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For those of you who have been doing this for years, read no further. For the rest of the world this was my first experience using Amazon movies through my TIVO. I have an non-HD TIVO. I will have it until it dies and then I will consider a replacement. Due to the non-HD aspect of my TIVO I have been less than thrilled with the playback of many of the things I have TIVOed. However being genetically predisposed to use things until they drop, I have been unable to replace my TIVO. So on this past Christmas holiday when my choices of viewing were limited to reruns both OnDemand and live or animated chipmunks, I tried the movie feature through my TIVO. I discovered that the viewing quality was excellent. Downloaded movies, for whatever reason, are much better viewing quality that what I TIVO. An additional discovery was that I could watch a movie for $0.99. That is $2.00 cheaper than anything on my Com cast OnDemand menu. In addition, I wanted to...

First this works really, really well so do not, I repeat do not use the trimmer without comb attachment unless you want a very, very tight cut. It isn’t shaving razor cut but it is Marine Corp tight. With that said, it works as advertised. I used it to trim my eyebrows, sideburns and shave. The shave was no better nor worse than my normal Gillette Fusion power razor, a nice shave but no better. The trimmer works very well as I now have serious whitewalls above my ears. I suggest the #2 comb as opposed to the no comb use. I particularly like the ability to wash the hair out. That is a big deal since getting the hair out of even a razor can be problematic. This is a nice trimmer, I suspect it will be even nicer for the folks who have beards or mustaches. I couldn’t find a price on this anywhere so I don’t know if it is a good value but it is a good product.

You never know what kind of challenges; hurdles and unexpected surprises that your life is going to come up with for you, and while there is nothing you can do about a lot of them, you can make things way easier on you and your family by being prepared. You never know what kind of challenges, hurdles and unexpected surprises that your life is going to come up with for you, and while there is nothing you can do about a lot of them, you can make things way easier on you and your family by being prepared. Even just thinking about possible situations before hand can make a huge difference, though going a step further and getting some tools to help out if you need them, can mean a horrible situation all of a sudden is a lot less of a problem The following are some of the great ways that you can safeguard yourself against some of life’s not so pleasant surprises. Income Protection Insurance Having a serious health issue can be a traumatic experience, and often can come totally out of...

Viewsonic VFA720W Digital Photo Frame I am a fan of these little photo slide show frames. This one is a nice size and supports SD cards and USB. I’m a little disappointed in the resolution though. It isn’t as clear as the last one I had. It was priced nicely but it certainly isn’t as nice as the no name brand that I had last time. Frankly I didn't check out how poor the resolution was, so note that when you buy your next one. The control settings are not that easy to use either. Clumsy best describes them. Frankly I'm almost shocked as I have had plenty of Viewsonic monitors over the years (I sold them.) and this picture frame is a disappointment. Brand: ViewSonic Model: FA720w-50 Color : Black Display Screen Size: 7" Resolution: 480 x 234 Aspect Ratio : 16:9 Format Card Reader Function : Yes Memory Card Supported : SD/SDHC/MMC/MS Image File Format : JPEG, BMP Other: Power Supply Slideshow with transition effects Interface: USB Port Intuitive me...

Not long ago I wondered what value I was getting from my website. I don’t sell on it. I use it to inform people about my writing. $72/year was not exorbitant but besides having an email address that was to my website, what was I getting. I pondered that and then Googled free websites and read reviews and read more reviews and then more reviews. I’m convinced that there is a positive, a negative and a neutral opinion on everything and it is on the web. I settled on Weebly. I haven’t found Google Adsense a revenue generator. If I had, I probably would not have chosen Weebly. The most frequent complaint I read about Weebly was that they take 50% of your Adsense revenue. Well, 50% of nothing is nothing so I wasn’t overly concerned about that. They have a slick interface and idiot proof tools for creating and more importantly maintaining your website. It is easy to use, highly customizable and dismayingly more professional than the site that I had labor...

Stat Counter is a super tool that is FREE. I have used it for several years and after recently redesigning my website I added more Stat Counter buttons. This software allows you to track the number of visitors to your site or to individual pages. It provides you with a report you can set to arrive at your time specifications, i.e. weekly, monthly etc. It does not track ip addresses or who is visiting just numbers. It is customizable and can even be invisible. You can set it to show count or just to show you are counting. The reports are invaluable when you want to determine traffic changes. A great tool and did I mention.. IT’s FREE! www.statcounter.com

This deal is at New Egg, it is VGA only but it is a great deal if you need a very nice monitor at a very low price and the three year warranty is outstanding. I have no financial connection to New Egg or Acer and I earn nothing for posting this, it is just a darn good deal that fits well with Money Saving Tech Tips! Click Here Acer America G185HAb Model Brand Acer Model G185HAb Cabinet Color Black Display Screen Size 18.5" LED Backlight No Widescreen Yes Recommended Resolution 1366 x 768 Viewing Angle 160°(H) / 160°(V) Pixel Pitch 0.30mm Display Colors 16.7 Million Brightness 250 cd/m2 Contrast Ratio 50000:1(ACM), 1000:1 Response Time 5ms Horizontal Refresh Rate 30 - 80KHz Vertical Refresh Rate 55 - 75Hz Connectivity Connectors D-Sub DVI No HDMI No Power Complies with Energy Star Power Supply 100V-240V Power Consumption 15.5W (typ.) Convenience Regulatory Approvals MPRII Stand Adjustments Tilt Built-in TV Tuner No Built-in Speakers No HDCP Support No Features VESA ...

This may be my 7 th digital camera, I’m not sureanymore. It is as small as my lastcamera but with more features. I’m notsure what you couldn’t do as an amateur with this camera. It fits into a front pocket on my jeans which is good sinceI will not hesitate to take it with me. The shutter lag I have had in many of my digital cameras does not existin this camera. If you have activegrandchildren, that is huge. I took avideo of my one grandson playing the piano in very low light conditions. The video was more than adequate. I am not impressed with the microphonethough. If you are looking for goodsound quality in your video, this isn’t your first choice. The self timer is self evident and works well. I particularly like the burst feature, againthe active grandkids. This helps get agood photo when they are moving. Thered eye does not seem to screw up the shutter speed which I noticed in one ofmy past cameras. Red eye removal workswell. It took 1 hour and 50 minutes ...