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arely does a room’s
arrangement come to-
gether perfectly on the
first try. You can risk bodily
injury lugging your furnish-
ings about, drive yourself
nutty meticulously sketching
out plans on graph paper, or
let your PC do the work using
SeeMyDesign.com. This free
web app provides sample
floor plans that you can resize, refurnish, and rejigger to your exact
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K, cream puff , you know
you need to drop a few
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sure exactly how to make it hap-
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This oh-so-comprehensive app
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those unwanted pounds. All you
need to do is enter everything you
eat into the program and then tell
it how much you exercise, how
much weight you want to lose,
and when you want to lose it by.
FitDay will do the rest... well,
except for the exercise.
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W
e’ve all experienced it: an epic
late-night Civilization game
that leaves you too tired to
set your alarm clock. If this happens to
you—or if you don’t actually have an
alarm clock—you’ll want to check out
Kuku Klok (www.kukuklok.com).
This alarm clock works just like any
other. You set the time you need to wake
up and choose one of four interesting
sounds (try Slayer Guitar). Since the clock
is one giant fl ash script, it’ll go off even if
you lose your Internet connection.Make It to Work
on Time
Maximize the Space in Your
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T
he premise of CouchSurfi ng.com is simple: It’s a social network that
hooks travelers up with a place to sleep. You can use the site to off er
visitors to your area a spot on your couch or fi nd free lodging for your
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