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Two good deals at the same time. If you are looking for some quality Graphics card for your PC, this is one of the best deals you will ever find. This post includes two different deals on two different Graphics Card which should be perfect for any kind of budget. Here is the first and the cheapest one on offer.

Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2600XT at Buy.com can be purchases at just $30 after rebates. New Google Checkout users can get an additional $10 discount which drops the price down to $20. If you have received a $25 coupon for Google Checkout, you can get Diamond Viper Radeon 256MB Graphics Card for just $5. I have published a post a deal on Diamond Viper ATI Radeon X1650 PRO Graphics Card before but this a lot better deal that that one. Here are some of the specifications for Diamond Viper Radeon Graphics Card. (BTW shipping is free)

• Radeon 2600 XT GPU, 800 MHZ Clock Frequency
• 256MB of Video Ram which has 128-bit GDDR3 memory interface
• Native PCI Express x16 bus interface
• Supports Microsoft DirectX 10 & Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.0

This deal includes two products, a XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB PCI Express Graphics Card as well as Company of Heroes Game for $150. This deal is offered by Newegg. Buy a XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB PCI Express Graphics Card and get a Company of Heroes game for free (while supplies last). The price is dropped to $150 for XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB PCI Express Video Card after a $30 mail-in-rebate. Here are some of the specifications for XFX GeForce 8800GT Graphics Card.

• Nvidia GeForce 8800GT GPU, 600MHz Clock Frequency
• 512MB Video Ram which has 256-bit GDDR3 memory interface
• Supports Microsoft DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0
• Maximum Resolution of 2560 x 1600
• 2 DVI port and 1 HDTV Out port
• PCI Express 2.0 x16 interface

I wish I had a PCI Express slot. I would have surely bought the XFX GeForce 8800GT Graphics Card for my PC. It is quite hard playing games on my Laptop which has a lot better Graphics Card than my desktop and can’t run most games on it because of that.

I am into programming and know something about it. Not a lot on scripting languages though. I learned C programming for 4 years and I think I know something about C programming. I haven’t done any C programming for some year thought but I know what kind of logic goes into programming. Programming is mainly about using logic. Syntax can be found on the web or on books but logic is the key to any programming. There are a lot of online sites that can help you learn programming but I think it is best to learn offline with a professional person who knows it all as it takes a lot less time to learn that way.

Well, if you know the logic behind programming and are just looking for some tips, you could get help online easily as there are lots of sites that offer help for free. Scripting language can be quite useful when creating a website of you own. When creating a site, you also need to look at the designing aspects of it. There are a lot of design blog that will help you to design websites. Learning designing doesn’t take that much time as programming does (from my experience).

Stylish Weblog is kind of a general blog but it has lot of useful information on designing, programming, technology news and also has interesting articles on finance. This blog can be useful to a lot of people as it includes quite a broad range of subjects. Stylish Weblog is a fairly new blog but still it has a lot of very informative and useful posts on it. You might want to check out Stylish Weblog’s user accounts as it offers valuable information on staying safe from Malwares and spywares. Spyware is a huge risk when you are online. I myself have had a problem. Lot about $50 because of it. Atleast, I think it was because of Malwares on my PC. I had a virtual credit card which I got to purchase items on the web. Before I could purchase anything, the balance just magically disappears. I had never used that card on the web before or anywhere else for that matter. The credit card information was stored in a notepad file. The balance just magically disappeared. I think it was because of Malwares (Don’t know for sure though). You should take a look at this spyware community on Stylish Weblog for more information.

Here is another online contest courtesy of BlogOhBlog. BlogOhBlog is a blog that provides valuable information on SEO and also provide free and premium Wordpress themes. One of the best places to be if you are looking for some wordpress templates or some help for newbie webmasters. BlogOhBlog are holding a contest which will be drawn on 21st of May 2008 and a lucky winner will get a PlayStation 3 and a Game of Your Choice. It is very easy to enter in this contest, the only requirement is you need to have a blog. Just write a post (at least 200 words) including a link to their contest post, subscribe to their RSS feed and leave a comment including the link to your contest post on theirs.

