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I’m originally from down the street in San Antonio and have had a 210 mobile phone number for eight years now. I’ve been with the same carrier through three different branding switches: Southwestern Bell, Cingular and now AT&T. When I came to college in Austin and stayed here post-UT, there was never really [...]
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Lately I’ve come across a few albums of artists that haven’t put anything out in a while that are pretty decent.
Jimmy Eat World’s new album, Chase This Light, is a pretty good listen. What’s funny is that I was never a huge fan of them– I knew them from the radio and “The Middle” [...]
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I’ve been noticing that many websites have been releasing versions of their pages formatted for the iPhone. Personal favorites of mine include SeeqPod, Digg and Facebook. In these examples, you must navigate to the iPhone-specific URL to view the diminutive pages.
Some sites have figured out scripts that recognize Safari on the iPhone and [...]
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While uploading my Nike+ data the other day, I came across an invitation for female Nike+ participants to join in what Nike is calling a “virtual marathon.” The basic premise is this: get participants to sign up for a half-marathon just like you normally would, complete with registration fees, a cause, timing and the [...]
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While looking for a facewash at Target today, I found a line of products, all $4.99, that I am pretty much obsessed with now. The line is called Every Man Jack and features some great smelling body washes, face washes, styling products and shampoos. There’s a Signature scent (an awesome peppermint smell), Tea [...]