Since I have just talked about technology, I thought of another topic I should adress, and that is where to find new technology. We all of course know about the big stores to go to. We see their commercials on tv all the time. The problem with these places is that they are highly expensive. Just recently I was searching for a big screen tv, not that I could afford it, but I wanted to see how much it would cost if I ever suddenly became rich. I went online and compared prices from places like ebay and amazon, and found out that most people were only willing to sell their tvs if they were broken or they had to move. One particular annoyance I found was that I would find a tv in my price range and then the details would say, no shipping. This was truely annoying. I kept searching the web and I only found one site cameraaddict that looked promising. It seemed that no matter where I looked (i looked for 2 weeks) cameraaddict had the best prices for all the technology I looked for. I am not saying they had quality because I never bought anything from them, but tv,camera,computer stuff, you name it, they seemed to have the lowest price. Which leads me into the lesson about buying online.
1. Always read terms and conditions. These are put as a link to make sure that the average reader does not open it up and read.
2. Be wary at all times of things that read "100 percent free" they do not always mean forever, often times the Terms and Conditions will state that after a month service subscribtion you shall be charged the original price. This is tricky because after a month you might not even remember you subscribed and suddenly money is leaving your account.
3. Do not disclose too much personal information and if you do make sure to have security programs to protect you. I realize this statement is ridiculous, because it has been proven that no ones information is private once you are online. People could be stealing information from you at all times. But if you limit the information they can steal it might help keep you safer.
4. Do not believe everything you read. Some people are out to spread false information. While others want to help. Evaluate the information and always ask yourself "is this logical" not does it have legitimate backup. Because sometimes people are just to lazy to cite research, but are still knowledgable.
5. Be patient. Do not expect instant results in everything you do online, somethings take time and often if they are fast it is because it is automated not because they care, no matter what the machined email claims.
Welp I am off for now. Have to do some research stuff. Probably be on later again to ramble some more.
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