Most people with even a little bit of experience on the web know that a nice profit can be made with a good domain name.  There are numerous stories where a lucky individual got in at the right time and bought a good generic domain name (for around $100 in the early 1990’s) and sold it later for millions.  One example of this is a 43 year old man from Maryland that sold Pizza.com for $2.6 million.

For the most part, the really good domains have already been taken.  Or have they?  Two years ago I bought a very nice keyword niche domain for a measly $250.  I turned the domain into a blog, worked on it for about 2 1/2 years and sold it for $10,000.  Not a bad profit for blogging about something I enjoyed.  I’m still shocked that I only had to shell out $250 for this nice domain.  Did I get lucky or was the timing just right?  Maybe it was a little bit of both.

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Installer Apps reviews a pedometer application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Unfortunately it looks like nobody has done a video review of what I think is a better pedometer called Steps, so I’ll have to do one as soon as I get more time.  Steps is brought to you by Edovia and turns your iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod touch into a personal pedometer.  Enter in your height and weight and it will calculate steps you have walked, distance travelled, time and average speed.

The only flaws I can see so far is that I don’t think it can run in the background while you are doing other things such as listening to music, podcasts, etc.  I’m not positive on this so I’ll test to make sure.  Steps uses the accelerometer (motion sensors) to detect movement.  It is recommended that you put your device in your pocket or wear on your waist for best results.  Currently available in English and French.  If you want to lose weight and are looking for a fun way to do so, try this pedometer application and get in shape!

“At long last, Adobe has released it’s well loved Flash player for the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch!  Never again will you visit a web site and see that mysterious thing that looks like a lego block with question mark on it.  Now you can do what you’ve always dreamed of - watch living streaming videos on Ustream, play your favorite web based flash games and more!”

Hopefully, this is what we will see all over the web in the near future.  Unfortunately, Flash isn’t supported yet, but rumor is that “they” are working on it.  I wonder if there may be a reason Apple has stalled on Flash support?  Could it something to do with the moola they are making from the App store?  Hmm…

To be continued…

Here you can watch the site of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to locate a webcam which shows the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Maybe one will be active soon. Here you can watch the site where the games will be held in the year 2012. You can choose from the site view or stadium view. The Olympic cam updates every five minutes. Watch the 2012 Olympic webcam.

Station Bay offers a wide variety of vintage tin signs both rustic and classic. They also sell vintage tin thermometers. Categories of both include Automotive, Beverages, Farm Equipment, Food, Gas & Oil, Nascar, Route 66, Railroad and much more! They also list some of their best selling signs which are quite amusing such as “What Happens in the Garage Stays in the Garage” and many others. Their signs are great to decorate your home, office, garage or place of business such as a bar or restaurant. Take a look at their selection today at Station Bay.

2008 Fantasy Football season is just around the corner and one of the best things you can do is practice your draft on one of the many Fantasy Football Mock draft sites available on the web.  Many are free to use and some you can pay extra to get additional stats and various features.  I did a post on this topic last year, but think it’s a good idea to stay on top of this by updating some links, adding new sites, etc.  Here are some you should check out:

Fantasy Football Calculator - I think this is my favorite mock draft site so far.  They’ve added some features and promise to improve the quality of the drafts to make them as realistic as possible.  I love this site as you can select a draft position and start right away without a bunch of annoying login screens, etc.  It’s a very clean site, loads quickly, simple, etc.  This is a site you will use a lot, I promise. 

ESPN Fantasy Football Mock Draft Lobby - Right off the bat I’m annoyed at this site.  You try to pick a mock draft and if it is full it isn’t easy to get back to the main menu to pick another live draft.  More than likely though this is still an excellent tool to use just as it was last year.  I’ll find out in about 8 minutes if they have added the ability for you to select your draft position.  Update - I entered the lobby and it appears you STILL cannot choose your draft position.  WTF?  Am I doing something wrong?  If so, please let me know in the comments below.

Mock Draft Central -Not sure what’s going on with this site this year.  Still seems to be $3.99 for a premium membership.  Not even sure if they are doing free mock drafts or not?  Oh wait, I found the link.  Yes, this site needs to be simplified as far as navigation.  Other than that, it still looks good and provides a very nice ADP report so you can get an idea of who’s hot in each draft position.

CBS Sports Fantasy Football Mock Draft - Wow!  CBS Sports now has a mock draft site.  Or… did they have this last year?  This requires a login, so sign up for a free account to use their tool.  Like ESPN, the navigation is initially a pain as you may have to Google to find the entry point after logging in.  Or, just bookmark THIS site and you’ll always have the link.  :)  Includes ADP reports and lets you select your draft position.

Here are some other sites to try as well:

AntSports Fantasy Football Mock Drafts

Fantasy Football Starters - Coming soon - mock draft software that you can use to practice drafting against computer players.

Overall, my personal favorite is Fantasy Football Calculator.  It’s getting better every year and to me the clean and simple interface make this very pleasant to use.

Did I forget to mention a good mock draft site?  Please let me know by leaving a comment below.

This webcam comes to you from the HatTrick Silkies and gives you a live view of baby chicken chicks which have recently hatched.  See the chicks in the brooder or hatching in the incubator.  There are 8 eggs and appear to have hatched.  This cam has streaming video.  Watch the hattrick sikies chicken cam.

These live webcams come to you from various resorts around Cancun and Curacao and give you live views of beaches and swimming pools.  Resorts include Club Internacional, The Royal Mayan, The Royal Islander, The Royal Caribbean, The Royal Sands & Spa, Pelican Resort, Royal Sea Aquarium and more.  These beach and pool cams update every few seconds.  Watch the beach and pool webcams in cancun.

GE is sponsoring the Champions of Energy Savings Challenge and Sweepstakes where you could win $5,000 in cash. You could also win a weekly prize which is a $500 Visa Olympic Games gift car or a GE Energy Star appliance. You can enter once a day. Enter this cash sweepstakes by September 28, 2008 for a chance to win.  Enter the ge champions of energy sweepstakes.

Another way to ride the wave of another’s success is to make a spoof of a popular book.  Do a search on Barnes & Noble for “parody” and you’ll find many examples.  There is “The Cat Who Killed Lillian Jackson Braun”, “Bored of The Rings”, “Who Cut The Cheese”, “Chicken Poop for the Soul” and many more.  Juvenile?  Of course!  Who knows, maybe you can come up with a parody off of another popular book and rake in some cash.