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Win some booty, give to charity
2007-07-11 14:27:00 Stephen Fung is currently running a great contest. You get a chance to win a copy of NBA Live 07. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. Or, you can just write a post about it to get a double entry. Easy enough right? But that is not all. For every ... More About: Charity , Give , Booty , Boot , Char
I touched your starfish
2007-07-10 20:08:00 I am finally back from vacation! It was very nice to be away from everything for awhile. No computers, no traffic, no job. Fantastic. I will never go another year without taking vacation again. Oh, and it might not have been your starfish I touched while playing in the ocean, but it might have been so ... More About: Ouch
What is your debt costing you?
2007-07-10 00:20:00 Many people don?t think about how much money they are actually spending on debt. When you have a loan with the bank which you are paying interest on, this is basically an investment in reverse. Instead of putting your money away, and having it earn money for you, you are borrowing someone else?s money and ... More About: Personal Finance , Debt
Always get an inspection - even for a condo
2007-07-07 07:27:00 When you have found the house that you want, it’s very important that you get an inspection. Whether you are buying a condo or a house, new or old, always get an inspection. My boyfriend learned from this mistake almost right after he bought the condo we?re living in now. He was advised that he ... More About: Personal Finance , Condo , Inspect , Always
Funny Video: Guy sleeping at a game
2007-07-06 05:40:00 A video of a guy snoozing at a game. The crowd turns it into a sport. That’s all I will say. More About: Video , Videos , Funny , Sleeping , Funny Video
What?s stopping me from getting a page rank?
2007-07-04 04:52:00 If you’ve recently started a site and have been trying desperately to get a page rank, and no matter what you do there seems to be no change in your rating of zero, you know there has even been a page rank update and still nothing has happened! You may be asking “Why the hell ... More About: Page Rank , Page , Rank , Ping , Topping
Emergency fund - want vs. need
2007-07-03 06:38:00 What do you do when that unexpected emergency comes up out of nowhere? What if your car breaks down, or your washing machine gives out on you? Will you have the money in the bank to fix it or will you have to run up more debt to take care of the problem? What if ... More About: Personal Finance , Fund , Merge , Emergency , Emerge
Top commentators for June 2007!
2007-07-01 14:05:00 Hello everyone. I just wanted to take a second to give thanks to everyone who commented here during the month of June . Here is some link love for those of you at the top of the list. Natron Sofcore Roberta Angie Ted Zac Johnson John Hunter dEEPAK There is not really a prize or anything to go along with it, but I promise to ... More About: June 2007 , Comm , Commentators
Your FICO credit score explained
2007-06-30 06:52:00 Author: John Hunter FICO scores are calculated by Fair Isaac, other credit scores also exist - here we discuss the FICO score. The median FICO score in the USA is 723. 13% of the population have scores above 800. 15% have scores below 600. Some things you might think would affect your ... More About: Personal Finance , Credit , Score , Laine
I am going to punch a Manatee in the nose
2007-06-30 00:02:00 Well, it is a possibilty anyway. I am going on vacation out east so I can bask in the glorious ocean air. I have not been in about 8 years so it should be fun. It is too bad that seafood is so disgusting, I feel like an outcast when I am there. I will try ... More About: Nose , Punch , Nate , A Man , Manatee
Free internet tv sites
2007-06-29 05:18:00 Here are a list of sites that offer online television. I should warn you that some of these sites offer adult video channels so be careful of what you’re clicking on. I will be writing a review of each of these sites and adding more as I find them. freetvonline.com craftytv.com beelinetv.com live-online-tv.com www.tvover.net www.channelchooser.com www.getdemocracy.com video.aol.com More About: Internet , Free , Sites , Intern
Popular Video: Reporter refuses to do news story on Paris Hilton
2007-06-28 06:44:00 Another Paris Hilton video has hit the charts. This time it’s of a news reporter who is refusing to cover Paris’s release from jail as their top news story. She actually grabs a lighter and tries to burn it up! I love the way the other reporters ask to roll the tape just to tease ... More About: Video , Videos , News , Story
How to read your Canadian credit score
2007-06-27 05:53:00 If you’ve recently taken a look at your credit score and gotten that magic number that tells lenders how reliable you are, you may be wondering what it means. Here are some quick tips to help clear some of that up. Anything above 700 is considered good by lenders. Your score can be anywhere in the ... More About: Personal Finance , Credit , Canadian , Read , Score
Roberta Ferguson touched me!
2007-06-26 15:07:00 Or was it tagged me? It doesn’t really matter does it? But now that I have been touched/tagged I get to write about my favorite thing; me! OK, lets give this one a shot shall we? Basically this is a ‘get to know the people behind the blog’ post meme/trade/train thing. We all get a chance ... More About: Ferguson , Ouch , Robe , Roberta
Funny Video: Second Life Parody
2007-06-26 05:02:00 If you’ve ever tried the virtual reality software called Second Life then you’ll love this video. Second life is a game where you can create a character for yourself and interact with other characters within a virtual world. Within this virtual world you can dance, fly, start a business, and spend real money all in ... More About: Video , Videos , Funny , Parody
Who can access your credit report?
