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 THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008 9:31 pm |
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Surf the Web to save on gas Driving to work this morning, I noticed that the price for regular unleaded at my neighborhood gas station was up to $3.87. Ouch. No doubt many of you are feeling the pain, too, especially if you commute to work in Seattle or elsewhere in the Puget Sound region. For those who must drive, The Oregonian compiled some online resources to help find the cheapest prices around. For others, walking, biking, riding the bus or carpooling to work are viable options for coping with the rising price of fuel. Friday is Bike to Work day in Snohomish County, and other Bike to Work events are going on throughout the month. Learn more or sign up at www.commtrans.org or call 425-348-2369. ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Most popular stories April 28-May 4 The 10 most read stories last week on HeraldNet were: 1. Lynnwood man makes a living selling World of Warcraft characters 2. Why rapist got put under Snohomish bridge 3. Search for Snohomish woman ends in heartbreak 4. Rapist under bridge was placed near victims home 5. Huge jump in tax bill stings woman, 92 6. Boeing's 787 line picking up speed 7. Boeing rolls out 777 Freighter 8. Woman hurt in I-5 crash that backed up traffic near Marysville 9. Marysville man dies after jumping out of car 10. Marysville man who died after jumping from car identified ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Happy RSS Awareness Day! Today, it turns out, is RSS Awareness Day. Only a small fraction of people who use the Internet understand and use RSS, so the holiday is intended to get the word out about this wonderful Internet tool. RSS feeds have become an Internet standard for sharing frequently updated content online. The acronym stands for Real Simple Syndication. RSS feeds are useful for following what's new on your favorite Web sites and for those sites to distribute their content beyond their own Web pages. Even if you don't use RSS, you probably recognize this symbol:  . Wherever it appears, you likely will find an RSS feed. As I explained in an earlier post, you need a feed reader to translate the RSS code into something you can understand. Many RSS readers, including Google Reader, MyYahoo and Bloglines, are available for free. If you've never tried using RSS before, get started today with a free RSS reader and some of the feeds for your favorite bloggers and sections on HeraldNet.com. Questions? Already use RSS? Share your comments below or e-mail me. ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Most popular stories April 21-27 Traffic accidents and crime stories dominated the most read lists last week. The 10 most popular stories were: 1. Family emotional at sentencing of Nick DeSimone's killer 2. Why rapist got put under Snohomish bridge 3. Was Cascade High School teacher being spied on? 4. High hopes for Colby hospital expansion 5. Lynnwood teen jailed in series of burglaries 6. Everett man dies in big rig crash 7. Skateboard stunts sometimes have tragic results 8. Everett schools chief's life threatened 9. Five injured in 3-car pileup near Mill Creek 10. House burns during Tulalip family memorial ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Most popular stories April 14-20 The top 10 most read stories on HeraldNet for the week were: 1. Highway 526 reopens after fatal semi-truck collision 2. Did bump by police car lead to crash that killed Marysville teen? 3. Machias property searched in case of boy missing since 04 4. Deputy chases wrong-way driver on I-5 5. Fired Everett teacher delighted with deal 6. After fatal crash motorcyclists warned to slow down 7. Everett man dies in big rig crash 8. Tips for first-time home buyers 9. Lake Stevens teens pregnancy hoax fools teachers friends 10. Woman accuses Everett pastor of misconduct ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Watch out for fake IRS e-mail Poor taxpayers. It's bad enough the government makes us go through the hassle of filing and paying taxes in the first place. But now scammers are picking on us, too. I found a message stuck in my junk mail filter this morning from irs@irs.com (the address is a dead giveaway -- the real thing would be from irs.gov). It promises to get me my refund sooner if I provide my social security number, debit or credit card number and PIN, birth date, address and phone number. Yeah, right. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The IRS never initiates communication via e-mail, according to its Web site. The site has a slew of resources to protect yourself from "phishing," the term for when scammers pose as legitimate businesses or agencies and ask you to provide personal information. ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW! |
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