Here’s a quick tip. If you find yourself needing to access hidden files on your Macintosh, run this from the terminal. Please note that the inverse of the first command will restore your default settings.
Display Hidden Files
# defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
# KillAll Finder
Believe it or not, this small luxury can take a big toll on your wallet. Someone who purchases a cup a day from a coffee shop for $1.75 is spending over $600 each year on coffee. A 1lb bag of coffee grounds or beans will make approximately 35 cups of coffee, but only costs around $8. That adds up to a savings of over $500 a year!
“Find a penny, pick it up…” That old rhyme doesn’t only end with good luck, it also results in savings. Start by giving your house a once over and collecting any change that may be stuck in couch cushions or at the bottom of old duffel bags. Put anything you find into a large container somewhere you’ll see daily. If it’s easier, put smaller containers in several places around the house, so you can drop change from your pockets into them whenever you remember. Over time, these bits of change that would otherwise likely get lost will add up to a sum that you can literally take to the bank.
Cable bills have gotten to be outrageous. Americans are paying an average of $71 a month just to watch TV. Basic cable can be found at a much lower cost, sometimes even as low as $10 a month. Premium channel shows can often be found online for free (at sites like hulu.com) after the original episode airs, and services like Netflix that cost as little as $4.99 a month, will either mail you a DVD of the show or movie you want to watch or even allow you to download it on you PC.
Many states require consumers to pay a deposit when they purchase plastic, glass or aluminum cans or bottles. These deposits can then be gotten back by returning the empty containers to the store. If you live in CA, HI, OR, CT, DE, ME, VT, MA, IA, MI, then you are in luck, as these are the ones who charge a deposit. The usual deposit is five cents, but in some states is ten. Break yourself of the habit of throwing away bottles and cans and get those nickels and dimes back!
Everyone knows how expensive their college textbooks were at the start of the term. Here we are, it’s the end of the term and the bookstore wants to give you pennies on the dollar for your books. I say forget the bookstore! You can make some real dough by going to www.chegg.com/buyback/ . They’ll pay you top dollar for your books, like $40 each – and no lines because it’s online. What could you do with double the money the bookstore would give you? Chegg even pays the shipping and plants a tree for every book you sell.
How about the fact I have a promo code CC108868 that gets you an extra $5 with your order?
GET lots of cash + GET more cash + they plant trees = A green way to sell your books
Go to www.chegg.com/buyback/, you can get your used textbooks sold now. After all, you read your books cover to cover, or at least that’s what your professor believes, so you should be smart enough to know where to sell them for the extra buck, smarty pants.
Put.io is a new service that allows you to download torrent files at blazing speeds to a remote server. Once finished, users can download the files to their home computers or stream video files directly to their Internet browser or media player.
I have read a lot about this.. But still looking for my invite.
CustomizeGoogle is a Firefox extension that enhance Google search results by adding extra information (like links to Yahoo, Ask.com, MSN etc) and removing unwanted information (like ads and spam). All features are optional and easily configured.
“Tweaks google for better performance and helps keep google from creeping on you.”
This extension is great because it removes the tracking links from things like google search and gives you extra tweaks for google.
It betters your google experience and also helps with your privacy.
When you’re traveling this holiday season, you can enjoy free WiFi at 47 participating airports and on every Virgin America flight. Just bring a WiFi-enabled laptop or mobile device and stay connected to family and friends for free while you travel now through January 15, 2010.
Participating Airports (my airport is not listed. boo)
* Austin (AUS)
* Baltimore (BWI)
* Billings (BIL)
* Boston (BOS)
* Bozeman (BZN)
* Buffalo (BUF)
* Burbank (BUR)
* Central Wisconsin (CWA)
* Charlotte (CLT)
* Des Moines (DSM)
* El Paso (ELP)
* Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
* Fort Myers/SW (RSW)
* Greensboro (GSO)
* Houston (HOU)
* Houston Bush (IAH)
* Indianapolis (IND)
* Jacksonville (JIA)
* Kalamazoo (AZO)
* Las Vegas (LAS)
* Louisville (SDF)
* Madison (MSN)
* Memphis (MEM)
* Miami (MIA)
* Milwaukee (MKE)
* Monterey (MRY)
* Nashville (BNA)
* Newport News (PHF)
* Norfolk (ORF)
* Oklahoma City (OKC)
* Omaha (OMA)
* Orlando (MCO)
* Panama City (PFN)
* Pittsburgh (PIT)
* Portland (PWM)
* Sacramento (SMF)
* San Antonio (SAT)
* San Diego (SAN)
* San Jose (SJC)
* Seattle (SEA)
* South Bend (SBN)
* Spokane (GEG)
* St. Louis (STL)
* State College (SCE)
* Toledo (TOL)
* Traverse City (TVC)
* West Palm Beach (PBI)
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Use MobileTerminal it’s available for free in the Cydia store.
Once you have MobileTerminal installed, launch it and you should see a prompt saying this or similar:
iPhoneName: ~ Mobile$
Done.
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