Use the People You Know to Find a Job using WorkFu

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When it comes to finding a New Job, chances are your probably going to land a job not because of what you know but based on who you know, and to that end you might need some assistance pooling together the untapped asset being your friends, into a job opportunity, and to achieve this you might want to enlist the service WorkFu.

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Get Better Statistics from your Fitbit with StepStats

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If your using a Fitbit to track what activities you do, then you might want to check out StepStats which attempts to break down all the data you gain on your Fitbit so that it is viewed in a meaningful way to you, for more check out StepStats.

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SMS conversations more honest perhaps than an Actually conversation

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Although you might have thought that it would be easier to lie over a Text message or SMS, you would be wrong, actually people are more likely to be honest when they are texting, which might not sound right, after all you figure that a conversation in person would probably reveal more of the truth than an impersonal text message. Check out this study that supports this notion HERE.

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Make documents look professional by Switching the Mode there in

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If your trying to share an official document, perhaps like your Resume, the format you use to distribute the file will reflect the feel of the file before the person your sending it to even reads the contents, and to get a professional effect, you may try saving your documents in a Protected Mode, which means the document can’t be edited, which gives a more professional feel to it, for more on why this is, check out this article HERE.

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Keep tabs on your Fitness plan with Fitocracy

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When your trying to buff up your body, it usually would be helpful if you can track the exercise your performing, and to that end you might want to get some help from the web app Fitocracy that’s ready and able to keep track of your works outs, for more check out Fitocracy.

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GIMP gets a Facelift in Version 2.8 for Windows/Linux

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If you use the popular Image editing tool GIMP then you’ll be happy to know that the program has been recently updated, it is now sporting a new UI as well as bug fixes, for more check out GIMP 2.8 for Windows/Linux.

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Learn a New Language in Google Chrome using Language Immersion Extension

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One way to learn a new language is to always use the language and push the limits of your understanding of it to learn new words, and other aspects of the language, and if your trying to achieve this then you might want to check out the Google Chrome extension Language Immersion that will translate websites you view into the desired language of your choosing so that you can increase your reading skills in that language, for more check out Language Immersion for Google Chrome.

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Keep On track with a Little help from the iPhone App Bloom

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Sometimes the apps we have on your iPhone don’t really help us stay motivated to do what we need to at the moment, or help us get through a difficult patch of the day, but that’s why you might want to try out the program Bloom for the iPhone which might give you some purpose and drive to keep pushing on with life, for more check out Bloom for the iPhone.

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Regulate Your Home Heating with Google Calendar Reminders?

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It might sound far out, but what if you could manage your homes heating using Google Calendar Reminders as the switch so to speak, setting the heat at whatever you desire for that period of time, and have it all controlled over the internet, which might sound awesome to some, for more on how you would go about do this, check out this article HERE.

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Learn Video/Photo Lighting techniques using Virtual Lighting Studio

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If your trying to learn how to apply Lighting to a photo or Video you might have to do a lot of trail and error before you get the process down pack, if you ever do figure it out, but you can make it easier on yourself to learn how to add proper lighting by using the service Virtual Lighting Studio.

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