Giveaways For 30 May

Created - 5/30/2008 0 Comments

Bloggy Giveaways - Win Braincandy Bundle of Joy Collection

Jewelry and Beading - Win a free copy of “Under $25” by Bead & Button magazine.

Froggy Reviews - Pink and Brown Dots Polymer Clay Bracelet

Chic Shopper Chick - Bath Luve

Now What Baby - Washcloth Lillipops

A Wrestling Addicted Mommy’s Blog - Little Fit Hat

Green Mom Finds - 12 Fabric Monsters

From Dates to Diapers and beyond - Pack N’ Play from Graco

Fun and Free Giveaways - $20 Gift Certificate to Oopsie Dazie

Lookit! I Spy - Sex and The City Soundtrack and $25 Fandango Gift Card

dkMommy Spot - Alchemilla Pure Organic Skin Care Trail Kit

Seven Dogs and A Baby - Sweatleaf Baby Message Oil

Sassyfrazz - Sydney Clair’s Season of Change and Mesi: A Girl ’n Grace in Africa

Mamanista - Funky Silk necktie from Bird Dog Bay

Amanda - Holiday Bibs from Violet Gumdrop

Lipsticks to Crayons - Fancy Nancy Doll

5 Minutes for Mom - DaBib

Mama Loves Giveaways - Wupzey

My Wooden Spoon - Next Food Network Star Prize Package

Livin’ With Me - Pajamas from Stuk On U

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Review and Site of the Day - Uncommonly Cute, A Baby Clothes store

Created - 5/29/2008 1 Comments

Newborn Clothes, Infant Clothes and Toddler Clothes

It's with a smile on my lips I introduce to you to today's Site of the Day : Uncommonly Cute. This is a store that has all kinds of hip, cool and funky baby clothes - for your kids, newborn, infant or toddler. Make your kids happenin' without breakin' your wallet!

Like most women, Allison Friedland hadn't really given much thought to the state of baby's clothing until she became a mother herself and realized how few fashion options existed for babies. So, on behalf of all the speechless babies subjected to the humiliation of having to wear clothes that clearly contradicted their personalities, Allison put her MBA and marketing background to good use and created Uncommonly Cute. With her "no trucks, ducks or puppies allowed" rule, Allison is making sure that our little individual people have little individual clothes.

Uncommonly Cute is made in New York but inspired by trendy (but speechless) babies everywhere. Here you will find baby clothing that transcends the department store notion of what a kid ought to look like and bring little individual baby clothing into your little individual's closet. If you are looking for the perfect baby shower gift or some cool baby clothes for the little cutie in your life, look no further.

The saying on their baby clothes will surely bring a smile or inspire a comment from whoever sees them. Check out some of their new arrivals :








Each design is available as a Onesie, a short-sleeve tee and a long-sleeve tee and are available in sizes starting from 3 months to size 6. The site is easy to navigate and items are classified separately as boys, girls, newborns and twins, making it easy to shop. Each garment is made of 100% combed cotton and is super, super soft. Sure to delight the babies and their socially conscious moms, the clothes are all machine washable, safe, durable and made in sweatshop-free American studios.

I can personally vouch for the quality as my son is walking around comfortably in his new "I'm Kind of a Big Deal" tee. It is kind of a big deal for with Kiddo's sensitive skin, not many baby clothes make the cut in our household. The soft cotton and light blue color make it delight to wear and be seen. And the cute statement on the front of the tee already had our friends intrigued when we took him out in it to a neighborhood brunch recently.

Uncommonly Cute supports Room to Grow and R Baby Foundation by donating a portion of their profits as well as merchandise to those cuties in need. So stop shopping department stores and their stereotyped baby clothes and go check out the SALE happening at Uncommonly Cute!!

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Giveaways For 29 May

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Giveaways for 28 May

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Win Four autographed Emily Giffin books. Ends May 31st. Open WORLDWIDE!

The Jane Porter 2-book Set giveaway. Ends June 1st.

*NEW* Read a review and enter to win 2 copies of 'A Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander'. Ends June 15.

Win a Sherswares Gift Certificate


Click here to enter Total Beauty's contest to win a Saturn Vue Hybrid.

