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Spick and span homes make us feel good. Sadly, when they are not, it can cause stress. As if, we should always be doing something about the situation. Being surrounded in clutter makes it difficult to relax and anjoy home life. Seeking organization help could make all the difference in the world. You are spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting racks and shelves for home storage problems. In the garage, storage racks can be bought to accommodate just about everything from tools to bikes.

Shiny chrome wire can be used elsewhere too, such as in the pantry for home food storage. Also, kitchen shelves can help free space on the counter by removing hardly used appliances. The usage of shelves for home organizational needs is only limited by one’s imagination. In small bedroom where a side table is impossible, the use of corner shelving can offer a place for an alarm clock, or a book. For small items, you could try decorated boxes as an alternative to open shelves, thus freeing some shelf space.

In the living room, den or bedroom you can place a CD or DVD storage rack to provide an easy solution for eliminating those messy heaps. Placing one by the computer can also come in handy. There is just no limit for the uses of shelves for home beautification. Wood or wire shelving are useful for organizing closets, somewhere out of sight for storage. Regrettably, you may need more help outside in the the garage and yard shed, than inside.

On the outside of the home in the garden shed and garage, we also tend to let things get piled up. Garden tool organizers can do a great job for these areas. Have you thought of using a metal locker to keep poisonous substances, like chemicals and pesticides, out of the reach of children. When you are putting up shelves for home use, be sure that they are mounted securely to the wall. Additionally, make sure they are right for the amount of weight they will take. Shelving can be a hazard if not installed correctly, so always put safety first. Whatever you might use, make sure it is correct for that task.

When your garage shelving is as you want it, then why not get on with other shelving solutions?

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A litmus test for the state of the New Zealand's tourism sector will be how the domestic holiday market pans out from Boxing Day 2009 until the end of January 2010.

While there are a few cut and paste optimistic remarks in the media about strength of forward accommodation bookings, we know that the success of trade over this period will depend on the last minute plans of Kiwi holiday makers. Mr and Mrs Kiwi will be basing their holiday decisions on all sorts of stimuli that may include anything from pending weather patterns to their own perceived economic well-being.

Accommodation providers will be competing for the attention of consumers alongside a throng of retailers that will be extremely motivated to clear surplus stock. So a motel in Rotorua could very well be competing with a 42″ LCD television at a chain store at a never to be repeated knocked down price.

What ever happens, there will be times when accommodation is at a premium and moteliers can enjoy a rare bargaining position of strength. One of the frustrations for accommodation providers is that after enduring months of struggling to fill rooms there will be times over the next six weeks where they will be able to sell their rooms many times over.

To minimise this frustration the Motella Think Tank has found a solution!

Why not convert all of those inefficient large motel units into multiple rooms to maximise the time period when 4-million Kiwis go on holiday together!

For inspiration, look no further than The Jane Hotel that is situated in New York. Here's an accommodation property that knows how to maximise space. It offers 50-square-foot guest rooms that are styled on a sleeper car on a luxury European train. These tiny, cleverly designed rooms feature under-bed cubbies for storage, a wall-mounted flat-screen TV with a DVD player, and an iPod dock. We reckon the average large Kiwi motel unit could be converted to fit at least four of these rooms!

For a shower, guests can head down the skinny hallway to one of the two shared bathrooms (the hotel even provides the flip-flops).

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It's that time of year again to determine whether you will be living in your current apartment or moving. The rent has become unaffordable now that you are no longer receiving the income you once had. As you look around your apartment, you have to make the painful decision of what you will pack and what will be sold, given and thrown away. This is a personal time for you that may be best spent alone before you invite the family over to help you pack.

Begin to make a list or sort the items that mean the most to you by thinking, “If there were a fire what would I absolutely become depressed about it if I lost it?” Pack those things first. For some people it may be their treasured photos, diaries, family videos, certificates, awards, and jewelry. Include important insurance and tax information in boxes or suitcases that will be easy to find and unpack later.

