We’ve often sung the praises of on these pages. With unlimited free two-day shipping on most orders fulfilled by Amazon, if you shop there much it pays for itself in no time. Now, students can get a full year of Prime membership for free when they . Here’s how it works.Amazon Student is a free membership program created especially for college students. In order to join, you’ll need an Amazon account, a valid .EDU email address from your school, and you’ll have to be able to provide proof (upon request) that you are a student actively enrolled in at least one course at a college or university located in the U.S.Membership provides you with a full year of free two-day shipping with ...

Our Friday Freebie this week is something a little different. Have you ever needed to get documents somewhere in a hurry, but don’t have access to a fax machine? Try out .eFax is the world’s #1 Internet fax service, with local numbers in 3,500 cities (46 countries) around the globe. Take advantage of our eFax free trial and you’ll be faxing for free from your computer within minutes.Here’s how eFax works. You simply compose a new email with the recipient’s fax number at a special eFax sending address. Attach the documents you’d like to fax, and click send. That’s all there is to it!Receiving faxes is just as simple. The sender simply faxes it to your unique eFax number, just as they ...

If your machine is running slower than it used to or you’re experiencing lots of errors and crashes, you may not need a new PC. Maybe you just need a tune-up!Tune-up from AVG is designed to eliminate slow system start-ups and helps to keep your Windows PC operating at peak performance, while also helping to improve system stability. Now you can see how it works for .AVG TuneUp takes all the guesswork out of maintaining your PC. It handles problems that once would have required a technician with extensive training to repair. The easy-to-use software interface makes it a snap to diagnose problems and fix them so you can maintain your PC yourself.With intuitive wizards and alerts it’s truly simple to ...

Friday Freebies is back with a , a world-class provider of online data backup solutions. The free trial account will give you access to all of Elephant Drive’s features for a full 15 days, without charge or obligation to you.It’s easy to get started with your free trial. Simply click here to visit Elephant Drive and create your account. Then download and install the for quick, easy, and secure upload or backup of your data.The files you upload to Elephant Drive are protected by strong encryption and stored in hardened data-centers with state of the art security and environmental protections. You (and you alone) can access your files from anywhere and at any time.The Elephant Drive software runs on Windows, Mac, and ...

Okay, we know that school is just now getting out, but this back to school offer is too good to keep to ourselves. The Apple Store has just announced that if you’re a college student (or a faculty or staff member at any grade level) and you buy a new Mac with Apple education pricing between now and September 7th, you’ll get a free 8GB iPod Touch. It’s the most popular promotion of the year from the Apple Store for Education.You got it! Take a free 8GB iPod Touch back to school with you. In addition to a huge variety of other great features, the iPod touch has built-in Wi-Fi for downloading thousands of games, movies, songs, apps, and even free (and amazing) ...

Did you know that simple mistakes in computation make up a large portion of errors on tax returns? In fact, the IRS estimates that the average return contains literally dozens of miscalculations. These errors can cost you money, and delay the processing of your refund.Failure to take advantage of deductions and credits can also increase the amount of taxes you pay, or reduce your refund. More than two million Americans overpay because they fail to itemize deductions, according to the GAO.So what can you do to make sure your return is accurate and that it squeezes every cent out of deductions and credits available to you? One solution is to use filing software from the experts at H&R Block. is easy ...

In northern climates, the growing season is just about over for another year, but some of the most important work for gardeners is just beginning. Cleanup and prep work done this Fall can make a huge difference in next year’s lawn and garden. Here’s a checklist for Fall cleanup and some tips on getting things ready for Winter.Remove debris, spent plants and weeds. The importance of removing leaves, spent annual flowers or vegetables, weeds and other debris before the snow flies can’t be overstated.Autumn is the time of year is when weed pods and cases burst open to release their seeds. Pull the plants up or at least clip off the heads and discard them. By the way, you don’t want ...

Since our site offers savings on such a huge variety of pet meds and supplies, we do our best to stay informed about pet care and health, and to be aware of the wide range of products that are available and how they work. With warmer weather on its way, as a responsible pet owner it’s important to protect our pets from the many dangers imposed by fleas and ticks, but it is also essential to do so in a way that poses the least risk to our pets and families.Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a  for flea and tick control for cats and dogs. Following an increase in incident reports concerning many of these products back in 2008, the ...

It all began when clinical psychologist became frustrated with the fact that he could do little to help many of the couples that came to him for counseling. In too many cases, he perceived that a fundamental clash of personalities destined couples to years of unhappiness. If only he could have been around to prevent a marriage that likely shouldn’t have happened in the first place. So he set out to do just that, by providing a matching service driven by in depth scientific assessment of personality traits. His idea is now a a multi-million dollar concern with more than 20 million people registered in four countries, and a spin off site geared especially for gay singles as well.According ...

There’s one in every crowd. You know him. That guy who’s always pushing just a little too hard, or moving just a little too quickly, or getting just a little too close for comfort. Trouble is, everyone seems to recognize it but him.eHarmony has put together a list of some typical creepy behavior that some men may not be aware of to help them steer clear of “the creep zone.” Here’s a quick summary of their main points.1) Don’t mention anything overtly sexual early on. eHarmony points out that a man who mentions sex at any point during the first 10 conversations is likely to be considered a creep by most women. Whether or not sex is your only agenda, it ...