6.24.2011

Photos on the Cheap

Sooner or later, you're going to want to print out some of those (thousands) of photos that you've been taking with your digital camera.  You can do better than your local drugstore or even Costco.  Maybe even free.  Dealspl.us rounds up sites with free photos as well as some photo coupons.

6.17.2011

The Public Is Your Domain

Everyone talks about reading the classics - and now you can - for free.  If you have an e-reader, just about every "classic" is available in the public domain.  For example, if you have a Kindle, you can get the Three Musketeers for free.  (Such classics in paperback or hardback range in price from a few bucks to ten dollars.)  The same applies to other e-readers like nook and kobu.  And if you can't find them at storefronts, you can also try Project Gutenberg, which claims over 36,000 titles on a variety of devices (just don't expect to find The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on this list).

6.11.2011

Free Android Apps

As an open source operating system, Android is great in that you can find many of the apps you need for free (though keep in mind, Android apps are way more hack-able and track-able than iOS).  A great source for free apps is the Amazon Android App Store.  In addition, every day there is a free app available for download normally is a paid app.  These aren't all duds like Turbo Grannies - Angry Birds Rio and Plants vs. Zombies both have been featured free apps.

6.04.2011

Cheaper Cable

Many times, you can get cheaper cable just by asking (just be ready to say that you're willing to move to a satellite provider or FIOS or something).  Check out some recommendations on how to do this.  Even if you hate negotiating, this will probably work easily enough.  Really really hate negotiating over the phone?  Try your cable company's chat room to get a better rate.