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How to use Transfer Paper for henna stencils. Boxoh universal package tracking: UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL with RSS and Maps. Free Fax • Free Internet Faxing. Bubbl.us | brainstorm and mind map online. Web design. Shows like Breaking Bad. Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine. 100 Websites You Should Know and Use.

In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the “100 websites you should know and use.” Six years later, it remains one of the most viewed TED blog posts ever. Time for an update? We think so. Below, the 2013 edition of the 100 websites to put on your radar and in your browser. To see the original list, click here. And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH.

VALS™ | VALS™ Survey | SBI. Take the US VALS™ Survey! Find the link below. To Take the Survey: Click "Take The Survey" below (it will open in a separate browser window). Answer the questions. No answers are right or wrong; just select the answers that best describe you. Click "Submit" at the bottom of the survey page to view your VALS types—the type that you are most like and the type that you are second-most like. We will not e-mail survey results to you. VALS Type Accuracy By design, the questions are for use by people whose first language is American English. If You're Having Trouble Taking the Survey: Java, Javascript, and cookies must be active; please check your browser preferences to make sure that they are.

About the US VALS™ Survey The purpose of the US VALS™ survey is to identify the VALS type of the person taking the survey. So go ahead. 25 clever ideas to make life easier. Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had!

(Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw). Via: apartmenttherapy.com Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes. Via: unplggd.com Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls). Via: athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band. Via: marthastewart.com Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match. Via: realsimple.com Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music. Via: savvyhousekeeping.com Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags. Via: iheartnaptime.net. VALS™ | Survey Results | Experiencer/Innovator | SBI. Why Buy When You Can Borrow? | Share Some Sugar.

Book Mooch. Random Tutorial Generator. Improve your Brain Health. 99 Ways to Make Your Computer Blazingly Fast. Over the last several years working in IT for various companies as a Systems Administrator, Network Administrator, and Help Desk professional, I’ve written and learned about many ways to increase the performance of not only my PC, but also of the many PCs on my networks ranging from Windows 98 to Windows Vista. In this article, I hope to compile a complete list of all the different methods and tricks that I’ve used to get the last bit of juice out of a slow PC. Whether you are using an old PC or the latest and greatest in hardware, you can still use some of these to make your PC run faster.

Note that since I write two blogs, Help Desk Geek and Online Tech Tips, I have previously written about many performance tips already which I will link back to throughout. If I have not written about it, I’ve throw in a link to a relevant article from some of my other favorite sites. This list is in no particular order, just written in the order that I could think of them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Nerdy Day Trips. Add Your Day Trip Once you're happy with your pin position, you can save it to the map for everyone to see. Pin position cannot be changed later, so please take care to place it correctly.I am finished - place my spot. Please click on the map to drop your pin.If you get it wrong, you can move it by dragging the new pin to where you want it Once you're happy with the new pin position, please click I'm Finished, and the administrators will be notified of the change request.I am finished - request chqnge.

Please click on the map to identify where you think it should actually be.If you get it wrong, you can move it by dragging the new pin to where you want it Too many spots! There are too many nerdy spots to show you (Over 1000!) Paint.NET, free beginners photo editing. Paint.NET v3.22 Released: January 12th, 2008 - Download This release fixes a few minor bugs and adds a new, much-needed Reduce Noise effect.

Paint.NET v3.20 Released: December 12th, 2007 This release adds numerous enhancements and tweaks to the built-in effects, a re-organized Effects menu, a new and much easier system for effect plugin development, better error handling for plugins, and the ability to draw Fixed Ratio and Fixed Size selections with the Rectangle Select tool. It also includes the customary list of tweaks and fixes. Rectangle Select tool can now draw selections based on a Fixed Size or Fixed Ratio setting.

The selection combination mode is now accessible from the toolbar (Replace, Add, Subtract, Invert ("xor")). The "flood mode" for the Magic Wand and Paint Bucket tool are now accessible from the toolbar (Continuous, or Global). New: Soften Portrait effect, by David Issel, . What's new in Paint.NET v3.0? Creative Commons. Find a house sitter or house sitting assignment | home | trustedhousesitters.com.

Basic Training Blog. Kitchen Helpers Conversions. I found these helpful charts last week and just had to share! Both of these beauties are from Chasing Delicious (aka one of the most fab foodie blogs out there)! Aren’t they faaaaabulous?! Buy them here. (Note: There are lots of little charts like this online, but these are my favorites). I love tea, but I’m no expert. For people of the UK, have this one with you while you’re meal planning or grocery shopping!

I’ve fond some other helpful charts that I’ll share in another post! Yay charts! Spezify. N-400, Application for U.S. Naturalization. Beautiful Weather Graphs and Maps. Features - Webs.com. University of Arizona - Arizona. International Suicide Prevention Wiki. Typing Speed Test. Sorry, but Javascript is required. Please <a href=" Javascript</a></p><p> Error or Bug? Try reloading the page by pressing "CTRL+R", this might fix it!

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