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Fishbowl Reviews
by Fishbowl4.2 / 5 619 reviews
Reviewed on 24/7/2018
Can be a great product but will depend on your personnel
Joshua K.
Pros: I'm an Advanced QuickBooks Pro Advisor and I specialize in Inventory set up and management. I haven't found any program with as many capabilities at such a low cost range as Fishbowl. Netsuite can handle what Fishbowl does but can easily go into the hundreds of thousands to setup and get started and I found the process very complex. Fishbowl on the other hand, can import from QuickBooks and have you set up and running in just a few minutes, though I stress that this should be used as test only. To accurately use Fishbowl it can take months to setup and learn properly. This largely depends on your current experience with technology, accounting practices and inventory knowledge.
Cons: The support isn't stable. Depending on your time zone, you'll get a different team. Some zones, depending on the day and time, will pick up your call immediately and be very knowledgeable and helpful. Others will take a day to get back to you and you'll get someone who's only been there a few months but will confidently tell you something as fact and you might find our later they don't actually know what they're talking about. However, the online wiki is very detailed so if you're someone who can figure out things on your own, this will be a huge help. Basically, I've found that most people who complain about Fishbowl are really complaining about inventory, which is hugely complex. But if you're a detail oriented company with personnel who don't cut corners, Fishbowl can be an excellent fit for you. Just don't expect it to be easy!
Reviewed on 21/11/2017
FB has abled our business to grow from a home based co. to a 10,000ft fully functioning warehouse
Cassie M.
Comments: Being able to operate above and beyond to what we used to. We can now compete with our competitors
Pros: I absolutely love that FB is easy to use and easy to teach. It has all the features that our company uses daily. Examples include customer pricing rules, customer "numbers" or customer sku's, Auto PO function, The import/export feature has been a God-send when we need to import products to our website or send information to our customers. The substitute feature is very helpful too. We also really love how we can create custom fields within every module. I really love how the FB team remembers our company when we call and goes above and beyond when we have a hiccup or questions. We can thank FB for some of our company's success. W/o being able to correctly track inventory and use it for daily operations, we wouldn't be operating at the level we are today.
There aren't things that I like "the least" but there are things I wish FB offered/had that would help our type of business/company. This includes:
1) Since we are a product distributor, we provide a lot of our customers w/ "quotes." FB has the ability to create an "estimate" but no way to store it or look back at it for reference. Pricing rules are essentially only created in our line of operation when a customer begins buying a product. So, we have to create "quotes" on excel sheets and save them on our network folder. So it would be easier if it was all w/in FB. Or if there was a different section from pricing rules that you could make a pricing rule? If that makes sense
2) Wish we could customize reports that are staples of FB w/o paying high dollar. For ex. the packing slip should have a signature line or at least the option to include it. Or there should be options on layouts or what columns to include. Also, we've gotten feedback from customers on how they wish the item # and description where split into different columns.
3) If FB alerted a user if a sales order has been in the system for "x" amount of time. Like a dormant SO in FB
4) Be able to sort the packing slip. Ex. by Item #, customer #, item description, etc.
5) Had a UNSPSC code field. We've found that this is going to be an important code for future web sales.
Reviewed on 18/7/2016
Using Fishbowl for a year
Christy C.
Comments: I've been using Fishbowl for the past year. I bought it for a few reasons. One of the biggest reasons for me was because it can allow me to save credit card information for clients who continually order through our company. Another reason I liked it, is because I could place orders from anywhere using one of the plug ins. But the biggest reason I purchased it is because of it's accuracy in inventory, and because of the depth of the software features, I know that when I expand and have more than one location, a warehouse full of vases, ribbon, and potentially open a wholesale location for a facet of the industry in addition to the flowers, I'm not going to outgrow the software. I'm not even using all the features right now, but I can't wait until my small flower shop is big enough to have 3-4 locations, and use the reorder points! I know that sounds silly, but the software has been so nice because I can scale it for what I need now, and grow into it. And it's PAID for. That always feels nice :)
Encrypted credit card capture to charge recurring clients
Stores pictures of the products that we sell
Easy to add parts and products
Lots and lots and lots of reports--- I don't think I've even opened half of them yet!
I like how many features it has even though I don't use them all... it makes me think "When I get that far, then I can use this software to {fill in the blank} it's nice to know I literally have no limitations
Cons: I haven't found anything yet!
Dennis C.
