Category Archives: Electronics

Target & Target.com Back-to-College tech gear sale and deals – Beginning August 16th

Electronics, New posts, School

This week Target stores and Target.com are offering major discounts on all your digital dorm room necessities- from electronics equipment to accessories and entertainment, Target’s gear is low-priced and high-tech! Guests can snag special deals on computer accessories like an Epson Stylus 3-in-1 printer, scanner and copier for $28, and nearly half-off a Logitech cordless mouse and keyboard set (only $15 this week). Target also has limited-time discounts on data storage devices that will save you money and save your files, including: Western Digital Elements 320GB portable hard drives for $59.99, Lexar 4GB MicroSD cards and 8GB USB drives for $18.99 each, and your choice of HP 100-pack CD-R or 50-pack DVD-R for just $12 each.

Target and Target.com Back-to-College tech deals

Beginning this Sunday, enhance your undergrad’s entertainment, with huge savings on a Magnavox 19” class LCD HDTV with built-in DVD player for $199 (save over $80), Haier stainless steel mini-fridge for $79 (save $50) and new fashion-forward Roxy on-ear headphones for $59.99. Guests will also receive a free $20 Target GiftCard™ this week when they purchase a Nintendo Wii console ($249.99). Target’s exceptional values on great gear will make any dorm room feel like home.

Enjoy the great Target deals!

Alicia Hagan, TMI Editor

They’re here! My new Frigidaire appliances are being installed as I write this!

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Frigidaire Washer and Dryer installationTim walked in the room at about 8:05 this morning calling my name over and over.. Alicia, Alicia, Alicia!  I didn’t want to wake up.  The first morning I’ve slept in until 8:00 and he’s trying to wake me up?  About 30 seconds later I heard “Willie” call out “Your new appliances are here!”. just like they do on the Home Make-Over show.  That got me out of bed in record time.  It was so cool!

Willie our fabulous appliance installer, along with his 2 fast and efficient assistants and Tim straight from Electrolux are installing our new Frigidaire Washer and Dryer quicker than I ever could have imagined.

It’s 8:45am and we’re having a party in my garage!  My adrenaline is pumping and I can’t wait to report back to you when everything is installed and working!

Things are changing by the minute.. the Microwave just made its way inside so I’ll be back with more news as I have it!

–update– Willie just started the washing machine for me to make sure it works and it’s amazing!  The spin cycle is so quiet!

You can read more and see more photographs of my Frigidaire appliances and experiences on my new Gadget blog, GadgetGoddess.com.

Clean out your computer and improve performance with Iolo System Mechanic®

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Don't you hate it when you get the kids out of the bathtub, you pull the drain stopper out, and the bath water takes forever to drain?  I am a visualizer and can't stand it when that happens because I visualize everything that might be stuck in the drain clogging it.  Gross!!
So, what do you do?  You grab the drain cleaner.

I never thought about it until recently but computers also slow down because they get clogged.  Surfing the internet, working, playing games, storing files, writing reports.. all of these things take a toll on our hard working computers which ultimately leads to a clogged system.  System Mechanic and it's set-and-forget ActiveCare 2.0 features
make it easy for me as a work from home mom to get on with my work day
and not have to take time out of my busy work and family schedule to
perform much needed regular maintenance on my computer.

Top reasons your computer slows down and issues that System Mechanic fixes:

  1. Start up overload
  2. Registry errors
  3. Remnants of Uninstalled Programs

Installing Iolo System Mechanic is simple and watching it do it's work is so satisfying.  It's the same feeling as when my 2 year old blows her nose and can breath again when she has a bad cold. (like now!)

System
Mechanic fixes, speeds up and maintains PC's so they run like
new forever. The software
combines more than 40 robust tools enabling novices and experts alike to clean
out their computers and keep them in peak condition.

Priced at around $49.95, Iolo System Mechanic 8.0 is a great investment that will improve your PC's performance and keep your computer running smoothly.

When my computer slows down or starts acting erratically, I get stressed.  Most likely, I am trying to get as much work done as possible in a very short period of time, and don't have time to wait on a program to open when it should open instantaneously or to find a file that shouldn't take more than 2 seconds to find.  Since using System Mechanic, I've noticed a big difference in my computer's speed and performance.
How does your computer's performance affect you?
(tell me below and you're automatically entered to win a copy!)

I have 5 copies of Iolo System Mechanic 8 to GIVEAWAY!
In celebration of Clean Out Your Computer Day, February 9th, I am giving away 5 copies of Iolo System Mechanic 8!   Subscribe to our email or RSS updates (top of right column) and I'll enter you to win one of 5 copies of System Mechanic!

Dyson DC16 Root 6 Vacuum – Pink

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had the cordless pink Dyson DC16 Root 6 Vacuum
for a little while and everyone in my family loves it, including the kids.  We have two hand vacuum's and 9 times out of 10, the Dyson is the vacuum we use.  This hand vacuum has uses Root Cyclone technology and has great suction, about twice the suction of other hand vacuums and it recharges about 3 times faster. and tools to make cleaning easier in tight spaces, as well as on hardwood floors.  
The Lithium ion battery lasts for 6 minutes or so giving amply time to clean small messes hand vacuum's are intended for.  The battery charger can be wall mounted and the vacuum features a low-battery indicator which is awesome for me because my 9 year old forgets to put the vacuum on the charger and I can tell how much battery is left.  
The DC16 is a bagless hand held vacuum cleaner and has a 1-touch cup-emptying system which I LOVE!  The 1-touch emptying system is great for those of us who make our kids vacuum their own small messes because they can easily empty the vacuum themselves.  Image that!

You can buy the pink Dyson DC16 Root 6 Vacuum
at Amazon.com for about $149.  Dyson and Target will partner to give $30 of each upright purchase and
$10 of each hand vac purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
for a total donation of $1.4 million

Stylin’ Studio

Electronics, Games, Toys

StylinstudioThe kids are back in school and girls are doing their best to make sure that they are up to date with the latest hair style and make up but how do they try new styles out before taking your money to buy and try out new shades of lipstick just to throw them away because ‘they don’t look with with my skin tone’?

Now girls can try out new styles with Stylin’ Studio.  Stylin’ Studio gives girls the ability to see what hairstyle or makeup colors will look best on them, right from their computer.  Using the built-in digital camera, girls can give themselves a new makeover by changing their hairstyle, adding
accessories and applying make-up.

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