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Lynnette

I got my first computer in 1986 and immediately started writing, saving documents, and organizing my entire life on it. Thus began my love affair with gadgets and all things tech. I built my first website in 1998 in old-school HTML code -- before websites were "a thing". Blogs weren't invented yet. It was the same year that Google was born. My husband and I created TheFunTimesGuide.com in 2004 -- before YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, and Mashable were launched. That was the year Facebook started and 'blog' was the Word of the Year according Merriam-Webster. Ever since then, anytime a new electronic gadget hits the market... I have to have it. (My husband's impulsive nature to try out every new tech gadget invented is even worse than mine!) When I'm not trying out fun new tech gadgets, you'll find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites).

Keychain Memory Card Reader/USB Flash Drive

Here's a CHEAP way to turn any memory card (like those used in digital cameras, mp3 players, camcorders, etc.) into a transportable hard drive to store files, pictures, etc. -- or to transfer things from one computer to another. It's a USB flash drive!

Ways To Bypass Sites That Make You ‘Register First’

Here are two quick & easy solutions for bypassing those online registration forms... you know, the kind that make you 'register first for free' before you can view the article.

Who Really Needs XM or Sirius Satellite Radio?

It took two "brainwashing sessions" to get me to buy into the fact that we do, in fact, need Satellite Radio. Specifically, XM (as opposed to Sirius) Satellite Radio. First, Jim made Neil show me his new portable XM...

Web Portals: Google vs Yahoo Personalized Homepages

Here are some of the differences between Google's personalized homepage and Yahoo's personalized homepage. Both offer a way to keep all of your favorite things at your fingertips -- no matter WHAT computer you're on...

BlogNashville: Seen & Heard

Okay, now that my computer is back to normal... let's get back to the FUN stuff!!! I realize that I have GOT to be the very last person on Earth left to comment on this past weekend's national Blogging conference...

Reasons To Make ‘My Yahoo’ Your Homepage

I have a feeling that most people (even those who use Yahoo for e-mail) are not aware of the wide variety of free tools and services available for FREE! Simply by using MyYahoo as your homepage, you can incorporate a number of really cool Internet features.

Those HP Photo Printer Commercials ROCK!

See Francois in the HP photo printer commercial in these videos.

Cloudmark’s SpamNet Is The Best SPAM Killer

Knock on wood, unlike the majority of Americans out there, we don't get much SPAM. That can be attributed largely to the fact that we: 1. Simply don't share our e-mail addresses with many people. 2. Stop the e-mail chain...

How To E-mail A Text Message… Plus Popular Shortcuts, Abbreviations, Internet Slang & ‘Leet’ Tips

Here's how to email a text message to anyone's cellphone. Instructions are included for Alltel, AT&T Cingular, Cricket, Sprint, and Verizon cell phone services. Plus links to some great resources for sending email messages as text message to your friends' cell phones when you don't know their cellphone provider.

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