Keeping all your appointments together has never been easier.  With the website Google Calendar, at http://calendar.google.com, your can organize your life with just a few clicks.

You can save any date by putting in the Who, What, When, and Where of any event within this daily planner.  Why is this so good?  Because you are easily notified of appointments through a combination of any three ways: an unblocked pop-up on your computer, no matter what your pop-up blocker settings, an email or an SMS message to your cell phone.  The only cost you incur for all of this is the SMS message, which is docked off the count of SMS message provided by your cell phone carrier.

These are just initial benefits.  Also made available are happenings, from local, national and global events, made possible by people and organizations that post their calendars to the public.  You can even use a weather calendar option to give you the current temperature and a three-day forecast.

There are also more benefits too.  Google calendar easily integrates with other Google products, including iGoogle and Google's new Sites product.  With the additional option to enter in appointments from any web-baseed mobile device, you can make changes to your calendar almost anywhere.  Thus, making it easy to see why Google is such a dominant force in the Internet world today.

-dbullock 

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My computer is set up to my television and I love it!  Having done this early on and after getting rid of a television cable box, I strictly use this set up now for some serious Internet usage.  News can be easily read.  Television shows and movies can be downloaded for later.  Podcasts, streaming television and random internet video clips are watched for the same reasons you watch television--for information, education, and entertainment.

Currently, a 26 inch Phillips television is hooked up to a Mac mini, in my house.  This set up is all you need to view what can be the Internet at its best.  This is especially true for Mac users who enjoy the Front Row application, along with the stylish little remote found within the box with that came with the Mac Mini or another mac computer.   The remote and with a computer connected to a TV screen makes media viewing and the listening of audio files a breeze.

Instead of a Mac mini, friends of mine have hooked their PCs to their TV screens, too.  Most of them are lucky enough to have the much wider LCDs screens at 42 inches or more.  And, the video and reading of text on these larger flat panel displays are simply phenomenal.  Editing and reviewing video on these screens with iMovie or other video editing applications are also highly effective.

Through this switch, I was able to cut cable costs, increase my work productivity, and make better use of my leisure time.  The shows, movies, music, videos and podcasts I want to see are readily available to me, and if I want to share them, I can easily use the Mac mini's DVD burner I had added as an option, upon purchasing the computer.

To make the switch with most Macs, you'll need to have a television that has a S-video socket, or some other type of video connection.  You'll need to plug an S-video adapter that you'll also have to purchase to use the S-video socket and your computer.

For a PC computer, you can buy an adapter also, or if its available on your advanced television, you can plug your PC into your TV using a USB cable.   Also, an S-video interface will not allow the most out use of an HDTV.  You would need another interface, beside the S-video one, to use full High Definition television capabilities.

Here is a link to the S-video adapter you need specifically for the Mac mini: http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9267G/A

Note, that you would also need an S-video cable.  For another Mac product, such as a Mac laptop Powerbook, you would need another adapter for S-video enabled viewing.

Make the most of your television and truly unleash the power of the Internet... on your TV screen!

-dbullock 

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They "Obsessively cover the green scene!"  AutoblogGreen is a blog where one can find the latest news on the latest cars for a healthier environment.  There are also links to other blog sites such as Green Daily, Gadling, DIY Life, and Engadget; the site features a search option for finding topics of interest as well.  I requested a search for vegan recipes and I got a page of links where I could browse through anything holding an interest to me. 

The site has multiple topics of interests consisting mainly of environmentally friendly vehicles however, the topics one can research are endless.  I am extremely interested in browsing the main page the latest news on vehicles, but the search option allows the the mind to wonder, it is truly a great feature to have for this site.

www.autobloggreen.com

-jrosenfeldt 

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Created by the same creator of RCRD LBL, Engadget.com has been created.  This site features the latest news on different gadgets and technology based instruments and information one can possibly imagine.  It is truly amazing how updated this site is on all the latest gadgets.  There is also a place where one can post news of their own.  As soon as you get to the site there are posts on news and gadgets people want to know about.  I found this "vending machine for skinny people" to be somewhat misleading.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/11/trek-stop-a-vending-machine-for-skinny-people/

At first I had expected it to be just about health food but it actually caters to those in search of spare bike parts and/or a snack. 

For more sweet reads on this site just go to the engadget site www.engadget.com/

-jrosenfeldt 

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