Mike Elgan describes how he was able to dump outlook, move all his data to online services, and can now use any phone he wants:
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By 10.11.07
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Medicare’s prescription drug plan finder was updated with 2008 information today. [Medicare]
Validas Analyzes Your Cellphone Bill For Potential Savings
By 10.10.07
Validas is a new service that aims to help consumers save on their cellphone bills by analyzing their cellphone bills and providing suggestions about how they could adjust their plans and save money. To use it, you create an account, validate your email address, download your cellphone bill from your cell provider’s website, upload it to Validas for processing, then wait a few seconds for your report.
FlightStats.com Trumps Other Flight Status Services
By 10.9.07
FlightStats.com is the best flight status service, WSJ reports. In a test of several different sites and services, WSJ gave “excellent” marks to FlightStats for giving out lots of different updates and for telling when flights actually arrive and depart. Sites FlightView, FlyteComm, FlightArrivals, FlightAware, and FlightExplorer all missed crucial pieces of information in the test, while the airline’s services often gave too few updates (though Delta was rated “very good.”) If you, understandably, don’t trust the airline and need to know where an airplane really is, advertising-supported FlightStats.com is the place to go.
WorldCat Turns You Into A Library Power User
By 10.4.07
We’ve written before about the money-saving goodness called your local public library, but a lot of readers may not know about a powerful online search tool, WorldCat, that lets you search the holdings of 57,000 libraries in over 100 countries. Even better: “Tell it what book you’re looking for and your zip code or city, and it will pinpoint the nearest library that has the book.”
Qwest Launches Customer Internet Protection Program
By 10.2.07
Qwest would like you to know they’ve launched some fancy new “Consumer Internet Protection.”
Find Your State Public Utilities Comission
By 10.1.07
If you have a complaint with a company in any of the following industries
Mint.com Initial Review
By 10.1.07
Mint.com, a new free personal finance management site, is easy to get started, though we’re not sure we’re completely satisfied with where we end up.
Use Quicken To Fully Grasp The Scope Of Your Comic Book Addiction
By 9.28.07
J.D. over at Get Rich Slowly really likes comic books.
How To Find Lower Priced Generic Drugs
By 9.21.07
Here’s two sites which will help you find cheaper generic alternatives to brand-name prescriptions:
Learn The Basics Of Money
By 9.20.07
Kiplinger has launched a new site designed to teach the basics of money management and handling your personal financial life. If you’re getting started, or starting over, there’s numerous good articles here about budgets, investing, picking banks, retirement plans, insurance, etc. etc, delivered in the straightforward and personable manner for which Kiplinger is known.
Find a Farmers Market Near You
By 9.19.07
Farmers markets are a happening thing right now—everyone who’s anyone knows that if you don’t buy your mud-covered carrots from a sleepy teenager who just drove four hours into the city that very morning, then your carrots will taste like sawdust, the dinner party will be ruined, and you won’t get that promotion. But how do you know where the nearest farmers market is located? You could ask around, or you could hit up this handy farmers market locator from the USDA, which lets you search by market name, state, city, county, zip code, or forms of payment.
The Zero Based Budget
By 9.14.07
RateState put together a free “zero based budget” excel sheet which you can use to get a handle on your personal finances. The idea behind it is that every single dollar you earn will get allocated to a specific category. There is no money sloshing around, you have total mastery over all of your money.
Let's All Try To Avoid Shooting Ourselves With Nail Guns
By 8.30.07
Nail gun injuries are on the rise and its not professionals that are shooting themselves—it’s regular consumers just like you.
Get Easy Reverse Phone Number Lookups With Sullr
By 8.29.07
Sullr is a free and simple online site that lets you to do reverse phone number lookup without wading through ads or come-on pitches.
How Far Will Different Cars Go On One Tank Of Gas?
By 8.13.07
Bankrate has an oddly fun interactive tool that easily calculates how far different types of cars will go on a single tank of gas. The tool also lets you imput the price of gas in your area, so you can easily see how much you’ll be paying when its time to fill up.
10 Nifty Free Security Programs For Your PC
By 7.30.07
ZDNet has a list of 10 spiffy free security programs for your PC. We already use CCleaner, a program that removes cookies, URL history and unused files from your PC. Deleting cookies is very cathartic. Try it.
By 7.26.07
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All-encompassing directory of retirement planning tools and calculators. [All Financial Matters]
