Straight Talk is Everything You Need!

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

I'm still wondering, am I convincing you about switching to Straight Talk a Tracfone's new inexpensive prepay cell phone service using Verizon Wireless network? I have already post about it before and for this post I really want you to take some action. Not to force but to please you. I saw so much good in this plan that's why I really recommend you to switch and imagine the amount of money you could save! In this era, money is quite important to us. That's why the idea of saving a ton of money from cutting your cell phone bill in half is quite awesome. Don't you think it's cool when you have a choice of 30MB of data and unlimited calls and texts for $45 a month or 1,000 minutes and 1,000 texts for $30 a month?? You can switch between plans as needed and you can choose to buy a service card every month before your minutes run out or you can sign up for automatic refill with your debit or credit card. It's everything you need! Period.  

With their great nationwide coverage and excellent reception or connectivity, you can easily call a friend without having any problems with the connection whatsoever. You can buy Straight Talk phones at Walmart or you can do what other people did and buy online at their main site. If you're going to get a Straight Talk phone I highly recommend buying online. Why you ask? Because you can save money. Saving money is cool and mom knows best. All in all, this is a fantastic mobile business phone for a reasonable price. What about contracts? Nope, you won't find any contracts with Straight Talk! How cool is that?

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Choosing Your PC Peripherals

by: Sanjit Purdeep

When buying a computer you must consider not only the quality of the internal components, but also the external ones that make the entire multimedia experience possible.

Computer peripherals, from printers to web cams, are an important part of our lives and activities, if not the most important one, depending on our needs and habits. When you are faced with the situation in which you have to choose peripheries, consider a few aspects before making your move: utility, price/quality combination and purposes they should serve.

Relying on these criteria, when we buy a printer we must think of why we are buying it. For example if it is meant to be an office printer and it will be mostly used to print out contracts and objectives, then the best choice is an all-in-one printer that can print, scan and have the functions of a fax machine at the same time. If however we want a home printer mostly to get copies of our digital photos then considering a color printer is a must and maybe we should think about making it a laser one.

The keyboard and the mouse come first in computer-user relationship and they also add a touch of personality to your personal computer. Browse for complete sets that can include even a mouse pad and try to assort them with the color and shape of your computer case. Nowadays the optical and wireless mice are the best choice, so buying a wireless multimedia keyboard can be of use also.

Communication with loved ones is done through the internet often. Then why not making it perfect by buying a web cam to assure a real time conference between us? Also, we will need a microphone to be able to hear and see at the same time the loved one and then we can talk as if he or she was in the room with us.

There are many types of computer peripherals out there: external hard drives, sound speakers form tiny to extremely large, real 5.1 systems, scanners, card readers for our digital camera and many more. All we have to do is to make of list of the uses we need our PC to have and then go shop for the according peripherals for every purpose. Whenever they can be combined you must diffidently do that to avoid taking up a lot of space.

How to get videos onto your iPod video

by: Thomas Hanjing

The iPod video is known as the last generation of iPods, which surprised the market and the sales since its appearance. Basically, this new device is able to play videos. If this seems like fun, the technical part might need some guidance.

Firstly, you should know that both the PSP and iPod can play H.264 / MPEG-4 encoded videos with AAC audio tracks. Due to this fact, the resolution is rather limited, together with the limitation of the bit rates that you can use on the device. For the new iPod video, this limits means (for the H.264 video) up to up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240 and 30 frames per second. For the MPEG-4 video, the limits are up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480 and the same 30 frames per second. Even more, the AAC audio bit rate is around 160 Kbps. After establishing these limits, the next step is to establish the source of the video, which can be either from a DVD or a video of the computer.

In other terms, the company Apple claims, in a purely informative ad which is posted on the official website, that the new iPod, as they call the new iPod video, can store 15, 000 songs, 25, 000 photos and not less than 150 hours of video.

