tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907216.post3044548912241119142..comments2024-03-22T22:39:49.773-05:00Comments on I don't know, but . . .: Curious resultsjameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907216.post-70932286281948583022022-09-27T14:30:22.116-05:002022-09-27T14:30:22.116-05:00I used to be pretty good on Amazon at using search...I used to be pretty good on Amazon at using search operators to find items that had specific features that I wanted or did not contain features that would disqualify them for my use. <br />But they've made changes which defeat me, and I have to resort to guessing from pictures and titles which choices <i>might</i> be ok, opening some 30 or more product-page tabs so that I can investigate each result individually and close each page where the product is shown not to meet my requirements. Even then I often have to go to manufacturers' web pages to find actual specifications for an item, or even find and open the PDF instruction manual helpfully provided by a competitor vendor.<br /><br />The most recent item where Amazon defeated me was looking for an audio "hum eliminator" that had XLR connectors for input but 1/8" jack for output --- to many lecture presentation rooms that I'm encountering have provision for audio input only from HDMI-with-video or a too-short cable intended for a laptop headphone jack.<br /><br />Someone must be convinced that this sort of change to search helps their bottom line.<br />Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.com