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O’Reilly eBook Announcement
Yesterday O’Reilly Books announcedthey are adding some eBook options to their vast library. O’Reilly is one of those companies that seem to be able to keep up with the ever changing business landscape and continue to stay with the newest trends.
They have always had great offerings online and are now going to add an eBook [...]
How The Kindle Can Avoid Being The Next Zune
It’s the Kindle’s first birthday, and, it still hasn’t become the iPod of eBook readers, as some predicted. Now Silicon Valley Insider’s Dan Frommer is wondering what Amazon can do to turn the Zune into a hit. Here’s the answer: the Kindle needs to become a new media device. The Kindle is a basically an expensive device that lets rich people get access to a store that lets them buy other expensive stuff. It’s a solution to a problem that most people don’t have. To succeed, Amazon needs
Introducing Toy Whimsy
The truly Omnivoracious among you may want to check out the newest in our fleet of Amazon blogs (you can find them all linked at the top of any Omni page): Toy Whimsy, where our colleagues Laura McMullan and Eddie Moore will be cutting through the noise of toy merchandising to point you to the best things out there. And for those of you who only think about toys at this time of year when you have to think about what to give to the apprentice-people in your life, this might be the perfect time
A Good Day for 'Monty Python' Fans
A Good Day for 'Monty Python' Fans YuTube CHannel, DVD Sale It’s a good day for Monty Python fans. First, Amazon is offering the just-released box set of the entire pioneering television deeply discounted for 24 hours. The normal $99.99 list price is down to a mere $39.99 until midnight. Meantime, the Monty Python troupe now has a YouTube channel featuring about 24 collections of clips, outtakes and interviews with the gang. And instead of pretending its all about getting to know its audien
Kom Kom Miracle Hand Shredder
The name sounds ridiculous but the kom kom miracle tool is kinda of fun to use. The Thai company, called Kiwi Kom Kom produces really affordable and sharp knifes and cutting tools. (If you’ve been visiting this blog for a while, you know that I have a thing for good cheap knives.) In Los Angeles a couple weeks ago, I picked up a kom kom miracle tool at a Thai market. I’d heard about the kom kom for a number of years but just never got around to trying one out. The ‘miracle’ part is that is ha
A BIG DVD SALE at Amazon. You didn’t used to see $5.99 DVDs. I’m glad that’s changed….
A BIG DVD SALE at Amazon. You didn’t used to see $5.99 DVDs. I’m glad that’s changed.
5 Simple Water Conservation Methods: Do They Save Real Money?
One of the most common frugality tactics is to find ways to reduce your water bill. There are many, many ways to do this in your average home, but several tactics seem to pop up time and time again. The question is: do these tactics really save significant money? Is it enough to make the move worth the hassle? Let’s dig into five of these methods and find out. Assumptions In order to do some of the calculations below, I had to make a few basic assumptions. First, I’m using a cost of $0.0015
New book celebrates fat
New book celebrates fat November 20, 2008 at 2:57 pm by Steve Barnes, senior writer Author Jennifer McLagan, who previously wrote a treatise on the joy of cooking with bones, celebrates a greasier, slipperier more sinful and provocative food substance in “Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient.” The book is divided into sections — “Butter: Worth It,” “Pork Fat: The King,” “Poultry Fat: Versatile and Good for You” and “Beef and Lamb Fats: Overlooked but Tasty” — that explain, explo
Gladwell’s ‘Outliers’ is out
I mentioned Gladwell’s new book Outliers: The Story of Success awhile ago, but it seems worth mentioning again, now that the book has been released and there are lots of related links. The Amazon page has a short video from Gladwell introducing his book. At Gladwell.com there is a Q&A about the book and some excerpts; [...]
This is GREAT NEWS (for me)
THE KINDLE!! If you read GretaWire often, you know two things - one that I love Amazon’s Kindle (I blogged about it months ago) and two that I dropped mine yesterday and broke it. I blogged about breaking it because after breaking it I immediately went on line (yes, I love the Kindle) to order another [...]
Doesn’t the mainstream care about DRM?
