12 Websites That Are Good For the Earth, Your Conscience There are plenty of websites that will help you manage your cash, help you find a good place to get a drink (or two), and help you stay clutter-free, but the ones that let me help others and the planet are my favorites. Using technology to aid in conservation is cool, and so are these 12 websites. Check 'em out!
Imagine for a moment that the next time you go to a busy restaurant, you don't get stuck holding a big pager that is bound to scare the living daylights out of you when it vibrates to alert you that your table is ready.
The solution? The ingenious and brilliant service from ReadyPing that allows restaurant hosts to text message their guests to let them know that they can be seated. To get started, the only thing the restaurant has to do is sign up for an account; then they will enter the guest's name, party size, and phone number into their system and when the table is ready, the host can press a button and the guests will be text messaged.
What I love about this is the convenience, and especially the fact that you aren't stuck sitting in the restaurant while you wait.
The service is currently available to restaurants for a monthly fee that includes unlimited text messages, and it's already being rolled out across the US in chain restaurants like Claim Jumper, The Cheesecake Factory, and Maggiano's.
Last week, Dancing With the Stars participant Steve Wozniak warmed our hearts by giving 100 percent to his geeky quickstep routine, despite his injury. And this week, he was not only dealing with a fractured foot, but a pulled hamstring as well, and yet he still managed to pull out all of the stops including some serious hip shaking, fancy footwork and he did the worm dance! The judges were a little cruel with their 10 out of 30 score, but in my books, the Woz deserves a 30 out of 30 for his cheery disposition, effort, and for representing geeks in style!
I've appreciated Hulu since its inception, but didn't really know how far reaching it had become, but in February it made an impressive showing, gaining 10 million viewers and launching itself into the number four video site in the US.
When I miss a show and didn't DVR, I use Hulu, if it's on Hulu. If I'm not at home and have time to kill and a WiFi connection, like waiting for an airplane, I use Hulu.
It's generally the first place I think of when I do miss a show. I guess they're right: There are aliens who want to take over the world.
Boost Mobile is back with another one of their eyebrow raising commercials, which is a part of their Unwronged video series. It wasn't too long ago I was pointing out the strangeness of the last TV ad, and now the cell phone company is back with this interesting number. Promoting their $50 a month unlimited plan, which is free from hidden fees, these commercials may be just what society needs right now — a good phone deal and some wacky entertainment.
A few doors closed last night on Gossip Girl, but wouldn't ya know, a few of them opened as well. As unpredictable as the plot may be, one thing that didn't change is the proliferation of fabulous gadgets (and clothes of course — check them out on CelebStyle!). See how well you were paying attention with my tech quiz!
Mountable flat screens have been one of the greatest design boons in home technology; their slim lines free up valuable real estate, as well as allow you to put TVs in places the big boxes previously could never fit. But just because you can doesn't mean you should. Check out a few unconventional places for TV mounting.
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