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I'm not sure I would necessarily say the Kindle's store is better. They are pretty much equal at this point as far as title availability for the stuff I've looked at.
Don't forget, you can use Sony's store and Borders store on the Nook as well, you just have to sideload them.
That said, the Kindle is the superior hardware right now and is cheaper so if I were buying this moment I would probably buy the Kindle. But I don't regret my nook in any way and don't really feel the need to upgrade it.
|# ¿ Nov 19, 2010 18:11
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madprocess posted:
In my view the Kindle store advantage over the nook is not just that your books are accessible in more places after purchase
What places are your books accessible for Kindle that they aren't for B&N?
B&N already has an app for Android, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, PC, and Mac. About the only thing B&N is missing right now is a WP7 app, but I'm sure that's on the way.
|# ¿ Nov 19, 2010 20:16
madprocess posted:
The Kindle app actually isn't out yet for WP7 as far as I know, it was only previewed. I think we can be reasonably sure B&N will follow with their own before too long.
The browser thing is neat, but we'll see if it actually goes beyond beta. I have a feeling publishers are going to get up and arms about that one. Regardless, neat as it is, it doesn't seem like it would extend the books to places where it would be worth trying to read them.
|# ¿ Nov 19, 2010 21:25
Paco de Suave posted:
Wow...it's amazing. Makes you wonder what they were doing wrong with the software before.
I imagine it just takes time to optimize.
What I really wonder is if they upped the Android version with this update.
I'm installing right now, I'm really excited for the shelves feature. I really wanted some better way to organize what I've read and what I haven't read. Before now I was just removing the books I had read, but I like the idea of being able to have everything with me. So, now, I can better organize my stuff.
|# ¿ Nov 23, 2010 00:48
Whoa, nice. Shelves are actually more like tags than actual shelves. You can assign a book to multiple shelves.
You can also now Archive and Unarchive books from the device.
I will also say wow at the page turn speed, it's a HUGE difference.
bull3964 fucked around with this message at Nov 23, 2010 around 01:04
|# ¿ Nov 23, 2010 00:55
Does it gray out after you archive it? If so, you just need to select the to hide archive books from the change view menu.
|# ¿ Nov 23, 2010 01:35
hope and vaseline posted:
New nook firmware has better contrast as well.
I was wondering about that. When I was reading last night I kept thinking, "This looks darker, it almost looks as good as the Kindle 3 screens."
|# ¿ Nov 23, 2010 21:23
Looks like we may get Mirasol eReaders early next year.
|# ¿ Nov 24, 2010 06:39
Bascially 3 things have to happen.
1) I has to be rooted
2) The bootloader has to be hacked to be able to load a custom recovery
3) Someone has to create a stock android ROM for it.
These are all possible. It really depends on how much time the community wants to devote to the device to see that it's done.
|# ¿ Nov 24, 2010 20:13
Cardboard Box A posted:
because the Nook Color can't run apps
It can actually. It's been rooted and you can sideload android apps now.
So, you could easily run Droid Comic Viewer on it now assuming that it deals with the screen res ok.
|# ¿ Nov 30, 2010 01:07
It's probably better to think about it this way.
How long until Amazon manages to leverage color content? Until then, we won't see a color Kindle.
The first hints of a color Kindle will be when we hear about Amazon cozying up to magazine publishers and/or graphic novel publishers.
|# ¿ Nov 30, 2010 05:41
fishmech posted:
All Kindle titles do have color in the pictures enclosed as you can see in any Kindle application outside the physical devices.
Somehow I don't think they are going to launch a color reader only for color book covers though.
Color eink is still going to be expensive for awhile, so I don't see them creating a device around it until they have content to point at and go "see, this is why you need a color reader!"
|# ¿ Nov 30, 2010 06:32
madprocess posted:
Nothing has actual PDF reflow, you can't actually reflow PDF especially image-based ones.
That's not strictly true. The Nook (regular old eink one) has page reflow for PDFs.
It's not full document reflow so it leaves you with half full pages because it only reflows one page at a time and you can get some wonky margins, but you can read the stuff easily.
But no, it doesn't work great with images. Not even a computer can reflow image based PDFs.
|# ¿ Dec 3, 2010 13:40
withak posted:
The problem is that even if Amazon adds native epub support it would still only be useful for DRM-free books until Adobe gives Amazon access to their DRM system (this will never happen).
Why do you think it will never happen? All amazon has to do is license it and they can add support. Amazon just doesn't want to do that because they would rather people buy books off of Amazon through wispernet than buy them in other places and side load them.
|# ¿ Dec 6, 2010 20:44
ePub or mobipocket, the container is irrelevant.
What is becoming increasingly relevant is most non-Amazon bookstores are standardizing on Adobe DRM applied to ePub to sell their books.
Right now, it doesn't matter a whole lot since there really aren't any exclusives to any one book store. I do think Google could change the picture somewhat though if they decide to throw their weight around. I really don't expect amazon to licence kindle compatible DRM to Google to create a competitor on their own devices and I really don't see Amazon licensing Adobe Digital Editions as it would give Kindle owners access to several large alternative bookstores. It's not something that really needs to be resolved if publishers don't play favorites with eBook Stores. But, I would worry a bit about publishers getting it in their heads that the best way to secure their books is with Adoble Digital Editions (false as it may be) since "everyone is using it" which could provide resistance to future releases on Amazon's store.
bull3964 fucked around with this message at Dec 9, 2010 around 13:12
|# ¿ Dec 9, 2010 07:04
The nook color is getting Android 2.2 and the Android Marketplace in January officially from Barnes and Noble.
That makes it even relevant to Kindle people since you'll be able to run the Kindle app on it.
This has instantly become the best Android tablet on the market. I wonder though how they are going to handle the lack of physical buttons.
|# ¿ Dec 14, 2010 15:25
Trig Discipline posted:
Awesome. I talked to one of their tech support people about opening it up to the entire Android market and he said he didn't think they were going to. Glad he was wrong!
Well, in the source link it says that they might still limit some aspects of market access. It does appear as though it will not be some B&N market only, it will be the actual android market.
It's all very vague though. Remember, the Nook Color is a tablet without any capability for audio input. Whey they say they may limit the market, it may simply be that they are excluding apps that require hardware that the nook color lacks. It's really hard to say at this point.
Still though, providing a full regular Froyo interface on it's own is huge. There will always be other ways to get apps on to the thing.
bull3964 fucked around with this message at Dec 14, 2010 around 17:02
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madprocess posted:
That's not the actual market then, though.
Every Android device in existence doesn't have access to the full market though. Every phone carrier has the ability to (and frequently does) block apps. If full access to apps is the criteria for "actual market" then no device has the actual market. It will not likely have the market app that google distributes on phones, but indications from the source link are that there will be actual market apps available and not just B&N apps.
It was explicitly mentioned in the source article that it would provide access to the "typical Android homescreen" that could be toggled with the nook color interface. There was no mention of excessive skinning or anything else.
At any rate, there's not much point in arguing over it until the update comes out. It's pointless to talk in absolutes though when it comes to android as Google can, and frequently does, change the rules mid game.
|# ¿ Dec 14, 2010 17:17
They aren't dropping their UI design. It said right in the source link that you could toggle between traditional android and the Nook Color UI.
It simply looks as if they are 'unwrapping' the underlying OS and allowing the end user access to it if they so choose.
Don't discount the touch strip with the nook symbol. It would be trivial for them to use gestures to make up for the lack of buttons in a way that would be transparent to the underlying OS. Touch for home, swipe back for back, swipe up for menu, etc.
bull3964 fucked around with this message at Dec 14, 2010 around 17:36
|# ¿ Dec 14, 2010 17:33
withak posted:
So would you say that you don't have access to the full market?
