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Last month, the clothes dryer died. My first thought was to call a repairperson, but before I picked up the phone, I went online to see if I could diagnose the problem. What I discovered was this week’s CoolTool, RepairClinic.com. The site identifies common appliance malfunctions, advises on repairs and even lets you order replacement parts: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/cooltool.htm

While ink jet printers may be just fine for home use or a small office, if you do a lot of printing, you can’t beat a laser printer. Our personal technology wizard, Larry Magid, reviews two new ones from IBM and Brother: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htm

A good use of your printer could be to print some of the literary jewels that can be mined online for free. For instance, you can find works by Shakespeare, Homer, Kipling and hundreds of other writers. Our Classic Literature Web Tour highlights some of the richest sites: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tour.htm

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"Ten Things You Can Do on the Net This Week:" http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tenthings.htm

1. Discover snow crystals: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/

2. Read the news according to Pravda: http://english.pravda.ru/

3. Go inside a refugee camp: http://www.refugeecamp.org/

4. Learn how to order wine: http://www.wineanswers.com/index.asp

5. Improve your bridge game: http://www.prairienet.org/bridge/

6. Take a class on the evolution of fashion: http://costumes.org/pages/fashiondress/what_is.htm

7. Piece together a Valentine's puzzle: http://www.jigzone.com/ms/z.php?p=jz/p16/Valentine_Candy_Hearts&z=100_piece_classic&q=it

8. Learn the truth about Annie Oakley: http://www.ormiston.com/annieoakley/

9. Peer into the lobby of the Ice Hotel: http://www.icehotel-canada.com/en/cam.HTM

10. Uncover the secret of Canada's superheroes: http://members.tripod.com/~MitchellBrown/cancom/

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