Hello all!

I was reading through some of the comments from when this new theme went life and the biggest issue was that the smaller body resulted in smaller images and some felt navigation was off.  I have remove the left sidebar, move the post categories to a separate menu and page up in the header, and the main body will allow for much larger images.

Also, the comment link on the home page is now climbable which was a complaint from when the original theme launched.

Hope you enjoy and if you notice and odd issues please let me know.

Thanks,

Pony

Well the brackets are out and everyone has a favorite NCAA Basketball team.  I thought I would setup a group over at Yahoo for all the fans of Funtasticus and see who can take home the crown.  Entry is free and only take s a second so please join in and get your bracket set.  You don’t need to be a college basketball expert to enter — just pick who you like and hope for the best just like the rest of us. The winner will receive a new Funtasticus.com t-shirt with one of two new logos!

Group Info:

Join by clicking here!

Group ID#: 117865
Password: funtasticus2009

Basic Rules:

Brackets are locked on Thursday prior to the first game – around 12PM EST

Each person is allowed 2 brackets.

Standard scoring is in place for each round

If any other sites would like to add some prizes or sponsor the contests just contact me and we can make this even more rewarding!

Are you a sexy lady?

A college cutie?

Do you fill out a bikini better than anyone?

Are you a model?

Or do you just like showing off?

If any of those questions apply to you we want to show you off to the fans of Funtasticus.  If you have a friend that would fit those questions let her know!  We are looking for new original ladies that haven’t been all over the web.  Undiscovered talent is all over the world and we believe that just isn’t right.  We will feature all original Funtasticus hotties in their very own post that will be seen by over 20,000 people a day while it is on the front page.  Not only that, but you will be featured in our Funtasticus Originals Section which will be heavily promoted with our partner sites.  So what do you need to do to get on the site?  It is easy!

Provide use with the following information:

Name:

Age:

Location:

Contact E-Mail:

E-mail us at  webmaster@funtasticus.com

Send over some pictures that show off why you should be featured.  Holding a sign that says Funtasticus.com will get you bonus points since it will prove you are aware the pictures will be going online.  I am putting together a list of prizes/rewards for the ladies that make the site and a t-shirt is being designed that will go to the Hottie of the Month voted on by the site visitors!

Please note that we are currently working to correct the issue with images not showing and hope to have them back up and running shortly!!

LastMinuteTravel.com is another one-stop travel portal where you can book almost everything you need for a vacation or an overseas trip. This includes hotels, flights, cars and cruises of course. However, on top of that, they offer packaged deals to selected destinations that include hotel and airfare at better rates than if you booked them separately.

As part of their marketing efforts, they have created a relatively funny viral video: Americans in Paris with the tag line: “What you do when you travel, none of our business. How we bring you the last deals in Advance, none of your business.”

you can also join as a club member that gives you access to special club discounts on various packages. In addition you also get the following benefits:

• Receive 5,000 loyalty points
• Save up to 65% on nearly 15,000 hotels in 1,000 major cities worldwide.

What appealed to me about LastMinuteTravel.com is it’s simple and user-friendly design and navigation, such that you don’t feel lost in a web of links and directions. Joining as a club member could also potentially save you a bit of dough if you travel often enough. Thus, if you are in the midst of planning a trip, why not give LastMinuteTravel.com a shot and see if you can get a better deal with them compared to the other big boys out there? You just might find something better…

Just like the financial markets, 2008 has been a pretty challenging year for me. Met with a few major setbacks, disappointments and failures, some of which I’m still recovering from. Of course, one of the highlights of the year for me is taking over this site. It has been a pretty fun experience, not easy definitely, but most interesting. So how was 2008 for you? Might be good to do some self-reflection as the saying goes,”You cannot know where to go until you know where you’ve been.”

Anyway, anyone here are resolution-makers? Care to share some of your resolutions for 2009? Personally, I’m not such a big resolution-maker. Would be nice to get to know some of you loyal readers and supporters of this blog. Don’t have to share really personal stuff but anything that you might be aiming to achieve this year, would be great to pen it here.

Enough of my rambling (longest post in terms of text in a long time), here’s wishing all of you a great 2009 ahead! I know I’m eager for a fresh start! “Auld Lang Syne!”

ps Taking today off to recharge my batteries and with all the parties and celebrations going on, I don’t think you will miss one day of fun stuff right? Check back tomorrow and I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

he Wonderful World by William Brighty Rands

Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World,
With the wonderful water round you curled,
And the wonderful grass upon your breast,
World, you are beautifully dressed.

