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While it may prove a bit more difficult to break down than organic foodstuffs, chewing gum gets no special treatment from the digestive system.
Doctors figure this old wives’ tale was invented to prevent kids from swallowing the rubbery substance.

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I’ve installed Flock on one of my computers. I am finding it really useful for Social Media use.
The sidebar which I can display or hide with one click is great for seeing who’s updated on services such as Twitter, Dig, Flickr, YouTube, Pownce, and Facebook. If I choose the feed option instead, I can read [...]

More time wasted with sucky Windows.
I have a client who wants her computer restored back to life. The XP OS has gotten so corrupted the only sensible course of action is to re-install it.
However, as Microsoft have this real stupid OEM system, where only a copy of Windows for a particular brand will work on [...]

Now, I make no secret that I’m not a Microsoft fan. Not any kind of anti-corporate stance particularly, just that by and large I think their software sucks.
I had to smile a few days ago though. I know it’s a beta version, but I installed a copy of IE8 on a winbox here. I NEVER [...]

I decided to try and keep a little ahead of the game, so I tackled an Operating System Upgrade on one of my desktops.
It currently runs Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), and I went for the next release, Hardy Heron, which is still in beta, with a final release due out in April. This continues the [...]