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Do you need a nice PowerPoint layout? Well, then, have we got the site for you! Whapow! LLC has just acquired Myprizo, a site with 78 very nice PowerPoint layouts. 31 are free while 47 cost only $2.99.

For the near future, business will generally continue as usual, though I’m planning on dropping the custom template design, adding more templates and layouts, and possibly making all of them free. However, those changes are far down the line, as I’m currently busy with other things, so do enjoy the site the way it is now!

And as always, if you have any opinions on how to change the site, I’m all ears.

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On a whim, I bought the domain name nintendont.com along with the website content. What’ll happen to it? I don’t know yet. For now, it’ll remain as it was until I make a decision. Any and all ideas are welcome!

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Sometimes, you just can’t think of a good excuse to skip work or school, so we’re here to help. The gadget serves up a new excuse each day of the year, mostly official holidays as you can see from the screenshot.

Yeah, this is very similar to Today’s Reason to Drink, though there are some differences in the holidays displayed. Plus, this version is much more family-friendly. Note that Today’s Reason to Drink doesn’t appear in the Google Directory unless you specifically search for it, likely due to its drinking theme.

Anyway, click on the screenshot to add it! I doubt you’ll regret it.

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• communityscraps.com — registered until 22-Feb-14 — The perfect domain for a scrapbooking site or something community-related such as news, events, calendars, etc.
• confabulatory.com — registered until 29-Jan-15 — Certified Appraisal — This dictionary word means “the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.” It’s also applicable to psychiatry where it means “the replacement of a gap in a person’s memory by a falsification that he or she believes to be true.”
• htmlnut.com — registered until 26-Sep-16 — Certified Appraisal — This domain name is perfect for a site about (X)HTML, CSS, web design, web programming, web development, etc.

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I’m proud to announce a new gadget after a long hiatus from programming: WhaPoll! by Whapow! Click on the link to add it to your iGoogle page, or go here to configure it for your homepage. You can also access the main WhaPoll! site, which will be updated with new features in the near future.

If the gadget doesn’t currently work, then you might have to try again tomorrow. I just registered the domain today, and sometimes, it takes longer than I’d like for DNS caches to update.

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As a result, I’ve decided to start lending money through Kiva. 5% of all profits here at Whapow! will go towards 0% loans or donations to Kiva itself. I’ve kicked off the funding with 5% of gross proceeds thus far less transaction costs.

I heard of Kiva a while ago soon after Prosper hit the scene and really like their concept. Unlike traditional donations where you give money to some behemoth non-profit that then fritters away up to 90% of your original donation on ridiculous administrative costs, 100% of your money goes straight to the intended recipient. This money is loaned at 0% interest to individual entrepreneurs in developing nations to help them “lift themselves out of poverty”. Over time, the loan is repaid, and the money can be reused for whatever you want, including loaning it to another person.

You can loan for as little as $25 using PayPal, which generously processes all Kiva payments without fees.

I’m excited for the first four loans I made and can’t wait to make more! Care to join me?

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Anyway, the new version of the gadget adds information about the primary pollutant in the air. Currently in Boston, for example, it’s particulate matter. Who knew there was tree pollen floating around in winter?

If you already have the gadget installed, then it’ll update automatically. If you don’t have it, then what are you waiting for? Go install it on iGoogle!

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Well, now, there is!

I just finished writing this after AccuWeather granted me access to their API. Please try adding it to iGoogle or adding it to your web page, and let me know what you think!

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