WWE'S SUMMERSLAM REVIEW AND COMMENTARY

by Matt Loede, Let's Wrestle So another SummerSlam is in the books, the show wrapping up Sunday evening from the Conseco Fieldhouse, ... overall they got over what they wanted, which was a Hell in the Cell that from all indications could ... -SummerSlam thoughts: Undertaker defeats Edge (Hell in a Cell) - This match made the card, without [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 11:22:55

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/5/2009

Read through the official European reactions to Israel’s ground offensive into Gaza: Zapatero, the Vatican, ... Gaza, the Vatican Raises the White FlagItaly Urges Gaza TruceItaly: Verona to Target Home Sex ... in DemonstrationsGush Katif Expulsion Victim Returns ‘Home’ as SoldierHave Israelis Finally Learned the Strategic Value [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:54:00

Watch Out for Possible Credit Card Scams

I am constantly amazed by the creativity of thieves when it comes to ways to scamming people ... card. Bad Photography A lady paid by using my Visa Check Card, and the young man behind ... will be so much better. Currently in the United States, the credit card companies take the burden off [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 15:25:07

Have You Experienced …

I saw this on Dave’s blog and decided to play along. If you opt to play along as well, please leave me a comment so I can check out your list. The rules are pretty simple: Things you’ve already done: bold Things you want to do: italicize Things you haven’t done and don’t want to: leave in plain font Started your own blog - uhmmm…hello?! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:33:51

at the Apple Macworld keynote… Update: Apple marketing exec Phil Schiller just announced at Macworld that starting immediately, ... of pop songs at $1.99 to your cell phone, I’d imagine. For the moment, the iTunes store ... writes Kvaal. Specifically, Ciena is a long-term winner in gear that lets phone companies move [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 17:02:36

How Amazon Turned a Mobile Phone into a Cash Register

While there were numerous reports of Amazon being one of the few retailers who were positive this holiday season ... phone into a portable cash register, allowing customers to make purchases to make purchases ... excels is it allows you to use any stored credit card, and shopping preferences from the Amazon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 09:15:57

Extreme Roof Riding

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Extreme Roof Riding Those suffering from fear of heights look away now.. ... pictures & links: I want this car in my garage This is "Fastlane" - a futuristic shape designed for Universal Pictures by concept car maker Trans FX (more info). (images via) ------------ Sad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:24:25

DVD Round-Up: September 16, 2008

Movie reviews of The High School Flashback Collection, Speed Racer, The Love Guru, 88 minutes The High School Flashback Collection (Universal, $39.98) Risky Business (Warner Bros, $19.97) The calendar may say “2008″ but you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d somehow time-traveled back to 1985 based on this week’s new-to-DVD line-up [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 14:59:04

The iPhone, Now in Green(er)

By Nancy Scola Inside each of the more than one million 3G iPhones sold so far, you'll find a lithium-ion battery ... makes a phone easier and more economical to dissemble and recycle. But you wouldn't ... phone to get the scoop on the removable battery. In fact, you wouldn't know much at all about the new [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 15:51:21

Christmas Shopping Tips to Keep Your Holiday Spending Under Control

Do the holidays put a strain on your budget? It can be one of most expensive times of the year; ... season. Create a holiday budget: If you already have credit card debt you don’t want to increase ... . Go debit: Debit cards wearing a bankcard logo are typically welcome at most stores where credit cards [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 23:31:29

NECC 2008 - Channel overload

Is anyone else feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of the information available here at NECC? ... and/or your Facebook/MySpace social network(s) read and respond to cell phone text messages track ... It’s bad enough when we’re at home, but the focused concentration of all of these people [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 05:22:08

New Software Can Copy Your Keys From A Picture

New software developed by scientists at UC San Diego allows anyone to make duplicate keys from a single photograph. Keys can be cloned from any type of photograph, like a cell phone’s camera, and even ... ’t be hard for some tech savvy bad guys to develop similar software. Stefan Savage, the UCSD [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 20:33:26

