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Monday, July 31, 2006

The debate rages on. Many will tell you that digital is the way of the future,
because it's new, it's better, can hold more information, keeps for longer....etc.etc.etc.

Well, I'm not sure that applies to everything. On comparing digital voice recorders for recording ideas such as:
song ideas
movie scripts
a novel
blog entries(!!!)

I realised that these little digital recorders (see fig 1.) have their setbacks. On reading the 5 star rating review system on Amazon.com, I was amazed at the number of complaints about these machines. I was intrigued so I read on..."erased all my information"...."wasn't compatible with XP software"..."recorded 30 hours of grainy, scratchy, unintelligible information"

I was stunned.

fig 1.



These gadgets boast "30 hours recording time!!" but in the small print it actually means 30 hours of unintelligible static OR...3 hours of high quality recording. And what if the machine crashes while downloading to your computer? What then?
A novel lost!! Brilliant ideas down the drain!!

And nobody wants that.

So then I thought, what about the alternative? I could get a dictaphone (fig 2.) ...yes, that's right...using TAPE!!!! (Techno savvy metros gasp in horror here)
But seriously, you record a side of a tape. You turn it over. You record the other side. You knock the tabs out. If you simply HAVE to have everything you ever create on computer (and many do!!) then get a male to male stereo plug, plug one end in the "line in" jack at the back of your computer, plug the other end into your dictaphone, or tape recorder or whatever, use a program like "MP3MYMP3" (freeware, check any site such as tucows etc.) and record the ideas as MP3s.

Brilliant!!!

Fig 2.




If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Or, to go one step further...

Don't "upgrade" to something crap.
I apologise for the gap between entries, I have had the flu!

Here is a list of today's ebay items that you might find interesting:
I like to include the outright bizarre - today's focus is MAGICAL ITEMS!!!

With all the links, highlight the entire area from "http://" to "ViewItem"
and paste into a new browser window.

THESE ONES ARE 'MAGICAL':
Logic dictates that these things don't work. But getting 100% +VE feedback for magical items is pretty impressive. Jury's out on this one.

FAIRY PORTAL

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/
HAUNTED-FAIRY-PORTAL-AND-NECKLACE-FROM-101-YR-OLD-WITCH_W0QQitemZ300012574160QQihZ020QQcategoryZ19270QQ
ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



GENIE

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HAUNTED-GENIE-
BOUND-TO-WITCHS-300-YEAR-OLD-CRYSTAL-BALL_W0QQitemZ300
012562124QQihZ020QQcategoryZ19270QQssPageNameZWDVWQ
QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



MERMAID FAIRY

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HAUNTED-MERMAID-
FAIRY-BEAUTIFUL-MUST-SEE-HER_W0QQitemZ300012848080
QQihZ020QQcategoryZ19270QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1Q
QcmdZViewItem



THESE ONES ARE 'HAUNTED':


HAUNTED COPPER URN:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Haunted-
Solid-Copper-Urn-Style-Odd-Item-ALTAR-ROOM_W0QQ
itemZ280011593942QQihZ018QQcategoryZ19270QQss
PageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



WHITE WITCH'S GLASS BOTTLE DECANTER:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Glass-Heart
-Bottle-Decanter-Haunted-Witchs-Item_W0QQ
itemZ270012838606QQihZ017QQcategoryZ1927
0QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem




AND PSYCHIC READINGS:

These one had 100% +VE feedback)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TRICIA-
PSYCHIC-HIGH-ACCURACY-READING_W0QQit
emZ280011006508QQihZ018QQcategoryZ1025
16QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-Spirit-
Guided-Psychic-Tarot-Reading-NEW_W0Q
QitemZ150015745526QQihZ005QQcategory
Z102522QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FULL-PSYCHIC-
CLAIRVOYANT-SPIRIT-TAROT-READING-BY-
ANDREA_W0QQitemZ270010341899QQihZ017
QQcategoryZ19271QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AUSTRALIAN-
PSYCHIC-MEDIUM-TAROT-READING_
W0QQitemZ170012111013QQihZ007QQcat
egoryZ102516QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Remember to always read the feedback for the person you are buying from. And always with this kind of thing, take it with a grain of (sea) salt!

Happy Shopping!!

Friday, July 21, 2006

This relates to ebay auctions where you may have a difficulty and the seller is helpful and good with communication. This also applies to sellers that post quickly, sell good products, are courteous and considerate and treat you well.

This is sometimes hard to find, and when you find a good seller on ebay, stick with them!!

* Add them to your favourite sellers - you can do this in their "member profile" section or in the item description window. There will be a section under "additional Options" for you to do this - "You may add this seller to your Favourite Sellers in My eBay."

* You can always email the sellers and request items. Not so much with the garage sale type sellers, but the ones with ebay stores that focus on a specific product. (Eg. vitamins, health products) The sellers are happy to hear from buyers about what is in demand, and it will mean more sales for them.

The best sellers are the ones who are accommodating.

Eg. #1
I receive a faulty item and politely let the seller know in an email.

The seller sends me a replacement product.

Eg. #2
An item is posted to me by a seller. I never receive it. I politely email the seller to let them know.

The seller gives me a full refund.


These are the sellers who deserve more business. If they treat you well, respond in kind and keep them on your list of favourite sellers.

There are many sellers who would abuse, deny and refuse to contact in situations such as this. They are to be avoided.

Hooray for the good ones.

Happy Shopping!!