Many people have heard the term pre-paid credit card but are not sure what they are.
Well simply put it’s a card that you load up with money and it acts like a regular visa or mastercard.
Some of the more popular prepaid card reviews:
Greem Dot Prepaid Card Grade: A+
Visa Prepaid Card Grade: B+
Pre paid Master Card Grade: C-
Some of the companies above offer protection in case you loose your credit card and need the funds.
A prepaid card offer you the privacy which you need when shopping online or paying a bill over the phone without releasing your bank credit information.
Overall from the major prepaid credit card companies the one that seems to be getting the best reviews from consumers is the green dot card.
Your yearly credit report (otherwise known as annual credit report) is a free credit report that you are entitled to once a year by going to annualcreditreport.com
For more information about your credit report feel free to check out the following websites:
FTC credit report website ftc credit info
Privacy regarding your yearly credit report credit privacy rights
Info from FTC regarding your yearly credit report FTC yearly credit report
If you have any questions regarding your credit report feel free to contact experian, transunion or equifax.
If you are one of the many people worried about your identity and are thinking about signing up for a lifelock protection server you may find the following review useful:
The service does what it promises, it scans your credit report for any strange activity and alerts you when something pops up.
They guarantee their Life Lock service for up to $1,000,000
Their president Todd Davis publicy posts his social security number online.
From all the ID theft protection services LifeLock offers the most services.
If you are worried about your credit being ruined by an identity theif, this service is for you.
Checking your credit report once a year is not enough, you have to be proactive and check it monthly if not weekly.
Pros:
They monitor your credit report for you
Reduces the amount of junk mail you receive
The ID theft protection service only costs $10/month
They also reduce the amount of credit card offers you get in the mail
Cons:
If you’re not behind a computer when a fraud is detected on your credit report, there is no option to be notified by text message
They don’t offer 24/7 customer support
Our overall review for LifeLock: 96%
Nvidia has announced a brand new graphics chip for mobile phones called the APX2500.
It is a graphics chipset for microsoft windows mobile smartphones.
Specs:
Supports up to 720p hd video on a mobile cell phone
Easy to navigate and power save with ultra low power geforce technology
The Nvidia APX 2500 supports stunning image and video quality
Supports 3D web browsing on your phone
Nvidia npower technology optimized browsing
APX 2500 could be used for a number of uses including:
Entertainment
Business
Personal
This devide contains the High Definition Audio Video Processor and also the purevideo new technology for 3D graphics processing.
For some simple tips for driving in heavy fog areas follow this advice:
1. Have your headlights on but not your high-beams since they will bounce back the light from the fog and make it worse
2. Keep at least 3 - 4 car spaces in front of you from the car ahead
3. Drive slower then you normally would when it’s raining
4. Give yourself enough time and leave early so you are not in such a rush to get there
Best of luck and be careful out there!
If you purchased a Garmin Nuvi 350 gps and are wondering how to make it speak and say the street names follow these simple steps:
1. Turn the GPS unit on
2. Click on “Settings” then “Locale” and then select the icon with the mouth next to it that allows you to select a voice
2. Options that end in (TTS) will say the street names, options that do not have (TTS) will only give you the turn-by-turn directions. *TTS stands for “text-to-speech“.
side note: make sure you are running the latest firmware update on your GPS
(http://www8.garmin.com/support/agree.jsp?id=1169
Many people don’t know how to check what version of nvidia driver they have installed.
Follow these simple steps to find out what your current version is:
1. right click on desktop and choose properties or display settings (depending on your windows version)
2. click on advanded settings
3. go to the adapter tab and look under version
Many people have been wondering what difference is between Land Rover and Range Rover.
Well the answer is really simple. Land Rover is the name of the car company that makes the Range Rover car.
