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FoxNews.com published this slideshow on Online Marketing Jobs that will Leave You Friendless. Definitely worth a quick view. Many of the jobs listed are notoriously shady. The article sheds a little light on things you need to avoid.

My desktop is finally back up and running! It only took a week and a half, a new motherboard and a new power supply, but it’s running.

Shortly after my post about protecting your computer from lightning, our house (and my main desktop computer) took a direct hit. The computer shut down instantly and we all heard what sounded like a dying security alarm (home security system). Not only was my computer dead, but our home phone system, our garage door opener and a few other things were knocked out, as well.

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3rd Annual Cheyene's Rally

Please clear your schedule for September 12th, so you can join Angelo PC and so many others, to help support The Children’s Miracle Network, here in San Angelo.

This is the 3rd annual Cheyenne’s Rally. The event has something for everyone. You don’t have to be a biker to participate. After the bike run, there will be a live auction, a penny social and lunch at Kirby Park beginning at 11:30am.

Call the CMN office @ (325) 481-6160 for more information.

***Angelo PC is donating a brand new Dell Mini 10 Netbook to the penny social. You need to come by and fill the bucket with your tickets!

Do you plan on attending this event? Are any of your family or friends going to ride in the rally?

CNET.com is giving away an HP Mini110 Netbook! Go to the Crave Giveaway of the Week to submit your entry!

You’ll have to register at CNET and add a comment to enter.

I’ll add their disclaimer, just to keep things legal:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C., 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT DATE OF ENTRY INTO SWEEPSTAKES. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Sweepstakes ends at 12 PM EDT on August 10, 2009. See official rules for details.

Just a real quick post, this morning. It looks like Twitter and Facebook are both experiencing some site problems. I can’t tell whether or not Facebook’s problems are due to a cyber attack, but FoxNews.com is reporting that Twitter was indeed hacked.

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Many of you, including some of my website clients, have made the switch to Gmail or have, at least, created a Gmail account or have had one made available to you, through your website’s domain address. The only problem is that switching to Gmail presents a small learning curve.

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Just a few days after my post about ways to protect your computer from lightning, we take a direct hit and my motherboard gets fried!

It was a fairly quick-moving storm that started around 5:00am. I heard some thunder and saw a few lightning flashes, but it didn’t seem that bad. Then, in unison, we saw a flash, heard a loud pop and then a HUGE clap of thunder.

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In an email only release, this morning, the folks at Web of Trust (WOT) announced that they’ve teamed with Panda Security, to offer co-branded versions of WOT’s community-driven internet security browser add-ons (that’s a mouthful). Their goal is to make surfing and shopping much safer experiences.

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Keep your ears open for an announcement that Microsoft and YAHOO! have come to an agreement over the future of their search and advertising businesses. Both companies have been trying to hammer-out a deal, for over a year now.

While both parties claim nothing has been signed, they also agree that negotiations are complete and paperwork is just a formality, at this point. The final deal is supposedly far less-sweeping than the original plans.

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Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 7, has been released to computer makers. The official launch date is October 22nd, 2009.

I haven’t yet had the opportunity to load the RC onto a test machine. I may do that this week. I’ve already pre-ordered a retail copy, which I’m confident will ship some time before the official launch date.