Next, you may want to start with your collection of media removing all items that you don't watch, read or listen to anymore. Try to sell what you can through classifieds, fliers, yard sales, flea markets, and the Internet. What doesn't sell you can offer it to a media exchange outlet that will give you money for your used goods or give it to a donation center. Perform the same sorting method with clothes, shoes, kitchen appliances, living and dining room décor and furniture, and unopened beauty and cleaning products that you never bothered using.

Once you have emptied out shelves and cabinets, be sure to throw away unnecessary papers, pens, damaged magazines (but try to sell the good ones,) and miscellaneous parts that are broke and you don't have the need for anymore. Oftentimes, companies will specifically make a part for a certain item that can't be used on anything else. Loose change may be found in peculiar places as you pack, jar it and take it to a coin center that will count your money. Most of these machines can be found in grocery stores.

After you have parted with some of your belongings and got rid of the items you considered useless, you will want to decide on whether your new apartment will be able to accommodate the large sofa and chairs or the huge entertainment center you may have bought not that long ago. If you choose to sell it, then you will have additional space in your new place that you may need. However, if you don't, you may have to sacrifice something else. Some people will invest in storage, but is it really worth paying to store items that you just don't know when you will be able to get out? If you are renting furniture then you won't have to bother with storing or selling anything; however, you may want to consider losing the additional expense if you don't have any of the furniture nearly paid off (such as 3 to 6 months left on your bill until you own it.) If saving money is a priority, then avoid storing or renting items.

Think about turning off any unnecessary luxuries and keeping them turned off temporarily such as the cable package with all the extra movie channels or the Internet service. Allow yourself some time to get caught up on other bills before you have your service continued. Check your cell phone plan is it better than most? Could you save money by switching? Make the time to shop at stores that offer rewards for being their customer and use coupons at grocery stores that will double them. These attempts at saving money will provide you with the additional money to get caught up on bills, make small purchases for your new home, and save for emergencies. Make a promise to yourself that you will be more careful with how you spend your money in the future so that you may never have to downgrade to a smaller apartment again, because you can't afford the rent.

The last thing on your “to do” list once you have sorted and packed all the items you decided to keep, should be to purchase the items you will need to help you live organized and clutter free. The following list will help you decide what you will need to buy based on what you may or may not have.

Anything that can be mounted to the wall, get the mounts to do it. If you have no free storage room at your new apartment complex and you have a bike, mount it to a wall to make more room and keep the tires off the floor. Also, purchase a TV mount with a VCR or DVD section like the ones you may have seen at the doctor's office. They aren't cheap, but they will definitely provide you with the additional space that an entertainment center takes up.

Any books, CDs, or DVDs that you kept can be set on a wall shelf. Collectibles can also be placed in a curio cabinet or something similar that suspends to a wall. Photos in boxes may be sorted and placed in large picture frames and hung on walls. Keepsake mementos can be framed allowing you to get rid of old shoeboxes and photo albums. You can also create more space for your media by purchasing a traveling CD case and getting rid of the CD stand along with the jewel cases.

If you don't have a bed rail or box frame with drawers for a bed, then consider buying one. They will provide the extra storing space you will need for your bedroom items. For the bed rail frames, they will set your bed higher allowing space for plastic containers to be stored.

Don't cramp any of your rooms with useless whimsical furniture that can hold or store any additional items. Keep only the tables that can hold a lamp and some magazines or have drawers.

Don't go overboard with décor. Too many collectibles and décor will make your apartment feel crowded. If you aren't use to a lot of décor, don't start. In time you will have to dust those items and if you don't like to dust, don't get them.

Avoid the temptation to unpack anything that you know you don't need to use on a daily basis. Any large boxes that aren't being unpacked, you can always drape them with a pretty fabric (such as curtains) and make them as a corner table or nightstand in your bedroom. Another way to hide unpacked boxes is to suspend a curtain from the ceiling and hide items behind the curtain, now you have just created your own mini storage room.