Yeah, that kind of just proved my point.
|# ¿ Dec 15, 2010 02:38
The new 2.5 update is rather striking in the improvements. There's very little (if any) screen refresh time difference between the Kindle 3 and the Nook now when turning pages. While contrast is a hardware thing, they did manage to do some tricks with the fonts post update to increase the perceived contrast of the screen.
Really, the 2.5 update felt like B&N released a new Nook and replaced everyone's for free.
|# ¿ Dec 20, 2010 15:32
Most eBook stores have a book if it's been published on eBook format to begin with. All number comparisons usually come down to manipulation of public domain and otherwise free publications on either side so it's all pretty much a moot point.
The biggest issue by far for eBook title availability is simply publishing electronically at all. There are so many things that simply aren't out for any device.
I'm a Heinlein fan, but there are only a handful of titles available in eBook format. They are still only "looking into" offering the Harry Potter series in eBook form. Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide series is in eBook format but Dirk Gently is nowhere to be found (which is something I think he would be really upset about since he was such a technophile.) You'll have random books in various series not be available.
Granted, there's a LOT of stuff out there too, it just feels like they could do better.
bull3964 fucked around with this message at Dec 22, 2010 around 16:41
|# ¿ Dec 22, 2010 16:13
maxnmona posted:
That's what he's saying he doesn't want, although I'm not clear why.
Barnes and Noble is the same way.
It's kind of annoying to have all these small separate charges if I buy a few books at once. You'd think they would want to group charges if they could as well since it should save them some credit card fees.
|# ¿ Dec 29, 2010 23:35
It actually would be pretty drat useful if the Nook showed the footnotes on the LCD rather than jump to wherever they are. That wouldn't require any changes in the standard, it would just have to open up the book a 2nd time on the LCD portion and go to the right footnote.
|# ¿ Dec 30, 2010 22:53
I've had a lot of luck with Sigil. It's really basic, but it's nice for tweaking exploded epub files or even creating ones of your own. It does only work with epub currently, but once you get the epub the way you like, it should covert easily in Calibre.
|# ¿ Jan 3, 2011 00:37
The Nook Color is widely regarded as having one of the best mobile LCD displays out there.
Also, if you play with a regular nook in stores, make sure it's been updated to 2.5. There's nothing short of a night and day difference in operation between 2.5 and the previous version. For one, page refreshes are pretty much on par with the Kindle 3 now.
|# ¿ Jan 3, 2011 20:40
Battery life is also a huge thing. Going over a week without even thinking about charging and knowing you have probably 40 pages worth of reading left once you get the low battery warning (no matter how many times you sit the book down and restart reading) makes eInk invaluable for a reader.
|# ¿ Jan 3, 2011 20:54
hotsauce posted:
It's 1.5 but who's counting...
Oops, but yeah. Same difference.
|# ¿ Jan 4, 2011 03:18
Fuzzykinz posted:
Amen to that. E-ink does have many virtues, but I'm afraid we're moving into territory that values the swiss-army approach instead of the single purpose one. And that will kill E-ink.
Fortunately, stuff like Pixel QI and Mirasol are going to bridge the gap in the next few years and we should have the best of both worlds.
|# ¿ Jan 4, 2011 20:57
Fuzzykinz posted:
It seemed like Mirasol has fallen off of the map lately.
You must have missed this article two days ago about Qualcomm pumping $1bil into a new factory.
|# ¿ Jan 4, 2011 21:25
The new screen is better on the Kindle 3, but the most recent Nook update narrowed the gap by a huge margin. Speed-wise, there's not a lot of difference in page turns now. The Kindle 3 screen is a bit darker and sharper, but they also messed with the fonts for the Nook update to increased perceived contrast and it works quite well.
|# ¿ Jan 6, 2011 16:22
Centipeed posted:
I can't be the only one who thinks that using e-ink for video defeats the purpose of e-ink?
Phones are the big market here. If you look at the power usage stats for most phones, display is by far and away the biggest consumer of power. If you can get an eink display that performs as well as a traditional LCD when it does have to show motion, then you open up a whole new world of power savings.
It would also allow you do to things like keep the display on all the time so you can see notifications or the clock at a glance.
|# ¿ Jan 28, 2011 16:49
Some people are confusing some issues.
The problem would be for a company to use their competitive advantage in one area to lock out competition in the another area. In MS case, it was using their success in the OS market to corner the browser market.
So, if apple had the majority of the tablet market and they used that to lock out competition in the ebook market, then they would be under investigation.
Apple already skirted with anti-trust issues in Europe over music sales in iTunes. THIS is the main reason why the vast majority of the music became DRM free as there was a growing concern that their success in music sales was preventing anyone else from competing in the PMP marketplace.
|# ¿ Feb 11, 2011 18:50
maxnmona posted:
So if they had a huge share of the tablet market and then made it so you could only buy ebooks through their app system, wouldn't that be the exact same thing?
They would have to have a monopoly share in the market. Also, using "tablet" is probably wrong in this context and we should use eReader instead. Compared to the number of Kindles, Nooks, Sony Readers, Android Phones, and Android Tablets; Apple doesn't have a monopoly so nothing would be actionable.
|# ¿ Feb 11, 2011 20:03
I think we can probably thank the iPad for the Random House pricing. Since they have to give the house of Steve 30% of the purchase price and they aren't allowed to sell them for any cheaper on any other store per the App Store rules, the price goes up and everyone gets hosed.
Thanks Apple!
|# ¿ Mar 4, 2011 20:01
SUPER IRAN-CONTRA posted:
can I load the Sony version onto a Nook Classic? I'd get it straight from B&N but their version is $8 more
You should be able to. Sony just uses epub with straight adobe DRM. The wost case is you'll have to install Sony's software to transfer it to the nook.
|# ¿ Mar 7, 2011 14:47
Doctor Meat posted:
I am sure they will mature over the next few years, but right now even major metropolitan libraries have an extremely poor selection of ebooks and most of the ones anyone would want are constantly checked out.
No, don't expect it to get better. Expect it to get worse.
Since the publishers are now renegotiating their licenses with libraries to limit the number of total lends per eBook (to mimic real wear and tear of course!) combined with the general lack of funds to run things like libraries, I would expect ebooks to start to be phased out of lending.
|# ¿ Apr 20, 2011 18:49
fordan posted:
Do you really want books that aren't professionally edited, or with no vetting for quality? I know I don't; I like what the publishers add to the process.
I'm sure the same arguments were used when people started to record and master their own albums to release independently as well.
|# ¿ May 7, 2011 15:57
It's honestly a brilliant move for them.
If they go with the very latest SDK for Adobe Digital Editions, B&N's DRM was incorporated into that standard. That would mean that whatever thing Amazon is planning with ePub support would be able to read books from B&Ns store.
That means they open up the possibility of a large number of Nook owners to jump ship to Kindle when they release new hardware since they would be able to bring their already purchased books with them.
|# ¿ May 19, 2011 15:38
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Hughlander posted:
Kindle4 announcement would be sweet though, with Nook2 announcement on Tuesday...
What's sweet is the prospect of cross book compatibility. You could buy a book from nearly any store and be able to use it on near any device. That really opens up the field for reader competition.
