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Saturday, July 18th, 2009

10 Ways to Make Money Online

From blogging to profitable social networking and playing games to posting on forums, the internet is a world of moneymaking opportunity James F Thompson   With the advent of university top-up fees, student life doesn’t come cheap for today’s overworked undergraduates. But the power of the internet offers up a number of ingenious ways to

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

6 YouTube Videos of Interest

Common Craft “Plain English” Series Rather than point to a list of suppliers on a certain topic, this month LC is recommending that readers download Common Craft’s educational videos on YouTube. Common Craft produces a series of...

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

The Top 25 Blogs

From millions of blogs about nothing, we’ve selected the 25 best about something—from politics and global affairs to shopping and sports. And, yes, we’ve got a few about nothing, too —Tom McNichol Enter >>

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

World’s Most Admired Companies

MOST ADMIRED 1 Rank in Computers: 2 (Previous rank: 2*) Overall score: 7.07 Top 50 rank: Why it’s admired It’s been a rocky year for Apple: CEO Steve Jobs’ health made headlines, and critics said Cupertino wasn’t...

Friday, March 27th, 2009

See These 10 Coolest Workplaces

  Physical space matters. It’s easier to be productive, creative and happy at work in a colourful, organic, playful environment than in a grey, linear, boring one. And I’m not talking about the outside of the building....

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Kindle: Amazon’s Wireless Reading Device

I love this gadget! If you love books, you will love Kindle. It is an amazing gadget with revolutionary electronic-paper display. It provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper. Very...

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Redundancy Payment? Be Wise, See These 6 Tips

With the business sector beginning to look like a war zone, job security is no longer a sure thing and none of us is safe from the dreaded tap on the shoulder. Being made redundant can be...

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

The World’s 50 Most Powerful Blogs ?- Be the judge

The Observer (part of Guardian News and Media in the UK) claimed that the list below is the list of the most powerful blogs in the world. Powerful! That sounds like a list worth studying — so...