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How to Pack Electronics for Air Travel

Posted at 07:49, 20/04/2009 by JodyK

One of your valuables may be turned away at the security check, forcing you to quickly stuff it into one of your check-in bags. What to do?

Erase Mobile Phone Data Before Recycling with Recellular

Posted at 17:13, 09/01/2009 by LauraWilliams

The other day I published a tip about recycling your mobile phone for cash. Just make sure to erase all your private data first—wouldn’t want Mr. Newowner posting your Hawaiian shirt-and-zinc-covered-nose picture on hotornot.com.

How to Salvage a Wet Gadget

Posted at 18:19, 06/01/2009 by LauraWilliams

Sometimes there's nothing you can do when you've spilled on your electronic device, but you just might be able to save it.

Cut Your Mobile Phone Bill with "Toque"

Posted at 19:19, 06/01/2009 by LauraWilliams

You can dramatically reduce your mobile phone bill by following a few simple tips. For starters, use the “toque” technique.

Get Cash for Your Old Mobile Phone

Posted at 22:09, 05/01/2009 by LauraWilliams

Don’t contribute to the growing e-waste problem. Instead recycle your phone for cash!

101 Ways to Save Money

Posted at 00:36, 30/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

The blogger at Save You Fool listed 101 ways he saved money this year. Since I found some inspiration there I decided to share them.

Get Money Management App Mint on your iPod Touch/iPhone

Posted at 17:45, 19/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

I have to hand it to Michael Arrington at Tech Crunch for his clever title: "On the Go? Watch Your Net Worth Plummet Anywhere with Mint for iPhone." Not the most uplifting message, but he has a great point—now is the perfect time to get more vigilant with your finances.

How to Recycle Absolutely Anything

Posted at 19:19, 18/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

Yesterday’s MyThings blog was all about recycling for cash. Great minds think alike; Real Simple created a similar list with eight pages of ideas, including...

Turn Your Mobile Phone into a WiFi Hotspot with JoikuSpot

Posted at 19:53, 18/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

James Yeang reviewed a great freeware application called JoikuSpot Light that lets you leverage your phone’s 3G capabilities to create a WiFi hotspot.

Copy and Paste Functionality for Your iPhone

Posted at 21:55, 11/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

Jesus Diaz shared this miracle of miracles on Gizmodo: someone finally conceived a way to copy and paste text from Safari to Mail, and between web pages. And it doesn’t require any software installation.

Skyfire: Add True Power to Mobile Browsing

Posted at 00:43, 12/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

Mobile browsing will never be the same after Skyfire, a free mobile browser that delivers rich web media right to your mobile phone.

How to Set up Free SMS Alerts for Urgent Emails in Gmail

Posted at 21:31, 10/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

Yesterday I linked to an article from Make Use Of that explained how to send an email as an SMS message to any mobile phone. This tip builds on that idea: get text alerts for urgent emails.

Send Email as an SMS Message to Any Mobile Phone for Free

Posted at 19:32, 09/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

If you know your friend’s mobile phone number and carrier you can easily send emails to their phone directly from your email program.

How to Get out of Your Mobile Phone Contract for Free

Posted at 19:30, 05/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

This video offers some great ideas to get out of your mobile phone plan without having to pay an early termination fee. Some of them aren't viable for most people, but a few of them just might work.

International Calling Codes

Posted at 22:55, 05/12/2008 by LauraWilliams

This one isn't so much a tip as it is a handy link to bookmark. I make international calls on a near-daily basis, and I constantly forget the codes.

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