By lisasaves(view all posts by lisasaves)
at 8:56AM Friday April 22, 2011
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GiveawaysStaff
"What goes around, comes around" has become such a popular catch-phrase stemming from the idea of Karma. Good deeds, positivity and love can further instill the circle of forward progress in life. Thanks to our friends at
Dogeared, last week we had a wonderful gold-dipped
Karma necklace valued at $60 that will be going to a lucky winner!
We had a vast amount of entries for those who wanted to snag this piece of jewelry as not only a stunning addition to their wardrobe, but also as a token reminder for the peace and love in their own lives. With the help of Random.org, we have selected this accessory-wearing winner!
And the winner is...
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By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger(view all posts by Rick.Broida)
at 3:09PM Thursday May 24, 2012
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Stuff We Like
There's never been a better time to ditch your landline.
If you're already paying for cable or DSL Internet service, you've
got everything you need to kiss your local and long-distance
telephone companies goodbye.
Well, almost everything: The missing ingredient is a voice-over-IP
adapter, which sounds complicated but isn't. It's a little box that
sits between your existing phone (or cordless phone system) and
your router and provides full-featured home phone service. For
pennies.
You've probably heard of one such product: the MagicJack, an
infomercial staple. A few months back, I reviewed its successor,
the
MagicJack Plus.
Today let's talk about its latest competitor, the
NetTalk Duo
WiFi.
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By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger(view all posts by Rick.Broida)
at 9:15AM Tuesday May 15, 2012
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Product Review
Unless you've figured out how to clone yourself, you can't be in
two places at once. But you can keep an eye on, say, the baby's
room, the babysitter, an elderly parent who's living on their own,
an empty house, and so on -- even when you're not there.
All you need is a Webcam that feeds live video to your smartphone
or tablet.
The
Stem Innovation iZon Remote Room Monitor is one such
Webcam, and it costs far less than competing products. Ah, but is
it any good?
Yes and no.The concept behind the iZon is excellent, the price
quite reasonable. It's the execution that falls a bit short, though
not so far that you should rule out buying one.
Small, white, and cylindrical, the iZon stands about four inches
high on its curved, magnetic base. That base makes it easy to
position the camera, and can even be hung upside-down.
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