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Shopping for Christmas online requires you to do two things, neither of which I’m any good at: know what you want to buy, and buy it well in advance.
Though I can’t help [...]

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Wikipedia’s a great source, but isn’t always the best one to use in a scholarly paper or discussion.
Scratch that: it’s never the best one. However, it seems to be the easiest, and most used source of answers online. To help you out, and to help you find answers online, here are two great lists that [...]

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Break Through the Office Web-Wall

by David Pierce on September 24, 2008

in Uncategorized

Does your school or office have sites blocked? Many block sites like Facebook, AddictingGames, MySpace, and other sites they think are just a big waste of your time.
Around the Internet, in response to this, proxies have become popular. Proxies are sites that allow you to access other sites through them, allowing you to bypass filters. [...]

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Web 101: Class is in Session

by David Pierce on September 18, 2008

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For those people who’ve been around the Web for a relatively long time, who are “early adopters”, who take “geek” as a compliment, some of the following may not be of particular relevance to you.
What I’m realizing more and more, though, is that the above description fits a smaller portion of the world than I [...]

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Digg Minus People

by David Pierce on September 17, 2008

in Web Apps

Digg is one of the most popular news sites out there, and it’s so popular largely because it’s user-generated. People vote, or “digg” stories they like, and the popular ones make it to the front page. It’s a trial-by-fire process, where the theoretical best content gets weeded out and pushed to the top.
There’s another site [...]

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