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Create a story with numerical numbers (Posted by WaCKy-Angel)

Ah Lek was asked to make a sentence using 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1. This is what
he came up with.....

1 day I go 2 climb a 3 outside a house to peep. But the couple saw me, so I panic
and 4 down. The man rushed out and wanted to 5 with me.. I ran until I fell 6 and
threw up. So I go into 7-eleven and grabbed some 8 to throw at him. Then I took
a 9 and try to stab at him. 10 God he run away.

10 I put the 9 back and pay for the 8 and left 7-eleven. Next day I called my
boss and told him I was 6. He said 5 , tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work.
He also asked me to go climb a 3 and jump down. I don't understand. I am so nice
2 him but I don't know what he 1.

Wedding Vows

My Dad and I were talking the other night about love and marriage.

He told me that he knew as early as their wedding what marriage to my Mom would be like. It seems the minister asked my Mom, "Do you take this man to be your husband." And she said, "I do."

Then the minister asked my Dad, "Do you take this woman to be your wife," and my Mom said, "He does."

Puppy Love

My dog chewed the tongue on one of my new, expensive running shoes. I hoped to save my investment, so I took the sneakers to a shoe repair shop. I placed them on the counter and told the man, "My dog got hold of this."

The repairman picked up the shoe, looked it over, and placed it back down on the counter. "Well, what do you recommend?" I asked.

He looked at me and replied, "Give your dog the other shoe."

CLEVER MUM

Mrs. Ferrara went to visit her son Anthony for
dinner...who lives with a female roommate Vikki.

During the course of the meal, his mother couldn't help
but notice how pretty Anthony's roommate was.

She had long been suspicious of a relationship between
the two, and this only made her more curious.

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two
interact, she started to wonder if there was more
between Anthony and his roommate than met the eye.

Reading his mom's thoughts, Anthony volunteered, "I
know what you're thinking, Mom, but I assure you,
Vikki and I are just roommates."

About a week later, Vikki came to Anthony saying, "Ever
since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to
find the silver sugar bowl. You don't suppose she took
it, do you?"

"Well, I can't imagine that she would do such a thing,
but I'll email her, just to be sure."

So he sat down and wrote:

-----------------
Dear Momma,

I'm not saying that you did take the sugar bowl from my
house, and I'm not saying that you did not take it.

But the fact remains that it has been missing ever
since you were here for dinner.

Love, Anthony

----------------------

Several days later, Anthony received a response email
from his Momma which read:

----------------------

Dear Son,

I'm not saying that you do sleep with Vikki, and I'm
not saying that you do not sleep with her. But the
fact remains that if she was sleeping in her OWN bed,
she would have found the sugar bowl by now.

Love, Momma

----------------------

Lesson - Don't lie to your Mother!

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Stiff from too much housework during the weekends? Why not give yourself some spa-style relief. And the best part? You can find the ingredients for these top treatments right in your kitchen!
Sore hand scrub

• Mix 1 tablespoon olive oil, juice of half a lemon, 2tbs of honey and two drops of almond extract. Massage into hands and wrap with a towel. Rinse after 15 minutes. The lemon cleans while the oil and honey soften your skin

Hot stone foot bath

• Place marbles or smooth clean stones in a basin filled with hot water. Add 1tbs unsweetened cocoa powder, 2tbs buttermilk powder, 1tbs baking soda and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon and mix. Role your feet over the stones, concentrating on sore spots and then soak for about 20 minutes.

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Worst Come-On Lines Ever!

Try it out and see what will happen. :)

"You make my software turn into hardware."

"Can I be your slave for the night?"

"I'm new in town - could you give me directions to the place you live?"

"Help the homeless tonight - take me home with you"

"You're such a sex bomb you should have 'explosive' tattooed on your forehead."

"Your lips look very lonely - would they like to meet mine?"

"Is it hot here, or just you?"

"I never believed in love at first sight until I saw you."

"When I saw you, I was knocked out by your beauty and I hit my head, so I need your name and number for insurance reasons."

Back off buddy, that seat's taken!

Tired of not knowing what to say when guys come one to you and just won't get the message that you're not interested? Try some of these comebacks:

• "That's my boyfriend" (as you point to one of the bartenders or bouncers).
• "Sorry, I promised my girlfriend that I'd dance with her all night."
• "I'm a lesbian."
• "Sorry, I don't drink - it's against my religion."
• "I only dance to good music - so if a song comes on that I like I'll come and get you."
• "I'm waiting for my boyfriend and he's really jealous - I'm not sure what time he's finishing work but the last time he caught a guy trying to chat me up he broke all his ribs."
• "You're not my type."

