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Memory Upgrade Solutions
My desktop has the weirdest setup. It has a 3.7 gHz, fast enough to play almost any game imaginable, but it had a ram of 512 mb, meaning that it can’t afford to have more than 3 tabs open in firefox. Needless to say, it crashes 99.879% of the time I try playing Sims 2 on it. The only solution was to upgrade the memory, but the process was very inconvenient.
4AllMemory makes it easy for you to upgrade your computer’s ram! You can either select your brand and model from a given list, type in your model if you know what it is, or the site can automatically detect it for you! It’s fast and easy, and they offer great discounts on their products. Definitely check this place out when shopping for memory upgrades.
No Comments » | Monday, June 30th, 2008
Want Smooth Silky Hair?
I really don’t like my hair. It’s naturally wavy, but not wavy enough to actually look good, so it’s just looks sort of bent and poofy. So to make my hair look good, I use to get it straightened every half a year or so for about 2 years. On top of that, I used to dye my hair with those hair dyes you buy in CVS. Obviously, you can imagine the state of my hair after all that straightening and dying and what-not. So the more damaged and weird it gets, the more I straighten it, which just leads to a vicious cycle of crappy and crappier hair. Of course I tried all the creams and conditioners and oils out there, but none of them did half of what they claimed to do.
The one day, I found in my boyfriend’s bathroom a bottle of Garnier Fructis Anti-Frizz Serum, which I found strange because guys don’t usually use things like these. Then he told me it was Steve’s, which explains everything, but since he wasn’t going back to get it anytime soon, I could use it. I did, and oh my goodness, my hair became amazingly soft and sleek, even after I used my straightening iron. I couldn’t stop touching my hair afterwards because it was just too soft! My boyfriend thought I was crazy until he touched my hair, and then you just saw the two of us standing there grinning like idiots while stroking my hair. Since then, I affectionately called the product the “Steve Thingy” and after my friend tried it, she demanded one for Christmas because it was just too good. “No wonder Steve looks so pretty all the time!” she said 
The only complain I have for this product is that it makes my hair oil easily. I wouldn’t recommend using too much of this if your hair is normal/oily. Also, I recommend only applying it to your the mid section of your hair and below unless you want your head to look like someone fried an egg over it.
Along with the amazing Garnier Fructis Anti-Frizz Serum, I also found two products that compliment it well. The Garnier Fructis Style Sleek & Shine Anti-Humidity Smoothing Milk
The last product of this amazing set is the Garnier Fructis Style Brilliantine Shine Glossing Spray
So what about the Garnier Fructis Sleek-and-Shine shampoo and conditioner? I’ve used those too, but in all honesty, they’re just like all other shampoos and conditioners. If you want to build up the scent, then by all means use it, but if not, then I recommend getting some other ones. There are definitely better shampoos and conditioners out there (I use Tresemme). But the above three products I mentioned today, especially the first two, are must-haves for those with dry and damaged hair like me. Even if you have healthy hair, you still have nothing to lose and everything to gain from these products. Happy shopping!
14 Comments » | Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Socialspark Approved Me
After writing an angry ticket and an angry email to the customer “love” at SocialSpark, they finally realized their mistake and approved my blog. Well good riddance I say, because I’ve been dying to start!
SocialSpark is the brainchild of Izea, the creator of PayPerPost, and offers similar services to bloggers. However, I noticed several different things about SocialSpark that makes it about 10 times more attractive than PayPerPost:
- Allowing the use of “nofollow”. Of all the paid-to-blog sites I’ve seen and worked with, SocialSpark is the first that allows the use of “nofollow” in advertiser’s links. This means that for once, us paid bloggers don’t have to be torn between god-stomping Google and moolah moolah.
- Plugging other bloggers. You can now do a non-paid post reviewing another member’s blog or a nonprofit organization. Sometimes the people will offer to blog back about you in response to your free review.
- Connect with advertisers. Now you can communicate directly with the advertisers. Say your blog doesn’t qualify for an offer, well now you have the choice to appeal to the advertisers and maybe you’ll get lucky.
- In-post disclosure for every opportunity. This means that every time you write for SocialSpark, people will know it’s a sponsored post. This isn’t always a bad thing, especially since the links are “nofollow”, so Google couldn’t give more crap. They just don’t want you selling links to interfere with the rankings and quality of their search engine results.
- It’s a community. You can now have a profile with the ability to friend other members, leave them comments, give them props, and much more. It’s not all about you anymore.
The only thing I have to complain about SocialSpark is how long it took them to approve my blog. First they require 20 posts within the past 90 days, which I was fine with. But after I reached it, they accused my blog of being made solely for payment. Later they explained that it was because I had links on my posts, so they assumed that I was doing nothing but paid posts. Again boys and girls, do not assume because it makes an ass out of me and you.
But all in all, SocialSpark seems to be heading off on a great start, and I look forward to their continued growth and expansion. If you haven’t done so, please check out SocialSpark now! 
3 Comments » | Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Free Business Cards
I remember back when MOO was doing a promotion with Livejournal where people could get 10 free minicards, designed and shipped at no cost. Unfortunately, that promotion is way over, and now it’s actually quite expensive to order from their site, though I must admit, they have some adorable designs. It’s a shame I misplaced my minicards; I was rather fond of them.
Recently I discovered a similar site to MOO. It’s not as cute, but they offer a lot more services like custom address stamps, stationary, t-shirts, pretty much everything for your office and promotional needs. VistaPrint offers many designs to pick from, so they’re bound to have one to suit your needs. You can also pick the same design to create matching sets of stationary and if you’re not satisfied with their premade designs, you can even order a custom logo or upload your own designs! All in all, there are a LOT of things VistaPrint can do for you, all for a small fee.
Now the best part of this service is that they actually offer basic printing services for free. That’s right, you can order free business cards, free pens, free rubber stamps, and much more, all for just the cost of shipping and handling. For example, you can get 250 personalized business cards all just for $5.95! Of course, your choices of designs and templates are limited, but it’s free, so I wouldn’t be complaining. I’m looking at their free sticky notes service and I’m extremely tempted to buy some now
So if you’re looking for a quality print service, be sure to check out VistaPrint!
No Comments » | Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Revolution Money Exchange
Ok, so that’s two posts in one day, but I just really had to plug this site. Revolution Money Exchange is a service a lot like Paypal. Right now they’re doing a promotion where you get $25 just for signing up with them. Before you think this is a scam, take a look at the screenshot to your left (sorry for the bad quality, my desktop only has MS Paint) . All I need to do now is verify my bank account (using the same process as Paypal) and I can deposit my $25!
For the paranoid and pessimistic ones who think that anything is too good to be true, Wachovia had a similar promotion during the summer of 2007 where they gave you $100 for opening a checking account. Bank of America has a similar one going on right now with their Hello Kitty account promotion, which I participated in and got a free $100 in my new account (not to mention a really cute Hello Kitty debit card). So no, this isn’t a scam, and yes, sometimes they do give away money when you open accounts. It’s free, and you have nothing to lose, so why not?
P.S. I forgot to mention that Revolution Money Exchange is backed up by First Bank & Trust, Brookings, South Dakota. It is a 100% legitimate US bank and is FDIC insured, hence all their transactions are conducted with the ACH. Both my mom and I have its card and have used it to make purchases before.
