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Seeking Reviews for Realdose.com’s Weight Loss Formula No. 1

Seeking Reviews for Realdose.com’s Weight Loss Formula No. 1

Have you tried products from RealDose.com? We want to hear from you! Today seems to be RealDose.com Day on the internet because it seems as though everywhere I go (including this site), I’m met with ads for this website. So I decided to look into RealDose to see what I could find, and therein lies the problem. Despite the ubiquitous advertising, there seems to be a complete lack of information about this site, other than obviously fake reviews. … Read entire article »

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Website Review: Zbiddy.com – Another Generic Penny Auction Site

Website Review: Zbiddy.com – Another Generic Penny Auction Site

I was simply going to close my browser and get off the computer, but they had to go there. I was checking out Zbiddy.com, which I had seen advertised online. After seeing it was just a run-of-the-mill penny auction site, I was just going to close my browser and forget about it. But when I went to leave the site, they just had to insult me with a fake chat window and an annoying popup. … Read entire article »

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Raspberry Ketone: Miracle Pill or Scam?

Raspberry Ketone: Miracle Pill or Scam?

It seems that anytime Dr. Oz mentions a promising new pill for weight loss or anti-aging, affiliate marketers are waiting in the wings to pounce and turn a quick buck. It seems that no sooner than the words come out of his mouth, the internet is flooded with fake blogs, fake reviews, and fly-by-night websites pushing their “pro” version of the product. The latest in this series of products is raspberry ketone. Is this another … Read entire article »

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Are Mobile Phones Bringing Us Closer or Father Apart?

Are Mobile Phones Bringing Us Closer or Father Apart?

by Freddy G. In modern society, where technology governs most of our lives, one needs to be very much in touch with the growth and development of technology. Failing to do so can brand a person as old or out of touch. An important piece of technology that we use today is the cell phone, which has evolved drastically since the inception of the telephone. Once over a foot in size and physically attached to the … Read entire article »

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Does a Las Vegas Traffic Warrant Show Up on a Background Check?

Does a Las Vegas Traffic Warrant Show Up on a Background Check?

Here in Las Vegas, traffic warrants are rampant, with easily over 100,000 active warrants as of 5 years ago. For those who have warrants, there’s that Machiavellian fear that the cops are just around the corner, waiting to pounce. I’ve had several friends in this predicament, and the following questions get asked over and over… Will a traffic warrant show up on a background check? In most cases, yes. Obviously there will be variation from city to … Read entire article »

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Windows 7 Running Slow? Try This.

Windows 7 Running Slow? Try This.

I’m posting this in hopes that it may save someone the large amount of time I spent trying to find this solution. It may not work for everyone, but it only takes seconds to try and doesn’t require downloading anything. In my case, my computer went from sluggish to snappy immediately. My laptop is two years old. Over time, it was taking longer and longer for apps to load, until the other day when I was … Read entire article »

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Interview: Child Care Industry Peaks and Valleys in the Recession

Interview: Child Care Industry Peaks and Valleys in the Recession

The current state of the economy has been particularly hard on parents with young children. These families are often forced to decide between a two-income family with children in daycare, or a single-income family and surviving on meager means. On the front lines of this constant struggle are child care facilities themselves, who are also attempting to balance between keeping their doors open and accommodating families in this extended recession. So we sat down with Tony Foskey … Read entire article »

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Sumas 10″ Tablet Review: This Tablet is Hard to Swallow

Sumas 10″ Tablet Review: This Tablet is Hard to Swallow

I went to a local Fry’s to purchase a relatively inexpensive tablet for a Christmas gift. After looking at all the options and talking to the associate, who seemed to know what he was talking about, I opted to pick up the Sumas 10.1-inch tablet, the PC SMT-102PAD. In fact, I bought two of them as gifts. My girlfriend picked up one for herself. At $179 each, the 10-inch screen and 1ghz processor seemed like … Read entire article »

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Seeing Unwanted Text Enhance Ads?

Seeing Unwanted Text Enhance Ads?

The problem: Seeing certain words on web pages – maybe even on your own site – with unwanted green, double-underlined contextual ads. These links point to (or are at least powered by) such sites as text-enhance.com. The problem is you don’t want these text ads, nor did you give permission for them to appear on your computer. You’ll see some places that offer to remove it if you download their software, but typically downloading and … Read entire article »

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Getting Pricked by Bidcactus.com

Getting Pricked by Bidcactus.com

Advertier: Bidcactus.com Bottom line: Misleading Statements When I see an advertiser on Facebook, a couple of things immediately come to mind: they’re probably spending decent money, and it’s probably a product I have no interest in. Today I saw bidcactus.com advertising on Facebook, and both of those intuitions were proven correct. Bidcactus.com is a penny auction website, dominated by such players as Swoopo.com and Qubids.com (discussed in a prior Waffles post). The industry is past its peak and is … Read entire article »

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