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4 Apps to Help You Deal With Taxes Better

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Tax Apps
H&R Block

Tax season is never welcome. Well, maybe if you are a tax attorney or an accountant, you will welcome the season. But we all know that there is getting around taxes. There is reason for the popularity of that clichè about taxes and death, after all.

The good news is that there are many ways to prepare for tax season. With the technology available to us, we might as well take advantage of what is there to use.

Enter tax apps. [Read more…] about 4 Apps to Help You Deal With Taxes Better

Meet The Zeno Boy Robot

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Zeno Boy Robot
Zeno Boy Robot

Depending on your age, you might be able to relate when I say I have been reminiscing and thinking a little about The Jetsons and Small Wonder. While I did not watch TV regularly as a kid, these two shows were very popular during that period, and every kid I knew was fascinated with them, probably because of the robots.

Several decades later, we’re still not close to having a robot-person like Vicki (see Small Wonder!), but we just might have something a step closer in the Zeno Boy Robot. [Read more…] about Meet The Zeno Boy Robot

“This Is Now!” Is a Beautiful Time Waster

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This Is Now
This Is Now

The Internet has been called many things, but I am sure that “ultimate time waster” will be at the top of the most frequently used adjectives for this wonderful thing that can make anyone an expert with some clicking and a few hours of reading. Then again, what is wasted time for one person may very well be a brilliant learning experience for another. It’s all in the perspective, yes?

And if you are the type who believes that experiencing beauty is a worthwhile experience no matter what, you will not mind wasting your time on “This Is Now”, a web site that jumps into the Instagram bandwagon, but in a way that goes beyond what others have done.
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Forget 4D Ultrasound! How About a 3D-Printed Fetus Instead?

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3d printing
3D-printed fetus

Okay, I have to admit that I have been all over 3D printing since I heard about it. I have thought of and read about so many applications it could be used for. But for the life of me, it never occurred to me that this technology can be used to replace those high-tech ultrasound thingies done by expecting mothers.

Yeah, forget about 4D ultrasound. Why do that when you can get a 3D-printed fetus? [Read more…] about Forget 4D Ultrasound! How About a 3D-Printed Fetus Instead?

TinkerBrick LEGO Case for the iPod

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iPod Touch LEGO Case
iPod Touch LEGO Case

How much do you love your iPod Touch? Why don’t you count the ways?

Prior to going for the iPhone, I was 110% in love with my iPod Touch. It was just that the iPod Touch became redundant because of the iPhone, and I do not really like being superfluous. In any case, this post is for anyone and everyone who is enjoying their iPod Touch to the max.

How about a TinkerBrick LEGO case? [Read more…] about TinkerBrick LEGO Case for the iPod

Anger on the Internet Explained

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Angry face
Anger

How much do you spend reading other people’s comments online? How about posting your own comments and engaging in discussions with people from all over the world?

I don’t know about you, but I have noticed that there seems to be a considerable number of people online who exude anger in their writing. I would not go as far as saying that everyone online is full of anger, but the frequency of those angry posts cannot be ignored. There is anger on the Internet.

This is what was tackled by Natalie Wolchover in an article published by the Scientific American. She sums it up in a neat little package: “A perfect storm engenders online rudeness, including virtual anonymity and thus a lack of accountability, physical distance and the medium of writing.”
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