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Great Deal: Seagate 1TB external USB 3.0 hard drive at a great price!

Posted on October 28, 2013

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If you’ve been looking for a great deal on an external USB 3.0 hard drive, here’s one for you (while supplies last).

Amazon has a great price on this Seagate 1TB drive (#ad) to a super low price, and they’ll even ship it to you for free!

An external USB hard drive makes it easy to back up your computer’s internal hard drive.

And if your PC has a small solid state drive, an external hard drive will hold all of your data files such as photos, music, movies, Office documents and more so that you can keep your SSD uncluttered and working flawlessly.

Click here (#ad) to read more about this awesome drive at Amazon!

Amazon raises the threshold for free Super Saver shipping from $25 to $35

Posted on October 25, 2013

Update: Amazon has dropped the threshold for free shipping back down to $25 since this post was written.

The original post continues below…

Amazon was the first online retailer to find a way to make money and build a sustainable Internet-based business, and today they are the largest online retailer in the world. And they are also my favorite online retailer, for a couple of reasons:

1 – They offer extremely competitive prices on virtually everything they sell (and they sell virtually everything!).

2 – They offer free shipping on orders that meet the requirements of their Super Saver shipping program.  [Read more…]

Unlock the door to your house by simply touching the deadbolt!

Posted on October 21, 2013

kwikset-kevoHave you ever had to put down the load of grocery bags you were carrying in order to fumble through your pocket or purse in search of your house key? Even worse, have you ever found yourself standing on the outside of a locked door because you forgot to take your keys with you when you left?

Of course we all have at one time or another, but the awesome Kwikset Kevo Bluetooth Deadbolt makes such misfortunes a thing of the past.

The Kwikset Kevo looks pretty much like a regular deadbolt on the outside, but inside is a tiny computer and bluetooth receiver that let you operate the lock using either your smart phone or the included key FOB. As long as you have your iPhone or FOB in your pocket or purse, you can unlock the deadbolt simply by touching it!  [Read more…]

Dreaded BSOD makes leap from Windows PCs to the iPhone 5S

Posted on October 14, 2013

bsodAnyone who has used a Microsoft Windows based PC for more than a few days has probably experienced the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death” at one time or another.

When one is greeted with a “BSOD”, the screen turns blue and displays a cryptic error message that even Bill Gates himself just might need an interpreter to understand. Oh, and then your PC sort of locks up on you, requiring a reboot before you can do anything else with it!  [Read more…]

Government Logic 101: Our government spends extra money taking websites offline – when it would cost less to just leave them up?

Posted on October 9, 2013

noah-logoDoes anyone besides me lie in bed at night and ponder the amazing wisdom of our elected leaders and their appointed helpers?

In case you haven’t heard, the powers that be in Washington decided that since there is currently no funding for the USDA, the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (Noah) and other “non-essential” government departments, their websites would need to be shut off.

The only problem with this thinking? It cost those departments more to take their sites offline than it would have cost to simply leave them up with all updates temporarily suspended!  [Read more…]

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