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Here’s an entertaining and very easy way to boost your wireless Internet signal– use a soda or beer can! In the video done by Kim Komando, she uses a beer can, but I think a soda can would do just as well. The technique is surprisingly easy, lol! In case you are wondering, the beer [...]

Looking to grab a deal on a nice Dell desktop or notebook? Before you hit that “Click to Buy” button, check out the many Dell computer coupons available online. I have saved an incredible amount of money by using coupon codes. Admittedly, some coupon codes can be a little difficult to find; they may seem [...]

Spring is here! You know what that means! Birds are coming back, grass is starting to grow, and the mailbox is glutted with catalogs and credit card offers from everyone under the sun. UGH. Well, here’s a good website to visit that shows us how to stop junk mail. Catalog Choice started up in 2007 [...]

Gotta love the Internet. What a GREAT place, haha! Yes, I just did some online shopping and saved a ton of money with coupon codes. AND I found a couple of great websites where you can get free samples and freebies delivered to your door. I hit the jackpot! I have been looking for free [...]

Whew, electronics are expensive! Prices were trickling down a little for a while, but the past year (2010) they’ve all popped back up. I was looking at new computers recently, and was stunned to see some of them priced $1500 or more! Ouch. It’s difficult to really get a good price, or even realize what [...]

So you have a firewall. How do you know that the firewall is working properly? Here’s a terrific resource for checking your firewall strength: GRC Shields Up! The site has been around a long, long time (I remember it waaaay back about 6 years ago now! Maybe even older!). I rely on it to tell [...]