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Hi guys & girls,

This contest is open to all people who live in Malaysia. I am sorry but due to the prize that I'm offering, I cannot make it available worldwide.

What you need to do?

Write 2 articles for me to post it in my blog (articles must be in English, minimum of 200 words and MUST be your original work). Check your spelling before you submit your articles to me. Please put 'About the Author' at the end of your article (Your name/nickname, website URL etc).

How to enter?

E-mail me at kitztojlil@gmail.com with your name, preferred prize, the topic of what you are going to write and a sample (just send the introduction to me).

Prize:

RM10 Maxis or Celcom reload card or RM10 cash bank in to your Maybank account. (For the reload card you can choose to auto-reload or ask for the pin number)

P/S: I will choose the winner based on the topic and sample that you send to me. I will notify the winner through e-mail and once you receive my e-mail, you can start writing the articles. If you have any question, please e-mail me at kitztojlil@gmail.com with 'Contest' as the subject. Good luck!

Want a printer that's a no-brainer to use? The compact Lexmark P450 acts like a "photolab" allowing you to view, edit, save, organise and print digital photos without a computer thanks to its built-in CD burner. Its ease-of-use is also evident in it's clear control panel wuth buttons that rely on icons to indicate their functions. Bluetooth is an optional extra that allows you to print from your mobile phone!


There's also phono socket to connect a video lead (sold separately) to a TV for slideshows. Going for RM799 at authorised Lexmark dealers.

Standalone photo printer with CD burner

Print resolution: 4,800 x 1,200dpi (dots per inch)
Inks: three-colour system
Paper handling: paper feed feeder
Paper sizes: 4R only
Other features: CD burner, memory card slots, PictBridge, USB port (for USB drives or Bluetooth adaptor)
Dimensions: 276 x 235 x 153mm
Weight: 2.95kg
Website: www.lexmark.com

Pros: Good print quality; easy to use.
Cons: Sluggish performance; not portable; no thumbnail preview.

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So... Is he into you? Or just making you think he is? Find out now.

1. Have you been somewhere other than your/his bedroom?
2. Would his friends know who you were if they answered his phone?
3. Does he call or text you regularly during the week?
4. When you're together at the pub, will he talk to you a lot?
5. Is he still satisfied when your dates don't end in sex?
6. Would he call to see how you are if you took the day off sick?
7. Is he willing to meet your friends? And does he make an effort once he's there?

You know it is Halloween when bugs and bones show up on the dinner table. Here are some recipes that you can make for that special Halloween gathering.

Chocolate Spiders
1 package (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups (half a bag) miniature marshmallows
thin black licorice whips
mini M&Ms

Melt chocolate in the microwave just until melted. I usually put it the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring well after every 30 seconds. The chocolate should not be too hot or else it will melt the marshmallows. Add the marshmallows to the chocolate and mix well, until the marshmallows are completely coated with the chocolate. Drop the mixture by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Before the chocolate sets, add the licorice "legs" and the mini M&Ms for eyes. (About 2 inch pieces of licorice work well for the spider legs.) For an added flavor, add some peanuts to the marshmallows. Makes about 20 spiders.

Meringue Bone Cookies
5 egg whites (make sure that they are at room temperature)
pinch of cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups sugar
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees. Cover two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Put a round number 10 tip (about 3/8 of an inch in diameter) on a piping bag. In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and the salt. In a medium bowl, put the egg whites and cream of tartar together. Beat together until soft peaks begin to form. Slowly add the sugar and salt mixture to the egg white mixture, beating well and constantly. Continue to beat the mixture until stiff peaks form and it is shiny and smooth in appearance. Add in the vanilla extract and stir just until mixed. Put the mixture into the piping bag and pipe 3 inch long logs. On each end of the log, pipe two balls on each side of the log. Smooth down peaks that form with a wet finger. Bake for 30 minutes and then off the oven heat. Do not open the oven door and leave the cookies in the oven overnight.

