Good Stuff Cheap: Five genius ways to save on everyday technology
Stop paying for cable or satellite: Hook up an antenna to your digital TV. If your old pole-mounted potato masher’s long gone, a Winegard SS-3000 indoor antenna is $60 on amazon.ca. You’ll get major Canadian and U.S. networks for free in high def.
Save on mobile data charges: Save bandwidth by using Google’s free text-back service for basic info. For example, texting “127 Hours Etobicoke” to 46645 (GOOGL) gets you today’s local show times. Also available: weather, directions, stock quotes and sports scores. See sms.google.ca.
Buy your next notebook for less: Check the “outlet” sections of on‑line stores for good-as-new gadgets, often backed by a warranty. Toshiba’s highly rated Satellite laptops, for example, are up to $200 off at toshiba.ca.
Slash global roaming costs: Buy a SIM card for your destination from Toronto’s Roam Simple (roamsimple.com) and you’re charged less per minute. For instance, a major carrier charges $2 a minute for western Europe; Roam Simple’s rate is 69 cents.
Beat traffic and high fuel prices: Trafficnet Canada (free) and Gas Buddy ($3) are must-have Apple apps. The former gives you the 411 on construction, road closures and gridlock, including live highway cams of the 400 series; the latter shows the cheapest places to fuel up right now.
(Image: Antennae courtesy of Winegard Direct)
Good Stuff Cheap 2011 articles:
- 100 items under $10
- Four standout dinner dates for penny pinchers
- 11 selections for a kick-ass and low-cost charcuterie plate
- Three great wines for recession hangovers
- How to make your own soda water
- A massive mirror for a modest cost
- Nine of the city’s best foods for under $6
- How to glam up a parlour on a not-so-huge budget
- The best deals for kids’ favourites
- Hit the fashion zeitgeist with this fuzzy, furry trio
- Toronto’s five best vintage stores (no rummaging required)
- Ladies and gentlemen, here’s how to put together a party outfit for under $200
- Three genuine refuges where guys can get their groom on—cheaply
- Six designer sample sales that make lining up seem entirely sane
- Want an iPhone? Here’s how to make one (sort of)
- Three cameras that hit the mark for under $500
- Three unbeatable go-to spots for home improvement
 gets you today’s local show times. Also available: weather, directions, stock quotes and sports scores. See sms.google.ca.
Buy your next notebook for less: Check the “outlet” sections of on‑line stores for good-as-new gadgets, often backed by a warranty. Toshiba’s highly rated Satellite laptops, for example, are up to $200 off at toshiba.ca.
Slash global roaming costs: Buy a SIM card for your destination from Toronto’s Roam Simple (roamsimple.com) and you’re charged less per minute. For instance, a major carrier charges $2 a minute for western Europe; Roam Simple’s rate is 69 cents.
Beat traffic and high fuel prices: Trafficnet Canada (free) and Gas Buddy ($3) are must-have Apple apps. The former gives you the 411 on construction, road closures and gridlock, including live highway cams of the 400 series; the latter shows the cheapest places to fuel up right now.
(Image: Antennae courtesy of Winegard Direct)
Good Stuff Cheap 2011 articles:
100 items under $10
Four standout dinner dates for penny pinchers
11 selections for a kick-ass and low-cost charcuterie plate
Three great wines for recession hangovers
How to make your own soda water
A massive mirror for a modest cost
Nine of the city’s best foods for under $6
How to glam up a parlour on a not-so-huge budget
The best deals for kids’ favourites
Hit the fashion zeitgeist with this fuzzy, furry trio
Toronto’s five best vintage stores (no rummaging required)
Ladies and gentlemen, here’s how to put together a party outfit for under $200
Three genuine refuges where guys can get their groom on—cheaply
Six designer sample sales that make lining up seem entirely sane
Want an iPhone? Here’s how to make one (sort of)
Three cameras that hit the mark for under $500
Three unbeatable go-to spots for home improvement
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