Users don't have to play a rousing game of guess-the-username, either, as they just need to sign in with one or more familiar e-mail addresses and a single password.

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It is harder and takes more volition to sign something, photocopy it, put it in an envelope and mail it.

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Turn off those annoying e-mail alerts--do not have a sign flash up on your screen every time a new e-mail comes in.

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Outside Athens, people are using e-mail, still a bit of a rarity in Greece, to sign on with the Liberals.

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That's three-quarters as many people as Salesforce has using its software, though there's one big difference: Anyone with a corporate e-mail address can sign up for Yammer, free, and connect with others in the same company.

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Anton Nozil operated a small Internet cafe, where people went to make phone calls or send e-mail messages to relatives in the U.S. Now, only the sign remains.

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People in the Nordics interested in becoming Netflix members can go to www.netflix.com to sign up to receive an e-mail alert when Netflix has launched.

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Aside from restrictions placed on it by the FDA (for instance, it will be sold only through a single mail order pharmacy), the drug causes the buildup of fat in the liver, a warning sign that it may also cause liver damage.

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