About The Author:
Mike Rosania - Husky Floor Mats make rugged some truck floor mats that will put a smile on your man's face this holiday season

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Some Vague Thoughts

Vanity Plates seen on a Mercedes Benz in California - WAS HIS

Wealthy people miss one of life's greatest thrills - Making the last car payment.

The trouble with Sunday drivers is, they don't drive any better during the week.

If you can't keep a secret, you don't need to know it.

Quote from the boss: "I didn't say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame it on you."

Rare birds

A guy is caught by a ranger eating a bald eagle and is consequently put in jail for the crime. On the day of his trial, the conversation went something like this:

Judge: "Do you know that eating a bald eagle is a federal offense?"

Man: "Yes I did. But if you let me argue my case, I'll explain what happened."

Judge: "Proceed."

Man: "I got lost in the woods. I hadn't had anything to eat for two weeks. I was so hungry. Next thing I see is a Bald Eagle swooping down at the lake for some fish. I knew that if I followed the Eagle I could maybe steal the fish. Unfortunately, in the process of taking the fish I killed the Eagle. I figured that since I killed the Eagle I might as well eat it since it would be more disgraceful to let it rot on the ground."

Judge: "The court will take a recess while we analyze your testimony."

15 minutes goes by and the judge returns.

Judge: "Due to the extreme circumstance you were under and because you didn't intend to kill the Eagle, the court will dismiss the charges. But if you don't mind the court asking, what does a Bald Eagle taste like?"

Man: "Well your honor, it is hard to explain. The best I can describe it is maybe a combination between a California Condor and a Spotted Owl."


Egg Jokes

Question: Why did the chicken lay her eggs on a axe?
Answer: She wanted to hachet

Question: What do you call a egg who’s done lots of things?
Answer: An egg who has a lot of eggsperience.

Question: Where do you find information about eggs?
Answer: In the hen-cyclopedia

Question: Why is the chef so mean?
Answer: She beats the eggs!

Question: Did you hear the one about the egg?
Answer: It's not all it's "cracked" up to be!

Question: How can you drop an egg six feet without breaking it?
Answer: By dropping it seven feet - it won't break for the first six.

$100 bill

I was at the drugstore and noticed a young male cashier staring at the pretty girl in front of me. Her total came to $16.42, and after handing over a $100 bill, she waited for change. "Here you go," said the cashier, smiling as he returned the proper amount. "Have a great day!"

Now I placed my items on the counter. The tally was $32.79, and I too gave the cashier a $100 bill.

"I'm sorry, Ma'am. We can't accept anything larger than a fifty," he told me, pointing to a sign stating store policy.

"But you just accepted that last girl's hundred," I reasoned.

"I had to," he said. "It had her phone number on it."

Daddy, were you in a war?

While my six-year-old daughter of the space age and I were reviewing some old photographs, we came across a picture of me when I was a captain in the Army Reserves.

“Daddy, were you in a war?”

“Yes,” I fibbed, just to see what her reaction would be.

Wide-eyed, she gasped, “Against what planet?”

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Wanna give your party a fun spin? Here's how:

• CHOOSE A THEME - Pick something interesting of course but it should also be easy and preferably cheap to execute. Since themed parties usually come with a dress code, make sure it's something your guests can easily put together.
• KEEP IT REAL - Research your theme to get an idea of all the elements you'll need for the party. This should include food, decor, party favours, invites and also what you'll be wearing. Scour the Net for ideas.
• MAKE AN ITINERARY - If you like a lively shindig, plan games to go with the theme. For instance, you could hold a dart-throwing contest (in place of bows and arrows) at a Robin Hood-themed party. Prefer something more laid-back? Play music or a movie that matches the theme to get guests in the mood.
• GO EASY ON YOU - Not everything on your party-planner list has to fully co-ordinate with the theme. For example, the main dish could be an outstanding presentation to fit the theme, which should compensate for the rest of the food. Or if your theme is Hawaiian, you can skip the bamboo chairs and make do with a pineapple-print tablecloth. Remember, a party is meant to be fun not stressful!

About The Author:
Zurien Onn

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To break up a relationship is a harder decision when we talk about a long term one.

In most cases when woman is no longer interested in a relationship she doesn't want to be the one to end it. But even when she is already made the decision to break it up, she will take some time to give you some signs to prepare you, before she tells you.

