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		<title>Plimus Shuts Down Vendors and Affiliates Without Warning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[California based online goods payments processor once popular with affiliate marketers, has shut down many of their vendors, and affiliates, in certain markets.  While that in itself wouldn&#8217;t be a problem, Plimus shut down these vendors without warning!  Not even 24 hours notice, so no time to find an alternative payment and affiliate platform to [...]


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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>California based online goods payments processor once popular with affiliate marketers, has shut down many of their vendors, and affiliates, in certain markets.  While that in itself wouldn&#8217;t be a problem, Plimus shut down these vendors without warning!  Not even 24 hours notice, so no time to find an alternative payment and affiliate platform to sell their wares.   In addition they are withholding payments owed to vendors for up to 3 months, and plimus affiliates up to 30 days.</p>
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<p>In an email to vendors just yesterday, Plimus explains &#8220;The credit card associations (including Visa and MasterCard) are increasing their scrutiny of merchants selling products within a number of online segments. Affected market segments include, but are not limited to, the following:</p>
<p>- Online auctions<br />
- Foreign Exchange (FOREX)-related products<br />
- Media<br />
- Poker chips and other virtual currency</p>
<p><a href="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/plimus_shuts_down_vendors_no_notice.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2060" title="plimus_shuts_down_vendors_no_notice" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/plimus_shuts_down_vendors_no_notice-350x232.jpg" alt="plimus screws vendors and affiliates with suspensions no notice" width="350" height="232" /></a>Next the complete lack of notice, the second scariest part of the plimus statement above is the &#8220;market segments include, <strong>BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO</strong>&#8230;.&#8221; portion.  Basically, if you&#8217;re using PLIMUS for products/services  in ANY market, they are saying, &#8220;dear valued customer, Plimus may have plans to screw you too, in the near future.&#8221;</p>
<p>If you sell affiliate products, either your own as a vendor, or someone else&#8217;s as an affiliate, I highly recommend you steer well clear of Plimus, as they clearly DO NOT have their clients best interests in mind.  Any company who would just shut down vendors with no warning after years of problem free service, clearly have another hidden agenda.  It&#8217;s rumored Plimus shut down these vendors and affiliates, and suspended outstanding payments owed indefinitely, due to a cash crunch on their part.  That is, Plimus doesn&#8217;t have enough cash to meet the payments they owe their vendors and afffiliates.  Is this true?  I certainly have no way of knowing.  Is it possible?  Definitely, as they decided to spring this sudden suspension just 4 days before they were obligated ot make payments to their vendors and affiliates.  Coincidence?  I&#8217;ll let you decide.</p>
<p>As an affiliate, this webchicklet only stands to lose $1200.  Vendors, on the other hand, stand to lose much, much more.  In addition, all their recurring payments with existing clients are lost forever!  Shame on you Plimus.  This incident shows a complete lack of any kind of professional conduct on Plimus&#8217; part, as well as a complete lack of business ethics.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s two different letters sent to vendors:</p>
<p>&#8220;Dear Vendor,</p>
<p>We are writing at this time to notify you we are exercising our right to suspend your account and payment as your business is in violation of the Plimus Prohibited Items Policy under this section: Financial services and of any type including and not limited to financial advice, all types of trading, insurance, currency exchange, trading signals, payment services.</p>
<p>Should there be any reference to Plimus on your web site, we ask that you remove it at this time.</p>
<p>In order to cover potential refunds and chargeback as well as any legal costs incurred to Plimus <strong>any payments due to you from Plimus are held for a period of three months and fifteen days starting from the last day of the month of your account suspension date</strong>; after which funds will be released to you per a monthly ongoing review and based on refund and chargeback impacting your account. In case of a negative balance in your Plimus account, Plimus will invoice you for the balance amount and expect payment within 30 business days.</p>
<p>We would like to take this opportunity to wish you success for the future and thank you for thinking of Plimus for your business needs.</p>
<p>Please let us know should you have any questions or concerns.&#8221;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>and the other letter from Plimus:</p>
<p>The credit card associations (including Visa and MasterCard) are increasing their scrutiny of merchants selling products within a number of online segments. Affected market segments include, but are not limited to, the following:</p>
<p>- Online auctions<br />
- Foreign Exchange (FOREX)-related products<br />
- Media<br />
- Poker chips and other virtual currency</p>
<p>As you offer products that fit within one or more of these segments, Plimus must now undertake a detailed and exhaustive review of your account, and its compatibility with the Plimus platform. This review will take approximately 30 days; at its conclusion, we hope to be able to advise you that we can continue to provide e-commerce services to your business.</p>
