14 Ways Your Computer Can Put Money In Your Pocket
If you’re reading this, you likely have ready access to a computer with an internet connection. Most people are aware of a few ways that a personal computer can save them money, but there really are a...
View ArticleLiquid Laptop Accident? 9 Steps To Save Your Laptop
If you’re like me, you’ve probably spilled something on your laptop at some point during your computing experience. For me, it happened just last week with a tall latte all over the keyboard and...
View ArticleSaving Big Money on a Computer Upgrade
Recently, I provided some extensive consultation to a couple looking to upgrade their home computer. They had purchased the machine in 1999 and were looking to buy a replacement machine for it with a...
View Article10 Firefox Plugins That Save You Money
For those of you out there who are still using Internet Explorer, there is another option that won’t open your computer to all sorts of security holes. Better yet, it will automatically kill most...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong – And What’s Right – With Wesabe
On Friday, Wesabe was launched to the public. For those unaware, Wesabe is a community-based (meaning similar to flickr or 43things) personal finance site that allows people to track financial...
View Article30 Essential Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows
Recently, I received a fresh new laptop from Dell. Upon receiving it, I did the traditional “installation of Windows from scratch” on it to remove a lot of the garbage that is preinstalled on Dells....
View ArticleTen Places To Find Free Wi-Fi In Any Neighborhood
Here are ten businesses I look for in any neighborhood when I need to surf the web or access things online. This additional service is a big draw for a penny-pincher like myself: I have no interest in...
View ArticleHow To Start An Electronic Financial Document System
Yesterday, I spent several hours setting up an electronic system to maintain most of my records instead of using a filing cabinet system as I described a while back. What is an electronic financial...
View Article8 Ways to Easily Reduce the Energy Consumption of Your Computer – and Save...
It only takes a few small adjustments in your routine to build up some significant energy savings, and one of the best places to start is with your computer. With just a few little tweaks, you can save...
View ArticleHow to Get Personal and Professional Value from Idle Web Surfing
Given how the usage of The Simple Dollar spikes during the normal workday in the United States (this phenomenon occurs on many other blogs, too), it’s easy to conclude that many visitors visit the site...
View ArticleSome Notes on Our Experience with Skype – And Why It Will Work for Some and...
A few days ago, I made an offhand reference to using Skype to nearly eliminate the cost of a land line phone at home. A surprisingly large number of readers were curious about this and wrote in with...
View ArticleThe Cheapest Fully Functional PC Money Can Buy
I get five or so requests a week from people who want a PC at home that they can surf the web and check email from. Most of them don’t want to do anything much more complicated than watching YouTube...
View ArticleMoney Podcasts: How to Listen to Personal Finance Commentary and Advice at...
Most mornings, I tend to listen to a handful of podcasts while I write. I listen to a wide variety of things to keep informed, from tech podcasts and food podcasts to sports podcasts and personal...
View Article25 Useful Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Macs
About two years ago, I wrote a very popular piece for The Simple Dollar called 30 useful Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows. In it, I talked about how I had a new Dell laptop and that I...
View ArticleThe Frugal Laptop
Lately, my lust for gadgets has been going utterly crazy. I want one of those nifty netbooks. For those unaware, a netbook is a very small laptop (think a nine inch screen or so) that focuses on...
View ArticleNine Pieces of Free Software I Use Every Day
I spend hours each day at one of my two computers – either my desktop Mac (a Mac Mini – the most cost-effective type of Mac) or my Linux laptop. As a result, finding a core set of software to use for...
View ArticleDoing the Math on Refilling Ink Cartridges
Many of us (myself included) have an ink jet printer at home for home printing needs. We certainly use ours for lots of things, from printing off forms to making pictures of our children for various...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need a New Computer
Every so often, I’ll hear from a friend or a reader who wants me to point them toward a great deal on a new computer. “My old computer is so slow!” is a frequent refrain from them, and if that’s what I...
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