Consider back of the door organizers for the bathroom and bedroom. Since drawer and shelf space may be limited, you may want to place your smaller items in the pockets. In the bathroom, if there is space over the toilet, use that space for additional shelving to store towels and washcloths. If you run out of drawer room above the sink, use shoebox containers to store additional items or a drawer organizer or bin for easy access to your grooming supplies.

The most chairs you may need for entertaining is two reading chairs in the living room, if you don't have the space for a large couch. This will also provide the space for your computer desk and office chair. Unless you must have a coffee table, keep it only if it has drawers they would be helpful to your storing needs. It isn't necessary to keep end tables unless you have the space for them. They can sometimes be more of a problem then a solution. When guest come over the tables tempt them to want to eat and drink in your living room increasing the risk for accidents that may stain the owner's carpet that you will have to eventually pay for out of your security deposit.

You may or may not have a dining room. If you do, then you will need at least one large cabinet that you could place your collectibles if it has a display case. If you don't have any collectibles to display, then purchase a cabinet with doors that you could store coats, umbrellas, hats and other outdoor apparel and sporting equipment.

Consider packing all of your keepsakes in those empty suitcases you will be storing in your bedroom. Since you won't be doing a lot of traveling, why have them in your closet empty? Organize your shoes with a shoe organizer. As for bulky items, the space saver bags that have been advertised on TV in the past will definitely come in handy.

In the kitchen, wall space can also be best used for large skillets and pans. Purchase hooks that can hold items inside the cupboard. The space over the sink could use a nice shelf to hold lighter items. Purchase shelving for seasonings if there is an empty wall near the stove. Extra kitchen utensils can be placed in casserole dishes or other large containers if you run out of drawer room. Keep only your best cleaning products, the ones that can be used on a variety of surfaces. Too many cleaners that only work for specific tasks can take up a lot of space in the bottom of your cabinet. Buy a very large plastic bowl, basket or rack to organize those items. You will need something that can remove all of your items under the sink at one time in case there are ever any leaks.

As you visit various stores, you will come up with more ways to make your apartment more organized and efficient. Remember to take this time to enjoy your new life and appreciate your new home no matter how small it may be. Think of the money you will be able to save in the future, hopefully for a down payment on a new home!

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The Halloween season is the time when many of us start to think about scary movies, to get into the spirit of things. I am no exception. There are the classics such as the Frankensteins, the Draculas, the Halloween movies, to name a few examples. But horror films are still highly subjective. One person's scare is another person's snore.

Below are a few movies that made an impression on me over the years. All are available in DVD format, on Amazon.com, for starters. In no special order:

Häxan, or Witchcraft Through the Ages: The 1921 (or 1922, according to some sites) Swedish/Danish flick made one heck of an impression on me. It was written and directed by Benjamin Christensen, and is based in part of the Malleus Maleficarum, a 15th century guide for witch hunters and inquisitors. Some have written that the film tries to argue a link between Middle Ages witchcraft and modern (for 1922) hysteria. The imagery of black masses, grave robbing and witches flying and kissing the devil's ass mainly stand out as horrifying vignettes to me. It's a bit fake looking in parts, too, but it looks like a wild documentary. Very frenzied with bizarre imagery, I feel like I'm catching a peek of something terrible when I watch it.

Freaks: In 1932 Tod Browning followed up his classic Dracula with this oddity. A beautiful circus woman marries a little person who is infatuated with her. She only feels affection for his fortune, and once her true feelings are revealed, the freaks in the carnival exact a creepy revenge. It was so shocking at the time that it killed Browning's career, but the movie still gets shown around every Halloween. Even the Simpsons TV show has made reference to it: “One of us. Gobble, gobble. One of us.” The flick features real-life oddities of the time: pinheads, Siamese twins and more. Disturbing and totally riveting.

The Gate: This one came out in 1987, starring a young Stephen Dorff. The premise I think is fantastic. Two kids start goofing around with the ins and outs of a hellish legend tied to a heavy metal album. Instead of just spooking themselves for the night, they open a gate to hell. The effects are a bit dated, but when I saw this as a teenager those little white demons scared the crap out of me. I could imagine one of them grabbing at my ankles if I needed to get up in the middle of the night for a bathroom break or a glass of water. Even now, I have to admit, I feel a slight twinge of relief that the bed my husband and I sleep on has storage drawers underneath. No room for chalky white demons. I hope.

