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News aggregator Bamboosa Review & Giveaway (USA/CANADA) 03/25Bamboosa is a fantastic company that I just discovered that provides genuine Bamboo Clothing. I didn’t know a whole lot about Bamboo and it’s use as a clothing material, but I sure have learned a lot thanks to Bamboosa!! Bamboo is one of those truly re-newable resources. Check out some of the cool information I discovered about Bamboo; ~Bamboo is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers ~Bamboo requires no irrigation ~Bamboo rarely needs replanting ~Bamboo grows rapidly and can be harvested in 3-5 years ~Bamboo produces 35% more oxygen that an equivalent stand of trees ~Bamboo is a critical element in the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ~Bamboo is an excellent soil erosion inhibitor Bamboo grows abundantly in China and Bamboosa imports their Bamboo fibre from there. However all their clothing products are produced in America.No Sweatshops Here!! Check out why you should choose Bamboosa Here Another nice thing is that all their bamboo is Certified Organically Grown. The Bamboo is grown without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers. In addition Bamboosa never uses Bleach on their products. They also offer many items that are completely dye – free! Did you know?? Clothing made from Bamboo is: -Softer and More Comfortable to wear than cotton made products -More Breathable -Absorbs 3-4 times better than cotton -Stays cooler in hot temperatures and warmer in cool temperatures -wicks moisture -odour resistant -anti-static -actually has a UV protection factor Isn’t that fantastic!! I had no idea of all the benefits that Bamboo clothing had to offer. Bamboosa offers so much useful information on their website. Check out their Blog Here I was recently given the opportunity to try out an item from Bamboosa. I was honoured to receive a Bamboosa Adult Beanie Cap. When it arrived it was so nicely packaged I just had to take a picture to share. This is what the Adult Beanie Cap actually looks like.It is a wonderful sage green colour and as you see in the picture can be worn as is or turn up the edge to reveal the great Bamboosa pattern. Well, as you can see my daughter immediately stole it for herself. “THIEF!” Look at those crazy eyes!! - I must admit it looks much better on her than on me. LOL The fabric is so soft and smooth. It is not like any other fabric I own. It is almost silky in texture without the shine of other fabrics. It is kinda odd because the fabric feels thick and durable yet light and comfortable. It has a nice stretch too and will fit anyone perfectly. The really nice thing is it just springs back to keep it original shape. It is warm and cosy but still breathable. Very cool!! This is for sure one of her favourite new accessories and I love that everyone is asking her about it. Environmentally Friendly is so “in” right now and hopefully for our earth’s sake it will stay in forever. Bamboos offers many many different item to choose from. Everything from BambooBaby Products, Men’s Products, Woman’s Products,Sleepwear, Accessories, and yes even Soap. So where can you buy all these wonderful products?? Here is were you can find Retail Stores that Carry Bamboosa Product or shop on-line at Bamboosa.com I am so excited about Bamboosa. Especially with a new Grand-Baby on the way. This one is for sure on my must have list. Still have more questions about Bamboo and Bamboosa? How about how to care for your new clothing ? Check out their FAQ section and maybe you will find the answer you need. The wonderful and generous people at Bamboosa are offering all our readers a 15% discount code right now. Just enter the code Bam-CFS-15 at the checkout to start saving. AND CHECK THIS OUT-BAMBOOSA IS ALSO OFFERING ONE OF OUR LUCKY READERS A CHANCE TO WIN THEIR VERY OWN ADULT BEANIE CAP!! (Winner’s Choice of Colour)Just visit Bamboosa and let me know what item/s you find amazing!!-Leave a comment below this review. (Mandatory Entry) You can gain extra entries by : -Sign Up for Bamboosa’s Newsletter Here -(1 extra entry) comment that you have done so -Following Bamboosa on Twitter Here -(1extra entry) comment with twitter name -Become a Facebook Fan of Bamboosa Here -(1 extra entry) comment that you have succeeded -Daily Tweet about this Contest -(1 extra entry) -Add our Button (sidebar) -(5 extra entries) comment 5 times that you have done so. Contest Ends March 25/10 Open to USA & Canada
