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More Americans snipping landlines in favor of cell phones

My notes: We’ve been without a land line for over a year now, with no problems.

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Macworld | The new rules for buying a Mac

My notes: Interesting, very detailed guide on how to buy a new Mac.

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Agile Ajax: 800 on Your Math SAT, Software Development and Bugs

My notes: Interesting comparison between being a software developer and taking the math portion of an SAT test.

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Useful Podcasts For Designers And Developers | Developer’s Toolbox | Smashing Magazine

My notes: I’ll have to check these out.

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Dyslexia and the children’s book: Henry Winkler’s hero finds unique solutions to school problems - Andover Townsman, Andover, MA

My notes: My friend Bethany got to interview Henry Winkler regarding his new book and his struggle with dyxlexia.

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Totlol - Video for Toddlers, Infants, Preschoolers and Parents

My notes: Interesting site that enables parents to pre-screen YouTube content that is appropriate for children under 6.

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Official Google Blog: A friend connected web

My notes: Google’s announcement of "Friend Connect" - a new service that allows you to add social features to your website.

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Track Your Gas Mileage with FuelFrog

My notes: Nifty looking site that helps you chart your gas mileage, gas expenditures, etc.

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taint.org: Justin Mason?s Weblog » Full-text RSS bookmarklet

My notes: Interesting (possibly controversial?) tool to transform a partial-text RSS feed into a fulltext RSS feed.

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Opening Day - The Boston Globe

My notes: Article on the Boston Globe about the Apple Store opening on Boylston Street.

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ifoAppleStore: news and information about Apple Inc.?s retail stores

My notes: ifoAppleStore’s post about Apple’s official announcement for the Boylston Street Apple Store.

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Apple Store - Boylston Street - Grand Opening

My notes: Apple’s official announcement of the Boylston Street Apple Store’s grand opening. Opening Thursday, not Friday as announced!!

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SDSDPX3004GAD1 SanDisk Extreme Ducati Edition 4 GB Secure Digital, SD Plus USB Memory Card

My notes: Coolest looking SD memory card I’ve ever seen. Comes with its own built-in USB plug!

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Fluid 960 Grid System | 16-column Grid

My notes: A 960 grid system using fluid layout.

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Boylston Street Apple Store opening confirmed

My notes: It’s opening Friday, May 16, at 6 p.m.

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USB Port Blocker - Pack of 4, Colour Code: Blue | USB Light, Fan & Security Locks | USB & FireWire | LINDY UK

My notes: Interesting tool that lets you physically block access to USB ports.

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North Shore Web Geeks ? A monthly meetup for web folks north of Boston, MA

My notes: Official site for the North Shore Web Geeks meetup.

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Official Google Blog: Celebrating National Teacher Day

My notes: Happy Teacher Day, from Google! If you’re an educator, check it out for links to Google for Educators.

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Twitter Charts

My notes: Extremely cool tool that creates charts showing a Twitter user’s usage patterns.

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The Alternative

My notes: Great post from Sara Janssen on choosing to live the alternative life.

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zipdecode | ben fry

My notes: Awesome zipcode based map of the united states. Type in a zipcode and as you type, it narrows down the geographic coverage of that code.

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all streets | ben fry

My notes: Awesome map of the US showing nothing but streets. Fascinating effect.

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Koloroo - Interactive Color Scheme Software for iPod, Windows Mobile, PC, Mac OS X, and iPhone

My notes: Spiffy looking color picker utility that runs on your iPod.

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The Third Place - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My notes: Article about the concept of "The Third Place". The first place is home, the second place is the workplace, the third place is…

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Model Releases: Working with People on the Streets

My notes: Great writeup on how to approach street photography.

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YouTube - FaceBook In Reality - from www.idiotsofants.com

My notes: Hilarious live-action demo of what Facebook would be like in real life.

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Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor - (37signals)

My notes: Great post on why it’s important to get enough sleep.

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Wufoo Form Gallery : Free HTML Form and CSS Templates

My notes: Nifty collection of customizable templates for web forms, with HTML and CSS provided.

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Six Apart - Blog - Hell no, personal sites aren’t dead!

My notes: Six Apart’s response to the ‘vanishing personal site’ article from Zeldman.

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Andrew Berg’s Flash Photo Browser

My notes: Really cool Flash-based photo browser.

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SEOmoz | The Web Developer’s SEO Cheat Sheet

My notes: Handy resource for web developers interested in search engine optimization.

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