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Use New Home As Investment - Sept. 25 - Low interest rates have allowed homebuyers to get more bang for their buck. Roseanne Colletti takes a look at real estate as an investment....
Feed Source: wnbc.feedroom.comListening Closely To Game Lyrics - Movies, music and videogames come along with ratings. A videogame with a rating appropriate for everyone may have some questionable language. Asa Aarons takes a listen....
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Getting A Good Hotel Experience - Sept. 20 - If you've ever had a bad hotel experience you know how aggravating it can be. Consumer reporter Roseanne Colletti has some tips on getting satisfaction....
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Getting Rid Of Spam - Sept. 18 - Spam is not just lunchmeat it also refers to that annoying junk email that turns up in your inbox. Asa Aarons warns of some potential hazards of spam....
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Tips On Unloading Old Computers - Sept. 17 - If you're planning on replacing your old home computer here are some tips on what to do with the old one....
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New Smaller, Faster Microwaves - July 26 - If you're in the market for a new microwave you may be surprised that new models are much smaller and faster than the one you have. Roseanne Colletti reports....
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More Control Over Cell Bills - If you want more control over your cell phone bills you may want to look into a prepaid phone. Asa Aarons lets you know if there are big savings. ...
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Report On Playground Safety - June 20 - A consumer interest group has released its findings on the safety of playgrounds. See how your neighborhood jungle gym ranks for safety....
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Ice Cream Taste Test - June 20 - 34 brands of vanilla and chocolate ice cream were taste tasted by Consumer Reports. Here's the scoop on the most popular. ...
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Online Realtors Help Save Money - When you sell your home hefty real estate commissions can take a big bite out of your profits. Roseanne Colletti reports that going online may help you save big. ...
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Movie Reviews Via Tweets - Getcher crowdsourced movie reviews via fflick, a Web site that analyzes tweets to figure out what the masses think of the latest movies. The site’s available at http://fflick.com/. When you first get to the site it’ll invite you to sign in via your Twitter account. You don’t have to do that if you’re not comfortable; [ ]...
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New Guide to 30,000 Nonprofits in Israel - A slice of coffee cake to The Chronicle of Philanthropy for the heads-up about GuideStar Israel, a new Web site that provides information on 30,000 nonprofits in Israel. It’s available at http://www.guidestar.org.il/default.aspx?c=1&l=en (that is the English link; the site is also available in Hebrew and Arabic.) The site is in beta. You can do an [ ]...
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Morning Buzz ? September 7, 2010 - This looks like it could be useful: a simple Excel data converter. Also useful, this time from LifeHacker: “Eight Clever Ways to Take Advantage of Free Calling in Gmail.” “On July 24, people around the world made history by capturing glimpses of their lives on camera and submitting the videos to Life in a Day, [ ]...
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Yahoo Has Geographically-Sensitive Search Suggestions - Yahoo announced last week that its search suggestions will now be sensitive to where you are. Read the blog post for examples of why searching for santa in one place will get you different results from searching santa in another place. I dunno. I tried it and it didn’t do that much for me. I [ ]...
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Google Revamps Its Translate Tool - Google announced last week some updates to its translate project. I normally don’t use Google Translate outside the regular Web interface, so I’m sure I’ve missed a lot as it’s evolved. Google Translate lives at http://translate.google.com/. It looks a bit different from what I remember, with more access to tools “up front” and an overt [ ]...
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Morning Buzz ? September 6, 2010 - Wow. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is now offering recall data via an API. Is that not cool? The state of Texas has begun investigating Google Search. “The examination involves the fairness of Google search results, a concept called search neutrality. Some companies worry Google has the power to discriminate against them by lowering their [ ]...
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Over 600,000 Restaurants in Allergy-Friendly Eats Database - I’m really lucky when it comes to food allergies; I’m not allergic to anything except pineapple on pizza. (Seriously. What are y’all thinking?) But I have lots of friends who aren’t as lucky, which makes eating out a bit of a research project, sometimes. AllergyEats, available at http://www.allergyeats.com/, is trying to build a database of [ ]...
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Jazz in an Archive, Jazz on Your Screen - I had never heard of Smalls Jazz Club until I read this item on JazzCorner.com. Now it’s my favorite jazz place in New York City. I’ve been to a few concerts and had a great time. No, I don’t live in New York City. I don’t have to; Smalls Jazz Club has a live video [ ]...
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Large Database of Children?s Books Now Available - The University of Arizona has put online a database of its collection of non-US children’s books — the world’s largest collection. The database, which contains information on more than 30,000 books, is called The World of Words: International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature. It’s available at http://wowlit.org/. You can do a simple keyword search [ ]...
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Morning Buzz ? September 3, 2010 - New York City has a new database of the most neglectful property owners. Hey Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, I personally can’t wait to learn more about the new Global Digital Archive of Existing Historic Theatres. Keep us posted! Nifty, cool NASA pictures on Flickr. On the day that the ability to make [ ]...
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