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On Sunday, May 7th I ventured out to the Shops at Park Lane for the Mazda CX-5 Ride and Drive. The CX-5 has been redesigned for 2017. The sleek design especially of the design the hood that made the car look wider and bigger really catches the eye. I was interested in driving the vehicle again due to my experience at the DFW AutoShow, and I was curious to see how it compares to my Honda CR-V. This experience was a lot better! I was able to drive the blue CX-5 with Donald (the Mazda rep) We drove for about a block or so around the Shops at Park Lane. Donald did a great job of pointing out the features of the car and answered all my car questions. The features I think that set the CX-5 apart from the CR-V are the heads up display and the leather seats. The Active Driving Display or heads up display gives the speed of the vehicle along with vehicle stats right on the windshield, so that the drive does not have to divert his/her eyes from the road. The leather seats are double stitched and look amazing. This model even had leather on the dashboard. I wonder how or if the look of the leather on the dash will change over time and how to best care for it. The vehicle handles well but I did not have the opportunity to take it on the highway. Perhaps I'll visit a Mazda dealer to see how the car handles on the highway. Although the CX-5 does have Lane Keep Assist, there is no blind spot camera. I really like the blind spot camera that is available on my 2015 CR-V. There is a lot of storage space in the vehicle. I saw a woman lie down in the trunk area of the CX-5. So there is plenty of space for luggage, gear, groceries, and etc. Overall I was impressed with the new 2017 CX-5. (Although I love the CR-V) If you are looking for a mid sized SUV it is worthy of consideration.
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T. V. Wars
The satellite and cable companies will most certainly do any and everything to get and keep your business! In March, I was frustrated with AT&T and Directv (which is now owned by AT&T). For a time, I was paying $100 for phone and internet services (including taxes), and I was paying over $100 (including taxes) for the Directv Xtra Choice package. Way too expensive, and I needed to cut costs! I was not able to bundle the services, so I opted to switch to Spectrum cable where I could get phone, internet, and cable TV for about $136. When I called Directv on March 6th, they said that they would send me the shipping labels to send their equipment back. Well, a month goes by and the labels never arrived! Was that part of the T. V. War plan? I called Directv on April 4th to inquire about the labels, and they made me an offer to return that I could not refuse! They offered me TV, Phone, and Internet service for about $105.00 plus tax. To top it off, I would get the termination of contract fee waived, the 2017 season of the NFL Sunday Ticket for free, a $200 Visa gift card, and $25 off my AT&T wireless service. One thing I liked about Directv was the whole home DVR service where I could access recordings on my DVR from any receiver. That is not available with Spectrum. I must be in the midst of a T. V. War, and I wonder what Spectrum will say in return. Do you know of a great way to save on T.V. Phone, Internet, and other utilities? Comment below or Tweet it to me @Adanslevent on Twitter. I'm always looking for ways to save!
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DFW AutoShow 2017
Wow! The DFW AutoShow is as big as Texas! There are more brands represented at the 2017 show, and all sizes and prices points are represented . There is so much information to cover, I considered doing more than one post! Let's start with Hyundai. They have a large booth in the showroom featuring their full line of sedans, hatchbacks, crossovers/SUVs and Hybrid Vehicles. Speaking of Hybrids the New 2017 Hyundai Ioniq is center stage in the booth. The Ioniq is equipped with safety features like lane departure warning, blind spot detection, and automatic emergency breaking with pedestrian detection. Many technology features are available to help you stay connected on the go. Apple Play and Android Auto make your apps available on the touchscreen on the dash of the car. Wireless charging is also available to help keep your device powered up and ready to go. If your looking for a sedan, the Iconq is definitely worth serious consideration.
Illustrating Hyundai's sponsorship of the NFL, you will find the NFL themed Hyundai Santa Fe complete with a tailgate package featuring a cooler and grill. Check out my video of the tailgate package on Instagram. You can enter to win the tailgate package in the Hyundai booth at the DFW Autoshow! Other giveaways include a $500 gift card to Best Buy. Be sure to also participate in the Hyundai Swag game featuring the Hyundai Tucson.
At the Hyundai booth, I learned that the Genesis vehicles have spun off into its own brand. Genesis is making a name for itself in the luxury vehicle market in the U. S., and internationally as well. I have even seen a picture of a Genesis in Accra, Ghana (West Africa)! The Genesis ownership experience sets it self apart from competitors like Mercedes Benz and BMW! Genesis offers several services that are complementary such as complementary maintenance, and complementary valet service for 3 years or 36,000 miles. Sirius Traffic and Travel Link, Connected Services (like remote start), 24/7 Enhanced Roadside Assistance, and Navigation Map Care Annual Map Updates are also complementary for 3 years. I am not aware of an ownership experience like this from any other major luxury vehicle automaker! Let's talk about the Genesis G80. It is a sleek mid size luxury sedan. The G80 includes some of the same features as the G90 like the full color heads up display. It also features an 9.2″ HD display. The G80 is complete with a plethora of safety features like a 9 Airbag system, and Advanced High strength steel. I would put it in the same class as a Lexus GS 350. However, the G80 starts at $41, 400, where as the Lexus GS 350 starts at $50, 695. Hence the G80 is luxury at a value!
The 2017 Genesis G 90
The 2017 G90 is the top of the line full size sedan from Genesis. It is complete with every feature you can imagine and then some! Some stand outs in the drivers seat are the full color heads up display, and multiple angle cameras on the center console. The heads up feature gives the driver information without having to divert view off the road such as speed, time, and etc. The multi angle camera is a valuable safety feature that allows the driver to see around the vehicle using the 12.3″ HD Touchscreen display. Another impressive feature of the G90 that I've not seen in other vehicles is a rear passenger cabin complete with power seat controls, audio controls, and heated and cooling ventilation! The quality of the leather throughout the interior is impeccable. See more of the Genesis G90 on my Instagram, and Twitter pages, search for the handle @adanslevent on both platforms. Be sure to enter to win a trip to Maui, and 3 pieces of Genesis Luggage by Tumi when you visit the Genesis booth!
Toyota has a strong presence at the auto show as it plans to make its headquarters in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. At the 2017 DFW Autoshow we see the Texas debut of the all new 2018 Toyota Camry, the best selling car in America for the last 15 years. The new body style, new logo at the front, and ergonomic seat design in the interior make it sure to be a contender for best the best selling car in America well into the future. As a former Camry owner, I can say that the Toyota Camry is the perfect size sedan , has plenty of trunk space, and low maintenance costs. I can also say that Toyota vehicles are built to last! I purchased my 2006 Camry brand new and drove it for 10 years! The 2018 Toyota Camry is set to arrive at dealerships in August. Next month expect to see the new crossover SUV, the 2018 Toyota CH-R at dealerships.
It looks to be the perfect compact crossover SUV. It will be available in an XLE and XLE Premium models. Available specs on the XLE premium include a Smart Key with Push Button Start, Blind Spot Monitor, and Rear Cross Traffic Alert.
At Mazda, we learned about the new 2017 MX-5 Miata RF. The new Miata was launched last fall and made available to select customers on pre-order. 500 customers placed deposits. When it was made available for order to the general public it sold out in 13 hours! That is a testament to the popularity of the Miata! Check my twitter feed for video of the folding top on the Miata MX-5 RF
I had the opportunity to test drive the CX-9. Sales for the CX models are up 17 % year to date. The CX-9 is quite spacious and is features a heads up display making it fit to compete with luxury SUVs. The only negative aspect of the test drive would be the Mazda rep. He asked if I had a car because I was so cautious driving it out of the lot… I think I'll visit the dealership for a better test drive experience, and I plan to test drive the CX-5 which is pictured below.
Another SUV that I would love to test drive is the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. It is a seven seater SUV comparable to the Audi 2017 Q7. The Atlas is made here in the USA at the VW Plant located in Chattanooga, TN. This is the first VW vehicle designed and produced in the U.S. for sale in the U. S. market. Volkswagen plans to develop and produce more cars just for the American consumer. I am curious to see what VW has in store in the future!
There is so much more to see and experience at the 2017 DFW AutoShow. Check out my Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages for more coverage and go to the Auto Show this weekend at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center through March 26th!
