The holiday shopping season is about to start, and so this week we’ve got you covered with tips and tricks for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Not only do we recommend some smartphone apps to help you shop, but we’ve got Rick Broida, the official Cheapskate at CNET dispensing holiday buying advice as well.

Some of the apps and sites  we mentioned in the podcast this week:

Black Friday

http://blackfriday.com/

Amazon

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-mobile/id297606951

Red Laser

http://redlaser.com/

Speaking of spending money, Nikole and I talk about Coin, the electronic universal credit card that contains all of your other credit cards (and gift cards). Should you invest $50 to take your wallet fully digital? Listen and find out.

https://onlycoin.com/

Rick plays this week’s Geek Trivia Quiz for eHow Tech podcast listener Len Udes, from Huntington Beach, CA, with a copy of Corel Paintshop Pro X6 hanging in the balance. You can enter to have a guest play the Quiz for you during a future episode by completing the entry form:

http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/VF3aN3Qf69wTe0EmLu6Y