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Hey, you big comic book nerd! Today's free comic day, which means your local shop may have a freebie or two with your name on it. Locate a store near you that's participating, and before you go, check out io9's recommendations on which comics you should try to nab. [via]
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Before you finish your weekly review, clear off your desk, and pack up the old briefcase for the weekend, get a load of this week's most popular posts. "From the looks of our recent thread on software you should never install, several Lifehacker readers have given up on running antivirus software."
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Read AVG Free Anti-Virus 2008 Released, Much Improved [Featured Windows Download] (Links)
Google's Mac-specific portal, found at http://google.com/mac/, now includes a Mac-specific search box. It's not groundbreaking, but the guaranteed Mac-specific results could come in handy next time you're looking for a specific application or you're troubleshooting your Mac.
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Blogger Steve Rubel discusses his methods for mitigating the Attention Crash caused by modern information overload while remaining well-informed. I read a ton. I doubt Rubel is the only one to listen to a book on his commute, so let's hear how you take advantage of unusable time in the comments.
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Read Next Tab Keeps Your Tabs in Context [Featured Firefox Extension] (Links)
Windows only: Instead of dropping cash on a new stick of RAM for that old computer, go grab a free license for the normally $20 memory manager TweakRAM—today only. Otherwise, TweakRAM is available as a free trial, and costs $20 for a personal license, for Windows users only.
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Read Drop.io Adds Free, Simple Faxing [Free Fax] (Links)
Next time you wipe your PC's hard drive clean and reinstall Windows with that old installation disc, you don't want to connect your fresh, unpatched and vulnerable system to the internet only to download 176 new updates from Microsoft.
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Read Slipstream Service Pack 3 into Your Windows XP Installation CD [Windows XP] (Links)
Read Paste Email Extension Inserts Canned Text [Featured Firefox Extension] (Links)
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