<p>During the period of this review, we must undertake two steps. First, the payout scheduled for the 15th of this month will be suspended for a period not to exceed 30 days, pending our confirmation that all transactions will be honored by the card associations. Second, your account will be suspended as of Thursday, January 12th, which will mean that no further transactions can take place until further notice.</p>
<p>We recognize that this represents a significant business challenge, and apologize for the inconvenience. If you believe your account should not be considered to be within one of the stated market segments, or if you have any questions of concerns, please contact Vendor Support directly.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>And here&#8217;s the one sent to Plimus affiliates affected (I got mine at 10:40 ET!!):</p>
<p>Dear Affiliate –</p>
<p>The credit card associations (including Visa and MasterCard) are increasing their scrutiny of merchants selling products within a number of online segments.  Affected market segments include, but are not limited to, the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Online auctions</li>
<li>Foreign Exchange (FOREX)-related products</li>
<li>Media</li>
<li>Poker chips and other virtual currency</li>
</ul>
<p>As you currently are promoting products that fit within one or more of these segments, Plimus must now undertake a detailed and exhaustive review of your account to assess the stability of the products sold via your efforts.</p>
<p>During the period of this review, we must suspend payments for your account for a period not to exceed 30 days, pending our confirmation that all transactions will be honored by the card associations.</p>
<p>We recognize that this represents a significant business challenge, and apologize for the inconvenience.  If you believe your account should not be considered to be focused on any of the stated market segments, or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Vendor Support directly.</p>
<p>Best Regards</p>
<p>The Plimus Team</p>
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		<title>Tippr.com Tips The Scales on Groupon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tippr.com: A Good Alternative to Groupon Several months ago I wrote about the wonders of Groupon.com, as they were the quickest out of the gate in the Local Deal of Day arena.   More and more combatants have entered the fray over these last few months and Tippr.com seems to be a standout, as the [...]


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<p>Several months ago I wrote about the wonders of Groupon.com, as they were the quickest out of the gate in the Local Deal of Day arena.   More and more combatants have entered the fray over these last few months and <strong><a title="Tippr.com groupon alternative" href="http://www.webchicklet.com/go/tippr" target="_self">Tippr.com</a></strong> seems to be a standout, as the dust continues to settle.  While all the Groupon knockoffs, ehem, I mean alternatives, seem to be offering great local deals of the day on a consistent basis, I&#8217;m getting a<span id="more-1485"></span> little tired of the same old half off a $40 restaurant tab.</p>
<p>Groupon, Living Social, Buywithme, etc all seem to be cycling through the the half off restaurant deals every day, at least in my neck of the woods (Washington, DC/Northern VA area).  So I decided to give Tippr.com a try, and have been impressed with their offerins to date, or at least not as bored with them.</p>
<p><a title="Tippr.com subscribe" href="http://www.webchicklet.com/go/tippr" target="_self"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1486" title="tippr.com_groupon_alternative" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tippr.com_groupon_alternative-350x244.png" alt="tippr deal of the day" width="350" height="244" /></a></p>
<p>One of the interesting things about Tippr.com that sets them apart from Groupon and the others is their maximum discount on a deal of the day gets bigger as more and more subscribers click to buy it!   I love when I see a local deal that I want, it already is offered at say 50%, and then later in the day after more people have bought, the discount goes up to 75% or more!  Cha-Ching!</p>
<p>Tippr.com is just as easy to use as all the rest:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="www.webchicklet.com/go/tippr" target="_self">Subscribe at Tippr.com</a> with your email address and select your city of choice and they&#8217;ll send you the deals of the day for that city each morning</li>
<li>Share it with your friends, colleagues, family, enemies, the dog next door.  Remember, the more people who buy, the more you all save!</li>
<li>Click on the Buy Now button. If you like what you see, buy it, and when the deal closes, they email you the voucher which you can print at home and redeem at the vendors place of business or online if it&#8217;s an online vendor.</li>
</ol>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t get any easier than that!  They are know to offer deals of the day at local restaurants, spas, retail shops, city events, bars, theaters and more.   They are starting out slow, so the cities they currently offer deals of the day for are:</p>
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<li>Atlanta</li>
<li>Boston</li>
<li>Chicago</li>
<li>Honolulu</li>
<li>Los Angeles</li>
<li>New York</li>
<li>San Francisco</li>
<li>Seattle</li>
<li>Washington DC</li>
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<p>So the next time you&#8217;re feeling the need to save some money, give Tippr.com a try.  And remember&#8230;.you&#8217;ve got to spend money, to save money.</p>
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		<title>How to Remove Internet Security 2010 Virus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attack of the killer Internet Security 2010 virus or hostage ware. I pride myself on my stellar record for avoiding virus&#8217;s and spyware on my Windows Vista Sony Vaio laptop, so I was slightly amused yet pissed to see the annoying popup in my system tray saying my system is unsafe and I need to [...]