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DFW AutoShow 2017 Preview
I am gearing up to cover the 2017 DFW AutoShow next week! Last year we saw the latest and greatest from brands such as Mazda, Toyota, Kia, Nissan, Chevrolet, and Ford. Looking forward to visiting the Toyota booth as the company has moved its headquarters to North Texas, and also has a manufacturing plant in San Antonio. Last year Mazda brought the new CX-9 to the DFW AutoShow. I was envious of this car because I recently purchased a Honda CR-V. However, by comparison the CX-9 was spacious, with lux features, like the leather seats, and sleek body design. I am curious to see the changes to the CX-9 for the upcoming model year. Outside of the convention center I had the opportunity to test drive the Kia Sportage and the Toyota Rav4. This year I would love to test drive some new models especially the new 2017 Honda CR-V. Stay tuned for coverage of the auto show and be sure to enter the She Buys Cars DFW AutoShow Giveaway for a chance to win free tickets to the DFW AutoShow and a grand prize of tickets and a $150 gift card !


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I have been working at Wind River full-time (More than a year)
Variety of tools to work on, challenging projects,
Cant explore different opportunities, Laid back environment,
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Not impressive.
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I worked at Wind River full-time
Great small company that is completely autonomous from Intel and is tucked away in a nice location next to Alameda's harbor. This company is great if you want to learn about the embedded software market, network with a very intelligent and passionate group of folks in the embedded software market, and have great work/life/balance. Wind River is #1 in the embedded software market and the workload is not too terribly stressful that if you are innately a hard worker, humble, and teachable, then you will be a winner at Wind River.
The benefits are good enough to compete with other silicon valley companies and the compensation is average.
I only have a couple of issues with Wind River. First and Foremost, the executive management acts like a start-up group. They can be crass, open strong language (lots of profanity), and very much an inner circle group. Even though gaining access to them or seeing them in the hallways is pretty common, to really get their mind share you really need to be comfortable with an "elitist" mentality. Also, with this type of mentality looking at dramatic change would be difficult to implement. Unfortunately like any other company that faces this dilemma, their flagship product (VxWorks) is commoditized. VxWorks is a great product but that flagship product is going through evolutionary changes and not revolutionary changes. On the Linux side, the company is having a tough time making profits from it. Furthermore, the company is focused on improving the short-term success of Wind River and not the long-term success.
The people who work for Wind River are contempt and just "do-their-job". The feeling is not like Google or Facebook where people will go the extra mile to make the company successful. Like I mentioned above, there are passionate people who love the embedded software market but not passionate about Wind River. Does this make sense?
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Need to look into Market Disruption Strategies to really change the rules of the embedded software market. Since Intel owns Wind River, it is time to take risk to change the rules. There might be a couple of quarters or decline or rockiness but will pay huge dividends in the long run. The competition in the embedded software market is fierce but not too many new entrants to the market. Have a knock-out strategy to eliminate the competition and still enjoy large market dominance.
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good location, company subsidized cafeteria, great co-workers, private office, interesting work
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Everything and Nothing / Re: What do you love?« on: June 29, 2011, 09:07:23 AM »
Being in a quiet place where the sound of human beings is either absent or minimal.
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27 CDs? you have alot to listen to
Steve Roach - 2009 Box Set Limited 3CD Box
125 on Discogs
Kraftwerk The Catalogue 8xCD Box
more info: http://www.discogs.com/Kraftwerk-The-Catalogue/release/1978854
Yes, collector reflex, just the same with me, I have both editions of "Early Man" in my collection...
I have the 2CD version already.
Steve Roach - Early Man CD
If you know Ishq you may be used to listening to his music with some kind of beat included or some rhythmic element. His latest album called "Skyspaces" is totally droney. And on top of that very etheric in the vein of Steve Roach's First Light. Recommended from headonist!
I would probably have gotten it, if it weren't for the fact that I already have all three releases in the Castle series as individual releases.
I think Raison d'Etre - Metamorphyses is fantastic.
Also recommend Troum & Yen Pox - Mnemonic Induction for a very dark gloomy album.
From one of the artists from the duo Yen Pox: Blood Box - The Iron Dream
This may be the best album I've ever heard in this genre. And I know my Lustmord, Raison d'Etre, Herbst9, Inade etc...
Actually it goes beyond genre boundaries. Not your typical dark ambient.
A mindbending album. With so much variation and shifts in sound, mood, frequency... your ears will almost light up when listening to this... one moment you're in the deepest abyss, the next in a state of heavenly bliss... it's confusing, exciting and fascinating. With some beautiful melodic touches as well.
Listen in bed with headphones. Highly recommended!!
People are naming lots of ways to remove sticker goo from hard plastic, which is useful of course, but this topic was about stickers on paper. Stickers on paper just plain suck because you can't use a lot of solvents, oils, lighter fluid, nail polish remover, liquified uranium, or other goop.
I hate hate HATE buying a new CD, DVD or book with a sticker affixed directly to the product itself. Outside of shrinkwrap or overwrap is fine.
Got mine on Saturday. The Parnham collaboration is a real winner and the Immersion discs are a nice change from the more static earlier volumes in the series. I bought this box with the Grace Cathedral concert disc, and that's the one I've been playing most. What an awesome concert that must have been.
Heard this on radio this morning
I was a little surprised reading this that it basically says that a lot of people now just listen to random tracks and not full albums anymore. It is very rare that after putting on an album that I don't listen to all of it. For some reason I thought that was what most people did


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falls into playback and other categories with the need for frame capture, so posting here. Please resite if inappropriate.
I used to use WinDVD4 as it will fill the screen with the video and a click of the camera icon ( also a key press I recall) captured the frame, one could do many captures (by that I dont mean 200 frames one after the other, but one per icon click) , one could then review captures and save those required. It would allow scrubbing or slow mo or frame by frame back and forth via a joggle wheel. brilliant. Then all this was removed.
Just what prog acts as a full screen player, with easy frame capture (no right click access a menu etc route each time) and scrubbing ability ?
I am with Media Player Classic but it doesnt scrub, it only reveals where the timeline cursor is when you stop moving it. Also whilst it will do frame capture , the captures are not the proportions of the viewed video but need resizing widthways in photoshop.
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I am hoping someone will reply to this problem that I still have, posted 2 years ago !
surely there is a prog that will play a video and stills capture it, and allow slo mo to and fro ? WinDVD was excellent but Corel f^&^$$ it up.
MPC doesnt scrub and also hitting stills capture button DOESNT CAPTURE AT THAT MOMENT !!!! but a later part of the video when the save key is hit !...thats just useless.
Jaksta sees fine black lines around all edges when playing if picture moves horizontal and also has no timeline visible and no scrubbing either.
VLC has the same menus etc and also those same thin alternate pixel black lines of a mm or two along edges when video moves horiz,, as if its the same software engine.
I need the capture to be the same shape as the movie viewed, when opened into photoshop, goes without saying does that, but try telling MPC that, theirs is narrower , though the .mts file came out same size. Jaksta's is ok.
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canon site says...Capture outstanding high bitrate AVCHD 1080p video with variable frame rates.
We had it set to AVCHD, Canon Legria G40
MediaInfo tells me for the file filmed...:-
24Mbps 25.0000fps
was this filmed on interlaced, I cant see mention of i or p anywhere. I WAS TOLD AVOID INTERLACED.
I seem to remember being told for normal dvd making and editing in Premiere Prom use 25fps progressive, or was that 50fps ??? as UK mains is 50Hz ?
seem to remember the G40 had no p option though, I may be wrong.
Guy setting it up in the test couldnt find the choices I thought it had.
spec says:-
1920x1080 50p 28Mbps
1920x1080 50i/25p 24Mbps 17Mbps
1440x1080 50i/25p 5Mbps
1920x1080 50p 35Mbps
1920x1080 25p 24Mbps, 17Mbps
1280x720 25p 4Mbps
640x360 25p 3Mbps
25 and 50fps.
we never saw that much.
AS OF VLC....if I click on the timeline I get a grey screen with artefacts for a second or so, thats not what I normally get when watching video.
I am on automatic blend, I have run Yadif x2, still same, both remove those fine black comb dges, thanks for that advice.
