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Health reform article

appropriate for congress http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande

Contribute to the Blog

Did you get an invitation to contribute to the blog? 1. Click the Link 2. Click "create your account now" 3. fill in the blanks with your current email address that the invitation was sent to 4. Enter your password and complete the rest of the form, including retyping the almost impossible to read security word 5. Click the check box to agree to the terms and then "Continue" -if you need to re-enter the password and security word, just try again 6. Upon successful completion of the form, you will see the log in window with your email address already included in the user name 7. Type in your password and then click "accept invitation" 8. You will see the "dashboard". ***Save this page in your bookmarks Here you can click "new post" to create a blog entry or click "view blog" to see the sftowershelp blog. IMPORTANT - you will receive a confirmation of your registration to the blog as an emai, vaidate the account byclicking t

Watch Video Online

The increased speeds now available on the internet have opened up a new and exciting way to distribute information. VIDEO is online and is so ever popular. With sites like www.youtube.com where individuals share video, you can search for videos of your favorite performers. You will be surprised at what you might find in their archives. Many Television shows are now viewable online...anytime go to www.hulu.com PBS is also online http://www.pbs.org/video News videos: http://www.cnn.com/video/ http://www.reuters.com/news/video http://www.c-spanvideo.org/ Obama's Weekly Address http://www.whitehouse.gov/weekly_address/ **note: When watching video, look for a button to watch the video in fullscreen or larger view in the lower right hand corner. Interested in something less serious, watch movies online www.netflix.com or have DVD delivered to you and watch them on your computer. Remember to turn up your volume! :) Enjoy.

Compare Google & Bing Searches

What's the difference? Find out yourself by comparing the two search engines side by side. http://www.blackdog.ie/google-bing/ Includes comparing the search engines in different languages.

Reverse Lookup for New Vocabulary Words

Don't know the perfect word for what you are trying to say...try this reverse lookup dictionary: http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml

What's all the buzz about?

These are two items that have been or will be the talk of the town. The two big players of the Internet and Computers are at it again. Microsoft vs. Google Microsoft just released it's answer to the google search, named "bing". http://www.bing.com/ Google has been promoting and improving its web browser, named "chrome". http://www.google.com/chrome (note. you will need to click on the download button and install the program & NOT available for Apple users, they are working on it though) Try them both and we will discuss them in the upcoming classes.

Print your Digital Photos Online

For a list of different online services that offer printing of your digital photos... CLICK here http://dealnews.com/How-To-Get-1-781-Free-Digital-Prints/298597.html look at each item listed for the name, link and introductory offers for new customers.