Consumer Credit Counseling Services

Consumer Credit Counseling Services Consumer Credit Counseling Services is the most popular “service” known to consumers facing money problems ... , it is the last choice before filing for bankruptcy. Read more » Credit Report Why Should I Care About My Credit Report? Have you seen your credit report recently? Chances are you haven’t. You may not [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 16:21:16

Podcast278: TechShoppingCart Podcast09: Digital Wishes, Flip Video Labs, and Manifest Destiny for EdTech

is being “disintermediated.” I love it! If you are an event producer of any kind (this can certainly include school events) check out the PodCorps.org page for Event Producers. Post your event to eventful.com and use the tag “podcorps.” Within 24 hours available “stringers” in your local area should be notified of the event [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 18:45:22

How One Couple Paid Off $30,000 Of Credit Card Debt

Eat Now, Pay Later photo credit: inkynobaka I came across an inspiring story about a couple that managed to pay off $30, ... people that I talk with could never get rid of a cell phone, cable tv, or internet. They also cut out gym ... 000 in credit card debt and is now saving $500 a month. The Dunleavey’s tackled the credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:00:09

VoIP On My iPhone

While most iPhone users are stuck with an iBrick this morning as Apple’ servers can’t complete the last step of the upgrade process, ... out new App Store Apps. This morning I turned my iPhone into a VoIP phone by installing the new Truphone ... is the fact that VoIP applications aren’t allowed to use the cell/data connection - all that 3G [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 16:57:34

Making Products Greener: Choose the Best Plastic

This article was written by Jeremy Faludi in November 2006. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. One of my gigs these days is to be the green design consultant for a small startup making a consumer electronics device [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 20:21:51

Drama in Real Life: Burgled Again

Four years ago — soon after we moved into this house — somebody broke into my car ... ?), but my cell phone was gone. (The stupid thief had left the charger to which it had been connected ... . And I had my business credit card there, too. (Yes, this was very stupid [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 13:00:57

In The Company Of Vampires

I watched a bit of HBO's "True Blood" today, and between that and getting a copy of the new paperback "First Blood" (thanks, Meljean!) I'm in a bloodsucking mood. This is a chapter from a vampire novel I wrote in 2005, known by many names -- "Vamptopia," "Hex In The City," "Fools and Vampires," and, when I'm just feeling sorta punchy, " [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 10:18:00

My Mark-to-Market Nightmare

I couldn't sleep at all last night. It started with a dream-nay, a nightmare-that I had taken a three-week vacation in a remote part of the world where cell phone ... called with bad news. He said I was broke-flat broke. I thought he was kidding. "How [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:43:53

138 Obama Lies, Mistruths or Inconsistencies

Out of the 1,500 posts on this website since Election Day 2007, 138 related to the Obama Campaign and some lie, slight of hands or some truth that contradicted his campaign position. Just think if it has been so easy for him to make these 138 Lies, Mistruths or Inconsistencies just think how easy it will be for him to lie about his policies if [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 03:27:23

My Favorite Ways to Save Money

You'll notice that I said "My Favorite Ways to Save Money." That's a deliberate phrase as everyone has their own ways they like to pinch a penny, it's not as if there is are some Ten Commandments of Frugal Living out there. Or is there? If there is the blogging world would know it, I'm pretty sure [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 09:00:00

Real Estate: Buying your first home.

Wondering about buying your first home? Are you ready to move up or down-size??? Have you heard they aren’t making loans any more? ... . You don’t need stellar credit with FHA loans! Bad things happen to Good people ... . Good credit; your credit score needs to be 620 or higher, in most but not all cases. FHA [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 16:00:42

A review of 2008 predictions

#fullpost{display:inline;}Well, unfortunately, it's that time of the year again - time to look back at the first of the year to see how yours truly did with his Predictions for 2008 and be humbled as never before.During the two prior years, things had gone largely as expected:A review of 2006 predictionsA review of 2007 predictionsIn fact, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:16:00

