So I use Yahoo as my start page. Why? Because I like getting all my news, stocks and scuttlebutt all in one place.

But the other day I noticed something lurking in the upper right-hand corner of the Yahoo homepage I'd never seen before.



So I clicked on it, and to my surprise (and delight) I found that not only could I switch to a compact version of Yahoo, but I could also push all the news to the top of the page and...

Switch the color of the page!



No more boring Yahoo homepage for me! I'm going pink!



~Andrew

Hot! Hot! Hot! These Folding Grabbers are just smokin' hot! Better head to the site and grab your grabber today, 'cause there's no tellin' how much longer were gonna be able to get 'em!!

"I Couldn't Live Without My Grabber!"

Struggle To Reach Stuff On The Top Shelf?

Wish You Could Grab Something You Drop & Without Bending Over?

This Amazing Folding Grabber Is Gonna Be Your New Best Friend!

Extend Your Reach Up To 3-Feet!

Even Has A Grab & Lock Feature!!

Folds Up & Super Lightweight For Easy Portability!

How many times have you been at the grocery store and it looks like the brand of toilet paper you want is completely out? Oh, what's that you see? JACKPOT!! There're 2 left on the top shelf!! If you're like me, you first try the jump and grab approach - that doesn't work. The next step is obviously to try to climb the store shelves (looking to make sure nobody is watching first, of course). WHOOAA!! Now that was a close call!! You almost knocked over the entire shelving unit and saw images of it falling on top of you as your entire life flashes right before your eyes!!

What about when you're plopped down in your La-Z-Boy and the remote control is just out of reach, but you don't feel like budging? Or even worse...you drop the remote and don't feel like getting out of your chair, standing up and then bending over to get it.

What if there was an easy solution to solve all of your reaching, bending and grabbing dilemmas?

This amazing folding grabber is gonna help to eliminate reaching and bending dilemmas! It really make grabbing a piece of cake!!

This grabber is gonna extend your reach up to a whoppin' 3-feet!! Just imagine how much more stuff you'll finally be able to reach!

So, how does this handy little grabber work? Pretty simple, just check out the video below at the store page:

When you get this it'll be folded up...simply unfold it and it will snap locked and you're READY TO GRAB!! Just pull and hold the trigger to grab on to anything. Want to let go? Just release the trigger. BAM! It's that easy!

Wanna grab and lock on to something? Simply grab whatever you want to grab and slide the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position. This will turn off the spring-action grabbing feature and lock tight!

The flexible rubber tips will always ensure that you have a super secure grip!!

You can even take your grabber with you on the go!! Just press the "PRESS TO UNLOCK" button and fold your grabber in half and you're ready to take it with you. It folds up to just 16-inches!

Just think of how many things you'll be able to grab with this: keys, tools, cans, the newspaper, a phone, socks, shoes...well, practically anything!!

Grab a pen, grab a cup, grab a person (just kidding), and GRAB THIS GRABBER for just $10.97 and US shipping is FREE!!

This grabber just makes for AWESOME easy-to-grab skills for just a fraction of the price that similar grabbers go for! Heck, I saw one online for 26 bucks and that didn't include shipping...yikes!!

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PS - You better get to grabbin' your grabber today, before the price heads up to $14.97 at 11:59pm, CST tonight (07-30-2010)!

WOW!!

This Is The Ultimate Laptop Must Have!!

Now You Can Comfortably Set Your Laptop On Your Lap!!

Even Comes With An LED Lamp & A Cup Holder!!

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So, if you've got a laptop, I'm sure you don't always set at your desk or kitchen table while using it. If you're like me, you set in your Lazy-Boy, couch, or even in bed with your laptop! I mean, that's why most people get a laptop - for convenience and portability, right?

It just seems like every time I'm in my Lazy-Boy with my laptop, about 20 to 30 minutes after having it on, my lap starts to get incredibly HOT!!! So, then I move it to the arm rest and then it doesn't take long before the arm rest starts to get hot too. So, that means I either turn it off or move to my desk...until it cools down.

Plus - setting your laptop in your lap isn't always the most comfortable either.

I know it's called a "LAP-top", but it's really is not ideal to set it directly on your lap ;-).

That's why I was ecstatic when I found this Multifunction Laptop Cushion that holds your laptop while resting comfortably in your lap!

