On today’s Kojo Namdi show on WAMU, the topic was Local Seafood Markets & the Gulf Oil Spill. Sheila Bowman of the Monteray Bay Aquarium said that they created a Seafood Watch iPhone app for people to easily find what seafoods are considered good and bad from a fish sustainability perspective. It’s a simple program
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Celebrate Earth Day by Recycling Computer Equipment this Saturday From the EPA’s eCycling Day 2010 page: Join us in celebration of Earth Day as we host our 4th annual eCycling event. Bring your unwanted computer and computer-related equipment (computers, monitors, keyboards, printers, etc.) and cell phones for free recycling. This year, EPA and cooperating organizations
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Because setting up VNC with a router is tricky, I thought it would be helpful if I wrote up how to do it with the popular FiOS Actiontec router based on my recent VNC set up for a small business in Arlington, Virginia. FiOS FiOS is a high speed fiber internet service offered by Verizon
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iPads Available The iPad WiFi model is here. At the Clarendon Apple Retail store in Arlington, Virginia, there was a line for the opening. But by mid-morning, you could walk right up and buy one, even without a reservation. My informal survey shows that nearly half the people are waiting for the 3G version instead
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Google recently added biking directions with Google Maps. See Bicycling as a drop-down option when looking for directions. Beta Warning The yellow note at the bottom to use caution isn’t just for legal reasons. Many have reported mistakes, such as directions to bike through Arlington Cemetery. But, like everything Google, it seems to get better
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