1. Stumble Reviews – Add the reviews that appear on StumbleUpon for a given page to be displayed on that page.
2. Twitter Updater – Send a Tweet to your Twitter account anytime you publish a new post to your blog, will automatically shrink it down via TinyURL.
3. WordPress Twitter Widget – Displays your Twitter feed in your sidebar and can turn ???@username??? and other info into links, while also displaying user avatars.
4. SezWho – Creates a social network out of your comments section by giving users a profile that follows them anywhere, also adds the ability to rate entries. Can integrate with EntreCard.
5. Retaggr – Make a virtual business card for yourself that includes links to your most important social network profiles and include more information about yourself.
6. Auto Social WordPress Plugin – This plugin enables you to have your posts submitted automatically to delicio.us.
7. Social Bookmarking RELOADED – Add the social bookmarks services icons to your posts so readers can submit them easily. (Used on this blog)
8. Digg Digg – Will let you quickly add the DiggDigg button to your posts.
9. Social Homes – Adds favicons to your sidebar for your social networks so that your readers can easily find you.
10. ShareThis – Adds the ShareThis icon to your blog, allowing people to quickly submit your articles to the most popular social sites or just email them.

I’ll talk some more about this in a few days …

Originally posted 2008-10-02 20:49:33. Go Home page

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The Best and Cheapest Exterior Auto Parts

One of the great places to go about getting cheap exterior auto parts is the junk yard. Even though the junk yard is absolutely not worth getting mechanical parts from, the exterior parts of an automobile are generally considered safe to be purchased. The main reason for this is that you automatically know what you’re getting. Consider this: if you see a front bumper of a car with a dent on the right side, then you know that you’ll be getting and buying a bumper with a dent on the right side. Furthermore, some of these auto parts flaws can easily be fixed if one knows enough about the auto parts that they’re buying. All in all, though, junk yards are definitely some of the better places to get the cheapest and authentic exterior auto parts .

The Best and Cheapest Mechanical Auto Parts

Just as junk yards are the best places to get your hands on some of the cheapest exterior auto parts , there are also places that handle the cheapest mechanical and engine auto parts . Usually these can be purchased through wholesale lots of people who routinely sell auto parts , but this also means that you will have to purchase a lot at a time in order to get the part that you want for really cheap. Even so, it is definitely worth the price to get a whole bunch of engine or mechanical auto parts from a wholesale lot dealer just because you can also turn around and re-sell them for a major profit!

Where Auto Parts Should Not Be Purchased

There are plenty of places to get some of the cheapest auto parts , and two examples were listed above. There are also some places, though, that should absolutely not be contacted for any sort of auto part whatsoever. These places are car dealerships, and most of the time these places deal with strictly manufactured and warranted auto parts through the automobile company itself. This also means that they will be some of the most expensive, which is why they shouldn’t be bought there.

Originally posted 2009-11-08 01:55:16. Go Home page

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Originally posted 2009-04-06 23:48:31. Go Home page

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Consider Borrowing

One of the ways that you could overcome this dilemma that you’re facing is by borrowing an automobile for the time that you need it. Of course, if you have no trusted friends or family members living near you then it may not be possible to borrow a car. But if you do have someone nearby that would help out, a suggestion would be to borrow their car until you wait for the new auto parts to come in for yourself or the mechanic to fix your ride. Even though it is rarely ever fun borrowing an automobile that isn’t yours, it just may be necessary for a short period of time.

Consider Renting

Another option that many people have when waiting on new auto parts to be put in their automobiles is to rent a car from a car dealership or a car rental business. There are usually plenty of these businesses in virtually every town or large city across America and they may have reasonable rates for just a week or two. On the other hand, the car insurance that you may have may allow for a car rental to take place at the expense of the insurance company. There are car insurance companies that do allow for this, and it may be worthwhile to check into while waiting for the auto parts to fix your automobile.

Do-It-Yourself Jobs

Another option that many people take advantage of is to fix the cars that they have themselves. Instead of relying car repair shops to fix their car, many people take it upon themselves to buy the new auto parts that are failing them. Considering that many auto repair shops may take a week or two to get automobiles fixed because they are so backed up with work, it may not even be worth it to leave your car

Originally posted 2009-12-10 08:16:12. Go Home page

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1. The History

When buying anything that’s used you rarely know the history of the product. The same holds true for auto parts , unfortunately. Consider that when you purchase auto parts from a junk yard you rarely know if that part has been through an auto accident and is a good enough piece to put on your car. Even though most of the auto parts that can be obtained through a junk or salvage yard are purchased at your own risk and without a warranty, there are some major risks associated with doing so.

2. Too Unreliable

As mentioned, used auto parts can also be purchased from auto repair shops. The reality at most auto repair shops is that the used auto parts that are there are usually kept in one large pile in the back of the repair shop. If you buy a used alternator from the repair shop then how would you know if it’ll last? It is very possible that the auto parts that are purchased from a repair shop are no good, or else if they are halfway decent auto parts they may just break down the next week. The auto parts that can be obtained through an auto repair shop or a salvage yard are just too unreliable to justify buying. Of course, you may very well be offered a refund or exchange if this were to happen, but the best thing would be to stay away from used auto parts altogether.

