My mom was recently talking about try to sell a few things on eBay. This would be her very first attempt at selling something on eBay.

It's a cinch to buy things on eBay, but selling takes a bit more work. So I started looking for some eBay tips & tools that might make the process easier for her.

The good news: If you're not a wiz on the computer and signing up with a credit card (to use PayPal for handling all of the payments associated with your items) sounds intimidating... you're not alone. My mom wasn't crazy about either of those things. But she decided to get with the times in order to take advantage of all that eBay has to offer -- in terms of helping you sell your unwanted items in a ziffy.

Here are the best tools we found to make selling items easier when using eBay.

Yep, now you can create your very own personalized Kleenex tissue box!

It's oval in shape, and a one-of-a-kind original with all of the colors, photographs, and text chosen by you.

Personalized Kleenex boxes like these would be great for weddings, nurseries, grandparents, pet lovers, vacation pictures, family & class reunions, etc.

You've probably heard that effective January 23, 2007 you must have a U.S. Passport in order to get back into this country after you travel to Canada or other countries.

That's right... you might be able to leave this country without a Passport in hand, but you definitely won't be allowed back into the U.S. once you leave!

We got our first-ever U.S. Passports this week. And it was sooooo easy.

Here's how to do it...

Check out this cool system of hanging photographs using wire, pulled taut across a span, from floor to ceiling, with small hardware holding the photos in place.

This would actually be a great system for hanging just about anything in a modern yet informal kind of way.

Think... kids' artwork, Christmas cards, awards, concert tickets, and more!

Who knew?...

Here are a few things to keep in mind before you save something onto a CD or DVD.

If you will be buying new CDs or DVDs soon... Or, if you plan to burn data, pictures, or music onto a CD or DVD in the near future... then check here first.

Following are some little-known tips for getting the most out of recordable discs, including:
>> Writing on CD's & DVDs.
>> Rewritable or Non-rewritable?
>> Applying labels to discs.
>> Assuring your data will stand the test of time.
>> How to remove dust, dirt & scratches.

If you begin to think of your digital camera as an instant, personalized photocopy machine, then anything you want to save for future viewing (...either for yourself or to show someone else) can easily be stored and shared digitally.

It's as simple as point & shoot!

Here are some fun ideas and "outside the box" ways to utilize your digital camera on a daily basis...

We purchased a new Camcorder.

I know... it sounds too "family-with-kids-ish" for us, but thanks to video blogging (otherwise known as vlogging or vblogging), now EVERYone with a web site is wanting one of these things!

And yes, this should be our final "big purchase" for the year... (see also our recent XM Satellite Radio purchase).
Next on our list: a new house with more property. So we've got some saving to do.

What To Look For In a Video Camera
Also known as digital video recorders... video cameras... and movie cameras... camcorders are the hottest new electronic gadget out there! Fortunately, thanks to major advancements in technology, the camcorders of today put to shame the old video cameras of yesterday.

If you are (or will be soon) in the market for a video camera for the purpose of recording home movies or sharing videos online, then perhaps some of the information that WE learned will help you in your own search for the right camcorder.

Whenever we're contemplating moving to a new area, we take a picture using that area's natural surroundings to creatively spell out the name of the town we're considering.