National Lampoon DVD of the Month

If you like funny movies, National Lampoon has something for you. They just started a monthly DVD club -- you get one funny movie a month for less than $5.00. The movies are funny ones you might have missed, like The Rage in Placid Lake and Bad Taste, by Peter Jackson, the director of The Lord of the Rings.

National Lampoon is known for their own funny movies, so their DVD club is bound to keep you laughing every month.

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Pete Wright responds to Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis is one of the most vocal anti-PayPerPost critics around. I find his argument a little hypocritical, although like many arguments, there is some truth to what he says. However, I think Pete Wright does a nice job rebutting Calacanis' points on his blog.

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Precharge for safe transactions

preCharge is an ecommerce provider who helps merchants maximize their transactions by preventing chargebacks before they happen. Precharge's fraud screening uses 180 parameters and their system is growing every month.  Ensuring a valid, fraud-free transaction is their goal, and they use the largest shared negative database on Earth. I hope I'm not listed in that one! Anyone who wants to spend their time processing orders without worrying about the rampant fraud online should check out preCharge.

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Extremely Sharp knives

Few things get you in touch with yourself, your shortcomings, and your ability to survive in the world like a little camping in the wilderness. Having the right tools when you are camping makes a huge difference in your experience. The right knives can be essential for preparing food, cutting rope and twine, and carving wood. Extremely-sharp.com is a great source for knives like the Bushman Premium Survival Knife, favored by Navy Seals and an excellent choice for a camping trip. Their selection of folding knives is great -- check out the Delta Five Combat Folder designed by Shane Sloan, a steal at only $12.95.

If you need a knife for diving, Extremely Sharp has some great choices. The Shark Hunter II would serve you well if you need to clean any fish you catch while spearfishing.

Pen knifes are handy when you need a knife but you can't carry one. These look like the pens you use to write, but they actually contain a knife -- check out the marbled pen knives or the lipstick knives which look like a lipstick case but contain knife blades instead of lipstick.

Extremely Sharp also provide tips like how to take care of your knives. Whatever kind of knife you need for your next outdoor adventure, you can find it at a good price at Extremely Sharp.

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Google Reader

The Google web-based RSS reader, suprisingly named Google Reader, is actually pretty nice. David Chartier, at TUAW, does a nice job talking about switching from NetNewsWire to Google Reader, something I may or may not do, but I'm sure going to make use of Google Reader once they provide me with a computer and Internet access at work.

Luggage - get a deal

Luggage just doesn't seem to last no matter what you do. If you buy expensive luggage, those baggage handlers go through it to see what other nice stuff you've got, and if you buy the cheap stuff, if falls apart on the luggage carousel and displays your underwear for everyone to admire. Why not get some discount luggage sets -- good price and good quality at the same time. Luggage-Sets.net has all kinds of luggage - brand names like Zero Haliburton, Victorinox, American Flyer, and American Tourister. You can get nice style with durability at a good price by buying through Luggage-Sets.net.

Luggage-Sets.net is a nice site run by two Canadians (who can you trust more than a couple of Canadians?). They work hard to provide you with as much useful information about luggage as they can.

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Mac or PC

I started a new job today and one of the questions is whether I want them to buy me a Mac or PC. I'm mostly a Mac user but just about everything I will be doing could be done on either platform. Of course, I can run Windows XP on an Intel Mac, so I could do both there. I am still not sure which I will get, but it's either a Dell laptop or a Mac laptop. I'll check the prices and see if the Mac is really as price competitive now as they claim.

Conflict-free diamonds

Diamonds are a girl's best friend, as the saying goes and as my wife likes to remind me around this time of year when our anniversary is coming up. A conflict-free diamond is one which is guaranteed to come from socially and environmentally responsible sources and have no connection to violence, human rights abuses, or environmentally unfriendly activity. And you thought diamonds were just crushed coal. Brilliant Earth, a San Francisco company offers Canadian diamonds which are conflict-free. They sell over the phone and online and offer all kinds of beautiful products, including engagement and wedding rings, as well as loose diamonds. You can also learn about their socially and environmentally responsible business practices. And keep a look out for the December movie with Leonardo DiCaprio which highlights human rights issues in the diamond industry. You can learn more about blood diamonds and some of the bad stuff associated with the diamond industry. Brilliant Earth gives 5% of their profits to African communities hurt by the diamond trade.

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New job tomorrow

Tomorrow morning is my first day at my new job. It will be an adjustment going back to a 9-5 schedule, or at least something close to that. I think the first day should be pretty low-key, but I hope to get some things done this week and have my work set out for the rest of the month so I can be productive. I want to have a work blog, but I have a feeling that the technology systems there may not be ready for that. We'll see.