3. Getting Ripped Off

Another possibility, and perhaps the greatest one, is the fact that you are always able to be ripped off when buying used auto parts. Even if you don’t buy the used auto parts through a repair shop or a junk yard, if you do buy used auto parts through a private dealer then you always run the risk of getting downright ripped off. What is even more discomforting is the fact that you may never even be able to get a hold of the person ever again, too.

In

Originally posted 2009-11-10 11:00:19. Go Home page

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Tweet This – A plugin that adds a Twitter icon to every post and page, so your readers can share your blog entries on their Twitter accounts with ease. Shortens URLs in advance. Tested in WordPress 2.6.2, 2.0.11, and 1.5.

Favicon Images for Comments – Favicon Images for WordPress Comments lets you add favicon images to your blog comments using the URL of your visitor’s website.

Post Ticker – Displays a scrolling list of post titles and excerpts with links to post.

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Vipers Video Quicktags – Just simply click one of the new buttons that this plugin adds to the write screen (rich editor included) and then paste the URL that the video is located at into the prompt box — easy as that. You can fully configure how the videos are displayed (width, height, colors, alignment on the page) and much more. Your site will even stay (X)HTML valid unlike with the code provided by most video sites.

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The first thing that is needed that may seem obvious is the actual bumper for the automobile itself. Chances are that, if repairing a bumper for an automobile, then only the front or rear bumper will need to be replaced. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the front bumper of an automobile. A couple of the most important auto parts for the bumper repair job, though, is the actual bumper itself, as well as the bumper grille. The prices for these kinds of auto parts can vary from place to place, but the actual bumper of an automobile will usually cost around $200 and the bumper grille will usually cost about half of that amount.

A couple of the other bumper auto parts that one will need to purchase is the bumper bracket and the bumper reinforcements. Depending on where one buys these auto parts they may not be all that expensive, but it is estimated that they will cost much less than the first two auto parts , the bumper and grille, cost. The purpose of both of these auto parts is to reinforce the bumper so that it will have some extra ‘padding’ if the automobile ever gets into a car accident.

One of the other important auto parts that one should never forget about is the emblem that usually goes on the front of the grille for the automobile. Depending on what kind of car you are repairing the emblem may or may not be on the front grille, but chances are that it is. These auto parts are very inexpensive, though, and usually only cost around $7 to $10. That is the cost of a typical Chevrolet emblem and many of their manufactured cars, such as the Chevy Cobalt, does have the emblem on the front grille of the car.

All of these auto parts are very crucial to performing your own bumper repair on the car that you own.

Originally posted 2009-11-24 12:19:27. Go Home page

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Contact a Junk Yard or City Service

The city recycling service may or may not recycle your old auto parts. If they do then you may have to set them out at your curb on a specific day of the month or week, or you may have to actually transport the auto parts to a specific city warehouse where they can be accounted for. Whatever the cost, though, having a city service take control of your auto parts is a very good thing to do because they can be reduced and melted down to their original substance and then transformed into something else. Recycling is always an option, but it is also very good for the environment to consider taking part in.

Another way that you can have your auto parts recycled is by contacting a junk yard to have them haul them away from your house or your garage. The junk yard service may or may not be able to give you a small compensation even though they will more than likely turn around to sell the auto parts that they get, but you can be assured that they will be recycled. Recycling your auto parts in this way is a good idea because others who are desperately in need of specific auto parts generally call junk yards first to see whether or not they can buy the part that they want.

Create a Work of Art

This may not be up on your list of the top things that you want to get accomplished, but an option to recycle your old auto parts is actually using them to build a work of art. If you have always wanted to build a robot then here’s your chance to create one. On the other hand, you could simply create a collage or abstract work of art. Furthermore, after you create the piece of art from your old auto parts then you are also able to sell everything that you make on eBay or other auction websites. One may be actually quite surprised at the type of things that individuals can sell on the internet, and there is definitely nothing stopping you from selling the work of art that you made out of recycled auto parts

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On the other hand, if you or someone you know has ever tried to get their hands on some antique auto parts then you already know how much of a pain they can be to find. Indeed, the reason that antique auto parts are very hard to find is because normal auto parts retail stores hardly ever carry them or anything else that’s related to antique cars. The main reason for this is that there is very little profit in doing so, except from the antique car collectors themselves.

In order to find antique auto parts , many people are forced to search high and low for these much sought after parts. These auto parts are definitely needed, though, in order to restore an antique car to its original condition. However, one suggestion to find these antique auto parts is to ask around through connections that are forged and acquaintances that are met through antique car shows. Most people, especially antique car owners, will be more than happy to divulge the information since there is no profit in hiding the information and keeping it a secret.

Another suggestion that one has to find antique auto parts is the resources on the World Wide Web. There are many specialty groups that can be found online and one of these groups is devoted to antique auto parts . You may be very surprised to find out that there are a great deal of antique car owners that are located on the web for the sole purpose of connecting with other antique car owners and to start up antique car groups throughout the whole United States. Within these antique car groups on the internet, though, there is bound to be some antique auto parts resources that one is able to use in order to help restore their antique car they’re working on.

On the other hand, its very possible that the antique auto part that you are looking for is no longer available and there’s nobody that is carrying the part anymore. If this situation arises then the very next best thing to do would be to make modifications and adjustments to the antique auto parts that you can find that will nearly do the trick.

All in all, even

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