Dolls: This 1987 movie in some ways isn't that creepy, but if you always thought dolls were a bit off-putting, then this is pretty scary stuff. It starts out conventionally enough: Several people end up stranded for the night at an elderly couple's spooky old house, including a family with a nasty stepmother; two punk-rock chicks; and a salesman. All the nasty people who aren't in touch with their inner child meet grisly ends. Some chilling imagery and, quite frankly, I don't ever want dolls on display on top of dressers and in curio cabinets. This movie deserves at least some credit for that.

Suspiria/Inferno: Two by Dario Argento. The first released in 1977, the second in 1980. Parts one and two of a trilogy that was recently completed in the last couple of years. In the first an American ballet student goes to Italy, and things do not go well. In the second movie, a young man tries to find out what happened to his missing sister. In the New York City building she lives in there are red- and blue-lit tunnels and an underwater ballroom. Basically, beautiful young women in danger in a tense world accented with candy color hues. So pretty and so disturbing. Watch a bit of either of these two and try not to be on the edge of your seat. The plot is hardly worth mentioning, but the imagery and the terror are unforgettable.

Prince of Darkness: This was another 1987 movie I saw as a teen. John Carpenter's horror flick is about some ancient satanic force trying to escape its confines. Scientists are in a church researching some odd phenomena, trying to stop Old Scratch's return. A swirling green jar of dayglow goo in the basement somehow contains this satanic entity, which is now working its way out. A bit odd but totally compelling and very creepy. The imagery freaked me out, and so did the striking bit at the end with the mirror. Alice Cooper has a creepy cameo, to boot.

Shock Waves. I used to see this 1977 good-bad movie (or bad-good movie?) on the local affiliate when I was 8 or 9. The premise: A few people get shipwrecked on an island. They find an eccentric old scientist who happens to be an SS officer (years after World War II ends). Part of his mad experiments: Nazi zombies. Amphibious ones at that. I don't remember a whole lot about it, but I do remember those zombies snatching at a young woman's ankle as she was swimming. I still don't like swimming in murky water to this day. I can do it, but I'll still have this flash of terror that something is going to grab me.

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Decorative hat boxes are inexpensive and can prove to be quite useful tools in home decorating. These boxes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and patterns making them easy to find in a style that suits your room. Here are a variety of ways to decorate with hat boxes.

Ways to Decorate with Hat Boxes #1: Create An Inexpensive Nightstand

If you are in need of an inexpensive nightstand idea in your bedroom, consider using hat boxes. Find three or more in different sizes (small, medium, large, etc.) and coordinating colors. Stack the boxes with the largest on the bottom and the smallest on the top. Continue stacking these hat boxes until you have reached the desired height of your nightstand. Starting with the second box on the bottom, glue the bottom of the box to the lid of the one underneath it using a got glue gun. (This will provide additional strength to the tower of boxes, and still allow the lids to come off for storage.)

Ways to Decorate with Hat Boxes #2: Bathroom Storage

Using a large decorative hat box or two in the bathroom makes for a truly unique look. It also adds an extra abundance of storage within the room. Consider finding a large decorative hat box for holding hair dryers, hair strengtheners, curling irons, and other hair appliances. Add a second or third box stacked on top to hold makeup and hair product.

Ways to Decorate with Hat Boxes #3: Living Room Storage

A tower of hat boxes on top of existing cabinets looks very decorative. Consider using square designed boxes for holding DVD cases, VHS movies, CD cases and more. Any guests will not even know they are there, and the pattern on the hatboxes can add an additional focal point to your living room.

Ways to Decorate with Hat Boxes #4: Home Office Storage

If you have a home office, using decorative hat boxes also behooves you. Consider using them for holding photos, important documents, or those loose receipts. Decorative hat boxes are also wonderful for storing writing utensils and craft supplies.

