This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Nowadays it’s almost mandatory to have technology access whether you’re at home or on the go. Hook, line and sinker, having tech at our fingertips – whether you’re using it now or not – is finally going to catch up to you. So choosing the right plan for your lifestyle, ahead of time, is critical. Contact? No contract? Which phone? What plan? It can be very confusing.

That’s why Straight Talk has developed a solution that covers everything you need.

As a real Straight Talk customer, you’ll be thrilled to know that their no contract plans can save you a small fortune. The “All You Need Plan” is designed for those who really love their phones. It gives you 1000 talk minutes, 1000 text messages, and includes 30 megs of web data!

Straight Talk has several ways you can cut your bill in half, including an unlimited monthly service priced right at just $45. Even better, you can opt to just “go yearly” for $499; it’s like getting (almost) 12 months for the price of 11! (I’ve seen those other commercials, so compare you’re $60/month to any of Straight Talk’s plans and see what I mean when it comes to savings.)

In addition to calling plan choices with no contracts, you can get a reconditioned phone for as little as $10 that comes equipped with camera, a mp3 player, mobile web access, and yes Bluetooth® capabilities (really great for the kids in your household). Or you can choose:

o Smart phones

o Touch screen phones, and

o App-enabled phones with voice navigation, camera, video recorder, music player, instant messaging, and Bluetooth®

Feel free to check out any number of happy Straight Talk customer YouTube videos. You’ll find literally 1,000′s to watch!

With 411 calls at no extra charge, free activation, free reactivation, and no termination fees, take a good look at Straight Talk and make your switch to one of their extremely flexible plans today!

It’s odd how things pop up at just the right moment since a few hours ago I was discussing with my husband how we needed to get some cheap ink for one of the printers in our home.

Not All Cheap Ink Created Equal

What I love about finding the ideal spot to get cheap printer ink is the fact that it isn’t really “cheap ink” but printer ink at up to 92% off retail prices!

I don’t know about you, but one of our cartridges costs almost the price of a brand new printer. By finding a reliable online printer ink company that’s going to discount prices that much, it literally is ridiculous not to save money. Less money for office supplies means more money in our checking account (duh).

Up until now though I’ve never thought about getting my printer ink online. I know my sister does all the time and is delighted with the savings and the quality. Guess it’s time to listen up and learn a new lesson from my family member

Cheap Ink Shop By Brand

I counted 27 major brands listed at InkGrabber. In addition, they also have an “all other” category. So, for example, I will be able to get a six pack of HP inkjet cartridges for the price of two (at a local brick and mortar office supply store). Holy cow! That’s a deal!

And, you don’t have to buy “in bulk,” that choice is yours. But to me it just makes sense to stock up. What’s even better is I will now be able to ensure that my color cartridges don’t run out (I tend not to replace them very often and print in gray scale when I’d prefer color, but color until now just hasn’t been affordable or reasonable).

They even have a Monday through Friday toll free number if you have questions or (for some unknown reason because their supply is so large) you cannot find your particular brand.

With 100% price match guarantees and 1 year product quality guarantees, combined with tracking and more, put InkGrabber on your list of where to go to get your cheap ink today!

I want to thank my great friend Linda of Forcedgreen for sending me this, it’s just wonderful! And, just so you know this is not my grandchild – this was an email I received that I just had to share. If more people (grown up people) were as thoughtful imagine what kind of world we’d be living in…

Last week, I took my grand children to a restaurant. My six-year-old grand-son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said, “God is good, God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Nana gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty and justice for all! Amen!”

Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman remark, “That’s what’s wrong with this country. Kids today don’t even know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!”

Hearing this, my grand-son burst into tears and asked me, “Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?” As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job, and God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the table. He winked at my grand-son and said, “I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.”

“Really?” my grand-son asked. “Cross my heart,” the man replied.

Then, in a theatrical whisper, he added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole thing), “Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes.”

Naturally, I bought my grand children ice cream at the end of the meal. My grand-son stared at his for a moment, and then did something I will remember the rest of my life.

He picked up his sundae and, without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman. With a big smile he told her, “Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes; and my soul is good already.”

When it comes to choosing the right web hosting there are so many factors you must weigh ahead of time. For the individual, there are different hosts (check carefully), and also the somewhat undesirable factor of being on a network shared by who knows who.

Hosting Solutions You Can Live With

Yes the individual may have lots of options, however, a small-to-medium business should, and often does, opt for larger servers, more power, more control, and when available, managed hosting.

Managed hosting (or managed services) include features like:

o Managed and dedicated managed firewalls
o Operating system hardening
o Someone applying the patches and updates at intervals
o Scans to ensure the server isn’t leaking like a sieve (vulnerable)
o Backups done for the company
o Load balancing, and
o Monitoring of the server in a proactive style.

Phew! Think about it. Wouldn’t you rather have your staff concentrating on your actual reason for existence – the business itself? Of course you would!

Hosting Colocation Importance

Another factor to consider is colocation. From single point to multiple server rack colocation, your business servers need proper storage. Factors to consider include enough space, critical temperature control, and security.

And, as with real estate the adage, “Location, location, location!” also is applicable as you choose the right hosting arrangement for your business servers. Data centers close to the “hub” of it all make a difference in so many ways to how your client ultimately receives your sought-after information.

Take your time choosing the right hosting plan, the right hosting servers, and a company with a solid reputation for its client support.