Comments: We are a Head Start agency that uses FishBowl to purchase, track, and issue inventory to 60 Head Start classrooms and agency departments. Our system uses SharePoint, which is accessed by each classroom/dept. to place their order which is in turn sent to the approving supervisor. Once it is approved, it goes to the Purchasing office were it is imported into FishBowl (all done electronically within the magic of computer land...and the IT department). We started looking for new inventory software when the software we had did not support the Windows 7 that we were upgrading to. We needed a fully integrated inventory software program that not only supported our classrooms, but would provide the Finance dept. with the information they needed. One of the features I like about FishBowl is that as soon as Purchasing processes the classroom/dept. request, an email is sent to the requestor letting them know Purchasing has received their order and it is in the process of being filled. When the order has been shipped, another e-mail is sent to let the requestor know the order is on it's way. This email feature has greatly reduced the number of calls received from our classrooms requesting status on their order and when it will be sent to them (I really, really like it). We have set up reorder points and default vendors, which makes placing orders to replenish warehouse stock easy and nearly effortless. Each vendor has their own part unit of measure and unit of measure conversion, which makes processing receipts magic (well almost). The tracking feature on a warehouse part has helped to track expiration dates on food (milk, yogurt, cheese, etc.). The expiration dates are printed on the packing slip that goes out with each order and helps us resolve expiration date issues. FishBowl will also let us know an item is nearing its expiration date prior to processing the shipment. Another feature of FishBowl that has come in handy is the ability to monitor specific warehouse stock. I use the feature to monitor our milk products (Soy, Lactaid, Rice Milk, Goats Milk, etc.) to make sure we have enough on hand at all times to ensure we receive Federal reimbursement for meals served. These items are monitored on a daily basis due to their sensitive nature. The Dashboard tab provides a quick synopsis of sales, purchase orders, RMA,s etc. The first two FishBowl tabls I look at are the Monitor and DashBoard tab that will let me know the health of our inventory and status of orders. Thumbs up to the programmers that wrote these features into the system. Sales orders and back orders are easily maintained and monitored. I can process order requests, and hold them until such time as I need them to be processes for shipment. FishBowl provides us with reports on classroom expenditures (food/supplies or combination). We maintain two warehouse identifyiers to identify our supply items from our food items. There are custom fields that can be added to input processing that can further help in processing specific types of reports and tracking data. Prior to using FishBowl we had trainers from FishBowl give us module by module training and help us set up and transfer data from our old inventory system to FishBowl. I cannot say enough good things about the help we received. Note: The online help and training is a great resource also. FishBowl provideds many features which we are utilizing and others that we will grow into. FishBowl has a different look and feel from the software we were using, but once we started FishBowl, it has become second nature. There is so much more about FishBowl than there is space to write this review. If you need more information please contact me.
Dave M.
Comments: North Park is a 3rd Party Logistics and Contract Packaging business, specializing in light manufacturing, warehousing, and B2C shipping services. We provide each customer the service and attention only the 'big guys' get at other fulfillment houses. Our search for a new Inventory/Manufacturing software solution was prompted by our move away from a warehouse operation towards a 3rd party solution for small to medium-sized businesses, that are outgrowing their current warehousing capabilities. Prior to using Fishbowl Inventory, we used 'MS Dynamics AX' (think 'GP' on steroids). Our management team has had decades of experience using everything from BaAn and SAP to high-end custom systems, and even home-grown customized solutions. We chose Fishbowl Inventory primarily based on value, integration w/Quickbooks, and ease-of-use. We've been running for more than 3 years, currently running ver 13.2 Manufacturing, Salespoint and Mobile Warehouse. We highly recommend staying updated with the current version, as improvements and features are continually being added. Initial install and implementation took us less than a full day, including import of Customer, Item, BOM, etc. from QB. User training took a week or so for all our team to be up and running well enough to use it in live production. (Only one of us spent any time in the demo.) For the most part, Fishbowl is simple and intuitive to use. There are very few places or processes where the desired next step isn't obvious. However, we've found many useful tips & tricks that we benefit from greatly, and most would have been learned with onsite training, but we declined initially because of our extensive background with other systems. Customer support has been absolutely fantastic for us! We use the Live Chat option as first contact, and only rarely need to resort to phone calls. Despite the recorded phone tree that is standard today, Fishbowl's is about as short as it can be and still direct your call to the right group. Once there, it's always leave a message and wait for a call-back; but I've always gotten a call within 2 hours (usually less). For truly urgent needs, I've always been able to call back, get the operator and get in touch with Support that can at least identify the issue and suggest some troubleshooting I can do while awaiting Technical help. In 3 years we've only had 1 instance of down-time due to system failure and that was resolved and we were up and running in 2hrs. Biggest benefits of using Fishbowl for us are ease of implementation and use; power/reliability of the system; manufacturing capabilities (only shortcoming there is full MRP/CRP/ERP modules for planning, but for our size and complexity it does surpisingly well). The biggest shortfall of Fishbowl for us is Reporting. The nature of our business doesn't lend itself well to many of the standard informational reports (operational reports are fine). However, Fishbowl is ODBC compliant, their reporting platform is open source (similar to Crystal Reports, but a bit steeper learning curve), and if you're not comfortable with SQL there are several 3rd party options for customizing reports.
