Planning on buying an iPod anytime soon? How about a Mac? Why not save yourself some cash, and purchase your Apple products from the Apple store at Ebates? When you shop through Ebates, you’ll be eligible to earn cash back on EVERY purchase. Membership is free, too! In addition to the cash back offers on every purchase (which range from 1% cash back to 25% cash back), you’ll find specials and coupon codes, and they’ve got 79 stores that offer computer products, 36 for DVDs & videos, and 114 specializing in electronics. Truly,...

Laura told me about a nifty little plugin I could use to show the people who have commented the most on my site. I installed it on tonight on another blog, and even figured out how to excluse myself from the results after poking around the code a bit. Yay me! You can see it in action in my left sidebar on my main blog.

If you want to promote your blog, here’s a great new option that doesn’t cost a dime: Fuel My Blog. Just pick a square, and add your blog to the big wall o’ blogs. It’ll only take a few minutes, and like I said – F R E E! It’s a great way to find other blogs you’ll enjoy as well. I’ve had fun looking over the grid and trying to pick out the pictures of friends. As for me, I’m easy to spot – look for the big pink spot

If you’re a business owner in the New York area, and you want a lawyer to represent your company – who would you pick? Would you choose a name at random out of the yellow pages? Or would you follow in the footsteps of companies like Coca-Cola, Bes Buy, Staples, Circuit City, and General Motors? They’ve hired Simmons Jannace & Stagg to represent their companies – and you can do. The litigation firm focuses on general and commercial litigation, and just because they service the big boys, doesn’t mean they can’t do...

I don’t get a choice of operating system on my laptop, since it was provided to me by my company, so I will not be one of the first users to give the new Windows Vista a whirl. And honestly, I’m not sure how many people will switch right away, given the bugs and issues with every new Microsoft release. After 5 yeas and over $5 million dollars to get Vista ready, you’d think it would be bug free, but this IS Microsoft we’re talking about after all. One reason a lot of people won’t make the switch? Vista requires at least...

Do you send text messages? I’ve sent a few in the past, but I’d rather just pick up the phone and talk to someone if I need to reach them. I’m just old enough (30) that I can’t pick up “texting” and my thumb coordination stinks. One day I was texting with Sindy and I was amazed at how quickly she was texting back to me, and how long her messages were. Turns out, it was her 15 year old, doing the texting for you. No matter how you feel about texting, it’s here to stay. Especially now that a book has been written...

I’ve always had a great sense of direction. When we took family vacations, my father would pass the map back to me and let me navigate, because my mother could get lost in an elevator. Seriously! I guess I get that sense of direction from my father…because it sure didn’t come from mom. In fact, she’d probably really enjoy having an automotive GPS in her car. She doesn’t get lost around town, but she could put it to work when she steps out of her comfort zone. A GPS uses satellites to receive signals – that combined...

If you’re in the market for a new laptop, Marcus wrote about the best laptop deals out there this week on Techboyardee.com. Not only did he compare apples to apples, specs to specs, but he provided prices from online stores, like Tiger Direct, and traditional brick and mortar retailers like Best Buy. If you can wait til the end of the year, that’s probably the best time to find a deal. We bought our kids a laptop a few years ago and paid under $400 for it with rebates, and got a free Epson printer and scanner too! Technorati Tags: laptop, notebook,...

After hearing people talk about feed readers for months, I finally listened and started using the Google Reader. It’s been about a week now, and of course, I’m kicking myself for not using it sooner! No more visiting my favorite blogs in hopes that they’ve updated, because the Google Reader lets me know when all my favorites blog again. It’s really easy to start with, you just drop in blog URL’s and you’re off and running – it’s connected to your Google account so I didn’t even need to create a user...

It’s not too early to plan ahead for Valentine’s Day – tear yourself away from World of Warcraft, shop now and avoid the rush! You don’t want to be at the store on February 13th looking over a selection of picked over cards, and sad looking candy. Do the right thing and splurge on gourmet Valentines Day Gift Baskets for the ones that you love! You’ll be sure to impress someone sweet when you present them with a basket of fruits, wines, chocolates, or cheese. Or personalize your own basket to really make a statement! Trust...