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Perfect Holiday Drink: Drinking Chocolate

Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Coffee, Food, Life.

Drinking Chocolate: My new favorite drink.

This is NOT your normal cup of Hot Coco - Those are made with coco powder whereas Drinking Chocolate is made with real Chocolate Solids.

This is like drinking your favorite candy bar but only much better.

It really is not a sweet as it sounds as it uses a really rich semi sweet chocolate.

I found it online at Amazon after seeing it on the food network on a chocolate special.

Look here to buy some to enjoy and share at Amazon: Schokinag Chocolate

Technorati Tags: Drinking+Chocolate, Drinking, Chocolate, Hot+Coco, Hot, Semi, Sweet, White, Food, Network, relaxing

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Chatting Online - The Good The Bad and The New

Posted on November 23rd, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, Communication, Freeware, Human, Web Service.

I don’t know how many of you readers chat online - But I do every once in a while with several friends from across the wide Internet. Friends from High School, Friends from College, Friends that I have met along the way. Well Mostly I have used text chat programs - Well Meebo.com (Free online Chat Program  that connects you to all your friends) to be exact.

But, Recently one of my friends introduced me to 3d Chatting when we saw it on CSI. They were using Second Life.

But he stumbled upon a similar program that is much cheaper to user (FREE!!!) It is called IMVU - IMVU - I think spoken like ICQ.com (I MV U) is a really cool 3d Chat Client - You can have 3d Rooms that multiple people can chat in at one time, you can dress your 3d Avatar, fly, build rooms, build chat environments and much more.

I used this with several of my friends where we had a blast using the 3d environment to have some fun and play around in. Depending on the room, clothing you wear and what actions you bought (Yes you can buy things but Honest it really is free if you just use and play with the basics)  - You can add new life into your chats.

Since, this is free to use and chat with - I would recommend trying this out with a few friends - or perhaps meet a few new friends with the “Find Someone to Chat with Button” You will have a blast.

Merlin

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GoDaddy Coupon Codes

Posted on September 28th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, Communication, Google, Hack, Money, Web Service.

Well it was time to renew a few of my domain names and I wanted to save a few bucks off of the domain registration cost. So I went hunting for some Godaddy Coupon codes. I figured I would the treasure trove of coupon codes I found here for all you readers that may want to own their own domain and want to be as cheap as possible.

Hey, I am cheap and proud to say I love a good deal and several of these codes are great deals. Depends on what you are doing and how many domains you have to order or renew but these can save you from 10% to $2 off a registration.

Well here are the Godaddy Codes that I found:

GoDaddy Coupon Code 1: Save 5% on a $30 purchase - Code:           OYH2

GoDaddy Coupon Code 2: Save 10% on any purchase - Code:           OYH1

GoDaddy Coupon Code 3: Save 10% on any purchase - Code:          hash1

GoDaddy Coupon Code 4: Save 10% on any purchase - Code:          chill1

GoDaddy Coupon Code 5: Save 20% off a $50/£25 Order - Code:         BTPS7

GoDaddy Coupon Code 6: Save 20% on shared hosting - Code:   cjc20host

GoDaddy Coupon Code 7: .com Domain for $6.95 - Code:          hash3

GoDaddy Coupon Code 8: Save $2 on a .com Domain - Code:          OYH3

GoDaddy Coupon Code 9: Save $5 off a $30 Order - Code:          hash2

GoDaddy Coupon Code 10: Save $5 off a $30 Order - Code:          chill2

Technorati Tags: godaddy, coupon, codes, coupon+codes, deal, discount, domain, name, domain+name, domain+names, names

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MAKE: DIY Retro Phone and PC Case MOD usable for Skype

Posted on September 16th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else.

Just had to share this with the readers here. I just saw this on Make.com about a really cool PC built in an old school (Antique) phone cabinet. The Best part is the phone is still usable as either Landline or as a Handset for Skype.

This just screams SteamPunk or is that two words Steam Punk? I love this look Technology with brass and wooden parts. Very Classy.

