Tag: SHIPPING

About 10 years ago I remember reading a section in my Computer Science textbook about data transfers across large distances. This was back when regular users had dial-up modem connections and rich companies had dual-bonded ISDN links. Those were the days! Anyway, there was one paragraph which stuck in my mind: if you want to send a lot of data somewhere and you don't care about the latency, the ...

The Book Depository is one of those frumpy-looking sites that are actually pretty incredible once you get past the plain looks. It's a massive bookstore, and what makes it so attractive for non-US customers is that it offers free worldwide shipping on everything. No minimum orders, no hidden costs. I have no idea how they do it, but I just bought a book there for $11 including shipping. That ...

Christmas is a week away. Have you finished (started) your holiday shopping yet? If you are a PROcrastinator (like myself) you've been planning on ordering everything online and having it speed-shipped in the Saint Nick of time. Well there is still time (or not). Check out the lists below for the last possible minute to order your gifts. Amazon Amazon order deadlines are: Thurs. 17th - ...

The state of New York is set to begin collecting tax from some online retailers who do business in the state. And by some online retailers, we mean the law is targeted pretty firmly at Amazon, and may also affect some others. Not surprisingly, Amazon is none to thrilled, and the New York Times reports that the company has responded with a lawsuit against the state of New York. Now, here's the ...

Has this ever happened to you? You run out of ink, paper, good books to read, or something else, so you go online to order replacement as soon as humanly possible. You find what you need for a good price, add it to your cart, and then when you hit the checkout button the shipping charges hit you like a 2 ton heavy thing. The truth is while many sites like Amazon promise free shipping on orders ...

Ever pull your hair out trying to figure out how much to charge for shipping on an eBay auction? RedRoller can help. This handy web site asks you a few simple questions about the package you're shipping and where it's going and then spits out a list of rate quotes from the USPS, DHL, UPS, Eastern Connections, and Overnight Express. We didn't see any FedEx quotes in our test run. You can arrange ...

Amazon is expanding its program allowing independent sellers to use its 20 distribution centers around the world to ship packages. For the first time, the company is allowing people who sell items on other, competing services (say, eBay) to use Amazon's shipping resources. Amazon's Fulfillment by Amazon program has been available since last fall, but it was unavailable to those selling their ...

FedEx has gone through many reinventions over the years, but the latest one brings real value to businesses, both large and small. The software, titled Ship Manager has once again put FedEx out in front and sweetened the deal with data available where the customer lives. Now with FedEx's software can hookup to any database, ERP application, or other customer software that is ODBC compliant. FedEx ...

It was really the inevitable Google Maps hack: PackageMapper uses Google Maps to draw a map of your incoming package's route, and works for UPS, FedEx, and USPS. Even neater, it can show you the routes for many packages at once so you get an at-a-glance view of where your  packages are. Now if only there were a service that would do this in real-time (i.e. how far is the truck away from my ...