If you're an avid reader, you no doubt have a collection of books on your bookshelf – or spread about your home – that you'd like to exchange for other titles, at virtually no cost. Enter paperbackswap.com! This online club –...

Q2 GDP figures will be released today (7.31.08) and the consensus seems to be that the economy will have grown between .5% and 1% during the second quarter - we’ll learn the preliminary figure this afternoon.

Hi, my name is Kevin and I’m an English major. Worse yet, I actually taught high school English for a few years before going to grad school and subsequently entering the business world.

So you've booked a flight from Charlotte to Los Angeles, traveling coach, and get on the aircraft only to discover your seat doesn't recline… or that you're seated near the lavatory… brilliant! Fortunately there's a terrific online resource...

If you're a wine enthusiast and haven't sampled wine.woot yet, you definitely ought to check it out. Brought to you by those wonderfully wacky folks from woot.com, wine.woot features one wine deal (usually two or three bottles) per week at very attra...

Bottom line on all of this: if you're willing to spend $4K on a couple of credit cards over a 3 month period, you and your companion can fly roundtrip to Europe for free.

When is an iPod Touch a phone?  When Skype is installed! . Install the Skype app on your 2nd or 3rd gen iPod Touch, and you can make domestic and international calls whenever you’re in a WiFi hotspot.  Calls to Skype users are free, and domestic and...

This is an update to a popular post from November of 2008; have a wonderful holiday! A few days ago I overheard a couple of coworkers talking about Thanksgiving and was surprised that they were both planning on having ham for dinner. When I asked why...

I hate publishing a post before it’s completely ready, and against my better judgment, did just that this week with my review of the Red Oxx CPA Briefcase.  I struggled with the pictures for this review:  the “Bordeaux” color just didn’t look right –...

I’ve been a fan of Rail Riders for a while now.  The firm started out making clothing aimed at the sailing market and has expanded to a line of adventure and casual clothing that’s prized by casual travelers and backpacking enthusiasts alike. At some...