game, game. repeat.

They’re both good, but Last.fm wins.  How can this be? Last.fm’s amazing powers are put on display after the break.

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Want to buy a blu-ray movie, but not interested in paying full price?  Search on CamelCamelCamel for what you want then subscribe to the associated “3rd party used price” RSS feed (look for the RSS icon: ).  You’ll get an RSS update each time the price changes.

The mess of cables behind your computer sure doesn’t look safe. And this probably won’t make it any safer, but it sure makes it easier to see what’s going on. It’s all about taking up the slack.

Ziploc freezer bags help keep your cables untangled and easy to sort through.  There’s even space for you to write the date when your cable goes bad, in case you are good at predicting that sort of thing.

If you’re tired of your keychain poking holes in your pockets you may want to consider investing in some protection.

In the ’80s all the cool executive-type people carried around small tape recorders for capturing ideas any time they had them. Today we can record notes in ’00s style and have them sent straight to our email. Turns out its pretty handy to be able to quickly taking notes anytime, anywhere. You know…until you can afford a personal assistant like the really cool ’80s execs.

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WHAT IF you could subscribe to your favorite websites and automatically be sent any new articles they post instead of checking back a couple times a day or week to see if there is anything new? Wouldn’t that be great?  The future is now! Head over to Google Reader, sign up for an account, then click the ‘add subscription’ button.  Type in the URL of the website you want to subscribe to and if it supports subscriptions (aka RSS) you’ll be reading their articles in seconds. Try it on all sorts of sites: works with this blog, newspapers, interesting discussions in forums, and plenty of other webpages.

So you sold your used book on Amazon, you’re basking in the glow of your success, and then it dawns on you that the buyer is expecting you to send them the book. No worries, here’s how you do it: 1) print the packing slip from Amazon; 2) put the book in a padded envelope with the packing slip; 3) address the package to the buyer; 4) weigh the package; 5) look up the postage; 6) put the right postage on there; 7) write ‘media mail’ beneath the stamps on the package; 8) stop by your local post office and drop it off in person. Easy.

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They do look good on your bookshelf, but are you really ever going to read them again? You can free up space in your home, save the environment, and spread knowledge throughout the world by getting that book off your shelf into the hands of an eager reader. One of the easiest ways is through Amazon: do a search for your book, click on the ’sell yours here’ button, and you’re on your way. If you are feeling philanthropic you can sell your book for as little as $0.01 plus shipping. Or charge what it’s really worth and you’ll earn some dough for something new to read.  Works great for old games too.

It’s easy to run out of power outlets with all the must-have gadgets in our lives.  Some self-important power adapters sprawl over 2 or more outlets, luxuriating without a thought for the other devices. Huge, Dubai inspired, power strips are one way to find more space, but these plug extenders leverage your existing power strip to offer each of your diva adapters their own luxury suite.  Just don’t tell them that you only paid $9 for a pack of 3 (before tax+shipping), let them think you splurged.