PayPal suffered a black out for a whole of 2.5 hours on Friday, and although I was not personally affected, some of my friends told me that the entire site was down and they could not make any transaction at all. According to PayPal, the site went down because of hardware problem and they were […]

I have been looking at a few houses lately. I plan to buy a house and with the My First House Scheme, it is becoming easier to own a first house, though the loan will still be a long commitment. However, I feel that if I could get a house that is in a good […]

Leveraging the power of social networks, eBay launched a new way of shopping called Group Gifts. At first, it may sound a little complex, especially the part of getting friends to chip in to the kitty to purchase a gift, and I wonder how many will do it if they do not personally know the […]

My friend, Mandy, who has been married for about ten years already, keep telling me that she isn’t married because it wasn’t “sealed” with a wedding ring. As a single person, I don’t know that a wedding ring could be this important and find it pretty amazing that after ten years, she could still keep […]

I was at a popular consumer electronics fair over the weekend for a “look see” even though I did not have anything in particular to buy. I love going to such fairs just to see what’s hot and what’s not, even though to me, such fairs are like dumping grounds where the models are going […]

My sister has been experiencing poor health and a slew of bad luck after moving into her new house. Although she and her husband have a 30-year mortgage to service, she thinks it would be better to move out of the house for the time being. It is a temporary solution, she says. She is […]

A 30-year-old Mercedes 450SL that was owned by U2’s front-man, Bono, has been put up on eBay for auction. Bono, whose real name is Paul Hewson, used to own it from 1980 until 2000, which he then gave up for charity to raise funds for Ethiopia and it was snapped up by Coca Cola for […]