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The Printer Dilemma

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Anyone with an inkjet printer reaches this dilemma at one point or another – original or compatible. The dilemma is usually accompanied by shock due to the ridiculously high prices of original inkjet cartridges. Soon enough you realize that they actually cost more than the printer itself. Now, you can save a heck of a lot of money by using compatible cartridges but hmm… are they safe in my printer? Will they give good print results?

Well, if you were in the same situation (and I’m willing to bet you were), all I can do is give you my two cents on the matter. In my opinion – definitely go with compatibles. I actually go with compatible ink cartridges out of the principle of the matter. You see, there is no real reason for ink cartridges to cost so much and the fact that such great quality compatibles are available for so much less just proves this.

So why do the manufacturers charge so much for original cartridges? Well it all breaks down to their marketing strategy. You see, there is a reason why your printer cost less than the ink – they do this to get you to buy their printers even at the cost of not profiting off the sale. They figure they will catch you with the cartridges and make more than enough to cover the cost of the printer. Well, I don’t like these kinds of games. If they don’t want me to buy compatibles, simply lower the price of originals, I won’t mind paying more for the printer itself.

If you’re looking for a good place to buy compatible inkjet cartridges for reasonable prices while guaranteeing high quality results, I recommend you check out inkers.biz. They even offer a no questions asked money back guarantee if you are not happy with your purchase.

	14 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)

Roman Greenberg Weekend Fight

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The yet undefeated heavyweight boxer Roman Greenberg 25-0 (17) is scheduled to fight Damon Reed 43-11 (30) at the South Town Exhibition Center in Sandy, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA on August 18. The fight will be featured on pay per view television and is quite anticipated among boxing fans. Greenberg, only 25 years old and so far undefeated is raising a lot of interest in the industry with an extremely promising career. Rumors have him on a short list of three possible opponents to face Vitali Klitschko in a come back fight scheduled for September.

Roman Greenberg’s upcoming match is being sponsored by backgammon online operator Backgammon Masters who haved backed Roman since early on in his career when he was still relatively unknown.

BackgammonMasters.com, a major player in the online gaming industry have made a name for themselves thanks to their award wining online version of backgammon. The company introduced revolutionary 3-D graphics to their games and offers their players the option of contesting against other players from around the world for fun and for money. One of the greatest features that their software provides is the option of playing multiple games in addition to backgammon using the same program and requiring only a single download.

	14 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)

Long Distance Tutoring

Category: Internet

I’ve just seen a segment on MSN’s Today Show about the most amazing service to help students cope with the high demands of today’s education system. It is a well known fact that students are practically required and expected to assist in private tutors in order to get ahead in class. The pressure from the system as well as peer competition has created an absurd situation where if you don’t have a private tutor you simply can’t keep up with your class’s pace.

The problem is that not everybody can afford private tutoring. That’s where Tutor Vista comes in. In an amazing article in The Today Show (which can be found on the Tutor Vista website - tutorvista.com), the company’s business model is outlined which allows them to charge ultra low prices for online tutoring.

The key to their service is the fact that their tutors are located in India which enjoys lower labor costs. Students can easily logon to their system and choose from lessons in math, science and other subjects for a one and one session with an experienced and professional tutor.

	13 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)

Going from Offline to Online

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Making the move from an offline to an online business isn’t always as easy at it seems. While most consider it an advantage to start of with the backing and infrastructure of an existing business before launching an online venture it really depends on the case at hand. An existing business can help in terms of inventory purchasing power, financing and logistics. Obviously if you had any type of remote fulfillment service where you send out products from your location, you have an immediate advantage and stepping stone to launch you business since the foundation is already there.

But in many cases people try to move from a regular retail store to an online shop. This requires some adaptation and it should be checked on a case by case basis to see whether the added business is worth the changes you will have to make to your existing and probably already successful business. For one thing, handling inventory is usually different for an offline and online store. Typically an offline or brick and mortar store will sell products they carry on hand while possibly limiting their selection to enable proper stocking. This can be quite different with an online store in which you may prefer selection over inventory size and opt not to carry all items and order only what you need to fulfill your online orders. Another option is using a drop ship service to fulfill for your.

Selling online when you already have an online business can create some havoc with your accounting and it’s best to be prepared and have a proper bookkeeping system set up. Some credit card processing companies such as First Data Independent Sales (cardservicesales.com) offer the option of using the same account for both online and offline sales. This can simplify things greatly and is a good thing to consider when operation a multi channel business.

