ƒ(billwil) » Uncategorized http://billwil.com I could use a little fuel myself... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:47:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Craig’s List Delivers! http://billwil.com/2007/10/craigs-list-delivers/ http://billwil.com/2007/10/craigs-list-delivers/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:33 +0000 Bill Williams /blog/post/2007/10/25/Craigs-List-Delivers!.aspx Continue reading →]]>

I’m probably the last one to figure this out, but Craig’s List actually works!  I’ve browsed the list many times in the past looking for values of certain cars, bikes, etc.  I’ve even contacted a few people about some of these items before, but I’ve never actually bought anything or sold anything on the list…until yesterday.

LA Fitness built a gym near my house last year, so since I joined, I quit using my weightlifting rack that I had in the garage.  I’ve been meaning to get rid of the giant beast, but procrastination was the word of the day.  I wanted to get a good picture of it before I posted it somewhere…so I waited.  Yesterday, though, I decided just to throw up an add for it on Phoenix’s Craig’s List using a drawing of the product I found on the web.  Within 4 hours of the posting, I had two people emailing me about it.  By the 5th hour I was handing out my address to two people, had third person that wanted to buy it the next day, and a fourth inquiring about it.  By the 6th hour, there was a guy at my house handing me cash and this behemoth was carried away.  Most importantly, it was carried away by someone other than me.

What I can say, as someone who has done a little bit of “trading” on ebay, is that in our society that values instant gratification so highly, Craig’s List delivers!



]]> http://billwil.com/2007/10/craigs-list-delivers/feed/ 0 Jawbone Results so Far http://billwil.com/2007/01/jawbone-results-so-far/ http://billwil.com/2007/01/jawbone-results-so-far/#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:28:23 +0000 Bill Williams /blog/post/2007/01/06/Jawbone-Results-so-Far.aspx Continue reading →]]> I’ve had the chance to use the Jawbone headset for a couple of days now…and here are my results so far.  The sound shield technology absolutely works…it seems to basically cut all background noise.  I haven’t put it through a few tests that I want to do, like a person talking next to me while I’m talking on the phone…but that will come.  The downside is that your voice, when talking on the Jawbone, always sounds electronic…or heavily processed (because it is, I suppose).  It’s not a natural sounding voice on the other end…but it is clear and audible, and it seems that the person on the other end is able to recognize your voice.  Also, sound shield does NOT work in direct wind.  I have a convertible, and if heavy wind is blowing right now the headset, it doesn’t work (it is loud).  If I lean forward out of the wind…it works in blocking all of the road and wind noise…but only if it is sheltered.  I’m going to contact the company who makes it, Aliph, and give them feedback on this (they probably already know…but I’ll chime in anyway).

 

Anyway, so far I’ll keep it, we’ll see how well it goes over the next week or so.

]]> http://billwil.com/2007/01/jawbone-results-so-far/feed/ 0 Jawbone connected to the Ear Bone http://billwil.com/2007/01/jawbone-connected-to-the-ear-bone/ http://billwil.com/2007/01/jawbone-connected-to-the-ear-bone/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:23:33 +0000 Bill Williams /blog/post/2007/01/04/Jawbone-connected-to-the-Ear-Bone.aspx Continue reading →]]> I just picked up a new bluetooth headset (I haven’t been a big fan of bluetooth headsets for a while now…but I’ll leave that to another post).  Tim turned me on to it today, and after watching the demo on their website here, I just had to try one.  I drive a convertable, and when the top is down at speeds anywhere over 50, talking on the phone is futile.  I’m very interested to try this headset and put it to the test.

I’ll report back as soon as I’ve run it through it’s paces.

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