2007-06-24 06:05:00 A company can not pull a copy of your credit report without your consent. When you apply for a credit card or loan, there is usually a form to fill out where you sign permission for them to check your credit. Keep in mind that any time your credit card is pulled by a company, your ... More About: Personal Finance , Credit , Report , Credit report , Access
You can all run a train on me?
2007-06-22 20:16:00 Not that type of train, get your minds out of the gutter… Perhaps the title is a little misleading… Anyway, this is another viral/link/SEO train type thing. I found this one over on Ms Danielles site. The instructions are the same as most of the other trains that have run through here. Just cut and ... More About: Train , TRAI
Online Reality TV FoxReality.com
2007-06-22 05:35:00 If you’re anything like me then you’re addicted to reality tv, and you’re wondering where you can find it online. Well look no further because I am going to tell you where to find it! The site is called FOX Reality .com. It has tons of online reality TV that you can watch on your computer. ... More About: Online , Line , Ality
Funny Video: Japanese tv tetris game
2007-06-21 06:01:00 This is great, they should make a north american version of this game show. It’s basically a human tetris game where people try to fit through holes in a moving wall that are almost impossible to fit through unless you’re really small and into yoga. It’s pretty funny to watch though! The look on their ... More About: Video , Videos , Funny , Tetris , Funny Video
Could this possibly take the title for stupidest gadget ever?
2007-06-20 13:24:00 I would like to first appologize for putting you through this. I would also like to say that there are just some things that you do not need an electronic version of. This is one of those things. Now you can be the proud owner of an electronic version of… Paper, Rock, Scissors… I do not ... More About: Technology , Gadget , Title , Ossi
The importance of your credit rating (part 1)
2007-06-20 05:54:00 You credit rating is what creditors use as an indicator of how likely you are to repay any loans that you have applied for. You score is generated using information from your credit profile. Many people have never checked their credit report, only 36 % of Canadians report that they have checked their credit report sometime ... More About: Personal Finance , Credit , Part , Import
Stat update: Foximus website grade
2007-06-20 05:28:00 I just thought I?d compliment Jason’s post on our recent successes with Foximus and reaching the 150 post benchmark by posting our current website grade. Our website grade has risen along with our Technorati ranking and backlinks. We are now the proud owners of a website with a 71% grade. That’s a B right? Not ... More About: Website , Blogging , Update , Stat
Alexa toolbar is adware
2007-06-20 01:24:00 At least according to Avast it is. I thought I would write a post on Alexa and their toolbar for everyone that has not tried it yet. As you may or may not be aware, a lot of companies use your alexa rating to decide how much advertising on your site or blog is worth. I ... More About: Adware , Toolbar , Alexa Toolbar
150 posts later?
2007-06-19 20:55:00 Well, it’s been a fun two months and I thought I would give an update to how things are going. Aimee and I just passed the 150 post mark and we are still going! Although not much yet, here is what we have done to promote the fox so far. MyBlogLog. You may have seen the ... More About: Make Money Online , Posts , Late
High gas prices aren?t all bad
2007-06-19 05:45:00 I know it’s way off topic but just wanted to take a moment to talk about rising gas prices. Yes it sucks to have to shell (no pun intended) out all of that money on a regular basis. Gas prices have had a big impact on our cost of living and it unfortunately effects people ... More About: Gas Prices , High , Prices
Gaming MyBlogLog for free advertising?
2007-06-18 17:58:00 NOTE: This is just an opinion of mine. It is in regards to this post here. if you haven’t seen it yet you may want to so that this post makes sense to you. The basic premise of the technique is to get your MyBlogLog avatar to always show up on a A-list blog for free ... More About: Gaming , Advertising , Make Money Online , Free , Ming
Inflatable Missile Balloon Prank
2007-06-18 06:11:00 Here’s an interesting image. If you want to freak people out, try filling balloons with helium and drive like your life depends on it. I found the image here. More About: Prank , Balloon , Inflatable , Loon , Ball
Prometeus - The Media Revolution
2007-06-17 06:12:00 This is a interesting video. It talks about how much the world has changed since the internet created it’s self, and what the possible future of the internet and of online businesses might be. I wasn’t sure which category to put it into since it fits 3 categories video, technology and online TV. I decided ... More About: Media , The Media , Revolution
Case study: Comment whoring, is it worth it?
2007-06-16 20:47:00 First, let me explain what this experiment was all about just so we are all clear. Basically, I was going to find a whole list of sites that have NoFollow turned off so that I could post a bunch of comments to get some links back here. Sounds like a very simple process. It is not ... More About: Study , Make Money Online , Case , Worth , Comment
Frustratingly fun flash game
More articles from this author:2007-06-16 20:07:00 I do not normaly play games like this as my time is already spent, but this one was kinda fun. Just a little guy trying to swing his way along. If you have nothing to do, or like wasting time helping stick men reach the end of odd corridors then give this one a shot. Click ... More About: Video Games , Flash , Game , Lash , Rust 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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