Dana's Product Reviews

Should You Buy or Rent a Stairlift?

2012-01-13T06:42:00.000-08:00

If you’re thinking it’s time to consider a stairlift, there are several things to consider. Some people rent them and some buy them.

Consider the Pros and Cons of Renting:
When you rent a stairlift, you can fulfill a shorter term need without a big cost. If you rent your home, for instance, you might not be allowed to make permanent changes. And if you anticipate just a short term need, a rental could be ideal. But if you’re considering renting just from a cost perspective, it won’t take long for the cost of the rental to far exceed the cost of purchase as the rental fee won’t ever be finished with. A potential pro, though, is that when you rent something, the warranty typically doesn’t expire, although in certain circumstances you could be charged a surcharge if damage occurs and you’re deemed responsible.

Buying a Stairlift
If you purchase a stairlift, there may be more of an expense vs renting but you will benefit from having it professionally installed. Certain options will be more costly than others. A curved staircase or one with a platform will have more comprehensive needs for hardware and installation, for example. A straight staircase may be less expensive because it’s simpler to fit. With a purchased option, the warranty will eventually expire but some companies offer the ability to extend your warranty period.
There are many different options for stairlifts companies. It’s wise to go with a company that has a longstanding and positive reputation in your geographical area. If you’re interested in stairlifts, UK suppliers can serve your needs in the UK best due to having the ability to send someone local for an assessment, for the installation, for a demonstration of use and after care, and for any future service needs.

Brooks Stairlifts has been serving clients who want to buy a stairlift with stairlifts UK consultations, installations, and service since 1972. If you’d like to learn more about Brooks Stairlifts, please visit http://www.brooksstairlifts.co.uk.

Massey Hall Gallery Seats - Uncomfortable and Scary for Acrophobiacs

2010-04-27T06:33:00.000-07:00

On April 23, I attended a show for Craig Ferguson at Massey Hall in Toronto. I purchased the best available seats, which were in the RSG (Right Side Gallery). I'd heard there really weren't any 'bad' seats at Massey Hall so wasn't concerned as it sounded like a fairly intimate venue.

The RSG seats are above the balcony. They're wooden fold-down seats and they seem like they're built and spaced for children. Our seats were RSG Aisle 28, row D, seat 105 and RSG Aisle 27, Row D Seat 104. Not only are they terribly uncomfortable but they're at a sharp angle so if you're afraid of heights, you'll find yourself petrified. I did. I almost couldn't stay. I'm only 5.5" and my knees were level to the woman's head in front of me and I was squished. I could barely see Craig most of the show unless he was on the far left of the stage.

Being up that high was hard. The brass rail at the bottom row of the right side gallery isn't very high (not much higher than waist level) so in such a tightly cramped space I kept thinking there looked like a big risk of falling.

I've heard that Massey Hall musical concerts can't be beat and that the sound is incredible. For a comedy show, it seemed like a great spot. I don't think I'd have been as stressed in the balcony about the heights and from where I sat the seats in the balcony and on the main floor all looked really plush and comfortable.

The Verdict on Massey Hall Gallery Seats?

I'd go back and would be interested in seeing a musical event there but only if I wasn't seated in the gallery seats.

Interested in the Wii Fit?

2010-03-14T11:36:00.000-07:00

Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus can be backordered often and difficult to get. Learn about options for exergaming with the Wii Fit and find some places that could have your Wii Fit in stock.

I Want To Do A Product Review on the Kindle 2

2009-02-11T07:02:00.000-08:00

Have you seen the new Kindle 2 from Amazon yet? Oh my goodness, I want this device! It reminds me of Star Trek. I didn't think at first that anything would be as good as feeling a book's paper as you read it but I think the Kindle 2 is going on my Christmas wish list for this year.

Some impressive Kindle 2 features:

-wireless access to the Kindle store to buy titles (no wireless fees or worrying about finding WiFi) electronically
-Kindle can use text to speech functions to read text to you if you want
-Holds up to 1,500 titles
-crisp text makes it as easy to read as a page, even in the sun
-weight of just over ten ounces
-you only need to charge about every 2 weeks so this sounds great for vacations
-you can subscribe to newspapers, magazines, and blogs to be delivered to the Kindle
-free access to Wikipedia.org

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Amazon would like to send me one so I can do a detailed online product review? If they don't, this is going on my Christmas list.