If wanting to get a video from a DVD, then the first thing you should do is to insert the DVD in the device. After this, you should open (in case it doesn’t immediately open by itself) the DVD, using file and open DVD from the menu. Check the options in the DVD menu, to set up everything as you like, meaning language, subtitles or chapters. Begin playing the movie, using the DVD menu to navigate. When the movie begins, you should press the record button and select the folder in which you want to store the recorded files. When you want to end the recording, simply click the stop button and if the recording goes well, there will be a screen confirmation that you have converted your file successfully.

If you wish to convert a video from your computer to your iPod video, then the first thing that you should do is go to the menu file and click open video file. After this, your video is supposed to begin to play, the perfect moment to adjust the video as you like. Also, you can set the perfect moment to start the recording, using the bottom playback controls. When you decided this, click the button record and feel free to stop it at any time. After recording, just like in the case of importing videos from a DVD device, there will be a message on the screen saying that everything went on successfully.

If respecting these basic rules, the videos and movies will be stored carefully in your iPod and you will be free to watch them, at any time. Still, be aware of the fact that the iPod offers limited space and resolution, which means that you should be picky when deciding what to keep and what to delete. The new iPod video is a challenging and innovative product that combines music with images, offering, for the first time, the possibility of playing video on such a small digital device

How You Will Save a Lot of Money by Owning and Driving an Electric Car

In today’s economy, we have to face the fact that we need to save money for emergencies. With the way the economy is performing nowadays, you really can’t exaggerate when it comes to saving money. This is also one of the reasons why more and more people are now selling their old gasoline powered cars and are buying electric cars.

So, just how can electric cars make you save a lot of money?

For starters, electric cars run purely on electricity. This means that if you own and drive an electric car, you no longer have to buy gasoline or any other petroleum products ever again in order for you to power your car or make your car run.

This is the main advantage of electric cars. So, just how do electric cars work?

Basically, electric cars work by using electricity to make the wheels of the car roll. It’s really very much like your battery-operated RC car but on a larger scale. Just think of it as a large RC car where you have batteries for power and that you can actually ride in it. Also, instead of using a remote control to make the car go forward or reverse or turn or stop, you control the car just like your average gasoline powered car.

You need to understand that electric cars are not a new concept. In fact, this concept has existed since the first car was developed. The idea of electric car was scrapped back in those days because the technology for efficient battery and lighter materials for the car’s body still didn’t exist.

It took hours upon hours to charge the batteries and the power to weight ration for the car was really terrible. Electric cars in the past were expensive and it wasn’t really as practical as gasoline powered cars.

Even today, gasoline powered cars are still more powerful than electric cars. But, because of the unstable price of gasoline and also because of the recent global economic crisis, the electric car idea was resurrected as some people may describe it.

Initially, electric cars were developed because of the growing concerns for the environment and also global warming. However, because of the financial crisis that the whole world is experiencing today, electric cars are now becoming very popular among a lot of people.

Unlike in the past, electric cars today are now equipped with the latest battery cell technology, which really made it more efficient and also a lot more practical. In addition to that, electric cars are now made a lot smaller and are also made with lighter materials. Combine this with powerful electric motor and state of the art battery cell technology, you will have a good power to weight ratio.

Today, you will see that you will not only save money on gasoline if you own electric cars. The batteries are so efficient that a single charge that will cost you a dollar on your electric bill will now be able to take you a hundred miles or even more.

And, because the federal government is encouraging people to buy electric or hybrid cars, you will also enjoy tax breaks offered by the government for people who own and use electric cars.

As you can see, electric cars can really help you save a lot of money. As an added bonus, you will also contribute to the well-being of the environment and also help stop the effects of global warming. These are the benefits of owning and using an electric car. It won’t be long in the future that you will see that more and more people will now start using electric cars as their primary vehicle for transportation.

Are You Willing To Switch to NET10 Unlimited Plan?

This post brought to you by Net10. All opinions are 100% mine.

