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There is an app called - PriceScanner - which will scourer the internet to find old or discontinued items or something similar or close to it. The predecessor to this app was called - RedLaser - and i think it has long since been discontinued. Anyway, you can enter the name of the item or scan a barcode or Qrcode on the box or item if you still have it but the bardcode or Qrcode will give you a closer search and match. The App will then start its search of the internet and you may see results from places like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Ebay, etc. just to name a few. But wait, the search doesn't end there if you didn't find what you are looking for, I saved the best for last. I've been in your exact situation before many many time believe it or not, and the last place to look is one that you would never think of - Ebay - yep, the little know secret now is that a lot of the discount stores even Goodwill, Salvation Army, consignment stores, and lastly the large department store chains are dumping their excess on Ebay of all places for next to nothing. Yep, real deals and bargains are to be had there now and Ebay will even offer you extended warranty on some of your purchases just like a real department store would. When you start your search don't be afraid to be specific. You could be looking for a needle in a haystack sometimes and you'll be surprised at what you can find. Be careful of companies and individuals selling stuff from China and the UK at unbelievable prices. You just have to change your search region from default which mean - anywhere - to North America or USA unless you just can't find what you are looking for anywhere else. So now you know how companies dispose of their excess and old merchandise. I've end up finding what I was looking for and stocking up for a couple years by buying a couple of what I found so when I run into this situation again it would probaby be time to retire my device because it probabaly would have served it purpose and finally time to upgrade. If you are just new to shopping or just want to add on to it then you might want to consider Amazon and maybe get a Amazon prime account if you don't already have one - not necessary but it would help. They even have support for the low income if you can prove it in case you can't afford their full cost of membership. Some advantages which some may or may not be aware of: when placing an order 24 hours a day 24/7 the turn around time for receiving your items - same day order and shipping and receipt of items - next day receipt of items.................. - 2nd and 3rd day receipt of items................ - discounts off the pricing and volume discounts...... (Can't beat those receiving times at all and not even waiting for paint to dry) (Ebay or no one else can do that unless you pay for Next day air or something at a steep price) free returns of course on most items at designated locations just drop off and forget basically (Some places even handle the return packing for you) Next, they cater to almost ever facet of life and industry as well so you can avoid shopping at those specialty stores now because you can probably get the same items from Amazon as i quickly found out. All you need to know is the name or make and model number of the item you are looking for or a close match - that's it And a Amazon search will try to match it for you They even have a handy search filter that will come in handy over amd over again... So avoid all the holiday and mall rush and shop from the comfort of your computer or phone or tablet ******************************************************************* R F I D - C H I P Ever wondered about the new square chip that replaces the magnetic strip on your new or reissued credit cards well you should They are called rfid chips and are constantly transmitting or broadcasting your credit card info to whoever is able to pick it up with an app on their cellphone, tablet, laptop or computer remember those charges on your new credit card that you swore you never made or never visited the city or store in question yes that's correct, somebody standing or sitting within range hacked your credit card without your knowledge so go online on AMAZON or EBAY and order a ********** Rfid credit card sleeve or protector ********** Rfid wallet ******************************************************************** H D M I V I D E O a little known design flaw that you probably never notices or thought about Do you ever recall seeing hdmi jacks on computers, tv's, monitors, etc ever being labelled as hdmi in / hdmi out ? Maybe on a few but for the majority of devices the answer in ..NO.. so you could easily plug your laptop into your all-in-one home computer thinking that you could see your output there...not... you would actually fry or short out both hdmi connections so pay attention because unless it's really obvious and well known like a tv screen or a real computer lcd screnn - it won't work ********************************************************************* L O O K I N G - F O R - A - M A C - O R - A P P L E Well, the title saids it all.. A good cheap mac or apple computer or device is really hard to come by at a reasonable price but don't give up just yet There is still hope M A C - O F - A L L - T R A D E S **--> www.macofalltrades.com Sometimes new and refurbished macs and other apple equipment for a reasonable price but wait you want that heavy doorstopper -> Mac Pro desktop <- no problem, shipping used to be free and might still be so you can afford to buy that beast and have it