A laugh a day keeps the doctor away

One of the conveniences I enjoy about the World Wide Web is the ease of access of entertainment. Let's face it, when you can't get television and newspapers are difficult to come by, the internet has it's own substitutes that become the norm. In this example, I'm talking about comics. Ahh, the classic comic strips from the newspaper, but with 100% less newsprint on your fingertips, and you don't have to skip through the financial section! I have found that it makes it even more convenient if you read them on an RSS program. For those that don't know yet, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Anyway, what it means is that with a program, you can "subscribe" to a "feed" (imagine a stock ticker with pictures), and deliver new content to you as soon as it's published. I personally recommend RSS Bandit, it's free and easy for a beginner to figure out (I use it). Get RSS Bandit here.
So, to find the comics you want to read, either in an RSS reader or online, I find the following websites have a large enough variety to satiate my thirst for comedy:

Comics.com

Arcamax.com

Gocomics.com


Happy reading!

P.S. Did you know that you can subcribe to this blog with RSS?

Win money for searching!

Another scheme that has been around on the internet for quite a while is the Search And Win website. The angle is that you do internet searches, advertisers get hits, they pay the search website for the traffic, the search website rewards you for participating. I love deals where advertisers are doing the funding, usually that means I can get rewarded for doing something for free. I have never paid for anything I've done on the internet (except, obviously, for the internet access), and I have loads of goodies, entertainment, and even moolah for doing stuff. Anyway, I'm getting off subject. This is another one of those situations where you need to pay attention to the rate at which you are getting rewarded. How many points do you earn/win at a time? How many points does it take to get a reward/prize? I'm sure there are many Search And Win websites, really good ones, but I will show you the ones I like best so far, and yes, I have included my referral code in each of these links:

Winzy has no redemption prizes, just chances to win cash, Amazon.com gift certificates, and iPods. They also have a few games you can play to win more points.

Blingo offers a chance to win cash, Amazon.com gift certificates, and Fandango Movie Tickets on your first 25 searches every day.

This one actually has a redemption store for the points you've won. I have been told you can win only once per hour, so spread your searches throughout the day.