A very special congratulations goes out to J over at Budgets Are Sexy – he is the winner of our custom poster print contest from Digital Room! There weren't a lot of entries, so keep checking back for contests from The Practical Nerd in the future. After all, the less people that enter = the…
Your Credit Report Card [Get Rich Slowly] I'm 24 years old and counting, and I am starting to work towards my future. That will mean getting a house down the line. I'm currently buried in debt and gradually pulling myself out of it. So, I know my credit score can't be very good right now,…
A while back I wrote an article detailing how I have set up a free system to watch TV without sacrificing a whole lot. I made the argument that cable/satellite TV was a broken system – why pay for a bunch of stuff you don’t watch? Even more: you don’t get to choose when to…
A note before we get started with this post: Not every commenter on the Zune/iPod post was disrespectful. There were several commenters who were iPod fans that clearly read my side of the story, and added their two cents thoroughly and respectfully. Thanks to those of you who did! Where this all starts… Last week,…
So Gmail is down again today for some of us. Let the onslaught of angry tweets begin: Gmail contacts have been down for hours now… Why am I starting to feel like Google is slowly turning into Microsoft… the deal with Gmail is: give up your life, gain awesome apps. this morning i’ve fulfilled my…
