GoDaddy 2013 Renewal Coupon Code: 20% off

UPDATE: this coupon code works for new domain names too and is still valid as of June 2013! I just renewed a number of domains on GoDaddy and this coupon code saved me 20% off of my order: GDBBA547 (actually the savings percentage in the cart was listed as 47%) If you are renewing domains (UPDATE: or purchasing new domains) I hope this coupon helps! 🙂 PS if you like this GoDaddy coupon code, please rate it from 1 to

Automated WHOIS query solutions for Windows

While consolidating a variety of disparate domain names for a corporate client, it was useful to have a way to automatically get WHOIS information for all the domains. Two free solutions I found were: MultiLook – Windows based utility that can find WHOIS info for domains and then export the info to HTML Great for a one time lookup of domains. The interface is not perfect, but it does get the job done for most domains. 4/5 stars PHPWhois Ideal for

Sample wilderness cabin solar setup

NOTE: If you’ve read this blog long you probably already know that my family lives of the grid. So when my good friend K asked me for sample info about a very basic solar setup (for a wilderness cabin that would only be sporadically used on weekends for lights and radio etc.) I was happy to respond… Hola K! Here’s the solar checklist that we spoke about earlier, with these components your dad would have a basic solar setup: NOTE: I recommend a

Exede now offers an unlimited download time period

Exciting news for satellite internet users! From 12 midnight to 5AM, local to your installation time zone, you can download an unlimited amount without it affecting your monthly bandwidth quota. Woot! 🙂 Late Night Free Zone: free downloads and uploads every night from 12 midnight – 5 a.m. local to your time zonehttp://www.exede.com/exede-customers/late-night-free-zoneEvery night during the wee hours, we’re giving Exede customers a free hall pass to enjoy their superfast Internet service just a little bit more. Or a whole

BlackBerry PlayBook wireless file transfer, WiFi file sharing [SAMBA]

The PlayBook tablet has some nice features built in: screenshot capability originally missing in Android, but in iOS for a long time Wifi file sharing (using SAMBA, i.e. the default file sharing protocol that Windows uses ) this can be accomplished on Android with 3rd parties apps and be fairly tightly integrated into the OS. on iOS, some apps utilize SAMBA but the locked down nature of the iOS file system makes it much less useful that BlackBerry’s straight-up file

How to take screenshots on BlackBerry PlayBook

If you are wondering how to take screenshots on the Blackberry PlayBook, it is very easy! Simple press the Volume UP and Volume DOWN buttons simultaneously and it will take a screenshot 🙂 To view your screenshots, go to the Pictures app on your tablet. That’s all there is to it! PS this blog entry is a result of me recently purchasing a 64GB PlayBook from Office Depot for $199 and checking out all of its features. I am very