Save Money; Buy Used

(NEWSER) - If you’ve had a few kids, you know that you don’t need half of the baby products littering the shelves of Babies “R” Us, but new parents are easy prey for marketers. Brad Tuttle offers a list of the silliest, most useless crap in Time:

• Crib bedding sets: The bumper pad and comforter pose suffocation hazards, meaning you pay big bucks to use half a set.
• The Wipe Warmer: “Are wipes really THAT cold?”

National Bohemian tops list of cheap crowd pleasers

(NEWSER) - It's no small task to find a robust, canned American beer for less than $1, but these six passed the bar—albeit just barely—in a blind taste test conducted by the Washington Post:

• Baltimore's National Bohemian tops the list with its secret strategy: "Actually tastes like beer."
• Miller High Life has a refreshing fizz, but drink too many and expect to be bloated.

Newest sites provide collaborative, mobile organizers

(NEWSER) - Paper is so last century. PC World has tracked down websites—like one that puts phone dictations on Google Calendar—that best support your OCD ... or totally forgetful ... nature:

1. Remember the Milk is one intense task manager: It even lets others—say, your boss—add items to your "honey-do" list.
2. Never forget another brilliant idea; text it to Backpack.

12 ways to teach the value of a dollar

(NEWSER) - It's never too early to get savvy about money. The Journal's Jonathan Clements explains how he's put his teens on the right track.

1. Delayed gratification: When they spend their own cash, they make better decisions.
2. Pace yourself: The Clements kids had to make a 3-month allowance last.
3. Family values: Stories, not lectures, get the right values going.
4. Pile on the rich: Clements disparages opulence.
5. Long-term compounding: Choose annuities that incentivize waiting.

(NEWSER) - When PC World decided to whip up a list of 2007's most disappointing tech, was there really any doubt what would headline the list? Vista wasn't awful, but neither was it, you know, good. Here's how the list broke down:

1. Vista
2. The Hi-Def Format War
3. Facebook Beacon
4. Yahoo
5. Apple's iPhone