Healthline.com/health/online-medical-fundraising allows patients to solicit funds to help with their medical expenses. The site is operated by Healthline Networks, a website featured in Yahoo Health, the Huffington Post and some newspapers. One of the families featured on the site raised $16,000 for their young child’s leukemia treatment.
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We’ve been watching “Alpha House,” Amazon’s new political comedy series, created by Gary Trudeau, who does the Doonesbury cartoon. If you want to vote on what their next series might be, go to AmazonPreview.com to get an invitation. We thought “For Sale by Superhero” looked pretty good.
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In case you missed it, Overstock.com, an online retailer, announced they would accept Bitcoins in payment. Bitcoins are a virtual currency that can only be increased by using computing time to solve complex problems. The founder says he hedges the risk of holding s virtual currency by exchanging bitcoins for dollars each night.
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A number of critics have been saying the Xbox One isn’t worth getting because some of the most popular games won’t play on it. That’s not the only reason. We got one because our favorite game, Peggle, is out in a new version that only plays on Xbox One. The other reason was just to keep up to date on what’s happening out there. It’s a good thing we’re having a blast playing that game, because everything else about the Xbox One feels overpriced and underwhelming. Want to use Skype for phone calls? Or Amazon Instant Video? Or Internet Explorer? Or even the popular Netflix and Hulu networks? Fuggedaboutit. Nearly everything you want to do except free games, requires an […]
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“Belarc Advisor” is a free program that will analyze your computer and let you see all the information about hardware, software and security. Its detailed report lists everything: model numbers, serial numbers and software license keys for many installed programs. If your computer needs a security update, it will tell you that too.
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We tested the 40 watt version of an LED light bulb from “Switch” and sure enough, it turned on. Gives out about 40 watts of light. Feels like a heavy drinking glass. But it’s expected to last 10 years. The future is heavy, but long-lasting. A 40 watt LED bulb uses only six watts of energy and costs around $37 at Amazon.
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“Clean Master” is a free app for clearing out junk files and restoring privacy to your Android phone.
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