Archive for April, 2010

Caillou Kindergarten – CD

Lovable Caillou as seen on PBS Kids leads kids on a learning adventure in English Spanish or French. This CD contains Caillou Counting Caillou Thinking Skills and Caillou Coloring and Creativity three great programs. Caillou Counting Join Caillou and his friends as they teach your child preschool counting skills. Play in English Spanish or French. Entertaining activities provide hours of fun and learning and they are different each time you play.This CD designed by educators features the original…

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Rosetta Stone  French Level 1 with Audio Companion

Foreign language learning with Rosetta Stone French Level 1 with Audio Companion includes everything you need to begin learning a new language—from grammar and vocabulary to basic sentence structure. It’s the foundation upon which your language-learning journey begins. Gain the confidence to master basic conversational skills, including greetings and introductions, simple questions and answers, shopping and much more. Now Rosetta Stone with Audio Companion allows the learner to take Rosetta Stone anywhere: in the car, the gym or on-the-go! What is Audio Companion? Audio Companion CDs are activities that correspond to the Rosetta Stone CD-ROM software lessons. The learner can listen to Audio Companion and practice what they’ve been learning on the computer, turning travel time into productive language learning time. Audio Companion lets the student access the power of Rosetta Stone lessons whenever and wherever they want, they can play the CD’s on a stereo, or download them to a MP3 player. It empowers the student and helps reinforce the lessons in any busy lifestyle!

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Pong – CD

Ataris oldest arcade game is back! Updated features of this classic game include cool 3D graphics and new paddles. The object still remains the same – you lob the ball back and forth in pursuit of a high score. There are 20 challenging levels and several ways to play – classic competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes. Watch out! You can really get hooked. Its fun and very easy to play yet tricky enough to keep your interest!

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Garmin MapSource TOPO! US 24k West Topographic Coverage for

MapSource TOPO US 24K West DVD

Garmin MapSource TOPO! US 24k West Topographic Coverage for Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada (DVD)

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Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 Desktop Edition with

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 Desktop Edition is a simple, cost-effective backup and recovery solution for small businesses that helps minimize downtime and avoid disaster by easily recovering individual data files/folders or complete Windows desktops or laptops in minutes – not hours or days – even to different hardware, virtual environments, or remote locations.

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 Desktop Edition with 12 Months Basic Support

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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade

With Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System Software Ultimate, you’ll be able to run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP mode* and recover your data easily with automatic back-ups to your home or business network. You’ll be able to connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join. And with entertainment features like Windows Media Center, it’s great for home as well as for business.

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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade
Kingston 4 GB Class 4 SDHC Flash Memory Card SD4/4GBET

The SDHC card offers larger-volume data storage and optimized recording performance with support for FAT 32 file formats. In addition, Kingston’s SDHC card uses speed “class” ratings known as Class 2, 4 and 6 that deliver a minimum data transfer rate for optimum performance with SDHC devices.Although identical in size to today’s standard SD card, the SDHC card is designed differently and is only recognized by SDHC host devices. To ensure compatibility, look for the SDHC logo on cards and host devices.For added reliability and durability, the solid-state SDHC memory card is built of nonvolatile memory components and has no moving parts that could wear out or break.

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Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Space and the Universe – CD

Explore the expertly rendered 3-D model of Mir even travel to the Moons mysterious dark side and scan hundreds of unexplored craters. Interactive animations 3-D models and unique video clips from NASA give you the ultimate journey into outer space. The program also includes the Star Dome a virtual planetarium in which you can observe the night sky from anywhere on earth at any point in time. Test your skill at landing a lunar module or launch a rocket into space. Encyclopedia includes the history…

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Quicken Home & Business 2010 [DOWNLOAD]

Quicken Home & Business 2010 gives you the personal finance features found in Quicken Premier plus tools that make it easy to see how your home business is doing.

Manages both your personal and business finances together in one place. Click to enlarge.

See where your money’s going. Click to enlarge.

Always know how your home based business is doing. Click to enlarge.

Helps maximize deductions and simplify your taxes. Click to enlarge.

See your most important info in one place. Click to enlarge.

Getting started is a breeze. Click to enlarge.

