The Consumer’s Corner

(Press Release)

iQ Derma Clear Remedy Acne System Proven Results.
At last, an acne treatment system that is tough on acne and gentle on skin. iQ Derma, the leader in innovative skincare technology, introduces the Clear Remedy Acne System, a clinically proven acne-fighting solution with multi-patented ingredients to heal acne quickly, safely, and effectively.

The Clear Remedy Acne System contains 6 unique products to help fight the acne battle:

* Purifying Cleanser – As the first step in the system, this cleanser uses Multifruit BSC, a select blend of fruit extracts to gently exfoliate skin and help clear away dead cells and surface oils that clog pores.
* Acne Treatment Lotion – The second step in the system is the standout product where all critical acne-fighting action takes place. The lotion uses salicylic acid to gently exfoliate the skin while the multi-patented retinoid complex, Prevenol-A normalizes oil production, decreases acne bacterium, and prevents breakouts.
* Hydrating Lotion – Unlike most acne products, Clear Remedy won’t dry out troubled skin. The Advanced Moisture Complex boosts skin’s hydration level while ClariPlex Technology calms redness and helps fade post-blemish discoloration and scarring.
* Acne Spot Treatment – For a targeted quick-fix, the Spot Treatment uses concentrated Benzoyl Peroxide and fruit acids to zero in on blemishes to accelerate healing.
* Try Me Kit – Clinically proven acne-fighting solution with multi-patented ingredients to heal acne quickly, safely, andeffectively. This kit offers a 1-month supply of iQ Derma’s best-selling acne products in a convenient “travel approved” case.
* Nutritional Supplements – A proprietary complex of highly specialized essential fatty acids, antioxidants and multivitamins are designed to work in conjunction with the Clear Remedy Acne System, improving skin from the inside, out.

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Coupon Code: GETCLEAR30  (good for 30% off, and Free Ground Shipping)

If you happen to be on a diet, I do not recommend reading this review. You’ll probably gain weight just by digesting the words on the page. Should you be searching for the perfect snack food item to CHEAT your diet plan with, Tim Tam’s by Pepperidge Farms would be an excellent candidate.

Apparently these are super popular in Australia, and they sells tons and tons of these Down Under. Pepperidge Farm, being the kind folks that they are, thought that us Americans might appreciate them as well. That would be a correct assumption.

Tim Tams are two chocolate cookies, sandwiching chocolate cream, and all of that is covered in an outer layer of chocolate. Not too hard to see that if you love chocolate, these are a safe bet for you. The scent you’re greeted with upon opening the package is simply intoxicating, and the flavor does not disappoint in the least.

Calories add up quickly; but it is a cookie. Each of the little buggers costs you 95 caloric units, with a recommended serving size of two cookies. Good luck just eating two though. Go ahead, try it. I dare you.

This is one of the easiest ‘recommended’ articles I’ve ever had to write, Tim Tam’s are just pure, rich, chocolate-y goodness. Look for them in the cookie & cracker aisle in a well stocked grocery store. And buy some bigger pants while you’re out, you’ll need them!

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–Jeremy Hobbs

Jeremy has been ill lately, and writing has been out of the question. He should be back on his keyboard soon though, so keep checking in.

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This will be the last post of this variety, I ordered Comcast service today, and my modem should arrive via DHL in 3-5 business days. Expect a scathing report of the Clearwire experiment very soon. Keep checking in, I’ll post as often as possible.

–Jeremy Hobbs

I haven’t went anywhere, just having to play phone tag with customer support. Keep checking in, I’ll have new content up very soon!

Smirnoff Ice Light is a fairly decent alternative to Smirnoff Ice, in the event you’re looking for something with less calories. Smirnoff Ice is notorious for being high in calories; something in the 170 calorie range (give or take 30 calories, depending on where you get your info). The light version is closer to 110, or about around a one-third decrease in calories.

Smirnoff Ice was my favorite malternative; I’d knock back a six pack of these pretty quick at a tail-gate party. I’ve since moved on to mixed drinks when I do my ‘partying’ (almost never), but I was excited to try this. I was curious if they could pull off a decent tasting beverage without using as much sugar. Well, they can.

It was decent. A lot less filling (great thing!). Has a hint more of a ‘beer’ profile out of it, but I was kind of expecting it. Granted, it’s a flavor I hate, so I’m incredibly sensitive to it. But it was drinkable, and I may be purchasing more in the future. I hope it catches on; it a nice alternative to the classic malternative. I recommend it for the market that it was intended for!

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–Jeremy Hobbs

I’m sorry about the no-post yesterday, I was having internet access issues. At this point I can say that I no longer endorse Clearwire as a viable broadband solution, at least if you have other options. The lower prices are not worth increasing inconsistent connection and data transfer rates. Expect an update on that article later.

–Jeremy Hobbs

I kind of miss country music. Real country. Not “Fat Rascals” country, or who ever that chick from Idol is. And not Lady Antebellum.

