I was listening to NPR yesterday on my way to work and the topic of hypermiling came on. Hypermiling is changing your driving behavior (to the extreme) to save gas, in so many words. We all are feeling the huge pinch from the gas pump now that gas is $4.00/gallon on average. If you’re anything like me, I’ve been thinking about useful and PRACTICAL ways I can save gas which in turn will help save me money.

There are several different sites you can visit to learn how to “hypermile” and conserve your gas usage. There are also a ton of myths out there. If you’re interested in knowing what those myths are, please check out Lifehacker’s Gas Saving Tips And Myths article.

Kent Johnson, a self-proclaimed hypermiler, was interviewed by NPR for their hypermiling article. He has some great tips on how we can all save gas by changing our behavior in how we drive to and from a destination. Whether it’s driving without your shoe on so you can better feel the pressure on the gas pedal or coasting in neutral when you’re driving down hills, these small tips begin to add up.

Some other tips that NPR covered were: cease stop-and-go driving, too much braking and liberal use of the A/C. Two of the most useful hypermiling tips that hit me over the head were (1) Use cruise control as much as possible when driving as it evens out your gas usage and (2) Drive the speed limit! The faster you drive, the more gas you consume (dang it)!

Now, we all don’t have to be extreme hypermilers to save gas and therefore save money. Lifehacker suggests you do your research by checking GasBuddy.com (tells you which stations have cheapest gas in your area) and keeping your car in great shape by tuneups and oil changes.

So, my gas saving readers, what are your thoughts? What do you do in order to save gas and therefore save money? Leave a comment below!

Thanks to Lifehacker for this awesome recommendation, I’ve never had such fun with my webcam before! There’s a website that allows anyone with a working webcam or built-in iSight cam (for us Mac users) to use our webcam in ways you never thought possible.

Cameroid is a website that gives you free tools to change your website picture into something hysterical or even something more professional looking. It’s very similar to Mac users’ Photo Booth. I took a few minutes to play around with it and created this video for your entertainment:

Now, from my understanding, Cameroid lets you take snap photos of your webcam. In order to capture the video like I did above, you must use a screen capturing software tool like Snapz Pro X.

Feel free to leave me a comment and let me know what you think about Cameroid!

I’ve blogged before which podcasts and websites I adore and I’ve been remiss to let my readers know of one in particular. Lifehacker.com is phenomenal. They have some of the best articles any computer lover (Windows or Apple) would read on a daily basis. I’ve also found several useful tips on life’s daily challenges on this website. It’s not just for us computer geeks. And lets face it, friends, in this day and age, your RSS-Reader can blow up with some pretty useless material.

Speaking of awesome websites, a lot of my coworkers and friends ask me how I know so much material in regards to technology and every day news. I have to give up my secret, which really is no secret. Any one of you who love scanning the internet sites for the latest headlines must use a RSS reader. And for those who aren’t familiar with what RSS means click here. I would suggest the RSS reader NetNewsWire for those of you who have Macs and Google’s RSS-Reader (simply called Google Reader) is fantastic and easy to use for those Windows users.