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Anything you can store in a shoebox or plastic storage container can be placed in a hatbox. The glory of this item is, though, that the outside is much more decorated and can be left placed on a shelf of on top of an existing furniture cabinet. Consider experimenting with a variety of shapes, styles, patterns, and colors in your décor theme.

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For many years now there has been a market for cell phones that can take a bit more abuse than the average electronic device. The Samsung Convoy from Verizon Wireless is a direct competetitor to the Motorola Barrage and AT&T's Samsung Rugby. The Samsung Convoy is also known by it's model number of SCH-U640, for purposes of simplicity I will only refer to it as the Samsung Convoy from here on out. The Samsung Convoy is meant to survive the elements while still supporting 3G service, GPS, a music player and a 2-Megapixel camera.

When you first hold the Samsung Convoy you'll immediately feel its rugged and solid feel. The Samsung Convoy by Verizon Wireless has a strong plastic outside with rubber bumps on the sides to reduce shock to the phone. The phone also has a battery cover that locks in place, which is a good feature that some other phones in the rugged mobile device category do not offer. The Samsung Convoy is water resistant but not fully waterproof, it also is certified to meet the standard military requirements for withstanding temperature, dust, shock, and moisture in the air. If you are looking for a rugged cell phone, you will not be disappointed in the Samsung Convoy by Verizon Wireless.

The Samsung Convoy has an exteral screen that is a bit small in size at 128 by 128 pixels. The external screen shows the typical date, time, signal strength and if you set a custom picture for the contact it will show with their caller ID. The phones camera will also use this external screen as a viewfinder if the phone is closed when you access the camera functions. A bit of a bonus that many other phones don't offer with these external screens is that it also supports the features like the music player, Bluetooth, calendar and voice commands. The internal screen is nothing too amazing either but it still looks decent with its 262k colors and 220 by 176 pixel display. Another of the many little perks the Samsung Convoy offers is the menu interface is simple to use, which Verizon phones have been well known for having messy interfaces in the past.

The features of the Samsung Convoy are far from lacking but still not on the cutting edge of mobile technology. On the front of the Verizon Samsung Convoy you'll see three buttons to help you control your media player functions which is useful, rather than having to keep opening the phone to change your music. You can find a 2.5mm headset jack on the ride side of the phone, which is a bit of a letdown to see on a modern media player phone. Next to the headset jack you'll find a MicroSD slot that supports up to 16GB memory cards. The Samsung Convoy supports a contact list of 1,000 with space for five phone numbers for each contact, and space for two email addresses, physical address and a note. The phone also supports USB mass storage, voice commands, POP3 and syncing with your PC.

The Verizon Wireless Samsung Convoy has a 2-megapixel camera that does not have a flash, but still manages to take good quality pictures as long as the lighting is decent. The camera supports up to 10x digital zoom, five different photo resolution settings, and a few basic editing options. The camera also supports video that is limited to 60 seconds for video messaging, although you can film longer in the normal mode. Since the Samsung Convoy is an EV-DO device, it can use the full advantages of the Verizon 3G network, so it will support the Verizon V-Cast network for video and music with Rhapsody. The Samsung Convoy call clarity is rather impressive on both ends of the call, including with the speakerphone, the phone also supports T4 and M4 hearing aids. The phone has a 5 hour long battery life and 22.3 days of standby battery life.

If you're looking for a rugged phone with a good feature set the Samsung Convoy by Verizon Wireless may very well be the choice for you. From it's useful external screen, to it's support for up to 16GB USB Mass storage support that can sync with your PC. I personally find the Samsung Convoy to be a good candidate to be my next cell phone in the near future.

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Digital graphics, including digital photographs, are wonderful to use because they allow the artist to enhance the pictures on the computer. They are easy to print, and can be just as easy to store safely when you use DVD storage sleeves. They also come as archival sleeves, perfect for use in long-term storage of your important DVDs and CDs.