Want to win a whopping $824 in products? Then head to The Beauty of Life immediately for a supremely fantastic giveaway!

Three Custom Color Specialists has the perfect product and Spoiled Pretty is giving it away. Enter the giveaway today!

Want to win a BRG Family Intro Class*? Go to Boston Mamas.

Jamie is giving away $824 worth of products... just because it's spring! Click here for more details. One lucky winner will be selected on June 1.

critter cha cha and humpday giveaway

BuddyTV's Bret Michaels CD Giveaway

Basket Case. Also: An Exciting Zune Giveaway!


GIVEAWAY: The Judi Dench Collection!

Unconditional Love Giveaway!

Sassy Pink Cupcake Bath Bomb Giveaway

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AccuClean Air Filtration Blog Tour

Created - 5/27/2008 0 Comments

Spring is in the air! To me it not only signifies flowers and green grass, but also Allergies!! That's right - allergies, the not-so fun side of Spring. Itchy, watery eyes, non-stop sneezing, a head that feels like the an elephant's taken up residence! PhotobucketI can hardly go on walks, water my plants or play with my toddler outside without resorting to medication and even that works only up to a point. Besides, just reading the side effects gives me a headache, so I don't take medication all that often.

I resort to two things. One, a mask or a handkerchief to help me when I'm outside. Doesn't help at all, I can tell you. Plus it gets you strange looks from others as if thinking "is my deodorant not working?" or "she's so stuck-up"! I would disabuse them of this idea, if only I could speak. But all I can do is cough and then people move away, visibly shuddering, Ugh! I don't resent them. In fact I envy them. I wish I could leave my hacking self behind too!

My second strategy is staying indoors. I actually spend most of the pleasant spring weather huddled indoors, breathing (or rather, doing a good imitation of it) heavily and/or wheezing. Little did I know that I was actually exposing myself to more allergens! That's right- more allergens. Do you know how and why?

That's because there are more allergens INSIDE the house than outside! I did NOT know that. It turns out that indoor air is four to five times more polluted than outdoor air, of particular concern because most of us spend as much as 90% of our time indoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Keeping your home's indoor air quality high ensures that allergy and asthma sufferers in your family will be able to breathe more easily and suffer fewer symptoms. Allergies and asthma go hand in hand in many cases, and the prevalence of both is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control, asthma has become the most common serious chronic disease in children and the third-ranking cause of hospitalization for kids under 15.

American Standard Air-AccuClean Whole Home Air Filtration SystemNo wonder I didn't feel any better staying indoors. What I should have gotten was a AccuClean whole home air filtration system. AccuClean can be attached to your existing furnace or air handler, so you don't need to renovate your home to install it. Once installed, AccuClean removes allergens from the air in every room of the house, as opposed to plug-in air cleaners that operate in only one room.

AccuClean removes virtually all allergens in your home: well, up to 99.98%, and you can't get much closer to 100% than that! Additionally, the system removes more than 99% of the common flu virus. It's 100 times more effective than the standard one-inch filters and actually easy to clean by simply vacuuming or washing the reusable filter.

Thanks to Mom Central, I came to know this vital information as well as understanding how AccuClean works. I hope you, my readers, will also benefit from this.

For more information, go here - http://americanstandardair.com/HomeOwner/LatestUpdates/AccuClean.aspx

Also posted at my new blog, Mommy Reviewed.

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Review & Site of the Day - See Kai Run

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If you're like me, then you would have come across the mention of See Kai Run time and again across the blogosphere. That's because Mamas everywhere can't stop raving about See Kai Run's wonderful shoes to adorn and support the tender feet of their little loved ones. The selection at their online store made me drool, I confess! And I'm so excited to review this wonderful store and their gorgeous shoes!

See Kai Run was conceived and created by a Mom who was herself inspired by the birth of her son, Kai (hence the name :). See Kai Run combines the need for comfortable shoes with flexible soles that are at the same time bold, hip, fun, with an urban sensibility. Something entirely different than the drab choices generally available. It was a hit from the start! Parents can't seem to get enough of See Kai Run's fresh new designs and to keep things always fresh, twice a year they come out with 15-20 new designs.

