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There are lots of ways to get a “free” credit report. There’s a website run by one of the big three credit reporting firms that will give you your credit report and score “free” with paying for monthly monitoring of your credit reports. There are several more sinister websites that claim to give a free credit report, but nothing happens when you entire your personal information. Well, nothing to your web browser at least. Criminals probably have your personal information (including SSN) and are adding it to their database.

Last week, I mentioned that I downloaded a Charlie Brown theme for my T-Mobile Dash but that I was sad that it didn’t have my calendar on it. Well, I decided to quit whining and do something about it. So I took the original Charlie Brown theme and I added support for the fantastic Facade plugin by SBSH.

If you’ve already plunked down $600 for a locked phone, why not spend $150 more to customize that bad boy? Colorware, which specializes in coloring computers, has released a new process for your iPhone. For $150, you can make your iPhone yours by selecing a color palette that matches your purse, iBook, or favorite sports [...]

I hope to have a longer post at a later date, but I’ve taken a quick look at Google’s new Referrals product. It’s a bit different than what I think of affiliate or referral programs. Most programs allow you to include a code in a link that tracks the person as coming from you in [...]

Grand Central is one of those startups that really interested me. Basically, you sign up for a phone number with Grand Central and give that out. You utilize Grand Central’s software to do a multitude of functions, including ringing multiple phones and screening calls. Basically, if you want your mom to ring both your cell and your home line but your cousin to only ring your home, you can set that up in Grand Central’s software.

I am a HUGE Peanuts geek. My wife even has the Linus and Lucy theme as her personalized ringtone for me. I also have a T-Mobile Dash with the fantastic Prosper iVista Black theme for the homescreen (though I did edit the XML file and Americanize some of the dates). It does everything I want [...]

Opening up markets is always a good idea and I really hope that Commissioner Martin takes a hard stance on this. It’s time to stop allowing cell phone companies to stifle innovation simply because they can.

I think I’ve found something about global warming that everyone can agree is bad. The warming climate is hastening the death of white ash trees from an Asian beetle and softening the wood from the trees according to the NY Times. Why is this bad? White ash is the primary material used in wood baseball [...]

The rates would be much more competitive if all of the credits were taken out, but then politicians couldn’t claim to be saving Michigan jobs and making all of those out of state companies that suck the lifeblood out of Michigan pay their fair share. Tax policy always takes a back seat to politics when you have politicians making the rules.