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Problems with Food Network Recipes: Jerk Chicken and Zarela’s Creamy Rice Casserole

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 19, 2009

Oaxaca Traditional Recipes Cookbook by Zalera Martinez

Web Watch enjoys watching Food Network, and one of the limited-run series that Food Network has been airing for the past few weeks is entitled THE BEST THING I EVER ATE.

Each episode has various Food Network stars (Guy Fieri, Duff Goldman, Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis, etc) raving about the Best Things They’ve Ever Eaten in different categories. If you’re a foodie, these are the places around the country that you should stick your head into to see what’s up.

One episode, entitled “Obsessions”, covered foods from Miami to San Francisco. Finally, an episode that featured three(!) restaurants that Web Watch has already visited. So far, so good.

Tags food, Food Network, reality tv, recipe, TV, website

Gadgets

How Fast Can You Send a Text Message?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 18, 2009

Sending a text message can be tough on the thumbs.

Web Watch, however, envisions a time in the future when the full-size computer keyboards that we know today are piled in the junkpile next to the typewriter, as more and more people grow up being comfortable typing in such a small space.

But how efficient can a peanut-sized keyboard be when you’re actually trying to type something meaningful?

The World’s Fastest Texter competition is what it’s all about.

Tags gadget, iPhone, sms, texting

Gadgets Internet shopping

Finally! A Reason to Buy a GPS – Custom Voices!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 17, 2009
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If you have been looking for a reason to get a TOM TOM or other standalone GPS navigation unit, here’s an update to a topic covered in Web Watch many, many moons ago: HOMER SIMPSON IS NOW AVAILABLE TO GUIDE TOM TOM USERS TO THEIR DESTINATIONS.

Tags gadget, Internet, shopping

How To shopping Travel Websites

Need an Instant Alibi? Try One of These Services

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 16, 2009

Ever find yourself in need to a really good, airtight alibi?

We’re not talking for any nefarious purposes, of course, but sometimes you need to tell a little fib to cover a story.

Maybe all you need is a replacement or additional credit card receipt to show that you really were at the fancy restaurant you claimed you took the client to. Or maybe you botched the expense report by not keeping the receipts like you were supposed to?

Tags How To, Travel

News Travel

Check out this year’s Celebrity Mascot Games!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 15, 2009

The 17th annual CELEBRITY MASCOT GAMES are taking place on July 16th at Stetson University, and July 17th and 18th at Amway Arena in central Florida.

Each year since 1992, mascots from colleges, universities, and professional sports organizations have gotten together to prove, once and for all, who is the best mascot.

Some of the events the mascots have had to compete in the past were the obstacle course, giant bowling, dodgeball and jousting. If you haven’t seen the clips on ESPN SportsCenter, you will this week.

Tags charity, News, sports

food Internet

Twecipes – Chefs Cook Up Recipes with Twitter

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 14, 2009

Everyone who uses Twitter knows that Twitter limits all tweets to 140-characters.

That means some people get very creative with their abbreviations and phrasing in order to squeeze every last bit of information into those 140-characters.

But even with that restriction, it is possible to write TWECIPES aka COOKING RECIPES in those 140 characters.

Tags food, Internet, recipe, twitter

Websites

Like Blind Item Celebrity Gossip? So Do We!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 13, 2009

CELEBRITY BLIND ITEMS are those little teases you might see in US or People magazines, or the tabloid section of your favorite local newspaper (such as Page 6 for you New Yorkers).

While they won’t tell you exactly who the gossip is about, the blind item usually gives enough information for the reader to figure out on their own who the gossip-worthy celebrity is.

Tags Blog, Celebrity, Gossip, Party Talk, Walt Disney World, website

How To News

How To Find Your Lost Wallet

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 12, 2009

Find? How about “get it returned”?

A study in England dropped 240 wallets around town to see which wallets would get returned.

The wallets didn’t contain any money or other useful items, just receipts or ticket stubs.

However, there was one key difference in each wallet, which is what the study was all about: DOES THE PHOTO YOU CARRY IN YOUR WALLET INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE WALLET WOULD BE RETURNED?

The answer to that question, apparently, is “yes”.

Tags How To, News, survey