The perfect children's shoe just got even smaller. See Kai Run is excited to announce its new line, Smaller, soft-soled booties in sizes 0 to eighteen months. Arriving in stores in August 2008, the youngest among us will soon be sporting the stylish, hand-crafted shoes that have made See Kai Run the brand parents crave for their little ones.

See Kai Run and Smaller promote healthy development of babies' and children's feet with their ultra-flexible soles, soft leather and wide toe box. Their footwear meets the American Podiatric Medical Association's rigorous standards for foot health and functionality and so has been awarded the APMA's prestigious Seal of Acceptance!!!! Yay! Now you can shop for your little one with this notable assurance behind you. (About the APMA)

I was sent a pair of their London shoes for review. They're not just hip but also functional and I feel happy and confident that my son's feet are protected and won't harm their growth. He, of course, was in seventh heaven, trying them out! I must say my son's put these shoes through trying times. He's worn them thru sand and mud, on the streets, kicking this, rubbing that, scraping something I don't want to know off and a couple of times even inside the house. They've withstood it all with nary a permanent mark or stain and promise to serve him well until he's outgrown it. These delightful and fancy shoes have also garnered us (that's a royal us, as no one looks at Mommy when Kiddo's around, lol) many a second look and some 'where did you get these cuties' questions from utter strangers!

You can't go wrong with these shoes. So go now to See Kai Run and take advantage of the SALE they've got going on!!

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One for me. One for you. It’s a lesson children learn early on about sharing. See Kai Run, popular manufacturer of the perfect first shoe for new walkers wants to take that philosophy to a global scale by matching the sale of each shoe sold in June with a donation to Soles4Souls. It’s all part of See Kai Run’s continuing campaign to share its shoes with children who need them the most.

Soles4Souls is an international charity dedicated to providing footwear to disadvantaged people around the world. The June matching event includes both sales made online at www.seekairun.com as well as through retail partners. Since establishing a relationship with Soles4Souls 2 years ago, See Kai Run has donated over 16,000 pairs of shoes to children in need and expects to add many more to that total as a result of this event.

Another very worthy reason to go shopping at See Kai Run!

Happy Shoe-time!
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Giveaways for 27 May

Created - 5/27/2008 1 Comments

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An Island Life - One winner will receive a Make-3 Necklace Kit ($48) from Little Windows Brilliant Photo Jewelry. Ends Jun 1.

Musings by Melinda Zook - Therapeutic Facial Repair Formula (June 6th)

A Ordinary Life is giving away a Dyson. Ends June 25.

The Opinionated Parent - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo CD (June 2nd)

Concho Lake AZ - various prizes included an iPod Shuffle (June 4th)

Accidental Mommies Starbucks Gift Card giveaway

Hip Mama's Place - Braincandy "5 Senses" DVD Series (June 2nd)

Trusted Tours And Attractions iTunes giveaway

IMBlogger $600 contest

Parents With Style Pizza Hut giveaway

Laura Williams' Musings - Skid by Rene Gutteridge (June 5th)

Mommies United Dapple giveaway

Chic Shopper Chick has a new giveaway for a Marriage Tee from "From*me Tees"!

Metropolitan Mama - $40 gift certificate to framAgram (June 2nd)

Win Meet The Spartans on DVD

Musing of a Housewife - Hip-T of your choice (May 29th)

Red Sox Mommy Spazzstick giveaway

Bloggy Giveaways - Three winners will each win one TasteBook.

Walk With Me - Motorola Tracfone (May 31st)

tutus & turtles - Bibs & Burp Cloth set from Maisey Mae (May 29th)

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New Blog - Mommy Reviewed

Created - 5/27/2008 0 Comments

Hope everyone had a great long weekend! With rising gas prices and soaring ticket values, we were unable to travel anywhere. So we spent a lazy weekend at home, watching some old movies (Back to the Future trilogy), eating lots of fruits, sipping cool tea, attended a neighborhood party and planted some flowers.

I sneaked away now and then and did what I had long been wanting to do. I created a new blog!! Yes, another :), just for my product reviews. It's aptly called, Mommy Reviewed and features product reviews and hopefully soon, giveaways as well.


So, spread the word about this mommy's new blog, Mommy Reviewed.

I'll continue to post reviews here as well, but there will more over there.

