FREE 1000 miles from Continental for accepting e-mails

Now you can earn up to 1,000 when you Opt-in to Continental e-mails. Find out how to earn more miles and stay current on OnePass news when you sign up to receive the News & Offers e-mail and/or your OnePass Online Statement. You'll also be able to easily access your account information online.

Sign in using your OnePass number at the "Manage Profile" page to subscribe, and you'll receive 500 bonus miles for each subscription after your third month of enrollment.

Earn 25% bonus miles when you redeem e-Rewards for Delta Airlines Miles

The e-rewards program offers mega credit for doing surveys. There are versions of e-rewards for North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. It would be possible to earn credit towards miles by simply clicking on the Earn More links at the bottoms of the emails they send you, and by taking advantage of easy credit opportunities listed in the "Earn Now" section of your e-rewards homepage.

Credit earned can be used to buy miles on Delta, Continental, Frontier, Air France/KLM, and Virgin Atlantic Airlines, and AirTran and U.S. Airways and BMI, and points for Hilton HHonors, or discounts from various merchants.

Current e-Rewards® member can earn a 25% bonus when you redeem your e-Rewards Currency for miles in the Delta SkyMiles program. Limit to one redemption transaction during the promotion period. e-Rewards members, convert your e-Rewards Currency now!!
Offer good through June 30, 2010

Blast Off! a surefire success plan for bloggers and everyone

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Allison Maslan, author of "Blast Off!". All opinions are 100% mine.

Have you tried the self help books section in library or book store? Are you amongst the avid readers of Seven Habbits or others that enable to solve you thorny problems, and make the most of your life? Now available on Amazon is a new life changing book from a beautiful and sexy author Allison Maslon. You will surely love the book as much as her and it will be a total Blast Off! as the name of the book itself suggests. The book will make you feel inspired and excited about each and every day. Blast Off! contains all the proven recipes for Life, Career & Business Success to help create the most fulfilling and prosperous life and career ever. If you are you ready to take your career to the next level then you should definitely read Blast Off! If you are a business owner then also there is some deep recipe for your success even if you don't know what or how to start the business. Blast Off! can also help you personally if you want to find your soulmate for the relationship of your dreams and if you are ready for financial wealth and freedom its time to get started.

The price of Blast Off! is only $24.00, and even less on Amazon.com if you order it with the promo codes you can get free shipping and handling and even discounts on the used version book that is available from a seller. Note that the launch date for the book is January 19th, 2010 on Amazon, Borders, Barnes and Noble websites and it will also be available in all other major bookstores!

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Free Hilton HHonors Points for "losers"

I love this wonderfully agressive offer from Priority Club to Hilton HHonors members.

http://www.pointsloser.priorityclub.com/

If you're a Hilton HHonors® member, you may have noticed that your account is feeling about 20% lighter. At Priority Club® Rewards, they value loyalty and like to make up for what you've lost with Hilton. Just tell them how many HHonors points you've "lost" and:

1) Automatically "get back" 1,000 Priority Club points.

2) If you're one of the top 20,000 "Lucky Losers," you will gain back up to 20% of your current HHonors balance in Priority Club points (up to 20,000 points)

3) If you're "The Luckiest Loser," you'll win 2 million Priority Club points"

Some more offers to get easy points:
a) 500 easy points for doing this simple quiz at http://ihg-quiz.4ddigital.co.uk/
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c) 100 easy points by simply visiting this link http://www.25000usa.priorityclub.com/
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Enjoy fellow Hilton HHonors member friends. Would love to hear your feedback on the free points!!!

Free tax filing for girlfriend

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of eSmart Tax. All opinions are 100% mine.

This is the most stressful time of the year, since it is the time to get the taxes filed. Every year I look for the free deals on the web for tax filing, and today, I came across an awesome deal where you can file for free. Moreover, if your last name is Johnson, then you can file your federal taxes for FREE, a $9.95 value at eSmartTax.com. My girl friends last name is indeed Johnson and she will be very excited to get the news about this offer for free tax filling. If you are one of the other 2 million Johnsons reading this blog, then you can also file your federal taxes for FREE, courtesy of Daryl Johnson and the eSmart Tax team.
Now all the Johnsons file free as per the new offer. Johnson is the 2nd most popular name in the US and this free initiative by eSmartTax.com is based on the representation of the everyday taxpayer - one who wants to file their return with ease and accuracy while generating the biggest refund they deserve. Well, even if your last name is not Johnson, you can still take advantage of the always-free Basic edition like me, and thereafter save the hassle of getting a refund and avoid any mistakes in your return by their accuracy checks.

There are some additional advantage of the free Deluxe edition (for Johnsons) :

> CPA Audit Assistance – If you get audited by the IRS, contact Customer Support, and a Liberty Tax CPA audit specialist will be assigned to your case to support you throughout the process.

› Carry Forward Data - If you e-filed your return with eSmart last year, you can easily transfer data from last year's return into this year's return for faster, easier filing. To take advantage of this feature simply log in with the same username and password as last year and leave the rest to us.

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So even if your last name is not Johnson, you can buy the deluxe version for a mere $9.95 value at eSmartTax.com.

If you are on Twitter, then simply tweet about this program and use the hashtag #fileforfree. I also read about a promotion where you can get lucky and make $100 from eSmartTax.com by simply becoming a follower of @TheDarylJohnson on Twitter and retweet the following phrase:
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See how easy it is to make money by reading tips from my blog.

How to disable iPhone camera notifications when you connect it to your computer

You can disable the notification by following the steps mentioned below. Please ensure that your iPhone or iPod touch is connected to your computer before you proceed.