Easily organizes your personal and business finances

Includes all the features and tools of Quicken Premier, plus:

  • Easily organizes your personal and home based business finances, all in one place
  • Shows you where your money is going: automatically categorizes your personal and home business expenses
  • Lets you view your profit and loss at a glance, so you always know how your home based business is doing
  • Upgrading your Quicken? See “What’s New in 2010″ for the latest features and benefits

Features and Benefits

Manages both your personal and business finances together in one place
Organizes your financial information by bringing your personal and home-based business accounts together in one place–including banking, credit card, loan, 401(k), and investing accounts. Avoid the hassle of going to multiple websites: see your complete financial picture with just ONE password. Access over 6,700 banks, brokerages and other financial institutions–including PayPal.

See where your money’s going
Quicken Home & Business automatically categorizes your personal and home business expenses. So it’s even easier to track business expenses you paid for with a personal account.

Check in anytime to see exactly where your personal and business finances are for the week, month or year.

Always know how your home based business is doing
View your business profit and loss at a glance: Quicken Home & Business gives you an overall snapshot of what’s coming in for the month, what’s going out, and what’s left in your accounts.

Helps maximize deductions and simplify your taxes
Captures all your deductions, including mileage and expenses for specific jobs, or even household expenses that you can partially write off. The business tax deduction summary lets you instantly see your tax deduction status throughout the year to help avoid any April 15th surprises. At tax time, save time by creating Schedule C reports for your accountant. You can also easily export your data directly to TurboTax to prepare your taxes quickly and accurately.

Simplifies estimating and invoicing
Easily create, print, and save professional-looking estimates and invoices for your clients and customers.

Provides comprehensive investing and planning tools
Easily tracks, analyzes, and helps you optimize your investment portfolio. You can see changes in assets, liabilities, and net worth with one click: we show how your investments are performing across all your accounts.

Helps you make better buy/sell decisions
We help you identify top-performing investments, so you can make smart decisions on buying or selling. For example, use Morningstar Ratings to compare mutual funds and see which ones best fit your investment goals.

Watch your savings grow
We make it easy to get on–and stay on–a budget. Set suggested spending limits and savings goals based on the information you enter into Quicken Home & Business day-by-day.

An intuitive “Spending Planner” summarizes your actual spending and compares it to what you planned to spend for the month. Check your progress at a glance, and quickly see where you have room to spend or need to save more.

We can also help you create customized plans to reduce/eliminate debt–and to save for a house, college, retirement or large purchase.

Never miss a bill
See what bills–personal and business–have already been paid, what’s coming up and if you have enough left in your accounts to cover them–all in one convenient place. Set reminders to pay bills on time and instantly check the status of past bills.

Enjoy free support when you buy, install or upgrade Quicken
If you need help purchasing, installing or upgrading your new Quicken personal finance software, free phone support is available. For more information, visit our Help & Support site.

Save money and shop smart
Our free service–Quicken Picks–seeks out the best online coupons and discount offers just for you, on the stuff you care about. You also get cash back on all your purchases, helping you save even more. You can sign up for Quicken Picks anytime within your Quicken software.

Easily import from Microsoft Money
If you’ve been using Microsoft Money personal finance software, we can help you transfer your valuable financial information to Quicken.4 With our easy-to-use Data Converter tool, you’ll be up-and-running with Quicken in practically no time.

What’s New in 2010

Already using Quicken? Reasons to upgrade now:

New–See your most important info in one place
The new Quicken home page puts all your most important financial information in one easy-to-understand window, so you can see how you’re doing at a glance.

Improved–Find the tools you need, faster
The improved menu and toolbar make it easier to find the tools you need to help organize your personal finances.

New–Getting started is a breeze
It’s simpler than ever to put Quicken to work for you–so you can reach your personal finance goals faster. With the new Guided Setup, you just answer a few simple questions; we’ll show you how Quicken works, and what to do next. You’ll see your total financial picture come into focus even sooner than you expect.

New–Avoid late fees and penalties
We help you avoid overdraft fees and penalties–by showing you how much you’ll have left in your account until your next paycheck.

Improved–Check for accuracy
We’ve made it easier to review your transactions, so you can quickly spot anything that looks inaccurate or out of place. If a transaction requires follow-up, you can flag it with a reminder.

Improved–Get tips from other Quicken users
With Quicken’s Live Community, you can get help and advice from other Quicken users without ever leaving Quicken. If you have a question about something specific you’re trying to do, just look to Live Community on the right of the Quicken screen for the answer.

