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Sunday, July 11, 2010

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The Fine Art of Finding the Best Cell Phone Buy

In the last few years, cell phones have become so versatile that the once simple act of buying a cell phone can seem almost impossible. Even more, the thought of finding the best cell phone buy among all the possibilities seems even more impossible...it that's possible!

It is true that with so many cell phones and so many cell phone services, finding the best cell phone and cell phone service to buy is daunting. Arming yourself in advance with some basic data and expectations, might just make the experience a little easier.

Possibly more important than the cell phone itself is the selection of the service provider. In fact, many different providers offer the same cell phones with the purchase of their cellular phone service package. With all the names, big and small, it can be a daunting task to wade through their individual offers.

First, there are the numerous and varied providers themselves. As this is written, you can choose among Cingular Wireless, Sprint, Nextel Communications, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless among the big companies. While the smaller companies such as Alltel, Metro PCS, Amp'd Mobile, and U.S. Cellular tend to sometimes more regional, their services may still provide what you need at a cost you can afford, and cost is a major consideration for many.

However, no matter which cellular phone service you eventually pick, you will need to look into such things as roaming, amounts of minutes, when minutes can be used, and the coverage area. These are important factors when selecting a cell phone service provider, and it is a good idea to sit down and make a list of such things as how many minutes you think you will need, where will you be using your cellular phone, what will you be using it for, who will you be communicating with, and what features you would like it to have.

Here is a partial list of features you might want to consider when buying your next cell phone. Does it have or need to have an external screen or caller ID; can you store phone numbers and save text messages? Does it even support text messaging? How about instant messaging and email features? You might feel you need a camera phone, and, if you do, you need to know how many pictures can you take and store, whether or not you can take video, and if you can send those pictures to others.

You might want a speaker phone or a phone with the ability to make conference calls. If you do want a speaker phone, you will have to decide if you need a full-duplex speaker phone. This feature will allow both you and your caller to speak more naturally at the same time as if in a normal conversation.

Many businesses find cellular phones with Push-To-Talk capability to be of value because this walkie-talkie feature allows employees and management to instantly reach others in their group without having to place a telephone call. Close friends and family members often appreciate this feature as well. Another feature that a business user might look for is the ability to connect to, and interact with, other devices. Newer cell phones provide such Buck Rogers type abilities as power point presentations.

In addition to the performance features of your cell phone, you may want ask yourself what kind of cell phone person YOU are. Many people just need a basic cell phone and basic cell phone service. This is what my mother-in-law has. She just wants a phone for 911 calls in an emergency and for frequent check-ins with her family as she bombs around the Arizona country side. A busy executive, on the other hand, may need all, or most all of the features available. A traveler is going to have other concerns such as whether the phone and the service will work in most of the places where they travel.

The fashion conscious may be more concerned with what the phone looks like than with performance features. Many cell phones DO have interchangeable face plates so that one can accessorize if necessary. In addition to the abiity to communicate in walkie-talkie fashion, my two daughters love this feature!

Once you have figured out your wants, needs, and budget, then the real fun begins. There are places, particularly in large metropolitan areas, where you can pick through a myriad of cell phones and cell phone services, and generally competent staff can help you pick the best combination of features and costs.

Today, it seems that every street corner, mall, or strip mall has a big sign screaming Cingular, Verizon, and I am seeing more Metro PCS in my neck of the woods. Most of the time, however while the cell phones offered and the services may be quite good, you will be limited to what that particular storefront or kiosk is prepared to offer. Often, comparing rates, service areas, features and so on means driving to several different locations and getting sales spiels from several different businesses. Then YOU get to go home, figure out what you really want, and then go back to one or more of those businesses to place your order.

Fortunately, particularly for those in isolated areas, there are websites where you can shop for and buy a cell phone online and just have it shipped to you. It generally arrives in a few days and these are the same cellular phones and services that you would find if you went to a physical location in New York City, Sacramento, or Dallas. In fact, some online distributors have special sales and offers that may not be available in town or at the mall. Another factor is that many of these sites allow you to compare the phones, the features, the service details, and the costs of several different offers at one website.