PlayStation 3 is a state of the art console game anyone can buy on the market. There are three different specification available for a PlayStation 3 and the specification for PlayStation 3 (PlayStation 3 40GB System) from the contest is:

• Internal 2.5″ SATA 40GB Hard Disk Drive
• Built-in Blu-ray/DVD/CD player
• Cell Broadband Engine advanced microprocessor
• SIXAXIS wireless controller
• Screen sizes supported : 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
• HDMI out - (x1 / HDMI), Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1, Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1
• Memory : 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
• Two USB 2.0 Ports

A PlayStation 3 with the above features costs $400 at Amazon.com . This is actually the lowest specification PlayStation 3 console available. There are other two PlayStation 3 consoles available (PlayStation 3 60GB System and PlayStation 3 80GB System). Sony has been a leader in console gaming but with the release of Xbox Console, it has declined a bit and PlayStation 3 is the answer to Xbox. PlayStation is a big expensive than an Xbox or Nintendo Wii but the hardware on it superior than both of them. Sony was on top with their first PlayStation and then again with PlayStation 2. They were the sole superpower in console gaming. PlayStation 3 is designed to last so don’t expect a newer version (PlayStation 4??) at least for the next five years.

Today, we are facing more and more power cuts because the demand for electricity has skyrocketed in the past decade or so. To meet the demand companies are burning more coal and other carbon emitting products which disintegrates our planet, climate. The city where I live in has around eight hours of power cuts per day six days a week which makes life so much more difficult as we depend more and more of electronics. Well, one good thing about it is, we don’t generate electricity with by burning coal, it is all hydroelectric power but the demand is so high that it is hard to meet. And the demand will only go up. Because of the power cuts, I had to buy a laptop. I could have bought UPS or a battery but the price almost came out to be the same because I had to buy inverter and batteries. Well Diesel generators could have done the job too as it is a lot cheaper but the price of diesel made be think twice.

I do a lot of my work on my computer and make a decent living from it. Without electricity, it is impossible. I had a 30 minute UPS but that was only useful for preventing loss of vital data if the power went out. There are other high end UPS that will be able to hold lot longer but it is expensive. You could actually custom design your own UPS, kinda. Just get and inverter and a huge truck battery. That should do the job pretty well. If you need even longer duration, you might want to look at this Uninterruptible power supplies store. They provide all kinds of UPS, from 1kVA to 800kVA. If you need more power, it can be arranged. Upto 2 megawatt UPS can be made using parallel systems. This can be very useful for big companies.

Powercontinuity.co.uk is a UK based company that can handle power needs for any kind of company. They will do all the installation work and even maintain it in tip condition. Besides, UPS they also provide generators if that is what is needed. This kind of power supply is a bit bad for the environment though as it uses fossil fuel to generate electricity. UPS is the best way to go or even better, solar or wind power if you can to generate electricity.

There are not a lot of places where you can get web space for hosting sites for free. There are a few but most of them don’t allow users to use their own domain or they restrict some file types. Some even provide free web hosting with cpanel. Some free web hosting providers allow use of only particular extensions with lots of restrictions and those kind of hosting is almost of no use ( particularly for me). I have used free hosting from many sites and at last decided it was better to pay a small fee than to get web hosting for free. I used free hosting from awardspace (which only allowed use of subdomain eg: test.awardspace.com) . I found one that allowed free hosting of sites which included a cpanel. I used it for quite a while but after some time, they collapsed. It was not the best hosting but was pretty good if you consider the price, FREE.

After that, I decided to purchase a hosting plan but that failed horrendously two times. Now, I found the perfect hosting for my sites. It is pretty cheap and has a damn good server with no downtime till now. Well, if you can’t afford to pay for hosting or you want to just try it out, you can find few good free web hosting providers. I think Hostbot.com might fall into one of them. They don’t have Cpanel but you can have access and manage your site’s file using a pretty good control panel. They also allow free php web hosting, not a lot of sites allow php files on their server ( for free service ). Hostbot also doesn’t want anything in return for the free hosting space and bandwidth. Some of the free web hosting providers force the users with links and ads that are placed automatically at the footer (usually). With Hostbot, there is no forced ads. Their free hosting plan includes:

• 20GB Disk Space
• 10GB Bandwidth
• Full FTP access
• Supports Php5 and SQL (You could host sites that require a database like wordpress)
• They also offer quite a few useful pre-installed scripts which you could use to make a site
• Get access to traffic data with the help of Awstats which is also available for free

Awstats is a very useful tool for analytic traffic and visitor data. I use it all the time and it is the best analytic software available. Awstats even shows when search engine spiders (bots) have accessed your sites. Well if you want more disk space and bandwidth than currently provided by hostbot, you can upgrade your account by paying a small monthly fee. I would have loved to see Cpanel on it. What do you expect, the service is provided for free with no forced ads and also allows SQL database, PHP etc. You can try it, its free and if you don’t like it you don’t loose anything. If you want to operate a business website or anything important, you might want to go for a paid one that offers Cpanel.

