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Google Dashboard

Single-page overview of everything tied to your Google account. Now that I’ve seen it, it’s hard to believe they didn’t offer this until now. Smart.

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What is SPAM and what isn’t?

Tips to avoid being saturated by large amounts of unwanted mail:

Be wary of messages received from unknown addresses. In general, any message from an unknown address could be spam. If it is unsolicited mail and you don’t know the sender, we advise you to delete it immediately.

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How "new car smell" could save lives

That familiar and heady new-car smell is created by volatile organic chemicals. Chemicals that are given off by the materials used in the cabin of the car. It tends to be a mix of the tannins from the leather and the pvc in the dashboard. These days car companies try... ...

Hacked Web mail accounts used to send spam

While Websense has seen a rise in spam following the compromise of thousands of Web mail accounts, security experts are split over how the accounts were breached. ...

Google's PowerMeter Partners With The Energy Detective For First Gadget

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Google's energy monitoring dashboard, PowerMeter, moved onto the scene back in February. In May, they announced their first set of utility partners who were to take on the dashboard as something to offer to the utilities' customers. However, anyone who wanted to use PowerMet...