Reviewed on 27/9/2016
The updates are killing me
Leilani T.
The customer support is great. It's just hard to get a hold of them when you need to speak to a live person on the phone. The people who work there are the nicest and most helpful when you do get to talk to them and they do resolve the day to day issues that pop up. ie, inventory getting stuck in committed status is a pretty quick fix, but then again, should it really happen in the first place?. Bigger problems take more time to fix, but they seem to keep working on it until its resolved. The people they have providing training are excellent.
The wikis are pretty easy to access and are pretty good
This year the updates seem to break something that's had been working. Then it takes hours with customer support to fix and get going again.
The phone support team could use more staff because it does take hours to get a call back. The reports are difficult to customize, you have to know programming. There is no simple report writer function or a reports that can be customized.
If you have to pick inventory from two locations for one sales order, it will create two invoices. There is no way around that in Fishbowl. The calendar is pretty basic, could use enhancements. The inventory export CSV file does not use FIFO, but average costing. So if you use FIFO or any other method other than average costing, you have to use a different report instead of getting the data in CSV format.
The shipping module is frustrating and the way it is set up does not allow us to use carton count efficiently, so we have to change the packing list after it's printed. If you want Fishbowl to count the cartons for you, you have to add each carton manually. And if you do that, it will not total or summarize the number of cartons you have, it will list each one individually. So you could have a packing list that could be several pages long.
The UPS integration used to be great and then UPS updated, Fishbowl did not support the updated software and we had to change to UPS Worldship. Definitely a step backwards because the old integration worked beautifully. Now it's more manual and cumbersome.
Reviewed on 25/5/2017
Fishbowl Inventory & Manufacturing: Not great for custom manufacturers...
Dan V.
Comments: Inventory management is a breeze, great for warehousing and manufacturing bigger build products, the modules, and UI is well thought out, and very logical, they did a great job with it. They have great eCommerce integrations they added on for magento and amazon which makes it more powerful. The fact that you buy the product up front (with a year of support that can be renewed) makes it seem like you are saving money by owning the software, but you'll need to upgrade every year until the software does what you want it.
Pros: It's great if you are manufacturing the same thing over and over, so you need 500 or 1000 widgets made the same way. It's a pretty powerful tool for warehousing and inventory. It costs for just the warehousing, plus users and add-ons. They'll give you a discount if you ask them, but you almost should just go with a saas program you'll get quicker updates. fishbowl you can save lots of money down the road if you don't buy there support package. They have a pretty good product development team, but it takes them at least a year it seems like to roll out any useful new features you talk to them about.
Cons: Very challenging to set up, learning curve is huge in my opinion. The BOM stages work for the most part, but you'll spend a lot of time in a sandbox database seeing if what you want works (if your doing multi stage builds) If your doing 1 to 100 of anything, and what your making varies order to order, I'd recommend some other software like ordoo, shopvox, or corbridge. They are alot quicker to set up on the
Reviewed on 1/3/2018
Very tough start, but once up and running, seems much more friendly.
Leanne A.
Pros: Search function is amazing! Really like Fishbowl for the most part. Ordering, inventory tracking, automatic updating, etc.
1) Can't look at a part and see how many times it was ordered easily. Have to go in and out of the purchase orders. Would like to look at a part, see how often it was ordered and from whom, how many were ordered and how much we paid in a simple list form. Right now I only see the PO/Vendor without any of the important details like quantity ordered and cost.
2) I also think the Revision for an item should follow the part. It does not. There is a revision field that shows up on the purchase order, but doesn't print anywhere AND is not the same field from the Part Detail screen. In a manufacturing environment the revision for any given part should follow the part around the database, including onto purchase orders so the vendor knows what to fabricate. Right now I have to manually enter the revision on the vendor screen. The revision from the Part Detail screen should automatically populate on the Vendor screen for said part so that when the item is ordered, it appears on the purchase order .
3) I find the documentation sometimes lacking detail.
