This site also comes from Reference Librarian Rick Frisone: refdesk.com contains facts, search resources, headline news, current gas and oil prices, pictures, the day in history and more. You can even check the U.S. Debt Clock in real time and go back to historical data.  Check it out!

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Etsy.com is a great place to buy and sell hand-made items. You can search for items by category (Bags and Purses, Clothing, Children, Jewelry, Music, Glass, and lots more). My favorite is to search by color (just put your favorite color in the search box and items in that color will appear!).   You can even [...]

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Wilton Library Reference Librarian Rick Frisone recommends half.com (an ebay company) where books, textbooks, audiobooks, Xbox, DVDs and more can be purchased.  His niece has used it to buy her law school books (which are so expensive).  Thanks for this suggestion, Rick!

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I am probably one of three people who do not have unlimited texting on my cell phone.  Because of this, I’m careful not to go over my monthly limit.  Yesterday’s New York Times has an article about a new iPhone/iTouch app that offers free, unlimited texting!  TextPlus is a new app from Gogii, a start [...]

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I just heard that the Cash for Clunkers Program (mentioned in my August 7 post) has been cancelled, a victim of its own success.  Click here to visit the official government site.

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I just love this column on how to bypass those annoying voicemail instructions when calling someone’s cell phone. If you feel you spend far too much time waiting for the beep, check out David Pogue’s column in The New York Times.

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“Soccer by Ives (pronounced “Eye-Viss”) is simply the greatest American soccer blog.  The site has special focus on the US National Team and NY/NJ area professional soccer, but also features the more prominent continuing developments in the greater aegis of world soccer, containing up to the minute, professionally accurate information.  For his “day job” Ives [...]

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This tip comes from PC Today.  Looking for an inexpensive dining experience?  Restaurant.com lists local restaurants that accept gift certificates sold on their site.  Restaurant.com will give you a printable $25 gift certificate for a $10 charge on your credit card.  To date, the site claims it has saved users more than $75 million.

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Do you know that over 180,000 cars have been sold in the last month or so? Many people have questions about the Cash for Clunkers program (formally known as the Car Allowance Rebate System “CARS”). Click here to visit the official government site.

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