Should I work at Best Buy or Radioshack?
I've been offered a job at both Best Buy and Radioshack, and I don't know which one to choose. If I was just given a choice between the two without any other information, Best Buy would win hands-down; however, there's a few things that complicate the choice. Here's the facts: Me: just recently graduated college with an engineering degree, but no one seems to want to hire me right now. I need a local job to save some money and for health insurance. If I'm offered an engineering job, I'll quit whatever I've got and take it. However, if 6-9 months go by without any offers, I plan on going on to graduate school at some point. Radioshack: offered full-time sales associate position starting at $7.25/hr + commission. I get limited health insurance at first; after six months, I'll get full coverage. The store is in a strip mall instead of inside a shopping mall, so commissions might not be as high as I'd like. Also, trying to make sales and competing with co-workers might make it an exciting, but stressful job. I've read that Radioshack is an awful place to work (jerk co-workers, constant threats of termination). Best Buy: offered part-time non-commissioned sales position starting at $8.50/hr. They don't offer incoming full-time positions; you have to work for a little while. I was told it could be 2 weeks or 2 months before I'm offered a full-time position. Best Buy doesn't do commissioned sales, so work might be less stressful. Best Buy offers no coverage to part-time workers. Obviously, Radioshack would pay better at first (full-time and commissions), and they offer limited coverage. I wouldn't get coverage at Best Buy until I started working full-time, which will be after an uncertain length of time. I'd rather work at Best Buy, but I feel I'd make more money at Radioshack. I've heard that Best Buy is a much better place to work. Anyone have any suggestions?
Analyze radio advert? HELP!?
It is difficult to analyze yourself so you may want to utilize some focus groups. It may be as simple as stopping people at the mall and asking them to name a radio ad that they remember. JINGLES are good: While they can be cheezy and somewhat annoying they definitely do the trick. Especially if they are "earworms" that drill themselves into your head and don't ever leave. Jingles have more "recall" then straight forward advertising. LIVE SPOTS: DJ endorsements, also called "Live Spots," are also great because listeners don't know if the DJ is doing a commercial endorsement or simply talking about something on their show. The show and the commercial blend together. Hope this helps!
SPENCER'S store inside the mall....what radios station is playing in there?
It's probably some version of satellite radio or computer based. I don't know about Spencer's per se but I used to work for Darden restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, etc.) and I complained about the music all the time. Management basically explained to me that someone at the corporate level picks out the songs that they feel will fit their demographic (Bahama Breeze got island themed stuff, RL gets sappy crap like Celine Dion), loads it into the corporate radio system, which then gets beamed to the stores. That manager then told me about a store she used to work at where someone else hated it to the point that they managed to track down the guy who picks the musics name and email address. He wrote the guy a mean letter about how much the music bothered him but all that happened was the chain got a handful of new songs that were equally as crappy. So long story short, they typically have a corporate satellite radio station, at least by my understanding.
Which is better for audio, a cheap microphone with an expensive field recorder or a cheap field recorder with an expensive microphone?
That really depends on what you’re trying to record, and what you mean by “expensive” and “cheap”In general an expensive microphone and cheap recorder will give you better results, but if you pair a $100 recorder with a $900 microphone, the recorder won’t even be able to record with the microphone.At the very minimum your recorder needs phantom power, XLR inputs, and decent preamps with plenty of gain. That’s going to cost you at least $200. That said, that $200 recorder can work with basically any microphone out there, no matter how expensive.The difference in audio quality between a $200 recorder and a $1,000 one is negligible when using the same microphone. The quality difference between a $200 microphone and a $1,000 is incredibly dramatic, even on a $200 recorder.
Where can i buy a cheap pedometer in Manhattan, New York?
I REALLYYYYY WANT A PEDOMETER AT A CHEAP PRICE BUT I DONT KNOW WHERE!!![[im on a budget so it has 2 b cheap but is good quality!!!=]] ]] [[IT CAN B IN A NEW JERSEY MALL 2!!!]]]
Cb radio not picking up local signal.?
I have a cobra 19 ultra iii with a Midland magnetic mount antenna. My friend has a cobra 25 ltd classic with a midland magnetic mount antenna. We live less than 1/2 mile away from each other but we can't talk to each other buy we are both picking up skip from New Orleans and Chicago. We live outside Atlanta. I can't figure out what's wrong. Thanks for your help.
100 mile range walkie talkies?
Unfortunately the radios that are sold in Wal-Mart and Best Buy with "36 mile range" on the box causes a lot of confusion. These products will not get even close to the range advertised unless you are using them under "ideal" circumstances - which they consider someone on a mountaintop talking to someone in a valley below where there would be nothing to block or reduce the power of the signal going from one radio to another. Under normal circumstances hills, trees, buildings, cars, etc typically reduces the range of these radios to 1-2 miles. Even more expensive professional grade radios will only get 2-3 miles in normal terrain. The only way to get 50 miles or more of range (under standard conditions) with two way radios or walkie talkies is to use a repeater. This is a device that is very powerful and has an antenna connected to it that is typically mounted very high in the air on a tower or the top of a building. The problem is, you are looking at at least $2000 and maybe more to get one of these up and running. One other option may be to contact a local two way radio company that already has a network of repeaters setup in your area. They typically rent out repeater time for a monthly fee. Most likely, however, you will pay these guys more than you would pay a cell phone company since these guys are used to dealing with businesses who need two way radio service to a fleet of mobile vehicles.
Are amateur walkie talkies illegal to use in the Philippines?
Just like the title, me and some friends are going to convoy to Baguio and my mother, being a bit paranoid, told me that using walkie talkies is illegal and they would "track" us down. Now, I ain't into out right believing her, so I did do a quick google-fu and I came up with nothing except that its illegal to tap into communications used by police or military, and we're so obviously not doing that.