This baby is the best invention for a laptop that I've ever seen!!

This is great for vacations, while laying in bed, laying on the couch, on an airplane, and ANYWHERE you use your laptop!

You can even set it on your desk to raise the height of your laptop!!

The cushion molds right to your lap, or any surface for that matter! It's comfortable to use to...and you'll never have to deal with a hot-laptop-lap (yes, I made that word up) ever again!!

Oh, but it gets soooo much better too!!

This perfect laptop companion has an adjustable 8 LED lamp built in too!! If you're up late in bed or on an airplane working on your laptop or browsing the Internet - now you can have perfect positioned lighting without bothering your spouse or the person next to you!!

And if you thought having an LED adjustable lamp was awesome, wait'll ya get a load of the cup holder!! I can't tell you how many close calls I've had with a drink and my laptop!! Try explaining to your wife or husband that you need a new laptop, because you spilt water all over it! Good luck with that one!

It even comes with a pen/pencil holder too! Let's face it, it's always handy to have a pen at hand.

I almost forgot to mention how lightweight and portable these are too!! This is absolutely a must-have for your summer vacation if you tote along your laptop with you!!

We've got an incredible deal on these today too!!

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PS - Make sure to head to the site before the price heads up to $29.97 at 11:59pm, CST tonight!!

Butch from IN asks:
With all the huge hard drives, multi-core processors and RAM options out there, what would be the best route to take for a new computer for those on a budget?

A:
The first thing that you need to decide on a new computer, whether you're on a budget or not, is exactly what you want to do with your new computer. When you're armed with this information, a salesman won't be able to sell you more computer than you need simply to pocket a larger commission.

Many people start to look for a computer by looking for a certain name brand. My advice would be to only worry about name brand if there is a particular brand of computer that you have had good luck with in the past. For instance, until my current computer (which I built), I've always stuck with HP. Why? Because my first computer was an HP and I've always had exceptionally good luck with them - although my laptop, a ten year old Dell, is doing just fine. One brand for budget-minded users, E-machine, used to be a bad brand. They were, however, purchased by Gateway a few years back and have been a fine budget machine since then.

You also need to decide if you want a desktop or a laptop. If you need portability, get a laptop. Be prepared, though, to pay more money for less machine if you do, and for the fact that laptops are generally harder and more expensive to upgrade than desktops. Otherwise, stick with a desktop.

The key features to look for in a new computer, as you mentioned, are hard drive size, processor and RAM. Another thing to look for, though, especially if you want to game, is video card.

Hard drive:



When I sold computers for a living and people would ask me the difference between hard drive and RAM, I would explain it like this: A hard drive is where you store all of your stuff. It's kind of like the closet of your computer.

Over the last several years, hard drives have gotten much, much larger and much less expensive, so it's really not going to kill you financially to get a hard drive of 500 gigabytes or even a terabyte, which is a huge amount storage space. The larger the drive, the more music, photos, games, etc. you can store. One thing to bear in mind, however, is that the larger the drive is and the fuller it gets, the longer it can take to retrieve your information, including the time that it takes your computer to access your operating system. For this reason, another alternative is to get a computer with a small hard drive that basically just holds your operating system and your programs, and an external hard drive to store all of your stuff. My desktop, for instance, has an eighty gig internal drive, and I use a five hundred gig external hard drive to store my documents. This gives you the added advantage, if you use more than one computer, to move your documents easily between the two.

Processor:



Do yourself a favor and don't skimp on the processor. Having said that, make sure that you get one that can handle the new programs that are coming out. As processors get more powerful, software manufacturers are writing programs to take advantage of that power. The better your processor is, the longer it will take for your computer to become obsolete. Unless you are doing HD video editing or playing the latest iteration of World of Warcraft, any of the Intel Core series should be fine, but if you want to future-proof your machine and can afford it, it certainly wouldn't hurt to get something with the i7.

RAM:



The amount of RAM that you have determines the amount of information that you can have open on your desktop at one time without lag. Most pre-built computers these days are coming with a significant amount of RAM. Again, with the prices on RAM dropping significantly over the last several years, RAM doesn't increase the computer's price by any large amount. Four gigs of RAM seems to be the standard for budget machines right now, although if you're gaming or doing HD video editing, you may want more. The more that you have, the faster these applications will run.

