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There is possibly nothing more confusing than trying to choose a new or replacement monitor. There are so many different brands and models available, a variety of different panel types and specs to consider, it ain’t easy – especially when factoring in the value for […]
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I am an Amazon.com junkie. I loathe crowds & going to stores to shop, dealing with parking & rude cashiers that would rather be doing something else…many of my customers give me Amazon.com gift cards as they know I really love them. I also have
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It usually takes me around 10 minutes to wrap each Christmas gift, and they still end up resembling a pack of poo ticket. Apparently, this is how it should be done: Remarkable! I believe this may be one talent which is specifically reserved for
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We’re all susceptible to the traps and pitfalls encountered during our abbreviated stay on this mortal coil, none more so than those of us who dare venture into the realm of online shopping ~ caveat emptor (let the buyer beware!) Warning – Rant Follows! I
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Livedrive is an online cloud backup and sync storage service that was purchased by j2 Global in February this year. It appears LiveDrive has recently started closing down user accounts without any warning, not all accounts mind you, only those which have apparently exceeded the
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Amazon launched a new service in the U.S. this week – Kindle Unlimited. For $9.99 / month, you can access more than 600,000 books and 2,000 audiobooks. The ‘Netflix for books’ program has some similarities to Netflix in that there is a broad range of books
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Ever tried to cancel your Comcast service? That’s exactly what Ryan Block, former head of Engadget, founder of GDGT, and now product guy at AOL, tried to do. Little did he know it was going to turn into mission impossible. When Mr. Brock called to
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Can you keep your stuff secure in the cloud? When Google, Microsoft and other cloud providers, not to mention the NSA and GCHQ, can scan through your uploaded files, what price your privacy? The power of Google was demonstrated when I uploaded to YouTube a
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Amazon Prime Price Going Up If you are an Amazon Prime subscriber, you received an email this week announcing that Amazon is raising the price of its popular service to $99. According to Amazon’s website, the price change is set to occur on April 17th.
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The EULA or End User License Agreement accompanies almost all bought and free software and you have to agree to it to install the program/game, etc. But who ever reads them? I don’t and never have. When that long awaited for game arrives in my
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For those who have a Microsoft ‘Live’ account, you may or may not know that Microsoft has introduced a two-step verification for all user accounts as an extra security level. It is up to you, the user, as to whether or not you turn this
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There are plenty of services available which will allow you to convert documents online, there are others which allow you to store your documents in the cloud, and still others which allow you to transfer and share your documents online, but there are very few
CometDocs: Convert, Store, Transfer & Share your documents! Read More »
Out with the old in the with new. No sooner has Google decided to abandon Google Reader, its popular RSS feed reader, than we hear of a new service on offer from the internet giant. The net has been abuzz with news of Google’s new online sticky
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Indeed. If you haven’t been paying attention to Netflix – why not? 2011 and 2012 were not especially good years for Netflix. Between changes to the subscription terms, splitting the DVD-by-mail and online streaming service, and the other PR issues, Netflix was hemorrhaging subscribers and their
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