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Add a Wireless Remote to Any Garage Door Opener for About 20 Bucks

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Do you have an older garage door opener that can only be activated by physically pushing a button on the wall of your garage?

Did you lose the remote to the opener and simply can’t find a compatible remote to replace it?

Or perhaps the radio receiver in the opener has stopped working, rendering the remote you have inoperable.

Whatever the reason for not having a working remote, you can add one to virtually ANY garage door opener that can be activated by pressing a button on the wall. [Read more…]

Huge list of retailers, restaurants and other venues that offer student discounts

Posted on August 5, 2025

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Are you a student (or the parent of a student) in possession of a valid student ID card?

If so, that little piece of plastic is your ticket to some awesome discounts and savings.

Our friends over at StudentBeans have compiled a large list of retailers, restaurants and other venues that offer discounts to current students.

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4 ways to save big when shopping at Amazon

Posted on August 3, 2025

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If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that Amazon is my favorite online retailer, by far.

I got hooked on Amazon with my very first purchase. I not only got a fantastic price, but the shopping experience itself was the best I had ever experienced on the web.

If you happen to enjoy shopping at Amazon as well, here are a few tips for saving even more on your purchases: [Read more…]

How to delete your entire Google search history (and prevent Google from collecting it in the future)

Posted on July 29, 2025

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Did you know that Google keeps a record of everything you have ever searched for via the Google search engine?

Well, they do, and unless you have already deleted your Search history at some point in the past it dates all the way back to the very first search you made on Google!

Truth be told, Google has always provided a way to delete your Search history IF you knew where to look. The thing is, it was always very hard to find.

Luckily, Google has now made it a lot easier to delete your Search history.

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