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 How to Skip Commercials in Windows 7 Media Center [Windows Media Center]If you use Windows 7 Media Center to record TV, you'd probably prefer skipping commercials. After all, a big reason you record programs is to avoid commercials, right? Here's a fairly simple and free way to start skipping commercials in no time. In Windows 7, the .wtv file format has replaced the dvr-ms file format used in previous versions of Media Center for Recorded TV. The .wtv file format, however, does not work very well with commercial skipping applications. The ProcessOur first step will be to convert the recorded .wtv files to the previously used dvr-ms file format. This conversion will be done automatically by WtvWatcher. It's important to note that this process deletes the original .wtv file after successfully converting to .dvr-ms. Next, we will use DVRMSToolBox with the DTB Addin to handle commercials skipping. This process does not "cut" or remove the commercials from the file. It merely skips the commercials during playback. WtvWatcherDownload and install the WTVWatcher (link below). To install WtvWatcher, you'll need to have Windows Installer 3.1 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. If you get the Publisher cannot be verified warning you can go ahead and click Install. We've completely tested this app and it contains no malware and runs successfully. After installing, the WtvWatcher will pop up in the lower right corner of your screen. You will need to set the path to your Recorded TV directory. Click on the button for "Click here to set your recorded TV path…" The WtvWatcher Preferences window will open… …and you'll be prompted to browse for your Recorded TV folder. If you did not change the default location at setup, it will be found at C:\Users\Public\Recorded TV. Click "OK" when finished. Click the "X" to close the Preferences screen. You should now see WtvWatcher begin to convert any existing WTV files. The process should only take a few minutes per file. Note: If WtvWatcher detects an error during the conversion process, it will not delete the original WTV file. You will probably want to run WtvWatcher on startup. This will allow WtvWatcher too constantly scan for new .wtv files to convert. There is no setting in the application to run on startup, so you'll need to copy the WTV icon from your desktop into your Windows start menu "Startup" directory. To do so, click on Start > All Programs, right-click on Startup and click on Open all users. Drag and drop, or cut and paste, the WtvWatcher desktop shortcut into the Startup folder. Next, we need to download and install the DVRMSToolBox and the DTBAddIn. These two pieces of software will do the actual commercial skipping. After downloading the DVRMSToolBox zip file, extract it and double-click the setup.exe file. Click "Next" to begin the installation. Unless DVRMSToolBox will only be used by Administrator accounts, check the "Modify File Permissions" box. Click "Next." When you get to the Optional Components window, uncheck Download/Install ShowAnalyzer. We will not be using that application. When the installation is complete, click "Close." Next we need to install the DTBAddin. Unzip the download folder and run the appropriate .msi file for your system. It is available in 32 & 64 bit versions. Just double click on the file and take the default options. Click "Finish" when the install is completed. You will then be prompted to restart your computer. After your computer has restarted, open DVRMSToolBox settings by going to Start > All Programs, DVRMSToolBox, and click on DVRMStoMPEGSettings. On the MC Addin tab, make sure that Skip Commercials is checked. It should be by default. On the Commercial Skip tab, make sure the Auto Skip option is selected. Click "Save." If you try to watch recorded TV before the file conversion and commercial indexing process is complete you'll get the following message pop up in Media Center. If you click Yes, it will start indexing the commercials if WtvWatcher has already converted it to dvr-ms. Now you're ready to kick back and watch your recorded tv without having to wait through those long commercial breaks. The DVRMSToolBox is a powerful and complex application with a multitude of features and utilities. We've showed you a quick and easy way to get your Windows Media Center setup to skip commercials. This setup, like virtually all commercial skipping setups, is not perfect. You will occasionally find a commercial that doesn't get skipped. Need help getting your Windows 7 PC configured for TV? Check out our previous tutorial on setting up live TV in Windows Media Center. Resources How To Skip Commercials in Windows 7 Media Center [How-To Geek]The How-To Geek's articles can be found daily here on Lifehacker, How-To Geek, and Twitter. Petcetera.ca Canada save $5 off $20 with printable couponPetcetera has a $5 off $20 printable coupon good until March 14th in-store. Simply print off the coupon and save. The only catch I see is that you have to be a Petcetera Plus Member. So if your not already a member I’d go in sign up, shop then redeem the coupon Petcetera Plus Membership Agreement Click here to look at current flyer :) Thanks Nicoelh for posting this fab coupon. Categories: Coupons
Robeez Footwear: Save an Extra 20% on Select Dressy StylesJust in time to complete your child's Easter/Passover look, Robeez.com is offering 20% off of select dress shoes. You'll find four girls' styles and one boys' style being discounted for their sweet little feet, offer valid for an unspecified but limited time.