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<p>I pride myself on my stellar record for avoiding virus&#8217;s and spyware on my Windows Vista Sony Vaio laptop, so I was slightly amused yet pissed to see the annoying popup in my system tray saying my system is unsafe and I need to purchase and install <strong>Internet Security 2010</strong>.  It&#8217;s a clever little virus that almost made me believe it was a Microsoft Security alert.  Until I saw that it was asking me to pony up some money to buy the <strong>INTERNET SECURITY 2010</strong> program.  I thought that sounded fishy, so I googled Internet Security 2010 and was inundated with pages mentioning this was a virus.  So what ever you do, do not buy this program!  If you already have, be sure to call you credit card company immediately!</p>
<p><span id="more-982"></span>So after a quick sigh, I attempted to run my AVG free software.  To my dismay the Internet Security 2010 virus blocked it, and Microsoft Security from running so that I could quarantine the little bastard.  Now I began to think that this little nuisance virus was more formidable than I originally thought.  So another quick google for &#8220;<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=How+to+Remove+Internet+Security+2010+Virus&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;aq=t&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rlz=1R1GGGL_en___US358" target="_blank">How to Remove Internet Security 2010 Virus</a>&#8221; and I saw that indeed this would be more of a challenge than I first reckoned!</p>
<p>Now I had to sort through the search results, avoiding the ones that were clearly spam.  After much reading I happened on a website that had a somewhat strange url, but the info regarding how to remove the Internet Security 2010 virus seemed legit:  www.bleepingcomputer.com.  I was a little hesitant to use this sites methods as it requires you to download and run a file called rkill.com which will end all the virus process that are currently running on your system.  Of course the obvious danger with that is that rkill.com could be a virus.  Well I&#8217;m here to tell you it is not a virus, and it worked perfectly!  On some systems, including mine, this filename won&#8217;t work (the virus at work again), so the site provides a link to a different file name, which did run and killed all the virus processes.  This allowed me to then Malwarebytes software to find and quarantine the infected files.  Sweetness!</p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-983 alignnone" title="internet_security_2010_virus_files" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/internet_security_2010_virus_files.jpg" alt="internet security 2010 virus" width="770" height="581" /></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not going to go into a step by process for removing this annoying Internet Security 2010 virus, as it is well documented on bleepingcomputer.com at the link below.  So if your system is being held hostage by the Vista internet security 2010 virus, don&#8217;t despair, removing it is not as difficult as you think!  Good luck.</p>
<p>Information on how to remove the Internet Security 2010 Virus <a href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-internet-security-2010" target="_blank">HERE</a></p>
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		<title>Get Your Groupon: Local Deals Of The Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I discovered Groupon.com on the Today show a couple months ago when they highlighted their incredible deals of the day. As I&#8217;ve pointed out many times in the past, this webchicklet likes a bargain, and with Groupon.com daily deals, bargains are a daily event! Unlike the popular Woot.com site which brings a single product deal [...]


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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p><span style="font-size: small;">I discovered <a title="Get Your Groupon!" href="http://www.webchicklet.com/go/GetYourGroupon/" target="_blank">Groupon.com</a> on the Today show a couple months ago when they highlighted their incredible deals of the day.  As I&#8217;ve pointed out many times in the past, this webchicklet likes a bargain, and with Groupon.com daily deals, bargains are a daily event! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Unlike the popular Woot.com site which brings a single product deal of the day to the masses,  Groupon features a daily deal from a local business  in each of the cities it covers across the United States and Canada. </span></p>
<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve recently found a new and useful alternative to Groupon.com (it&#8217;s always good to have options on saving more money!)  Their current city coverage is not as large as Groupon, however their deals tend to be even better for my city (D.C.) so check them out. The site is <a title="tippr groupon alternative" href="http://www.webchicklet.com/go/tippr/" target="_blank">TIPPR.com</a>.   They currently have deals in Atlanta, Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Washington DC, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, and Honolulu.  Enjoy the savings.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>How Does Groupon Work?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Every day, Groupon features an amazing deal on a product or services or restaurant in your local area.  