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I have a friend that is really good at scouring the internet to find all sorts of ways to save money or even make money in many cases. His wife would always make fun of him for how much time he spends online looking for deals and ways to make money.

My favorite is when he combined a whole bunch of deals from credit cards and ended up with a stack of cash, miles and other benefits. Although, the funniest one was when he made his wife wait 30 minutes to go to dinner so that he could get a discount which would save him $0.80. Shows you how serious he is about saving money.

Well, I was talking to him the other day and told him he should start a blog about all the various deals he finds. After our discussion, I helped him out and setup Mound of Money. He’s already created a post talking about getting discount hotels and Obama’s Cash for Clunkers program. Watch that site and I think you’re going to really like what he posts.

Also, if you like what he’s written do him a favor and stumble some of his posts. Thanks!

I know that one of the most intriguing stories of Obama’s administration (at least for a tech person) was whether Obama would be able to keep his blackberry or not. Turns out that Obama won the battle and will be able to keep it.

Of course, the interesting question is the security around this communication.

“The president has a BlackBerry through a compromise that allows him to stay in touch with senior staff and a small group of personal friends,” said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. “It’s a pretty small group of people.”

“The security is enhanced to ensure his ability to communicate, but to do so effectively and to do so in a way that is protected,” he added.

Can you imagine being on the small group of people list? My guess is that even that small group of people will have to use special technology to communicate with the President. Otherwise, it leaves a whole bunch of vulnerabilities. Can you imagine if you’re one of those group and you lose that special Blackberry?

How long do you think until we have the first story about something leaked from the blackberry? Then, will Obama get to keep it?