Tiffanie has started using this search engine called swagbucks, basically it pays you for using it to search. So if you start searching with it instead of Google you can earn rewards. For example Tiffanie has already earned enough swagbucks to redeem a $20 gift card for amazon.com. Their search engine is a “meta” engine so you actually get results from a mixture of other search engines, but the results include the top google results most of the time. We both of started just using it instead of google, and sure it won’t be a lot of money, but an extra $20 for not doing anything more than we already do? Sure, why not. Check it out here

Thanks to e.ggtimer.com

Here is an interesting graph.  It shows when I am online the most based on the number of searches I did on Google at each hour of the day.

My google searches by hour

Tranferring a domain away from website.ws to another registrar can be a huge pain. But if you are tired of paying $10 a month for your domain then these are the steps for transferring a domain from GDI:

1. First you need to get an authorization code from GDI, there is no way to instantly access this code, you need to send a message to GDI support.  To Contact GDI support, login to your website.ws account, find the “Request Support” link in the left navigation, click on the category “Domains”, then scroll to the bottom of the page and find the link to “Contact Support”
   
2. Ask GDI support to send you the “Transfer Authorization Code” for your domain. Within a few hours (or days….) a GDI support rep should email you a long authorization code.
3. Now you can go to your new registrar of choice.  (I use Unlimited Hosting by Spatical Company for all of my domain and hosting needs).  When you start the transfer on the new registrar they will ask for the authorization code you received from GDI.
4. Next the new registrar will send an approval email as shown on the contact details of the domain.  At least in my case, this was not my email address but a website.ws email address, something like othertld_support@website.ws  If you don’t receive an email from your new registrar to confirm the domain transfer, then the same may be the case for you.
5. Once again contact GDI support, this time tell them an email has been sent to them for the approval of a domain transfer.  Ask them to forward the email they received to you so you can click the link to approve the domain transfer.

Good Luck!

Here is a list of services to which ping.fm and onlywire.com submit content.  This list was last updated May 4, 2010 and could change at any time.  Onlywire.com and ping.fm are unique services and both target different uses.  Ping.fm is primarily for status updates, but has some extra uses such as photos, blogging, and bookmarks.  Onlywire.com is just for bookmarks.

Here is the complete list of services for each site:

So how about that Health Care Reform? Thanks to Ezra, I have been convinced to just cancel my Health Insurance. Sure under the new laws I will have to pay a fee, but the proposed $695 tax is far less than the $450 a month I pay right now.

But what if I get sick or my wife gets pregnant? Under the new laws they can’t deny me or my wife for pre-exisiting conditions. So I’ll just put my favorite Health Insurance provider on my phone’s quick dial and signup when needed.

Is there something I am missing?