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Although it may look a little juvenile, I think this is a useful tutorial from the National Library of Medicine which helps you understand medical terminology.  It shows how to put words together and how to break them apart into prefixes, suffixes, and word roots.  It links to the MedlinePlus dictionary and encyclopedia so you can look up the meaning of a medical term.  It covers some common...

Submitted by Alice McCreary, Reference Librarian on 07-01-2009
Posted in: Medical
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WSJ's Digist blog reports that Facebook plans to streamline and simplify the privacy options on the site. About time, too -- it was a pain to wade through all those settings just to make sure I locked down all the things I needed to. And I always had this nagging feeling that I missed something. Anyway, the new settings are expected to be available sometime this month.

Submitted by Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian on 07-01-2009
Posted in: Privacy/Security Social Networking
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In the new version 3.5, one of my tabs will pop into its own new window. Randomly. Or so it seems -- I can't, for the life of me, figure out why. It's really annoying. Sheesh.

Submitted by Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian on 07-01-2009
Posted in: Browsers
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When downloading Firefox 3.5 (twice) this morning, I noticed that it's 10.2 MB, about 33% larger than 3.0.11. I like the New Tab button. I haven't, as yet, tested the Private Browsing feature. Nor have I tried to see how much speedier this version is. I will, once I get some time. Anyway, here's a more in-depth review.

Submitted by Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian on 06-30-2009
Posted in: Browsers
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China's Xinhua News Agency reports that PC makers will not be required to install the "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software on new PCs as of July 1. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that the "massive installation demanded extra time". As if 23 days wasn't enough time.

Submitted by Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian on 06-30-2009
Posted in: Business Internet Service Providers Law Privacy/Security Computer Hardware
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The Pirate Bay, the notorious file-sharing site, has been acquired by Swedish (woohoo, Sweden again!) software maker Global Gaming Factory X. TPB will clean up its act, come August 2009. According to the press release, "GGF intends to launch new business models that allow compensation to the content providers and copyright owners." TPB creators aren't gonna take the money...

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