It makes a great deal of sense to catalogue your digital photographs. As anyone who uses a computer and has done backup can tell you, those discs all basically look alike, and if they are not labeled properly and organized in some fashion, it is very easy to have an untidy work area very quickly, and one where you cannot find important photographs when you need them. It is definitely no fun to have to sit at your computer screen looking at volumes of material on unlabeled discs, trying to find the one item that you need.

There is an easier way, however. If you use a labeling system that allows you to print out labels yourself, you can label your discs, and thus at least know what is on them. Keep this system handy so it is easy to use.

You can then go one better than even labeling your discs, and that is to use DVD storage sleeves to organize the discs in some fashion that best meets your needs. You can use individual archival sleeves to sort your discs either by photographer name, or the content on the disc, or the date the images were taken. Then those sorted discs in cd storage sleeves can be placed in DVD albums. The dvd albums can be further labeled so that your catalogue is easy to use, and you can find your photos in a snap.

Long-term dvd storage should not be taken lightly, because a damaged disc means that you have lost your valuable fine art photographs. You will want to use archival sleeves for this type of DVD storage for several reasons. Discs that are outside of jewel cases take up much less room, and thus are favored for storage. The discs can easily get scratched, making them unreadable, and so you will want to place those discs in archival sleeves for protection. Oxidation can also occur, damaging the disc surface, and archival quality CD storage sleeves will also guard against this.

In storage, labels can also become unattached from the disc, and the text on the label can become damaged and unreadable due to corrosion. DVD storage sleeves of quality are made of materials that reduce the likelihood of this happening.

For all these reasons, keep some DVD storage sleeves on hand so you can always keep your digital photographs organized and stored safely.

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I am in the process of creating my own Music Time Machine, a project which has strong emotional ties as well as giving me the satisfaction of listening to the favorite songs of my past. To date I have completed several years of Rock N' Roll upon a compilation of audio CDs by year; 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970. The purpose of this project is to have at my fingertips a chronological archive of music exactly as I heard it on the radio years ago. Sure, you can hear a lot of these same songs on the radio today, but not in the order of their release, and certainly not with the addition of rare and forgotten tracks overlooked by the various stations in favor of more popular tunes.

The beauty of this type of Time Machine is that there aren't any rules. You can set your compilation dial to any era which you hold dear, and to any genre of music. I'm going to show you the tools that I'm using and how I've set up my process so that you can do it yourself. You won't have to be concerned about applying for a patent when your Time Machine is complete, but you will need a few tools to assist your journey back to the past. Now it's true that audio CDs don't have the compactness of MP3 players, nor the portability, but they also are less fragile, and I'm an old vinyl album kind of guy; I want to hold my music in my hands.

Reference books for Rock: The two that I have and find most useful of all that I own are: The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn, and The Book Of Hit Singles (Top 20 Charts from 1954 to the present day) by Dave McAleer. Both of these excellent volumes are available upon Amazon at reasonable prices, especially if you buy used. I could not complete my project without either, as they both are necessary, and complement each other. The Billboard Top 40 book lists in alphabetical order artists and their Top 40 releases, showing in a sidebar the release dates and position on the Top 40 charts. It also includes brief biographies and backgrounds, plus an alphabetical index in the back for of all of the songs and other miscellaneous charts. This is great for tracking the history of a favorite artist or group. The Book Of Hit Singles differs in that it is solely a listing in chronological order of the Top 20 Hits by year, but also most importantly, by quarter, or three month segments. Included on alternate pages are United Kingdom hits, but I concentrated only on the U.S. listings. This quarterly listing was invaluable to me, as that is how I decided to set up my Time Machine. There is also an index of artists and songs in the back.

Software: I use Nero 6 as it is uncomplicated and really inexpensive on Amazon, well within the $20 dollar and under range. Plus it has manuals included as PDF files which will guide you through the recording process in a simple and easy manner. The one critical element before burning is to set the “Normalize All Audio Files” filter. All commercial (and iTunes and Napster) audio tracks have been recorded at varying volume levels. This amazing filter will adjust the volume level to a consistent high average of all of the tracks being burned on a single audio CD. Otherwise you would have to constantly raise or lower the volume on your playback device. Not a desirable or pleasant choice. This filter has worked consistently on over one hundred audio CDs for me. I also prefer burning to the standard WMA/WAV format which Nero does automatically. I don't wish to fool with the compressed MP3 format, as these type of discs are only playable on either your computer or a DVD player.