A talk with Battlestar Galactica director Michael Nankin

By Todd VanDerWerff Most of Battlestar Galactica director Michael Nankin’s previous experience in television directing came on domestic or workplace dramas like Life Goes On and Picket Fences. So perhaps he wasn’t the most obvious choice to make the leap to the sweeping space battles of the gritty sci-fi show ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:37:21

Find a Budget, Eliminate Debt and Get Ahead of Bills

Find a Budget, Eliminate Debt and Get Ahead of Bills If you are like everyone else in the world, you want to get out of debt, ... before filing for bankruptcy. Read more » Credit Report Why Should I Care About My Credit Report? Have you seen your credit report recently? Chances are you haven’t. You may not even know the relevance [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 20:33:09

Samsung Epix: The Hands-on Low Down Review

Over the past few weeks, we’ve played the name game with this new Samsung phone. Now that the curtain has risen to reveal the true identity of the i907 Epix, we shared themanual and reported on the AT&T availability. While a lot has been written on the specifications and features of this new Windows Mobile device, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 13:10:17

29 tips on getting out of debt from you!

Recently I wrote a post asking the readers for tips to help another fellow reader get out of debt ... because “you didn’t have it anyway” and it’s like paying down debt for free. Cut up the credit cards Pay off the credit cards with an automatic withdrawal from your bank account. Consider looking [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 15:33:42

iPhone 3G vs T-Mobile G1: Hardware Shootout!

If you didn’t know, Google and T-Mobile held a small event that introduced the world to Android and the first Android device, the T-Mobile G1 ... , and different means but the goal is the same—to take as much of the cell phone market as they possibly ... is a company that (almost) receives as much attention as Apple so when they release a cell phone [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 15:50:50

Make your Electric and Gas bills more managable

As a followup to my post on saving money for the holidays (over at WeLikeMoney.com) ... this makes all my utilities the same every month: cable, cell phone, gas and electric. My water is part ... -evaluate they amount (6 months) and every 12 they credit or charge you the difference. This is great [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:38:01

The Future of Chemistry

This article was written by Jeremy Faludi in July 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. You can't do green design without green materials, and material innovations tend to come from chemists [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 19:24:34

The Stumbleversary Bash

Photograph by Kilroy_60Since I first announced a carnival to celebrate my one-year anniversary in the stumbletron I decided to change things up a bit ... , but it's a nice way to get out of the house and stalk the gophers. ;)" on A Bad Day On The Golf Course Is Better [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:17:00

Chase Flexible Rewards Card - Excellent for Travelers or Point Collectors

Chase Flexible Rewards Card - Excellent for Travelers or Point Collectors Chase the Credit Card Company offers a wide variety of credit cards to fit ... options. Read more » Credit Report Why Should I Care About My Credit Report? Have you seen your credit report recently? Chances are you haven’t. You may not even know the relevance or significance [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 16:02:41

Another Fire Chief Gone Bad

Another Fire Chief Gone Bad WHEN THE FORMER FIRE CHIEF OF LeROY, NEW YORK, left his post in January of last year, ... . leroy-fd LeRoy FD photo He is accused of stealing gasoline for his personal car, using FD credit cards for purchases and leasing a cell phone under an FD account for his personal use.  He was also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:37:39

The Unofficial College Freshman Survival Guide

Because our friends have a daughter who will be heading off to her first year of college soon, ... what the hell kind of advice I could offer the constantly-connected freshman of today ... and alumni who are a little closer to their college years, and asked them to offer their advice [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 10:00:17

Blagojevich Arrest Muddies Illinois Political Waters

Blagojevich Arrest Muddies Illinois Political Waters The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges has far reaching political implications. (Amanda Rivkin/AFP/Getty Images) Update, 5:10 p.m. ET: A special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama appears to be growing more and more likely [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:59:25

Book Review and Giveaway: Rich Like Them

In Rich Like Them: My Door to Door Search for the Secrets of Wealth in America’s Richest Neighborhoods, author Ryan D’Agostino decided the best way to learn how the richest people got that way was to simply ask. So, he did. Traveling through almost 2 dozen of the richest zip codes, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:01:25

