Free Songs & Videos From Apple iTunes

$0.99/song is really cheap. . .



. . .Although you can get the same exact mp3 downloads for $0.33 or less actually from other online stores that work with any iPod too as discussed on sites like web tips blog essistme.com.

But just like anything else online, it's much smarter to find the appropricte coupon codes and deals when you're about to buy anthing from an online merchant.


Now, what if you could download free songs & videos from Apple iTunes?



Did you know there's an entire category called "Free on iTunes"? There's selections of free mp3 songs and albums you can download.


There's more Apple iTunes Deals that won't cost you anything to download -- like over 500 Free Videos to download as well on iTunes. . .

Or a new category called iTunes U with premier content from the leading educational universities and educational institutions. I just downloaded and watched a Stanford video of Guy Kowasaki going over the top 3 reasons to start a new venture.


$0.99 downloads are a deal, but $0.00 downloads are even better!

250GB Hard Drive for $50. That's $0.20/Gig!

While gasoline prices are continuing to climb up and up and up and up and up and.... At least something else in life is getting cheaper -- storage. The price for hard drives have finally hit prices where they are really affordable for the masses.

And portable mass storage devices like this BeyondMicro 250GB external hard drive for $50 is a great deal. Paying only $0.20/Gig of Hard Drive space is a very very good deal right now. And it should be plenty for most PC users to back-up their desktop or laptop data + have more room for supplemental storage space for say, all the photos & video you keep taking with your ditigal camera and camcorder.

How to find this deal:
1) Go to http://ecost.official-promo.com
2) Search for item # 5131554

You'll also get Panda Internet Security software included for free!

Tax Procrastinators are Rewarded: Microsoft TAX PREP SOFTWARE + USB Drive for $9!!!!!!

Staples has absolutely cheap Tax Prep Software on super sale this week like: H&R Block's TaxCut PREMIUM FEDERAL Tax Prep Software + STATE ...some of the sofware packages come with e-filing included!!!!! Plus you get a free USB flash drive!

Designed for taxpayers who want to file Federal & State returns
Improved guidelines to import tax info more easily and transfers your federal data to your state returns
The H&R Block TaxCut on sale includes a FREE 32MB Flash Drive

CHECK IT OUT!

They also have other software for FREE or cheap, like Microsoft Money DELUXE version completely free. Or Norton Anti-Spyware software, again competely free. Or Norton Antivirus for only $9.99...

P.S. For the truely lazy, don't forget they offer free shipping on orders over $50 (usually next day, if you order early enough) and also if you're a Staples Rewards Member (free to sign-up), you get free shipping on ALL purchases, without the $50 minimum!

Fly to Ft. Lauderdale for $8 (NOT A MISPRINT!)

Yes, you read the title right, for the price of 2 Lattes at Starbucks, you can get to Florida on Spirit Airlines!

http://www.spiritair.com/welcome.aspx?pg=salesinformation&number=284

Perfect For Father's Day + Your Wallet: $1 Ties from Amazon.com

Father's Day is around the corner, and there's something so perfect about getting Dad the ultimate cliche present -- the TIE!

Here's a way to have fun, save money and get that perfect gift for Dad -- Really Wild Ties for $1 at Amazon.com! [S&H is $4.95/ORDER, not per item, which isn't that bad].

There are some really WILD TIES that are probably worth no more than $1 for Easter Bunnies ties and other humorous characters like Santa, cartoons, etc.

Then there are some more "respectable" ties that are repeating patterns of much smaller images, like this neat read/blue one with little fishies!

If you dig a little deeper, you'll find 14" boys' short clip-on ties for $1 that are perfect for the little man in the house.

There are over 140 different items for a buck. And if you're in need of some cufflinks, you can pick a pair up as well for only a buck! This is going to be a great Father's Day!

25% Discount on iTunes (i.e. $60 iTunes Gift Card for $45)

25% Off Apple® iTunes Gift Cards means that you can get $60 worth of iTunes.com pre-paid gift cards for only $45 from BestBuy.com.

Basically, you buy Three $15 iTunes Gift Cards, and you'll get one more free. These are great stocking stuffers, graduation gifts, perfect for Mother's Day or Father's Day, etc. Right now, iTunes carries over 3 million songs, so there's definitely something for everyone.

Get your storage here! About a Quarter-A-Gig!

