Bloomberg:
IRS Offers Smartphone Applications
to Check on Refunds, Get Filing Tips
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Taxpayers waiting on a refund from the Internal Revenue Service can now check on its status using a smartphone.
The application for Apple Inc.’s iPhone and Google Inc.’s Android operating system also will give taxpayers daily tax
tips during the filing season, the U.S. tax collection agency said today. Smartphone users may download the
“IRS2Go” app for free, the IRS said..." 110124
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Scientific American: Will solar thermal heat up again? "It used to be that the term "solar panel" connoted
a solar thermal panel, which uses sunlight to heat your house or tap water, as opposed to a photovoltaic (PV) panel,
which produces electric power. These days, though, attention (not to mention sunlight) focuses on PV. Many people
assume that solar hot water heaters are all well and good for, say, Israel , but ill-suited to high-latitude, cloudy, snowy
climes such as the U.S. Northeast. But Scott Wilson of Olney, Md., begs to differ..." 091118
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FOXNews.com:LONDON: Lawyer: Ripping MP3s Illegal, Grounds for Lawsuit " You, too, could be
sued for thousands of dollars by the major record companies — even if you've never once illegally
downloaded music..." 071231
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job-hunt.org: Computers, the Internet, and Technology " These Web job sites specialize in computer
programming, Internet development, and other related technology positions. Biotechnology opportunities
are in the Medicine, Biotech, and Pharmaceutical section. Engineering positions are the the Engineering
section..." 071021
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Live Science: Study: Playing Video Games Improves Eyesight "Playing "Gears of War," "Lost
Planet," "Halo" and other action video games that involve firing guns can improve your eyesight, new
research claims..."
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CNN Money.com: The trouble with gee-whiz gadgets "Too many gizmos these days are loaded with
features we don't need - or use. Business 2.0's Chris Taylor explains why that's all about to change..."
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CNN.com: Wikipedia to writers: Prove your expertise "Following revelations that a high-ranking
member of Wikipedia's bureaucracy used his cloak of anonymity to lie about being a professor of religion,
the free Internet encyclopedia plans to ask contributors who claim such credentials to identify themselves..."
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Elwin Jenkins Blog: Wireless power for your office "Thanks to mocoblog and House Hacker my
attention was alerted to a new company claiming to be able to charge mobile phones and other low voltage
devices without wires..."
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iStereo.mobi: Mondo Spider robot walks, consternates onlookers "Joining the Land Walker, Robotic
Giraffe, and the Anchorage Mecha as some of the most exotic, over-the-top ways to get from point A to
point B is the Mondo Spider, which required a team of skilled engineers and “thousands of hours” in order
to assemble..."
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CNN Money: Ocean real estate: The next boom? "With land getting so crowded, the age-old fantasy of
sea-based living is becoming reality..."
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c/net News.com: Microsoft: Use our search and we'll pay you "Microsoft is offering to pay
corporations if they get their employees to use Live Search at work, the company confirmed on Friday..."
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CNN Money: America's Most Admired Companies in 2006 This article provides an index of America's
most admired companies over the past year..."
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