Another thing to bear in mind for future upgrading is what type of RAM you get. The Intel Core series of processors runs DDR2 ram, which increases in multiples of two (two, four, six and eight gigs), while the i7 runs DDR3, which increases in multiples of three.

Video card:



The stock video card included with most pre-built PC's should be plenty to run basic games, as well as features like Windows Aero. Watching or editing HD video or playing graphics-intensive games may require a better video card, though. Upgrading your video card can run you into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars, though, I'd suggest asking a friend who does similar things with his PC that you'd like to do what video card he's running. Friends will always offer better advice than salesman.

I hope that this answers your question.

~Randal Schaffer

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MS Excel 2007: Conditional Formatting - Top/Bottom Rules

To extend our previous discussion about Data Bars to show how a piece of data in a list stacks up against the rest I thought that we might take a look at the conditional formatting options within the Top/Bottom rules.

Basically, they're rules you can use to visually point out the top (top values, top percent of items, above average, etc.) and/or the bottom items in a data set.

A common use for me, as a teacher, is to take my student's grades and then use the conditional formatting that points out all values below average.

Maybe you've got sales figures and need to know who were the top ten sellers.

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Claud from New Jersey asks:
How do I program a permanent signature in Thunderbird email?

A:
In case you're wondering what a signature even is, it's just a message you can include at the bottom of all your e-mails that you send out. It can be a personal signature like a poem or a song lyric or it can be a business like signature with your name, phone number, business hours, etc. It's just a little note that your e-mail recipients can read when they finish your e-mail.

So, to create one in Thunderbird, you first need to open up your Notepad program. You can get there by going to Start, All Programs, Accessories, Notepad. Once that opens up, go ahead and type your signature in. Like I said before, it can be pretty much anything you want. You can include a nice little poem or a quote for your friends to read or put your business information in there. Here is an example of a signature.

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Ye Olde English Sayings

Have you ever wondered where certain sayings stemmed from? Well, the author of this site certainly has. While visiting the Anne Hathaway House in Victoria, British Columbia; the author of the site was exposed to everyday English sayings that we take for granted.

Navigation is easy – just scroll down the page! The sayings are setup in a table. In the left frame you’ll find the name of the saying, in the right frame you’ll find out how the saying came to be. Some of the sayings you can learn more about by clicking the link provided in their description.

At the bottom of the page, you can navigate to more sayings by clicking the Continued on Next Page link. On the next page you’ll also be able to click into the section AmeriSpeak.

AmeriSpeak is completely different from the Ye Olde Sayings. It has more to do with phrases that have been passed down in your family and clarifying what they probably mean.

You’ll find familiar phrases like: beggars can’t be choosers, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, and you’ll have to pay the piper, just to name a few. Underneath the phrase you’ll see what the site says it means. These are divided up by category and there are several categories to look through.

I thought it was interesting enough to share with the Ye Olde Sayings site! Check them out today!

http://goodwords.com/sayings/

~Amanda

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Got A DVD Player?

Then You GOTTA Keep It Clean!

Hey, Everyone Knows...

A CLEAN Player Is A HAPPY Player!

It Does So Much And Asks For So Little In Return -

Isn't It Time You Polished Its Little Lens?

OK, you know you should be keeping that DVD player clean, but how often do you do it? Have you ever done it? Well, if you want the best quality from your movies, you'll want to! 

I mean, why wait till your player starts skipping or movies start getting randomly "pixillated" as they play? Heck, I'm sure more than a few perfectly good DVD players have seen an early trip to the digital junkyard just because they had a little dust on the lens! Well, don't let it happen to your little movie playin' buddy! Give that little guy the cleaning it so rightly deserves!

Yup, you gotta try one of these fantastic DVD Player Cleaning Kits!

How's it work? Well, it's about as easy as it can possibly be - you just pop the cleaning disk into your DVD player and hit PLAY! Yeah, just sit back and let it work its magic! Before you know it, you'll have a cleaner, leaner, meaner DVD player ready to do a Lord Of The Rings, Star Trek, or Star Wars marathon - or hey, maybe all three if ya really got yer geek on (and about two or three days to kill)!

Your cost for all the cleaning simplicity and fun? We're talking just $5.97 and US shipping is FREE! Now THAT'S a deal!

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