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I didn’t even try them on!

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Ok, we’re back from that silly doctors appointment.

It was so hot here today, that as we went back to the car after the appointment Chris and I looked at each other and we decided right then and there to go to a store and buy some summer clothes.

I’d been looking for shorts on and off for the last month or two but I hadn’t really found anything that I liked. Since it was already in the 80’s and getting hotter it was definitely time to go hunting for some cooler clothes!

We went to Winners.

You know what it’s like there. Either they have nothing that interests you, or you feel like you won the lottery. At least it’s that way for me.

Since I wasn’t feeling that well and I wanted to get back home to hopefully make a bit of money via the internet I opted to not try on any of the clothes that I picked out. Hopefully that wasn’t a huge mistake! I kept the receipt – I can always return them!

I purchased one new top, 6 pairs of shorts, 6 pairs of Capri pants and other pants, and one of those really soft fluffy house coats. Chris got four shirts and two pairs of shorts.

Why do they call shorts a pair of shorts when it’s only one item?

So uhm … the bill was pretty high! Most of the items were only $20 to $29 each, but when you purchase that many items it adds up!

Obviously I didn’t need all those pairs of shorts and pants and I fully expect that I’ll be taking some back since I didn’t bother to try them on – and still haven’t. However, since I don’t really go out shopping all that often, and since I have been looking for these items for a few months I figured I might as well pick out several of each and if they fit well and I like them, well I won’t have to buy any more this year!

Don’t ya just love a good shopping spree?





All My Movies – DVD catalog program

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I’ve been asked to do discuss the DVD catalog program All My Movies, and I think this would be a great program for anyone that has a large collection of DVD’s, CDs, VHS tapes and other forms of media that they’d like to keep track of an organize.

The program is a very easy to use DVD and Movie Catalog. Use the program to catalog details of your personal media collection. What I like about the program is that you don’t need to sit and spend hours filling out all the movies details for your catalog. Just give the program a little bit of information such as the movie title and it will automatically download all the details from the internet movie database. All My Movies is even Windows Vista compatible.

All My Movies isn’t just for English language films, it’s actually a multilingual organizer. It supports English, Greek, Russian, Dutch, Belorussian, French, Latvian, Serbian, Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, Danish, Korean, Slovak, Chinese and German languages.

All my Movies supports additional internet movie databases with plugins for the All My Movies program, so you can use it to import details from many different internet movie databases. Want to know more about the various actors in your movie collection? You can look up actors birthdays, biographies and filmographies quickly and automatically.

If you have an extremely large collection you might be interested to know that you can add new DVDS and other media data into the program by using a UPC/EAN barcode. Just enter or scan the barcode numbers and all the information is added automatically.

You can save your collection to PDA’s and other mobile devices if you’d like. Heck, you an even play movies directly from the program so it can be used as a video playlister.

There are so many features I could go on – but if you think this program sounds like something that you could use, or that it might make a great gift for a friend or relative who has a great movie collection go to the site and read more about All My Movies features. You can take a look at screenshots of the software at work on the site too.

If you are migrating over from a competitors movie collector’s software you can get a 25% discount on your purchase.

ProFlowers – special occasion flowers and gift ideas

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Well it’s Mother’s day tomorrow. Did you make some plans to see your mother, or perhaps if you can’t be with her maybe you arranged for a flower delivery? If you forgot you can always send a belated flower delivery or gift basket.

ProFlowers has some wonderful selections of Mother’s Day flowers and even though it’s too late to order them for tomorrows delivery they have some gorgeous mixed bouquets. Some even come with free weekday delivery!

Did you know that Proflowers delivers the freshest flowers? The flowers for your selection come fresh from the fields. I don’t think that there are many other companies that specialize in flower delivery that can offer such fresh flowers.

Don’t feel like giving your mom or someone you love flowers? What about a lovely gift basket, or gourmet basket? Perhaps your mother would prefer a potted green plant or flowering plant? Maybe a bonsai or potted orchids? It’s up to you. Just know that there’s a wide selection of item to choose from at ProFlowers. You won’t be disappointed.

If you’d like to learn more about flowers you might enjoy taking a look at another section of their site called the Florapedia flower guide. You can use the guide to learn more about caring for plants, the meaning of the various flowers and their colors, and even get some help deciding which flowers to send your mom.

Remember to visit Proflowers the next time you need gift ideas or want to send flowers for a special occasion.

Zofunk iPod and Video iPod cases

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I really like the stylish Zofunk iPod cases. The slim cases come in three different colors – red, blue and pink.

Each case is ultra slim – only 1mm thick. The iPod video can be placed into a universal dock without the removal of the case due to it’s ultra slimness. The cases are selling for just $26.95, and they come with matching earphone covers and a micro-fiber cleaning cloth. You can use the cases with 30 gm, 60 gb and 80 gb iPod video.

The iPod video case doesn’t add any extra bulk to the video iPod thanks to it’s ultra slim design. The case also allows for easy access to all ports, and the dock connector.

I don’t have an iPod, video or otherwise, but if I did I’d likely get one of these cases to protect my ipod and give it a more personal look. I just love the design – don’t you?

Alentus now offers SharePoint Hosting

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If you own or work for a small to large business you might be interested to know that Alentus is now offering SharePoint hosting.

SharePoint is packed with cool features for your organizations hosting needs. It’s the leading Microsoft web solution for document management, information sharing and team collaboration, and Alentus is offering the new Windows SharePoint Services in shared or dedicated hosting environments.

Some fantastic features of SharePoint are the 40 different templates that you can choose from, as well as project tracking. Each Windows SharePoint website comes pre-configured with a wealth of built in features. If you need a website for project management, a Class room or even HR management templates can be installed and customized to your exact needs. With SharePoint you can create blogs, forums, and wikis to compliment your businesses website.

This Microsoft web solution is great for document management, information sharing and team collaboration. Your employees will be able to work collaboratively on many different tasks such as documents, lists, events, images, calendars, announcements, contacts and many more projects. There’s even a new portal tool with mobile access that will allow members of your team to collaborate and manage content remotely.

Package prices begin at $30.95/month for the SharePoint professional Plan and go up to 99.50/month for the SharePoint Fortune 500 plan.

Plans include support for WSS 3.0, customized templates, 500 mb to 2 gb of Web server disk space, 40 to 200 SharePoint user accounts, 40 to 200 email accounts, 50 gb to 200 gb of monthly bandwidth, 200 mb to 1 gb of SharePoint document storage, Custom Web Parts supported, SSL certificate support, document search, and MS exchange 2003 support which is optional. All packages come with same day setup.

There are so many great features I can’t see how a small to large organization wouldn’t want to try this new Microsoft Windows SharePoint Hosting at Alentus. The prices of the three available packages seem reasonable as well.

I should mention that SharePoint is a secure tool that’s been built in a secure environment. Another important fact that any business would want when hosting their companies website.

The Alentus staff are knowledgeable, and the Alentus hosting site has a reputable uptime record.

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