Are you sitting on a stack of LP and/or 45 records?

Whatever the case, you need a USB turntable.

Shipping adds around $8.

The VS-2002-SPK can play 33-, 45-, and 78-rpm records.

Instead, you get freeware favorite Audacity–a great program, but not particularly user-friendly.

So this is not a great solution for tech-challenged users.

For 40 bucks and a few hours of my time, I can make my vinyl past live again.

I’m verrrry tempted.

Bonus deal:Beware cheap tablets!

I’ve test-tapped a bunch of these, and they’re all terrible.

I realize that’s not actually a bonus deal, just something I’ve been meaning to mention.

2:From now through my birthday, October 13, my buds at AppSumo are holding a contest.

The prize: afree 50GB Dropbox account for life.

The only requirement for entry: your e-mail address.

Hmmm, that’s not really a deal, either.

It’s new, not refurbished.

For comparison’s sake, the 16GB, Wi-Fi-only iPad 2 sells for $499.