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Sep 04 2007 12:00am EDT

Daily Brew: Man saves shark, Flash mob parties, web developer's box of tricks...

Newsvine.com: Just another lazy Labor Day Monday at Coney Island yesterday, only this year, a NY man upped the usual spectacle of fire eaters and tattoos on parade by saving a shark in the water from, humans?

Web Urbanist: Love making last minute plans? Do you spring into action at a moment's notice? So do these hordes of urbanites who partake in everything from subway parties to riotous pillow fighting in these flash mob events, made popular (and easy to organize) thanks to the net.

Tech Magazine: Troubleshoot common problems in website development with this handy cheat sheet, a web developer's box of tools.

PC Advisor:
And the French shoot down Microsoft as the software giant attempts to make its Office Open XML the international government standard. Here are the pitfalls standing in Gates and Ballmers way as they try to tap into the government market. Speaking of Steve Ballmer, here's that YouTube video of him going crazy.

ClipMarks.com: Like you needed proof. But if any of the following 25 descriptions can be applied to you, then there's a very good chance that computers and the internet rule your life.

--Andrea Chalupa


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