Check out the Riskmaster

There can't be too many catchy songs about entrepreneurs, but The Riskmaster by Tim Draper is one. It's actually pretty good -- it may not make the top 40 and you probably won't be buying the CD at Tower Records (woops, I think they went out of business), but it's listenable. Check out the lyrics and listen at TheRiskmaster. Available for download.

Raiders blow it again

I'm still not a Raider fan, but I felt bad watching them fall apart in the second half today. Interceptions, a blocked punt, a fumble -- you name it, they found a way to give the game away. The absolute worst was the lateral pass which Lamont Jordan swatted down and then watched as a 49er picked it up and strolled into the end zone. 49ers win 34-20.

Badder Adder

Don't you wish someone else would do the tedious work involved in keeping people up to date with changes to your MySpace account? Computers are supposed to make your life easier, aren't they. Well, Badder Adder isn't a Scottish punk band, it's a MySpace friend adder which automates many of the tasks involved in keeping your MySpace page up to date. It's designed for bands and promoters and anyone else who needs to send out frequent updates, add friends and send invitations from their MySpace account. BadderAdder does all that for you on as many MySpace accounts as you like.

With Badder Adder you can add friends based on zip codes, so if you are a band and have a show coming up, you can easily select and notify your friends in the area. Badder Adder has instructional videos which show you how to do the various things it can do -- add friends, post bulletins, and send comments. They've also got an FAQ page which lists many of the common tasks that people want to do with Badder Adder and how to do them.

Badder Adder is $47, much less than competing products and considering it works on multiple accounts, it's a bargain. Try it out free for 30 days.

Yankees lose

I was so sure the Tigers had no chance against the Yankees that I didn't even watch the first two games at all. I was sure the Yankees would sweep them. Like many other people, I was wrong. I'm not a Yankee fan, and I don't like the idea of buying the best players, and this does show that having a team of all-stars isn't always the best team. I'm still rooting for the A's, a team anyone could support.

ACCSelect.com

Interested in ACC Sports? They have the best men's basketball in the country as well as excellent football, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, field hockey, and more. On ACCSelect.com you can watch live webcasts of ACC games. Try it out with the 15 day free pass.

Soccer

I have been taking photos at my sons' soccer games for about 5 years now. At the end of the season I put the best ones on a DVD as part of a slide show/video and I also post them online each week. It takes some work but I have learned quite a bit by doing this. I haven't tried to make any money in the process though.

Last week, the older brother of one of the players on one of my sons' teams videotaped the game. He edited it down to about 35 minutes and gave out copies on DVD. He did a great job. He was back this week and will be doing the rest of the games but will be charging a small fee for the DVD. It made me wonder if I might be missing out on an opportunity, but generally I feel guilty about trying to get money out of soccer parents. But this season I think I may create some kind of team collage or life poster and offer that for a few dollars.

HostingZoom Clustered cPanel Failover Hosting Technology

I have had several headaches related to my web host over the past month. My site was down for 3 days with no communication from the host. It cost me time and money. No fun. Hosting Zoom has what sounds like a great solution for problems with downtime. They offer a redundant and reliable system which will switch you to another server in the event of a server failure. I wish my host did that! They switched me to a 404 page! This page explains how HostingZoom's system works.

This is a good deal. Their plans start at $7.95 a month for 5 GB of disk space and up to 20 sites.

PayPerPost

I didn't realize that PayPerPost allows you to post 3 times a day on each approved blog. I have two approved and have been only doing 3 total per day. Boy was that dumb. I should be able to increase my earnings by about 40% per day if I use both of them. That's 12 posts per day, but I should be able to do that.

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Stock Xchng free stock photos

The Stock XCHNG site is a great resource for free stock photography. Some of the shots have limitations on how they can be used, but I use this site all the time for personal projects -- videos, presentations, etc.

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Audi Cars

If you are interested in new luxury cars, Audi must be on your list. Audi have a cars of all types, from sports cars like the R8 to station wagons like the stylish A4 model. Audi cars are known for their high quality engineering under the hood and inside the passenger compartment. Bose sound is available in some models at no extra charge. You can even use the Audi Configurator to build your own model with the accessories you like. For those with extreme security needs, bullet proofing is also available. Audi cars are synonomous with quality and they are fun to drive. I've been in a couple of them and they are impressive machines. Even better, they last a long time.

 

Get savvy with PokerSavvy

PokerSavvy is a great site for anyone interested in Online Poker. They've got reviews of online poker rooms, bonus codes to save you money, links to online tournaments, and articles about poker. All in a very slick interface, easy to read and fast. Check out the Texas Hold Em Odds Chart. A great place to get started with your online poker playing.