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H&M Buy a bra get the matching panties free until March 18thIn the market for a new breast apparatus? Buy a bra at H&M until March 18th and get the matching panties free! Not a bad deal if your into that whole coordinated thing. Me? I’m married I could care less. If it’s clean its good in my books, hehe. (Throw me a bone this is an attempt at being funny) Click here for store locations. Happy intimate shopping. Picture depicts 1940’s sexy intimates. Boy times have changed! Categories: Coupons
50% Off All Office Depot Brand Business EnvelopesOffice Depot has a good deal at the moment if you need to stock up on envelops. As we speak, Office Depot is offering 50% off all Office Depot brand business envelopes. If you load up now, you can avoid running out of envelopes at inopportune times. Here's a quick look at some of the pricing:
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Lise Watier Clearance Warehouse Sale March 13th-April 11th (weekends) Montreal, Quebec
Coupon Lady, has posted a great warehouse sale offer for Montreal. Lise Watier is having an huge clearance on select dates . Boy I wish I lived closer, I absolutely love Lise Watier. The sale opens March 13th Times and dates are as follows:
The address is: Lise Cosmetiques Warehouse Inc, 5600 Cote de Liesse, Ville Mont-Royal, Quebec, H4T 4L1 They are requesting that your bring your own reusable bag. For more information phone (514) 735-4959 extension 840. Click here for the flyer Categories: Coupons
HarryRosen.com Sale—150 Items on Sale, Online Only, Prices Start Under $40HarryRosen.com is having a sale! There are nearly 150 pieces available online -- and only online. Here's what caught our eye:
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Daily Deals: VTECH 2-Handset DECT Phone w/BT $59.99, American Standard Jasmine 4” Faucet $229.99Computer and Electronics Deals:
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FocalPrice.com: Victory Lattice Wrist Watch $3 US, Mini 7-LED Flashlight Torch $2 & More w/Free ShipNeed more inexpensive gadgets and perhaps some questionably useful knickknacks? You may want to check out FocalPrice.com, which is a Hong Kong based online retailer of gadgets, accessories. Functionally, they are very similar to DealExtreme.com. Prices are in US dollars, but shipping is free for everything. Here are some highlights:
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Get the Most from Your Point-and-Shoot Camera [Photography]Just because you've got a relatively inexpensive point-and-shoot camera and not a $1500+ DSLR rig doesn't mean you can't take awesome photos. Here's a look at how you can elevate your regular old point-and-shoot shots to greatness. As popular as they've become in some circles, most people don't own a DSLR camera. They're expensive, they're bulky, and they're entirely inconvenient for toting around in many situations. I'm a professional photographer, but despite owning multiple DSLRs and a bevy of lenses for them, I often slip my daughter's Finepix Z30 or my wife's Canon PowerShot SD780 into my pocket before we go out for dinner or on a walk. You can't stuff a DSLR in your pocket, even with cargo pants on. Photo by CarbonNYC. Since a point-and-shoot is the camera most likely to be with you, even if you own a DSLR, squeezing the most photo-taking-greatness out of your point and shoot is a worthwhile endeavor. The following guide covers several key areas for moving beyond basic snap shots and moving towards taking photos you'd want to do more than update your Facebook status with. Know Your Camera
Know your menus: Once you've read the manual, start exploring the menus and settings. It's one thing to know that your camera has a special setting for what you want to do; it's another thing to find it in the field when the opportunity to take the photo you want is rapidly fading. Fumbling with the camera is a great way to not get the shot you want. Since most of the time the shots we want are of kids doing cute things and other fleeting moments and not of rocks, even two seconds of lost time messing with your camera can lead to missing a holiday-card worthy photo. Take photos when it's not important: Don't buy a camera and then only take it out when you're at a family gathering. Your skills will be on par with those of a pianist who only sits down to play once a year. You're shooting with a digital point-and-shoot camera—what do you have to lose but a few cents worth of electricity stored in the battery? Try out all the settings, take pictures of everything, fill your memory card up with practice shots using this mode and that, far away subjects and close up ones, low light snaps and sunny scenes. You'll keep taking craptacular photos unless you practice with your camera. Stop Sniping Your Subjects
Along with the Rule of Thirds, explore using different angles. The average person is about 5'7" (men tend to be a few inches taller, women a few shorter) so people are used to seeing photos taken at roughly five and a half feet off the ground. You want to get away from taking photos in tired and conventional ways. Ditching center-weighted photos with the Rule of Thirds is a great first step, and breaking out of the habit of always taking photos at head-height can also add a lot of visual interest to your pictures. Try getting up high and shooting down—people look great when shot from a few feet above their heads (it does miracles for double chins); get down low and shoot kids and pets—the world is different on their level. Don't be afraid to climb, kneel, lean, tilt the camera, hold it over your head, shoot from the waist, or any other unconventional things to get a photo that's interesting. In the photo, shown above left, do you think the photographer would have gotten that shot without breaking away from the traditional camera-at-face, standing-up-tall stance? She had to get down to the child's level, rotate the camera to break out of the traditional portrait view, and capture him in the lower part of the frame for a Rule of Thirds-based complimentary view of the child and the ocean stretching out behind him. Sure a plain old snap shot of the kid would still be cute enough for his parents to keep, but it wouldn't be an interesting or frame-worthy photo. Photo by motherfcknprincess. Go in Fear of the Flash
