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• Barnes & Noble may split off Nook business

  Thu Jan 5, 2012
  • Somehow you misunderstood how it works. It may require you to create a B&N account (free), but it does not require you to become a B&N member or pay any kind of subscription to use the Nook app. And I just did a search on mine for "free books" and came up with 1.8 million results.

• Should Research in Motion abandon the BlackBerry?

  Mon Dec 19, 2011
  • decdadron: http://www.defensesystems.com/Articles/2011/10/28/DISA-approves-first-Andriod-device-for-DOD.aspx Just letting you know.

• Angry Birds turns 2, players get the presents

  Mon Dec 12, 2011
  • I think that new expanding "balloon bird" has been available on Android for at least a few days. The version of "Seasons" I have on my Android phone has it.

• Pre-caffeine tech: Six seasons and a movie!

  Thu Nov 17, 2011
  • The "Save Community" link goes to Red Tape instead. Where do I sign up to save Community? It's one of the best comedies on television!

• Whoops! Google accidentally showed off Gmail's new design

  Fri Oct 21, 2011
  • Hardly a leak. Most of this has been available to everyone for weeks. Just go to mail settings and select the "Preview" theme.

• Palestinian and Israeli Children Study and Play Together

  Thu Oct 13, 2011
  • United World College in Mostar is another example of a school where children in a post-conflict area are living and learning together very successfully.

• Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet vs. the iPad

  Wed Sep 28, 2011
  • ...there are fewer, if any, creative or business apps, there's no camera or microphone. So automatically anyone who chooses the iPad for its ability to create art or music, or manage spreadsheets, or edit photos, they just won't be looking at the Fire.

• 7 surprising ways to minimize student debt

  Fri Sep 2, 2011
  • Sorry, Nick, but things are different now. I have one in college and another about to start, and it literally costs 10 times as much now as it did when I went to school. Like you, I and my wife worked and put ourselves through school, but it can't be done anymore.

• What did you think of this recipe?

  Thu Aug 25, 2011
  • Much of this area of the Midwest was settled by Germans and other central Europeans. Many of the little towns around where I live have German names.

• What did you think of this recipe?

  Mon Aug 15, 2011
  • I like to just cube the avocado when I make guacamole, and not mash it. That way you get a nice, chunky, salsa-like condiment. More people will probably eat guacamole and love it when it's not a nasty-looking, mashed mess.