"Chewing gum is an easy tool students can use for a potential academic edge, " says Craig Johnston, Ph.

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But e-diplomacy is an easy and cheap tool for other purposes, too: responding to disasters, gathering information and managing relationships.

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In addition, each tablet features a Video Carousel for a video library experience like no other including automatic jacket download and an easy to use search tool for finding title, series, actor, subtitle or other information.

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Veterans Jobs Bank, an easy-to-use tool to help veterans find job postings from companies looking to hire them.

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My story also mentions that Google-like job aggregator SimplyHired already has an easy-to-use tool that connects you instantly to both Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Simplyhired.com also has an easy-to-use salary tool that can give a rough approximation of pay in a particular geographic location.

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An easy-to-use clipping tool makes it fun to share our magazine and Web content on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest or through e-mail.

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The perk of TV integration is an easy to use room configuration on-screen tool to specify your room's dimensions, couch placement and preferred sweet spot size.

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Adobe Ideas is an easy-to-master, vector-based tool for drawing.

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The tool also makes it easy to insert graphs or charts, thanks to an "Add Annotation" option that integrates diagrams directly into your lecture notes.

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