You can just visit the Groupon.com site each morning, or better yet, just subscribe to your local city and receive the deal of the day in your email.  There is a minimum number of purchases required for the deal to be &#8220;on&#8221;, and varies from company to company. If you purchase the deal, your credit card is not run until the minimum is reached.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.webchicklet.com/go/GetYourGroupon/"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-881" title="groupon_deal_of_day" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/groupon_deal_of_day-350x180.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="180" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Why do I LOVE Groupon.com?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Groupon currently runs deals of the day for 52 cities, but are always looking to expand to additional cities.  They have also started to break some cities up into multiple regions.  For example, I live close to Washington, DC, in northern Virginia.  Originally they only offered a Washington, DC deal of the day.  Now they also offer deals of the day for Northern Virginia and Montgomery County north of DC.  This gives me more options and opportunities for more deals, and lets me discover some cool businesses in my local area that I haven&#8217;t heard of before!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Groupon is also great for getting an amazing deal on a gift for a friend or significant other, and they make it easy for you to email the gift directly to the recipient, or you can print off the groupon yourself and hand deliver it.  Just two days ago I paid $37 for a $90 facial for a friends birthday gift!  How sweet is that?<br />
</span></p>
<p>And that is the main reason I LOVE Groupon.com.  Typical savings on these deals of the day are at least 50%, and quite often much more! Cha Ching!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.webchicklet.com/go/GetYourGroupon/"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-882" title="groupon_little_river_yoga" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/groupon_little_river_yoga-350x197.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="197" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Why Do Businesses LOVE Groupon.com?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Groupon gives local business an amazing opportunity to advertise their business and to drive thousands of new customers into their business!  It&#8217;s especially popular with businesses that rely on repeat business such as restaurants, yoga, spas, massage therapists, bakeries, etc.   Most businesses that have been featured on Groupon report that many of their Groupon customers are now repeat customers.  Unlike traditional advertising, businesses don&#8217;t have to front any money for their deal of the day feature, and don&#8217;t have to cross their fingers and hope they&#8217;ll see new customers.  Groupon brings guaranteed customers and guaranteed sales.  Groupon makes their money by taking a percentage of each sale.  A great Win – Win situation!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Here&#8217;s a list of cities Groupon currently features deals of the day:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Atlanta     Austin    Baltimore    Boston   Cincinnati   Cleveland      Charlotte       Chicago Columbus    Dallas       Denver       Houston       Indianapolis    Kansas City        Las Vegas       Los Angeles        Los Angeles-Inland    Los Angeles-Orange County  Miami       Minneapolis / St Paul      Nashville      New York    Philadelphia     Phoenix   Pittsburgh  Portland    San Antonio   San Diego     San Jose   San Francisco     Seattle      St. Louis     Tampa    Washington DC          Washington DC- NoVa  Washington DC- Montgomery County</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Groupon will soon be adding the following cities:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Albuquerque        Detroit          Fort Worth      Fresno     Jacksonville       Louisville     Memphis      Milwaukee     Oklahoma City         Omaha         Raleigh/Durham       Sacramento       Virginia Beach</span></p>
<p><strong>Some Groupon Quick Stats:</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Groupon currently has over 2.2 Million subscribers and to date have sold over 1.5 million groupons, and have saved consumers over $74 million!!  Not bad for a company that started just over a year ago!</span><br />
<a title="Groupon.com" href="http://www.groupon.com"><img src="http://groupon.s3.amazonaws.com/eschwag-page/badge_groupon_groupie.jpg" alt="Groupon Groupie Badge" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I am addicted to the Groupon Deals of the Day, and I&#8217;m sure you will be too.  So go ahead, and get your <a title="Groupon.com" href="http://www.webchicklet.com/go/GetYourGroupon/" target="_blank"><strong>groupon</strong></a>!</span></p>
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		<title>Flight Stats are Easy With Flightstats.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My significant other has been flying alot lately, and I was looking for a way to track her flight status so I would know whether she would be late arriving, or even early (yeah, that doesn&#8217;t happen often!).  A quick search on google and I found FlightStats.com. Flightstats.com is owned by Conducive Technology Corp., a [...]