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Caillou Magic Playhouse – CD

Where New Discoveries Spring to Life!This award-winning PBS series comes to life as you help Caillou find the hidden treasure in this fun-filled scavenger hunt! Its a day of fun and games as Caillous babysitter creates a scavenger hunt in the house! Choose from four exciting themes as you join Caillou Gilbert and all his friends as you search room-to-room looking for hidden treasure. Click on the items you find and watch your collection grow! Along the way youll find eight laugh-out-loud activities…

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Acer AOD250-1584 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - Up to 9 Hours of

Acer AOD250-1584 comes with these high level Specs. Intel Atom Processor N280, Windows 7 Starter, 10.1-Inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory, 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Acer InviLink 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data rate), Integrated Acer Crystal Eye Webcam, Two Built-in Stereo Speakers, 3 – USB 2.0 Ports, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5800 mAh), 2.79 lbs. | 1.27 kg (system unit only)

Acer AOD250-1584 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook – Up to 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

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Kingston DataTraveler 112 - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Introducing Kingston’s DataTraveler 112 for quick and convenient storage, sharing and transferring of data. In capacities up to 32GB, the new DataTraveler 112 can store your favorite photos, music, school assignments and reports. It lets you carry all of your data with you, making it ideal for the office, home, school and wherever you travel. The DataTraveler 112 has an easy to use slider and is is backed by a five-year warranty, 24/7 tech support and legendary Kingston reliability.

Kingston DataTraveler 112 – 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive DT112K/16GBCL (Black)

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Toshiba Mini 300 Series NB305-N310 10.1-Inch Netbook - Black

With a new sleeker design and up to 11 hours of battery life rating, our affordable, super-compact mini NB305 is a stylish companion PC that raises the bar when it comes to portability. This innovative netbook lets you enjoy all the benefits of today’s fast-moving digital world, putting you in touch with your favorite people, sites, networks and media in ways and places you never imagined. Though small enough to throw in a purse or bag, it’s designed with smart features to enhance your mobile life—like a full-sized keyboard and touchpad, USB Sleep-and-Charge technology and a Hard Drive Impact Sensor that helps protect your data from the bumps and grinds of daily life. So it picks up where smart phones leave off and makes many of today’s netbooks seem a waste of time.

Toshiba Mini 300 Series NB305-N310 10.1-Inch Netbook – Black Onyx

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Reader Rabbit Personalized Math 4-6 Deluxe

Explore the Amusement Park with Reader Rabbit!Product InformationReader Rabbit Personalized Math builds children’s early math skills whileenhancing their appreciation for numbers.  Children explore basic numberconcepts in a series of imaginative games.  As they play children developskills in counting adding and subtracting as well as skills in recognizingnumber relationships patterns colors and shapes.The program also encourages children to discover higher-level math conceptsand to develop an awareness of mathematical relationships – all while havingfun!  The activities allow for different learning styles including visualauditory abstract and concrete association.  Because the concepts arepresented in several levels of difficulty children learn at their own pace. Skills Learned Counting Addition Subtraction Number Recognition Matching & Memory Decision Making Greater Than/Less Than Sequencing & Ordering Identifying Sets Measuring Solving EquationsActivities Include  Math Racer Game Matching groups of objects with Arabic numerals Recognizing the number of sides of various shapes Testing knowledge of addition and subtraction facts for numbers from 1 to 10 Matching equivalent expressionsLog Ride Manipulating objects to gain “hands-on” experience in math Exploring multiple solutions to a given problem  Combining sets of one – and two-digit numbers to arrive at a desired sumRoller Coaster Finding and completing a pattern of numbers Finding and completing a pattern of shapes and colorsCalliope Counting Game Associating number symbols with their spoken names by hearing the numbers in song Exploring and counting numbers from 1 to 8 Discovering and creating musical tunes Identifying numbers and reco

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I Love Phonics! – CD

Consonants and Their Clusters Phonemes Segmenting Words Blended Sounds Reading Spelling and much more! Key Benefits 5 phonics-teaching games 2 modes to choose from sequential or customized Proven step-by-step approach Multiple learning levels Over 300 essential vocabulary words All 44 phonemes of the English language Developed by education experts Detailed progrC36ess tracking Parental control provides personalized learning Listen & Learn! Which animal goes quack? Which one starts…

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