I have recently helped a number of people set their Facebook accounts up so that they accept friend requests from people they may not know very well (or coworkers who they prefer to not divulge all their personal secrets to). Facebook doesn’t make it very easy, but once you know how to do this, you [...]

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Did you know that internet week exists? I didn’t either. The story of the internet world can be told through these events.
My personal fave:
Associated Content’s Ultimate Call for Content
Do you think you know what the next BIG thing will be in 2009?
Associated Content – the Internet’s leading open content network – will award $5,000 to [...]

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Mr. Andy Pressman and 801a friend Kelly Burdick are organizing a new lecture series at Melville House tomorrow. Come by, it’s only 10 minutes long!
Though you may not be in Brooklyn during your lunch hour, I’m hoping you might be willing to train or bike out here for a “10 Minute Lecture” this Thursday. We’ll [...]

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Milk Juice, originally uploaded by sloatie.

Awesome or gross?

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It searches mp3s posted to blogs, and you can download them for free.
http://skreemr.com/
Thanks Carl

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Tip #3: Don’t have kids.
Kids cost money. According to common knowledge, they cost upwards of $17,000 a year. Do you have a spare nearly 20 grand lying around? Perhaps you’d like to spend it on Legos and child-size skateboards that linger, unused, in the garage. In place of the car you had to sell. Or [...]

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Tip #2: Make Your Own Coffee
I started doing this a long time ago for multiple reasons:
1. I find most coffee isn’t strong or tasty enough
2. I am too lazy to leave my office or apartment.
3. A cup of coffee is usually about $2. A week’s worth of delicious home brewed coffee costs about [...]

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Welcome to the 2008 Recession Sale!

In order to prepare for — or perhaps offset — forthcoming financial disaster, 801a is bringing you tips to safeguard your business and savings account against the seemingly inevitable recession.
Tip #1: Cook your own meals.
Cooking your own lunch or dinner can save you up to $50 a week for one [...]

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This just in from Lisa Paclet: 1 EURO = 1,6 DOLLARS
More on this situation as it develops.

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