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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>My significant other has been flying alot lately, and I was looking for a way to track her flight status so I would know whether she would be late arriving, or even early (yeah, that doesn&#8217;t happen often!).  A quick search on google and I found <a title="Flight Status" href="http://flightstats.com" target="_blank">FlightStats.com</a>.</p>
<p>Flightstats.com is owned by Conducive Technology Corp., a leading provider of worldwide flight status data to the travel and transportation industry.  I assume that&#8217;s how they make their money.   But they also provide flight status, flight stats, and flight schedules to the we the common web surfer, free of charge!</p>
<p>The site is laid out simply and has an easy to use interface.  On the main page you get a map of the United States with color coded dots indicating the current real time airport delay index.  This gives me a quick indication of whether I&#8217;ll be driving to the airport sooner or later.  Next, on the right side (see photo) you can check any given flights status, searching by flight number, by airport, or by route.  I really like that fact that I can check the flight status by route, as I usually don&#8217;t know my spouse&#8217;s fight number, but always know the departure and arrival airport and the approximate time of the flight.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Flight Stats" href="http://flightstats.com" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-834" title="flight_status_home" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/flight_status_home-350x192.jpg" alt="flight_status_home" width="350" height="192" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">When you search by route you get a listing of all the flight schedule for your given date, for the given departure city.  In my example for Miami to St. Kitts, for today, there is only one flight for this route, and stats such as scheduled and actual departure time are listed as well as estimated arrival and actual arrival time.  If you click on the flight number link, a new window pops up giving you all kinds of cool stats on this particular flight.  You also see a <a title="Google Maps" href="http://maps.google.com" target="_blank">google map</a> with the airplanes current position.  Below this map is a link saying &#8220;track this flight in real time&#8221;.  This is the coolest feature of flightstats.com.  Data includes current flight speed, flight direction, elevation, and a large google map of the flights current position, updated every minute or so.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a title="Flight Schedule" href="http://flightstats.com" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-835" title="flight_status_by_route" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/flight_status_by_route.JPG" alt="flight_status_by_route" width="680" height="539" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-836" title="flight_stats_real_time" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/flight_stats_real_time-350x194.jpg" alt="flight_stats_real_time" width="500" height="250" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There is a ton of other free flight status and airport weather updates, along with some desktop widgets for flight status and schedule updates.  I have yet to download any of the flight status widgets and desktop tools, but will review them here on Webchicklet.com as soon as I do.  In the meantime, next time your friends or loved ones are flying somewhere, be sure to give FlightStats.com a try, it&#8217;s a fun and super useful free tool!</p>
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		<title>Even More Soothing Relaxing Games</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late last year I wrote about a few of my favorite relaxing games. Based on the high interest in this post from web searchers, clearly a lot of other people are looking for some soothing, relaxing games to soothe their overactive brains. Casual games seem to be all the rage these days as we work [...]


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<p>This first game is called <a title="Auditorium Relaxing Games" href="http://playauditorium.com/" target="_blank">Auditorium</a>.  This game has to be the most relaxing game on the net.  There are no right or wrong answers, the music is so soothing and almost hypnotic.  You create your own music by deflecting the light rays.  The most soothing and relaxing games I&#8217;ve ever played.</p>
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<p><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=Jyadpsro0zc&amp;offerid=169088.1734151222802450550&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0" target="new"><img src="http://cdownload.iwin.com/images/product/1734151222802450550/feat.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><img src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=Jyadpsro0zc&amp;bids=169088.1734151222802450550&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /><br />
<a title="Peggle Game" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=Jyadpsro0zc&amp;offerid=169088.1734151222802450550&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0" target="_blank">Peggle</a> has been a favorite of mine for several years.  It is one of the most popular puzzle games that gets your mind thinking but not in a stressful way.  There are 55 levels to master and I guarantee you will be addicted in no time.  The good news, you can download a <a title="Peggle free trial" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=Jyadpsro0zc&amp;offerid=169088.1734151222802450550&amp;type=2&amp;subid=0" target="_blank">free 60 minute trial</a>.  The bad news, you will be so addicted you&#8217;ll want to buy the full game (it&#8217;s well worth the price).  While this game isn&#8217;t an online game, it is a very quick download and such an entertaining way to take a break from work.  Give it a try and let me know what you think of it.<br />
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<p>Although there is no music in Starshine, it is still one of the more interesting relaxing games on the web.  The goal is to collect all the spinning stars as fast as possible.  You click on the various constellations to change your comets center of gravity and change its direction to collect the stars.  A simple but effective game to give your brain a deserved diversion.</p>
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<p>I generally play one of these games every day for a quick down time break. Give these a try, and be sure to let me know about your favorites, in the comments below.</p>
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		<title>A Sure Bet With Twitter Horse Race Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter Horse Race Results This Webchicklet likes to bet on the horses occasionally, so what better way to get your horse race results than through Twitter? Great news for all horse racing fans, XpressBet, Inc just announced that they are launching an automated horse race results service, utilizing the ever popular Twitter.  Using XpressBet&#8217;s proprietary [...]