I think this is a neat idea. This should be a device for all the people who can’t live without their electronic devices and travel a lot. This is great for the environment, even thought it reduces the impact in a very very small way. HYmini Micro Wind Powered Charger can be used in a day to day basis without using the electricity from the power grid. Charging the HYmini Handheld Micro Wind Power Generator’s battery is pretty simple, you just need some wind. HYmini is a hand held hybrid portable device charger which can be also charged by plugging it into your wall.

Why would you want to do that when you can charge your portable devices for free by using the HYmini charger. It is green and should be good gadget for environmentalist as well as others. You can use the HYmini charger to charge almost all 5volt portable device. Cell phone, MP3 player, iPod, PDA, digital camera or other 5V devices can be charged using the HYmini . There are various ways you could charge HYmini Micro Wind Charger, place it on your car window when you drive, place it on your bicycle, while jogging (strapping it on your arm) or well just place it outside your window if there is sufficient wind available.

The HYmini Handheld Micro Wind Power Generator generates power using:

• DV input jack 5V 1A max limitation through 110/220 wall plug
• Other sustainable sources like linkable HYmini Solar battery attachment with 0.7W Max capacity
• Laptop or Desktop USB 2.0 outlet
• Built-in supplemental wind generator with 1W Max capacity with zero loading
• 1200mA/h lithium ion polymer rechargeable battery
• Input current: Less than 1A or 1000mA and 5V max
• Maximum charging rate 40mph (65kmh)

There is no need for you to install additional software to use HYmini Micro Wind Power Generator for charging any portable devices. To know if your HYmini Charger is fully charge, just look at the color of the LED light and if it is green that means your HYmini charger is fully charged. This is quite an environmentally friendly solution for charging your cell phones, iPod, digital cameras, PDA and other 5Volt electronic devices. The HYmini Micro Wind Powered Charger costs $50. Not that expensive but not that cheap either. The Lithium ion battery will have to be replaced in time depending on the use as they have a limited lifespan.

Here is another great deal on a digital camera. Amazon has a Nikon D40 6.1MP digital SLR camera on discount price. Even better, you can get both Nikon D40 6.1MP digital SLR camera w/ 18-55mm lens and Nikon 55-200mm VR Zoom Lens for $585. The price of just the Nikon D40 6.1MP digital SLR camera kit is $450. That is the lowest price I found for Nikon D40 6.1MP digital SLR camera kit. The Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens alone costs $210 at Amazon itself. You can get both Nikon D40 6.1MP digital SLR camera kit and Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens for just $585. This is after a $100 instant discount. This discount will show after final stage of checkout before you submit the order.

Here are some of the specifications for Nikon D40 6.1MP digital SLR camera kit

• 6.1 Mega Pixel CCD which is enought for 14 x 19-inch prints
• 2.5-inch LCD with three display options
• You can shoot pictures up to 2.5 frames per second
• Images are stored in a SD memory card (not included in this deal)
• also comes with a 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens without any additional charge

Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens is a good combo to buy with a Nikon D40 6.1MP digital SLR camera kit. A professional photographer could easily use this combo to produce top quality pictures. Don’t know about the Nikon D40 6.1MP digital SLR camera kit but the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens comes with a 5 year manufacturers warranty. This lens could really make the difference when you are taking pictures large distance away or very close by. This is not by any means the best lens but it should do the job pretty well for day to day use as well as professional use.

In search of lost bounties across the sandy ocean floor? Have a deep rooted discoverer on lost treasures within your blood? Look no further. The Bounty Hunter Metal Detector is a top of the line handy metal detecting instrument that is used to keep the discoverer alive in all of us.

