Monday, November 28, 2005

New PayPal coupon

Scott Wingo has a new PayPal coupon code. C11-GIFTGUIDE - this is a 10% off coupon, no min, $25 off max.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Sofa that converts to bunk bed

Doc is a comfortable divan with slipcovers, which requires a simple gesture and no physical strain to become a practical bunk bed with a safe ladder that is both a support element and a protective barrier.

UL refuses to certify Turkey fryers

Heh... them Southerners. It ain't a meal less someone's risked life and limb.

Gmail Cornucopia logo

Hmm... as of 12:30am Eastern, the Gmail logo is a cornucopia, but the Google logo remains the default.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Google Click-To-Call

You click the ad, enter your number, Google calls it, when you pick up, Google rings the other end. Your phone number is hidden. The call is free.

Monday, November 21, 2005

Cyber Monday gaining ground

The very existence of an entity known as Cyber Monday points to the Web's growing force as a retail outlet.

75-year-old jewel thief looks back

Style and cunning allowed her to confuse store clerks

How to fix Mom and Dad’s computer

You’re headed home to a turkey feast with all the trimmings - and Mom and Dad’s computer. You know what’s going to happen...

Internet Retailer's top 50 web sites

In Housewares/Home Furnishings it's:

Furniture.com Waterford.com Wedgwood.com Wisteria.com

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Xbox 360 campout on eBay

For the right price, I will fly to your location, camp out for 24 hours in front of your local XBOX 360 retailer, and personally deliver the new game system to your front door on release day next week.

The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles

Chemical burns, ruined clothes, 11 years, half a million dollars—it's not easy to improve the world's most popular toy. Yet the success of one inventor's quest to dye a simple soap bubble may change the way the world uses color.

The 100 Best Products of 2005

PC World's list. FireFox and Gmail at the top.

Discovering Sherlock Holmes

Stanford is republishing Sherlock Holmes stories as they originally appeared in The Strand magazine. You can have them mailed for free, or pick up the PDF each week.

Floppy disc notebook on Etsy

Blank book made from recycled 5.25" floppy disks.

Doodle4Google

Here are the finalists in Google's contest for kids around London.

Monday, November 14, 2005

All Earth's air & water visualizations

Graphic scaled images showing All 1.4087 billion cubic kilometres of water in the world and all 5140 trillion tonnes of the air in the atmosphere, massed in one geographic location.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Profile of an eBay clothing PowerSeller

So, to make a long story short, a leather jacket turned into three weeks of bliss in Europe. It doesn't get any more exciting than that.

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Save $25 on PayPal use

Scott Wingo, of ChannelAdvisor, has an entry listing discount codes for money off eBay purchases. Good for the rest of November.

"Parts" Cars on eBay

No more nice parts cars. All listings must include:
This vehicle is being sold for parts only and is not operational or street legal. Therefore, upon purchase, it will need to be either towed or trailered. eBay encourages its members to learn about their state laws governing vehicle sales prior to the sale or purchase of a vehicle.

Note: You should copy and paste the description into your item description exactly as it appears above. Even an extra space or character will prevent you from being able to submit the listing.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Google buying eBay?

Wall Street rumor...

Top of the Rock

One of the best views in New York City - at the top of the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan - reopened to the public on Tuesday after almost 20 years.

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Windows Defender

Anti-Spyware is no more. Sporting the new name "Windows Defender", it will be bundled into Windows Vista and will use Windows Update for grabbing new signatures.

Friday, November 04, 2005

FlightAware - Live Flight Tracker

Besides tracking any flight, you can follow a specific airport, a specific type of plane, or even a random flight.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Windows Live / Office Live

Microsoft announces two new web based services. Think of Windows Live as kind of a like a My Yahoo! -- but on steroids. I played with the Safety Center. It has virus scanning, defragging and cleanup. Also Favorites, which looks like del.icio.us. OfficeLive coming in 2006.