Find Cheaper Software With AlternativeTo

April 28, 2009

Need a word processor but can afford Microsoft Word’s hefty pricetag?  Need to do some work with your photos but unwilling to fork over the small fortune it takes to purchase Photoshop? AlternativeTo has you covered.  This site provides alternatives to the most popular applications, both commercial and free.   The best part of AlternativeTo [...]

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Online Money Management App – Thrive

April 27, 2009

Lifehacker recently pointed out a new web application called Thrive that lets you plug in your financial data and then it analyzes it for you.  Some of the great features offered include: Help you identify precisely what you are spending your money on. Financial health score based on your current and projected financial stability. Budget [...]

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How to Track Swine Flu Online

April 26, 2009

Mashable has a great post about how to track the swine flu outbreak online.  In order to track this outbreak, as well as future ones, they suggest: Check the WHO Disease Outbreak News Center Set Up Google News Alerts Check the CDC Travel Notices for Outbreak Alerts Find Where the Flue has Spread With HealthMap [...]

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Interesting Links

April 25, 2009

Here’s some interesting links I’ve come across the past few days that are worth a look: Bacon Sandwiches Speed Up Hangover Recovery  [via Lifehacker] Networking Without Power: Going Old School  [via Stepcase Lifehack] Easy Business Card Printing From Home  [via Lifehacker] Calculating the Optimal Workday Length  [via Stepcase Lifehack]

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Check Your Refund Status

April 25, 2009

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been checking the mail every day expecting to find your refund check from the IRS.  And if you’re even more like me, you still have yet to receive your refund.  Lucky for us, I’ve found a link to the site where you can check the status of your refund [...]

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MixTape.me – Your New Favorite Music Player

April 25, 2009

   I recently discovered a new web-based music player that has quickly become my favorite.  It’s      called MixTape.me and I can virtually guarantee that it’s going to become your favorite too.  This web application was designed to look and feel like a desktop music player.  Using it, you can easily create and share [...]

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Good Sources of Information

April 24, 2009

For the first post, we’re going to do something a little unusual.  We’re going to provide you with some links to other sites that are excellent sites to find tips and lifehacks.  This is not the type of thing that a site usually does when it starts off but we just want to start off [...]

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Welcome to Confronting Intelligence!

April 24, 2009

Welcome to Confronting Intelligence!  We are now officially open for business and looking forward to getting to know all of our readers.  Leave us a comment and tell us a little bit about yourself and what type of information you’re interested in.  Also, if you want to send up an email with some tips or [...]

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Coming Soon!

April 19, 2009

Welcome to Confronting Intelligence!  We’re on the verge of getting this project off the ground and hope to be a real, functioning website by the end of the week.  Once we get going, here’s the type of information you can expect to find:    Tips on life. Career advice and guides. Technology tips and guides. [...]

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Featured Post Test

April 6, 2009

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