This footage isnt the clarity and sharpness I expected at all, Canon G40 its jaded and lacking clarity, this is not HD, my MiniDv puts this to shame.
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which line in that text gives that data ?
"Scan type" shows that info.Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence -Carl Sagan
Note that MediaInfo only tells you how the video is encoded. It doesn't tell you if the video actually contains interlaced frames. Sometimes progressive frames are encoded interlaced (meaning that the codec treats the frames as if they are interlaced, compressing the two fields separately). Your screen cap is the final arbiter, it shows comb artifacts so the video is definitely interlaced.
Nothing straightforward in life !
I have just run media Info on a video created on my Canon EOS 70D, setting used was 1920 25 ALL-I. it says progressive for scan type.
I have always assumed that it was interlaced as the next setting offered is 1920 25 IPB
I need to check what ALL-I and IPB stand for, maybe they are all Progressive.
ALL-I means all keyframes (I frames) -- meaning each frame can be reconstructed from just the information for that frame, much like a JPEG image. IPB means the video contains keyframes (I), forward predicted frames (P), and forward/backward predicted frames (B). Predicted frames require information from other frames in order to be reconstructed. This leads to much more/better compression.
This has nothing to do with whether the frames are interlaced or progressive.
Hi and many thanks,
My Canon EOS70D only has those ALL-I and IPB offerings:-
for the best quality video UK PC editing etc, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, which one would be best ?
Still trying to find a prog that will do :-
1. frame frame forwards and backwards .
2. take stills by hitting a key or clicking an icon, and not having to go into a menu. Does anyone know of one ?
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Nice piece, Katie. I would add that establishing a reputation within the comments sections of blogs and sites within your interest area is also a good way to slowly develop your brand. The trick is to only add substance, because we're hip to those who use the comments merely to position their own sites for SEO. I've "noticed" lots of people through comments, those who took the time to craft something meaningful to the discussion. There are others who disagree, but I know this is something I'd do, if I was just starting out. Keep up the great work.
That's a wonderful response your repertation speaks to your success. Are if your going to be successful.
Thanks for this useful post. I think it was very thoughtful of you to have considered those just starting out without a very convincing track record. Sharing what you learn about your field is an effective strategy to use. At the least, it gets you the much needed attention to begin building your own track record.
Katie, would you say that having a passion for your field is more important than having expertise in your fIeld? If you had to choose between the two which do you think would allow you to "move up the ladder" more quickly?
I would say that passion drives a man faster than expertise – Ebenezer Chizom Echehieuka.
I would love to state that a man without passion is like a log of wood without use. You have to love what you do, that is where the passion plays. Expertise? is good, but when you have passion for what you love doing, you become an expert in it without knowing.
Thank you Katie for this interesting post! I could call myself a "newbie" when it comes to social media and putting myself out there. I am currently taking a course on Management of Brands and actually we are having a "Brand Me" project going on. That's why I'm really into these tips for personal branding! Keep up with the great work.
Thank you Katie. I've been browsing the internet and reading tons of books on personal branding but none were as informative as your post. I think your comment on connection tools is brilliant. It's something I will implement while networking for my start up. Thank you again for the great advise
Mark, I don't know about Katie, but I believe passion will carry you when everything else in you says "I give up." Expertise is certainly important. Perhaps you could use that to build and then shift your brand. Good luck.
Wow! very inspiring article! I learned something new by just reading it. Thank you for posting 😉
Very interesting perspective that too many 'old hands' forget really quick. This being that we all had to start out at the same humbling place…the beginning. Thanks.
Expertise and passion are like experience and qualification.there's no substitution for experience.I'm in the hospitality industry,started from the bottom as a server,got promoted to supervisor the experience that I have is so broad that when I started doing my diploma in hotel mgmt everything just started falling into place.improve yourself to be marketable!!
this is an interesting write up,a fresh approach,keep it up Katie
Thanks Katie, I found your blog while looking for how I can brand myself and be a value to others … love the point you mentioned about Share what you found most thought-provoking, or a lesson that you'll apply to your own life. Thanks again.


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Key Takeaways:
[2:00] Delayed gratification is a key to success in life and in real estate investing.
[4:56] A Business Insider article tackles inflation, 7 Things You Could Buy For $1 in 1950.
Beverly Flaxington Guest Interview:
[16:01] Beverly's professional journey of bridging the gap between her financial career and her interest in human behavior.
[17:44] People get overwhelmed by the amount of information out there so Beverly chunked it down to 5 steps in her SHIFT Model.
[20:02] S: Specify the desired outcome.
[24:16] H: Highlight the obstacles and categorize them.
[25:40] I: Identify the human factor
[27:34] F: Find the Alternative
[28:44] T: Take the disciplined action
[31:04] Beverly shares an executive tip to prioritize a to-do list.
[32:17] Humans have a misperception that communication comes naturally.
[33:15] Contact information for Beverly Flaxington
Mentioned in This Episode:
Register for the Software and Buying Event
Direct download: CW_720_Beverly_Flaxington.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:54pm EST
Mon, 29 August 2016
In the first half of today's episode Jason debunks Peter Schiff's theory on China's Great Decoupling. A Business Insider article breaks down the Chinese class system and outlines each class by its income level. And today's guest, David Merrill of Nationwide Eviction Services shares the benefits of his company's software platform. The software allows investors who self-manage their properties to pay a small fee to file an eviction from anywhere, on-line. The company's comprehensive website includes a calculator that can formulate a price per eviction in any state by entering a property's zip code.
Key Takeaways:
[1:20] Tenants need to uphold their contracts, if not landlords may need an eviction service.
[4:51] Debunking Peter Schiff's The Great Decoupling Theory.
[9:34] A few points about the Business Insider article which addresses China's middle class.
[18:00] Global trade is good but the current US complex trade agreements are not good.
[20:16] The 3 basic economic scenarios are inflation, deflation and stagnation.
David Merrill Guest Interview:
[23:34] A software solution to the age old problem of eviction.
[26:00] Roughly, what are the costs for an eviction plus court costs in different areas of the country?
[28:59] An eviction is a two-part process, if you plan on recovering your funds.
[31:43] Which states have landlord friendly or landlord unfriendly markets?
[35:08] Smart Eviction Technology is a standardized form which adapts to the differences in local markets.
[37:25] People should standardize all of their collection efforts on all of their properties.
[39:31] Keep the lines of communication open. It pays to work with your renters before starting the eviction process
[44:25] An online calculator shows which areas are more landlord friendly or tenant friendly based on cost per zip code.
[48:12] Contact information for David Merrill and his closing thoughts.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Direct download: CW_719_David_Merril.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:02pm EST
Fri, 26 August 2016
CW 718 FBF - The PIP Group Tax Lien & Tax Deed Investing Scam with Former PIP-WEST Client Florence Hamler
Have you had an interest in tax lien or tax deed investments? Jason Hartman talks with Florence Hamler as they discuss the potential PIP West Scam which promotes tax liens as an investment. The company uses multiple names and locations, just to clarify for my note above: PIP Group, PIP-West, PIPGroup, PIP-Group, National Realty Group LLC, Platinum Investment Group, Charles Sells, Donald G. Fullman, Jr (Don Fullman), pip group tax liens. Their website says: Tax Lien, Tax Deed, REO and Default Real Estate Investment Specialist.
FLORENCE HAMLER: After a significant amount of money invested with PIP West (Don Fullman and Charles Sells) a bad experience ensued. As I see it, it's a long story but the end goes something like this…
In the beginning stages it seemed to work for awhile, maybe two years or so, where I invested and got some checks back; however, it was a disaster the end.
