15 worst items to put on your holiday wish list – Playmobil Security Checkpoint – CNNMoney

7 of 15 – Playmobil Security Checkpoint

Who knew Playmobil had such a serious side? The retailer is famous for its cute plastic playsets with smiley little people — but it’s not all cottages and dreamhouses.

The Playmobil Security Check Point is a TSA employee’s dream, complete with a traveler, metal detector, two security agents and luggage rolling through a scanner. This “collector’s item” is available from two sellers for about $190.

Other wacky Playmobil sets include the Butcher Shop (Prime shipping available!) and the Police Checkpoint (pistols included).

via 15 worst items to put on your holiday wish list – Playmobil Security Checkpoint – CNNMoney.

Strange Random Toy Quote:

“Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it.” – Stephen Baker

 

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LiveGo – your online life, all in one place!

LiveGo is a new service (still in beta, like most Web 2.0 services worth their salt) designed to help people like us with more online accounts than we care to mention. No more information overload or wishing there were 25 hours in a day; LiveGo lets you sign in using any of 6 different services, which means they don’t ask you to make ANOTHER password and also that they don’t keep any of your information.

What you get is something like this. On the left you have your chosen services, such as Twitter, GMail, Facebook and as you click on them, the results update in the centre pane, where you can manage your account, add content and so on.

Over on the right, there’s a column for instant messaging that includes Gtalk, MSN, Facebook, AIM and a few others to boot. All in all, it’s easy to use and very convenient and the magic word – FREE!

 

Strange Random Information Quote:

“The information in the world doubles everyday. What they don’t tell us,is that our wisdom is cut in half at the same time.” – Joey Novick

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Reputation Defender, boost privacy in Facebook!

Keeping your personal details safe online is nothing new, but with the popularity of social networks in general and the questions about Facebook‘s privacy policy in particular, it is worth making  an extra effort to avoid losing them.

Privacy Defender is an application for Facebook that studies your level of privacy and gives you suggestions on how to improve it. All you have to do is choose a strength of protection and the programme does the rest.

The obvious question is: why would I trust a Facebook application to look after all my others? Well, if for some reason you don’t want to install another application, the site also has useful advice on Best Practices for Facebook Privacy Settings and the all-important How To Delete Your Facebook Account Permanently.

Strange Random Network Quote:

“If it’s the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?” – Robin Williams

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