Collectorz.com Newsletter February 2008
Dear collector,
In this newsletter:
- Support for the Centurion CD carousel in Music & Movie Collector
- New in the Collectorz.com store: the CueCat barcode scanner (only 24.90 inc S&H!)
- News: Updates for Windows editions of Music, Movie and Book Collector
- Meet The Collector: Hans Gerolt and his music collection
- Your favorite CDs, DVDs, games and comics
Support for the Centurion CD carousel in Music & Movie Collector
The latest Windows versions of Music Collector and Movie Collector now offer fully integrated Centurion CD support. The Centurion CD is a carousel device for storing up to a 100 CDs and/or DVDs per unit. By stacking multiple units you can store and manage your discs with a minimum of space needed.Link the CD and/or DVD discs in your database to slots in your Centurion CD. Use the program's Browse and Search features to find the disc you are looking for, then choose Eject. Your Centurion CD will automatically rotate and eject the wanted disc. Connect multiple Centurion CD devices and the Collectorz.com software will keep track of the location of your music and movies.
Take advantage of the special discount offer for Collectorz.com customers: order your Centurion CD for the discounted price of US $79.95 (including S&H).
Order your Centurion CD here.
New in the Collectorz.com store: the CueCat barcode scanner (only 24.90 inc S&H!)
Since November 2005 we have been offering the Collectorz.com scanner, a deluxe laser scanner solution.We now also offer a less expensive alternative: the CueCat scanner.
The Cuecat scanner is a simple but effective barcode scanner and fully supported in Music, Movie, Book and Game Collector. It gets its name from its cat-like appearance. It’s a 13 centimeter off-white handheld device with a nose, paws and a tail. Press the nose to the barcode and swipe it neatly, using its front paws to steer in a direct line over the barcode.
Order the Cuecat at our website for only 24.90 (including worldwide shipping).
News: Updates for Windows editions of Music, Movie and Book Collector
Early February we have released new Windows versions of Music Collector, Movie Collector and Book Collector.Next to product specific features all three titles bring you:
- Improved support for the CueCat barcode scanner
- New "Compact Preview" and "Full Cover" templates
- New "On Order" value for In Collection Status
- And more!
Meet The Collector: Hans Gerolt and his music collection
Hans Gerolt lives in Belgium and is the proud owner of more than 1.000 CDs and 2.500 vinyl records. He loves to listen to jazz, classical music, pop and soundtracks. He uses Music Collector to manage his huge collection, mainly to locate the CD he wants to listen to.Hans: "I know which albums I own but finding them physically proved to be a problem. Music Collector was the answer. A: Yes, I can find the CD I want to listen to quickly and B: it allows me to enter all the data I find important.
Every CD has a label with a unique index number, ascending from 1. All CDs are stored in cabinets using the number sequence. When I want to listen to a CD I search my Music Collector database and walk to my cabinet to get the corresponding album.
I use data fields like Genre, Title, Tracks, Musicians and their Instruments, Orchestra, Conductor, Recording date, Label and of course my unique indexing system.
If not all information was added automatically, I entered missing info manually. To make the best possible use of the Search function I have also corrected and merged spelling errors.
For my fellow music lovers I have exported my database to a website, using Music Collector's HTML export.
Check it out here.
Please contact me if you want to discuss music with me."
Hans’ next project will be to enter all his 2.500 vinyl records.
Your favorite CDs, DVDs, games and comics
Check out more of your favorites at our Connect pages and browse our Top 50s. Visit our blog for our favorites and golden oldies: remember BA Baracus from the A-Team?Your favorites:
Top 3 DVDs:
1. 300
2. The Bourne Ultimatum
3. 3:10 To Yuma
[ more ]
Top 3 games:
1. Super Mario Galaxy [Wii]
2. Final Fantasy XII [PlayStation 2]
3. God of War [PlayStation 2]
[ more ]
Top 3 comic series:
1. The Uncanny X-Men [Marvel Comics]
2. The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2 [Marvel Comics]
3. X-Men [Marvel Comics]
[ more ]
Top 3 CDs:
1. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy [Original recording remastered]
2. Queen - Greatest Hits
3. Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon [Import edition]
[ more ]
- Happy Collecting -
The Collectorz.com team,
Alwin, Ronald, Sven, Henk-Jan, AJ, Mark, Vinnie, Alain & Syts
www.collectorz.com
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