29 Nov
Here’s a terrific idea for a stocking stuffer – socks from Little Miss Matched. Don’t let the name fool you – they’re for adults too. Socks are tastefully mismatched to look great together, and come three to a pack, so if you lose one it’s not a big deal!
Posted in Products for Dummies by: Kathryn
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19 Nov
From Download Squad: Giveaway of the Day is a site that gives something away every day, and that something is commercial software. Over the last few days, copies of EasyDVDCopy, iPod AudioBook, CDuke, LoadScout, and Frigate3 File Manager have been given away.
The plan at Giveaway of the Day is to work with software publishers to [...]
Posted in Cool Products by: Kathryn
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12 Nov
I’ve been using the paid version of FeedDemon ($30) for a couple of years now, and until recently, it would have been hard to convince me to switch. I liked having a stand-alone app, and there was an unsupported hack that let me use Mozilla as the internal browser, instead of Internet Explorer. (Though I [...]
Posted in Google, Web Apps by: Kathryn
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07 Nov
Looks like I get one more year of Total Access at the old Complete price:
Dear Total Access Subscriber, Effective December 7, 2006, all GameSpot Total Access subscribers will automatically be renewed at the current subscription price of $5.95 monthly or $39.95 annually. Annual Total Access subscribers whose renewal dates fall before December 7, 2006 [...]
Posted in Customer Service, Video Games by: Kathryn
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06 Nov
Time Magazine voted YouTube as the invention of the year.
Know what it beat out?
Gardasil, the vaccine to prevent HPV, the virus that most often causes cervical cancer!
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06 Nov
In an effort to convince consumers to pay via its service, PayPal is planning a massive promotion in which it will give $100 million back to users. Those who buy from a list of merchants that have joined the holiday program will be eligible to receive up to $20 off their purchase.
The promotion will run [...]
Posted in Customer Service, Shopping by: Kathryn
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06 Nov
I sent this to Consumerist, but since they haven’t published it, I’ll post it here.
I have a Sony Ericsson phone (z520a) with Cingular as my carrier, and I just found an interesting setting in my phone. Go to Messages -> Settings -> Multimedia Msg. and there’s an option that says Accept Messages. Clicking [...]
Posted in Advertising, Gadgets by: Kathryn
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02 Nov
Who cares if Johnson’s Soothing Naturals is made for babies… it’s awesome on my dry skin – best lotion I’ve found yet. And it smells great.
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