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Thank you for everyone who submitted your entries for our best tagline contest. For those uninitiated, this contest was to find the best tagline for the following interesting video clip.

We received more than 20 submissions and we shortlisted 5 of the best and opened it up for voting by everyone. Here are the 5 best shortlisted entries:

Entry 1
How confident are u with your brand of super glue??? -- shuaib

Entry 2
At that moment Chysler’s CEO realized buying the factory’s welders on eBay wasn’t such a good idea after all…. -- dbolten2

Entry 3
The 2010 Lego Car is now available. -- tbo

Entry 4
Check this out, I’m gonna tear it up! -- Ender

Entry 5
The New IKEA car.
Free Delivery. Self Assembly. -- Cream

And the winners are….

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We have previously reviewed this relatively new technology blog, Gadget Advisor Technology Blog , and we are glad to see that the blog is cntinuing to grow and to add useful content for their readers. For those who missed our previous review of this site, gadvetadvisor is basically a technology blog containing news and information of the latest gadgets and technology stuff in the market. No doubt, it is not very different from the many other technology blogs out there on the net, but what this site offers is more personal and down-to-earth discussions of the latest toys for tech geeks.

One of their latest articles, title “Gadgets to Consider When Traveling” is a good example of the type of useful content this blog offers. The whole basis of this article is to give travellers ideas of more easily overlooked travel gadgets. Pretty useful and relevant stuff. In order not to steal their thunder, we shall not reveal the gadgets they talk about, but you can read it via the link above.

Another very good article that we came across recently is “34 Recommended Software Downloads”, which should interest a majority of computer enthusiasts and nerds. A very nice list indeed. A screenshot of the very pretty layout and graphics of the blog can be seen below.

Thus, with the examples above, you can get a good idea of what you can find on gadvetadvisor.com. They have a few basic main categories of articles namely: Computer Software, Gadgets, Computer Hardware and . As mentioned before, this blog is still relatively new, but it is obvious that the blogger is trying hard to win more loyal readers over. As such, you can expect to get a regular stream of new articles and content, written in a more personal form to attract you to keep returning. If you are into this stuff and have some spare time, you can visit the site and check it out for yourself.

First, we gotta apologize for the long delay in deciding on the winner of the best tagline contest. There were any good entries and we thought that we will try something new and give everyone the chance to decide on the winner. We have shortlisted 5 of the best entries for you to vote.

Voting will close on Monday 2 Dec 08 at 2100hrs (Central Time). So cast your votes now using the poll on the right sidebar!!

Entry 1
How confident are u with your brand of super glue??? -- shuaib

Entry 2
At that moment Chysler’s CEO realized buying the factory’s welders on eBay wasn’t such a good idea after all…. -- dbolten2

Entry 3
The 2010 Lego Car is now available. -- tbo

Entry 4
Check this out, I’m gonna tear it up! -- Ender

Entry 5
The New IKEA car.
Free Delivery. Self Assembly. -- Cream

It has been awhile since we had our last contest here on Funtasticus. So we decide to have another tagline contest. See this interesting video and come up with the wittiest and most creative tagline, and you will win $10!

Here are the rules:
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GadgetAdvisor.com, as it’s name suggests is a blog focused on bringing you news, tips and reviews on almost all things related to the internet, computers and technology. The blog has 4 main categories namely: Gadgets, Tech News, Computer Hardware and Computer Software, which should give you a good idea of what this gadget blog is all about.





Reading through some of GadgetAdvisor’s posts, I must say that I found several useful articles that had real depth and content in them unlike some blogs where you just feel that hardly any effort or research was done to produce posts. The articles were well-written and easily understood, which makes them easy to read. One recent article that I would highly recommend is the ‘Recommended Firefox Extensions’, which contains a very nice list of good Firefox addons and their respective features.

However, as GadgetAdvisor is a very new blog, the amount and scope of content is had right now is quite limited. This is to be expected for any new blog and it will really need to quickly boost it’s content if it wants to attract the crowds. Just to whet your appetite alittle, here are some of the more interesting articles that I found.

* Recommended Firefox Extensions
* AI RoboForm Web Form Filling Software
* Free Firefox Web Directory Form Filler Extension
* Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote Control
* Evaluating Online Backup Services

If these articles peeked your interest, then you might just like to check out Gadgetadvisor.com to see if it can be your new source of technology and gadget information and news. It has a very clean, organised interface, with no spam, thus you are pretty save giving it a shot.