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(Tucson) phone directory on CD

(This is not new, but I know a lot of people are not aware of it…)

A CD-ROM version of the Tucson White and Yellow Pages directory is available free by calling 1-877-2-GET-DEX (1-877-243-8339)…some might be available in some Albertsons, Fry’s, Kmart and Osco stores…

(Versions of other cities might be available, also.)

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Google Turns Out the Lights

Google turned the lights out. Now it’s your turn – Earth Hour.
Google users in the United States will notice today that we “turned the lights out” on the Google.com homepage as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour. As to why we don’t do this permanently – it saves no energy; modern displays use the same amount of power regardless of what they display. However, you can do something to reduce the energy consumption of your home PC by joining the Climate Savers Computing Initiative.
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation.
Given our company’s commitment to environmental awareness and energy efficiency, we strongly support the Earth Hour campaign, and have darkened our homepage today to help spread awareness of what we hope will be a highly successful global event.
Why did Google choose this specific organization?We believe in doing our part to help combat climate change, and found the Earth Hour initiative to be a timely, important event. Further, we think the “lights out” idea’s individual-centered nature is something that millions of people worldwide can participate in. In short, we really like it. So we did something about it.
How can I get Google to do something similar for my organization or project? We welcome your ideas on how we can become more socially and environmentally responsible. Although we can’t guarantee either a placement on the Google homepage or even a response to every query, we do read every email we receive and welcome your ideas of organizations that you believe we should feature. If you’d like to submit a proposal, please send it to us at proposals@google.com.
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Recycling Event in Tucson

Tucson-based Nextrio and the Arizona Small Business Association are hosting a computer-recycling event…

Anyone with an old computer, monitor, printer or piece of network equipment can bring it to the Crossroads Shopping Center, 4811 E.
Grant Road, for disposal. Pima Computer Recycling will refurbish salvageable computers and donate them to charity.

The service, on April 10 (Thursday) between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., is free and donations are tax-deductible. More information is available at www.nextrio.com/clean.

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Updates to the Website

We’ve made some updates to the TechtalkRadio Website! Our Faq page is now posted and will be adding some of the most frequently asked questions about the show. Have one for us? Shoot away. Also, The contact page now has a form for sending us a note. Wally Kniaz now has his bio info posted on the about us page.

More features and changes coming!

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