Black Friday 2008 is here and for a lot of us today is probably last day at work this week. I love Black Friday’s and always on the lookout for good deals to get my hands on. This year is no different. One thing that has changed is the amount of information available in advance […]
Free International Calls to 30+ Countries with Talkster
on November 18, 2008 in Money Matters
We have seen many services like Jajah, Freedom phone, etc., that offered FREE international calling. Talkster is the new kid on the free international calls market and looks very promising. You can call your friends or family in 30+ international destinations for FREE with Talkster. How it works You can call your friends from your […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-11-13
on November 13, 2008 in Tech for Life
Firefox 3.1 should be out very soon and it brings out some very nice features. The super fast javascript engine Tracemonkey would be making its debut as well as the new Firefox privacy mode. While we are waiting, here are a few extensions to keep you busy: Juice: By Linkool labs is an intelligent discovery […]
MySpace Launches Profile Version 2.0
on November 10, 2008 in Tech for Life
Yes, that’s right. I’m talking about MySpace.com. In spite of newer social networking platforms gaining ground, MySpace.com still remains a force to be reckoned with in the social networking arena and they deserve some attention. If you are wondering, I don’t have a MySpace page but a few of my friends do. Plus, a post […]
Win a Premium WordPress Theme at Blog oh Blog
on November 7, 2008 in WordPress
Blog oh Blog is hosting a contest where you could win one of 11 Premium WordPress Themes. I have been in a premium theme winning spree but haven’t found the right one for ShanKri-la makeover. What do you win? You could win one of the 11 premium themes listed below Arthemia Premium Theme from Colorlabsproject.com […]
MAMD’s Mega Contest – A Blogger’s Jackpot
on November 7, 2008 in Money Matters
I have been a long time reader of Me and My Drum (MAMD) and Mark Sierra contributes here regularly in the comments as well. MAMD has changed foces from technology a while back to making money through blogging. And Mark is doing an excellent job at that as well. In fact, he is holding this […]
Spruce Up Windows XP with VistaStartMenu
on November 6, 2008 in Tech for Life
Are you bored of your Windows XP destop’s Start Menu? It is very plain but it does it’s job. But, if you are like me and have dozens and dozens of applications installed it can be a pain to locate the one you need quickly. If you have seen a Windows Vista desktop, you might […]
2008 Election Day Freebies
on November 4, 2008 in Money Matters
It’s Election Day here in the US today and is probably one that’s going to make history. If you are voting today and proudly display the ‘I Voted’ pin, you are getting rewarded with a bunch of freebies from various places today. If you are wondering how presidential elections work in US, check out the […]
How Presidential Elections Work in US? [video]
on November 4, 2008 in Life matters
CommonCraft has done it again. If you haven’t heard their name, they were behind the popular videos like RSS in Plain English, Google Reader in Plain English, etc. They have a knack for explaining things in a very simple and effective way. Now, they explain how Americans elect their President in this short and simple […]
Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-10-31
on October 31, 2008 in Tech for Life
Happy Halloween everyone! It sounds like witches and grim reapers are going to be replaced by Joe the Plumbers & Sarah Palins tonight at Halloween parties. 😉 Let’s get to some juicy Firefox extensions I have picked for you this week Drag & DropZones: Lets you drag and drop search engines to transparent zones in […]
Gmail Becomes a Powerhouse with Google Gadgets
on October 28, 2008 in Tech for Life
Gmail Labs has been seeing a great number of new additions lately and I will writing up about some of the best ones in there shortly. Right now, we’ll look at a couple of shiny new Gmail Labs additions today. If you are unaware of Gmail Labs, it’s in your Gmail account already. You will […]

Syncplicity – Share, Backup, Sync Files Between Multiple Computers
on October 22, 2008 in Tech for Life
Syncplicity is an online file backup and synchronization service. There are many players in this market such as DropBox, SugarSync, etc. We are going to look at Syncplicity in this review. About Syncplicity: Syncplicity is effortless synchronization, backup, and sharing. Install it on one computer and all your important documents, photos, and music are backed […]
Use Twitter to Track Your Spending
on October 21, 2008 in Money Matters
I have become a Twitter-holic and it took me a while to digest the benefits of being on Twitter. I have met so many nice people and made friends and you might even be reading this because you met me on Twitter! If you haven’t connected with me, you can find me by KIntheHouse. Heck, […]
LG’s World’s First Netflix Streaming Blu-Ray Disc Player
on October 20, 2008 in Household
My wife and I love watching movies and we have been a long time Netflixers. I even wrote about how to use your Netflix subscription to the fullest. In that post, we looked at Roku – a set top box like device that can stream Netflix’s watch online movies straight to your TV. Now, LG […]

Firefox Extensions: Picks of the Week 08-10-17
on October 17, 2008 in Tech for Life
I have been doing the picks on and off for almost 18 months now and I still find new and excellent extensions that I can share with you. More power to the open source community especially to the Firefox community. Be forewarned, posts such as these can be harmful to your productivity as spend hours […]
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