ROME - On Wednesday, August 27, Jervis Public Library will host a free Book and Electronics Recycling Day. According … (Rome Observer)
Held in cooperation with the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority and Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery, the library invites community members to bring their unwanted books, magazines and electronics equipment to Jervis Public Library’s parking lot between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., where they will be collected for recycling, or, in the case of books, considered for donation.
Source: www.romeobserver.com
Keeping MacBooks snug at security (IT World)
Apple’s laptops have had some interesting encounters at airport security checkpoints. The wafer-thin design of the MacBook Air befuddled one security officer earlier this year in the U.S., who asked to give some “special attention” to the “fine piece of machinery,” according to Bob, who blogs for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). After inspection, the laptop was returned to …
Source: www.itworld.com
Add a Little Flair to Your Back to School Supplies (WKRN Nashville)
Even if all the “hottest” Back to School items are already sold out, there are still plenty of ways that you can dress up what you already have with the right accessories.
Source: www.wkrn.com
Staples unveils its new back-to-school supplies (The MetroWest Daily News)
Staples Inc., the Framingham-based office and school products company, has unveiled its new back-to-school supplies, including a Dell laptop computer, Built neoprene laptop sleeves, a $10 flash drive and a $100 printer, copier and scanner. Customers can also design their own backpack and nearly every item displays a fashion sense.
Source: www.metrowestdailynews.com
Be like Noah and prepare (Orlando Sentinel)
Tropical Storm Fay is a good reminder that living in Florida means there’s a decent chance your computers, TVs and other gadgets could be ruined or damaged by bad weather. Here are some tips to help protect your stuff so you can keep using them the next time a storm blows through.
Source: www.orlandosentinel.com
Back to $chool: Shopping season is big business (Kane County Chronicle)
Shirley Stopka doesn t hold Christmas in July sales.
Source: www.kcchronicle.com
Help wanted: Two jobs for the price of one (The News-Press)
Some job hunters have been encountering a new kind of downsizing: companies that aren’t eliminating positions entirely, but are combining a mid-level…
Source: www.news-press.com
Gallery Exhibit Looks At Japan’s “Culture Of Cute” (NY1 News)
It’s Japan pandemonium in Midtown. NY1’s Stephanie Simon filed the following report on a new exhibit looking at Japanese contemporary culture.
Source: www.ny1.com