It appears that Microsoft is doing even more to help promote the upcoming launch of Windows Vista. Now they are sending out 5,000 Vista Launch Kits that come with all kinds of goodies:

PayPerPost caused quite the buzz, and controversy when it launched back in June because they pay bloggers to write about advertisers' products. Now they're in the news again, acquiring parts of Performancing.  Performancing, a blog advertising network, has been one awesome tool for Bloggers to use. We too at one point used some of their services.  On their website, Performancing announces that PayPerPost has acquired their metrics and classifieds exchange.

Have you ever wondered what makes Newegg.com (a popular online electronics store) function so smoothly? Newegg brings in over $1 billion in sales each year, has more than 1200 employees located around the globe, stocks over 60,000 different products, and fulfills 25,000 shipments each day.

With the increased availability of USB peripherals, there has also been an increase in travel sized USB peripherals for those times when you're on the go. When you're traveling, there's nothing more annoying than bulky accessories that take up your space.  Below you'll find a few USB devices that just might make your travels a bit easier, or lighter for that matter.