Personal Technology Tips in Plain English
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52 Free DVD Video Rentals Of Your Choice in 2009
Dec 24th
You have already seen them — since there are about 12,000 of them out there.
If not, once you start to look for them you’ll spot them all over the place. And every one of them is waiting to hand out a DVD movie of your choice to you for a free night’s rental.
You can go back over and over again for another free DVD movie week after week, all year long.
It’s the latest way that I get movies every week — in fact, there aren’t that many good movies worth watching, so this tip will get you more than enough video content than you would ever really watch in a given year.
What on earth am I talking about? Read the rest of this entry »
Download Full Versions of Microsoft Office for $5.99/Program [NOT a typo]
Aug 21st
It is not often that you come across completely full versions of programs that are discounted at 91% off MSRP list price.
This deal was really a shocker when I first heard of it. OMG! style shock.
At $5.99 / program, Microsoft is doing the equivalent of giving away the store. Especially since this deal is for the mainstay software product – Office 2007.
Even the standard student discount at BestBuy type big-box local stores was more expensive. They’re selling the Home & Student version with only Word, Excel and Powerpoint for $100.
This deal is 40% cheaper and comes with 10 programs, not 3!
Aimed at students, if you are a current or entering student, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you take advantage of this deal. If you haven’t upgraded to Office 2007, you will need to at some point in the future. And at $59 for all 10 programs in the Office 2007 ULTIMATE suite package, this really is a steal.
I downloaded the entire Microsoft Office 2007 suite and installed it on both my PC’s at home.
I suggest that you do too! If this promotion is anything like the last time it came around, it won’t be around for long. Better buy and download it from Microsoft directly soon (like today?).
60 Hours of WiFi for $1.65/month from Starbucks & AT&T Internet
Jun 17th
Starbucks closed it’s doors the other month nationwide to tinker with it’s classic services and make sure you get a better java house experience every time you walk into their stores.
This month, they’re rolling out one of the details in making sure that happens.
Starbucks has ditched T-Mobile WiFi HotSpot services in exchange for AT&T Internet WiFi services. In fact, most Starbucks in the area have switched over to ATT WiFi already.
Before, you had to pay $20/month for WiFi at Starbucks. But with the “new and improved Starbucks”, this is no longer that case! Here’s the details. . .
Free Magazine Subscription to PC Magazine
May 12th
Here’s a quick and easy deal for anyone that owns a computer, mobile phone or any other consumer electronics gadget that you purchased in the last 5 years (READ: That’s YOU).
PC Magazine is one of the industry’s standard magazines that gives useful tips, reviews and how-to articles for the average person.
Usually, I can find at least one article that’s useful or a new website to visit worth the opportunity cost of picking up the magazine to read. Right now, that’s the only cost you have to incur — meaning you’ll have no out-of-pocket cost Read the rest of this entry »
Free Holiday Ringtones…
Dec 10th
Who said you can’t get something for nothing?
Here’s a cute freebie just in time for the holidays. You can download free holiday ringtones from AT&T wireless!
Simply send the text message with the word “GIFT” to the number 7230. (this might cost you $0.15 if you don’t have a text message plan).
And you’ll get a text message back with the link to download a free ringtone:
- Jingle bells
- Dreidel song
- Noche de poz
If you’ve never downloaded a ring tone before, this is a great way to test out your phone with this free offer from AT&T Wireless.
GhostBuster: Norton Ghost Price Disappears (Free!)
Nov 28th
Norton Ghost is the industry standard for back-up utilities. It’s a robust program that does what is says it will do and can restore every last bit of data you had on your drive when you need it.
But at $70+, you might question if it’s worth the money for something that’s so transparent (sorry, I couldn’t resist!).
Right now, you can jump on the opportunity to get it for free, albeit, you’ll have to 2 little hoops to jump through – the classic rebate form.
It’s on sale for $50 from Buy.com right now and there’s a $30 straight-forward rebate and then another $20 rebate which requires you to send in a CD, proof or purchase or first page of manual of ANY previous version of antivirus, spyware, internet security tools, back-up, utility, etc from ANY manufacturer…pretty easy — time to dig through your tech dust at the back of the shelf!
LINK TO DISCOUNT ON NORTON GHOST
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