If I could layaway anything for Christmas it would be…
1. GPS device for hubby
2. cell phone with a qwerty keyboard for me
3. mp3 player for the huby so he’ll stop trying to use my ipod touch (LOL)
Although with Sears Layaway I’m sure I would probably put some apparel for the family and gadgets for the kitchen on the list as well. One of the things that I like best about stores that actually take layaway is that I am able to get all of those perfect gifts that I want to give without having to worry about whether or not I have the money right then and there. With layaway I am able to pay off the items over a short period of time just before the holidays which saves me from having to put it on a credit card and paying all of their fees. Layaway is sometimes a huge deal for families and for some families it is the only way that they are able to have a Holiday season. I am thankful that Sears is still one of those places that you can rely on to do layaway for you. Despite the recent decline in stores offering layaway, in our current economic crisis I think it will actually help stores that still choose to offer this option to their customers.
Do any of your favorite stores offer layaway? If so, do you plan on using it this year for your holiday shopping?
Buying stylish prescription glasses can be quite the budget strain especially if it comes unexpectedly, say your last pair just broke and you need a replacement face. Buying eyeglasses online is a great place to start. With zennioptical.com you can buy stylish prescription glasses or sunglasses for a fraction of the cost of what you would pay at a store. The secret to Zenni Optical’s low pricing is that there is no middle man. You get direct from the manufacturer savings which is turn leaves you with a lot more cash in your pocket. I know that the next time my husband needs to buy new glasses we will definitely be looking at Zenni Optical.com first. Zenni Optical has been creating a ton of buzz on the internet lately and recently was featured on the Clark Howard radio show. So next time you are in the need of buying some new glasses, make sure you check out Zenni Optical first.
Many of you have already commented and said that you have already check out the Zenni Optical website. Many of you require specific prescriptions other like just a certain type of style with Zenni Optical I’m sure you will be able to find something that suites your personality and since Zenni Optical works with your prescription order you should be able to find exactly what you are looking for. Next time you need to buy new glasses give this website a try.
There is no doubt about it that Vistaprints is a blogger’s secret. What bloggers do with Vistaprints can be amazing. Not only is Vistaprints the cheapest place on the web to get good, quality business cards printed up but they also have great Holiday Photo Cards. Each time I go to a bloggers event the other mommy bloggers and I always talk about where we all got our business cards from and you would really be surprised at how many of the other bloggers use Vistaprints as well. I’ve used Vistaprints for printing my business cards for several years now and I am always pleased with the results. Ordering anything from Vistaprints is super easy. You can upload or create your own right on the website which makes it very user friendly, indeed. Even though Vistaprints is known for being cheap, they do not produce cheap looking products. In fact, sometimes I think they produce even better than what I expected in the first place. Since using Vistaprints exclusively, I am impressed with how easy it is to place an order and how quickly that order arrives at my door time after time. So the next time you are looking for good quality prints for your business or for your family, take a look at vistaprints.com.
Do you know how much easier it would be if you could just speak out your blog post and your computer would automatically type it out for you instead of you having to type it all out by hand. I’ve always wanted a speech to text type of program that would allow me to speak my ideas and have them automatically written out on my computer. For instance you can get 10% off MacSpeech Dictate which would be perfect for those of you that have Macs and want a speech to text type of program to aide you in your writing. For those of you that want to try this type of program out on your PC, Nuance is giving a 25% Discount Coupon CODE for Dragon Naturally Speaking, but you must click the image to the left and use code (DNSMSBG) as well but remember that this is an exclusive code that will not work on other sites. For more discounts you can get 25% off Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Standard or Save 25% with discount code on Dragon with this link.
Make sure you check out Owen’s original post for more information.
Hello my name is Brett Bumeter and I would like to introduce you to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 is a program that enables you to type with your voice by speaking out loud. All you have to do is speak in a normal voice at a normal rate of speed, and your computer will capture every word that you say almost. The program claims to have about 99% accuracy, and it’s been my experience using the program over the last two years through versions nine and version 10 that this claim is extremely accurate.
The program is extremely fast whether you’re using a noise canceling microphone headset plugged into your computer or whether you’re using a pocket MP3 recorder. I actually use both setups and have had great success having my voice and words turned into text by typing them into my computer, as well as using my voice to turn my words into an MP3 file on my MP3 recorder which I can then import into my computer via USB, and have Dragon NaturallySpeaking transcribe those words automatically into text while the computer does something else.
Right now I am writing this particular note to you to kind of show you just what Dragon NaturallySpeaking can do. I say show you because I’m writing this letter with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to write with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, but it does take a little practice in order to start thinking quickly and thinking out loud with your voice. That the nice thing about it is that you don’t have to stare at your computer screen for long hours anymore.
Typically when we type with our hands, we tend to look at the computer that were typing on. To be more specific we tend to look at the computer screen, and this wears out our eyes and makes us physically tired. The muscles in our eyes absorb all that light from the screen, and the longer we stare at that light the more tired our body becomes. This can even lead to headaches or migraines or just fatigue in general.
So the cool thing about Dragon NaturallySpeaking is that you can look around the room, look around where ever you happen to be, and taken some sights and smells in that you normally wouldn’t have the luxury of doing with your eyes glued to your screen. This really does help to keep your brain moving, and it helps get you thinking outside the box and focused on those things that you need to be focused on.
If you are the type of person that uses a white board quite a bit, you can even stand up and start brainstorming on a whiteboard, while you are simultaneously dictating the thoughts that come to you onto your computer. Now that’s not necessarily the most effective way to capture information off of a whiteboard, but if you need the information copied into text form, it can be very useful and I’m simply trying to illustrate a point.
There are many ways that you can use this particular program to save you a great deal of time, to further illustrate that point, I have written this entire note so far in under three minutes flat! That’s a little over 175 words per minute, and this is actually the fastest ever time that I have recorded with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. When I used version 9, I had clocked the program running at about 167 words per minute, and so with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 and a brand-new laptop, I have just set a new personal record.
That doesn’t include editing time which I will go back and do now, but it’s still amazing to be a laugh your words and thoughts captured so quickly by your computer.
Sincerely,
Brett Bumeter
http://softduit.comPS Even with 3 minutes of editing thrown in (which included writing the salutation and a few more lines) this article still only took 6 minutes to write, and that averages out to about 92 words per minute!
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Having two boys of my own I know how often children get sick, bump their heads, etc. It is so very important as a family to try to maintain some type of family health insurance because you never know what kind of issue or emergency may arise. Sometimes when you are in a healthy state you don’t think that something might go wrong where you will need to go the hospital but you just never know so it is always better to be safe rather than sorry later on down the line.
