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Moderate Viewpoint

by the VP December 16, 2005

Five surgeons are discussing who makes the best patients to operate on.
The first surgeon says, “I like to see accountants on my operating table because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered.”

The second responds, “Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color coded.”
The third surgeon [...]

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Local Contest Entries Sold to Telemarketers?

by the VP December 10, 2005

I got telemarketed a couple nights ago. This is significant for me, since I am non-published and have been registered on the government’s Do Not Call list for almost two years. I rarely get telemarketed anymore, so when I do I try to find the source. This one claimed it was a result of entering [...]

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Dish DVR’s hidden search function

by the VP December 8, 2005

I envied TiVo’s search functions since my Dish Network generic DVR did not seem to offer any search function. It is there, but it takes a little digging to find it.
First hit the ‘Menu’ button on the top left of your Dish DVR remote control. Select ‘2-Themes & Search’, then ‘9-Search’. You are presented with [...]

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Secret Idaho Falls Greenbelt Webcam

by the VP November 16, 2005

Maybe it is not such a secret, but few know about the greenbelt webcam that is available on the City of Idaho Falls website. Just kind of interesting to look at. Thought I would share it since the city does not seem to promote it. It would be nice to have more webcams around town. [...]

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Free online training videos for Office

by the VP November 14, 2005

OpenOffice, that is. Ever wish you could have Microsoft’s Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), but cannot afford their price? OpenOffice is a free, open-source software that is the SAME AS the name-brand Office.

It looks just like Office 97, and does not have the uber-enhanced features that Office 2003 carries, but it opens and saves in standard [...]

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