This is one of the greatest stories I’ve heard this year (all 35 days of it). Reds098 received a laptop from PCTech4Free.com with help from Anything4Free. The problem was, as soon as he got it, his parents got suspicious. Here’s his story:

“It all started when the laptop was initially shipped to my house. I didn’t know that it had been shipped though, because I was never given a tracking number. So, when it came to my house, my parents signed for it and read the contents of the box.

I had no clue that the laptop was at my house until one of the other users, SportzStar01234 alerted me that he had received his. So, I went up to my parents room and saw the laptop box next to my parents bed.

Being the devilish kid that I am, I took the box, and started to walk down the hall to my room. My parents saw that I had the box and stopped me. They looked very serious. So, I explained to them how the site worked with all the referrals and such, and that it was legitimate. I even gave them the NY Times article and contact information to contact pctech4free.com.

My dad said that was fine, and he’d look into it, and I should get my laptop back. Well, time kept passing with me getting more and more frustrated. Finally, I was fed up. I didn’t let them know though. We got in a fight over something completely different and my parents called the cops because it was their way of getting revenge on me, I suppose. No, my family isn’t dysfunctional, we are very loving. It was just partly because they were mad, and partly because my dad couldn’t find the phone number to contact the site. So they just called the cops to get it straightened out.

Well, so the cops came. He was incredibly rude to me. He made me print out all my e-mails, explain to him how the sites worked and everything. It was a total invasion of privacy, but I wasn’t thinking clearly at the time, so I just did what he said. He kept literally screaming at me about felony theft.

Well, as it turns out, my 450 dollar gift card from pvps4free.com and my check from tech4free.com had also arrived. I had never know since there was no tracking on them either. My parents had taken them out of the mail without my knowledge.

And so the cop seized all my stuff, yelling at me all the while. I was extremely upset about being accused of felony theft.

The wait was on.

Finally, after two weeks, my parents called them and they said all my stuff was in fact, legitimate. So, after the paperwork cleared, I got my laptop back. However, my parents still have my gift card and check claiming that it will go into my savings account, and I won’t be able to use it until college. That’s not fine with me, but there’s nothing I can really do. I mean, I’ll get the money eventually. I have the most important thing right now, which is the laptop. And it’s very awesome.”

I’ve been reluctant to post about for free site since I am a new writer, but this one is way too good to pass up. Anything4Free has just verified AppleStuff4Free’s legitimacy. This site has the most expansive collection Apple gear available at any verified free site. They currently offer nine products:

• Mac Mini with wireless (12 referrals)
• Mac Mini 1.4gHz (9 referrals)
• Bose Sounddock (6 referrals)
• Shure E3c and 1 iPod accessory (5 referrals)
• iPod Shuffle 1gb (4 referrals)
• eMac (19 referrals)
• iPod photo (9 referrals)
• 20gb iPod or iPod Mini (5 referrals)
• Money via paypal: $250 (5 referrals) or $450 (9 referrals)

AppleStuff4Free’s 27 sponsors are similar to Gratis’ and Offercenteric’s sponsors and many of them require little or no money. Recognition of offer completion is overly expedient and the support, thus far, has been more than helpfu; my questions were answered in well under thirty minutes. they conducted themselves in a manner that show there dedication to their customers. The founder of the site wrote me saying:

It gives me great pleasure being able to give “stuff” out for free. I get a great sense of happiness when
someone receives a free gift. I know how the recipients feel; because I
have been in there position my self. Getting free stuff is great and I am
just glad to be able to be a part of the free scene.

This is an amazing offer from a caring a company. Unlike almost every other site out there, they send out there gift before they even receive checks from their sponsors. Why? Because they trust their customers. I know they seem too good to be true, but I’m sitting on proof. A few people who received they’re money via paypal provided screenshots of their receipts (one, two and three). Yep, they are 100% legit. And more good new for us: they are soon coming out with more site!

So what are you waiting for? Go to AppleStuff4Free and begin your adventure with this wonderful, new company.

No referral links in the comments. Enough Conga lines will popup, trust me.

Tired of your current vocabulary? Then you need to learn office slang. These words will catapult you from being the lameass suck-up to the cool cat at the copying machine. Here’s a few of my favorites:

• Cobweb – A WWW site that never changes.
• Blamestorming – A group discussion of why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who was responsible.
• Ribs ‘N’ Dick – A budget with no fat as in “we’e got ribs ‘n’ dick and we’re supposed to find 20K for memory upgrades” (ok, that one is stupid but I laughed)

And one I hated:

• World Wide Wait – The real meaning of WWW.

(via Uneasy Silence)

The new PowerBooks came out today, and despite some criticism I’ve heard from people disappointed they weren’t dual cores or G5s, this is an amazing update. It’s a full system now, no upgrades needed. But the thing that stood out the most is ready scroll:

Scrolling through web pages or large documents on a trackpad can challenge even the most nimble fingers. That’s why every PowerBook G4 features a new trackpad with scrolling capability. Just drag two fingers over the trackpad to scroll vertically and horizontally or pan around any active window. Change this feature to suit your needs: Customize your trackpad settings or turn off scrolling completely via System Preferences.

The genius of Apple is coming out once again. Usability is soaring to an all new high. (I’m a dumbass.) I need to go to a nearby store and test it out.

The ability to move 4.5 million iPod in a four month period has impressed many ad executives. So many in fact that Apple now reigns as most influential brand, ousting Google from their top spot. This is no surprise to me; Apple clearly has always been amazing at advertising, but thank God, they are finally getting recognition. For those of you interested, here’s the list of the top brands:

1. Apple
2. Google
3. Ikea
4. Starbucks
5. al-Jazeera

After two years in the red, Microsoft’s Xbox department has finally turned a profit. This is exciting both as a Xbox owner and a Microsoft shareholder. Maybe this will push my stock, which was once at $80 and now is at $26, to $30.

Strong hardware sales, coupled with the phenomenally successful Halo 2, means that Microsoft made $84 million on total sales of $1.41 billion. This is compared to a loss made this time last year of $397 million on $1.27 billionn [sic].

Pretty soon here I’m going to go out and buy a Mac Mini, and I’m going to equip it from scratch: new keyboard, monitor, and speakers. My mind is made up on all of those items but I know nothing about Bluetooth mice. After conducting a little research, I’m leaning towards the Logitech MX900. Reviews said it is a solid mouse though it has occasional problems in games (and I game a fairly decent amount). So, are there better Bluetooth mice out there? Which is your favorite?

Once I start text messaging, I can’t stop. From my crappy provider, Verizon, I get 500 text messages a month which should be plenty, but it takes me only a week to go through them. But for those of you out there who have a good provider, T-mobile, you can trick your phone into giving you unlimited text messaging for just $2.99 a month.

The secret loophole can be accessed with a simple settings tweak on your handset. Settings vary from handset to handset so please review your manual or the manufacturers [sic] website for reference. The key is changing your SMS sending options from the default GSM to GPRS and making sure that GPRS is always ONLINE.

Warning: T-mobile may suddenly fix their system and once again, you’d be charged ten cents for every text message sent over your allotted amount.