After weeks of rumours and guesses sorrounding the release of Apple iPhone 3G on July 11, AT&T has finally revealed its pricing plan. As you’d expect, I am not happy. And so aren’t a lot of people. Here’s the lowdown: You can get an iPhone 3G 8gb for $199 or 16gb for $299 only for […]
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Use Your Netflix Subscription to the Fullest
My wife and I had used Netflix for a longtime almost since its inception and were very happy with it. Living in Michigan, it was very nice to receive movies in the mail and have something new to watch while we stayed indoors on a snowy day. When Blockbuster started their online service, the turn […]
Get Free Disposable Phone Numbers
Previously called CraigsNumber, Numbr offers free, disposable phone numbers that will automatically forward calls to your mobile or landline number. Quick facts about this service Auto-expiring and callers don’t see your home or mobile number Service is free but is in Beta If you are not from one of the major cities, you may not […]
LED Faucet Lights – Cool Mp3 and CD Player
I had this written to be posted on Friday but as my luck would have it I spent Friday night at an emergency room with a sprained ankle (from volleyball) that was swollen like I had couple of baseballs in there. Luckily, I didn’t break anything. Thanks to my friends, the 6 hours we spent […]
Check for Sex Offenders in your Area
I just came across this Windows Live maps mashup that lets you find sex offenders in your neighborhood on a map. Vision 20/20 is a free web based service that uses the publicly available data of 650,000 sex offenders in the US and displays it in a map of your area. You just enter your […]
Stalking by Phone Number Made Easy
Google Maps Mashups are a joy to use. You can now find out your ex’s location just by typing in the first 6 digits of the 10 digit phone number in the US/Canada. NPA-NXX Geolocator shows you the location in Google Maps as soon as you type in the 6 digits. It could not locate […]
Get Free Wi-Fi if you have AT&T DSL
If you are a AT&T DSL subscriber like me with a 3 mbps or higher speed connection, you can get free wi-fi access to over 10,000 hotspots in US. For lower speed subscribers it costs $1.99 for unlimited access which isn’t bad if you travel a lot. This is especially good news for people who […]
Google arrives at GrandCentral
Google has acquired GrandCentral, the ‘one number for life’ service that we have featured here before. GrandCentral (in beta but aren’t they all?) is an innovative web-based voice communications service that promises one single number for life and gives you the ability to manage all your phones from one single web interface. I have gotten […]
TRENDnet Wireless G Router for $9.99 or free with GC (after MIR)
If you are in the market for a Wireless Router, you might be in luck. I just ordered this today and will be using this to track my shipment. Buy.com has a TRENDnet TEW-432BRP – 54Mbps 802.11g Wireless Firewall Router for $9.99 after a $30.00 mail in rebate. If you open a new Google Account […]
Home Buyers: The Hunt is on
This interesting concept caught my eye today! In today’s real estate market, where selling a home has become so hard, sellers are doing everything at their disposal to sell their property. Lot of sellers are offering concessions in closing costs. Some offer LCD tvs. I saw a couple of offers where they threw in a […]
Tips Galore
Tips make our lives easier. Tips are bite-sized words of wisdom passed on to other people in the hope that it might benefit few other souls. I will pass on to our readers whatever tips that I find myself using in day to day work around the house. Here are a couple of starters that […]
Recipes from your Favourite Restaurants
Everyone has heard of the sheep clone, Dolly. But have you ever heard of a Recipe clone? Todd Wilbur from Top Secret Recipes does just that. He clones recipes from popular restaurants like Applebee’s, Olive Garden and others. Check the site out for a complete list of recipes. There are numerous sites on the web […]
