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Googlevergence

Phil Wolff writes about how Google’s new Hotmailesque entry (still in beta) is more than yet another mail product. The differentiating factor most often cited is that Gmail is poised to provide a gig of mail memory–enough to hold months or years for most people. That’s especially important when email is used by many people […]
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How to Build a Raft

This is why I love MetafilterI don’t know how I managed to remain ignorant of this, but a group called the “Floating Neutrinos” have not only crossed the North Atlantic in a boat constructed of found materials, but also created floating communities. How cool is this!? Anyway, check out their guide to the process.
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Now I’m stable

OK, at least my computer is. I had
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Future Wireless

Got a half column-inch in the Buffalo News this morning: Wireless Internet will insinuate the computer even more deeply into our lives, said Alex Halavais, an assistant professor in UB’s School of Informatics who studies new communication technologies. People, for example, most likely will use their computers more often, for shorter periods of time, much […]
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