Blank CD audio media: I have found that most all blank CDs work on my computer. I use only CDR discs, and avoid the erasable CDRW type. These CDR discs all work well on my computer, Denon audio CD player, in a Chevy Cavalier's standard CD player and other automobile makes.

Jewel cases: I prefer the slim style cases rather than the old style jewel cases, as they are inexpensive at office supply outlets. You may prefer a CD disc carrier. I use the slim cases because I like to have the track listing along with the audio CD, and I also enjoy doing my own custom cover booklets.

My working process:

First I decide upon which year to archive, say 1967. I consult the Top 20 Charts book and keystroke in a list of tracks beginning with the first quarter (January to March), keeping in mind that on average an audio CD disc can hold up to 80 minutes of music, or about 26 to 28 tracks, depending upon each individual track's playback length. Next I consult the Billboard Top 40 book, checking to see if I've missed any favorite artist's song from that period which failed making the Top 20. Yes, it's painful and tedious, but I enjoy this type of reference work and find my reward in the exactness of the final compilation.

Second I gather the music CDs needed from my library and stack them somewhere close. Then I print out the compilation list I've made to check off each track before burning. I start up Nero, select “Make Audio CD” and wait for the window to appear. Insert the first music CD into your computer's CD drive, noting the number of the track you wish to rip, click the “Add” button in Nero, and when the disc appears in a small dialogue box, highlight the desired track and click “Add”, then “Finished”. The track will appear in the Nero window. As you add tracks, the remaining time available on the disc to be burnt will show at the bottom. Two nice features are also included in Nero since the songs are identified only with numbers and are easy to lose track of as more are added; the “Play” button will preview the song, and if your listing gets out of order, just grab a track and move it anywhere in the list to adjust. You also have an option to “Delete” a track if you so choose or make a mistake. Caution! Be careful to leave the “No Pause Between Tracks” button unchecked, otherwise you will end up one 80 minute long track. You need the automatic 2 second pause between tracks so that your player will recognize the individual tracks. Now you're ready to burn.

Third I double check that I have selected “Normalize All Audio Files”, insert a blank CD disc, and click “Next”.
The next window will appear, and I always select the slowest burning time and also check the “Verify” selection. When ready, click “Burn”. After burning, I always insert the new compilation into my Denon CD player and sample each track, making sure that the playing order of the songs matches my printout list.

Fourth I open Word and create a label (This is optional. I'm a neat freak!) using an Avery template available for download on their site. I use the #05202 Avery label style. They fit nicely on jewel cases and on the face of CD discs. Next I trim a second copy of the track listing to fit inside the jewel case, placing the first copy inside of a folder for future reference.

That's it! That is how I have made my own Music Time Machine. I plan on completing the years 1954 through to 1965 from my immense personal library of almost every single and album by most every artist of those time periods. It's going to be fun, and when done, I'll use LightScribe to burn images on each new disc for a final touch, along with adding a color booklet. Have fun, and good luck “Creating Your Own Music Time Machine”!

One last word of advice. The methods I described are only meant to be used for your personal playback enjoyment. Recording copyright material is against the law if used to duplicate for resale. Please keep this in mind as I do not advocate violating registered copyright laws. Enjoy your music.

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Posted on December 22nd, 2009 in DVD Storage Cabinets by postmirror  Tagged , , ,

DVD storage furniture is hands down the most efficient approach to store your digital media. You'll be in a position to keep everything from DVD's, to blu-ray's and your children video games in most kinds of DVD storage furniture out there. There are some DVD storage cabinets with special areas for each quite media as they can hold simply about everything you'll work into them and still have space left over. If your storage needs are not that demanding you might contemplate a wall mount DVD storage rack. There is also hide-away DVD storage units that you'll keep behind your couch or beneath your bed.

