Thursday: February 18, 2010
- Shipping your luggage via FedEx much safer and cheaper for traveling. Who knew?
They have better delivery records than the airlines, they provide tracking numbers so you can follow your shipment online and they let you insure items that the airlines don’t, he says.
Monday: January 25, 2010
- A handy tutorial on how to make a picture frame from some plastic straws.
Tired of paying those outrageous prices for picture frames? Wish there was something you could do about it? Well, this tutorial has your name written all over it. As an added bonus you could theoretically make a straw-picture-frame-drinking-straw. Be the envy of your friends today!
Friday: November 13, 2009
- Nissan would still really like to make the world's cheapest car.
An 'ultra low cost car' like the ones described in the article would ultimately set you back about two grand or less. Models are currently only available in India, no word on when this may start to ship state side.
Thursday: November 12, 2009
- Google now offers up cheap storage for your photos.
For five bucks a year you'll get access to twenty gigabytes of space that you can use to hold up to 10,000 high-resolution photos accessed through Picasa. One drawback is that you can only backup JPG files for now.
Tuesday: September 29, 2009
- Three ways to repair your iPod on the cheap.
A handy trio of tips for those looking to upgrade or make a quick repair to their beloved music devices.
Thursday: September 24, 2009
- A tutorial on how to build your very own iPhone solar charger for under fifty bucks.
Good for anyone who has ever experienced rapid iPhone battery drain syndrome. Also, it's important to note that the charger will work with any device that can take a charge via USB. Awesome!
Thursday: September 10, 2009
- Google looking into new type of mirror for cheaper solar energy.
Google hopes to have a viable technology to show internally in a couple of months, Weihl said. It will need to do accelerated testing to show the impact of decades of wear on the new mirrors in desert conditions.
Thursday: August 27, 2009
- The top five bargain destinations for Fall 2009.
Here, I'll spoil it for you: Jamaica, Yosemite and the Eastern Sierras, Ft. Lauderdale, Hawaii, and Prague.
Wednesday: August 12, 2009
- Seven ridiculously cheap travel deals just for you.
Link references that amenity-free hotel from yesterday's batch of links.
Tuesday: August 11, 2009
- Twelve ways to travel the world for free.
Some of the methods listed are obviously a little bit more adventurous than others.
Monday: August 10, 2009
- Luxury resort offers up cheap rooms by eliminating beds, lights, and toilets.
Sounds quite luxurious if you ask me.
- Want some cheap noise cancelling headphones? This post is for you.
Not sure of the quality here and lugging around that extra piece may be annoying. Although, the price sounds like it's worth a spin for anyone looking to try out a new set of fancy noise cancelling headphones.
Thursday: June 25, 2009
- It only costs Apple $178.96 to manufacture the latest and greatest iPhone.
I for one am shocked. On second thought - no I'm not.
Tuesday: June 16, 2009
- Creators of Peggle try a different iTunes pricing approach and get some interesting results.
Case in point: before the sale, Peggle was sitting at around #60 on the App Store game charts. And after the sale? Peggle was sitting pretty at #1, having sold 'nearly as many units in those four days as they had in the 3 weeks afters the game's launch'.
Thursday: October 19, 2006
- Cheap Shot
This sounded a lot funnier in my head than on paper.
