Whether you're hoping to save a few bucks on your next excursion or you prefer to blend in with locals, istopover will help you find homeowners with rooms to rent short term so you can skip the hotel. As you'd expect, many of the properties are rented out by people who travel often themselves.
$159CDN doesn't seem too shabby for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath duplex overlooking San Francisco's East Bay, especially considering that also includes access to the owner's wifi, Wii, and plasma TV. Heck, you can even rent his 2006 Volvo while you're in town, too.
Looking for a real bargain and aren't particular about where you're traveling to? Check out the listings for Toronto. Less than two Hamiltons will get you a room with some folks that will probably play Rock Band with you during your stay.

I just heard about something huge. Really Huge. Microsoft just launched BizSpark. BizSpark is a Microsoft offering that allows you to get all the Microsoft software that you need for free for up to 3 years! Hear it from the man himself

Here is the site that he talks about here

http://microsoftstartupzone.com/pages/home.aspx

Wow is all I can say. You can count on hearing more about this from me in the future. It is such a exciting time for startups as the cloud is opening and now even more free software. So many opportunities are arising for startups!

Also check out the Northern California  Developer Evangelist Anand whose is as stocked with this product as I am.