That way, if rates rise dramatically, you can get out of your CD and re-lock at a higher.

FORBES: Use a Reverse CD Ladder to Save for Future Expenses

Known as Nexus Root Toolkit, the program can be used to easily unlock and root Nexus devices, and can also return them to stock and re-lock the bootloader.

ENGADGET: Refresh Roundup: week of July 9th, 2012 Mobile

New Jersey Governor If the polls are accurate, New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman is a lock for re-election this November.

CNN: Whitman A Favorite In New Jersey

"Once the first big brick-and-mortar companies do it, they're all going to lock up deals to compete, " says Charles Katz, chief executive of San Francisco-based 1stUp, whose 70 free-Web clients include Seventeen magazine, The Rocky Mountain News and the Fox network's dysfunctional family, The Simpsons.

FORBES: Free For All

He has seen his popularity slip and decided not to run for re-election this year, but could help the Dems lock up a state most observers currently put in the "showdown" category.

CNN: Round 1: Winnow the field

Despite the anticipated cost, the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust is hoping for Heritage Lottery Funding to reconnect the lock to the stretch of canal already dredged and re-watered to the south.

BBC: Restoration plan for derelict flight of locks in Wiltshire

"Once the first big brick-and-mortar companies do it, they're all going to lock up deals to compete, " says Charles Katz, the CEO of 1stUp, whose 70 free-web clients include Seventeen magazine, the Rocky Mountain News and the Fox network's dysfunctional family, The Simpsons.

FORBES: Free For All

If you're investing in stocks, it probably makes sense to pay a premium to lock in a long-term rate and protect yourself against getting whipsawed.

FORBES: Hock Your House