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<p>This Webchicklet likes to bet on the horses occasionally, so what better way to get your horse race results than through Twitter?</p>
<p>Great news for all horse racing fans, XpressBet, Inc just announced that they are launching an automated horse race results service, utilizing the ever popular Twitter.  Using XpressBet&#8217;s proprietary technology, the Twitter Automated Results Service was launched just last week.  The horse race results service is currently tweeting over 50 horse tracks, so you should be able to pick up the results for your favorite local track, or any of the big ones worldwide.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s super easy to get set up and it costs&#8230;nothing!!  All you have to do:</p>
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<li>Visit <a title="Horse Race Results via Twitter" href="http://www.XpressBet.com" target="_blank">XpressBet.com</a></li>
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<div id="attachment_687" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 360px"><a title="Twitter Horse Race Results" href="http://xpressbet.com" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-687" title="XpressBet_Twitter_Horse_Race_Results" src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/XpressBet_Twitter_Horse_Race_Results-350x214.jpg" alt="XpressBet.com Twitter Horse Race Results" width="350" height="214" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">XpressBet.com Twitter Horse Race Results</p></div>
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<li>Click on the Twitter banner</li>
<li>Check the list of race tracks, with their corresponding Twitter Username (list included here, below)</li>
<li>Login to Twitter, and follow any of the Tracks listed below.</li>
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<td>Aqueduct</td>
<td>XB_Aqueduct</td>
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<td>Arlington International</td>
<td>XB_Arlington</td>
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<td>XB_Australia_A</td>
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<td>Australia B</td>
<td>XB_Australia_B</td>
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<td>Balmoral Park Race Track</td>
<td>XB_Balmoral</td>
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<td>Bangor</td>
<td>XB_Bangor</td>
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<td>Buffalo Raceway</td>
<td>XB_Buffalo</td>
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<td>Cal Expo Racing</td>
<td>XB_CalExpo</td>
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<td>Calder Race Course</td>
<td>XB_Calder</td>
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<td>Charles Town</td>
<td>XB_CharlesTown</td>
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<td>Churchill Downs</td>
<td>XB_Churchill_Do</td>
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<td>Del Mar Thoroughbred Club</td>
<td>XB_DelMar</td>
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<td>Delaware Park</td>
<td>XB_DelPark</td>
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<td>Delta Downs</td>
<td>XB_DeltaDowns</td>
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<td>Finger Lakes</td>
<td>XB_FingerLakes</td>
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<td>Georgian Downs</td>
<td>XB_GeorgianDown</td>
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<td>Golden Gate Fields</td>
<td>XB_GoldenGate</td>
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<td>Hollywood Park</td>
<td>XB_Hollywood</td>
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<td>Hoosier Park</td>
<td>XB_HoosierH</td>
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<td>Lone Star Park</td>
<td>XB_LoneStarPark</td>
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<td>Mohawk</td>
<td>XB_Mohawk</td>
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<td>Monmouth</td>
<td>XB_Monmouth</td>
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<td>Mountaineer Park</td>
<td>XB_Mountaineer</td>
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<td>Northfield Park</td>
<td>XB_Northfield</td>
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<td>Penn National Race Course</td>
<td>XB_PennNational</td>
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<td>Philadelphia Park</td>
<td>XB_Philadelphia</td>
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<td>Pimlico</td>
<td>XB_Pimlico</td>
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<td>Plainridge Racecourse</td>
<td>XB_Plainridge</td>
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<td>Pocono Downs</td>
<td>XB_Pocono</td>
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<td>Running Aces</td>
<td>XB_RcingAces</td>
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<td>Saratoga Thoroughbred</td>
<td>XB_Saratoga</td>
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<td>Scarborough</td>
<td>XB_Scarborough</td>
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<td>The Meadows</td>
<td>XB_TheMeadows</td>
</tr>
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<td>Turf Paradise</td>
<td>XB_TurfParadise</td>
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<td>Vernon Downs</td>
<td>XB_VernonDowns</td>
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<tr>
<td>Will Rogers Downs</td>
<td>XB_WillRogers</td>
</tr>
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<p>Then, just wait patiently by your computer, or phone, for the results on race day!</p>
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<p>Now you too can quickly see how much more money you&#8217;ve lost with the Twitter horse race results from XpressBet.com!  How cool is that?</p>
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		<title>Cool Apps For The Senses &#8211; Eye Candy and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once in a while I like to do a quick roundup of some of the cool sites and apps that I come across, and today&#8217;s list is one that centers around our senses &#8211; specifically some eye candy and auditory apps. Bumptop First up in the list is Bumptop. We got a sneak preview of [...]