WTF: That’s My Line! [WTF]

Miley Cyrus for pervs and Maggie Gyllenhaal for bad fashion ... didn’t appreciate those cell phone snaps that Vahudgens sent him last year. Later this week, Cady ... movies to keep her reputation squeaky clean. Not a bad story, unless you happened to read the headline [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 21:28:58

Media & Politics

Media & Politics 16-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Outgoing CIA director defends detainee interrogation program (McClatchy) LANGLEY, Va. — Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden vigorously defended on Thursday the agency’s use of secret prisons and coercive interrogation methods on suspected al Qaida terrorists, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:21

Thanks for the Memory (Card)

Oh, the wondrous times in which we live. Not long ago, ... of storage onto a leetle, itty bitty microSD card -- the same format supported by my fancy new cell phone. I heard this news, and said what any self-respecting technoweenie would say: 'It will be mine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:53:49

Festival of Frugality: Bare Necessities Edition

Welcome to the 133rd Festival of Frugality: Bare Necessities Edition! If this is your first time visiting Squawkfox, welcome! Check out my best stuff under Top Squawks and be sure to get free Email Updates or free RSS Updates in your reader. Let’s peel away all the extra layers in life [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 04:56:10

Life Skills 102: Advanced Adulthood (Write This Down)

Last week, we kicked off the new school year with a Life Skills-centric article cleverly titled “Life Skills 101: A Curriculum for Food, Finance, ... of the Counter(Suggestion from: Kathy, Mel)Personal Stories: Bad (1 day) - allow kids to tell [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 17:27:00

WaMu's Inability To Mail Letters Costs Man $3,400 [Wamu]

Wamu's fraud department has a problem sending letters ... to do anything for me. The third party does not even have a contact phone number. I then called WAMU ... my account. I canceled that debit card, filed the dispute and was given a provisional credit within [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 23:10:20

Overcoming a Routine of Bounced Check Fees, Overdraft Fees, and Payday Loans

“Max” is a friend of mine ( ... and poor credit), he’s often riding the fine line of having enough money to make it through a month, even with some state assistance - and sometimes he falls short. Falling short when you have no credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 20:00:14

Sun Microsystems to Lay Off 350

Nortel is likely to cut about 10 percent of its work force. The malaise has started to spread to component makers. For instance, JDSU cut 400 jobs, shut down seven R&D centers and three plants. Anadigics, a Warren, N.J.-based broadband wireless and wireline chip maker cut 15 percent of its work force [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:02:09

Village Voice Weekend Wrap: Face Lift or Face-Off?

Village Voice Weekend Wrap: Face Lift or Face-Off? by Roy Edroso (6:25PM 10/26) Apes Take Over Wall Street by Roy Edroso (6:22PM 10/24) ... : wharkavy@villagevoice.com Daily Flog: It's so bad that capitalists plan to help proles Posted at Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:29:31 -0500 This is how bad the economy is: The government is finally thinking about bailing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 00:10:13

An Economic Education In Florida

WJXT Jacksonville reports from Florida. “In the latest byproduct of the widening global financial crisis, Citigroup Inc ... and they paid a fortune for it.”’ “On his May 2007 conference call, Thompson said that ‘credit quality [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 14:00:35

How Palm Became the Next Newton

The history of tech is so ironic: ... have wanted to own a first generation iPod when the Treo had a cell phone AND an mp3 player. Why ... but before Steve Jobs would return. The timing was great for Palm — and to their credit they got [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 09:43:19

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/21/2008

Make sure you look at all the pirate stories tonight. Most of them are in the “Sub-Saharan Africa” section, and not all of them have headlines. So keep scrolling.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Insubria, JD, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 04:54:00

DrumBeat: October 14, 2008

OPEC exports drop 600,000 bpd in September-LMIU LONDON (Reuters) ... global credit crisis sent markets around the world into a tailspin last week, Mexico's central bank ... , the airline said on Tuesday. EDF to Use Alternative to Libor on 11 Billion-Pound Buyout Loan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 12:45:02

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