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Giveaways For 23 May

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Contests / Giveaways

Win Four autographed Emily Gifin books. Ends May 31st. Open WORLDWIDE!

The Jane Porter 2-book Set giveaway. Ends June 1st.

My giveaway - Enter to win a Gift Certificate to Sherswares.

Amanda is giving away backpacks from Kenana USA Store. Ends June 1.

A Ordinary Life is giving away The Silverlake Leather Flap handbag from The Sak . Ends May 25.

Bloggy Giveaways - Expressions Photo Giveaway - Ends May 25th

The Kitchn - Power Plant Mini from Prepara - Ends May 25th

Ribbon Rock Star - Victoria's Secret Giveaway - Ends May 26th

MomFinds - Win it Wednesday Sweepstakes - Ends May 28th

Mommy Goggles - Mabel's Labels - Ends May 28th

tutus & turtles - Shaklee Giveaway - ends May 23rd

Does your pet have what it takes to be America's Furriest Friend? If yes, then go here and enter these contests :
http://www.catster.com/contests_fun/Fur_Fighter_Photo_Contest/ http://www.dogster.com/contests_fun/Fur_Fighter_Photo_Contest/

5 Minutes for Mom is looking for the perfect person to help on their e-commerce stores. If interested, apply. If not, spread the word and be entered to win a Amz gc!

An Island Life is giving away a New Baby Celebration Book and an Embroidered Baby Blanket from The Blue Top Hat. Ends May 23rd.

Over at superdumb supervillain you could win a Grippies gift set (a pack of iron-on and a pack of stick-on GRiPPiES in a handy mesh wash bag - enter by May 21st), a set of 50 Mommy Cards in the Swirls for Sarah style (enter by May 21st), a pair of Eleven Carlo loafers in size 9 (enter by May 28th), or a Yoko Boogaloo doll from BlaBla (enter by June 4th).

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Giveaways And More (22 May)

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Contests / Giveaways

Win Four autographed Emily Gifin books. Ends May 31st. Open WORLDWIDE!

The Jane Porter 2-book Set giveaway. Ends June 1st.

My giveaway - Enter to win a Gift Certificate to Sherswares.

Zoobie Pets is an innovative new idea that combines fun with practicality while bringing joy to kids and parents alike. Enter to win a Zoobie Pet of your own over at An Island Life. Ends May 29.

Polka dot Pineapple is giving away a 'bodacious little pillow'. A winner will be chosen on June 1.

Cellphone 9 has FIVE complementary disposable phone numbers up for grabs for use within the USA courtesy of Vumber. End May 23.

The Front Porch is giving away one year subscription to Season's at Home magazine.

Glad Tidings Primitive & Folkart Giveaway at Farmhouse Blessings.

Seven Dogs And A Baby Carseat giveaway

JustRite Stampers has started a new blog & to celebrate they are giving away five large Monogram Stampers with accessories.

Win Hilarie Burton’s New Movie The List On DVD

New To TV Relative Madness contest

Father's Day is on June 15th and to help buy Dad something new and fun and functional, the ladies of An Ordinary Life have compiled together an eclectic list in their Gift Guide. Be sure to check it out. There are giveaways as well.

At Boston Mamas, enter to win a Vera Plum tee or onesie. Entry period closes at midnight EST, Thursday, May 22, 2008.

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Site of the Day

Father's Day is coming up. While searching for some Dad gifts, I stumbled upon this great site! It's called "Bim Bam Banana : Happy Things for Happy People". They call themselves "The Internets largest retailer of gadgets, cool gizmos, fun novelties, crazy innovations, corporate gifts, business gifts and funny gifts!" And they may well be so.

Their top items include :
PUZZLE ALARM CLOCK- Gadget of the year 2008!
BOOK SAFE
SPY PEN
USB TERMINATOR
SUDOKU Toilet Roll
USB Desk Vacuum Cleaner
LIGHTED SLIPPERS

And so many more!
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News
Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years — starting as young as age 12 — can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause.

What's new: That starting so young pays off, too.

''This really points to the benefit of sustained physical activity from adolescence through the adult years, to get the maximum benefit,'' said Dr. Graham Colditz of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the study's lead author.

