If you’ve ever attended a big time sporting event, like the Superbowl or NCAA Men’s Final Four, then you’ve probably spent a good amount of money over face value for the tickets. Every year in the sporting world, there are 10-12 events that scalpers and ticket brokers can’t greedily anticipate. And when fans are [...]
span class=”drop_cap”>The other day I ran across Ooma on the Internet. Ooma purports to offer free internet phone service with the purchase of an Ooma device that connects your phones to the Internet. Then over Christmas my cousin, who works for our local cable company, asked me if I was going to get [...]
have a love-hate relationship with digital cameras. Having owned several, including my current Nikon D-70 that I got for Father’s Day a few years ago, I speak from experience when I say that when it comes to getting that critical family shot, what can go wrong, will go wrong. Just this week [...]
Netflix Inc, previously the David to Blockbuster’s Goliath, was nothing more than a crazy idea by two tech savvy friends back in 1997. With DVD’s just introduced, the opportunity to rent movies from non-brick and mortar locations became a possibility, albeit a small one. Somewhat surprisingly, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph were able to put [...]
How to Find Cheap Printer Ink Cartridges
What costs more per ounce than imported Russian caviar? At $22 per quarter-ounce, the cost of printer ink cartridges reminds us of why we got that inkjet printer for “free” when we bought our last computer.
Last month my wife took our kids to Staples to get school supplies. [...]
Having spent 7 years in college and law school, I can testify to the fact that there are three major problems with college textbooks: (1) they require the harvesting of a lot of trees to produce, (2) they are a pain to cart around, and (3), they cost a fortune. At least one [...]
Fact: Many of us are spending more than we should on things like insurance, cable, telephone service, and utilities.
Fact: Many of us have not tried to lower these monthly bills in the last year, if ever.
Fact: Many of us could save hundreds of dollars a month by taking a few simple steps.
Do [...]
Millions of people drive a great distance by themselves to and from work each day. As the cost of gas continues to rise, more and more people are exploring other options for their daily commute. Using a public transit service, biking to work and ride sharing are all becoming more and more popular throughout [...]
Are you tired of paying for cable or satellite TV?
Would you like to get digital quality TV and most of your cable channels for free?
If you answered yes to these questions, June 12, 2009 is your lucky day. June 12 is the deadline for broadcast TV stations to switch from an analog [...]