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Tweetgrid Adds Realtime Scrolling Search to Twitter

Tweetgrid looked just like a browser-based version of Tweetdeck when I first looked at it. To my surprise, I saw instant updates taking place, turning Twitter in to more of a chat room than a micro blog. This is just where it begins. You can enter multiple search terms at the same time and start [...]

Circuit City Stay Up All Night Kit 4 Gamers

Circuit City has long had a place in my heart as one of the few remaining dedicated electronics stores out there that provides some level of customer service with your hardware or software experience. You can come in, check out a digital camera, big screen TV, car stereo, software, notebook, or desktop system selection featuring [...]

Storm Pulse Hurricane Tracking Covers it All

During a busy hurricane season, it can become very confusing when watching projected paths from one media outlet to the next. There are several path projection routes out there, nearly a dozen major ones. Each possible route had our most recent storm, Hurricane Ike, heading in nearly every direction possible.
So where do you go to [...]

Lenovo Backing Away from Linux Options Online

For those fans of open source, like myself, that were enjoying the option of having a new system pre-installed with Linux rather than a bulky Windows filled with bloatware, Lenovo might not have an option for you. They have announced that they are cutting back on their Linux pre-installed system availability through their main site.
Their [...]

The Frugal Browser: Google Chrome Reviewed

I’ll admit that when Google Chrome was first announced I was a little frightened at the idea of the company that has a near-monopoly on your every move online now has a browser that will no-doubt become one of the big hitters in a short period of time. Google Chrome has a very interesting set [...]

Frugal Book Review: Internet Riches by Scott Fox

In a world where businesses are popping up virtually everywhere on the internet, and web 2.0 is making its mark on history as we know it, a book is bound to come along and offer the reader a step-by-step guide to striking it rich on the information super highway. Scott Fox is a top e-business [...]

Free Dungeons and Dragons Dice Roller Makes Gaming Easier

Dungeons & Dragons Dice Roller is a great tool hosted by Wizards of the Coast. It’s a really simple and to the point HTML page featuring a series of dice that can be utilized not only for Dungeons and Dragons, but for any number of paper and pencil role-playing games.
This is a nifty tool for [...]

Why Podcasts are Better than TV Shows

1. Direct Audience Interaction
Some TV shows have a call-in line and other ways of interacting with their audience, but nothing compares to the kind of interaction that goes on with podcasts. Readers can often email the host directly, and enjoy the fact that hosts are more than paid actors that really don’t [...]

What Makes for a Great MMO?

During this month of MMO, which is turning in to two months (my apologies), I have had the pleasure of seeing just about every possible unique and common feature added and subtracted from games. From use of the WASD functions to tutorials down to basic storyline. There is no perfect game out there, and if [...]

The Free MMO Part 9: Shaiya Online

Today we’re taking a look at Shaiya Online. It’s a 3D Fantasy MMORPG and it’s absolutely free to download and play. This makes it an instant hit among frugal geeks, so we’re taking a close look as to how it compares to other MMOs of its class.
Download and sign up is forward and to the [...]

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