Researchers tracked nearly 65,000 nurses ages 24 to 42 who enrolled in a major health study. They answered detailed questionnaires about their physical activity dating back to age 12. Within six years of enrolling, 550 were diagnosed with breast cancer before menopause. A quarter of all breast cancer is diagnosed at these younger ages, when it's typically more aggressive.

Women who were physically active as teens and young adults were 23 percent less likely to develop premenopausal breast cancer than women who grew up sedentary, researchers report Wednesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The biggest impact was regular exercise from ages 12 to 22.[via]

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- <blockquotes>blockquotes</blockquotes> (how this looks will depend on your CSS template but it usually indents your paragraph)

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Inspired Money Maker Contest

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Paul Piotrowski at InspiredMoneyMaker.com is running A Crazy Blog Contest With a Big Twist and prizes worth well over $100. His Blog teaches people how to make money doing what you love and he’s come up with a really neat contest idea that takes cares of all the people who enter even if they don’t win this time.

There are also Knock-Knock Jokes!

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Giveaways And More (21 May)

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Contests / Giveaways

My giveaway - Enter to win a Gift Certificate to Sherswares.

Win a Nintendo DS + Game

Win a Lil’ Aloha Babies Waves ‘n Wonders DVD. Ends May 27

Win Driven By Eternity Book & Affabel 4 CD Set. Ends May 28

Win a Nintendo WII (Photo Contest!). Ends June 2


Win a $50 gift certificate to Expressions Photo at Bloggy Giveaways. Ends May 25

Recommended by The Opinionated Parent Win a a gift package of 4 clips and 2 headbands from Bugalug barrettes at The Opinionated Parent. Ends May 26

Win a gift certificate to The Frog and the Princess over at Popular Baby Products. Ends May 22

A Wrestling Addicted Mommy is giving away a package of Boogie Wipes and a cute Tee to go with it. Ends May 28

Win Light Brights in Limelight over at Spoiled Pretty. Ends May 25

Win a BOCA BETH Beginner Set at Leslie’s Life. Ends May 29

Win a $75 Gift Certificate to Swimsuitsforall.com at Mom of Two Dancers. Ends May 28

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Harrison Ford pulled a Steve Carell for a public service announcement: He gets his chest waxed. The 65-year-old star winces in apparent pain as a strip of hair is yanked from between his pecs for a PSA for Conservation International to raise awareness about the effect of deforestation on global warming. The actor, who doesn't typically appear in such TV spots, sits on the board of directors of the Washington-based environmental organization. Conservation International CEO Peter Seligmann said Ford was game to do the 30-second spot, and approved of the waxing concept. [via]


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Turn off Show pictures option.
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New Feature - Fun Activity

Want to eat Ants on a Stick? Kids love it :)

1. Clean each rib of celery.

2. Trim off the leafy ends.

3. Fill the groove of the celery with peanut butter or tahini.

4. Place raisins in a line on top of the spread.

Voila! Ants on a Stick!
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Giveaways And More (20 May)

Created - 5/20/2008 0 Comments

Contests / Giveaways

My giveaway - Enter to win a Gift Certificate to Sherswares.

Thrifty Jinxy Blog is having a new giveaway for May and the prizes include Kraft Singles keeper with some Kraft goodies inside and some greeting cards.

Over at A Parent In Silver Spring, enter to win a free onesie in the design and size of your choice from Kirsten Ankers, the creator of DillyDally, a witty and wonderful organic baby clothing line. Ends Friday.

I should be Folding Laundry is giving away a $50 gift certificate to Shabby Apple.

At Karla's Cottage enter to win a cottage style bird house. Comment as many times as you like and they'll count towards her May Giveaway as well!

The Opinionated Parent is giving away an organic cotton sateen Baby Bee Sling in the eyes of the world pattern. (Value: $120.) Ends May 23.

Beech-Nut is giving Goodies for Mom readers the chance to win one of three (3) Beech-Nut totes backed with their products. Ends May 25.

At Little Window Shoppe - One winner will receive a $50 gift card to the Bruno Jamais Restaurant exclusively in New York! A second winner will receive three products from the skincare line by Sothys Paris (a $114 value). The Active-Contour™ Tensor Gel, Hydra-Cream & Destressing Mask. Ends May26.