4) I'd also like to be able to create custom reports myself and without turning back the hands of time and forcing Java to use an old revision (required for iReport). A report creation function in Fishbowl would be awesome! Even my archaic old Parts & Vendors software allowed me to do create custom reports.
Jeff C.
Comments: If you are considering Fishbowl for your business, you will be making a wise choice. Let me tell you a little about our business, what we were using before Fishbowl, and why we decided to go with them instead of the many choices you will have. We are a manufactures rep agency servicing the HVAC and plumbing industry. We work directly with the wholesale market and warehouse about 750 - 1000 sku's. Before Fishbowl, we had no inventory program in place - other than notebooks and getting up to check the shelf. As our business continued to grow, we quickly realized the need for some sort of help in managing our inventory and purchasing. In the 2 + years since full line integration, we are very satisfied with our decision and continue to find tools and reports that we didn't even know exisited. It's a very complete system. Our decision to go with Fishbowl wasn't an easy one. There are a lot of programs out there that will do the same thing Fishbowl can and at stagering range of costs. We looked at over a half a dozen systems, ranging from the 6 figure programs to the custom coded excel based from the local starving student. The decision was made based on the following facts - Fishbowl works directly with Quickbooks, our current accounting program. It works with excel which makes updating prices and importing product lines very easy. The other deciding factor was their support and training. Training was a huge concern for all of our associates. Since most of us had only been working out of notebooks or memory of inventory levels for years, and with varying levels of comfort with any computer program, going to any inventory software program was a very scary thought. We made the decision to invest into the on-site training they offered and it was the best decision we could have made. There is a learning curve, no doubt about it and it can be steep depending your level of comfort and savy with a computer. But rest assured, the support and training got us the answers and assistance we needed. The only thing I could say about Fishbowl in a negative light, is it's a little bit of a "one size fits all" program. There are some feature/functions that in our business just aren't needed. However, as a growing small business we like the idea of having tools at our disposal even if they are left in the tool box. It's nice to know we have them. We are very happy with Fishbowl. It has helped us grow our warehouse business and find loose ends in sales, stocking levels, and purchasing practices which all means at the end of the day we have become more profitable because of it. The more time we put behind us the more valuable the data has become. We are now even doing credit card transactions right out of Fishbowl! Trust Fishbowl. They will be there for you, provide an inventory program that will work and help you grow the business.
Reviewed on 4/12/2017
Fishbowl Good For SMBs Wanting An On-Premises ERP, But Prepare To Outgrow It.
Verified Reviewer
Comments: It provided a decent ERP for the price but is definitely geared to low transaction volumes.
Pros: Fishbowl is relatively easy to use (by nature, ERP systems are complex) and is relatively reliable for companies whose transactions number in the low hundreds per day. Their support is quite effective but may be slower than you like -- if your business is effectively down due to an ERP issue, the last thing you want to get when you call support is voicemail. Unless things have changed in recent (2017) releases, one must update the local client with each system update, and that can be problematic for small shops that do have centralized software management and have restricted local rights on their PCs. They did change from FireDB to MySQL late last year, which improved performance drastically, but the database still requires a lot of optimization, care and feeding in order to get peak performance. Eventually, the company I worked for decided that it had outgrown FBI and migrated to NetSuite.
* Slow support response
* Relatively slow performance
* Cannot cancel running batch jobs
* They recommend(ed) running Quickbooks and Fishbowl on the same server, which meant an extremely expensive server was required. The alternative was to split the two apps onto different machines and experience super-slow batch updates (some ran hours)
Reviewed on 7/12/2015
Precision Ag Industry Inventory Control
Nick V.
Pros: Fishbowl is a great company to work with! They are a solutions based company that strives to take the input of their customer. When we first implemented Fishbowl Inventory Software three years ago, we utilized their on site training to help assist with the setup and initial training. They don't just provide a cookie cutter approach to their support and training, they realize they work with all types of industry and have been able to adapt their software to work in nearly every need for inventory related purposes. Their software is easy to use, better than a DOS based system, and has great user interface for easy training of employees.
Cons: Fishbowl is very good at answering your questions and their tech support. Sometimes you have to leave a message and they have to return a phone call, however it is in a timely manner, and they generally have a solution prior to calling you back, getting your issue resolved in a timely manner. Their "live chat" on their website is a good alternative if they are unavailable by phone and your question just can't wait.
Reviewed on 9/10/2018
Fishbowl Inventory. Thank you Support
Ron D.
