SAVING A BUCK ON APPLES

It turns out that buying a Mac or iPad at an online store like Amazon, MacMall or MacConnection, is often cheaper than buying one at an Apple… Read more

TRADING STUFF IN

Amazon just added music CDs to its trade-in program. (We didn’t know they even had a trade-in program.) You can trade-in books, electronics, video… Read more

CAR SHOPPING

Carsabi is an excellent site for used car shopping. It has 1.8 million listings per month, compared to 1.6 million for… Read more

TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY

Ever since the first computer came out of the first retail store, we’ve encountered people who said, “Why buy today. If I wait, there will be a… Read more

LAST MINUTE SHOPPING

Walmart has a Facebook app called “Shopycat” to help you find gifts for your friends. From this we learned that our niece Judi likes Fats… Read more

BUYING STUFF ONLINE SAFELY

Joy’s sister never uses a credit card online for fear of identity theft. The “SmartSwipe” from Brookstone.com, should quiet her… Read more

YOUR PHONE WILL BE YOUR WALLET

We remember when people who weren’t paying cash, wrote checks at the grocery store. Some still write checks and hold up everybody in line. Most… Read more

ALL PILE ON FOR GROUPON

The Groupon competition has gotten so bad that competitors are springing up like weeds. If you just tuned in, Groupon is a website that offers… Read more

GET BIZZY

Bizzy.com, still in beta form, recommends restaurants and shops based on a 20-question survey you fill out. Like Netflix, it gets to know you as you… Read more

AMAZON FUN FACTS

The Kindle eReader is now Amazon’s best-selling product, even outselling book seven of the Harry Potter Series. In other Amazon news, on… Read more