shipped to you some items are still new with full or portions of the manufacturer's warranty still intact ******************************************************************** L O O K I N G - F O R - A - G O O D - C O M P U T E R - S T O R E You are probably saying there is no such thing because you tried them all but wait, have you really tried them all ?? Ever heard of Microcenter ?? **--> www.microcenter.com There is usually one in or near most major cities but what makes them so different compared to other stores ? They actually honor their in-store warranty, and you don't have to box up your defective or non-working device to return to the manufacturer for an exchange and wait months to hear back from them You can take your return back to the store after the 15 or 30 days return period YEARS later when your warranty period kicks in and get a store credit that is good towards a replacement or anything else in the store that you like - yes anything else in the store in case you want to try out a different brand or type device or something different altogther That's probably not what you're use to but rather the face to face arguements at other stores when you try to return something and they refer you to the manufacturer and you go thru the dreaded proccess of packaging up your device to ship out wondering if the return proccess would be successful or whether they would actually repair your device and not return it as a... L E M O N... Try a new way to shop for computers and electronics try M I C R O C E N T E R they not only sell you an item but they want you to be satisfied with it or you can return it without any hassles either within the 15 to 30 days or within your store warranty period they are online and their website will direct you to a store near your city or you could shop online reserve an item online and pick it up in a few minutes at you favorite location ******************************************************************** One remote control to rule them all yes that's correct - Logitech Harmony Universal Remote Controls - the company has just decided to stop making them but will still support them so get yours while you can still find one This remote controls up to 6 or 8 different devices ranging from TV, DVD Player, streaming devices, home theater, VCR, etc so this is one remote control you can't afford to lose since it's not your everyday universal remote from the dollar store nor is it cheap, but yet still very affordable at $100 or so and sometimes cheaper depending on the model and special clearance sales as well it has been around since the early 2000's with many different models produced since that time I actually own 4 or 5 of them myself especially when i started getting into video and internet streaming boxes ******************************************************************** Looking for Money Saving Deals: and sign up for the free newsletter and travel deals: ! 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Surf the web anonymously without giving up your privacy **--> www.anonymizer.com ******************************************************************* Still struggling with an external backup drive in case your computer crashes ? or a raid system in your computer because you don't actually have a real server ? Still running that buggy Windows server with security holes and god forbid you get hacked again ? or the remote desktop connection that only allows one connection at a time ? Time to step up to something new, a new generation of servers called a NAS box ...Try a Synology NAS... **--> www.synology.com Prices have dropped and they are very affordable depending on where you purchase one from but I'll bring up one source to get you started --> A m a z o n and you can even purchase up to 4 year extended warranty for the box since you only get a year or 2 from the manufacturer how's that for a deal So you are saying what is a NAS box ? it's basically a computer with no screen that is only accessible via a lan or network connection you connect it to your network and pull up a computer app or browser and point it toward the network address of your new box but there's free support software now that takes care of the connection and setup If you've forwarded the appropriate network ports, you can then access it from anywhere on the internet so it's not just confined to your local network, its a real server So you ask, what all can I do with this box ? Well, it's basically a unix box but it's windows, mac, and unix friendly and probably a few other systems as well but just those for starters For those systems you can use it as a File server - map a network drive to your nas box and safely store data PXE server - install windows or other software from your nas box no more flipping discs or making booting usb drives or you may not even have a cdrom drive in your machine Vpn server - logging remotely and access files and your account and forget those microsoft remote desktop connection multiple logon limitations Tftp server - use your nas box as a voip server for ip phones Surviellance server - for running and managing ip cameras in your network Domain name - free domain name and setup for the life of your box Virtual machine server - run windows inside your box as a virtual machine and just like using a regular windows pc DHCP server - let your nas box function as a router or just a backup Photo backup - backup those cell phone pictures to your nas box with supplied software apps and never worry about losing them or your phone Free website - all included in the software packages of your nas Backup server - for your computer