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  1. Become a better mentor by doing these 5 things: bit.ly/J48E6b
  2. Everyme is an app read.bi/HUTCjE that pulls data from social media sites and allows you to send updates to your “circles.”
  3. POPSCI wants to share April 2012’s hottest gadgets with you: bit.ly/IYt0xI
  4. Quick History lesson: Today in 1897 the first annual Boston Marathon was held. It was the first of its type in the U.S.
  5. Today in 1971: Russia launched the first space station into orbit around Earth.
  6. MGM has begun offering movies on YouTube and Google Play: bit.ly/HT0JZY
  7. Are you a fan of the space program? Space shuttle Discover has taken its last flight: on.mash.to/ITYyJQ
  8. This article bit.ly/HOmPBa is all about cloud computing and why it matters.
  9. Want to see how many iPhones Apple sold last quarter? Find out here: bit.ly/HMrbY6
  10. Who said, “It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are.”? Clive James
  11. So when did coast-to-coast direct-dial telephone service become available in the US? November 10, 1951.
  12. This week 12 new countries get the new iPad: tnw.co/IQNniJ
  13. Read this article to get some tips from an efficiency expert: bit.ly/ISnoXA
  14. This app saves space on your iPhone by automatically uploading your photos to Dropbox: tcrn.ch/ISnsql
  15. Tech Trivia: When did coast-to-coast direct-dial telephone service become available in the United States?
  16. Trivia: We will tell you tomorrow who said, “It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are.”
  17. Yesterday we showed you some strange tech, find out what it was here: bit.ly/IJhAgi
  18. Yesterday’s “mystery tech” was a collapsible computer! Read about it here: bit.ly/It0jNO
  19. Here are a few fan favorite iOS & Droid apps for those IT pros out there bit.ly/Ib9rA7
  20. Find out what you should know about the Mac Flashback Trojan here: bit.ly/HLPbcN