In this era, cell phone has become a very common accessory. Ironically they have become a part and parcel of our lives. In order to meet the growing demands of users, several service providers has established themselves in the market. Purchasing a cell phone is not a tough task as they are available in all price ranges. However the most daunting task is choosing the right cell phone plan. If you are spending hundreds or thousands of dollars every month, it's time to check Net10 unlimited plan. Why I recommend them is because of their great deals which allow you to get nationwide coverage and unlimited talk, text and data for only $50 a month without any hidden fees! What impressed me with this plan is that there is no contracts, no credit checks and even a surprise bills. No evil, nothing, null, nada! The Net10 only uses trusted phone brand such as LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia and Samsung.  

Talking about the Net10 Unlimited 30 Day Monthly Plan, according to the Real NET10 customer, it is one of the useful plan for business or even in your everyday life in term of saving money. You just need to pay $50 for 30 days of service which allows you to use your phone to make and receive calls, send and receive text messages, surf the internet and email. How is that sound? Once the 30 days are over, pay another $50 to enjoy another 30 days of unlimited use of the phone. If for some reason you are not happy with their services, you can cancel it at anytime on their website or you can contact their customer care directly. No extra charge or what so ever will be posted to your balance other than unpaid charges or any other past charges. Cool isn't it? In terms of personal use, I would recommend that you check out their other cheaper deals like the $15 a month for 200 minutes or their pay as you go plans.

I don't want to talk any further, I really recommend you to check them out on Twitter or Facebook to get full information of their plans and etc. In meantime you should watch the Cute NET10 commercial to convince you about their plans.

Remotely Lock A Missing Phone With Sprint Total Equipment Protection App

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprint. All opinions are 100% mine.

Have you left your smart phone at the rest stop along the highway? Or maybe you have misplaced your cellphone somewhere? I know how you feel if you in this situation. Smart phone are not that cheap and the info inside the smart phone is more expensive. Imagine if it was stolen and everyone know about your secrets.. Quite irritating isn't it? Because of that I want to introduce you the Sprint Total Equipment Protection App. This awesome app are available for Android, Blackberry and select feature phone at this moment. With this app you can track a misplaced phone with directions on how to get to its' location as well as sound an alarm to locate your device when it's been lost below the sofa cushion. Not only that, you can also remotely lock your device or erase all your contacts all from your computer. No more losing the phone and not knowing where it is or having someone steal your phone and losing all your contacts and stealing your information! Brilliant!

If your an existing Sprint TEP customer you can get this app for no additional cost. But you must act now because Sprint is holding an Open Enrollment for a limited time until August 30th 2011 to allow you to add the feature to you phone. For $8.00 per month you have the ability to find a misplaced phone with an audible alarm,locate your phone on a map using network integrated GPS technology,remotely lock a missing phone,as well as wirelessly sync and manage and restore your contacts.

BMW Hybrid Car

Joining the number of Car manufacturers that have been concerned for the growing demand for environment friendly cars, German car manufacturing giant BMW has announced that they too would soon be producing and selling Hybrid cars. Within the next four years, BMW will be providing its own version of the phenomenal and popular hybrid car.

Knowing the many innovations and excellent qualities BMW has contributed to the motor world, we can be sure that this would be another automotive engineering breakthrough that would set the par others would follow.

BMW said that their Hybrid car would run on both Hydrogen and petroleum and this would be first infused in the 7 series BMW. Already, BMW has some of these cars test driven in different countries. Researchers and engineers are already staging some tests and are getting feedbacks to perfect their first hybrid car release. BMW doesn’t want to release just a beautiful looking car, they want one that will be truly environment friendly as well as performing beautifully.

Deviating from the usual fuel cells used by other hybrid car manufacturers, BMW decided on using hydrogen-fuel combined with an internal combustion engine. This led to more research and development needed because of the demand of the engine to keep the hydrogen in liquid form, and this poses as a problem in keeping them cold enough to do just that. If the engine becomes too hot, the hydrogen may evaporate requiring frequent fill ups. Another quandary is keeping the hydrogen from evaporating while in transit to the engine. But BMW has said that it has found the solution to this problem.

