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Archive for May, 2006

Download: FIFA 2006 Schedule for MS Outlook

May 30

Posted by Tejas in Offbeat | 2 Comments

Don't miss a match during the first round of The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germanyâ„¢. This free download will add the schedule of the matches into your Outlook Calendar! read more [...]

Macy’s installs iPod vending machines for those who carry around $300 in change

May 23

Posted by Tejas in MP3 Players | No Comments

Macy's plans to install 180 iPod vending machines -- made by a San Francisco company -- nationwide by fall, its chief executive said Friday. This has to be one of the most stupid ideas I've ever heard of...I can just see it now: "Mommy, mommy can I have $300 for the vending machine? I want an iPod" First of all, who in their right mind is going to buy a $300 MP3 player from a vending machine. What's next, [...]

Microsoft, Lenovo Launch “Pay As You Go” Computer

May 23

Posted by Tejas in Computers, Software | No Comments

Microsoft Corp. and Chinese-based computer maker Lenovo said Monday they will launch market trials for pay-as-you-go purchases of computers in China and India. Consumers will be able to purchase a Lenovo PC for about half its retail price and pay off the balance over time by purchasing pre-paid cards from Lenovo. Sounds like a good idea at first but they haven't clearly stipulated what happens when your "balance [...]

Trade up your Treo 650 for Treo 700p and get $150 cash back

May 23

Posted by Tejas in Bargains | No Comments

I don't even have a Treo 650 nor am I going to get a Treo 700p but I have to admit that this on the surface at least seems like a very good deal. Given that if you already have Treo 650 and want the new Treo 700p, you will most likely only need one - getting $150 for your old busted phone for the new hot stuff sounds too good to be true. read more [...]

Use Skype to make FREE calls to any number in US or Canada!

May 18

Posted by Tejas in Bargains | No Comments

Skype is a free software that can be downloaded onto your PC and lets you make free voice-over-ip (VOIP) calls to other people using Skype. Well that's only half the picture, until now they also offered a SkypeOut service which let you make calls from your PC to any regular phone number for a fee. That fee has just dissapeared! Yes. It is really very, very free. There's no prepayment, no minimum use, no subscrip [...]

Coming soon to a theatre near you – FREE family movies this summer!

May 18

Posted by Tejas in Bargains | No Comments

A bunch of the major theatres are offering free G and PG movies this summer. Most are during the day, but it's not bad for free - especially when you want to take the whole family and not burn a hole in your wallet. Click on "read more" below for a listing of the theatres participating and their programs. read more [...]

Canned Oxygen Goes on Sale at 7-11 Convenience Store

May 18

Posted by Tejas in Offbeat | No Comments

First bottled water and now....wait for it....canned oxygen! This is truly a sign of the times and I'd love to see what the ignorant people out there who don't think we (as in the world) have a serious pollution problem think about this. I wonder if they'll eventually offer scented flavors? read more  [...]

Preview your open tasks in Windows XP

May 18

Posted by Tejas in Software | No Comments

Free Visual Task Tips. Hover over open or closed tasks in your task bar and get the image of whats going on in that program. Really cool. A function that has been on OSX for quite some time. Now on Win Xp and being tested on Vista. A great download and highly recommended. Click read more to link to the site which is pretty self-explanatory using pictures what it does. It's a great feature that you wish you'd alw [...]

Modern Day Essential: 2GB Flash Drive under $50

May 18

Posted by Tejas in Bargains | No Comments

These things have not just replaced floppy disks but gone way beyond. I still remember having to carry around a disk that only held about 1.44MB of data. Now you can buy this handy flash drive which will store about 2000 times that much data and it's smaller than a floppy disk to boot. I highly recommend everyone who doesn't have one picking one up as soon as possible, they are extremely handy in this digital ag [...]

ElephantDrive: Free Unlimited Storage

May 18

Posted by Tejas in Networks | No Comments

Elephant Drive, in association with Amazon is creating a service similar to that of Xdrive. However, they offer unlimited offsite backup free of charge if you sign up as a beta tester! Although it promises free unlimited storage you have to keep in mind, you are placing all your personal data onto someone else's servers. I'm sure they have very strict security and access policies but the fact remains is that al [...]