but also the problem with keeping all of our software programs updated and properly ship-shape. One errant program can wreak havoc with the peace and tranquility of our general mental state.
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If there’s one thing guaranteed to capture the hearts of parents everywhere, it’s the thought of letting their little bundles of joy express themselves in the innocent carefree way that only youngsters can. Which makes the idea of giving kids the power to create their own soft/plush toys such a joy.
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One of the worst parts about baking, or cooking a meal is getting the right amounts of ingredients in. Looking at how much of a dry or wet ingredient you’ve poured into a measuring cup may look right from one angle, and wrong from another. If this is more than a bothersome aspect of the culinary arts for you, there is an easy solution.
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You may remember a while back when I spoke of the horrors of the thing called Furby. These creatures were surely spawned in the fires of Mount Doom, and were only meant for nefarious purposes. While there wasn’t any pricing or set information at that time, things have progressed rather quickly.
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There’s nothing like waking up slowly with the sunrise, and sitting down to a nice, hot cup of tea. Sadly, that can only happen on the weekends, because the weekdays mean flying out of bed at the last minute and dashing to work. Using a regular alarm clock is only going to do so much if you’ve become accustomed to it, so if you want to avoid the �five minutes to get ready� situation, you probably need an upgrade.
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One of the major headaches of upgrading a laptop or other computer is the problem of how to transfer all your existing data from the old machine to the new one. You can sit there for hours manually copying files and folders from the old disk to DVD discs, or maybe try and work out how to connect the two machines over your network (good luck if you’re on a Windows network). But now there’s another way.
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Everywhere you look there’s a diet going on. Fad diets, lifestyle diets, diet cures…each one offering more or less of the same. Eat this and lose weight, get fit, save your life, avoid this food to fix your issue. The problem is that for most people keeping to a dietary regime is downright tricky. How to remember how much of what during which meal will deliver the results and nutrients we need?
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We take a look at two current leading examples of the new wave of tiny computers to see if either of them are worth buying for everyday use as a media center in the living room. The Raspberry Pi created a huge stir when it launched, and with good reason. The $25 tiny computer immediately grabbed people’s imagination because of its price, feature set, and above all, the lofty goal of offering a cheap and powerful educational tool for kids…
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Kids are really protective of things that they have labeled as �theirs�. Even though you, as their parents, were actually the ones to work and shell out the cash for it, the moment it touched their fingers, it became theirs. If they have siblings, then you know there’s going to be a bit of a war waged between them over who can play with what.
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We sort of aimlessly move through our days. Grab a quick bite to eat, work, snack, work, and sleep. Wash, rinse, repeat. However, that might mean that we’re overlooking important things necessary to life, such as how much sleep and exercise we’re getting. It’s really easy to get too wrapped up into work and forget to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Singing karaoke is a great way to kick back and relax. It’s always fun to sing with friends, and laugh at all the silly mistakes you make while trying to remember the words, even if they�re right in front of you. This pastime can get to be a bit expensive after a while, and if you don’t want to have to go to an official karaoke place every time you want to sing your heart out, why not get something…
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Yeah yeah, we realize you’re gonna get fit as soon as you find the time. Sure. Life’s too hectic, OK we get it. Of course we understand that the membership fees of your local gym are a rip-off, and it’s a long way to walk/drive/jog there after work. It’s all good bra’, we’re cool with your excuses.
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One of the awesomest things about teh smartphone is the fact that it’s portable. Which means you carry around a tiny computer which can hold incredibly useful bundles of information, as well as the means to access a global storehouse of even more data. When you think about it, it’s science fiction made real, isn’t it?
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Websites are still the compulsory component of any business or public endeavor. If you don’t have a website, you’re basically invisible to the world. It’s surprising therefore how hard it is to find simple tools which people can use to create a site without having to hire expensive programmers or designers.
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