especially windows The list goes on and I'm probably only scratching the surface domain, group policy and active directory items also include for those wanting to keep compatibility with Microsoft Windows server --- Possible real life scenario --- (you're running Microsoft Windows) (so enough dreading the famous BOD - blue screen of death) (and the faulty windows updates that crashes your machine) (or a harddrive crash of your primary windows drive) --- Welcome to peace of mind --- Note: Harddrives are not included with your purchase which is why the advertisements usually say - DISKLESS and you will need a minimum of 2 drives ******************************************************************* Looking for good prices on computer hardware and software as well as deals and some freebies, try these sites and while you are there - signup for updates on their mailing list: ! 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H A R D W A R E A N D H A R D T O F I N D I T E M S ! specifically looking for harddrives or cdroms ? **--> www.driveguys.com ********************************************************************* P R I Z E O F F E R S online in email and text messages I'm sure you've seen them and sometimes wondered if they are really real or just too too good to be true and the answer is usually -> too good to be true <- you can usually tell when you click the link and get what seems like hundreds of redirects to different sites before getting you to the actual site that's suppose to award you your prize but wait, they want personal info from you --> beware of what info you provide online <-- give them --> --> Your phone number and you will get spam and telemarketer calls for as long as you keep that number --> Your email address and you will get spam for as long as you own that email address but luckily in most cases you can direct them to your spam folder if you email account has that --> Never ever give out your - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER - no matter what even if threatened or you are T O A S T basically - that is the beginnings of "identity theft" basically and you just made it easy by giving out your most prized info --> Phone calls from numbers with Callerid names as -V################ - thats the new wave of phone scammers and identity theft block them if you can Anyone with the right software and equipment can change their callerid info on the fly to be whatever and whoever they want S P O O F I N G as well as take control of your phone number - spoofing - amd have all of your calls ring to another number and not to yours so before you answer your phone and start to give out personal information be sure you know who is on the other end of the phone especially someone asking for personal info right off the bat or saying something is wrong with your SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER BANK ACCOUNT CREDIT CARDS IRS TAX CLAIM You can call your real provider to verify any of that or just go online and login to verify In most cases you would have already receive a letter in the mail verifying any of the above issues instead of an actual phone call asking for money on a gift card (most popular scam) Yes the dreaded letter in the mail but at least it is legitimate ********************************************************************* Many sites offer free email, but with no Dialup isp: --> Hotmail (Most Popular) ! F R E E E M A I L ! --> Yahoo --> Google ( ? ) ********************************************************************* Many sites offer free Mp3 music for downloading: (To get a current list of sites - do a web search for "File sharing") --> Napsters (www.napsters.com) (defunct) --> Kazaa --> Winmx --> Morpheus ! F R E E M U S I C ! ! F R E E S O F T W A R E ! --> DC++ --> Bitorrent (most popular one now and) (companies even use them) Note: Please beware of Hackers and use a personal firewall program to protect your computer while you are connected to Napsters. I recommend that you use the personal firewall all the times. ********************************************************************* Many sites offer search engines: --> Lycos (www.lycos.com) --> Infoseek (www.infoseek.com) ! W E B S E A R C H ! --> Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) --> Google (www.google.com) ! S I T E S ! ********************************************************************* Many sites offer free webpages with sizes ranging from 5 to 20 megs: --> Geocities (Most Popular - defunct) ! F R E E W E B S I T E S ! --> Yahoo Geocities (www.geocities.yahoo.com) ********************************************************************* For those seeking other ways of accessing Newsgroups, there are sites that offer Free Usenet Newsgroup Access: --> Freenews.netfront.net ! F R E E N E W S G R O U P S ! --> News.cis.dfn.de --> News.sisna.com --> News2.ripco.com --> Dejanews The only isp that I'm aware of still offering Newsgroup access with your email account is E a r t h l i n k **--> www.earthlink.net with servers on both the east and west coast ********************************************************************* For free software, try the following sites: --> http://wuarchive.wust.edu (Largest Multi-OS public domain archive) ! F R E E S O F T W A R E ! (dating back a decade) --> http://www.winsite.com --> http://www.cnet.com ********************************************************************* In addition, everything you ever wanted to know about Open nntp servers available at: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1248/nntpeng.html *********************************************************************