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Restore a Missing Personal User Folder in Vista
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I double as the IT department at work because I’m geeky. My boss’ wife had some issues on vista because she had created multiple desktop and document folders. I’m posting this if I ever need this information again. To restore a personal user folder if it has been deleted, in the wrong location, or is…
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My Kicks (Asia Edition)
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This was taken while I was waiting for the students to tour the migrant children’s school. Yeah, I was bored. Not sure if other people do this, but I keep a separate wardrobe for traveling. And I NEVER wear socks when I’m in Asia.
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Tuesday Two: Cursive or Print?
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I wonder who still writes in cursive. Anyone? [poll id=”5″] Why do people prefer one over the other?
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Spray It, Don’t Say It
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You Said You’d Come Back
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Taken at a migrant children’s school in Shanghai, China.
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Everyday
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Interview with Photographer Thomas Hawk
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Marc Silber from SilberStudios interviews one of my favorite SF photographers Thomas Hawk. After watching this video, I’ve decided I’m going to carry my camera everywhere. Thomas Hawk does so he can reach his goal of publishing 1,000,000 photographs to Flickr before he dies. He just reached 30,000.
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Free Ubuntu Stickers
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I love free stuff. Four ‘Powered by Ubuntu’ stickers and Four ‘Ubuntu Key’ stickers Send a self addressed stamped envelope to: System76, Inc. (Free Stickers) 1582 S. Parker Rd. Ste. 310 Denver, Colorado 80231 Link.
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China Rush On “Lucky” Wedding Day
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Thousands of people across China are getting married, believing that the date of 9 September 2009 will guarantee a long and happy union. The date “nine, nine” sounds like the saying “jiu,jiu” in Chinese, which can be translated as “long lasting”. The fact it is also 2009 has made the day even luckier for many…
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Pictorial History of the PRC
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2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China. Since 1949, enormous changes have taken place in China, and many events have gone down in history as a part of the national memory. China.org.cn presents a series of old photos to review the past 60 years.
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Friday Factoid: Star Wars in Africa
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The scenes in the original Star Wars (Episode IV) featuring Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine were actually filmed in the Tunisian desert. Some of the interiors and the courtyard of Luke’s house were filmed in a called Hotel Sidi Driss, a traditional troglodytic underground building in Matmata, Tunisia. For the die hard fans, you can…
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SIGG May Make You SICK
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Update: Gah…hit that post button too soon. Go read the letter from the CEO and take advantage of their exchange program. Aw man. I had to get rid of my Nalgene and now I have to give up my SIGG bottle too? High five to Wendy for the heads up.
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Medical Afflictions of the Cartoon World
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This tickles my psychology fancy. Also found here, here, and here.
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Gmail Fail
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I was trying to send an invite to Derek and it wouldn’t go through to his gmail account for some reason. Then I couldn’t check my work email either, which uses google apps. All I got was this: Then I checked downforeveryoneorjustme.com and saw this: Then I headed over to Twitter to see what other…
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It Pays More To Do Nothing
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PhD Comics
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Aren’t All Religions the Same?
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…it’s not respectful at all to dismiss the distinctive beliefs of all the world religions and just say, “They’re all the same,” ignoring that some religions believe in a god while others don’t believe that any type of god exists at all. [People] don’t wonder, What really happens when I die? Will I be reincarnated,…
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Friday Factoid: Islamic Law
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According to Islamic law, the sharia, it is forbidden for a Muslim to change religions. In Saudi Arabia, Iran, the Maldive Islands, Afghanistan and Yemen, people can be subject to the death penalty if it is discovered that they have changed religions.
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Salt Popsicle
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During the migrant school program this summer, my Chinese friends bought popsicles for their class. They had only bought a couple white ones and the rest were green bean flavored (my favorite!). I got the one of the “special” ones. I took one lick and couldn’t tell what flavor it was. It wasn’t sweet at…
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Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc.
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Wow.
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Tech Support
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With no training in computers, I’ve come to be “IT Support” for a lot of people. Don’t get me wrong, I love helping out, but sometimes, it just takes a little patience to figure out what’s wrong. Not sure why I like this one so much. I think I’m going to print this out. Original…
More geeky than girly.
