Gas prices are through the roof and most Americans do not live anywhere near public transit. So, people are shifting their extra money to gas, but what fun is gas? You surely can’t play with it or talk to it.
So, here are 7 Ways to Entertain Yourself for Free – both on and offline – but tied back to technology one way or another – because we wouldn’t be geeks if we didn’t figure out how to tie it back to a computer or a piece of hardware or software, right?
At least once a year, everyone declares they are going to get in shape and many people join gyms.
If you are in college, you probably have a free or discounted gym on your campus! Also, check out gyms with discounts for going early in the morning or late at night, or for having a friend sign up with you.
People quit going to the gym for various reasons, but here are a 10 ways to keep the mojo going.
Installing a plugin reccomended by a fellow blogger sounded like a great idea until you relaized that you didn’t need or want it on your WordPress site. So, you deactivated the plugin via the Plugin panel, but now your blog is broken!
You are getting an error “Fatal error: Call to undefined function.” and part of your blog’s content is missing!
Fortunately, there’s a fix for the plugin deactivation error issue – it just takes a little detective work and some patience.
So, I click on this orange button and I can get your latest posts. But what is RSS?
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication”. A RSS feed document can contain a summary or the full content of that site. It allows you to know the latest of all the sites you regularly visit saving you the trouble and time of visiting each individual site everyday to get the latest content. Almost all blogs, news sites and other sites that have regularly updated content provide RSS content.
View this three and a half minute video about RSS from CommonCraft:
Do you ever just want to leave a voicemail for someone without having to risk them actually answering their cell phone? slydial seeks to give you the upper hand in leaving voicemail messages, by providing a way to get directly to someone’s voicemail box!
When would you want to use slydial? If you just want to leave a quick message and don’t really want to get into a long, drawn out conversation about work, their latest surgery or what Paris Hilton is doing in LA.
We’ll be giving away 5 prize packages in September, and we want you to participate!
What are we looking for?
Any product or service that helps them achieve the goals of productivity, blogging, technology, better living and web applications are welcome: books, lecture CDs, consulting services, software, desk supplies, office equipment, home organizing tools, style and fashion items – and probably dozens of other things we haven’t even thought of! And if you’re a retailer, of course, gift certificates or store credit make great prizes, too.
What’s the benefit to you?
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