If you feel that something is going wrong it is time to take a closer look at your relationship. Here are seven warning signs she is no longer interested:

1. This is probably the most classic subtle signal of all: her life become too hectic. She hasn't picked up the phone for a few days and when she does, she is busy and pretending that she doesn't have time to met you. This isn't necessarily a sign that it is over, but if you are used to meet her frequently then there is something wrong.

2. Eventually, when she decided to spend some time with you she keeps looking around to find something to do or someone else to talk to. However, when a woman is interested, she puts in the effort by giving you her full attention.

3. She's secretive and no longer wants to tell you where she has been or who was on the phone.

4. Don't forget that women love to talk. If she doesn't ask you questions and shows no interest in what you have to say and when you ask her questions she limits her answers to "yes" and "no"
she has a problem. Can it be the relationship with you?

5. Is she causing arguments over stupid little things? If nothing you do or say isn't right anymore and all that goes wrong is your fault you can start to worry.

6. She refuses the presents you make. Women love to get presents, so if she turns yours down, she can feel guilty because she is thinking to break up with you, especially if you know she was about to buy that thing for herself.

7. She talks about divorce or break up of other people relationship, as a positive thing. Maybe a
friend of her just has braked up with her boyfriend and now she is doing much better.

In the game of romance, few things are black and white. Most of the points above are assumptions based on commonly used techniques. There is room for interpretations and misunderstandings but all this can make you wonder if everything is ok and discuss the problems you might have.

Technorati Tags: 7 Warning Signs That She is Not Interested in You Anymore , 7 Signs That She is Not Interested in You Anymore , Relationship Tips

Google AdSense program has made it easier for webmasters to make money through a website. Webmasters who run an AdSense campaign will display Google's contextual Ads relevant to the content of their sites and thus encouraging visitors to click the ads and earn money for each ad click.

However you will earn very little AdSense revenue if you don't know how to optimize your AdSense ads on your website. Here are some tips to increase your AdSense earning:

1. Focus on one Adsense ad format. The Large Rectangle (336X280) ad format seems to work better than other ad formats because this format tends to result in higher click through rates (CTR). Another reason is that the ads will look like normal web links that visitors use to click on them. It doesn't matter whether the visitors know that they are clicking AdSense ads or not, as long as there are clicking, you earn AdSense commission.

2. Create a custom palette for your ads. Select a color that matches your website's background. If your site's background is white both, the color of ad border and background should set to be white too. Also the color of the ad title should be similar to coloe of the links in your website. This is to make your AdSense ads look like it is part of the web pages. Again, this will boost AdSense CTR.

3. Don't place your AdSense ads at the bottom of your webpages because it is proven to be less effective. Displaying your AdSense ads at the bottom is like hiding your AdSense and thus leads to low CTR and AdSense revenue. Try to put them in the place where people can see them quickly. You will be amazed how the difference between AdSense locations can make when you see your earnings.

4. Try to place your AdSense ads near rich content as visitors main focus usually are your content. There are several ways to insert AdSense ads into your content and one of the ways is place your AdSense just after the end of your content.

5. Try to automate the insertion of your AdSense code into the webpages using SSI (or server side included). Ask your web administrator if your server supports SSI or not. How do you do it? Just save your AdSense code in a text file, name it as “AdSense text”, and upload it to the root directory of the web server. Then use SSI, call the code on other pages. This tip is a time saver especially for those who are using automatic page generators to generate pages on their website.

These are some of the tips that have worked well for some who want to generate hundreds and even thousands on their websites. There are other ways to optimize your AdSense that produce high CTR also. You can learn more tricks by reading in AdSense and webmaster forums.

About The Author:
Alan Liew is a full-time Internet marketer. He currently owns and operates http://moneymakerinfo.blogspot.com - a blog dedicated to helping people to start making money online with Google AdSense, affiliate programs and more.

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Have you been blogging, but not too many people are visiting it? Are you waiting for those comments to come flooding in, but all you get is spam comments? I am going to tell you just a few things you can do, to bring in steady traffic to your blog.

Many new bloggers start a blog but get easily discouraged because they have no readers reading it. Well, the readers can't read your blog, if they can't it. They also won't read it, if it's not something they want to read.

My biggest tip I will give here is, give your readers something they want to read. If you write a post that people enjoy reading, they are going to reward you by coming back. Never forget that your readers are real people, make your posts conversational. When you are blogging, remember to keep each post to one topic only and include keyword rich words in your title. Be sure to post to your blog often. Search engines love blogs and if you are posting daily, your blog is going to be indexed by the engines even faster and more frequently.

