By Mark.RiddixGuest Blogger(view all posts by Mark.Riddix)
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7 months ago
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Money Saving Tips
Prices seem to be rising on a number of different products as companies are passing higher input costs onto consumers. Consumers find themselves struggling to get the same prices on products that they received just a few years ago. Fortunately, there is a way that you can make sure that you get a fantastic deal on some products.
Here are a few strategies that you can use to get a better deal than you ever thought possible.
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By Mark.RiddixGuest Blogger(view all posts by Mark.Riddix)
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8 months ago
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Personal Finance
Some stocks have slipped slightly since the market has dropped and some stocks have plummeted rapidly. You can place
Research in Motion in the latter category. Research in Motion has seen its stock tumble more than 60% over the past year. A stock that was once considered a bargain selling in the $70s now sells for $28 a share. The company has cut its earnings estimates and delayed the launch of its new
smartphone product.
Are Research in Motion's best days behind them?
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By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger(view all posts by Rick.Broida)
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8 months ago
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Freebies
If you buy a CD, you're allowed to copy the songs from that CD to your
iPod or other
MP3 player. So it stands to reason that if you buy a DVD, you should be able to copy the movie to your phone, tablet, or other portable player.
Alas, it's not that simple. Most
DVDs are copy-protected, meaning you need special software to work around Hollywood's annoying restriction. And it's not uncommon for a "DVD ripper" to sell for as much as $50.
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By snarkydeals(view all posts by snarkydeals)
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a year ago
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Odds and Ends
A few years ago, I think we all would have been astounded to hear that in the near future there would be a smartphone revolution. I still remember when my boss had a Blackberry instead of an iPad and used it more to access Outlook than download games, browse the Internet, or keep track of secure financial information. But these days we use our smartphones, iPods, and tablets for just about everything, including sensitive, personal stuff like banking, bill tracking, 401K planning, diary-writing
(you know Steve Jobs has a secret diary) and more.
But with the smartphone revolution, it doesn't seem like much has been
done on the security side of these devices. Are we really safe browsing
our finances through our smartphones? What's to stop hackers from
getting their hands on this sensitive data? Are there security measures
in place to protect us? And if not, what can we do to protect ourselves?
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