I’m in the minority there, as they sold a whole bunch of albums last week, but I’ve ran this album through the iPod a few times, and can’t figure out why. This album has been released about 17 times this year already; just with different names. It’s bad pop music, with zero soul, and a big black hole where ‘heart’ used to be.

So long as the record industry continues to release discs like this at $14 a pop, I refuse to have any sympathy for them in the piracy debate. In fact, this disc isn’t worth pirating; it’s a waste of bandwidth and hard disk space.

This may be your thing, I can’t see why but the numbers don’t lie. But I cannot recommend it. Should you decide to grab it, it has 11 tracks, the best of which is ‘just okay’ and the rest hang around ‘gag.’ I just cannot say enough bad things about this; which means I need to stop writing.

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–Jeremy Hobbs

Are you an internet junkie like me? Do you start having withdrawal symptoms if you have to go more than a few hours without being able to at least check your email? Like me, are you too cheap to buy a decent data plan for your phone, so you can accomplish this task quickly and easily? Are you looking for a simple service that allows you to stay connected for just pennies a day, or less? Well, I found it for you. Welcome to Flurry!

Funny story. I upgraded my phone around a year and a half ago (Walkman w600i, don’t buy it), and I proceeded to play around with it, like I do all my new gadgets. Just one of my favorite past times. Anyways, I came across the preloaded Yahoo! Mail application, and thought I’d give it a quick try. Anyone that knows me well knows I’m not completely ignorant (if you think I’m ignorant, what does that make you, you’re reading my blog?); I knew that there was going to be some data charges. But in my mind I thought ‘Hey, it’s just text files, it can’t possibly cost that much!’ By about the second time I checked my messages wirelessly, I had became addicted quicker than a crack head and started doing it all the time. Long story short, my Cingular (now the new ATT!) bill was damn near close to triple what I was used to, and that Yahoo! Mail appication got deleted so fast I made lightning look slow.

That did not cure my addiction though, so I started searching. ‘There has to be a better way,’ I thought. And of course there was. What I found was Flurry, an amazing little java application for java enabled cell phones. So easy to set up, all you have to do is register for an account, and they’ll text message you the installer in an attachment. You can also transfer it yourself if your phone can connect with your PC, and that is of course much cheaper (free) if you have no data plan.

As a warning, upon setting up your account, your eyebrows will be raised. They ask you for your email address(es) that you wish to keep tabs on, and the passwords to those precious accounts. Now here’s how desperate I was; despite my long standing policy of never giving anyone my password, and my anality when it comes to security, I simply caved like a house of cards and handed over my information just as quickly as I could type it.

They seem to have been true to their word though, since that time (a year or so ago) I have not once noticed anything fishy going on within my accounts. They say your passwords are encrypted, and even they cannot read them. I somewhat doubt the last part, but even if they can, they have not opened my stuff so far as I can tell.

Flurry works by their servers opening, copying, and compressing your emails (only text, no html). That compression part is the big secret, it cuts way down on the amount of raw data that has to be transfered to your phone. By ‘way down,’ I mean that $50 data charge turned into a mere 75 CENTS! I’ve been able to read a whole day’s worth of email for around $0.02, at $0.01 per kilobyte on my ‘pay per use’ plan. Those numbers just speak for themselves, so there is nothing else I need to say about that.

The software itself is very simple to use, and should work on just about every phone still in operation. Flurry is able to check mail from nearly all of the big email services, and works with all the major cell phone operators. Other options they provide are things like texting you when you have a new message, but I just prefer to check manually. Those text thingies cost money, too (just ask Jill and her bff)! There are other toys to play around with like RSS feeds (hey, you can read this on your phone! Subscribe now!), and more. You’ll have to check them all out and get back to me, because I’m happy sticking with the basics for now. Oh, yeah, Flurry is ad-free freeware; the only money you’ll be paying is to your cell service provider. Now where’s my phone?

UPDATE: Flurry has updated it’s software, and it now has a much ’slicker’ and more attractive interface. Lot’s of other ‘goodies’ that I haven’t played around with yet, as well. Still provides the same excellent compression service, costing me next to nothing to check my mail. I still recommend this amazing service!

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–Jeremy Hobbs

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I’m sure a few of you noticed that I took a couple of days off. One day I was sick, and the other was spent putting together a ‘companion’ website to The Consumer’s Corner.

LowCalCorner is a site, that for right now and the immediate future, will focus on low calorie beverages. A lot of it will just be reused content from here, organized in a place where dieters can find it easily. There will be some ‘exclusive’ content as well, so if that interests you, check it out!

Should it take off, I’ll start putting some low/no cal foods and snacks up, but for the moment I want to stick with my passion. The Consumer’s Corner will not suffer at all, as LowCalCorner.com wont be updated all that often; just when something pretty big launches, or I find something particularly special (be it good or bad).

Check it out, link to it, let me know what you think! Have a nice evening!

Jeremy Hobbs