Time to raise the debt ceiling. Obama.org was last registered on March 2006 and expired earlier today.
It was sold for $2,800 on NameJet.
Democrats and Republicans may have been too busy debating the debt ceiling to notice.
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Microsoft announced earnings of $17.37 billing for the fourth quarter ending June 30, 2011, an increase of 8% from 2010 powered by the Xbox
Notably:
Head over the eCoupons.com for Microsoft Store Coupons.
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According to a White House press release, the U.S. government plans to shutdown 195 datacenters this year and 178 in 2012. Obama’s goal is to close 800 data centers by 2015. The consolidation is supposed to save more than $3 billion dollars. Naturally, the U.S. government did not reveal how much it will cost migrating these computing services to other federal data centers or private data centers.
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This year, in addition to Academic pricing on Macs, Apple is offering a free $100 Back to School Card to use on the Mac App Store, the App Store, the iTunes Store, and the iBookstore. Offer ends September 20, 2011.
Who qualifies?
Apple Academic Pricing:
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Students Rejoice! Kindle Textbook Rental can save students up to 80% off textbook list prices. Amazon announced the launch of a new program where students can rent textbooks through the Kindle Store and you don’t need a Kindle to access the rental textbooks. Students can rent textbooks to read on PC, Mac or mobile devices by downloading the Kindle reading app. Kindle Textbook Rental offers flexibility so students can rent textbooks between 30 and 360 days and pay only for the specific amount of time the students need the book. Rental periods can be extended if needed and there is an option to purchase the books the students are renting too. Students will have access to tens of thousands of textbooks from top textbook publishers like John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier and Taylor & Francis.
Students can make notes and highlights in the textbook as it is read. The annotations will still be available even after the rental expiration.
I remember being in sticker shock the first time I had to purchase my textbooks for college and although it has been many years, I still haven’t recovered! This technology means no more trekking with heavy books to the library while it helps keep some money in your pocket. No more waiting in lines to buy textbooks or try to sell them back at the end of a semester, or year, at a fraction of the cost. Enjoy the ease of reading and annotating your textbooks no matter where you are on campus. Almost makes me want to be a student again.
For additional savings and discounts, check out Amazon.com Coupons at eCoupons.com.
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According to various media reports, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., plans to re-introduce legislation next week that would allow states to force out-of-state retailers to collect local sales taxes via the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement. The Senate is currently in recess until May 1, 2011. The bill, named the Main Street Fairness Act, was introduced to the House on July 1, 2010 by former Rep. William Delahunt. It was not brought up for a vote.
The House bill is different from Main Street Fairness Act that was recently passed in Illinois and Arkansas. This law, like the “Amazon Tax” or “Affiliate Tax” law first passed in New York in 2009, states that a sales tax nexus is created when online retailers enter into marketing agreements with affiliates who send customers to Amazon through links on their own web sites and get a marketing fee for those sales. In 2010, North Carolina and Rhode Island enacted this legislation. Currently, the law is pending in Connecticut. It has been introduced or re-introduced in California, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas.
Full Members of the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement include Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Full Members are states that are in compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement through its laws, rules, regulations, and policies. Associate Members include Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee and Utah. Associate members are states that are in compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement except that its laws, rules regulations and policies to bring the state into compliance are not in effect but are scheduled to take effect no later than 12 months after becoming an associate member.
Full text of last year’s HR 5660 – Main Street Fairness Act 2010
The bottom line is, if you’re not already paying tax for your online purchases, you may soon find it when you checkout. To demonstrate how disorganized Congress and the States are, Sen. Durban’s Illinois is not yet part of the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement.
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Have you heard about Dell’s new Inspiron R Laptop Series ?
The sleek laptop hit store shelves in June and comes in a fun variety of colors. You can get anything from the basic Mars Black to Peacock Blue, Tomato Red or Lotus Pink! The series comes in 14, 15 and 17 inch models and is equipped with a webcam and microphone. And you don’t even have to be tech savvy to stream pictures or videos from your laptop into your TV. It’s done with the touch of a button. Prices start at $449.
The Inspiron R Series
Here’s a sampling of some of the Inspiron 15′s tech specs:
Processor: Up to Intel Core i5 processors
Memory: up to 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics: Standard Intel® HD Graphics
LCD Display: 15.6″ Widescreen HD WLED Glossy Display with TrueLifeTM (1366×768)
Camera: 1.3MP Integrated Webcam
Starting Weight: 5.83 lbs
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From now until September 7th, 2010, if you’re a college student or a faculty or staff member at any grade level, you’ll get a free 8GB iPod touch with the purchase of a
new Mac.
Save $50 on MacBook From $949
Save up to $200 on MacBook Pro From $1,099
Save $100 on MacBook Air From $1,399
Save up to $100 on iMac From $1,149
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