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The Windows 7 Whopper

October 26th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

For the release of Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft paired up with Burger King Japan to create the Windows 7 Whopper. This Whopper contains 7 beef patties and over 2,000 calories. Even though I don’t eat fast food, nor do I ever get the cravings for a Whopper/Big Mac; I found myself wanting to fly to Japan to attempt to take down the Windows 7 Whopper.

WPDesigner.com Review Two

August 20th, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

It’s that time to look, yet again, at another site that wants to compare web hosting companies; only this time, the site in question doesn’t seem to be a real web host comparison site. Instead, it is a site that is based around WordPress. Most of my digging around the site resulted in finding various tips and techniques for using, modifying, designing and troubleshooting WordPress. I did find a wealth of information of different WordPress themes; however, when being asked to review this site as one that assists in deciding the best web hosting plan, I think that this site falls seriously short of the others that I have looked at. Read the rest of this entry »

Human Rewriter

July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

Being able to write an article is easy, being able to write it well becomes a little harder. Taking that one step further would be having an article that is well written and based around target words; and for those of you who are unable to do this, or don’t have the time to, there are people willing to help….for a price of course. Human Rewriter is an Internet based company that is focused on rewriting articles, powered by real people, not machines. By using Human Rewriter you will have the ability to submit an article to them, specify keywords, and add notes for the rewriters to follow. Once submitted your article will be rewritten and posted to your account for review. Read the rest of this entry »

MEGA Brands

July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

In the market for some toys? Well MEGA Brands has got you covered. Since I am at a loss for words on what to say about MEGA Brands, here is an excerpt from their website:

MEGA Brands provides stimulating creative experiences for children and families through
innovative, well-designed, affordable and high-quality products that are marketed
worldwide under leading brands such as MEGA BLOKS®, ROSE ART®, MAGNEXT®
and BOARD DUDES®. Read the rest of this entry »

Omio.com Review

July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

Today I will be reviewing Omio.com. Unfortunately for me, I live in the US and won’t be able to take advantage of Omio’s services. Omio’s main focus is cell phones, carrier plans, and matching people with the right phone and plan. The best feature of the site is on their main page, which is the option to adjust the variables of the cell phone plan to fit your needs and budget: you can select the maximum price you are willing to pay, select how many text messages you will need, and select how many minutes you will use. Once you have defined your criteria, you have the ability to see the plans that will fit your needs. Read the rest of this entry »

Custom Jump Drives

June 30th, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

Today I am taking a look at customizable USB flash drives; when you think about it, almost everyone is walking around with a USB flash drive but how many of those USB flash drives make an impact or send a message. When I talk about making an impact or sending a message, I am speaking with my marketing hat on. I never thought about using a USB thumb drive as a marketing tool until I saw this FlashDealer.com. I found the concept of being able to brand a USB thumb drive as your own a great opportunity for many companies. Read the rest of this entry »

CCNA Boot Camp

June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

Yet again, Countrywide Training is looking for a review of their IT certification boot camp program; this time, specifically on the Cisco CCNA Certification Boot Camp. However, being unable to go and take a boot camp for a week from them I will base my observations on their website marketing. Their Cisco CCNA boot camp program description is as: Read the rest of this entry »

Hosting in the UK

June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

According to a UK Web Hosting company called FreeZone Internet, “A web hosting company offers quality services. We have wide range of hosting packages to choose from. Our representative will work closely with you to setup your hosting package. We offer both online and phone support.” When looking at their hosting packages I wouldn’t necessarily say that they have a wide range of products, but they do have a good handful. However, they do have live online chat support, which is a plus.  On the other hand, the Live Chat Support is only available if you pay for it: this is only offered on their higher priced business packages. Read the rest of this entry »

Online Backup

June 13th, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

Having a backup is an important step in owning a computer. Things such as your music library, photos, videos, documents, even programs and games are all dependent on a piece of hardware inside the computer that has mechanically moving parts (unless you have a Solid State Hard Drive, but that’s a whole new post). And with any mechanically moving hardware, it is going to eventually fail. When this happens it is important that you have a recent, or semi-recent, backup of your information. When you work in IT, backup seems to become second nature. I currently find myself in a position where I have multiple layers of backup; RAID-1 in my computer, RAID-1 on my first backup, and RAID-5 on my other backup. However, if you don’t want to worry about backing up to physically located devices that you have to manage and maintain, you have the option to backup remotely via online services. Read the rest of this entry »

Virtually Try on Glasses

June 13th, 2009 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »Print This Post Print This Post

Today’s review is about eyeglasses. Now the only reason I am reviewing eyeglasses is not because of the wide selection of eyeglasses offered, but because of the manner in which Glasses Shop uses technology to help make the online shopping experience better. How did they do it? They provided you the ability to try the glasses on before you buy them; not physically try them on, but virtually try them on. By default they allow you to test out different frames on certain predefined celebrity faces; however, if you are serious about buying and you want to create an account, you can upload an image of yourself and see what you would look like with a particular pair of glasses. Read the rest of this entry »