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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0800

Google Turns on Real-Time Search Results [Real-time Search]
The search giant showed us how real-time search would work, but very quietly turned on the actual feature this morning. Search...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:30:00 -0800

Switch from Audio to Visual Alerts to Cut Down on Distraction [Distraction]
When we really need to focus it would be ideal if we could seal ourselves in a bubble and work distraction free. In the real...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Donate Google Voice Transcriptions for Improvement Research [Voicemail]
Did Google Voice do a particularly good job with transcribing one of your voicemails? Could it not have been more off? Click...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:30:03 -0800

Elderly woman dies in Farmers Branch house fire
From The Dallas Morning News A house fire Thursday night left an elderly woman seriously injured. The blaze began about 9:20...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:26:11 -0800

No one injured in fire at Amarillo elementary school
Janelle Stecklein in The Amarillo Globe News Amarillo firefighters quickly extinguished a dust mop that caught fire about 5...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:18:59 -0800

Firefighters Respond To Two-alarm Blazes
By Kenneth Dean in The Tyler Morning Telegraph Two Tyler families dealt with house fires Thursday — one ending with a...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:59:43 -0800

Firefighters push for extended barriers in Guadalupe County
By Ron Maloney in The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise The county’s volunteer firefighters have called on state officials to extend...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:43:56 -0800

Biodiesel problems linger among Austin firetrucks
By Tony Plohetski in The Austin American-Statesman Several months after city officials stopped pumping fire engines with...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:37:55 -0800

Tomball Chief Wins Leadership Award
From The Tomball Potpourri Tomball Fire Chief Randy Parr was presented with the John M. Buckman III Leadership Award from the...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:30:00 -0800

NutShellMail Lets You Specify Which Facebook Messages Get Through [Email Overload]
Previously mentioned mail aggregator NutshellMail just received a nice upgrade. In addition to compiling your alerts from...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:32:36 -0800

Stillhouse Hollow FF fight Mobile Home Fire
A space heater is being blamed for starting a fire that destroyed a Bell County family’s home Wednesday. Around 11:00...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:44:51 -0800

White firefighters sue City of Austin, claiming race discrimination in promotions
Two high-ranking Austin firefighters Wednesday sued top city officials, a well-known minister and the president of the local...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0800

Most Popular Top 10s of 2009 [Best Of 2009]
Every weekend, we comb our memories and archives to compile 10 useful items addressing a specific topic you may have forgotten...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0800

Get a Better Deal from Your ISP [Saving Money]
Often all it takes to reduce your monthly bills is just asking for better rates. Wired offers some similar advice for getting a...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:30:00 -0800

Note Taker Turns Your iPhone into an Endless Notepad [Downloads]
iPhone/iPod touch: VisiCalc creator Dan Bricklin—you know, the guy who invented the spreadsheet—has delved into...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0800

NameChanger Quickly Renames Batches of Files On Your Mac [Downloads]
Mac only: If you need to rename a giant batch of files, changing each one individually is a huge hassle. NameChanger is a solid...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:30:00 -0800

Jolicloud Netbook OS Is a Bit Like Chrome OS with Awesome Desktop Applications [Screenshot Tour]
Chrome OS is a promising cloud-based operating system, but the big complaint most people have about it is that Chrome OS is...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:54:09 -0800

Fire contained at Lumberton church
Scott Lawrence at KFDM in Beaumont Port Arthur Firefighters in Lumberton have put out a fire at Fletcher Emanuel Church Alive...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:47:21 -0800

Houston Fires Overnight
From KTRK News in Houston Firefighters tackled a couple of fires overnight that caused some heavy damage. Around 2am, fire...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:40:37 -0800

Austin firefighters claim bias in lawsuit
From The Austin American-Statesman Two high-ranking Austin firefighters Wednesday sued top city officials, a well-known...
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Texas Fire posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:35:35 -0800

Space Heater Causes Fire in Howard County
From KWES News in Midland A space heater is getting the blame for a house fire in Howard County. The blaze started on Tuesday...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:30:00 -0800

Google Quick Scroll Finds Your Search Terms on Clicked Results [Downloads]
Missed during our roundup of Chrome extensions from launch day, Google's own Quick Scroll extension is a nifty little tool for...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:45:00 -0800

RekindleIT Instantly Sends Web Pages to Kindles [Bookmarklet]
If you come across a web page you'd like to continue reading on your Kindle, you could "print" and convert it to PDF, grab...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0800

From the Tips Box: Earrings and Wine, Gmail Tagging, and Scrap Paper [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for knowing which wine glass is yours, tagging Gmail messages without labels, and reusing note...
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lifehacker posted a blog entry

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800

Remains of the Day: A Day in the Internet is Mindblowing Edition [For What It's Worth]
A snazzy infograph shows us what a day in the internet looks like (get ready for huge numbers), Google Groups gets added to...
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