Another factor is that while I personally have often found knowledgeable and helpful representatives who operated in my best interests in storefront operations, these service sponsored kiosks and stores are sometimes trying to make the best cell phone buy...for themselves. Internet operations have much less overhead, employee salaries, rent and so on, that they often can afford to just put the options up for you to browse through at your leisure. You view all the info in the comfort of your home, make your selection, fill in a few blanks and a few days later you have a new cell phone delivered to your home or office.

Whether you like driving around and talking to sales people or if you like the convenience of shopping online, finding the best cell phone buy is going to depend on you doing your homework in advance.

Donovan Baldwin is a freelance writer and a University of West Florida alumnus currently living in Stone Mountain, GA. He is a member of Mensa and is retired from the U. S. Army after 21 years of service. In his career, he has held many managerial and supervisory positions. However, his main pleasures have long been writing, nature, .and fitness. In the last few years, he has been able to combine these pleasures by writing poetry and articles on subjects such as health, fitness, yoga, writing, the environment, happiness, self improvement, and weight loss.

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Friday, May 28, 2010

How Do Reviews Help in Buying the Best Possible Car Audio System?

Getting the best car audio system for your automobile is not simply buying the most expensive and sophisticated looking available in the market. There are literally lots of brands of audio and media system installed or upgrades available in the market today, and finding the best fit for your car is not a very easy task.

But that problem is long been addressed by hundreds of car magazines and online car sites. Reviews for car audio system is not hard to find for it is just a click away. There are lots of auto reviews available over the internet from websites to links to postings, blogs, etc., many give highly comprehensive details about improving your car in any part from interior to exterior design, and also in its audio system.

Car audio reviews usually post the latest in music system available in the market, from product description, comparing advantages and disadvantages of brands to other brands, and important details such as standard prices. Price is one of the most important details you should look for when you are reading a review. For it will help you real big in sorting your budget, what brand and features can you afford and how much money are you willing to pay.

Some reviews even post their top choices of music systems. Their information is based form the datum gathered from several different customers' opinion about products they bought. Some information is based from other bigger and credible reviewers that have established their niche in this field.

Surfing the net and visiting several car audio reviews can really help you in your mission of upgrading your old audio system to highly stylish, sophisticated and top of the line audio system you can get with your budget.

And with reading reviews, it means you have to read a lot to be able to get all the information you need. Well of course, when you read always be meticulous and open minded. Some reviews might be totally different form the others for some specific reasons. Your mission is to get the best audio system for your car without compromising so much from your budget.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

20 Songs You Should Never Play on a Road Trip

Good road trip songs promote travel and save you from listening to scary preachers reminding you that you will go to hell if you don't donate money. But for every fun song that reminds you of the glory of the open road, there's a completely inappropriate counterpart that will have you searching for the nearest (legal) U-turn that leads back home. Here are 20 songs you should NEVER play on a road trip...

20. Any Song by The Crash Test Dummies
We've all seen footage of crash test dummies contorting into a pretzel after their car slams into a wall. I really don't want to imagine that while I'm driving. What I want even less is to hear that annoying melody to "Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm". Canada is known for many great things... this band isn't one of them.

19. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon And Garfunkel
I don't like driving over bridges. I especially don't like driving on bridges over troubled water. What's really disconcerting is knowing that 26% of the bridges in the U.S. are "either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete".

18. "Don't Fear The Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult
Yes, we need more cowbell. No, we don't need to be reminded of death while some D-Bag in a Supra cuts us off at 110mph.

17. "All By Myself" - Eric Carmen
The last thing you want to do is play the ultimate break-up song on your road trip. Watch how quickly the conversation goes from pop culture trivia to reminiscing about ex-lovers that done you wrong. Play this song on a road trip and your car WILL turn into a mobile therapist's office.

16. "Stan" - Eminem
Besides the fact that the song is about a crazy dude who drives his car off a bridge with his girlfriend in the trunk... I don't think I've ever heard a song that builds with so much tension and anger to the point where it's hard to focus on what I'm doing. That's not helpful particularly helpful when driving. And the worst part is, this disturbing song is long.

15. "Bat Out Of Hell" - Meatloaf
It seems like a good idea to listen to a 9 minute and 50 second song to pass the time, but not when the song ends with a biker crashing and bleeding to death in a ditch. If there's anything more frightening than black ice or blind curves, it's biker gangs.