Here's the most blatant part, I gave them and their lawyer $17,500 to foreclose on 10 properties. They told me I had to wait about two years before I would know the status. When I didn't hear a thing from them for a long time, I tried to reach PIP West via repeated phone and email to no avail. After numerous attempts, I was finally successful (calling from a number unknown to them) but they basically told me that I had lost all my money, and lost the opportunity to foreclose on the 10 properties (a loss of the substantial profits they projected), even though I paid them $17,500 for this and they, as my agent, were supposed to be managing it with a fiduciary responsibility to me.
When I asked a few simple and polite questions via e-mail, Charles Sells told me I had to deal with their lawyer who did not respond until my lawyer got involved. After several go arounds and a lot of wasted time/money, their lawyer was essentially non-responsive to the actual issues at hand.
As it turns out, the lawyer they referred their foreclosures said he doesn't do business with them anymore – I wonder why?
Also, they have a very tricky contract/arrangement as Don Fullman lives in and dealt with me in Orange County, California but Charles Sells lives in South Carolina while their contract calls for arbitration in Georgia – totally weird and leaving no good recourse.
There's more to it, but that's the basic outline from my, and my lawyer's perspective. Did I get ripped off?
Direct download: CW_718_FBF.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:09pm EST
Wed, 24 August 2016
The sharers, or those who participate in the sharing economy, are many. They are a huge untapped segment of opportunity for real estate investors. Jason summarizes Mike Willinger's article, I Am a Sharer. Will the sharers create the next big real estate bubble Harry Dent cautions us about? And, taxes are the single largest expense in a person's life. If you are a real estate income property investor or considering becoming one this episode is for you. Jason plays a comprehensive audio clip from Garrett Sutton's book, Loopholes of Real Estate. Jason details and defines the important terms and identifies the caveats so you can be the most informed investor you can be.
Key Takeaways:
[1:47] Jason relays Mike Willinger's article about sharers.
[9:08] Will there be a resurgence of suburbs? The autonomous vehicle may make them popular once again.
[11:08] Harry Dent is predicting a real estate bubble. The questions is which markets will be affected?
[13:30] The US has a rigged corporate media system.
[15:54] Who is your favorite tax preparer? Are they Enrolled Agents?
[18:26] Beginning of the audio clip from Garrett Sutton's Loopholes of Real Estate.
[24:13] To qualify for the real estate professional tax incentive you must spend more time your real estate business than in any other business.
[31:12] Property Tracker software makes it easy for real estate professionals to track their time.
[33:40] The Property Fixer app can assist the professional property flipper.
[35:38] Upcoming events include the Venture Alliance in Seattle and the Software and Buying event in Phoenix.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Direct download: CW_717.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:28pm EST
Mon, 22 August 2016
CW 716 - Real Estate Will Never Be The Same & Be a Pro Investor with REI Software - Michelle & Jason
September's Software and Buying event in Phoenix will revolutionize the way income property is evaluated. From the online Property Tracker Software to the Property Evaluator and Property Fixer apps, all of these useful property tools will be showcased and demonstrated at the new event on September 10th and 11th. In addition to discussing technology, Presenter, Professor and Property Investor, Michelle joins Jason to discuss driverless technology, the new podcast Capitalism.com and the end of privatized prisons in the U.S.
Key Takeaways:
[4:46] Uber will be giving rides in autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh.
[7:59] Using Uber or Lyft to transport kids to various activities around town.
[13:26] The 3 primary rules of real estate are location, location, location but driverless technology may change the rules.
[14:22] The Capitalism.com podcast is a passion project to save capitalism for Generation Y.
[15:51] Michelle will be teaching part of the software course at the Phoenix event.
[17:45] The Evaluator app will assist investors with evaluating properties by filling in the gaps of pro formas.
[21:29] Property Tracker online software is designed for managing your portfolio once you have purchased it.
[22:28] The Property Fixer app is for analyzing property flips.
[23:07] During the Software and Buying Event available properties will be evaluated using the new software.
[25:10] Two 5-star iTunes reviews for the Creating Wealth podcast.
[26:56] The Business Insider article about private prisons.
[31:19] The Venture Alliance Weekend is on Labor Day weekend in Seattle.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Direct download: CW_716_.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:03pm EST
Fri, 19 August 2016
Jason Hartman takes a unique middle ground on the Occupy Wall Street protests since Wall Street doesn't represent capitalism as the right-wing media would have us believe while the left-wing media who supports big government and big unions doesn't represent capitalism either. Both sides are promoting a fairy tale.
A recent Facebook post sums it up fairly well: This whole issue really isn't that simple. I assume that most of the protesters are clueless folks who need haircuts; however, so is the conservative media (that I mostly agree with) in saying that Wall Street represents "capitalism" – nothing could be further from the truth, Wall Street, banks and mega-corporations are mostly ANTI-CAPITALISM in that they are playing a rigged game with lobbyists, government cronyism and insider dealings at every level. They use lawyers, accountants and PR firms to commit their crimes. There is very little capitalism on Wall Street.
If you're looking for capitalism, look at Main Street, where small business operates under far too much government interference. Jason discusses the powerful "Qualified Written Request" (QWR) letter and how it can be a tool for loan modification, short sale, deed-in-leiu of foreclosure and foreclosure litigation.
You'll also hear a short article from Jason's newsletter, The Financial Freedom Report, on that all to upsetting topic of "Too Big to Fail."
Direct download: CW_715_FBF.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:47pm EST
Wed, 17 August 2016
Jason and Fernando discuss the exodus by the wealthy, from the social republic of California, to states which have no income tax requirements. Will Scottsdale Arizona be the new landing pad due to its highly-ranked school systems, low cost of living and year-round climate friendliness? If you want to find out more about properties in Scottsdale just use your new Real Estate Tools app. What? You don't have it yet? Then you should sign up for the upcoming event in Phoenix where the app will be unveiled. This special event on September 10th & 11th includes property presentations from Local Market Specialists and opportunities to buy properties.
Key Takeaways:
[1:34] Fernando changed jobs, states and lowered all of his costs.
[5:24] The school system in Arizona boast 6 of the top 20 high schools in the US.
[9:35] Why is Fernando's cost of living important to him?
[13:26] There is no money in home equity!
[15:07] Kiva microfinancing has a matching donor program. It's a win-win.
[20:37] Refi-till-ya-die has a flaw. If a property's appreciation has exceeded expectations it's ok you can still perform a 1031 exchange.
[28:28] Linear markets have growth potential in addition to their rental income.
[30:36] The Property Tracker Software is made for income property investors.
[32:55] Investors can meet Local Market Specialists at the Buying Event.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Direct download: CW_714.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:51pm EST
Mon, 15 August 2016
CW 713 - Chuck Dixon - Clinton Cash, The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill & Hillary Rich, The Punisher, Batman, Nightwing, Robin and The Hobbit
Will mobility be the most important aspect of the real estate market of the future? Jason shares an audio clip from Grant Cardone on why he advises investors to buy rental properties for the mobile workforce. Guest Chuck Dixon is a well-known, freelance graphic novel writer who has worked on the Batman series for 11 years for DC, adapted the Hobbit to a comic and adapted the new book Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich with hopes of disseminating the information to an entirely new audience. Jason and Chuck talk politics, journalism or the lack of it and conspiracy theories.
Key Takeaways:
[3:18] Jet programs give you access to charter flights through executive airports.
[9:00] The Trump hotel in Las Vegas has a very diverse staff.
[12:14] Grant Cardone audio clip on mobility.
[14:35] A trailer for Clinton Cash
[17:16] The Software and Buying Event in Phoenix on Sept. 10th & 11th is filling up quickly and Labor Day weekend is the Venture Alliance Mastermind.
Chuck Dixon Guest Interview:
[18:39] Peter Schweizer's Clinton Cash was adapted into a comic book by Chuck Dixon so the information could reach a wider audience.
[20:21] The Clintons have patterns of behavior which do not bode well for democracy.
[22:46] No one will come forward to rat on the Clintons because they reward loyalty.
