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Bloggie Touch and Flip Video

By beststuff  |  2011/10/11 14:06 Posted in Office gear, Uncategorized  |  Comments (0)

It’s so nice to have a small, easy to use video camera with you whenever….. great for travel especially.

These two little cameras fit the bill. Sony Bloggie Touch and the Pure Digital Flip Video

The Sony Bloggie touch is lighter and smaller, and can take snapshots.  It’s easier to use with the wider screen, and do horizontal shots.   However, don’t let the battery go down to zero or you’ll lose the photos and videos.  It holds over 2 hours of video.

The Flip Video is more durable, and won’t lose the photos when battery gets low.   It holds 2 hours of video, 16 GB version.   Video quality is excellent.

 

Best Stuff for pilots, 1 of a series, video

By beststuff  |  2011/10/11 13:19 Posted in aviation, Books, DVD's Media, Office gear, recreation, transportation, travel  |  Comments (0)

Hi Everyone,

Pilots need really good stuff that works like it should.    I’m reviewing a bunch of products at one time and putting them into 10 minute videos.



“Aladdin Survival Kits” ( tm )

By beststuff  |  2011/03/23 02:55 Posted in aviation, Office gear, recreation, transportation, travel  |  Comments (0)

WATCH A VIDEO… light knife fire

Ingenious selection of tools, supplies, and resources in ready-to-go packs. Basic, medium, and large. Watch the videos….

You’ll be amazed at what you can do with the stuff packed into our bags. See our YouTube section

http://www.youtube.com/beststufftobuy

Light, knife, fire   the basics for survival, video


www.renaissancetools.com

Be Prepared


Otterbox Defender case for iPad… excellent

By beststuff  |  2011/02/13 17:14 Posted in entertainment gear, Office gear, travel  |  Comments (0)

If you haven’t heard of Otterbox you need to check them out.

Their cases withstand hard use, travel, and occasional abuse.

The Defender series is their best case, and frankly, it’s indispensable.    It does add weight, but if you use your iPad the way most people do, you want to take it wherever, and be able to use it without worrying too much.

It’s a good idea to have more than one case for your iPad and iPhone, and other devices.

iPad – YES ! but get great apps

By beststuff  |  2011/01/17 16:51 Posted in Books, DVD's Media, entertainment gear, Office gear, travel  |  Comments (0)

The value of an iPad is beyond description.

Skip the hemming and hawing, just go get one.  You won’t regret it.  BUT, to make it truly indispensable get the APPS that are perfect for you.  No matter who you are or what you do, there is a perfect APP for you.

Go to the APP store, and look around.  The iPad has so much utility, time saving, and entertaining merits, no review can do it justice.

Panasonic SDR-H200 vid cam

By beststuff  |  2010/05/11 17:38 Posted in entertainment gear, Office gear  |  Comments (0)

There are a lot of great video cameras out there, but this is the one I use, and I like it.

I had a number of criteria to meet, including a built in hard drive, and an external memory storage as well.   I wanted the “flip screen”, and small size for portability.    This camera is very easy to use.   You can take still shots, or switch to video easily.   This allows me to take it with me almost anywhere and do a lot of stuff.  I can make advertising videos for customers and my own business, and I can take photos of products.

Some have found difficulty using the videos in various video editing programs, especially iMovie on the Mac.  I get around that easily by downloading a file conversion program that quickly converts the files to MPEG-4 ones that are readable by Quicktime, Real Player, Windows Media player,  iMovie, and other popular programs.

Penagain Ergosleek pen – say what?

By beststuff  |  2010/03/17 20:33 Posted in Office gear  |  Comments (0)

Okay, so it looks weird, like a little jet. So what. It’s really comfortable and writes well. Some people have arthritis in their hands, or they just want more comfort. I love these pens. They come with 2 extra refills, and you can get more. They also make a smaller, plastic version that costs less. Both are good.

This pen is a real conversation piece. ErgoSleek used to make the larger metal ones in 5 colors, but now only silver / chrome. If you look around online, you can get blue, red, green, black, and purple. Black is really rare though. They look really sharp, and have a little stand. The plastic ones are available in multiple colors; red, black, grey, blue, and purple.

They make great gifts.

Quickbooks accounting software

By beststuff  |  2010/03/09 22:58 Posted in Office gear  |  Comments (0)

accounting can be a real pain, but not with Quickbooks

Quickbooks makes accounting much easier.

Do you run any kind of business?    Accounting got you down?   It’s hard to go wrong with Quickbooks, available for Mac or PC.   You can use built-in templates for a variety of business types, or set it up precisely for all your unique accounts.

Using it is fantastic, so much help.  Sure it takes time to enter data.  So what?  Once you get set up, a short time each day and you can rest your mind.

One of the great benefits come in amazing variety of reports you can generate to see exactly how you are doing financially, what you’re spending on, where the income is coming from, etc.    You can also set up budgets, pay bills online, and much, much more.

Get the pro version and read the instructions as you install, so you can get maximum benefits from it.

Otter Box case, iPhone, Blackberry, etc.

By beststuff  |  2010/03/06 15:25 Posted in entertainment gear, Office gear, travel  |  Comments (0)

A Great case for iPhone

You spent a lot of buckaroos on your trusty iPhone ( or Blackberry ), so do yourself a favor, and protect it.

This Otter Box Defender case is ideal.   It’s tough, has it’s own screen protector, and covers for those vulnerable holes ( for headphones, charging ).   If you travel a lot, you need this.     There’s another version without the belt clip / holder, and it costs about half as much.   Get it on Ebay for best price.

Otter Box makes cases for other gadgets too.     Check out their website

Otter Box - durable case

Mac Intel — “Get a Mac, Jack !”

By beststuff  |  2010/02/19 19:10 Posted in entertainment gear, Office gear  |  Comments (0)

All content copyright Paul Smyres, Living Being Media, all rights reserved.  No reproduction.

The new Intel chip iMac is a true wonder machine, and of course MacBook Pro and Mac Pro     OMG !

When you switch to Mac you don’t look back………

“And oooh, what great designs you have !”

One used to be limited to one or the other, but now you can have 2 computers in one with Mac Intel.   Keep your Windows software, if you still want any of it    Do you have some Windows software you need to run, for pleasure or business?    Load up Windows in a separate section of your computer, and boom !  2 computers.    And, the Mac runs Windows better than your typical PC, much more stable.

I run Flight Simulator X on my 3.06 GHZ    24 ” iMac   2 GB RAM,.   It runs great.  I also have a number of other software packages I use Windows for from time to time.


But, the real glory of iMac and Mac Pro is speed, superb stability, and FANTASTIC operating system.    I used to spend over 100 hours per year, sometimes more, just dealing with Windows and PC problems.   GONE, thanks to Apple.  I love my Mac !    You can “deal” with a PC, but with a Mac you’ll be in love.    a few more reasons;   Garage Band, iMovie, iPhoto, sexy looks, works with all Apple gear like iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc, and a home stereo, video system as well, and the AirPort…

If you haven’t done it Jack, just get a Mac !

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