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Deal: Western Digital TV Mini Media Player $50 FS

If you have tons of digital media like movies, music and photos in your external hard drives or computer and have no way of watching them on your TV? Western Digital, WD TV Mini Media Player offers an affordable easy solution to do just that without breaking your bank. It turns any USB drive you […]

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Add Cool Frames To Your Photos

Photos look great with frames around them whether they are physical photos or digital photos. Unless you are gifted with tools like Adobe Photoshop or the excellent free alternative Gimp, adding cool frames to your picture could seem like a daunting task. I have found a free tool that makes adding frames to your digital […]

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Goldmine of Drupal Videos – DrupalCon DC Website

Goldmine of Drupal Videos – DrupalCon DC Website

A while back I asked you – my readers for Drupal blog recommendations. I was just getting started and I am still learning the inner workings of this excellent open source CMS. Recently I stumbled across the DrupalCon DC Website. It is the official website for the Drupal Conference held in Washington DC in March. […]

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Firefox Tip: Use Search Box as a Searchable Multi-item Clipboard

I love Lifehacker and the community around it. Here is an awesome Firefox tip for those who are still loyal to this amazing browser. This tip is one of those that has been right under our nose but it took a genius to point it out. As you know, the Firefox search box remembers your […]

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Get Local Traffic Alerts via SMS With Nixle

We were traveling to Detroit on I-96 E this past weekend and was turned back around due to an accident resulting in the closure of the Interstate. There wasn’t anything on the radio and we could have avoided the trip had we known about the accident. And so can hundreds of motorists everyday. What if […]

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Free software for your computer

Free software for your computer

I don’t pay for software anymore! I use open source software for Windows that are free for most applications. Gone are the days you had to pay for software like: Anti-virus Firewall Email client Photo Editor and the likes.. The lists of free software for windows are countless on the Internet and could overwhelm anyone […]

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Evite rolls out an updated interface

Evite rolls out an updated interface

I noticed that evite has updated their interface while I was sending out an evite this afternoon for our weekly volleyball game. I like it that they are constantly updating their site and not resting on their laurels. Here are my first impressions on the new updates. What have they done? The interface now sports […]

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Nintendo Wii System + Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board + $50 Amazon GC $290

Nintendo Wii System + Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board + $50 Amazon GC $290

Amazon has been having some excellent deals lately. I bought the Canon Rebel T1i from Amazon at an awesome price and loving every minute with it. I just came across another nice deal for Nintendo Wii. Although I am a PlayStation 3 fan and owner, Nintendo Wii stands its own ground when it comes to […]

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Roku Introducing New HD Capable Device

Roku Introducing New HD Capable Device

Playstation 3 owners like myself are ecstatic that Netflix instant streaming to PS3 is finally coming. PS3 owners can stream media from their computer to their television with media servers like Tversity. If you don’t have a Playstation 3 or a similar device, you could still get Netflix Instant Movie streaming to your TV with […]

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Travel deals – Web resources

Travel deals – Web resources

Everyone can use a good deal.. especially when you are travelling! Flight & hotel costs can cost all your limbs.. but not if you are savvy enough to use the internet. You can find some sweet deals if you search for them. But, my fingers would start aching entering the travel dates and other search […]

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openSUSE 11.0 Released – Linux Users Rejoice

Open Source movement is seeing a lot of excitement this week. Hot on the heels of the much anticipated  release of Firefox 3, openSUSE has released their shiny new version openSUSE 11.0 today. openSUSE 11.0 is in the wild now with almost 200 new features specific to openSUSE, an awesome new installer, a faster package […]

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Firefox Extensions: Picks of the week

I still find new Firefox extensions every day and some of them make it to the list of Top Firefox Extensions and some don’t depending on my experience with it. But, I am starting to think that even though I can’t find a use for an extension doesn’t mean some of my readers can’t. So, […]

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Why Do I Blog?

Why Do I Blog?

Matt over at eJabs wrote recently about why he blogs and he was in fact inspired by a similar post by another fellow blogger. Now, it’s my turn.. I have been a silent lurker at many a blogs for a long time! I like to read about technology, news, personal finance and entertainment. I was […]

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del.icio.us Direc.tor is really delicious

del.icio.us Direc.tor is really delicious

Do you like del.icio.us bookmarks but hate their interface to hunt for that bookmark you had saved a year back? If you are like me, you probably have a hundred tags so they aren’t much help either with the way del.icio.us is designed. So, what do you do? If you are unaware of del.icio.us, it […]

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Free Versatile HTML Editor – HTML-Kit

Free Versatile HTML Editor – HTML-Kit

Yesterday, I wrote about an elegant solution to CSS authoring that is free and simple to use. When I was writing that I thought that I should share the gem I have found in this free HTML Editor – HTML-Kit. (unfortunately Windows only – sorry linux and mac users. If you are Linux user, you […]

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