Posted 6 days 31 min ago by Xin Lu
Here in San Mateo County, many gas stations are starting to sport prices above $4.00 per gallon. The trusty Gas and Shop down the street is still holding on to $3.93 per gallon but it seems inevitable that gas will cross that $4.00 mark. Funnily enough, some of the older gas pumps around the country in rural areas are experiencing a technical issue similar to the Y2K problem. Read on to see what it is.
Posted 1 week 4 days ago by Paul Michael
I've written about free online storage in the past, but nothing comes close to this. For a limited time, filedropper.com is giving away 250GB storage accounts to bloggers for free. This account usually costs $10 a month. THIS DEAL HAS ENDED, BUT I DO HAVE SOME SLIGHTLY GOOD NEWS...
Posted 3 weeks 1 day ago by Xin Lu
My ex-coworker told me that he is applying to a new startup called Predictify. He showed me their website and I was intrigued. Basically, the company lets people predict events that happen in the future, and if you are accurate about the outcome you could get paid for it. I decided to try it out.
Posted 3 weeks 1 day ago by Linsey Knerl
I’m not a Windows Vista fan. In fact, my new PC runs on XP, but uses OpenSource applications for most of my business needs. So why do I even care about a trick to get sluggish Vista browsing back to an acceptable speed? My mom uses Vista, and I love my mom.
Posted 5 weeks 3 days ago by Paul Michael
I love Apple as a brand. It makes great products, it has tremendous loyalty, but could I go as far as to tattoo the famous Apple logo on my body to get a lifetime discount? Well, that’s the latest, greatest scheme from Steve Jobs and Co. And people are lining up in droves to do it. (This was an April Fool's gag readers. Now that the day has passed, it's only fair to warn you. Enjoy)
Posted 6 weeks 20 hours ago by Xin Lu
My husband and I often search online for fixes to our electronics problems because if a gadget is out of warranty it often costs quite a bit to get it fixed. When we find a solution that is not hard to implement we figure we might as well try it, and we have been able to fix many things including computers and handhelds. Read on for some tips on finding solutions online to your gadget problems.
Posted 7 weeks 1 day ago by Paul Michael
I have one of those USB jump drives. It holds about 256Mb (hey, I bought it years ago, but I do have another 2GB drive on order). Sometimes I forget my jump drive, and my files are just too big to email. I hate burning CDs and DVDs if I don’t have to, it’s a waste, so I wanted to know if there were free storage options online for me. I found a whole bunch.
Posted 10 weeks 6 days ago by Xin Lu
Introducing Hulu.com, a joint effort of Fox and NBC that aims to be the one stop hub of all free and legal online television. Today I took it for a spin. Read on for my experience.
Posted 11 weeks 4 days ago by Catherine Shaffer
I've watched other Mac lovers fall away from the True Faith, one-by-one, but I never thought it would happen to me. However, yesterday when we brought home the newest addition to our Mac family, an 80 Gb iPod Classic, it would be my turn to be disillusioned. After you pay the hefty $249 price tag, plus an extra $30 for a wall charger (they used to bundle those in for free), plus $55 for the composite AV cable for your TV, plus any other little extras you may need, there is a hidden cost that blows up in your face when you get it home.
Posted 12 weeks 22 hours ago by Xin Lu
Are you an artist at heart and love to dabble with photography and videos? Do you find that Photoshop and video editing tools are too expensive and cumbersome to use? Well, now there is Aviary, a suite of entirely web-based tools for artists to create, share, and market their work. Read on for more information.
Posted 12 weeks 2 days ago by Kate Luther
If you've seen AT&T's latest smartphone commerical , then you know just how handy having a "Sven" would be. Sven tells you when to get up, notifies you of your daily schedule and reminds you of things you need to know to get the most from your day.Wouldn't it be great if we all had a Sven?For those of us that don't, Sandy might just be the next best thing.
Posted 13 weeks 2 days ago by Nora Dunn
So you need to remain accessible while you're traveling, but don't want to succumb to your cellular provider's obscene roaming and long distance charges. Pay phones won't cut it, and the internet isn't instantaneous enough. What to do? Follow these Five Easy Steps to becoming a tech-savvy Frugal Traveler.
Posted 14 weeks 1 day ago by Paul Michael
This may sound like a tech-heavy article but trust me, it's not. My own technophobic dad could do this one (and he'd better after I tell him). All you need is the goold old Notepad accessory and, let's say, about 30 seconds of your time. Ready? Let's begin.
Posted 14 weeks 1 day ago by Linsey Knerl
What do John Hopkins, the University of Notre Dame, and Osaka University of Japan have in common? They all offer free access to their online instruction, along with course outlines, notes, and video classes. Assuming that you just want the knowledge and could care less about the official college credit, you might enjoy this resource to get some of the best online instruction for absolutely no money.
Posted 17 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Discussion over the original version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas might have ended with its recall in 2005. A recent class-action lawsuit settlement, however, brings new light to “Hot Coffeegate” and will pay consumers for the highly-coveted hacked video game.
Posted 26 weeks 5 days ago by Paul Michael
I recently found an amazing (and I don't use that word lightly) resource from Google that I think is completely under-used and seriously under-marketed. This resource is called Google Talks and it contains over 170 fascinating lectures, given to the very lucky and privileged Google staff, most around 1 hour long.
Posted 28 weeks 4 days ago by Will Chen
What are your favorite free web services? Is it a social website like Myspace, a productivity tool like Google Docs, or a randomly fun service like Pandora? Share your favorites in the comments section for a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate.
Posted 29 weeks 4 hours ago by Amy B. Scher
This fabulous form building and organizing program is one of those things you don't even know you need until you see it. A must have for both personal use and for your business, it's FREE! Post contact forms, invitations, surveys and more on your website. Or, simply build forms and then use Wufoo's user panel to organize and track your own stuff like spending, exercising, dieting or whatever you can think of.
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| Carrie Kirby | 3 | 2 |
| Julie Rains | 3 | 13 |
| Linsey Knerl | 13 | 28 |
| Mark P. Cussen | 3 | 4 |
| Myscha Theriault | 4 | 31 |
| Nora Dunn | 6 | 6 |
| Paul Michael | 10 | 22 |
| Philip Brewer | 11 | 47 |
| Thursday Bram | 3 | 1 |
| Xin Lu | 11 | 25 |
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