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The following are links to products and companies that I recommend. I am an affiliate seller for these products and companies, so if you buy after clicking on them, I get paid a commission — but it doesn’t cost you any more to do it this way than it would otherwise; in some cases you can save money via these links.
I have a choice of many, many companies and products to choose from – and these are a few I feel I can honestly recommend:
| Adobe’s suite of products are top of the line. I use Photoshop for image editing, logo design, and art; Soundbooth for audio editing, mixing, and recording; After Effects for video editing and 2D animation; InDesign for page layout/publishing and PDF export, and Bridge for organizing photos. The Creative Suite is powerful stuff. Highly recommended for the aspiring content specialist. | |
| ZoneAlarm is time-tested and well respected Internet security solution. Compare to Macafee and Norton, ZoneAlarm started out small and free. There’s still a free version, but many still find the pro upgrade worth the price. | |
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Give The Gift of Games With a GameFly™ Gift Certificate. |
GameFly is like NetFlix for video games. No late fees, sent to your door, keep it for as long as you want. This way you can try a game before you shell out $59.99 just to find out you can beat it in an hour. |
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Save up to 62% on pool cues, cases and accessories at PoolDawg.com. |
Pool Dawg has a variety of pool accessories — for the most part at reasonable prices. |
| Shop books, electronics, and more at Amazon.com | Don’t get (as) ripped off on textbooks. Buy used online at Amazon. Amazon sells new and used all kinds of stuff, from computers & DVD’s to books and software. |
| Save up to 90% + get FREE Shipping |
VistaPrint offers a wide variety of office and small business printing solutions at great prices, famous for their offer of 250 color custom business cards where you pay only the cost of shipping. |
| JustHost – has a very low monthly cost, with a 1 year minimum signup. You get a free domain name for life, which means you don’t have to pay the $10-15 a year to keep the address ‘yourwebsite.com’; it’s included in the monthly cost. With JustHost, you can host unlimited domains too – if it turns out you want several websites. You have to buy the extra domain addresses, but you don’t have to pay an additional monthly charge. I use JustHost, and customer service leaves something to be desired (all too common these days), but I feel I get what I pay for. | |
| HostGator – HostGator’s basic package is $8.95/month if you pay by the month, or $4.95/month if you pay 3 years up front. I have not personally used HostGator, but have a friend who just switched to them. From what I can tell in my research they are reputable and reliable. |
If you have any trouble with these companies please let me know.
The last thing I want to do is refer you to a bad experience!
And do shop around! I want you to get the best deal. No sense me making money when you’re paying more than you have to!