 

If you want the high of the line in DVD Storage Cabients, you'll be trying at DVD storage cabinets. They need the largest capacity and are typically engineered to standards that exceed any of the opposite furniture on the market. Most can be hand created out of a selection of various hardwoods like o.k or pine. You can get them detailed with a variety of different sterling silver, gold and platinum features that will all add magnificence to any room. The down facet to those is that they conjointly eat up the foremost floor space.

 

If DVD Storage Cabients are at the top, DVD storage units that fold away would would like to be next on my list. These are really clever in that they allow you all the advantages of keeping your digital media secured, protected, and organized whereas at the identical time not taking up as a heap of space as often can be the case with bigger utilities. They provide you almost unlimited applications, as you'll be able to put them almost anyplace in the house. The balk to them is their level of access is not as great as a DVD Storage Cabients or the cupboards since they do require you to unfold them or open them up somehow to urge the movies that you simply want.

 

Now that you have got browse concerning those, let's speak about wall mounted DVD Storage Cabients. You'll be ready to use a wall mounted DVD storage rack to organize and type your digital media assortment as well as easily show it for guests to be able to look through. I typically like to stay my documentaries and lesser known movies in these as they can actually add a little bit of uniqueness to the room. If I kept all of the same movies everyone else has in it, it might simply be another storage rack. Whereas they are great for displaying your movies they have two little drawbacks. The first being that you actually must mount them to the wall and thus the second is that they do not hold as many movies as the other types of DVD storage furniture. If you've got a smaller collection, these could make a perfect possibility for you however.

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Posted on December 22nd, 2009 in DVD Storage Cabinets by postmirror  Tagged , , ,

DVD storage furniture is hands down the most efficient way to store your digital media. You'll keep everything from DVD's, to blu-ray's and your kids video games in most types of DVD storage furniture out there. There are some DVD storage cabinets with special areas for each quite media as they will hold simply about everything you can fit into them and still have room left over. If your storage wants are not that demanding you may contemplate a wall mount DVD storage rack. There's additionally hide-away DVD storage units that you can keep behind your couch or below your bed.

 

When floor house is not a priority and you wish to most storage space, DVD Rack can be where you ought to begin your search. DVD storage cabinets are the big dangerous boy among the group. They hold the foremost digital media, provide the nicest features, and are built to the best standards of quality. Obtaining your optioned out to suit your rooms décor is not a downside either. Besides the typical choice of color schemes, you can additionally get the fittings to match your rooms. Whether that means gold or silver fittings, maybe stained glass shelves of the colour that;s of course your alternative, or perhaps the manner the doorways open it's all on the table for you when it involves premium quality DVD storage cabinets.

 

Okay, we generally tend to've covered the high of the line answer being the DVD storage cabinets however one amongst the next prime selections you'll be able to use could be a folding DVD storage unit. These rank therefore highly in favor because of the ability to only fold them up and place them away permitting you to make a storage resolution that will not take up a ton of valuable and precious floor space. I personally like keeping one to merely store my games behind my entertainment center. That manner it does not dissipate an very valuable area, and my wife is happy about the actual fact that they aren't spread all across the family space as they were before. After all, there's a price to that convenience which would be is that's it is not as simple to scan through your digital media when its in one of these fold up units. You've got to induce it out, unfold it and then you'll be ready to explore for something you wish that is additional time and energy involved than a simple wall mounted rack.

 

Now that you have got read concerning those, let's speak about wall mounted DVD Rack. You'll use a wall mounted DVD storage rack to organize and sort your digital media collection plus easily display it for guests to be in a position to appear through. I usually like to stay my documentaries and lesser known movies in these as they will truly add a bit of uniqueness to the room. If I kept all of the same movies everybody else has in it, it'd simply be another storage rack. Whereas they are nice for displaying your movies they have 2 small drawbacks. The first being that you truly have to mount them to the wall and the second is that they don't hold as many movies as the other types of DVD storage furniture. If you have got a smaller collection, these might make a excellent choice for you however.

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