Technology truely is amazing(ly cheap) these days days. 2007 is the year of storage -- with the masses finally gettin on board with watching, downloading, creating, uploading videos, photos, etc, what everyone can use is a bit more storage. Instead of going through the hassle of opening up your case, and installing another drive in an open drive bay, an easier (and somewhat portable) solution is to get an external drive to store all that newfound media. Where else are you going to dump the hundreds and thousands of photos you've been snapping in your digital camera, camera phone and even camcorders that take decent still pictures?

Nowadays, the price of storage has plummeted to about a $0.25/Gig of hard drive space -- that's amazing! For example, you can get a 320GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for less than 100 bucks! (ok, so it's 28 cents/Gig, but that's close enough to that shiny quarter in your pocket!)



Or if you spend just a little more, you can get 1/2 Terrabyte Drive(that's 500 GIGS!) for only $150! Usually, these external USB Hard Drives provide transfer rates of up to 60MB/sec on USB 2.0 (that's pretty fast) and are fully backwards compatible with USB 1.1 (which means it will work with **YOUR** pc!). Some of these hard drives even come in a fanless design, so it's QUIET. And they can be placed either vertically or horizontally, saving space and fitting nicely into the background.

With all the new media options with Windows Vista, you'll most definitely need more storate in the future (even if you still have Windows XP, you'll be upgrading at SOME point in the future!)

Do you have limited memory issues? (In the SD kind of way?)

These days it seems like every digital device can take photos, videos, play mp3's etc. But where do you store all that data? In the puny SD card that came with the device that's only 32MB? What a pain in the neck.

Well, it's time to get another SD card that has tons more memory. There's plenty of new SD cards on the market that go up to 2GB - 4GB *AND* are affordable -- meaning FREE or nearly free (after rebate).

For example, Buy.com has a 2GB SD Card that's $0.00 after 1 easy rebate form with free shipping. Totally NOT a pain in the wallet if it's FREE!



Flash media is becoming so cheap that it's not worth it to be frustrated by limited memory cards. Go for it and pick one up today, you'll be glad you did!

And how about thinking 1 step ahead at the same time? You'll need to dump all that data onto your PC at some point, or else what's the point of taking all those photos and videos? Or how do you get the mp3's from your itunes folder to your SD card?

The solution is a USB card reader. It simply plugs into your USB port, and when you slide in your SD memory card, it shows up on your computer as a separate hard drive. So all you do is click and drag files / folders just like you would with your regulard C: drive or D: drive, etc. And usually these USB card readers come as "universal" formats, so that they can accept any of 10-12 different varieties of memory cards -- SD card, MicroSD cards, Memory Sticks, Compact Flash, XD, etc. Portable keychain ones are available too that are tiny and if you keep a memory card in it, it can act as a flash drive too.

Great LAST MINUTE STOCKING STUFFER

Can't find that something special for everyone on your Christams shopping list? Here's a unique gift that they'll ACTUALLY USE and appreciate for months after the gift is given -- a Gift Membership to Netflix DVD rental service.

Netflix is now offering Gift Subscriptions from 1 - 12 months at a time. And it's affordable! You can get 1 month for a little as $5.99! That's for 2 DVD movies in a single month. With over 70,000 movie titles in stock, there really is something for everyone.

If they already have a NetFlix account, it will simply start their next billing cycle. If they are new to NetFlix, the gift will start the day they redeem the certificate on the site. And when the gift subscription ends, it will simply turn into an active subscription at that same rate you purchased for them, using their credit card put on file when they set-up and redeemed their gift certificate. Or they can simply cancel and return any DVD's they have out at that time.

And as if you wondered if there really is a santa, Blockbuster Video just announced that they will offer Netflix customers FREE rentals if they just bring in the Netflix rental envelopes (that you don't need for anything). So basically you can double the # of videos you get for free!

More Free Rentals for NETFLIX customers!

FYI, local Blockbusters almost everywhere are now honoring the tear-off address flap from your NetFlix DVD rentals for a free in-store movie rental. So basically it's a 2-for-1 deal for NetFlix customers: You rent a DVD from NetFlix, then use that same envelope to get a free movie rental from the local Blockbuster...

Here's the press release from Blockbuster

And for those that want to jump on the bandwagon and truely get something for free, you can sign-up for a free trial from NetFlix immediately and get your 1st DVD in the mail within 24-48 hours (they are FAST). Their lowest plan is only $5.99/month too, which is really affordable and makes that service actually practical for most families.