My next tip, if you are looking for really large amounts of traffic, I would like to suggest optimizing your posts for the search engine. You will want to throw a little SEO into your postings. You can do this easily by doing the following:

1. Use your primary keywords in the title of your post
2. Use your secondary keywords in the body of your post
3. Use your keywords in your anchor text of links in the body of your posts

If you follow those three steps above, you have a better chance of your posts being properly indexed by the search engines. This means more traffic for you.

My next tip, submit your blog to as many directories as possible. If you haven't done so, make sure your blog has a RSS feed. If you are using Wordpress, it will create a feed for you. If you don't know much about feeds, visit http://www.feedburner.com. You can submit your blog url and it will give you a RSS feed address to use. I use Feedburner with my blogs hosted on Blogger. When submitting your blog and RSS feed to directories, make sure you try to submit to the big directories like Technorati, Yahoo, DMOZ, MSN, etc. Here is a large list of blog directories you can submit to:
http://www.toprankresults.com/blog-submit-list.htm

My next tip, add a option to subscribe to your blog so your reader is updated by email when you make a new post. This is a great way to get readers to come back to your site. I use a service from FeedBlitz. You can signup for a free account at Feedblitz, then login to your account and grab some code to place into your blog template. In return, you are able to capture your subscribers names and email addresses. When you update your blog, all your readers will get an email letting them know. Don't pass up this way to bring traffic to you.

My next tip, create inbound links to your blog. You can do this easily by visiting other blogs and posting comments. You can trackback to other's blogs in your posts. If you have other blogs or websites, link to your blog within those. Basically, post your link to as many places as you can.

My last tip, ping ping ping. Make sure to ping your blog to as many as the services as you can. I use a free service at Pingomatic http://pingomatic.com/. At Pingomatic you can type your blog url, then select the service you want to ping. They have about 20 services you can select. This saves a ton of time because you can ping all the selected services at the same time.

About the Author:
© 2006 Stefani Partin, a mom of three from CA who owns a network of sites for moms, blogs, a newsletter and more. Stefani dedicates her time to helping moms find ways to make money at home. Visit her blog at http://www.StefaniPartin.com or http://www.mommyenterprises.com

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Well that’s fine because a lot of bloggers don’t quite understand pinging. In this newsletter, we will explain what pinging is, how it helps your blog, and what the best pinging services are. After you’ve read this newsletter, you’ll know exactly how to use pinging to make your blog popular.

What is pinging?
When a blog is pinged, it essentially tells a web blog tracking system that the blog has been updated. Thus, pinging is the process of telling tracking services that a site has been updated.
So how does pinging work? Well, a ping service scans regularly blogs for updates. Whenever there is a new update for a particular blog that is reported back to the pinging service’s site. You can almost think of ping services being just like search engine spiders—both scan sites looking for information, and both report that information back to their specific site. The difference is, a ping service only reports back new blog posts.

Why is pinging useful for my blog?
Pinging, in effect, tells people that there is a new blog posting available. Those who are loyal followers of your blog will see the ping and want to visit your blog. Those who haven’t read your blog before will see the ping and perhaps think “hey, there’s a new blog I haven’t been to before, I think I’ll check it out”. Pinging helps to increase your traffic because it tells people when your blog is updated. Those who visit sites with pinging services will see this information in the form of a scroll on the left or right side, or top of the page. The scroll is usually in XML format and typically includes the title and URL of your blog, as well as the date and time of the update.

OK, so now I know what pinging is. Who offers pinging?
The answer is, there are several pinging services available which you can use to have your blog pinged. We’ll go over some of them right now.

Weblogs.com
Weblogs.com is probably the most well-known pinging service. Weblogs.com monitors sites for updates and then pings whenever there is an update to report. Virtually every blog software is available to use Weblogs.

Yahoo’s Blo.gs
Another popular pinging service being offered by Yahoo has a built-in integration with movable type and other tools. One cool thing about this service is that it offers the ability to give out updates via Instant Messaging services like AOL and ICQ. It is a direct pinging service, so those who sign up for subscriptions to your blog will be sent an email anytime your blog is updated.