So next time one of your buddies says “I like both Land Rover and Range Rover” you can respod back by saying:
“That doesn’t make any sense you peanut, Range Rover car was made by Land Rover car company”
For those of you that are wondering what the best way is of picking an honest tax accountant in the city of Los Angeles follow these simple steps:
1. Pick up a local LA yellow pages book
2. Look under Tax Services or Accountants near the city of Los Angeles
3. Call the phone number listed for the person and ask them if they are cpa certified.
All tax people that are CPA certified have gone thru a set of tests and exams and are certified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
If I heard “not reality, actuality” one more time on trutv I’m going to throw my tv out the window.
Why do they feel like they have to say “not reality, actuality” every 13 seconds. We understand it’s your slogan (or whatever it’s called) but enough please.
Here is a quick tweak for anyone using phpbb forum that would like google adsense to show more relevant ads.
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Q: What is a Myspace secret profile?
A: It’s a hidden profile that’s embedded within an actual profile that only certain people have access to.
Q: Why would anyone need a secret profile code?
A: In order to access the hidden section of the profile you will need the unlock code to bypass the security.
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boolprop lotTerrainLighting (True/False) Set to false and lots will not light up when highlighted in neighborhood
boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoadsWithModel (True/False) Set to false to remove bridges from neighborhood.
boolprop displayLotImposters (True/False) Set to false to removes house graphics from neighborhood
boolprop displayNeighborhoodWater (True/False) Set to false to remove water from neighborhood
boolprop displayNeighborhoodFlora (True/False) Set to false to removes trees/plants from neighborhood
boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoads (True/False) Set to false to remove roads from neighborhood
boolprop displayNeighborhoodProps (True/False) Set to false to remove props like rocks and towers from neighborhood
boolprop lotWater (True/False) Set to false to remove removes water (ponds) from lots
boolprop lotTerrainPaints (True/False) Set to false to remove floorpainting on lot
boolprop carsCompact (True/False) Set to true and cars will have more detail in neighborhood
boolprop lotInfoAdvancedMode (True/False) Set to true to show lot information
boolprop objectShadows (True/False) Set to false to remove removes shadows on objects outside house
boolProp guob (True/False) Set to false to remove shadows on objects inside house
boolProp simShadows (True/False) Toggle shadows on/off for Sims
boolprop ShowLotPackageFilename (True/False) In neighborhood, shows filename of house when lot is highlighted
boolprop renderSelectedSimLevel (True/False) Set to true and walls will no longer cut away from selected Sim
boolProp displayPaths (True/False) Set to true to see the path where the selected Sim walks to
boolprop locktiles (True/False) Set to false to place floor tiles outside lot
boolprop displayLookAtBoxes (True/False) Set to true and blocks appear on Sims faces and on parts where Sims look at
boolprop allObjectLightsOn (True/False) Set to true to light up objects continuously instead of only when used
vsync (on/off) increases game performance but lowers graphics
moveobjects (on/off) moves objects and deletes you couldnt before
kaching get 1000 cash
help -all list cheats
autopatch (on/off) lets you know if theres a patch
exit closes cheat window
expand expands or contracts cheat window
slowmotion Puts the game in slow motion. Enter any number that 0 through 8 (0=fastest and 8=slowest)
StretchSkeleton makes your sims larger or smaller
boolprop constrainFloorElevation false Allows you to change elevation of floor tiles.
boolprop constrainFloorElevation true Disables the ability to change elevation of floor tiles.
aging on turn on aging
aging off turn off aging
motherlode 50,000 simoleans
faceBlendLimits (on/off) turns off facial bounding limitations. It prevents the normal corrections the game will make for two parents with very different facial structures.
boolProp snapObjectsToGrid true/false You can place objects outside the grid.
intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 8 You can invite more people to your parties.
clear Clears all cheat codes on the screen, but codes are still in effect.
social_debug You can tell what social reaction will happen before you do it
RoofSlopeAngle (15-75) Changes the slope angle of a roof
boolProp testingcheatsenabled true/false if set to true ALL other cheats work.
familyfunds (Family’s last name) XXXX Alots any amount of money you desire to any sim family (remove parenthesis in the family’s last name and replace the XXXX’s with any amount you want)