Tired of searching and searching for lost trinkets and treasures without coming out with a thing? The Bounty Hunter Metal Detector changes all that, but how? Switch on the metal detector, and the magnanimous 2.4” LCD screen will join forces with the three tone audio feedback signal to signal some of the most cherished surprises you can possibly find with the location you are located in. One of these cool gadgets can keep anyone busy for days within a 1 mile radius.

Picture yourself discovering a 75 year old coin that was dropped by a hunter over a century ago. Finding such objects like an old rusty nail or bent up penny will be no small issue for a child still discovering the world in all his innocence. You’ll be happily surprised by all the excitement that this little trinkets can bring.

Worry no more about the comfort of treasure hunting no more. The padded arm rest, comfort grip handle, and adjustable light aluminum stem allow you to carry on metal detecting for as long as you want. Comfort and reliability are key elements of the Bounty Hunter Metal Detector.

Thinking of taking one of these cool gifts to the sea? Worry no more about the water, as the Metal Detector is completely waterproof. The 8 inch wide face search coil ensures you will not miss anything, making it perhaps the best metal detector I have personally set eyes on!

Pack your bags, set course and happy hunting!

One of the most important part of running a website is to make it unique and clearly distinguishable from other similar sites. One of the things that does this is the design of the site and the logo. The recent trend for website has been Web2.0 and it is very popular. These kind of designs are very visual and eye catching. Design of a site is very important, you must know making a good first important is important and the design of a site does that. And “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. Professional Website Design is one of the things you should consider when starting a website. Then comes the part where you need to build traffic for your site.

In this part, you need to market your site on the web properly. The most important of them all (from me) is search engine optimization. If you have done your work properly, you should be getting a lot of benefits from it. The first thing you need to do is choose which keyword you want to get traffic from (don’t choose just one), then do a lot of search engine optimization work. This certainly won’t show any immediate results as it takes time to build your search engine ranking. One your keyword ranks high in search engine results, you will be getting a lot of free traffic to you site courtesy of search engine and your search engine optimization work. Search engine optimization includes adding meta tags, keywords, descriptions etc to your site. This is just one small part of SEO. Get as much incoming links as possible with your desired keywords. Exchanging links with other same niched sites is one way to go. You should visit this seo blog as it has quite a few tips and new information on search engine optimization.

When you have launched your site, you won’t get any traffic at first. So, to solve this issue, use social media sites like Digg, Stumbleupon, Reggit, Propellor, Del.icio.us etc. This will get you instant traffic. From my experience, Stumbleupon has been the best instant traffic supplier. Here is a good Social Media firefox plugin you could use to manage multiple social media accounts on different social media sites. You will gain a lot credibility with social media sites and this will help you in the future when you submit new stuffs to them. Nowadays, using social media is a must to promote new websites. If your site is good, you could get a lot of backlinks for free (without doing any work) which is good for search engine ranking. Just focus on these stuffs and your website should be doing good in no time.

What more can you ask for if you are a racing games fan. Gran Turismo is the best racing game ever made and how about playing this amazing new release of Gran Turismo Racing games series Gran Turismo 5 Prologue with a Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel. Both of these items just costs $100. If you buy it separately, it would cost a lot more. Just a Gran Turismo 5 Prologue costs $37. This is the lowest price I found for the Brand New Gran Turismo game.

At Logitech’s official site, Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel costs $130 so in total, if you buy both these products separately, it would cost you $167. At Walmart, you can get both Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for $100. A must see deal for Driving simulation games fan’s. One bad thing about this is the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue racing simulation game only works with PlayStation 3. Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel works with both PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. Here is what you will get with the box of Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel.

• Logitech Driving Force Pro (Force Feedback) Steering Wheel
• Gas and brake pedals
• Power supply
• A 1 year limited warranty

Here are the list of all the games compatible with Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel. Almost all of the racing games work with Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel. Well, if you are a driving simulation enthusiasts, you should more than likely know about Gran Turismo Driving Simulation game. If you don’t know, Gran Turismo is the best driving simulation game till today. The graphics are just stunning and the vehicle controls are as close at it can get on a console or a computer. Well, to the main reason of this post, visit the Walmart link I posted above in the second paragraph and buy both Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for $100. Shipping is free if you Ship-to-Store method but why do that when you can get it delivered right on your doorsteps for just an extra $1. Get it before it is out of stock at Walmart.