This article was written several years ago by Michael our operations manager but was not posted at the time and I am posting it now with just a few minor formatting changes to make it easy to read.
The Power of Adapters
I remember, as a kid, one time when I wanted to listen to a phonograph (probably Frampton Comes Alive) on my record player and I discovered my mondo-huge earphones were not functioning on the right side anymore. I looked to my Walkman (cassette format in those days folks) headphones and knew I was stuck; big headphones = 1/4” plug and Walkman phones = 1/8” plug. I had 90% of the technology but in the end I had to listen to “Do you feel like we do” at about 25% of the volume I had desired to because mom was watching 60 minutes and preparing Sunday dinner. Little did I know then the power of adapters.
Many times we buy a cable for an application and then somewhere down the road we need another one that is almost identical but not quite. Cables can be messy and carrying an abundance of different types can lead to tangled messes in your suitcase, gig bag, briefcase, or purse. This is where an adapter can be your friend. Here is some simple advice that is especially helpful to travelers with mobile electronic devices, but pretty useful at home as well.
- Purchase the CABLE that suits the use most important to you.
- Buy adapters that can piggy-back on that cable for applications less frequently visited.Purchase a small organizer that you can organize the adapters
- in and then label the adapter or case-slot with the name or application of the adapter.
- With some adapters you can lose function, so choose wisely and do not be afraid to ask customer service for input as to which adapter will best suit your purposes.
- Most adapters will add what I call “rigid mass” to your cable in/output. Make sure they are out of the way of foot/hand traffic, bumping them can damage your input and output jacks as well as the adapter itself.
- If a right angle fits into the equation, remember you can make a straight connector into a right angle with an adapter, but they do not make a right angle to straight adapter! (think about it)
Pretty basic stuff, but it’s not always common knowledge that the right adapters can save you time, space, and a host of headaches if you put a little thought into your adapter arsenal.
Just Last week I used a ¼ female to ⅛ male adapter to plug my “good” headphones into my pc and listen to AND watch “FCA 35”, a concert in which Peter Frampton plays all of Frampton Comes Alive in the same song order as the album, it’s nice to hear he still has verve and intensity. ..and it’s certainly nice to have the right adapter to listen to it in it’s full sonic glory… bloody good, bloody great!
The doodle of Petey The USB plug isn’t the only fun thing a found sorting through old papers, I also came across YCS Employee Web Meet and Greet sheets we filled out. Although they are a bit dated (I think they are from 2014 or 2015) they are great for filler content here on the blog (they were originally meant for our website’s about us page but that project got lost in the hustle and bustle of daily business and was never completed).
I have 6 of them and first up is Kristine, my sister and former employee. I have included a scan of the original at the end of this post.
1.) What is your favorite thing about working at YourCableStore.com (YCS)?
Working with family and people that fit into this environment well. (smiley face)
2.) If you were stranded on a desert island what in-stick cable would you take with you and why?
100ft DB9 cable. Use for getting food, binding stuff, ect.
3.) More fun… a day at YCS or at the DMV? Elaborate!
YCS. I dont have to wait to get something done. I can do it myself!
4.) What are your hobbies?
Eating the food at YCS, walking the puppies, long walks on the beach, under water basket weaving, drinking YCS coffee. (smiley face)
5.) Do you think that over-snacking is a reality at YCS?
No and yes… but that’s okay. It gets us through the day and they’re yummy.
6.) Have you eaten one of Sadie’s animal crackers?
Yes, and they are nightly good! Thank you Sadie!
7.) What is the best movie you’ve seen in the last year?
The only thing I’ve seen new in the yeast year was Man Of Steel… Oh wait! I did watch Pitch Perfect!
8.) What should the name of Alec’s band be???
Underwater Basket Weavers Go!
9.) Make your own question and go ahead and answer it!
What is your favorite YCS Snack?
… All of Them! (eat all the snacks doodle)
Checkout on our website has been closed for almost 2 years however since our Amazon Associates application was denied again I decided to reopen checkout on our website in a effort try and make some money on the traffic our website receives. I will likely make more money than if I had been able to use Amazon associates to monetize our traffic however it will take a bit more effort than just passively sending traffic to Amazon and making a commission off of it.
Right now our website is in a soft reopening mode. This means checkout on our website has been reopened and orders can be placed, however we are not advertising via Google Adwords, Google Shopping or any other method (other than this blog post).
I have chosen to connect our website to our FBA inventory and orders placed on the website will be packed and shipped through Amazon’s Fulfillment network. This allows us to offer straight forward per unit shipping rates and ensure that orders are processed and shipped in a timely manner without the day to day issues that come up shipping individual orders from our own warehouse (not to mention the several hundred square feet of warehouse space we used to dedicate to our picking / packing area).
We also offer a 1 year warranty, free returns and automatic quantity discounts when you purchase 2 to 4, 5 to 9 and 10 our more items.