[24:47] The Clinton's relationship with Vladimir Putin allowed Russia to have holdings in uranium mining in the US.
[32:11] Chuck has always wanted to be in comics and spent 11 years doing Batman books for DC Comics.
[36:51] Chuck was required to prove that the characters in his comic book actually represented real things said by the Clintons.
[40:27] Real journalism in non-existent in the US today.
[45:49] Contact information for Chuck Dixon.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich
Direct download: CW_713.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:42pm EST
Fri, 12 August 2016
CW 712 FBF - Nominal Dollars vs Real Dollars and Understanding Investor Psychology with Investment Counselor Sara
Jason Hartman talks with investment counselor, Sara, about investor psychology, overcoming obstacles and getting out of our own way. The smoke-and-mirrors propaganda perpetuated by mainstream media (lamestream media as Sarah Palin says) in reporting the new high in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).
They almost always fail to distinguish between nominal dollars and real dollars. Jason illustrates how investors have actually lost money in inflation adjusted dollars and how the Dow has to increase a lot more before investors break even based on the two peaks. This lie is even worse when one considers how inflation is underreported in the consumer price index (CPI and CPI-U) due to weighting, substitution and hedonics (the hedonic index). Another misrepresentation is the 'core rate' or 'core inflation' which strips out food and energy because they're too volatile. Jason shares some interesting data from ZeroHedge.com.
Direct download: CW_712_FBF.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:08pm EST
Wed, 10 August 2016
CW 711 - Client Case Studies, Property Management Best Practices, Increasing Occupancy Rates, Phoenix Event with Oliver & Jason
Clients are making the most out of the great interest rates available and gobbling up all the available properties. Jason and Oliver celebrate some of the clients who are excelling at investing in income properties (the most historically proven asset class) and some who are using their self-directed IRA's to make the most of their retirement accounts. Jason shares how to manage your property managers and simple, but effective, tips and tricks to make your properties bulletproof from a rental standpoint.
Key Takeaways:
[4:08] We are raffling off free tickets to the Phoenix event.
[6:01] Oliver's clients, Mary Ellen & Guy came to the Florida Property Tour and then bought 9 properties in 9 months.
[12:07] Scott from Birmingham, AL has purchased 8 properties in 1.5 months and Tomas he has purchased 7 homes recently!
[16:21] Margaret contracted a property during the Ohio Property Tour.
[18:08] Nick and Denise used their self-directed IRA to purchase a Chicago property.
[19:05] Michelle will be teaching part of our software event and is closing on some properties.
[20:15] Michael and Michelle have purchased 1 property a month using the great interest rates available.
[21:13] Adam, David and Greg all have contracted for great deals within the last 7 months.
[23:23] Raising rents, make-readies and low vacancy rates.
[29:03] Real estate investors should manage their own properties or manage their property managers.
[33:32] Bulletproof your properties by painting with a low-sheen or eggshell finish and by putting hard surface floors in your rentals.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Direct download: CW_711.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:47pm EST


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Ultra's convenient Meta Slider plugin integration lets you insert a full width or constrained slider above the content on any page. It also lets you overlap the header and slider should you wish to do so. Below we'll run through installing Meta Slider and making use of this feature.
Home Demo
By default, the home page displays a demo slider. If you'd like to remove that and move on, no problem. Go to AppearanceCustomizeTheme SettingsHome and set the Home Slider to None.
Integrating Your Own Slider
To integrate your own slider you'll first need to install Meta Slider plugin, that can be done from PluginsAdd New, search for Meta Slider using the search form at the top right. Install and active.
With Meta Slider installed and activated, you're ready to create your first slider. Meta Slider adds a new menu item on the main WordPress menu, usually near the bottom. Look out for a blue icon.
Within the Meta Slider interface open, click the Create your first slideshow button
Next, click the text New Slider to set your unique slider name.
Next, click the Add Slide button to add your first slide.
With your slide added you can now make use of the Caption and URL fields, as well as the other settings available.
Once your slider has been saved, navigate to AppearanceCustomizeTheme SettingsHomeHome Slider. The Home Slider drop down menu will now contain your newly created Meta Slider. Select it to replace the demo slider.
Video Walkthrough
The below video walks you through the steps outlined above. For instructions on recreating the demo home slider, page sliders and stretch options, please, keep reading below this video.
Recreating the Ultra Home Page Demo Slider
The slide background image size we used in our demo is 1200 x 480px.
Meta Slider free doesn't natively provide the ability to add a slide layers, that feature is included in Meta Slider Pro. If you'd like to add a layer to your slide but would prefer to stick with Meta Slider Free, you can make use of Ultra's caption image feature.
The Ultra caption layer option allows you to add a slide layer in image form only. You can see this in action in our demo slider. Using that as an example, create a transparent image in your preferred photo editing software (Photoshop for example) and add text as required. We used the following dimensions 2400px x 960px. You could achieve the same proportions with 1200px x 480px. We doubled our overlay dimensions to achieve a sharper image on Retina displays. Once you've finished creating your overlay image, save it as a PNG to maintain the transparent background.
With your overlay created, add it to your Media Library by hovering over Media in your main WordPress menu and clicking "Add New". Once your image has been added, click on it and copy its unique URL that can be found in the right column meta box.
Now we can head back to Meta Slider and copy our overlay image URL into the caption field.
Finally, we can move over to the Settings meta box on the right and enter our slider settings. In our demo slider, we set our width to 1200 and our height to 480. We also set our theme to Ultra (Flex) to make use of the Ultra Flex Slider left right buttons and bottom navigation dots. You can also use the Default theme if you prefer.
You're done! Hit Save and go back to AppearanceCustomizeTheme SettingsHomeHome Page Slider, there you'll find your new slider available for selection in the drop down menu. If you'd like your slider to stretch to 100% of the screen width, enable Stretch Slider. If you'd like your header to overlap your slider, enable the Header Overlaps Slider setting. This setting will change the header background from 100% to 90% opacity and set the header over the slider.
If you'd like to experiment with the images used in our demo slider, please find them below:
Slide one background
Slide one overlay
Slide two background
Slide two overlay
Unsplash.com is a great source for finding images to use in your sliders.
Page Sliders
Ultra offers this same functionality, the ability to insert a slider below the header, before the content, on all pages. When editing a page from the Pages menu, you'll see a page Meta Slider meta box. There you'll find the three slider settings we just discussed; slider selection, stretch and overlap. You can make use of them in the same way we did on the home page to deploy a page Meta Slider in the same position.
Stretching Options
There are two methods you can use to stretch your slider to 100%, should you wish to do so. Theme SettingsHome and the Page Meta Slider meta box both have controls for stretching your slider full width. This setting will maintain your slider height and stretch the background image to those bounds. It will use the CSS cover technique for stretching the image while still maintaining aspect ratio. The alternative is to turn this option off and instead use the Meta SliderAdvanced100% wide output setting. This option will increase your image width to 100% and adjust the height accordingly. The advantage is that no zooming of your image will occur; the disadvantage is that your slider will increase in height. Hopefully, this information will help you choose the method best suited to your site.
Polylang Limitation
The home page slider setting can be found at AppearanceCustomizeTheme SettingsHome and at PagesHome Page in the Page Meta Slider settings box. These two settings do sync. It currently isn't possible to use a different Meta Slider on each of your Polylang home pages via the Page Meta Slider setting. This limitation only affects your home page. To overcome this home page Polylang slider challenge, follow the instructions below but insert a Meta Slider widget on your home pages instead of the Hero widget.
Alternative Slider Solution: SiteOrigin's Hero Widget
If instead of Meta Slider you'd prefer to make use of SiteOrigin's Hero widget, please, follow these steps:
- Go to Plugins in WordPress and confirm that you have both Page Builder by SiteOrigin and SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle installed and activated.
