A study by Performix that cought my attention, shows that the internet will play a major role for Americans to fulfill their New Year’s resolutions. Here is the breakdown of the study:
- 48% indicated they will fulfill their new years resolution using the internet to accomplish their resolution.
- 36% will go online to purchase an [...]

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I am spending my holidays this year in New Orleans. With it’s unique and rich cultural background and history, there is a lot to do in this town. It seems to be in a celebratory mode that keeps it alive all the time. The weather here is very pleasant during the winter time and I [...]

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According to a recent web usability study from Southern Illinois University, both men and women desire websites to be easy to use. Next on the men’s wishlist is faster downloading, women however opted for easier navigation and accessability over speed.
I personally favor women’s choices here, as I think usability can add a lot of value [...]

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A friend was looking for my brother after years of not talking to each other. He went to look and searched the web for him with no luck. He then found me through my blog and contacted me.
I think it is worth it to have your own domain, rather than just create a blog or [...]

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According to a survey by HCD Research, most participants think issues like the economy, healthcare, education, the Iraq war and energy will improve over the next four years with President Obama in office.
The study, which was conducted January 13-15 among 3,772 participants, was undertaken to obtain Americans perceptions of President Obama and how they feel [...]

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I am spending my holidays this year in Egypt.
It is great coming back after 3 years from my last visit, things hasn’t changed that much.
The sunny weather, tasty food, and sociable people surround me at all times.
In the beginning of my trip, just days before Christmas, I noticed that internet was so incredibly slow.
Apparently, 3 [...]

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“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.” Friedrich Engels.
Yes, starting tdot-blog.com November 2007 was my ounce of action and I am glad I did it.
I have been regularly posting here. During this time I have learnd a lot and enjoyed your questions, comments, and  suggestions that I have received.
I started this blog [...]

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I lately purchased a new laptop.  It’s a windows vista and took me quiet some time to install all the software I need to keep me going.
I can’t believe how useful it is in making me what I need to get done and yet it is free.
Here is my list:
Firefox 
I started using firefox a while [...]

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I just read about a party to celebrate 5 years of WordPress in San Francisco.
With over 1 million downloads for versions 2.5 and 2.5.1 alone, I thought it was much older.
WordPress creators created flexibility, ease of use, and quality in the beginning, then the supporting community followed.
What a great success story…
I came to learn about [...]

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The popularity of social networking sites has always been on the rise since the late 90s.
Easy to use and easy access to internet also helped with their popularity.
Besides it’s fun to connect with people whether it is old classmates, people sharing the same interest or just learning about one another.
An interesting study by RapLeaf that [...]

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