Winter Warmth: Save Money On Heating

2009-01-27T13:40:00.000-08:00

This heated mattress pad is saving me considerable money this winter as my home, on electric baseboards, doesn't need the heat on in the bedroom at night. My heated mattress pad gets turned on 30 minutes before bedtime and I get in to a warm and cozy bed. There are dual controls for either side of the bed so you can bake while your significant other doesn't and when you've got a cold or have aches and pains, the relief is heavenly! I highly recommend this product!

Keurig Coffee Maker Review: Love The K-Cup of Coffee

2009-01-10T18:52:00.002-08:00

I recently got a Keurig coffee maker. Here's my review of the Keurig k-cup coffee machine.

Coffee Prayers Answered!

This coffee maker is the answer to a major coffee problem in my house. I wake up about 3-4 hours earlier than my husband each day and as a result, he either gets stale coffee or I get to make two pots each morning (because the pouty lip and the rave reviews about my coffee's loveliness get me every time. )

This coffee maker makes a single cup of coffee at a time and perfectly brews each cup with a k-cup which looks like a milk creamer so this resolves several things including:

-getting a fresh cup of coffee
-getting a fast cup of coffee
-getting the exact flavour you want!

The k-cups are easy to use but not so easy to find as they're not yet available in the grocery stores (from what I've seen but I've seen them in coffee shops and Home Outfitters) so I'll likely start ordering them online through Amazon so I can get many flavours such as decaf, breakfast blend, vanilla, chai tea, and more. (Buying two boxes allows me to pay $0 in shipping). Sometimes you feel like a regular coffee and sometimes you feel like a flavoured one so it's nice to make just a cup at a time, especially if you and your partner don't feel like the same blend. We can even get it in hot chocolate for the kids.

My favourite is the extra-bold. The aroma fills the house instantly.

I've found extra uses for the Keurig coffee machine as well.

1. Make a hot cup of tea with it
2. Get hot water out of it for Cup-A-Soup and instant oatmeal
3. Make hot chocolate with it

You can use your own coffee instead of buying k-cups if you like by using this little doo-dad:

And, if you want to display your many flavours of coffee and tea on your countertop, you can use the Keurig K-Cup carousel:

Seriously, I love this coffee maker! I'm able to get a cup of fresh coffee any time I want. It literally takes less than a minute and tastes as good as coffee shop coffee. I definitely give Keurig a thumbs up!

3 Ways to Make Money with EHow

2008-11-09T08:22:00.000-08:00

Are you making money yet with ehow? Here are three ways that writers can make cash from the ehow.com website.

All of these options have the potential for great earnings. You'll probably have to pick one of these, though because you'll be unable to use all three due to non-compete clauses. I have opinions on which program is best which I share below.

Good Option: Get Paid to Work With WRG

Writer's Research Group is a writing company that will pay you to write eHow articles due to their contract with Demand Studios. I worked for them for several months in 2007 and ghostwrote about 70-80 articles for the eHow.com website. They were a professional company but it took me about 3 months to get my first pay. You can get paid to write how-to articles through them and they have other clients as well but whn you write for WRG but must sign a non-compete clause. Writers should be VERY careful about signing non-compete clauses as it can seriously hamper your earning potential in the future. If you're not in the U.S, this can be a good option for you to earn money writing.

Better: Work With Demand Studios Directly

Demand Studios owns eHow.com and will pay writers to write directly for them. They have a self-serve system where you can claim titles and submit your own ideas and they pay weekly via PayPal. I was accepted into this program after I left WRG, but luckily realised I wasn't really eligible due to being Canadian before I submitted my first article.

BEST: Passive Income With The eHow Writer Compensation Program

The eHow Writer's Compensation Program (WCP) is a system that enables you to do revenue sharing by writing your own articles. You get to put your own name on them also so these are NOT ghostwritten. I'd love to make money this way but it's for Americans only (at least for the moment.) You can still write on the program if you're non-U.S but you won't get paid directly.

It can be good for high profile clips or to help you promote your other websites. If you use it now and they open up beyond their borders later, you'd be set to earn some cash. Because this site is a highly ranked site, it can help you get a lot of traffic!

How much can you earn?

Demand Studios doesn't divulge the % or formula so you're writing similarly to writing for Google Adsense where they keep the formula secret to maintain the integrity of the system. The great thing about the eHow writer compensation program is that instead of writing and getting paid once, you can write something once and earn from it for ever and ever. You do need to write the right way in order to maximise your earning potential, though...

That means you'll need to learn a bit about hot trends to write on subjects that have good earning potential and you'll want to learn a bit about search engine optimisation (SEO) as well.

