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Silva n. & v. 1. n. Female Anglo Saxon, married, mother, rock chick. 2. v. to do a ~, to act in an impulsive, reckless or selfish way, usually involving trans-atlantic travel and prisons. [orig. uncert.]

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Computers & Technology > Business & Office Software How to improve your PowerPoint presentations: 2 of 15
How many times have you sat through a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation that has felt more like 2 hours long? How often have you emerged from those darkened rooms with no memory of anything that was said beyond the first and last slides? There are several ways to improve the quality and impact of PowerPoint presentations, so... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends How to tell if a website is a good one: 3 of 12
For many businesses today, the difference between having a good web site and a bad one can also mean the difference between making a sale or losing one. Some may think that having some kind of presence on the Internet is better than no presence at all; this is rarely true if the web site is poorly constructed. Knowing how to... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) Should inmate information be given out on the internet: 1 of 4
Inmates do not have access to the internet. This means that any information given out via the internet will come from a third party. There are several ways in which inmate information is distributed on-line, and each has very distinct reasons for being so. To decide whether inmate information should be given out on the inter... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Tips How to make the most of Twitter: 6 of 17
It is the online social networking site that everyone is tweeting about: Twitter. The idea is simple; you sign up for an account, and then you may post bite-size updates about the things you are doing, how you are feeling or any good web sites you have found, all in just 140 characters per "tweet". You build a network of fol... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Explaining data mining: 4 of 8
The advent of the Internet has enabled many companies to gather information on a far wider scale than was previously possible. Information has value, and that value can be enhanced in several ways in order to create products to sell or generate revenue from by licencing. Statistical data can be used, but increasingly, data t... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet (Other) How to effectively manage personal emails: 1 of 2
Is your inbox bursting at the seams? Have you saved important emails yet can never find them again when you need them? Then it sounds like you need some help in effectively managing your personal emails. This is often the case for those of us who do not use email at work, and have not got into the habit of using the storage ... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends How to find an inmate pen pal: 1 of 1
The subject of offenders usually divides any group of people right down the middle. On one side are those who feel the inmate has committed a crime and forfeited all rights to live as a human being for the length of their sentence. On the other are those who feel that to treat humans worse than it is legally permitted to tre... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends Why blogging is such a bad idea: 4 of 7
Did you keep a diary as a teenager? If so, the thought of anyone reading it probably sent you into fits of panic. Today, blogging is a very public display of diary keeping where individuals, companies and even film and television characters type about their lives, loves and losses. How did we become so public in our personal... More..
Computers & Technology > Telephones (Other) Have cell phones made us too accessible?: 3 of 3
I think I must be one of the handful of people aged over 12 on the planet who does not own a cell phone. I have never owned one, and rarely use other people's cell phones either. There are several reasons for this, but the main one is the feeling of being at everyone else' immediate beck and call. I value my privacy and pers... More..