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Google Adds Custom Themes, Beta Features to Gmail

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 21:16

In their continuing quest for ultimate email domination, web email provider Gmail has today added the ability to choose from a wide variety of themes developed both by the Gmail Team and by independent artists. The themes are similar to those provided in Google's Homepage provider, iGoogle, in several ways."In ...

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Free Song of the Week for November 10

Monday, November 10, 2008 11:12

We're excited to be offer you, dear reader, It's So Easy, a new track from Carlos Bertonatti's album Times Are Good. Both the track and the album are somewhere in-between alt. pop and rock and feature an acoustic blend of instrumentation and catchy melodies. Enjoy!...

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Celebrating one year of independent news!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 0:00

Today marks the one year anniversary of the launch of ARSON News. We've certainly changed a lot in these 366 days, undergoing not one, but two redesigns (one of which was a full relaunch of the site) and reorganizing into ARSON Media, which will allow us to go into new ...

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Indy Song of the Week for Nov. 3

Monday, November 3, 2008 6:13

This week we're pleased to offer you a free track from School of Seven Bells, Half Asleep, off their album Alpinisms. Hailing from New York, members Alejandra Deheza, Benjamin Curtis, and Claudia Deheza make music which is hard to classify in a genre, although the band's website ...

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Indy Song of the Week for Oct. 25

Thursday, October 30, 2008 18:38

Welcome, everyone, to the first ever song of the week, where we'll be offering a cool track from an indy artist for download. And always eager to break the rules, this week we will be offering two Halloween-themed tracks for download in honor of, well, Halloween. First, we're going to offer ...

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Ford lets parents set limits on speed and volume

Monday, October 6, 2008 23:03

Parents, do you think your kids are a bit too wild with the car? Well, Ford is introducing a new feature sometime in 2010 which will let parents set limits on the driving of their kids. There are only three things which can be set: Speed (boolean - 80mph max or off), Seatbelt warning (boolean - constantly or none), and volume (adjustable). My first thoughts on this were: okay, so this seems like kind of a good idea. I certainly know some terrible drivers, and this could help make the roads a little safer.

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