For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users:

Step 1: Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound

Step 2: Double click the 'AutoPlay' link

Step 3: Scroll down to the bottom of the screen for the 'Devices' section. You will see your iPhone or iPod touch listed here if it is already connected

Step 4: Replace the 'Import pictures and videos using Windows' option with 'Take no action'

Step 5: Click on 'Save' to complete the process

For Windows XP users:

Step 1: Click on Start -> Control Panel

Step 2: If you are in the 'Category View', select the 'Printers and Hardware' option. Alternatively, if you are in the 'Classic View', skip this step and go to the next step

Step 3: Double click to open the 'Scanners and Camera' section. If your iPhone or iPod touch is already connected to the computer, you will see them listed here

Step 4: Right click on the iPhone or iPod touch icon and choose 'Properties'

Step 5: Under the 'Events' tab

(a) Under the 'Select an event' option, pick 'Camera Connected'

(b) Under the 'Action' section, pick 'Take No Action'

Step 6: Click on 'Apply' and 'OK' to complete the process

For Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users:

Step 1: Under the startup disk, go to Applications folder and launch 'Image Capture'

Step 2: If your iPhone or iPod touch is connected to your computer, you will now see it listed on the left-side pane. Click on the corresponding icon
Step 3: On the bottom of the left pane, you will see a 'Show Device Settings' button. Click on this button and select 'No Application' in the pop-up menu that appears

Step 4: Quit 'Image Capture' to complete the process

For Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users:

Step 1: Open the Applications folder and launch 'Image Capture'

Step 2: Go to Image Capture -> Preferences

Step 3: For the 'When a camera is connected, open:' menu under the Camera section, choose 'No Application'

Step 4: Quit Image Capture to complete the process

It's as simple as that. As always, do let us know if this works for you.

Google Buzz on iPhone

Google Buzz can be accessed on your iPhone in several ways:

1. Buzz.Google.com iPhone web app
2. Buzz layer on Google Maps for mobile (via iPhone's Safari browser)
3. Shortcut to Buzz on Google's homepage.
4. Voice shortcut on Google mobile app : By speaking 'post buzz' followed by whatever you would like to post.

How to secure your iPhone or iPod Touch

This tutorial will take you through the process of setting up secure passcodes for your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Step 1: First and foremost, you will need the iPhone Configuration Utility. Download them by clicking here (Windows / Mac)

Step 2: Launch the application and select 'Configuration Profiles' from the left pane

Step 3: You will now see a 'New' button on the toolbar. Click on the icon to launch the new profile window

Step 4: A list of sections is listed on the screen. Click on 'General' and enter a 'Name' and 'Identifier' under the 'Identity' area on the right side of the window

Step 5: Once done, click on the 'Passcode' option. You will now be prompted to configure the passcode. Press 'Configure'

Step 6: Select 'Require passcode on device' and enter the other setting options as per your requirements (Eg: minimum passcode length, number of failed attempts, passcode age, etc.)

Step 7: Once you have entered the settings, click on the 'Export' button on the toolbar

Step 8: Select 'None' under the 'Export Configuration Profile' box and press 'Export'

Step 9: You will now be prompted to save the configuration file on your computer. Once done, you may send this file as an attachment to an email address accessible from your iPhone

Step 10: Open the email from your iPhone and launch the configuration attachment

Step 11: You will now be asked to 'Install' the configuration file. Follow the instructions to complete the installation

Step 12: You will now be prompted to change the passcode to meet the new requirements specified in the profile. Enter a new passcode to complete the process.

You can always disable the profile later by visiting Settings -> General -> Profiles on your iPhone and clicking on 'Remove' and 'Confirm'. However, please note that it is not be possible to recover your passcode if you lose it and hence use this at your own discretion.

New Windows Phone 7 Teaser Ad

Without mentioning the iPhone explicitly, the video speaks of the current state of smartphones where the focus has been on mobile apps instead of the phone experience itself. Taking further potshot at iPhone's lack of multitasking, the VO says unlike an app experience where the user has to go "in and out" of several apps, Windows Phone 7 lets users move seamlessly through integrated hubs which pulls in all the applications that a user needs at one place. Microsoft calls this a "new beginning" for smartphone platforms.

You may check out the teaser video below:

Huge Tax Credit for HomeBuyers

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Coldwell Banker. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you are a first time homebuyer like me then you would definitely want to check out
2010 Homebuyer Tax Credits to get some interesting information on Tax credits from Coldwell Banker. I was looking for some exciting deals on purchasing a home in Houston and came across the video that brought me to this interesting fact for first-time homebuyers, or those who have not owned in the last three years, who can now receive up to an $8,000 tax credit.


I did my research on this topic and even tried starting a new Home Search on the site and found a wealth of information on saving tax. Some important facts that are revealed are that Homeowners who have lived in a current home consecutively for 5 of the past 8 years can receive up to a $6,500 tax credit when purchasing a home. There may be no future extensions, so all qualified homebuyers are urged to act and have a written, binding contract by April 30, 2010 (close by June 30, 2010.) Income limits are now $125,000 for singles, $225,000 for married couples with a $20,000 phase-out of the credit for both. The first-time tax credit was working, but what housing and our national economy needed was incentive for the move-up buyer. According to The 2009 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the number of first-time home buyers rose to 47 percent of all home sales from 41 percent of transactions in last year!s study, and was the highest on record dating back to 1981. The previous high was 44 percent in 1991. I highly encourage you to watch the video and research the site if you are in a similar boat like me.