Morning Deals Round-Up

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• Today's Woot! is completely useless: two SecurityDR Data Guard Thumbdrive Locks for $4.99. The idea is you're supposed to clamp it down on the end of your USB dongle so no one can access your files. Alternatively, you could just password protect the dang thing.

• Today’s Woot! is completely useless: two SecurityDR Data Guard Thumbdrive Locks for $4.99. The idea is you’re supposed to clamp it down on the end of your USB dongle so no one can access your files. Alternatively, you could just password protect the dang thing.

• A bunch of crappy, bloated antivirus programs… for cheap! VirusScan Plus, McAfee Protection Plus, McAfee Security Suite and ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite… all together for less than $18. Best Buy, via Spoofee.

• Get up to 60% off a gift certificate over at Restaurant.com: just enter coupon code 65639 when you check out.

Highlights from Dealhack

Iomega 500GB USB 2 External Hard Drive just $170 at Buy.com

Acer TravelMate Widescreen Notebook PC $500 at Newegg

KitchenAid 5-Quart Stand Mixer $125 Shipped at Amazon

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