BMW sees hydrogen as the solution, but it would take about two more decades before a car can actually be run by hydrogen only. But they are positive that this is very achievable.

BMW claims that for the past thirty years, they have been developing technology that could just lead to the first ever pure hydrogen vehicle. They already have a car that is being powered by water, a car that emits water vapor at the tailpipe, and are to retrieve hydrogen from sunlight.

BMW has been focusing on Hydrogen as a great power source for cars because it is the best solution to the ever-worsening emissions from vehicles that contributes to environmental pollution. This is because hydrogen doesn’t have dangerous emissions, it poses no harm to the atmosphere, it doesn’t deplete natural resources, as it can be take from numerous recyclable sources. This is BMW's solution, powering vehicles with hydrogen produced from water through the use of solar energy. This advancement in technology is evident with the BMW 750hl production car showcased at the Expo 2000. Together with some of its partners, BMW may be behind in the mass production of Hybrid cars, but they are the forefront in Hybrid technology.

Soon enough, we will all be the beneficiaries of all of these developments and innovations. Not only will we able to save up on gas money, we will also be saving the environment. Owning a Hybrid car doesn’t have to mean riding in cramped cars with low engine power. With the unveiling of the BMW hybrid car in the near future, you get sophistication, power, elegance and style while helping clean up our air.

The Fantastic Use and Great Advantages of A Hybrid Car

The cost of fuel and the damage it brings to our environment has become very rampant, and because of that, hybrid cars are presently considered as very beneficial to the preservation of the environment. The reason behind this is that hybrid cars do not depend mainly on fuel for it to have power, but it also makes use of electricity that results to a smaller amount of fuel consumption and less emitted air pollution.

A hybrid car combines an electric motor and gasoline engine to provide sufficient power to the vehicle with least fuel usage and fewer emissions. They are also far more fuel-efficient than purely gas-powered cars, and far more practical for everyday use than purely electric-powered cars. Combining the two sources of power, a vehicle then is created that is relatively non-polluting and will lead to less fuel consumption which means it possesses enough power to have freeway speeds that does not need too much fuel, it is also great for the stop and go driving in traffic laden areas.

The hybrid car was created due to the result of the demand and clamor to clean the environment from pollutions and for the need to rely less on fuel. To be able to recharge, plugging the hybrid into an electric outlet is not necessary.They charge themselves by means of power usually lost during coasting and braking and can also be charged by the car’s gasoline engine.

It can offer more benefits than the usual regular gasoline engine type cars. Here is a list of the many advantages hybrid cars offers.

1. Pollution is less promoted

It is a fact that the continuous damage to our ozone layer is due to the greenhouse effect, and one of the factor that contributes to its damage is pollution in the air, in which dangerous chemicals are transferred to the air, like carbon dioxide that are emitted by vehicles. The measure of carbon dioxide emitted by the hybrid vehicle is principally relative to the quantity of fuel it consumes; thus hybrid cars can absolutely be a contributing factor in lessening the advancement of global warming.

With the use of hybrid cars, fewer fuel is consumed because hybrid car do not totally use gas in order to operate, it also makes use of electricity, a power source that doesn't bring any danger to the environment.

2. More mileage with less fuel consumption

The obvious advantage of hybrid car is that it saves on gas. With the use of hybrid cars, you are able to save gas money because you don’t need to buy gas after every long trip wherein you can go several miles consuming less fuel.

3. Hybrid cars can help lower your taxes

Tax rebates are given to hybrid cars buyers, so if you buy a hybrid car your tax refunds can be withheld from your taxes and will provide you with additional savings.

4. Your money gains more value

A hybrid car can retain a higher resale value. If you ever want to trade or sell a previously owned hybrid car you can be sure that you will get more of what you paid for it.

5. Efficiency and performance are what defines Hybrid Cars

Hybrid cars have smaller engines than the regular gasoline cars since the power is obtained form two sources, so the smaller engines are closer to the normal power necessity of engines that will give an efficient performance.