	13 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)

No Rake Poker

Category: Games

Most of you are probably familiar with Backgammonmasters.com and their award wining backgammon game. But Backgammonmasters.com are no longer just a backgammon company and have since expanded their service to include other games as well. One of their latest additions and a long anticipated addition at that is their recent release of poker into their game platform. . The company now offers all their players the option to use their award wining software to play poker for fun or for real money against other players over the internet. The new software will allow players to play up to 3 table simultaneously for those who want an extra rush. In addition, to celebrate this release, the company announced that they will be offering all poker games with no rake (house commission) to allow players a chance to get to know their product and benefit from the process as well. This is a great opportunity to test out the game and it offers players who currently play on other sites a chance for an even better player experience while saving money by not paying the rake. The company also announced that there will be more game releases in the future and hinted that there are several projects currently in the pipeline.

	13 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)

Super Size the Sale

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Did you check out the great back to school sales that are being offered at most sites right now? I’m not exactly going back to school anymore but I don’t see why I can’t take advantage of these sales anyway. The way I see it, this is the last real sale opportunity before the holidays so it makes sense to take advantage of it and push up whatever purchases you have planned for the next few months.

But if you really want to save big, you should double up on the sale by using an online coupon code. You see the best thing about coupon codes is that you can usually use them in addition to the published sales giving you some substantial savings. You can get some great deals on new laptops using a Best Buy coupon code and if you really are going back to school be sure to stock up on a Staples coupon code before you make your purchase.

	12 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)

What you can fit in a website

Category: Internet

What if I told you I just purchased new lighting fixtures for my house from a store that carries a variety ranging in the hundreds of thousands? Can you even imagine such a store? What would it look like? How big would it have to be? You’d probably need a motor cart just to navigate around it since it would have to be so large. Well, the truth is that I shopped at such a store but didn’t even leave my house.

That’s because I shopped online. I actually can’t even imagine that a physical brick and mortar store can ever carry the selection that farreys.com offers on their site. But I guess that’s just the magic of the internet.

Shopping on their site is also quite easy and fun and they do a great job at making it simple to find the right lighting fixture for you from their huge selection. You can either shop by manufacturer and select from some of the top names in the industry such as hinkley lighting and maxim lighting or choose to shop by style to find something to fit your taste and budget.

	12 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)

Really Getting Away

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It’s summer time and it seems like everyone is away. Every year I spend the months prior to the summer vacation looking for new and exciting places to travel to and relax in. I try to diversify my destinations and travel to a new spot every year taking in new scenes while making sure to relax all the same.

But to tell you the truth, even though our family travels to different places every year (and sometimes even twice a year) in most cases the general atmosphere of our trip is quite the same even if the surrounding scenery is different. That’s because no matter where we visit we always wind up staying in a large hotel, usually the Hilton which makes our trip enjoyable but pretty familiar from year to year. We just don’t get the taste of the local scenery during our stay.

This year we went to Hawaii and for the first time figured we will try a different atmosphere and stay away from the large hotels and try one out one of the famous Hawaii beach accommodations. We were not disappointed. We rented a beautiful villa right on the beach with plenty of room for our family and for the first time we really felt we are getting away from it all and connecting with where we are. I highly recommend the experience. You can find all the Hawaii vacation info you will need for a perfect trip at hawaiianbeachrentals.com.

	5 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)

MesoSilver - Truly Colloidal Silver

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We have received a lot of feedback about our post on colloidal silver recently and there were many conflicting comments on the effectiveness of using colloidal silver. While most people agree of the benefits of using colloidal silver in external applications there was a lot of controversy regarding the trend of using colloidal silver internally as a nutritional supplement.

The problem is that there are many products in the market that claim to be colloidal silver when they are actually made of silver ions and can sometimes be dangerous to use. But this is not the case with true colloidal silver. The problem is knowing to determine true colloidal silver from the other so called colloidal silver products sold in the market.

One of the purest forms of colloidal silver is manufactured from mesocolloids in a process developed at CSL. A colloidal silver in the form of a natural supplement made from mesocolloids is available at purestcolloids.com and is called MesoSilver. This product has the highest particle surface area compared to any product in the market today and is the only product considered to be true colloidal silver.

	5 August 2007 Permalink Comments (0)