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Regional Spring Clean Up & Electronics Recycling |
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WHEN: Friday, May 20, 2011 10:00 AM to Saturday, May 21, 4:00 PM
WHERE: W. Black Bear Road – Near Public Works Facility
WHO: Sponsored by Town of Telluride and San Miguel County
Call Lita for info: 728-8415 (some fees will apply)
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Household and Garden Refuse – No Commercial Trash
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Scrap Metal
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Tires - No Rims (Car - $3.00 each, Truck - $5.00 each)
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Appliances ($35.00 for each freon item)
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Vehicle Batteries (household batteries go to Haz Mat Collection)
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Household Recyclables: Glass, #1 - #6 Plastics, Aluminum, Tin, Paper, Cardboard
Electronics Accepted:
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Large Copiers $50.00
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Televisions > 19 in. $20.00
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Computer Monitors, Televisions < 19 in. $15.00
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Large Printers $10.00
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Whole CPU’s, Towers, Laptops $ 9.00
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Printers, Fax Machines, Battery Backups, Peripherals $ 7.00
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Stereos, VCR’s, Receivers, Digital Cameras $ 5.00
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Keyboards $ 2.00
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Phones, Chargers, Cables, Circuit Boards, etc. FREE
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
Back of High School Parking Lot
Call Chris for info: 369-5442 (fees will apply)
Items Accepted:
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Paint & Paint Thinner
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Kerosene & Turpentine
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Household Batteries
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Motor Oil & Vehicle Fluids
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Fluorescent Bulbs
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Light Ballasts
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Solvents
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 May 2011 09:47 |
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Need more? These are not entry-level laptops.
4 business-class laptops under $900.
This time, I've included a .pdf file summarizing four of my top picks in this category (better!). Click the link to see this month's offerings from Acer, Samsung, HP and Thinkpad.
PDF Here: files/Mid-RangeLaptops.May'11.pdf |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 12 May 2011 15:16 |
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If you need a new laptop, start here.
4 Workhorse laptops under $500.
I've included a .pdf file summarizing four of my top picks. Click the link to see this month's offerings from Dell, HP, Lenovo and ASUS.
PDF Here: files/BasicLaptopRoundup-Feb11.pdf |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 19 February 2011 14:02 |
Save your aching back. Get ergonomic.

If you work behind a desk with a computer for any length of time, you need to.
Or pay the price later. I've included a link to an excellent introduction to this "office science" by Whitson Gordon at LifeHacker. Check it out.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 19 February 2011 13:50 |
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As tax season approaches, online scammers are trying to invade your computer.

These scams are preventable if you know what to look for.
In this image, you can see a number of things that give it away as a Tax scam. I have also seen similar scams involving fake UPS/FedEx deliveries, nonexistent airline tickets, bogus medical records and more... click the read more link.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 19 February 2011 13:31 |
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Slow Downloads?
Bandwidth is sometimes hard to come by, especially on shared connections. I've found and tested a program for Windows, aptly named "Free Download Manager." This program does a number of things, like allow you to download multiple files, including YouTube files, Torrents and other goodies. It also lets you pause and resume downloads and restart broken ones; no more lost connection frustration!
But the most important part is this program allows you to LIMIT your BANDWIDTH - free!
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No Spyware
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No Malware
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No fees or signups
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Award-winning
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Tested and OK'd by Telluride Helpdesk for use on PWN
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How to use it:
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 November 2010 20:46 |
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