Green resources to check out

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In a quest to increase my understanding of environmental issues and what I can do to be more environmentally conscious, I’ve been on a hunt for websites and information focused on the environment.

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Apple’s awesome features coming with iOS 5 and OS X Lion

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At today’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Apple made a ton of announcements for both iOS devices with iOS 5 and OS X Lion…oh yeah, and then there’s iCloud.

There are so many new features for both iOS 5 which is expected for release in the fall, while OS X Lion’s release is slated for July, that I’d be crazy to try. So, I won’t. I’ll give you the links so you can check everything out yourself.

Apple iOS 5 200 features that will be coming out in the fall for iPads, iPhones and iPod touch.

Be sure to check out: iMessaging, Twitter (will love this), notifications, Reminders (so I don’t forget…), lock screen camera use (yay), PC free, Safari and more.

Mac OS X 250+ New features coming in July.

What am I looking forward to? AutoSave, new features in Finder helping me to find my lost files easier, full-screen apps, Launchpad, new Mail, Mission Control (I often have a lot of apps running.), Preview (can easily add signature to PDF documents, Resume (remembering where I left off after shutdown), Screen Sharing, and more.

If you want to see Steve Jobs’ keynote in it’s entirety, it’s right here.

With all of the cool new features on my favorite Apple devices, now all I have to do is…wait

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