6. “Hybrid car technology” is the greatest solution to today’s increasing problem in car air pollution

Hybrid cars uses lesser fuel and a groundbreaking technology that may avoid possible damages to the environment caused by the usual cars

Despite of many uses and advantages, there is one thing to be considered regarding the hybrid cars, its actual price in the market is not yet that affordable to a lot of people, but it is an investment that will pay a hundred fold.

Buy an Electric Car?

Electric cars are increasingly becoming very popular among a lot of people today. Besides, because of the economy that the country is experiencing today as well as the unstable gasoline prices, you too would want to start saving money even if it means not driving your gas guzzling car. If you are considering buying an electric car, you may want to know more about electric cars in order for you to make the right decision when buying one.

First of all, you have to remember that electric cars use an electric motor for propulsion. It doesn’t use internal combustion engines like what you will find in conventional cars where controlled explosions of gasoline are the primary source of energy. All in all, this will mean that you don’t have to pay off another cent to buy gasoline in order to get your car to run. You don’t even need to stop in your local gas station ever again.

In the United States, you will see that you will be able to find electric cars almost anywhere. However, you may want to remember that you should first do a little research about a particular electric car in order for you to know if the car is indeed suited for your needs. Also, by researching, you will avoid getting ripped off or pay too much money for an electric car. Always keep in mind that the point of buying an electric car is to save money.

Although electric cars that are available today are indeed more expensive than your conventional car, you have to remember that it wouldn’t necessarily be that expensive. You need to keep in mind that you will find car dealers charging way too much on electric cars and a lot of people who don’t do their research or homework end up buying the electric car for way too much money.

This is basically why you have to familiarize yourself with the prices of electric cars. By doing so, you will be able to get the best deals out of the electric car you plan on buying.

You need to keep in mind that the technology for electric cars has come a long way. However, it is still in its infancy. The latest in battery cell technology to be used in electric cars have just been discovered. In the past, the batteries were really heavy and are not that efficient. Today, the batteries for electric cars are a lot more powerful, lighter, and you will be able to fully charge it at a shorter amount of time.

Electric cars may cost you more money than conventional cars. However, if you consider the gasoline prices that we have today as well as the state of the country’s economy, going electric is one of the best ways for you to save money.

Electric cars are extremely efficient. Although you can’t expect it to go from 0 to 60 in 6 seconds, it will get you to the places you want to go without having to stop and refuel in gasoline stations ever again.

So, if you are looking for a way to save money on gasoline, you may want to go electric. Aside from saving money, you will also see that with an electric car, you will also contribute to the overall well being of the environment by driving a vehicle that does not emit pollution.

Capabilities of the new iPod video

by: Thomas Hanjing

The capabilities of the new iPod video continue the developing process of the old capabilities – software, hardware and compatibility with other devices.

Concerning the software, it is well-known that the iPod in general and the iPod video in particular play MP3, audible audio book, WAV, M4A/AAC, protected AAC, AIFF and Apple Lossless audio file formats. Since the 5th generation iPods there is another possibility of playing m4v and mp4 MPEG-4 video file formats. Only non copy-protected WMA files may be copied to an iPod. Other formats are not possible to be played by the iPod and this is the case of FLAC and Ogg Vorbis formats.

Besides, the iPods are especially designed for matching the iTunes media library software. This online music store appeared in 2003 and it sells songs and it was thought exclusively for the iPod users and not for other portable music players. This may have contributed to the success both the iPods and the iTunes music store and to the great development and improvements of the iPod’s capabilities.

The software of the new iPod video has new features – personalized recommendations and video content that can be played on a Pc or transferred to the iPod. The software was upgraded to Version 6, fact that represents a development and a distinct achievement.

Concerning the hardware of the iPods one may say that the first generation iPods were recharged only through FireWire with the help of a small power adapter. The 4th generation iPods may have been charged over USB. The 5th generation iPod may be charged with the help of a dock connector allowing the FireWire cable to be plugged in for the recharge.

