Ever wonder why software costs so danged much? Well, it’s because not only is there the cost of paying developers to code the software, you also need to pay lawyers, and finance departments, and marketing departments, and packaging departments, and logistics departments, and operations departments, and a gazillion of other departments. Oh yes, and the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Causes'
Humble Indie Bundle 2011 – Only Three Days Left
August 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Children's Charities
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Christmas Cards 2011
August 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Animal Causes, Conservation
Every year, my post about Christmas cards is always a very popular one, and so we’re back for 2012. Some of my favorite nature Christmas cards are from the National Wildlife Federation. From now until the end of the month, they’re offering a deal to Get $7 off per box of Christmas cards (exp. 8-31). […]
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Car Paint Color Matcher which Helps Charity
July 31st, 2011 · No Comments · World Hunger
If you need to touch up any part of your car, one of the toughest things to do is to match the car paint color. If you go to any random body shop, chances are you’ll get a shade that’s not quite a match. Popular and long-time automotive paint company Dupli-Color has set up a […]
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Sephora Eye Shadow that Helps Canine Companions for Independence
July 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Disability, Sephora
Sephora has a neat assortment of eye shadows called Buxom Stay-There Eye Shadow. They come in all colors, from shimmering black to vibrant copper red to vivid violet plum. They’ve done something different and named each color after a different dog. Why? Because for every purchase of this particular eye shadow, Sephora will donate a […]
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Emergency Lip Gloss Kit
July 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Children's Charities
You never quite know when you might run into a lip gloss emergency. With Trish McEvoy ‘Be Prepared’ Beauty Emergency Card for Lips, you get provides a season’s worth of eight favorite gloss colors that will leave your lips hydrated and radiant. You can apply each shade by itself, mix it with another shade, or […]
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Kauzbots Plush Robots to Help Autism, Trees, and Clean Water
July 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Amazon, Autism, Conservation, Developing Areas
Kauzbots are ridiculously cute robots where 10% of the purchase price goes to help various charities. Pictured here is Karthy Kauzbot, which helps support Talk About Curing Autism, an organization providing resources to provide information, help, and support to families affected by autism. Karthy’s green sister Kale is dedicated to helping the environment, with proceeds […]
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Groupon Charity Deal: World Food Program to Buy Stoves for Women in Darfur
July 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas, World Hunger
Every now and then, Groupon presents a neat variation of their half-price deals which helps charity. From now until the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday July 21), Groupon has a page set up to help the World Food Program, the United Nations frontline agency mandated to help the one in seven people on earth […]
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Kate Spade Gold Bracelet
July 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
Here’s a pretty gold bangle from Kate Spade, available on the Kate Spade site. All around the outside is engraved the words “hand in hand”, while inside the words “There’s Strength in Numbers”. This bangle was designed as part of Kate Spade’s “Women for Women International” partnership, to help women in war-torn countries. 25% of […]
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Solar Power for your iPhone or cell phone
July 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Developing Areas
I was shopping at the new REI in Carle Place, New York the other day and stumbled across this. I love my iPhone, but one of the annoyances is how quickly the battery runs out. When I first got my phone, I thought that surely the battery must be defective. I’d leave the house with […]
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Thoughts on the Last Flight of the Space Shuttle – Does It Have to End Here?
July 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Education
I remember in 1981 I was in sixth grade, and all the sixth graders gathered together in the school library to watch the launch of Columbia. The names John Young and Robert Crippen were seared into our brains. I was too young to have seen the Apollo missions to the moon, and of course things […]
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