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7 tips to get out of a career rut - CNN.com

Get off your butt if you want to get out of the rut.

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Just in case any readers out there may be feeling like they are in a rut big enough to put up posters, here's some cheery cheesy  handy advice from our friends at CNN. Plus it rhymes! Gee, Thanks!

Dell Streak Rumored iPad Competitor

Google Android-powered Dell Streak tablet will include access to over 300,000 e-books in the Kindle store, everything in the Amazon MP3 download store (over 11 million “songs and extras”), and over 50,000 movies and television shows available for one-day rental or permanent purchase.

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Depending on how this is executed, the Dell "Streak" slate could be on my gadget want list. I like the idea that it would be a more open operating system than Apple's iPhone OS, rumored to have 2 cameras, and flash support. Plus, look at the shiny colors.

Compatibility with content I have already purchased from Amazon is also a plus

Sunday offering: Surgery for the needy - CNN.com

Surgery on Sunday provides free outpatient surgical care to Kentucky's uninsured. Plastic surgeon Dr. Andy Moore started the program in 2005He and his team of volunteers have treated more than 3,100 patients.

Great story of doctors, hospital, and surgical staff who give up one day a month to perform free surgeries for uninsured people who need help. More of us should be giving one day out of the month to service to others.

The (Evil) Magic of the iPad | Wired.com

Approved software only: Who would have thought that in 2010 everyone would be so excited about a computer that only runs software approved by its manufacturer?

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This article sums up some of the reasons I feel a little leary of the iPad. Apple does have a way of designing products that fill a niche no one else seemed to know was there, but they also have a consistent focus on proprietary and locked-down systems that help steer customers to their own stores and products and away from open usage.

I understand why this is good business for them, but its only good for the consumer that is satisfied with their offerings. Or in fact the consumer that is satisfied to have someone else winnow down the choices for them.