Blogrolling.com
Blogrolling allows its bloggers to manage their blogrolls (updates) through a web-based interface. Recently updated blogs are also highlighted on Blogrolling’s web site. Data is automatically retrieved from other sites like blogger.com and weblogs.com every 5 minutes. Often times your blog is already being pinged by Blogrolling, so you might not have to sign up for it. Search on the site first for your URL before signing it up.

Technorati
Available at http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping, Technorati is another service that pings blogs. It gets its data from a variety of places and is definitely a site you should go to for blog pinging.

These are just 4 of the many different blog pinging services available. A quick search on Yahoo or Google will reveal many other possible blog pinging services to use for your blog. It is best to sign up for as many as you possibly can to ensure that your blog is well-pinged. A well-pinged blog will definitely help your blog attract more visitors. So sign up for as many as possible and watch your blog traffic increase.

Pinging tells people when your blog is updated. It is an incredibly useful, and easy to sign up for service, so be sure to sign your blog up for pinging!

About The Author:
Terry Detty, 42 and genuinely happy individual, enjoys all aspects of internet marketing and occasionally enjoys going out for a brisk walk.
The best internet marketing software, credit repair secrets, Tulsa website design animation

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There is now a video games console to suit practically every need, taste and budget. But the range and diversity of gaming systems, never mind the games themselves is a daunting prospect to the uninitiated.

This guide - adapted from Johnny Minkley’s excellent overview of video game consoles at productsifter (dot) com - will answer all your questions, and arm you with the information you need to make your purchase in confidence.

The raison d’etre of any games console is, fundamentally, gaming, notes Johnny. But today’s systems offer much more. Are you an online gamer? Are childrens’ games a priority? Want to take full advantage of that 50-inch flat-screen plasma TV? Or are you just looking for cheap hassle-free fun with friends and family?

Johnny, who has been using video game consoles for 20 years and writing about them for more than seven, concludes that:

Nintendo Wii is the best console for families

Nintendo DS Lite is the best handheld console

PlayStation 2 is the best budget console

Xbox 360 is the best console for online gaming

The new PlayStation 3 is the best high-definition video games console

Once you’ve decided what you want the console for and which one to get, where next? Here are the key things to keep in mind to buy a games console in complete confidence:

1. Watch out for worthless extras

Many shops offer bundle deals in addition to selling stand-alone consoles. Typically they throw a load of games in for “free”. While the savings can be substantial with such deals they can also be illusionary. Are the “free” games on offer actually worth having? If you are not careful you could end up spending more than you intended on games you will never play so check them out first.

2. Make sure all the essentials are included

Do not assume everything you need to get your console working will come in the box. Extras you may need to purchase separately may include additional handsets for multiplayer games; subscriptions for online gaming; and special cables which will boost the audio and visual performance of your unit.

3. Compare Prices

Retail competition in this market is fierce, so shop around for the best prices. Game (and to a lesser extend) console prices vary wildly from place to place, so doing research in advance and checking prices on-line makes sense. Unless you really need to buy the latest blockbuster on day of its release, wait a month or two - all games are reissued on budget labels and console prices also fall over time.

4. Duck and Dive

Staff at specialist computer games stores are much more likely to have expert knowledge than their equivalents at supermarkets and the like. But if the supermarket is cheaper, don’t be afraid to take advice from one place and buy in another. Also, consider asking the specialist store for a discount if you know the product is available for less elsewhere.

5. Read Expert Reviews

Don’t know your Halos from your Half-Lifes? Websites such as ProductSifter (dot) com, Gamerankings (dot) com and Metacritic (dot) com all have excellent reviews and rankings for a wide range of video console and game products.

6. Test before you buy

Many games shops have in-store demo units, so you can take a game or a console for a test run before you buy. Remember, you can also rent video games or use online clubs like Swapgame (dot) com to cut costs further.

7. Check the age ratings

Every video game should have an age rating. In Europe, the Pan-European Game Information standard is used. It is not legally binding, but offers a clear guide to parents about a game’s suitability for children. Also, any game featuring mature or realistic content is rated by the British Board of Film Classification. For more on this subject go to: AskAboutGames (dot) com.

This guide is adapted from a fuller overview of video games consoles by Johnny Minkley, so visit full Review of Video Game Consoles -
http://www.productsifter.com/Gadgets/VideoGameConsoles/overview
http://www.productsifter.com/Gadgets/VideoGameConsoles/review.aspx

To access Johnny’s Biography go to:-http://www.productsifter.com/journalist/bio.aspx?id=77

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