Any purchases you make through the following links will contribute just
a little bit to the CompuSmile / Scott Quinby cause, at no extra cost to
you! Everything about your shopping experience will be the same: the deals,
the prices, the shipping, etc.
If the banners don't fully load at first, refreshing the page ought to
rectify that.
Before moving on, please take a moment to bookmark this page for
future easy access.
First off, one particular site I'm parital to:
"Vested Interests"
You'll love this soap! All natural and handmade on The Hill
in St. Louis, MO. A great gift for anyone. Actually, I won't make a cent
on any of these purchases; I just like the company and its products.
The Big Kahuna: Amazon.com
The granddaddy of 'em all, so big you can't miss it.
Megalo-Marts
A bunch of major sites for all-purpose shopping.
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Wal-Mart |
Buy.com |
iTunes.com |
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Sears |
Kohls |
OfficeMax |
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| The Golf Warehouse |
PETsMART |
Office Depot |
Old Navy |
And now all things tech-related:
Dell Computers (my personal preference)
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| Dell Small Business |
Dell Home / Home Office |
| Typically slightly better deals than the Home
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Good for comparing prices against the Small
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Online Services
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| Mozy.com |
GoToMyPC.com |
Affordable, secure online data backup:
- Free for 2 GB on 1 computer
- $5.99/month for 50 GB on 1 computer
- $9.99/month for 125 GB across 3 computers
- Two-year plans earn 3 months free
Your data is actually safer on Mozy's servers than it is on your
own PC, and it's protected against catastrophies such as
fire, flooding, or theft.
My experience is that Mozy's software is much easier to use
than other services'. And it can even back up your data
to an external hard drive in addition to backing it up online.
Moreover, unlike other services, it can back up your data while
it's in use, which is particularly importanst for those who use
Microsoft Outlook.
If you do purchase a plan, make sure to
specify the name of the current month in all capital letters
in the promo code box at checkout (e.g., DECEMBER), and you'll
get 10% off your order.
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If you ever have the need to work on your
home computer when you're away from it, this service is for you.
Sit down at any Internet-connected PC (or iPad, for that matter) and
via "remote
control" use
your home PC as if you were sitting right in front of it. What
you'll see on-screen is your actual home computer screen, and what
you do with it will actually be happening on your home computer.
Try it for
free for 30 days through the link above. Paid subscriptions run
about $14.95/month.
Personally, I don't know what I'd do without this service. Many of
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me through Angie's List. This link is an easy way to renew your
subscription, buy a gift subscription, or to sign up for the first
time for yourself. |
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Computer Software
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| Intuit QuickBooks |
Content Watch's Net Nanny |
Intuit QuickBooks is what I use for my
own accounting and what I recommend to all my small business
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My recommended parental control software
- Reasonably priced for multiple-PC households:
$40/yr for 1 PC
$20/yr for each extra PC
- Ability to block access by activity (e.g., web surfing vs. IM-ing),
by web site category (e.g., pornographic, hate/violence, drugs, gambling),
by specific web site (e.g., youtube, facebook), or by time of day
- Web-based management allows for control over kids' roaming laptops
- Profiles allow different kids in the same household to have different
access rights
- Reporting tells you what your kids have been doing online
- Very difficult to circumvent, especially compared to competing products
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Computer Hardware
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| NewEgg.com |
TigerDirect.com |
| Consistently the best deals on retail hardware,
software, and other electronics, often offering rebates as well. |
Just like NewEgg.com. Shop between the two,
and you can't go wrong. |
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| ComputerGeeks.com |
4AllMemory.com |
| Great prices on closeout-style items, but
make sure what you buy is "new" rather than "refurbished" |
The best place to get RAM; guaranteed to work
with your system, or they'll replace it for free; good prices; free shipping.
Located right here in St. Louis, too. |
Thank You!
To those of you who have made a point of shopping through the
links above, thank you very much! I really appreciate it!
- Scott :-)
And in case you missed it at the top of the page...
