Happy 10th MP3 Player

The MP3 player is 10 years old today. I remember when I first heard about the Diamond Rio player and wanting one so bad. I think it was mid 97 when I first heard about mp3s and at that time I converted most of my cds over to the format. Back then everything was done with dos programs. I remember having to rip my cds into .wav files and then using a converter that took those over into the mp3 files. It was definitely a more difficult process than it is today. I’m sure some of the mp3s I have to this day though are from those original conversions. I wonder if the format will last another 10?
 
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WordPress

The site is now running on Word Press and this is my first post. Unfortunately all users were lost, so you will have to register again. I figured that was the least of my worries. At least I got all posts transferred over and am now working on putting them back into their categories. Let me know if any anomalies are found.

Ebay Feedback 200

Yesterday my ebay feedback hit the 200 mark. Pretty crazy, but I guess that is what happens over time. I remember when I finally broke off my dad’s account and set up my own. It seemed like it would be forever before I would have a decent feedback rating.

Overall I think I have had a pretty decent ebay experience compared to some of the horror stories. I did have the Nigerian scam where I was sent a check for several hundred dollars for a PS2. Luckily I never cashed the check on that one. Also the camera I bought when we first moved up here. The camera came with battery remains in the battery compartment. I promptly shipped it back and then after a month of calling back and forth with a threat after leaving a negative I finally received a refund. The last one was a guy that left me a negative because I sold him a wireless router without an ethernet cable. On that one I listed every item included, but his come back was that the original box said an ethernet cable was to be included. I guess I shouldn’t have shipped it with the original box on that one and I wouldn’t have had the problem. After some emailing back and for though he did agree to remove it since he could tell I didn’t do that on purpose.

For those 3 experiences though I have had a ton of good ones and some great deals along the way as well.

For those interested you can view my feedback at http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=skemple


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