George on December 2nd, 2009

This year you can use Gmail to send a Snail Mail postcard courtesy of Google!
This holiday season, as a token of our appreciation to our most enthusiastic fans, we’ll snail-mail a free holiday postcard on your behalf. Yes, through the mail and everything.
- Gmail Blog, Spread some holiday cheer, one card at a time
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George on November 14th, 2009

Since I get so many visits from people searching for Whirlpool Water Heaters I thought it would be appropriate to add some useful info for those looking to fix problems with their water heaters.

if you need to call for warranty service call the toll-free number on the water heater
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Here is my previous post about my Whilrpool FG1F4040S3NOV Water Heater which I originally posted because I could no longer find thermocouples to for my Whirlpool water heater. I thought other people would like to know, so I posted details so hopefully some other people could benefit from my situation. Here are a couple of [...]

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George on January 29th, 2009

If you ever take your laptop to places yuo can’t get online, or if your desktop doesn’t always have a connection (or if you are on dialup) you might appreciate this new feature in Gmail Labs – Offline Gmail.
Once you turn on this feature, Gmail uses Gears to download a local cache of your mail. [...]

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George on December 12th, 2008

Google continually evolves everything and Google Maps is no exception to that rule. During the past month or so I’ve noted some really cool new features like updated zoom/pan/navigation controls, new My Maps features, and navigable street view is available in some areas.
Let’s take a quick look at new My Maps features, here’s a list:

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