Internet Deals...Where to go to get hooked up

To date, it seems I've had 518 views on my flickr account encompassing a stingy 13 photos at the moment. Believe it or not, my own views don't count, this is other viewers only. I've just received my new copies of Adobe CS2 Premium Suite and Adobe/Macromedia Studio 8, so I'll be able to tweak some more snaps and upload them this weekend? I need to downsize the pics so I stay in the upload bandwidth limit for flickr.

I also have been testing my new rechargeable batteries out. I'll talk more about them after I have more time using them. Finally, Simon at dpreview has posted his Canon S3 IS review and it's about what I'd expect... Maybe would have liked to hear a little more positive comments on the 400 ISO and improved low-light focusing, oh well. I also need to learn how the live histogram is helpful to sooo many people. Dell has the S3 for $399 thanks to Deals of America, and Costco now has it for $449.99 with their industry-leading 6 month return policy.

This might be a good time to list a few internet deal-watching sites. None of these deals will last, but are examples of what you might find: such as Pirates of the Carribean 2-disc Special Edition DVD for $7.99 (w/ free shipping!) and a PNY 2 GB USB 2.0 flash drive for $38. SlickDeals and Overstock have tons of stuff, I have a hard time sifting through how many things they offer. For electronics, these guys at GottaDeal have a lot, including special Target coupons. Possibly the best overall site is DealCatcher, they pretty much list all those I've mentioned so far. Plus they have deals on flowers and Comcast, among many offers. While they all do basically the same thing (scour the internet for deals and refer peeps from comments sent in), SuperCoupon is another. I just don't like the site layout much, I find it less readable than the others; and they all have much of the same deals listed.

Last word about deals: if you search for a great deal, you can research a retailer's ratings at ResellerRatings. I've had enough experiences trying to save a few $ and ended up with a world of headaches (and phone calls, e-mails, and wasted energy). Epinions is another great site to check product ratings and reseller ratings. Lastly, there is the ever-large PriceGrabber ratings, which I trust substantially LESS than others, but still holds some merit especially in larger numbers of votes.

On another topic, I keep gravitating to the music group Aes Dana and their sounds. I found a site I can download (for $9) their first album Aftermath, which they only pressed 300 cd's of through Ultimae. I so want Aftermath #5 on my website for a looped track, I think it is even more perfect than I would've imagined possible. Don't worry, I wouldn't ever do it without the group/label's permission. They are also on lots of compilations at Shopsonic. Some nice sounds, but with 9 second clips... geez... Don't be afraid to let me hear anything you know. Their 2nd album, Memory Shell is there too.