Monday, November 28, 2011

Saving Money while Shopping with your Discover Card


Want to save money this Holiday Season?  If you have a Discover Card, you can earn a 10% to 25% cashback bonus on every online purchase you make during the holiday season. They have over 200 top online retailers where you can shop and earn your cashback bonuses. They also list on their site the retailers rebates, free shipping offers and other coupon codes to help you save more money.

How to get your Discover Card Cashback Bonuses while shopping online:
  1. Log Into their site: ShopDiscover.com
  2. Link to the retail store where you want to shop. You have to link from their site to get the savings.
  3. Use your Discover Card when paying for your items.(Don't forget to use any coupon codes with your order for extra savings).
  4. Your CashBack Earnings will be updated with the savings in about 8 weeks after your purchase.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

TitanTV - Free TV Listing Guide Website


There are lots of free TV guide websites online.  My favorite is TitanTV.  TitanTV shows cable/television listings(for the USA) in an eye pleasing, adjustable grid.  The grid is color coded to indicate the type of television programs being listed.  You can display 1 to 6 hours of TV programing listings on the grid.  You can expand the grid to full screen by using the "Site Preference" link at the top of their home page.  I personally like the default grid with a 3 hour program listings view.

Another nice feature on TitanTV is the ability to view program listings up to 14 days into the future.  You also can search for programs listed in their TV guide for future airing times and dates.  They also allow you to filter the viewing grid by type of programing.  You can filter the viewing grid by Animated, Children, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Education, Entertainment, Food, Game/Quiz, Health, Home, Information, Interview, Music, Nature, News, Other, Religious, Sci-Fi, Sports, Travel, True, Movies, HDTV, Favorites and New.  I really like the filter feature. If you just want to see what movies are on TV, just select the movies filter and only movies listings will be shown.


Clicking on listings in the grid gives you more details about the selected TV show.  It lists credits about the show and a gives you a link for future airings.  You can also add that TV program as a Favorite and then use the filter feature to just see when your favorite TV shows are playing.


Another nice feature is the ability to create your own specific channel lineup.  This allows you to list only the TV channels that you watch.  You can create as many lineups as you want.  You have to register with their site to utilize this feature.   


Give TitanTV a try.  If you watch a lot of TV, I think you'll really find the features on their site very useful.

Monday, November 7, 2011

The Khan Academy - Free Educational Tutorials

One of the best educational sites on the Internet is the Khan Academy.  This is a great not-for-profit website for those wanting to learn about Math, Science, Biology, Physics, History and many other subjects.  The Khan Academy currently has over 2,600 educational videos that users can view for free and their video library is constantly growing.

The videos are very well done.  You can follow them at your own pace.  They even have a practice area where you can test what you've learned.  They also have a tutorial section where Sal Khan works through every problem in the College Board "Official SAT Study Guide."

Here's the link to the Khan Academy.  Check out their educational videos to see if you like them.  It's the perfect educational resource for any student trying to learn a new subject.