The problem with your point-and-shoot's flash: When the flash is right by the lens, it shoots light forward parallel to the lens. This results in flat and nearly shadowless photos like the one seen above. Ignoring the entertainingly bad timing of the photo—behold, the zombie girl!—the technical problems stem from the flash. Her face is devoid of any depth-giving shadows, she's washed out because the photographer is too close, and the background of the photo is underdeveloped because it's night time and they're outside with no strong fill light. Photo by olliethebastard. Getting good photos without flash: Unfortunately you won't find a silver bullet for the flash problems that plague point and shoots, but you can work around them. The best way to deal with flash issues is to ditch the flash all together. Do your best to shoot photos in light where you can avoid turning the flash on, brace yourself against buildings, tables, hold the camera tight to your body for additional stability, and breathe properly so your low-light shots don't turn out blurry. On the other hand, you shouldn't neglect to take the picture just because you have to use flash. It's worth taking a technically deficient photograph of a family gathering just to have a nice clear photo of your great grandmother with all her great-great grand children. When possible, however, avoid using the flash. Practice at home in various lighting conditions to see how your camera handles less than stellar lighting.
Diffusing the flash with tissue or other semi-opaque materials (in the photo above the photographer used a frosted film canister to cover and diffuse the pop-up flash on his point and shoot) helps with cutting down on the harshness of flash on close subjects. If you're going to be tricky and use a business or index card to bounce the flash up, make sure you've got something to bounce it off of. Low white ceilings are great, open air in a park won't help at all. Photo by Brad K. What your flash is actually good for: Flashes are great for balancing exposure between a too bright background and a too dim foreground. If you're photographing someone in front of a sunny window, standing under the shade of a beach umbrella against the brightness of a sandy beach, or any other situation where the subject is in an area of shadow against a large area of direct or reflected light, you need a flash. The flash fills in the exposure and ensures you see the detail in the subject as well as the background. Check out the photo at right to see an example of two photos shot in the exact same spot but with the flash on and off. Photo by daveynin. Ditch Bells and Whistles, Use Presets Efficiently
Lose the digital zoom: One feature you should turn off immediately is "digital zoom". Digital zoom is universally terrible, and you want nothing to do with it. Optical zoom is where elements in the lens actually move to bring the object closer. Digital zoom is where the optical zoom maxes out and the camera starts doing some questionable CSI-like zoom and enhance nonsense. You can do a better and more detailed job with a photo editing application after the fact than any camera can do on the fly. Never trust the digital zoom to do a good job. Stick with the optical zoom and do your own cropping and enhancing at home. Photo by jurvetson. Blink and smile detection: Other bells and whistles of of questionable utility are features like blink and smile detection. Nikon, for example, recently took a bit of flak in the press and photography circles for rolling out blink-detection software that was incapable of determining if someone was blinking or Asian. You should get in the habit of taking 2-3 photos minimum of groups anyways just to be sure to get the best shot, making marketing gimmicks like blink detection irrelevant. Know your presets: While people tend to over use the gimmicks on point and shoot cameras, they under use the presets. If you've been experimenting with your camera, you've discovered a variety of presets like Landscape, Portrait, Sports, and so on. These modes are great for their named functions. For example, using Sports mode to take pictures of your kid running around at the park with a soccer ball will normally work great. Sports mode usually increases the shutter speed and engaged continual focus for a higher chance of nailing an action shot. Photo by madmack66. Clever uses for presets: You can also use the presets for less obvious purposes. The landscape mode is set up to have a wide depth of field to keep the whole picture in focus, close up trees, distant mountains, and everything in between. You can use the landscape mode in a situation where you want the your subject and the background to be in focus. You can also use the Portrait mode to reverse the effect, decreasing the depth of field so that an interesting tree you want to isolate from the background will stand out against an unfocused and distant mountain. Although it's more ideal to use manual and priority modes on a DSLR, many point-and-shoot cameras do have these modes available. Priority mode allows you to put priority on the aperture—the opening of the "iris" of the lens—and shutter speed. Tinkering with those two allows you to do things like alter the depth of field in portraits and keep the shutter open longer for night time exposures. Manual mode simply allows you to adjust both at one time. Although written for DSLR users, if you're curious about things like aperture settings and such you should check out our guides to mastering your DSLR: Part I and Part II. No amount of reading tips or tricks will make you a better photographer or fill up your memory card with great shots, but practice and experimenting will. Scribble down a few tips you want to try out from our guide, grab your camera, and start shooting. If you try a new technique, whether you ditch the flash, shoot from a new angle, or try out the priority modes on your camera, we want to hear about it—with pics!—in the comments. If you're away from your camera but hungry to learn more great techniques, check out our most popular photography hacks from 2009 or browse the #photography tag to catch up on the newest photography tips. Additional 20% Off at Coach Factory Stores Through Sunday, March 14Today through Sunday, March 14, get 20% off at the Coach Factory Store with this printable coupon. Like the old saying goes, Spring has Sprung, now let's buy some bags.