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<h3>Bumptop</h3>
<p>First up in the list is Bumptop.  We got a sneak preview of Bumptop 2 years ago at a Ted conference, but it&#8217;s finally been released, and it&#8217;s as cool as expected.  This 3D interactive desktop manager has to be seen to be appreciated.  Here&#8217;s a video I found of it.</p>
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<h3>Babbel</h3>
<p>Let&#8217;s switch over to the sense of hearing for a moment.  If you&#8217;ve always wanted to learn a foreign language, the web makes it so easy these days.  I&#8217;m sure there are lots of places to learn this, but I&#8217;ve recently been using <a href="http://www.babbel.com/">babbel.com</a> to learn Spanish.  The exercises are fun and intuitive.  You can learn on your own or practice with other people around the world.  It uses images and real voices, and it keeps track of your progress.  There&#8217;s lots of reasons babbel.com makes it easier to learn a language, but you almost need to try it to understand.  Here&#8217;s a little screenshot of my dashboard.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/babbel.png" alt="babbel" title="babbel" width="550" height="264" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-500" /></p>
<h3>Speed Dial</h3>
<p>Switching back to the visual again, there&#8217;s Firefox&#8217;s <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4810">Speed Dial</a> addon.  This addon mimics Opera&#8217;s speed dial functionality.  It&#8217;s configurable, and you can have separate tabbed speed dials allowing you to visually organize your favorite sites.  Here&#8217;s a screenshot of one of my tabbed Speed Dials.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/speeddial.png" alt="speeddial" title="speeddial" width="550" height="440" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-501" /></p>
<h3>CoolIris</h3>
<p>And finally, to end this sensory journey on a visual bang, is CoolIris.  This is eye candy that allows you to quickly browse photos and media in a very cool way.  By quickly (and infinitely) scrolling through a wall of photos or videos, you can easily pick out what you need.  Works for media on your computer, or on websites like MySpace, Facebook, Hulu, Youtube, Picasa, Flickr, Google Images, and lots more.  Again, only a visual look at it does it justice, so here&#8217;s a video I found that shows it better.</p>
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<p>Technology is starting to get fun again as the bling catches up to the imagination.  Have fun with these cool apps.</p>
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		<title>My Vote for Best App of 2009 &#8211; Tonido</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just started using Tonido, but I&#8217;m already massively in love with it. Can a geeky web chicklet be in love with an application? Of course she can! And I am. Tonido is all about social networking, sharing of files and photos, workflow, and everything else you probably use the web for &#8211; all rolled [...]


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<p>Tonido is all about social networking, sharing of files and photos, workflow, and everything else you probably use the web for &#8211; all rolled into one &#8211; and the best part?  Your data and contacts are stored right where they need to be &#8211; on your own computer.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tonido1.png" alt="tonido1" title="tonido1" width="230" height="195" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-490" /></p>
<p>How many times have websites folded, and all of your precious data, friends, and contact information disappeared with it?  Maybe it hasn&#8217;t happened to you, but it has to lots of people.  Tonido aims to solve that problem, by making sure your data stays with you.</p>
<p>Tonido apps work whether you are online or offline.  There are some features that require being online to use, yes, but the applications themselves work just fine offline.  I&#8217;d love to see a way to have EVERYTHING work even if Tonido disappears, but some things would stop working if they no longer existed.  Certain sharing and remote connection features would not work if they disappeared.  Nevertheless, you&#8217;d still have access to all your data and contacts, and that&#8217;s important.<br />
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<p>Essentially, Tonido creates a trusted peer-to-peer network between you and the people you trust.  Your network can securely share data, files, pictures, etc. using a beautiful, well-designed interface.  It currently comes with several nice apps, including a blog, a jukebox, photo manager, calendar/todo workspace manager, messaging system, and more.  And it is extendible, so more apps will be added over time.  It&#8217;s really cool, and I can&#8217;t possibly do it justice by talking about it.  You need to see it for yourself.  </p>
<p>Go to <a href="http://www.tonido.com/">Tonido.com</a> and also check out the screenshots and video at <a href="http://www.tonido.com/application_screenshots.html">www.tonido.com/application_screenshots.html</a>.  Here are a couple screenshots, just to whet your geeky appetite, but go check them out at the site.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tonido-jukebox.png" alt="tonido-jukebox" title="tonido-jukebox" width="231" height="179" /></p>
<p><img src="http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tonido-photos.png" alt="tonido-photos" title="tonido-photos" width="229" height="184" /></p>