- Navigate to AppearanceCustomizeTheme SettingsHome and set the Home Slider drop-down menu to None.
- Navigate to your home page at PagesHomePage Builder.
- Insert a new row by clicking the Add Row button, set the row layout field to 1 column. Finally, click Insert.
- Next, edit your new row by clicking the wrench icon far right followed by Edit RowRow LayoutFull Width Stretched.
- If your new row isn't at the top of the page where you need it, click the up-down arrow button to the right of the wrench icon on the right and drag your row to the top.
- Next, click the Add Widget button followed by Widgets Bundle in the left column. Insert the SiteOrigin Hero widget.
- Once you've built your slider and checked your home page, you'll notice the slider isn't flush with the header. This is because Meta Slider, when inserted via theme settings is inserted above the site content. To move the SiteOrigin Hero widget into this same position we can make use of Ultra's Page Settings. Go to PagesHome Page and locate the Page Settings meta box in the right column. Disable the option labelled Header Bottom Margin to remove the space below the header.


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How To Get The Main Idea of a paragraph and a passage ? 如何获取段落及短文的 主旨大意 ?. Warming- up activity: Guessing three riddles. 1. Guessing a kind of drink: What can you swallow that can also swallow you ?. a. coffee b. tea c. water. 2. Guessing a thing:
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of a paragraph and a passage ?
Guessing three riddles.
1. Guessing a kind of drink:
What can you swallow
that can also swallow you?
a. coffee b. teac. water
It's round and it is bright.
In the day it hangs in the sky and
gives out light.
But nobody can see it at night.
the Sun
It is in one of the major cities of China;
It is in the east of China;
It is one of the suburbs of Shanghai;
It is said to be the root of Shanghai.
Songjiang District
Go over the four types of questions
in reading comprehension:
1.Questions about facts/ details;
2.Questions on the main idea of
a paragraph or a passage;
3. Questions about making inference
or understanding the implied
4. Questions about guessing the meaning of certain words,phrase
or sentences.
Please identify the questions concerned
with the main idea.(Tick the right one)
Question on the detail
Questionon guessing the meaning
concerned with the main idea in
reading comprehension:
of a paragraph?
Pay attention to the structure of a paragraph!
Generally speaking, there are three different types of sentences in a paragraph written in the form of an argumentation(议论文):
a sentence to tell the reader what the paragraph is mainly about.
(主题句 )
(扩展句/阐述句 )
(结论句/结尾句 )
sentences to give more detailed information about the topic sentence.
a sentence to end a paragraph or to summarize(总结) the ideas.
Please analyze the sentences in the following paragraph and tell apart the three different types of sentences :
Technology is making people lazy. Now when doing laundry, we switch on the washing machine instead of using our hands. We move on wheels instead of on foot. To calculate, we use the electronic calculator instead of our brains or abacus. Before the invention of TV, people walked miles in order to see a movie. But now we lie in bed enjoying TV programs right at home, showing no interest in the theater. Washing machines, cars, TV and some other modern inventions are keeping us away from exercise.
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
Paragraph Structures
At the beginning of a paragraph
At the end of a paragraph
In the middle of a paragraph
No clear topic sentence
Smoking cigarettes is harmful to your health. Experiments show that cigarette smoking can cause cancer. Besides the most serious and terrible disease(illness) ---- cancer, cigarette smoking can also cause other health problems. For example, it can give one a "smoker's cough". Finally, studies have shown it is easy for cigarette smokers to catch colds. Whether you get an unimportant cold or terrible killer, cancer, smoking is harmful. Is it worth it?
Often no one looks more guilty than the innocent. On the other hand, nobody may look more innocent than a professional criminal. And the man who knows "everything" may really only be trying to hide his own weakness. So, it is foolish to try to judge a person only by his appearance.
Every bride wants her wedding to be the most wonderful day of her life. But perfect weddings require careful planning , whether the bride and bridegroom are planning a traditional wedding or just a registry office ceremony. Paying for the wedding, which is always a problem, will partly decide the choice.
Tom studied for four years at the University of Paris and decided to leave before his graduation. He transferred to the University of Berlin and graduated with honors. Harvard Law School and, later, Boston College provided him with an excellent legal background. He is presently a corporation lawyer in Miami, Florida.The main idea of this paragraph is that ______.A. Tom, who had studied at Paris Universities for four years, moved to another university.B. Tom became a lawyer since his graduation from Harvard Law School and later from Boston College.C. Tom was an excellent student when he studied at Berlin university.D. Tom received an excellent education.
How can we get the main idea of a paragraph?
(1)We can get the main idea of a paragraph by finding _______________,which may appear at the beginning of 、in the middle of or at the end of a paragraph ;
(2) If we can't find a topic sentence from the paragraph, we'll have togeneralize(归纳)the main idea from the whole paragraph ourselves.
the topic sentence
Please circle the main idea of the whole passage and try to find the topic sentence of each supporting paragraph.
Main idea
Learning to swim takes time and effort but this is rewarded in many ways when one can swim.
The fact is that it is a very good form of exercise . Doctors are strongly in favor of it because in swimming all the muscles of the body are used.
In addition, swimming gives great pleasure. How nice it is ,on a hot dusty day in summer, to take off one's clothes, put on one's bathing suit and plunge into the cool water of the sea, and to swim and float until one is tired.
Topic sentence in supporting paragraph 1
Topic sentence in supporting paragraph 2
Moreover, swimming may sometimes mean all the difference between life and death. We never know when we may be in danger from water. We go on a voyage, and the ship is wrecked, or we slip as we are walking along the bank of a river and fall into the water. If we can swim the chances are that we can save our lives, but if we cannot swim, we are pretty certain to be drowned.
Last but not least, if we can swim, we may be able to save other people from drowning. How fine it is to be able to save another's life but how sad to see a friend drowning before our eyes, when we cannot help him because we cannot swim.
Topic sentence in supporting paragraph 3
Topic sentence in supporting paragraph 4
A sense of humor, god's greatest gift to mankind, is universally considered the most valuable personality. It is born within every person's heart, but has to be cultivated. A person without humor is just like a spring without flowers, or like a dish without seasoning (调味品,作料). In a sense, your personality lies in your sense of humor.
Humor can improve physical as well as mental well-being (健康). It helps us bear our burdens, lessen our tension, overcome our frustration. With a piece of joke, all our worries and sadness disappear like smoke, and we are full of vigor once again.
Topic sentence in supporting paragraph 1
Humor helps us live in harmony with others. It is unavoidable to have misunderstanding and tension with others during work and study. But humor can ease these problems quicker than angry words or quarrels. With it you can always keep on good terms with others.
A sense of humor is really one of the keys to happiness. It gives fun and zest(乐趣)to life to make it worth living.
Topic sentence in supporting paragraph 2
What is probably the best title for the passage ?
A. Humor is born within everyone's heart.
B. It is important to have a sense of humor.
C. Humor helps us live in harmony with
others .
D. Humor can improve physical as well as
mental well-being .
Tip 2:Use the strategy(策略)of generalizing(归纳) from all the facts, ideas, or arguments.
Main idea
Tip 1: Avoid being taken in (蒙蔽)by some partially discussed facts, ideas or arguments;
Conclusion 2:How to get the main idea of a passage (an argumentation )?
1)To get the main idea of a passage, we should pay more attention to the structure of a passage.
2)Sometimes, we can get the main idea of an argumentation by finding the topic sentence .
3)But in many cases, if we can't find the topic sentence, we may have to
generalize(归纳)the main idea from all the details of the passage ourselves
Supporting sentences(details)
Paragraph ideas
Main idea
Tip: Pay more attention to the structure of a paragraph or a passage!
Passage idea
Reading comprehension.
Read the passages in the paper and choose the best answer to each question, paying more attention to the questions concerned about the main idea of the passage.
learning and co-operation !