Technology

Special offer: 250GB online storage account for free - UPDATE

Posted April 27, 2008 - 17:47 by Paul Michael

Freebies, Technology

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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...

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Get Paid for your Psychic Skills at Predictify

Posted April 16, 2008 - 19:09 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Art and Leisure, Making Extra Cash, Technology

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.

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Quick Vista Hack to Get You Browsing at High-Speed Again

Posted April 16, 2008 - 18:00 by Linsey Knerl

Life Hacks, Technology

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.

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Apple introduces most outrageous “rewards” program in history

Posted March 31, 2008 - 21:52 by Paul Michael

Deals and Coupons, Consumer Affairs, Technology

Apple Tatt

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)

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Search Online for a Fix before You Toss that Broken Gadget

Posted March 27, 2008 - 16:14 by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, DIY, Art and Leisure, Consumer Affairs, Technology, General Tips

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.

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5 great choices for free online data storage.

Posted March 19, 2008 - 14:14 by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Life Hacks, Consumer Affairs, Technology

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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.

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More Free Television Online - Hulu.com - UPDATE: Invites Available for Wise Bread Readers!

Posted February 23, 2008 - 00:01 by Xin Lu

Technology, Art and Leisure

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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.

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Longtime Mac Users Punished for Loyalty

Posted February 18, 2008 - 06:53 by Catherine Shaffer

Personal Finance, Shopping, Technology

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.

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Introducing an Amazing Suite of Web Tools for Creative People

Posted February 14, 2008 - 13:39 by Xin Lu

Art and Leisure, Lifestyle, Technology

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.

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Don't Have A Sven? Sandy Might Be the Next Best Thing

Posted February 12, 2008 - 20:43 by Kate Luther

Life Hacks, Productivity, Technology

Managing Your Calendar - Photo Courtesy of Stock.Xchg

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.

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