Compatibility of the iPods with Windows is the idea of Apple, realized in 2002, fact that contributed to the creation of a Windows version of iTunes in 2003. The iPods could be made to be compatible with a Macintosh and there is also an iPodLinux project.

Some additional features may be mentioned while speaking about the iPods in general and iPod video in particular. The iPods can display text files, fact which is very useful. There are also PDA calendars, some games that were interesting several years ago but they seem outdated nowadays. The games available on almost every iPod except the iPod shuffle are brick, parachute, solitaire, music quiz. The most interesting game is the music quiz, playing some fragments of some songs and waiting the user to identify the song from a list. The disadvantage of this game is that it uses a lot of battery power.

All these capabilities seem to be improved in the case of the new iPod video except the creation of other games or the introduction of new ones. This may be seen as a disadvantage, but if taking into account the fact that it is a case of a portable music player this aspect does not have such a great importance.

The innovation is of course the video capability, although the main features of the new iPod stress on great improvements in the image and sound quality. The video image is surprisingly smooth and in this way may replace the skeptical attitudes with joyful exclamations.

Although it is not the first attempt of bringing video on a portable handheld device, this achievement seems to be the most successful. This success is due to a lot of required work and complicated changes in the software and hardware as well. In a way or another, Apple seems to be the champion in creating special portable devices and maybe some other steps will be taken in the development of the small video portable devices. In this way, maybe a special compatibility with more devices may be developed, ensuring other periods of great success. Other online stores may appear and develop in the tradition of the iTunes music store. Due to iPods from the Apple Company legal content of the downloaded and paid music or TV shows, episodes or other materials is ensured.

Electric Cars: The Future of Driving

by: Marek Zulius

In the past few years, you will see that there has been a significant increase on the demand for electric cars. In fact, more and more people are now considering selling their old gasoline powered car and go electric. And, there are people who are now proud owners and drivers of electric cars.

So, just what is it with electric cars that a lot of people are now buying one for their own and is easily replacing conventional gasoline powered cars?

First of all, you have to consider the electric cars are more expensive than conventional cars. It is also slower and electric cars are also smaller in size compared to conventional gasoline powered cars. And, even though this is the case, a lot of people still prefer electric cars over gasoline powered cars.

The most popular reason for this fact is that electric cars are a lot cheaper to drive than gasoline powered cars. Why?

Although electric cars are more expensive to buy off the market, you will find that it will be a lot cheaper to own in the long run. This is basically because electric cars run purely on electricity. It doesn’t use gasoline, which means that you won’t have to stop by the gasoline station ever again. Just imagine how much money you will save by not purchasing gasoline in order to make your car run?

Electric cars are powered by an electric motor instead of your traditional internal combustion engine. The electric motor gets its power from the batteries installed in the electric car. Although you do need to charge the batteries, you will see that with today’s battery cell technology, a dollar’s worth of electricity will be able to get you a hundred miles with your electric car before you ever need to recharge the batteries again.

So, if you use your car everyday, you can easily add 30 dollars in your monthly electric bill, which is way better than spending a hundred dollars a month in gasoline. In the long run, you will see that electric cars are far cheaper than conventional gasoline powered cars.

You also have to keep in mind that cars that run on electricity are not a new concept. In fact, cars like this were invented ever since the first car was developed. The idea was scrapped because of the available battery cell technology. Thanks to the advancement of technology, it is now possible for cars to run on electricity through batteries and do so efficiently.

These cars are made with lighter materials, and are significantly smaller than conventional cars. This is a great way to get a good power to weight ratio, which will make the car go faster and also go farther than its predecessors. Although the electric cars existing today aren’t as fast or as powerful as cars with internal combustion engine, it does offer what most people want today, which is big savings.

In addition to that, electric cars do not emit harmful gas, which contribute to greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and ultimately global warming. Because of the environmental concerns that people have today, electric cars are fast becoming popular, especially to people who are concerned about the environment.

These reasons alone are enough to give you the conclusion that electric cars will surely be the future of driving. It won’t be long until you see that most people will start driving electric cars.