14. "Through The Wire" - Kanye West
Kanye recorded this song two weeks after being in a near fatal car crash. If it's a little hard to understand what he's saying, that's because he's singing with a broken jaw that's been wired shut. Although some of us wish he would have stayed that way, I guess I'd rather endure "Gold Digger" for the ten thousandth time while on the road.

13. "Dust In The Wind" - Kansas
Do I want a reminder about the fragility of life? That one day I'll die and turn into nothing but dust? No, not when I'm driving. While you're at it, why don't you remind us that 115 people die every day from car crashes in the U.S. Because that's a totally appropriate thing to do.

12. "Car Crash" - Courtney Love
What's worse: listening to a song called "Car Crash"... or listening to Courtney Love?

11. "It's Dangerous Walking Out Your Front Door" - Underoath
When I embarrass my travel mates with terrible singing, I tend to do it to songs with catchy lyrics. Not songs with lyrics like: "I thought it would be so much quicker than this / Pain has never been so brilliant / I made sure you were buckled in / Now you can walk hand in hand with him". Aw, don't you just love a song with a happy ending?

10. "What A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong
Some people will say this is one of the most beautiful songs ever made. To those people I ask: have you ever heard this song in a cheery context? Let me answer for you: NO! Any time you ever hear this song, somebody is about to die. When was the last time you heard this song in a movie and it wasn't juxtaposed against some adorable old lady on her death bed or pictures of 9/11 or something? If you hear this song on the road, the odds of getting into a car crash skyrocket. Total funeral song.

9. "Hurt" - Nine Inch Nails
When you're on the road, you just want to listen to a song that's fun and loud and upbeat. This isn't that song. The slow pace, the sound of an icy wind and the lyrics of despair make this arguably the most depressing song ever. Not only is this song a Certified Mood Killer, it'll officially put half the car on suicide watch, so hide all sharp objects.

8. "Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel" - Barenaked Ladies
The last thing I want to hear after cracking the windows and downing a 5-Hour Energy Shot to stay awake is anything about falling asleep at the wheel. Also not approved: talking about the most comfortable bed you've ever slept on.

7. "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
It's an absolute fact* that this is the most annoying song ever. Whenever I hear this piece of crap, I just want to drive off a cliff. Don't tempt me by playing this song while I'm actually behind the wheel... especially near a cliff.
*Not a fact.

6. "Breakdown" - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty is one of those guys that evokes the freedom of road travel with songs like "Free Fallin'" and "Runnin' Down A Dream". But "Breakdown" is one of those songs you don't want on your playlist, especially if you don't have Triple-A... or you're driving a Ford. Which stands for Fix Or Repair Daily. Or Found On Road Dead.

5. "Days of Graduation" - Drive-By Truckers
I'll just let the lyrics explain why this isn't an appropriate road trip song: "Hit a telephone pole and split in two / Bobby's skull was split right in two / And my girl was pinned in her seat / partially embedded in the dashboard / And for the next twenty minutes the only sound in the night were her screams". You sure that wasn't the sound of me grunting in annoyance?

4. "Shredded Humans" - Cannibal Corpse
Wonder why you've never heard this song about humans being mutilated in a horrific car accident? Because no one wants to hear about a car crash on their commute. Hearing lyrics like "His eyeballs ejected his sight unaffected / He saw his own organs collapse" doesn't get me ready to take a long drive head on. Crap, did I just say "head on"?

3. "Road To Nowhere" - Ozzy Osbourne
With GPS, navigation systems and free driving directions on MapQuest, there's no reason you should ever drive down a road that leads to nowhere. But just because there's no reason doesn't mean it never happens.

2. "Crash Into Me" - Dave Matthews Bands
I don't want another driver thinking this song is an open invitation to play bumper cars on the highway. If the song was called "Pull Up Next To Me And Give Me A Free Sandwich" I'd be more apt to play it.

1. "Dueling Banjos" - Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
No other song in history has ever signaled impending doom like this one. Sure, it sounds so playful and innocent, but when you hear this song, you know you're about to enter some unsavory territory where sweaty, gun-toting hillbillies in overalls are selling opossum on the side of a dirt road, just eager to turn a lost city folk like you into a squealing piggy. Not cool. If anyone ever plays this song on a road trip, even as a joke, you have full permission to kick them out of the car without even slowing down.

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