<p>Yes, this thing works from an iphone.  Yes, it works from ANYTHING that is web-enabled.  Yes, it is browser-based.  Yes, it can be used via your browser even when you aren&#8217;t online (although not all features can be).  It rocks.  Really. Seriously.  Am I gushing enough yet?  That&#8217;s the sign of a geek gal in love with a killer app.  <img src='http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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<p>Oh and did I mention it works on basically anything?  Windows?  Yep.  Mac?  Yep.  Linux?  Yep.  Seriously cool.  Go get it now.  (Oh yeah, and it&#8217;s free too.  My heart goes pitter-patter at the thought).  <img src='http://www.webchicklet.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Effortless Shipment Tracking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><b>Problem</b>: You have to continually go to the carrier&#8217;s site to check the status of the shipment via its tracking number, but it is often a waste of time, because the status usually hasn&#8217;t changed since the last time you checked.</p>
<p><b>Solution</b>: Be notified every time the package&#8217;s status changes.</p>
<p>I do most of my purchasing online, so I get a fair amount of packages delivered.  I also don&#8217;t have a lot of spare time available to me (who does?), so I don&#8217;t like wasting it by checking shipping status every so often, with nothing to show for the time I wasted.  Now I don&#8217;t have to waste my time, because I now use a free service called <a href="http://www.trackmyshipments.com">TrackMyShipments.com</a>.  </p>
<p>Want to know what it does?  After you register for a free account, here&#8217;s how it works.</p>
<p>As soon as you receive a &#8220;We&#8217;ve shipped your order&#8221; email from any company you ordered from that contains a tracking number, just forward that email to track@trackmyshipments.com.  That&#8217;s it.  From then on, every time the package&#8217;s status changes (arrives at a location or leaves a location, gets checked in, etc.), you&#8217;ll get notified.  Simple as that.  You forward just ONE email, one time, and from then on, you&#8217;ll know exactly what&#8217;s going on with your package.  Here&#8217;s a sample of some emails I&#8217;ve received for a package I&#8217;m expecting to be delivered today.</p>
<blockquote><p>Email received: 2/15 15:50</p>
<p>     Your email with the subject line:</p>
<p>     &#8216;[Fwd: Your Amazon.com order has shipped (#105-&#8230;.&#8217;</p>
<p>     was successfully received and we<br />
     have begun to track that shipment.</p>
<p>www.trackmyshipments.com<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Email received: 2/15 16:52</p>
<p>     At 02/15/2009 16:16:47</p>
<p>     Your shipment from AMAZON sent via UPS<br />
     has a new status.</p>
<p>     The new status is: BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED.<br />
     The destination is: MYTOWN, MYSTATE, US.<br />
     Expected Delivery: 02/18/2009<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Email received: 2/16 13:17</p>
<p>     At 02/16/2009 12:57:00</p>
<p>     Your shipment from AMAZON sent via UPS<br />
     has a new status.</p>
<p>     The new status is: ORIGIN SCAN.<br />
     This shipment is currently in: SHARONVILLE,,OH,US.</p>
<p>     The destination is: MYTOWN, MYSTATE, US.<br />
     Expected Delivery: 02/18/2009<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Email received: 2/16 21:33</p>
<p>     At 02/16/2009 21:33:00</p>
<p>     Your shipment from AMAZON sent via UPS<br />
     has a new status.</p>
<p>     The new status is: IN TRANSIT TO.<br />
     This shipment on its way to: JACKSON,39201,MS,US.</p>
<p>     The destination is: MYTOWN, MYSTATE, US.<br />
     Expected Delivery: 02/18/2009<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Email received: 2/17 01:11</p>
<p>     At 02/17/2009 00:55:00</p>
<p>     Your shipment from AMAZON sent via UPS<br />
     has a new status.</p>
<p>     The new status is: ARRIVAL SCAN.<br />
     This shipment is currently in: NASHVILLE,37201,TN,US.</p>
<p>     The destination is: MYTOWN, MYSTATE, US.<br />
     Expected Delivery: 02/18/2009<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Email received: 2/17 3:24</p>
<p>     At 02/17/2009 02:58:00</p>
<p>     Your shipment from AMAZON sent via UPS<br />
     has a new status.</p>
<p>     The new status is: IN TRANSIT TO.<br />
     This shipment on its way to: JACKSON,39201,MS,US.</p>
<p>     The destination is: MYTOWN, MYSTATE, US.<br />
     Expected Delivery: 02/18/2009<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Email received: 2/17 8:53</p>
<p>     At 02/17/2009 08:25:00</p>
<p>     Your shipment from AMAZON sent via UPS<br />
     has a new status.</p>
<p>     The new status is: ARRIVAL SCAN.<br />
     This shipment is currently in: MEMPHIS,37501,TN,US.</p>
<p>     The destination is: MYTOWN, MYSTATE, US.<br />
     Expected Delivery: 02/18/2009<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Email received: 2/17 11:23</p>
<p>     At 02/17/2009 11:22:00</p>
<p>     Your shipment from AMAZON sent via UPS<br />
     has a new status.</p>
<p>     The new status is: IN TRANSIT TO.<br />
     This shipment on its way to: JACKSON,39201,MS,US.</p>
<p>     The destination is: MYTOWN, MYSTATE, US.<br />
     Expected Delivery: 02/18/2009</p></blockquote>
<p>Pretty cool, huh?  Of course, you can also look at the statuses on <a href="http://www.trackmyshipments.com">trackmyshipment&#8217;s web site</a> as well, and visualize it on a map there.  I prefer just getting the emails, however.</p>
<p>I use the free version currently, which lets me check up to 10 shipments at one time.  If you want to be able to track unlimited shipments, and get SMS alerts, you can opt for the Pro version which is $20/year.</p>
<p>And yes, there&#8217;s an iPhone app for it too!  (Not that I have an iPhone).  The free version of the iPhone app only lets you track 1 shipment at a time.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve got a tracking number for Fedex, UPS, USPS (United States Postal Service) or DHL, you&#8217;re able to use this service.  I love this one!</p>
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