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How To Negotiate Your Phone and Cable Bill and Save Thousands of Dollars

4. February 2009

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Six easy steps to negotiate your phone billand save thousands of dollars.A few days ago, my phone provider, Vonage, announced it was increasing my rate plan to $17.95/month from my current $14.95/month. $14.95/month was the lowest rate plan on Vonage’s website. The other choice was a $24.95/month “unlimited” plan, which I certainly didn’t need. It was [...]

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Programming

28. May 2008

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(written by me 6/6/2002 – shared for the first time here on erica.biz) Do you know that moment when you are programming something that really pushes the limits of the language you’re working in, and you just sit there and wonder, “Is this going to work?” And you draw out 50 possibilities and narrow it down [...]

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Save Thousands of Dollars In Five Minutes or Less With My “Secret” Coupon Hacks

23. May 2008

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Previously, I wrote a post about secret eBay and craigslist hacks that will save you thousands of dollars online. But what if eBay and craigslist don’t have the product you want, or you would really prefer to buy a new product? That’s when it is probably time to shop retail. How do you get ridiculous [...]

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“Secret” eBay and Craigslist Hacks That Will Save You Thousands of Dollars Online

1. May 2008

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You probably already know that you can save a lot of money by using websites like eBay and craigslist. Most “how to save money” blog articles tell you you can save money by using these sites, but don’t go into a lot of details. I want to change that by showing you exactly how I [...]

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Apache redirect non-www to www while keeping http and https intact

16. August 2007

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I have no idea why this is so hard to find on the Internet, but it took me over an hour to piece together this solution. Scenario: A client has a site where the SSL certificate has been purchased for www.[hisdomain].com, so https://hisdomain.com/ shows a certificate error. Also, for SEO purposes, he wants requests for http://[hisdomain].com [...]

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