Hey,
I've read about the salt cube timer at http://www.saltcube.com and thought about trying it out soon. Has anyone else had success with this? Also, after reading "The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep" and talking with a friend of my parents, I've found a method for better dream recall. If you tell yourself before going to bed that you're going to wake up after every dream period during the night, it's surprisingly effective. I have done that for the past few nights, and wake up after almost every REM period with full dream recall. It probably varies from person to person, but it's worth a shot. Now I'm thinking that I'd like to wake myself up right before each dream period so I could slip into an LD right away.