Brain Foggles is
giving away an SEO optimized Wordpress blog which includes Hosting for one year and much more, a $125 value. Ends May 30.

Sweet Life in the Valley is giving away two sets of Nalgene Bottles that include two of the Tritan and two of the kids Grips - N- Gulp bottles just in time for your first family hike of the year. Ends May 22.

On my Perch is giving away a nursing cover to one lucky reader. Ends May 23.

At Bloggy Giveaways, Four winners will each receive a Stardust Lullaby CD. Ends May 24.

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Freebies

~ Power of Paws Free Power Pack DVD, Coupons and more

~ Nature Made Free 14-Day Sample of Multi For Her Liquid Softgels

~ Fizzion Free Sample Pack of Concentrated Cleaner

~ Chef Ron Free Spice Sample

~ Jerry Falwell Ministries Free Bumper Sticker

~ Zipvit Free 1-a-Day Glucosamine Sulphate Sample (UK)

~ TGIFriday's Free Appetizer

~ PowerBar Free Sample (Canada)

~ Premarin Free Cool Down Kit with handheld Fan

~ Mighty Dog Free Can of Select Menu Seared Filets

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Do you use Netflix? Then this news is especially relevant to you!

Preparing for the eventual extinction of its DVD-by-mail rental service, Netflix Inc. on Tuesday is introducing its first solution for subscribers who want entertainment delivered directly to their television sets with just a few clicks on a remote control.

The breakthrough comes in the form of 5-inch-by-5-inch device tailored for a year-old service that uses high-speed Internet connections to stream more than 10,000 movies and TV shows from Netflix's library. Although it's provided at no additional cost to most of Netflix's 8.2 million subscribers, the streaming service has had limited appeal so far because it doesn't include the latest movies and couldn't easily be watched on anything but a personal computer.

At $99.99, the Netflix set-top box is priced like a DVD player and is just as simple to hook up to a television. A high-speed Internet connection can either be plugged into the box or the device can pick up a wireless signal. [via]

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Tech Tips

Have you ever wanted to take a "snapshot" of a Windows computer screen? I mean, a picture of what's on your screen. This is useful for reproducing a Web page in print or for documenting an error message for technical support.

There's a very easy way to do this. Just bring up the screen you wish to take a shot of, and press the Print Screen Button. It's often labeled as PRTSC on your keyboard. Then open up an application such as Paint and press CTRL+V or right click and choose 'Paste'. And the screenshot shows up there, ready to be saved or modified.

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Giveaways And More (19 May)

Created - 5/19/2008 0 Comments

Contests / Giveaways

My giveaway - Enter to win a Gift Certificate to Sherswares.

Green & Clean Mom is giving away one of her favorite scents, the Lavender of the Khoisan Indigenous Shea Butter gift set, a $45 value. Over 18, US & Canada only. Ends May 29th.

Chic Shopper Chick is giving away a turquoise/aqua swim set and a turquoise/aqua swim hat in size 2T only, a $40 value. Ends midnight CST, May 23rd.

A Wrestling Addicted Mommy is giving 1 lucky winner two jars of delicious P.B.LOCO Peanut Butter in their two newest flavors: Peanut Butter with Caramel Chunk & Peanut Butter with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. US only and ends May 24, 2008 @ 11:00 pm EST.

A Frog in my Soup is giving away a Rewards Chore Chart from My Precious Kid.

Vote for your favorite bump at The Nest Baby - the winner gets a babymoon in Jamaica.

At Modern Mom, Win a Celebrity BUMP Bag filled with the best maternity, mommy and baby products valued at over $3600!

dkMommy Spot's
giving you a chance to win a 2-ounce tin of Night-Night Balm and a stuffed badger from Badger Balm. Ends May 20.

My Wooden Spoon is giving away giving away a magazine subscription of YOUR choice with a Wooden Spoon ;) to 3 WINNERS!! Ends May 23.