A new report suggests Apple and three of the "Big Four" record labels are in talks to bring DRM-free tracks to iTunes and once and for all do away with copy protection on the world’s largest music store. I applaud the companies for finally coming together and trying to remove draconian policies while adapting [...]Related stories:iTunes customers angry over copy protection moves at AppleOLPC's Give One, Get One program to be rekindled Nov. 17
REVIEW: Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk
Dear Ms. Monk: You are a new author edited by Anne Soward who happens to edit two of my favorite urban fantasy cross over writers, Patricia Briggs and Ilona Andrews. I’m always interested in new authors and their debut books. I do wonder if I would have enjoyed your book more had I read it at the beginning of my UF reading period. Allie Beckstrom is a Hound, finder of magic makers who discovers that her father left a death spell on a young boy. She decides to confront him, and then, turn him
Sharx Security SCX2203AF Titan 2.4GHz Wireless Color Waterproof Indoor / Outdoor Camera and Receiver Kit with Night Vision and Audio
Sharx Security SCX2203AF Titan 2.4GHz Wireless Color Waterproof Indoor / Outdoor Camera and Receiver Kit with Night Vision and Audio Manufacturer: Sharx Product Description: Like all Sharx (tm) wireless security camera kits the Sharx Titan (tm) is very easy to use. You simply connect the included receiver to a TV (or a computer with standard NTSC video input). Then you take the camera where you want to use it, up to 100 ft away from the receiver, and plug it into power with the included A
Chocolate: Growers Going Beyond Mere Cultivation to Production
Chocolate: Growers Going Beyond Mere Cultivation to Production November 20, 2008 by Faraz Rabbani When Chocolate Is a Way of Life The Quichua people of Ecuador are no longer simply cultivators of cacao, transforming their role into manufacturers and owners, by forming their own cooperative known as Kallari. “Chocolate making has always been less common in cacao producing countries than it has been in Europe, where the technology to create chocolate bars was developed and where such a luxur
Rebel Ink Baby Infants’ Midwest Strollers Long Sleeve Tee T-Shirt
Rebel Ink Baby Infants' Midwest Strollers Long Sleeve Tee T-Shirt Binding: Apparel Product Description: Spouting a sassy catch phrase and hip graphics, this snapsuit for infants is setting a trend for your little rebel in the making. Your little rebel will be turning heads everywhere in this 100% cotton snapsuit. Prices Starting at: USD 29.45 Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon website
Introducing Toy Whimsy
The truly Omnivoracious among you may want to check out the newest in our fleet of Amazon blogs (you can find them all linked at the top of any Omni page): Toy Whimsy, where our colleagues Laura McMullan and Eddie Moore will be cutting through the noise of toy merchandising to point you to the best things out there. And for those of you who only think about toys at this time of year when you have to think about what to give to the apprentice-people in your life, this might be the perfect time t
Eric Joyner’s Robots & Donuts
We told you about Eric Joyner awhile back. If you liked what you saw then check out his new book Robots & Donuts. Awesome stuff. [Amazon]
DwellStudio™ for Target
DwellStudio™ for Target® Changing Pad Cover - School Book Binding: Baby Product Manufacturer: DWELL List Price: USD 11.99 Lowest New Price: USD 11.99 Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon website at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product. Features: DwellStudio for Target Changing Pad Cover 2-pc. Set Includes 2 Changing Pad Covers Blue Made of Cotton Suitable for Most Ch
Amazon.com is setting the mood
Amazon.com is giving away a free MP3 download of Holiday songs. Just in time to stress me out that the holidays really will be here before I know it! Free Amazon Holiday Sampler The free music... [Head on over to Boston Gal's Open Wallet to read the rest!]
Seinfeld: The Complete Series $140
Amazon again has Seinfeld: The Complete Series on sale for just $139.99. Rated the number one show of all time by TV Guide, the set includes all nine seasons on 32 discs. Compare this price to [1[$227 at Barnes and Noble. Shipping is free and there is no sales tax (except NY, KS, ND, WA).
Probe finds CIA violated procedures, covered up failings after downing plane carrying West Michigan missionaries in Peru
The wreckage of a Cessna float plane carrying missionary Veronica "Roni" Bowers and her 7-month-old daughter, Charity, is raised from the Amazon River on April 26, 2001, after a Peruvian air force jet that mistook it for a drug flight gunned it down April 20. A new federal probe into the attack concluded the CIA operated outside the law and then lied to Congress and federal officials. (AP File Photo) • Read the story • Photo gallery: Jim and Veronica Bowers in Peru • Documents related to probe,
