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Flash Drives – Save Your Money Information

We all know that we should keep copies of our important financial papers in case of an emergency. If there’s a death in the family or loss of a job, a house fire or an earthquake, you will need those papers to make plans and to start putting things back in order. But it can be difficult to carry the paperwork for all your accounts, insurance policies, and deeds to your house, car, etc. That folder can get pretty thick, especially if you are also tracking social security information and birth certificates for your children. Have you ever considered scanning … Continue reading →

Moving Data – Thumb Drives

Do you find yourself transferring files all the time? It could be from your laptop to your desktop, your work computer to your home and back or from your computer to a friend or family member. Burning Data CDs is an option (and you can read more about that here). You can also use shared network drives to do this but sometimes that not always possible. A third option would be a thumb drive or a flash drive. A thumb drive is a very small gadget that connects right into your computer’s USB port and acts as a small portable … Continue reading →

iCache: One Credit Card Instead of 30

I recently went to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. While I was there I spent a decent amount of time in the press room and while in the press room obviously talked to several members of the press. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is designed to showcase new electronics, with manufacturers from every walk of life. There were people there who make large panel flat screen televisions, as well as people who make hair curling irons, everything goes. In the press room one day we started talking about what our favorite item from the show was and one … Continue reading →

Home Computers

I’m getting a new computer. I’m so excited! It’s not just any old pull it out of the box and go computer either. My husband is building me a custom system. Sure, I’ll miss the one I’m currently working on, which he recently updated, but I’ll do fine with the new one, which will contain some of the parts from this one. I don’t need a big, fancy video card like my darling gamer does, although the one I’m getting is pretty darn good. It beats the heck out of stock graphics, it can handle my Paint Shop Pro, and … Continue reading →