Items at the Factory Store are already reduced by 30-60%, making for some sweet deals when combined with this coupon. There are two Coach Factory Stores in Ontario and a few in the US within driving distance of Canadian cities. This deal Additional 20% Off at Coach Factory Stores Through Sunday, March 14 was originally posted on RedFlagDeals.com - Your source for Canadian Deals, Free Coupons and Freebies. Compare Prices on Computers and Electronics at PriceCanada.com Categories: Coupons
This Weeks Coach Leatherware Factory Outlet 20% Discount CouponAs per request here is this weeks 20% off Coach Factory Outlet Coupon. The coupon is good for the Factory Outlet only, in Canada and the USA Click here to access. I love Coach, I’m hoping they continue the whole month of March at least with coupons as I’m headed to Niagara the last day in March! Categories: Coupons
Google Maps Adds Bike-Friendly Directions and Trails [Google Maps]newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/JN5_NBSu7Lw&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[],"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} ); It's long been one of Google Map's most requested features, and now it's here. Recreational cyclists and bike commuters alike can plot cycle-friendly routes, find trails, and avoid snarling traffic with Google Maps' Bicycle layer. Maps' bike-friendly, green-toned map can be accessed in a few ways: by choosing "Bicycle" from the drop-down box below your destination when you're looking for directions; by hitting the "More" button along the upper-right buttons, or heading directly to Google Maps for bikes. The bike directions take a lot of factors into consideration when sending you around on your two wheels. Google looks for roads with designated bike lanes, tries to avoid areas with lots of hill climbs and drops, and, when possible, whenever a road has been designated by a city or cycle group as bike-friendly. In giving estimates on trip times, Google uses an average person at an average Body Mass Index level, peddling up and down the terrain. More than 150 cities have bicycle-related information that Google has tapped into, and more are on the way. If you're digging Maps' new cycle features, or wish it had more, tell us either way in the comments. It's time to bike [Google LatLong]IKEA: Wacky WednesdayHere are this week's deals for Wacky Wednesday at IKEA. Remember, the prices are low but the deals are good for one day only -- and quantities may be limited!
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Suzy Shier: All Sweaters & Career Pants are $18 (Over 100 Styles to Choose From)Right now at SuzyShier.com, all Career Pants and Sweaters are $18 -- and there are more than 100 styles to choose from!
Here's a quick look at some of the $18 pieces:
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Turn a Hoodie into an Improvised Laptop Bag [Clever Uses]If you like getting the most use out of your possessions as possible, this guide will help you turn a hooded sweatshirt into a laptop bag, baby carrier, and more. Over at the design site Conceptual Devices, they have a project called Just Undo It that emphasizes the use of common objects in new and versatile ways. Check out the video below to see how they turn a hooded sweatshirt into a laptop bag: newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sNiP953SCOg&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[],"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} ); In addition to the laptop bag video they have multiple photo tutorials available at the link below—including one for the laptop bag for those of you at a YouTube-unfriendly location. Check out the full site for guides on how to make a pillow, carry all, laptop bag, baby carrier, and more. Just Undo It [Conceptual Devices via Digital Inspiration]Sears Canada March Madness Sale Day 2 DealTodays featured deal of the day for our Smart Canucks readers is Stratford Cambridge towels @ 50% off. Pricing starts as low as $2.99. Lots of colours to choose from, and we all know Sears towels are far superior in quality then Walmart cheapies. Click here to check out the sale. Categories: Coupons
Fact or Fiction: World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that took the online gaming world by storm in 2004. How much do you know about this digital world of fantasy?
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