When I wrote for WRG, I wrote some titles that I'm sure would have earned me a lot of money had I written them for the writer's compensation program instead. They are coming up in the search engines regularly near the top (or at the top) of Google's results even today. I now know that the $10 per article I earned could have earned me hundreds of dollars by now.

Learn to Maximise the Writer's Compensation Program's Potential:

My writing friend MariaO'Brien wrote an ebook on how to make money through this program. She's been doing it for several months and is making over $1,000 a month now from the program, mostly through residuals. The longer you do this, the less effort it takes because articles you wrote six months ago could be gaining momentum.

I just finished reading her e-book and highly recommend it! Check out the book. The great thing about this program is that taking ten minutes to write an article now could earn you money indefinitely. I once wrote a blog post for a shared revenue blog that took me literally 2 minutes to write and since late 2006 it has been earning me $20-$30 a month in Google Adsense revenue ever since and I'm not even getting all the revenue from it! I can only daydream about how much I'd have earned by now if it were on ehow.com considering their high monetization and traffic results! That's why this program is so awesome. You get to capitalise on e-how's Google juice to get maximum exposure for your articles which could have some great results.

Review of the Calorie Shifting Diet

2008-11-07T07:15:00.000-08:00

The Idiot Proof Diet has loads of glowing reviews online. But what about the negative aspects of it? I mean, there has to be some negative reviews, right? After all, it is a D..I..E..T and if diets were simple, everyone would have bodies like supermodels.

Check out this Squidoo lens about Fat Loss 4 Idiots Complaints. Sounds like a good outcome overall but it's still nice to see what you're truly 'in for'.

Free Diet Ebook - Sacred Heart Diet

2008-11-07T06:09:00.002-08:00

If you're interested in trying a 7 day diet that allows you to eat as much as you want (from a restricted list of foods) that includes unlimited quantities of a delicious catabolic vegetable soup, you'll be interested in trying the Sacred Heart Soup Diet. While you can find information on this diet for free online, the book organises it all in an easy to follow format plus I've compiled all the information along with some additional tips, recipes, secrets and discoveries that can enhance flavour, nutrition and fat burning capabilities of the soup while making the 7 days a little bit easier.

It's not going to be free forever so if you want your copy, sign up for the free Health & Wellness Bytes newsletter today.

Sign up for the newsletter and get your free copy of the book: The Sacred Heart Soup Diet Report!

Want the free e-book on the fat burning catabolic soup? See: This link for further detail.

2008-09-17T14:26:00.001-07:00

Today's dinner: Lemon Poppy Chicken Breasts. My recipe: http://ping.fm/uJtZv

2008-09-14T10:57:00.001-07:00

Writing an internet mkt'g ebook today and making beef dip sandwiches for dinner. These are SO awesome. My recipe: http://ping.fm/IU52B

2008-09-13T18:54:00.001-07:00

New SeanSEO post: Do You Ping? http://ping.fm/Jum2z

2008-09-10T10:03:00.001-07:00

Today: writing about charity, pollution, internet marketing and candida. Editing about hypnosis and appliances. Plus lots of delegating!!

Book Reviews: The Secret World of Ghostwriters by Julie-Ann Amos

2008-09-01T06:46:00.000-07:00

The book, “Secret World of Ghostwriters: And How to Work With One” by Julie-Ann Amos is more than just a glimpse into the mysterious realm of ghostwriting. This comprehensive resource is a great read for those who write for a living, those who need help with their writing as well as those who might be in need of finding a writer for various works such as ghostwriting, ghostblogging, writing press releases and other written copywriting work as well.

This book explores many aspects of the relationship with a ghostwriter including ethics, agreements, writing service fees, legal issues, ways to choose the right person to work with, guidelines on giving direction and feedback so that a writer can match your desired tone as well as the mysteries that surround knowing exactly how to deal with a relationship that is not working out.

The book also looks at a great number of benefits that can be provided in the author or buyer – ghostwriter relationship that might surprise and inspire readers of the book.

The great thing about the Secret World of Ghostwriters: And How to Work With One is that it provides more than vague guidelines about the topics. It tells you exactly how to wade your way throughout the process so that you can get your desired results. It gives real advice that tells readers how to deal with very specific issues that would be of concern to someone planning to work with a ghostwriter and it provides the reader with clearly laid out options that can ease the pain of managing the relationship from start to finish so that the desired outcome can be achieved painlessly.

Even if you already buy writing services for hire for your business or for your own writing projects you could benefit from reading this book.