BellaSugar - Vanessa Bruno sequined tote bag filled with Bobbi Brown Beach products (May 27th)

Oh My Baby - Tee of your choice from Girl Mogul (June 30th)

MomReviews - Gift Basket from Oral-B (May 24th)

Boutique Flair - $50 to Quote The Wall (May 25th)

Site of the Day

Thinking of traveling this Summer? Much before you pack your bags, be sure to check out Family Travel Gear. As the name implies, they have everything you need to go on the road and beyond! I have my eye on the Snack and Play Travel Tray ($19.99) and that Baby B'air Flight Vest Travel Harness $29.95 is just a god-send. They have everything from Backpacks & Bags to Pocket Travel Game, oh so many things. Just check them out.

New Feature - Tech Tips
I though I'd begin by sharing some of the Tech-y things I find that will hopefully help you as well. Something simple to start with. For example, in Blogger, while writing your posts, have you ever made use of that last menu item you see before Preview? No? Then you're like me. I never gave it a second glance, until I realized it's a sort of an Eraser. It doesn't delete anything. Just removes special effects like bold text and renders them plain. I find it really useful when removing effects from when I've copied something from somewhere, say the end date of a giveaway and it's in orange color. Just select that text, click the eraser and presto! special effect gone.

News
On May 4, 2007, a ferocious F-5 twister blasted Greensburg, killing 11 people in the town of 1,400 and flattening its turn-of-the-last-century brick buildings, Victorians and prairie-style houses. Townspeople found themselves disoriented after most of Greensburg's manmade and natural landmarks were erased or uprooted.

A year after it was practically wiped off the map by a tornado, Greensburg is rising again — and going green, too, with solar panels, wind turbines, tinted windows, water-saving toilets and other energy-efficient technology! Returning homeowners and businesses are being encouraged to think about such things as energy-saving lights and rainwater collection systems as they rebuild. And the town government has resolved to erect public buildings that meet the stringent LEED Platinum standards for energy-efficient design. Read more.

Truly inspiring, don't you think?

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Review and Giveaway - Sherswares

Created - 5/14/2008 5 Comments

Everybody, it's my pleasure to introduce you to Sherry of Sherswares.

With her background in Human Resources and Customer Service, an online business was the perfect outlet for this creative grandmother of 6. Her children's children provide Sherry, or Sher as she prefers to be called, with inspiration and ideas for creating baby girl bracelets and other fine baby jewelry, gifts etc that she then sells at her online store, Sherswares.

Her love of people and a zeal for helping others means her customers always leave happy with their perfect little gifts be it Christening baby bracelet or Flower girl bracelets, Birthstone baby bracelet, Crystal Pearl Baby Necklaces or any other special occasion. Sometimes they even send her pictures of their baby girl wearing her bracelet or necklace. Just take a look at Precious Pictures page and you'll know what I mean.

From Gold filled baby bracelets to the ALL NEW Personalized Baby Bracelets, to her brand new line, Baby girl Anklets, you'll find nothing but quality and time-surpassing beauty in these lovely creations, and this I can tell you from personal experience.

Besides a Referral Program, Sher also offers Polishing Cloth for Jewelry, FREE Gift Card, Bracelet Kits etc. Lovely as all these goodies are, sometimes it's just not possible to pay for everything all at once. That's why Sher has a Lay-away Plan. A BIG PLUS is the fact that she offers Free Shipping Always to US, UK, Australia and Canada!

I could go on and on above this lovely online store but I must stop. And I will after I mention that Sher also holds a regular Monthly Free Giveaway. So after you enter the giveaway here, go to her store and enter there as well, thus doubling your chances!

Sher is also offering a 10% discount voucher code - "Special" especially for readers of this blog!! So go now, and take advantage.

And now for the GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!

Rules


Deadline to enter is 5 am, CST on 31 May, 2008.
One lucky winner will get a $25 gift certificate to Sherswares.
Geographical Eligibility - US, UK, Canada and Australia only
One entry per family.

For those that run a site/blog:

Write about this giveaway and place my button on your blog's sidebar/site's main entry page with the most visible view. Leave a comment here with your email address and a direct link to your post. No email address = no entry. I just don't have the time to go searching for it. You'll find the button(s) on my right sidebar, choose any one. Just scroll down.

For non-bloggers or not a site owner:

Send one Email addressed to 3 of your friends (ONE TIME ONLY and no 3 separate emails) about this giveaway with a link back here and CC'd to abbcontest(at)gmail(dot)com – Subject: Sherry. No spamming please.


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* Also, recent winners are not eligible.

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