By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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10 months ago
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Money Saving Tips
It's back-to-school shopping season, and for a lot of students that
means stocking up on tech gear: laptops, flash drives, and maybe
even a new phone.
Of course, you're probably the one footing the bill for all
this stuff, so it makes sense to seek out the best deals you
can.
With that in mind, I've assembled three tips to help you get
the most bang for your back-to-school buck.
1. Don't Go Overboard on a Laptop
I'm often asked for laptop buying advice, and my response is
always the same: "What do you plan to do with it?"
Students have fairly modest needs--often little more than word
processing, Web browsing, and e-mail. Of course, moving beyond mere
needs, they'll also want to use their machines for things like
music, movies, and games.
Thankfully, these activities don't require a lot of
horsepower. At minimum you'll want a dual-core processor, 4GB of
RAM, and 320GB hard drive.
By benjamindsearle
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Money Saving Tips
I read the news this fall about the floods in Thailand with about
the same level of interest that I suspect you all gave it. Natural
disasters always make me sad for the victims, but unless I knew
someone in the area it usually slips from my brain pretty quickly
afterward. The thing that I failed to realize was that Thailand is
a major manufacturing center for a lot of products that come
straight here to the US to be sold.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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a year ago
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Newsworthy
Unintentionally hilarious photo courtesy of Backify's Web siteAbout a month ago I told you about
Backify, a new Web service offering a whopping 512 gigabytes of cloud storage absolutely free.
It sounded too good to be true, especially considering that established services like Dropbox and SugarSync limit their freebie accounts to 2GB and 5GB, respectively. Even Microsoft's Windows Live SkyDrive tops out at a comparatively anemic 25GB.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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a year ago
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Freebies
Pogoplug is getting into the cloud business.
In case the name doesn't ring a bell, the company makes
cool gizmos that let you plug ordinary USB hard drives and flash drives into your router, thereby turning them into network- and Web-accessible storage.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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a year ago
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Spotlight Deals
You read the headline right: 512 gigabytes of free online storage. In the past I've written about services like
SugarSync and Windows Live SkyDrive, which give you 5GB and 25GB, respectively. But this is a whole new ballgame.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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a year ago
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Spotlight Deals
If you own a computer, be it a desktop, laptop, or netbook, an external hard drive is a must-have accessory. They're great not only for providing extra storage space, but also for backing up your primary drive, moving large files between PCs, and archiving all your prized photos and videos.
Indeed, if you followed my advice of a couple weeks ago and
turned your PC into a DVR, you'll be glad to have extra storage for all your TV shows and movies. A single one-hour show recorded in HD can consume around 6 gigabytes (GB) of space.
So, how much storage space do you really need? A good rule of thumb: as much as you can afford.
By snarkydeals
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a year ago
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Stuff We Like
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… This is the beginning of one of the best movie franchises of all time--one that certainly has a special place in all of our hearts. Star Wars continues to inspire sci-fi nerd imaginations everywhere. Especially relevant lately--because of the new Star Tours: The Adventure Continues ride out here in Disneyland (
Yes, I'm a Disney freak and yes, it's awesome. I've ridden it four times already!)--Star Wars merchandise is hotter than Alderaan during the Death Star blast.
...Too soon?
Well, at any rate, I found these killer
Star Wars USB Flash Drives for $28 apiece from
Vat19.com and couldn't resist sharing with you all!
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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a year ago
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Freebies
Everyone knows there's no such thing as a free lunch. But free apps? Those are a lot easier to come by, especially for Android smartphone users.
For example, today only, Amazon's App Store has the classic defense/strategy game
Plants vs. Zombies free of charge. It normally sells for $2.99.
If you happen to miss out on that deal, or you're just not into plants (
or zombies), fear not: there are plenty of other great freebies you can grab all day, every day.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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2 years ago
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Shop Smarter
SugarSync is a fantastic storage service that syncs files from your PC to the Web, other PCs, and various mobile devices. Don't think you need it? Read the following TRUE HORROR STORY before you decide.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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2 years ago
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Spotlight Deals
Earlier this week,
Amazon rolled out an interesting new service:
Cloud Drive. It's like an online hard drive, a place where you can store music, photos, documents, and other files. That not only gives you a Web-based backup for important stuff, but also lets you access your data on the go (
like from a mobile phone or friend's PC).
