Category Archives: Media

Accept credit cards on your website – free merchant account

Are you planning on selling things on the internet? If so, you will probably also be thinking about how you can accept credit cards on your site. This article provides some basic information on adding credit card and other payment facilities to your websites.

Is it really necessary? Without a doubt! Internet purchases are often impulse buys. Cheques went out with the ark, nobody uses those any more. Credit card payment is a huge convenience if your customers are overseas. Some people – especially Americans – will not buy products from you unless you offer the credit card payment option.… Click here to continue reading this article

VOIP Skype, How Good is Skype?

Nowadays I use Skype – they have made great advances in terms of quality and are able to offer ‘business class’ quality connections almost all the time.

However the real reason for the change from another provider was not quality but because Skype is not just a cheap phone call provider but rather an integrated communications system.

This may not be overly important to the ardent swain who wants the cheapest way to hear the voice of his imagined best beloved in some remote corner of a muddy place, but I can do lots of fun stuff with Skype.… Click here to continue reading this article

Who is The Stig on Top Gear?

A question asked all over the internet is the identity of the Stig. Here on the Real Deal we can give you the lowdown as usual.

The reason they have been able to keep it such a closely guarded secret is because there have been more than one. There have been two official Stig’s on the show, while various other Stig’s have made appearances for particular episodes. The whole point of the Stig character is that Top Gear can use who is available at the time without explaining the changes.

The Stig is sometimes just the best driver available when Top Gear need a car testing.… Click here to continue reading this article