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Meet Our New Food and Entertaining Video Channel, YumTV!

partysugar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:43:19 -0800

I'm a huge fan of PopSugar Rush and BellaTV - that's why it brings me great honor to introduce our new food-related video channel, YumTV! We're creating an exciting lineup of original shows that will debut every week. YumTV is your ultimate guide to all things food, drink, and entertaining. We'll show you how to throw the perfect party, cook killer apps, browse the farmers markets, shake up creative cocktails, and much more!

In today's first episode, we talk about one of the most important side dishes of the Thanksgiving meal, mashed potatoes. To learn how to add a punch of color to our basic mashed potatoes recipe, watch YumTV now!

5 iPhone Apps to Help You Through the Holidays

GeekSugar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:47:57 -0800

Can you believe that next week is already Thanksgiving? I can't, and there's no slowing down from here. In the midst of seasonal travel, family gatherings, and shopping on Black Friday, you may need some help getting organized. Check out five fun and functional apps that will help you wade through the holiday madness.

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Website of the Day: The History of Thanksgiving

GeekSugar — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:00:44 -0800

This year, The History Channel has whipped up a pretty spectacular website called The History of Thanksgiving.

On the site, you'll find fun facts about this special day including 15 things you don't know about Thanksgiving, you'll learn how football became a part of this day, and find out the origins of Thanksgiving. The site also provides videos related to the holiday, a Thanksgiving calendar and resources list, where you can find things like recipes and info about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

It's definitely a helpful and entertaining one-stop-shop for all things related to Thanksgiving!

To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group, read more.

I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.

First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
Choose "Blog" and “Regular Post.”
Give your story a “Title.”
Fill in the “Body” with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
Click “Next."
Choose the audience for your story to “Website of the Day” in the drop-down menu
Add keyword(s) (for example mine for this photo was "Website of the Day").
Change channel to “Technology and Gadgets.”
Fill in tag field with relevant tags.
Click “I’m done” to submit content.

So join the Website of the Day group and share information about all your favorite sites! Yours just might end up on the geeksugar homepage!

Wishing You a Thanksgiving Filled With Gratitude

GeekSugar — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:33 -0800

Sometimes I get so wrapped up with the latest and greatest gadgets that I tend to lose sight of how truly blessed I am. Today is a day of reflection and introspection where we can set aside our egos and hectic lifestyles and pause to express our gratitude. For those of you who are in the US, I hope you are able to share this festive day with special friends and close family.

In the above photo, you'll find children from the Vasti Vidhalaya School in Khairat, India who were provided with $100 XO laptops from the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organization as India's pilot study. With these laptops, the children are able to learn English, to draw, paint, learn math, chat, and play memory games. Before the children start their lessons on their new laptops, they offer prayers.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.

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Happy Thanksgiving from geeksugar!

GeekSugar — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:00:50 -0800

Today is a day to give thanks, spend time with family and friends and yes, indulge with some Super Mario Galaxy gaming action! I would like to send a ginormous geeksugar THANK YOU to the readers for sharing your views, opinions and fabulous tech tips over the past year. Wishing you a very safe, joyous and yummy Thanksgiving!

Cooking with your laptop is like drunk texting-don't do it! According to Valleywag, getting gravy out of your MacBook Pro ain't easy. - Valleywag
Wondering how popular the Kindle is? It sold out in just five and a half hours! - Engadget
RIM is already whipping up a new OS for the BlackBerry and it may include a touchscreen. - CrunchGear
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will be going green this year by being covered with 30,000 multicolored LED lights strung on five miles of wire. - CNN
Are you a Skype user? Check out the latest Skype travel mouse which features a LCD display, numeric keypad and a speakerphone option. - Oh Gizmo!

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Keep Up With Black Friday Deals Online

GeekSugar — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:05:52 -0800

As I'm sure you're aware, Black Friday is coming. If you're still having nightmares from last year's crowd-checking events the day after Thanksgiving, then you always have Cyber Monday to look forward to! But before we get into that, I'd first like to introduce you to a few websites: iBlack Friday, BlackFriday.net, and TheBlackFriday.com.

All of these guys will hook you up with the latest deal news from the Black Friday shopping front with up-to-the minute news on leaked deals, ads, and details to help you plan your shopping strategy. If you don't already have the iPhone app, jump on that too, so you'll have all your bases covered for the big (shopping) day!

iPhone App You Need Now: Black Friday

GeekSugar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:05:02 -0800

In case you missed it, it's November, which means Thanksgiving is right around the corner, Christmas will soon arrive and before you can shout "Happy New Year," it'll be 2010. Not to put the pressure on you, but November doesn't just mean turkey and stuffing - it means Black Friday. I predict that this year, good deals and sales will be more important than ever to get people in the stores to shop for gifts, so be on top of it all with the Dealnews Black Friday app.

This app is great because it gives you details on the best sales around right now, as well as confirmed and leaked Black Friday deals from all across the web and on store shelves. Plus, it even counts down the days until November 27 so you know exactly how long you have to plan your in-store shopping strategy. Keeping with the penny-pinching theme, the Black Friday app is totally free.

Must Haves For November

GeekSugar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:44:00 -0800

November not only brings the gathering of family and friends for Thanksgiving festivities, but the highly anticipated gadget deals on Black Friday. Whether you're planning on stocking up on your tech toys before the holiday shopping mayhem ensues, or you want to know what hot new gadgets and accessories will be flying off store shelves this month, here's my must-haves roundup of the latest and greatest in tech.

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Facebook Measures How Happy We Are

GeekSugar — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:10:41 -0700

Apparently this is a real metric: Facebook recently announced it would begin to track our gross national happiness via status messages. The social networking company worked with a team of social psychologists to come up with lists of positive words ("yay," "happy," and "awesome," for example) and negative words ("sad," "doubt," "tragic.")

It then published an index of how we are collectively feeling day-to-day. Turns out we're happiest on national holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, and social holidays like Halloween. Our "saddest" days were Jan. 22, 2008 - the day of the Asian stock market crash/actor Heath Ledger's death and Jun. 25, 2009 - the date of Michael Jackson's death.

Apparently no one at Facebook actually reads your status updates; instead they rely on computers to find relevant words and measure data. You can check out the full happiness graph on the Facebook blog.

I think it would be funny if they started tracking other words, too. Perhaps Facebook could report on how happy we are in our relationships - or even at work. Could you imagine them coming up with a set of "angry" or "frustrated" words? Any other status trends you'd like to see?

4 Gadgets To Help You Work Off That Turkey and Stuffing

GeekSugar — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:00:40 -0800

So you had a little too much turkey, gravy and stuffing on Thanksgiving (not to mention all the leftovers you indulged in), and you completely ignored Fit's assessments of how many calories your typical Thanksgiving Day meal contained, which means you've probably gained a few pounds. No biggie, just let your gadget obsession help whip you back into shape. Although it will take some determination, it won't be all that hard, I promise - you just gotta get moving, and cut back on the treats. Click through this slideshow as I show you four gadgets that help you work off that extra weight and get you back to your pre-Thanksgiving Day body. Hey, at least your index finger will get a nice workout. Source

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