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A Look at Explora: A Mobile Phone Option for US-Bound Travelers

Productivityist

Do I want to finally settle on getting a phone for US travel only? Explora is a service that offers US-bound travellers the ability to have a phone (a Google Nexus phone, to be specific) that they can use at a flat rate while they are in the country. I really like how you can reserve more than one phone.

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Girly Girl Geek Answers Normal Folks Baffling Tech Questions

Tips From T. Marie

Oftentimes they look like official email communication from places like your bank, PayPal, and even UPS or FedEx. Some phishing scams, particularly those claiming to be from FedEx or UPS tell you to open your shipment info that they’ve attached. It tends to offer you things like all night stamina and money for nothing.

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What is Wearable Computing?

Small Business Labs

 A recent  New York Times blog post covers the topic and talks about Google and Apple working on wearable computing devices that communicate via cell phones.   But even more important is growing ubiquity of cell phones (sort of wearable computers in their own right) and wireless networks.   

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3 principles to building — and keeping — a great relationship with a mentor

Ideas.Ted

If I was worried my letter wouldn’t get there within a day, I’d often FedEx it to make sure the memory of our conversation was still fresh.). Within minutes, my phone rang. A month later, I’d email them to tell them how I’d actually used their advice and I’d share how it had helped me. It was his assistant Jeannie Adashek.

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My Favourites

Laughing all the Way to Work

Most of these I have listed and linked to on my sidebar: [link] - United States Postal Information [link] - Telephone Number Look Up [link] - Currency Converter [link] - Cambridge Online Dictionaries [link] - Multi-Language Dictionary [link] - The Phrase Finder [link] - Words and Their Meanings [link] - Grammar/Spelling/Punctuation Help Website [link] (..)

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Technocalypse Now

Virtual Moxie

Just the idea of dialing the phone made me break into a cold sweat. But I knew I had to make the phone call. I spent 42 minutes on the phone (mostly on hold), talking to three very nice Apple employees. Two days later I signed for the FedEx package. So I decided not to argue. They hadn't vanished, but they had ebbed.

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