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Let me tell you about Twitter and RSS feeds

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2010 - 6:21pm

Ryan Lowry is the website developer for the Bluffton Icon and offers technological tips for Bluffton Icon viewers.

I get Bluffton's news delivered straight to my cell phone. I never miss a story. Part of this attachment may be due to my slightly higher level of involvement than the average viewer. However, knowing how to use some of the technology available can be a great thing. I'll start with Twitter.

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Letters
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Could be a street address

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2010 - 5:55pm
445 WS

We've never seen this plate before. Looks like a street address and the resident of the house has the initials WS. That's our best guess.

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Regional news
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Friday's chamber breakfast offers the inside track to the Super Bowl

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2010 - 5:32pm

RSVPs required by Wednesday for free breakfast

Want an advance tip on this year's Super Bowl? Plan on attending the 7:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 8, Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast in the third floor of the town hall.

Dick Price and Joseph Allen (he's the father of Bluffton Middle School teacher Robin Ault) will present a program on the Wilson Football Museum located in Ada.

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Events
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Movie review: Avatar is one not to miss

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2010 - 5:17pm

Movie review of
"Avatar" 3D
By Hannah Chappell-Dick
Before I saw Avatar, I must say that I was a 3D skeptic. The half red, half blue glasses of the past made me dizzy, and though it was cool when virtual objects were flying towards you at high speeds, it just wasn't worth the headache that inevitably ensued afterwards.

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Columnists
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Knit away the winter blues at the library

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2010 - 4:59pm

Interested in learning how to knit or improving your skills? The Bluffton Public library is offering a free six-week knitting program hosted by Carol Edwards. The first session meets on Saturday, Jan. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Shannon Room. The class will continue for six consecutive Saturdays.

Classes will be structured to accommodate a range of skill levels, from beginners to those with intermediate skills. Practice needles and yarn will be provided during class. Persons may bring their own needles, but them must be U.S. size 8.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Paula Scott's coffee solution

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 3, 2010 - 6:38pm

Paula Scott offers this coffee formula in response to the column on "I can't make a good cup of coffee."

Paula's great coffee for one average-size mug:

Grind some whole beans yourself on or near the day you will make the coffee. The darker and shinier the beans look, the better they probably are. (However, I don't make "Char-bucks" style coffee and usually avoid French and Italian roasted beans.)

Get one of those cone contraptions that sit on top of your mug. Put in a paper cone filter and two heaping scoops of ground coffee.

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