Below is a photo of this cool case and attached handset.

There really is not much else I can say about this - But I wish I had this kind of talent and patience to do something this creative. These people on MAKE are amazing.

Here is the Link to the full article and what the inside looks like.

Merlin

Technorati Tags: Retro, Make, Antique, PC, mod, Hack, Skype, Handset, Cool

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Steal from Microsoft: Get Office 2007 Ultimate

Posted on September 15th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Hack, Office, Shopping, Web Service.

Just saw this incredible deal from Microsoft if you are a current student. This deal is good until April 2008. Basically what the deal is that if you are a student you can get The Office Ultimate Edition for only $59.95. The catch is you must have a valid .EDU address and if they ask you - You must provide proof that you are enrolled at the school currently.

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DIY Lip balm - Similar to Burt’s Bees - All Natural Hack

Posted on August 21st, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: DIY, Hack, Health.

Well, a friend of mine who makes various soaps and what not gave me a small container of some homemade lip balm. All I can say is wow - this stuff is really nice and helped out on the chapped lips. She got her recipe in an email from a soap making group she belongs to. There was no attribution as to who first made this or any sort of copyright on this so I am going to share with you what in my humble opinion is one of the best lip balms I have used. And Hey I have tried quite a few such as chapstick, blistex carmex, and burt’s bees. Burt’s Bee’s has been my favorite up until this.

First Gather the following items up to prepare for this lip delight.

1. 1/2 oz of Almond or Olive Oil
2. 1/2 Tablespoon of fine grated beeswax - Found in Health Store or Some Drug Stores
3. 1 Tablespoon of Honey - The Better the Honey the Better it will be
4. 5 drops of Vanilla Essential Oil or Peppermint or Other Food Grade Essential Oils to make it smell nice
5. Set of Lips to test it on. :-)

To Prepare:

1. Put Oil and Bees Wax in a heat proof glass measuring cup.
2. Set Cup in pan of simmering water.
3. Heat until both items are melted
4. Slowly blend in Honey
5. Blend in the 5 drops of Essential Oil
6. Pour mixture into small container
7. Let mixture set - Can be placed in refrigerator.

The Container my friend used was to recycle a small mint tin with a secure lid.

To Use - use finger to smooth onto lips. Smack Lips Around. To Test give your love one a nice kiss on the lips (Hint: if you are sick don’t try this at home)

Other Idea is to use Peppermint Essential Oil or similar food grade flavoring to add aroma to the DIY Lip Balm.

Technorati Tags: altoids, mints, mint, tin, candy, mint+tin, candy+tin, gum, gum+tin, DIY, hack, Make, LipBalm, Lip+Balm

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New Wallet Spotted Last Night - The All-Ett Wallet

Posted on August 12th, 2007 by Merlin.
Categories: Gadgets, Life, Money, Shopping, Travel.

I have seen this listed in a few forums I read as a great wallet and that it is the worlds thinnest wallet available - Well Believe all the hype. My friend who bought this all-ett wallet had a ton of credit cards - library cards - drinking club card - grocery club card - Sam’s Club - Costco Membership - Gym Membership Card - I believe he had about 15 total cards and it was smaller then my regular wallet. He did take out all the cards and money to show me how paper thin this wallet really was. I was amazed at the quality that went into making this all-ett wallet beautiful stitching around and re-enforced areas to prevent this from failing. I am pretty sure this wallet will hold up for quite a few years as this is made from sail material and if it can withstand the rigors of sailing I am pretty sure it can withstand the back pocket - They are listed as being able to last 3-5 years.

Here is a photo of the ALL-ETT Billfold — Link to Purchase from Amazon

And here is the Junior ALL-ETT Billfold, Link to Purchase from Amazon

Merlin - Living Life to the Fullest only Simply

Technorati Tags: Wallet, All-Ette, All+ette, Thinnest+Wallet, EDC, EveryDay+Carry, Everyday, carry, EDC,

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