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Etsy - taking your crafts online to make some extra bucks (or find some great presents)

Etsy.com [http://www.etsy.com] is the world’s foremost Internet craft site. Here crafters across the world offer their unique creations for sale. Customers get to pick from handmade creations that are often custom made, while crafters get the considerable exposure and reach that Etsy.com has managed to create over years of dedicated effort. Etsy Ethos Etsy.com is thinking big. They aim to change the very fabric of commerce. The purpose of the site is to re-establish the individual artisan over

How to pick a secure password you can actually remember

The latest password breaking scandal claims that Yahoo has lost nearly half a million user’s passwords and email addresses to hacker group D33D. The little-known group claims they stole the passwords using an SQL injection which utilizes rogue commands to extract data from websites. This follows the 6.4 million LinkedIn users whose accounts were hacked last month. So you know that you have to have to create secure passwords, and that each website you sign up to should have a separate password,

Gourmet cupcakes in Toronto (and everywhere else)

Cupcakes are back baby! These delightful diminutive treats are making a huge comeback after their heyday in the seventies and there are so many good reasons why. Cupcakes are so much easier to deal with than cake; no need for plates and cake forks as each cupcake is a self-contained miracle of confection. You also don’t have to decide which flavour of cake you want, because with cupcakes, you can have one of each flavor. The rise in popularity of the cupcake has also birthed a large array of a

Your Beach-Ready Survival Kit

Yay! Finally, some sun, son! I was starting to give up on you, Vancouver. Hopefully there’s still at least two months of good weather ahead of us, because I have resolved to be a beach-goer this year. I have not been awesome at this in the past, try as I might (I’m pale and freckly and would usually rather sit in a park under a shady tree if I’m given the choice). I also live pretty far from the beach, and would rather stick close to my hood. I’m boring, guys. Sorry. BUT! This summer I am tryin

Kickin' it on Kickstarter

Kickstarter [http://www.kickstarter.com/] is the unlikely hero of the cyberworld, and a very very good idea. It’s a hard sell if you think about it; people who have great ideas, but no way to produce them ask you to buy items that have not yet been produced (and may possibly never be) to be delivered at a much later date. It’s not a formula that seems like it would work in these difficult economic times and with consumers who are accustomed to instant gratification, and yet Kickstarter has seen