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5 cool things you can do in Google Docs & Google Spreadsheets

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Pretty cool article over at CNET: This is only available for Spreadsheets, but it’s one of the neater advanced tidbits that makes use of Internet connectivity. Using two special formulas, users can create cells that will update constantly with data or information gleaned from Web searches or Google’s finance service. This works for things such as stock symbols, sports statistics, or any other piece of information you want to source and keep up to date automatically. Spreadsheets users can have

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Great tools for understanding, writing and testing mod_rewrite rules

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I have been writing some new mod_rewrite rules for my Pixensity website. The following tools andĀ referenceĀ articles have been veryĀ helpful. 1st. Mod rewrite generator: http://www.generateit.net/mod-rewrite/ 2nd. Test your RewriteRules for Apache mod_rewritehttp://martinmelin.se/rewrite-rule-tester/ 3rd. Mod_Rewrite and Regular Expressions Apache Web Server forum at WebmasterWorldhttp://www.webmasterworld.com/forum92/4332.htm   4th. Cool question and answer from stack overflow (not the top answer, but it worked better for me than the top answer) ([A-Za-z0-9-]+) …which matches letters and numbers. I would also like to match on dashes and

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Easily copy a bunch of links from a webpage

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If you ever need to copy a bunch of links for a project it can be very tedious to right click ever single link and select “Copy link address” then paste that into notepad (or wherever you are storing the links) over and over šŸ™ Thankfully there are some simple, and free, plugins to help make this task MUCH easier: Copy Multiple Links to Clipboard with Link2Cliphttp://www.nirmaltv.com/2010/05/10/copy-multiple-links-to-clipboard-with-link2clip/About the Blog NirmalTV.COM is a daily updated technology blog which was founded in

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Recipe Writing

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Some links for recipe writing: 7 Most Common Recipe Writing Errorshttp://diannej.com/blog/2010/05/7-most-common-recipe-writing-errors/And hereā€™s what Iā€™m finding: errors and inelegant phrasings.Ā I thought you might want to know about Ā the most common mistakes.Ā First though, letā€™s review theā€¦ How To Write A Recipe Like A Professional | Apartment Therapy The Kitchnhttp://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips-techniques/how-to-write-a-recipe-like-a-professional-058522I write recipes, among other things, for a living. It may seem easy, but it isn’t always. It takes practice and adherence to a few rules.

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How to be a good house guest [LINKS]

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We tend to do a lot of traveling and visiting friends. Recently I came across a number of articles on how to be a good house guest, there were some surprisingly good nuggets hidden in there which I’ll put into practice. Here are the articles for your edification, I hope they help you too! How to Be a Good House Guest – wikiHowhttp://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-House-GuestSome hosts are not bright and chipper first thing in the morning, and may be accustomed to quiet,

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