Speed Up Your Internet Browsing – Switch to Google DNS

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Yesterday, Google released yet another product that will disrupt an industry, Google Public DNS.  Most people are probably not familiar with what DNS even is, so Google offers this explanation: Most of us aren’t familiar with DNS because it’s often handled automatically by our Internet Service Provider (ISP), but it provides an essential function for … Read more

Send Your Holiday Cards to the States – For Free!

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Ok, so you’re down here in Buenos Aires, enjoying the warm December weather while all your friends and family are stuck back in the northern hemisphere freezing and waiting for the holidays.  Why not cheer them up and send them an old-fashioned, non-electronic holiday card?  Ahh, right, all the hassles with postage and sending things … Read more

Buenos Aires Contacts: Gabriel Celano, Immigration Attorney

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Welcome to the first in a series of posts that I’m calling “Buenos Aires Contacts.”  In these posts, I am going to highlight some of the great people I’ve had the pleasure to meet and work with in Buenos Aires.  These are some great contacts that expats may need at some point or another while … Read more

Expat Tech: Foursquare Comes to Buenos Aires

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I guess it’s relatively fitting that my first new post to the blog in awhile covers something near and dear to my heart — technology. Yesterday, Foursquare launched in 50 additional cities, and yes, Buenos Aires was one of them. What is Foursquare you ask?  Well, in addition to being one of the most hyped … Read more

Reports Of My Retirement Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

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Much like Eminem, Michael Jordan, Garth Brooks, Brett Favre, and Claudia Schiffer, I am also coming out of retirement with the Discover Buenos Aires blog. Ok, ok, so it’s really nothing like any of them…but, nonetheless, the Discover Buenos Aires blog is back!  I have a bunch of stories, tips, and other ideas that I’ll … Read more

Chau

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Like everything in life, it all comes to an end. This post is the final post for the Discover Buenos Aires blog. I’m still in Buenos Aires, but this site about my experiences is being retired. I’ll be starting something new in the future, so look for that. Thanks for all your support and encouragement. … Read more

My Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-23

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Had my second meal at Soberbia 22 in Buenos Aires & I have to say I’m not impressed. Nice place, but there are much better parillas here. # Took awhile. but the new Crystal Method album, ‘Divided by Night,’ is growing on me. Also liking ‘Empire of the Sun.’ Both electronica. #fb # Depeche Mode … Read more