The Joy of Pregnancy Review

2008-08-09T18:22:00.000-07:00

I received a copy of The Joy of Pregnancy by Tori Kropp (a labour nurse and childbirth educator as well as owner of www.storksite.net) and this is a book that is one is definitely getting a thumbs up from me.

What I like about The Joy of Pregnancy:

-It is easy to sit down and read from cover to cover. Not only do things fall in logical order but the way the book is laid out makes it an easy read. The book almost anticipates the next question the reader will have with helpful information.

-There's a great pregnancy calculator in the book to help you find out how to calculate your due date based on your last period.

There are chapters broken down by gestation weeks including a chapter for pre-conception as well as a chapter for the first month with a newborn and the chapters cover a myriad of questions and give information about various things a pregnant woman may want and need to know at that particular phase of her pregnancy. The "Tori's Tips" are also especially helpful.

Other Pluses:

I also quite like the fact that each chapter has a 'Dad's Corner' feature so that Dads can read along and get pertinent information addressed specifically to them.

Another aspect about this book that I enjoyed was the number of letters to Tori and her answers. These are sprinkled throughout the book giving people questions and answers based upon scenarios they could be facing at their particular stage of pregnancy. This aspect, in my opinion, gives the book an interactive feel which many pregnancy books lack.

Other great aspect of this book is include an extensive glossary and a selection of loads of lists. A lot of expectant mothers who feel like they're unprepared or who simply love making lists will find this section really helpful. It includes including questions you might ask yourself when preparing for the birth as well as questions to ask medical professionals during particular tests along with other helpful information such as:

How to survive bedrest

Choosing a childbirth class

Twelve ways to survive morning sickness

The 5-1-1 recipe for knowing when to go to the hospital

Baby shopping lists

Medical supplies for baby

Help with baby shower planning

Hospital bag lists

Month by month checklists

and more...

I highly recommend The Joy Of Pregnancy by Tori Kropp for a mother to be to buy for herself or as a gift to buy someone you know who's expecting or planning a baby.

Canada Stores That Accept PayPal

2008-07-28T21:15:00.000-07:00

I don't use credit cards and love to shop around online and have trouble finding paypal stores sometimes and found this great resource: The Find - Find Shops That Accept Paypal http://paypal.thefind.ca.

This is a searchable directory of stores that now has a home on my bookmarks list! If you want to buy something online with PayPal, you can simply search with this website.

What a great resource!

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How Do You Wear Your Caribbean Hook Bracelet?

2008-07-23T12:43:00.001-07:00

In terms of jewelry trends, it’s a lot of fun to keep on top of the latest and greatest in hot accessories. A recent trend like Caribbean hook jewelry is something with fun, style and meaning too. If you’re looking for something unique in a bracelet, this might be right up your alley and due to the increasing popularity of the style, sets with matching earrings, necklaces and rings are also increasing in popularity.

Caribbean hook bracelets are joined with a stylish hook that can be in the form of a simple hook or various designs and embellishments that hooks the jewelry piece together in lieu of a clasp. Hook bracelets have become a hot trend in the islands and while the trend started in St. Croix with a horseshoe design, it’s become sizzling hot all over the Caribbean and is now available in a wide variety of styles.

Wearing Your Bracelet To Send Out Signals

If you’re wearing your hook jewelry out in the Caribbean, it’s important to understand the meaning behind the jewelry so you can wear it accordingly. Not only can these accessories look gorgeous but they can send out a message too. If you’re out at a nightclub and want to make it clear that you’re either taken or not taken, the way you wear your hook jewelry can tell people just where you stand.

When the hook faces your heart this is indicative of the fact that your heart has been “hooked” by someone already so you’re not looking for romance. And when the hook faces away from you, it is taken to mean that you’re unattached and may be looking for love. The jewelry is known for its signature style of hooks and there are many options for bracelets available in silver, gold, platinum and titanium. These bracelets can contain multiple precious metals and precious gems as well.

Many patterns are available such as: hearts, flowers, zodiac symbols and symbols that reveal a bit of your personality as well and hook rings are also gaining in popularity. The bracelets are available in a variety if diameters and you can buy plus sized jewelry as well as hook bracelets for little girls.

Many people buy their hook jewelry when they’re in the islands on holidays but you can buy it online as well. If you’re going away on a Caribbean holiday, you might have people asking you to bring them back some hook style jewels as a souvenir.

For great deals on Caribbean hook jewelry, visit www.ShopDI.com

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