Watch for people scanning prices with their phones on Saturday!

If you see an unusual number of people down at your local Target, Wal-Mart, or what-have-you-Mart scanning barcodes with their smartphones, they're probably using Amazon's Price Check app.  Why would they be doing this?  Well, this Saturday, Dec 10, Amazon will give you 5% off, up to $5 per item.  You can do this for up to three items, thus saving you up to $15!

Thanks to lifehacker for the info!

Free games!

So I'm going to date myself a little here, but here's your chance to score some free games!  Yes, they are a little bit old, but I just loved playing Zork on my Commodore 64!

Free $2 credit for Amazon MP3 music!

Get in on this quick!  This deal will expire at the end of tomorrow (6/30 11:59PM Pacific) so don't dawdle if you want to take advantage of it.

What is it?  Amazon is offering $2 of credit for MP3 music!

Maybe I'll see what $5 album I can get for $3... :)

Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 for Windows for free!

Now that I've posted about how I'm not generally going to do this, here's a post I'm copying over from my tech blog 'cuz I think it's of general interest, especially to students...

Here's a freebie I found on Dealnews.  Download Microsoft's Mathematics 4.0 for Windows free!

If you don't know about this program (I didn't!), this is what Microsoft says about it: "Microsoft Mathematics provides a graphing calculator that plots in 2D and 3D, step-by-step equation solving, and useful tools to help students with math and science studies."

Sounds like a handy thing to have especially since I'm taking Stats (well, maybe it could help) and I'm planning to take an upper-division math class later this year.

Free entrance to the National Parks!

If you're a fan of the National Park system (like me), or just wanting to explore a new one, or you've never been, here're a few chances to do so without paying for it!*

The days in 2011 you can get into the parks fee free are as follows:

• Janurary 15-17 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend)
• April 16-24 (National Park Week)
• June 21 (First day of summer)
• September 24 (Public Lands Day)
• November 11-13 (Veterans Day weekend)

*According to the above web page, most of the 394 National Parks never charge an entrance fee, so obviously this only applies to those that normally do.  So what are you waiting for?!  Get exploring!

Golf sale at Uinta Golf!

Today through Thursday, Thanksgiving, Uinta Golf is taking 15% off your entire order in their online store!  So, don't live in Utah?  No problem!  There is, of course, the usual fine print about certain items not being included, such as all Ping items.  See their home page for details.  But as an example, the Garmin Approach G3 GPS that I covet is $270 minus 15% = $229.50.  Amazon's price is $244.  Pretty good.