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Drinking Help: 97 Bottles

A community-based beer review site, 97 lets users rate a growing list of over 2500 variations of suds, tag 'em with relevant flavor profiles, and leave more detailed tasting notes; they also provide links to similar quaffables you might enjoy -- which is dead on the money, because if you like that beer, you'll certainly love another beer.

Throw up your reviews or just read what others have to say about beers you've never even seen, at 97Bottles.com
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Really Cheap Gear: Yard Sale Treasure Map

Pick a city, day, and search radius (5-100 miles), and YTM'll scour Craigslist for yard sales/flea markets that fit your criteria and drop them on a Gmap. Clicking markers gets you details, and you can also select which sales you'll be attending for printable driving directions in the order you're gonna hit 'em up -- never before has there been more technological help in pinning down Burger King glassware and semi-melted colanders.

Who knows what spoils await you on YardSaleTreasureMap.com
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Gadget: Eye-Fi Share Video

The just-launched 4GB Share Video SD card augments the original Eye-Fi's cordless functionality (instant wi-fi uploads of pics to your computer and/or designated photo sharing service) with support for video uploads to Flickr or YouTube, where everyone will bypass it on their way to watch Joaquin Phoenix's beard battle a crocodile for a baby water buffalo.

Even if your computer's shut down your photos will be effortlessly uploaded thanks to Eye.Fi
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Cheap Shoes: 60% Off Creative Recreation

Snag over half off these athletic-inspired, eye-grabbingly colored hitops from the leathery shoe gods, featuring mesh lining, a padded footbed, and a double Velcro strap, perfect for those who boldly demand style and comfort in spite of being unable to tie their shoes.

Get your own pair at Shopflick.com
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Nerd Gear: Super Mario Warp Socks

Plunge your feet into these acrylic/nylon dress socks designed to resemble warp pipes from the 8-bit classic -- just be careful to insert your foot between strikes of the man-eating plant.

The perfect socks for business meetings with super nerdy Japanese guys are at AshiDashi.com
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