Comments: When I purchased Fishbowl there were many issues and I was very frustrated. After several attempts I met one of the CSR and can I say what a breath of fresh air he was and is. It is nice to meet someone who has your concerns on his mind when he approaches you and the way he handles matters is the way any company owner appreciates. He has been above the call of duty every time he handles my concerns. I must say my hand goes out to him and would shake his hand any time he is the room and give a smile and acknowledge him with the same respect he gives to me as a business owner running a company smoother thanks to his help and encouragement. As a business owner we are challenged every day and with the daily grind you feel at times lost and alone. After meeting him and having a person in your corner with you striving to ensure you have little challenges is beyond a relief it is a dream instead of a nightmare. Thanks for being part of LEW and making me feel like I have support instead of pressure!
Pros: Inventory Tracking is the biggest thing. Easy of use with Sales Order and Purchase Orders. It sends my accounting info to Quickbooks automatically at the end of the day.
Cons: Set up was a little time consuming. It took some effort to get everything in properly and just adapting to the new software functionality.
Reviewed on 8/6/2018
Needed Database tech support for failing upgrade
Michael F.
Comments: Helps the various departments of our company work together better.
Pros: One of the team members was my point of contact for our recent issue. We started upgrade at close of business and ran into issue late in the night. The upgrade process had been test driven successfully on the new target servers prior but something in the tag data at the moment of upgrade caused a failure. We opened for business the next AM dead in the water. They were excellent in his handling of the issue and giving it the attention we needed as our business was on hold due to the issue. The DB Tech that worked on the problem was also on point in the solving of the issue.
Cons: Only cure for bugs is full upgrade. Given that we have many custom reports it does not make it an easy option. Would like to also see support for iReport as it is bundled with your product but discontinued on it's own. Lastly, would like to see a solution that would create true "Admin" level accounts. We have in house admins that get all rights but cannot affect "Company" (and other misc) settings without using the factory "Admin" account.
Reviewed on 7/2/2018
Positive. Fishbowl performs its functions efficiently
Emil K.
Comments: It replaced a very old and unreliable product. By integrating with QuickBooks, we greatly expanded the candidate pool for our accounting department. We were able to grow our business with lower growth in staff.
Pros: The user interface allows new users to become proficient quickly. The ability to incorporate bar codes and product images is helpful. It is a great substitute for the Inventory module of QuickBooks if you need to do a lot of kitting and assemblies as well as calculating landed costs for imports.
Report writing/modifying is cumbersome. End user is captive to Fishbowl or 3rd party authors. There should be more flexibility akin to Quickbooks for users to add/subtract columns of data as well as filtering by multiple criteria. Most filters are all/everything or just one Customer, Vendor, Part Number, etc. We also had to have custom reports created for some very basic inventory management reports - FB's main purpose. More end user input should have been/should be sought
EDI implementation is possible, but through 3rd party providers and automating order processing is limited.
Reviewed on 4/5/2015
Great Customer Service to help navigate the software
Cindy D.
Fishbowl has been a good fit for our company so far. Learning a new software is almost like learning a new language, so it does take time to get to know all the features and understand how this software was designed to "think". This is where Customer Service comes in... and this is where Fishbowl shines. They have GREAT people on staff that are always willing to make the time to give you the training or the help you need. On rare occasions, they don't have an answer right away and will have to get back to me, but they always get back to me with an answer to my questions.
We also had a problem with a glitch in the software, and after letting our Fishbowl rep know, it was fixed with the next upgrade. Woo! Hoo!
Our main purpose is getting Fishbowl was to have the ability to track lot numbers, and Fishbowl has given us that ability.
We like that we are able to track multiple delivery dates on a single PO as well. We've not been able to do that in the past.
My biggest brag on Fishbowl though is their outstanding Customer Service. They don't sell their product then leave you on your own to figure it all out. They've been with us every step of the way and have taught us much.
The most difficult part of Fishbowl has been using the Reports. We haven't quite figured out how to utilize them to pull the information we need. But I believe this is because the needs of our particular business aren't the needs of most companies. We also have the option to have custom reports made for those particular needs.
Some of the formatted reports do not include grand totals.
Reviewed on 11/4/2017
In the knick of time!
Adam J.
Comments: Fishbowl Inventory was a great success in our first year of utilization. The biggest and easiest improvement was the vast reduction of manual order duplication, as we were able to have orders submitted from our website directly into Fishbowl, and then have sales orders pushed directly into Quick Books on the back end of the system. As we learn to better use Fishbowl, we are more accurate with reporting to our customer's accurate data, and also keep our sales representatives up to date with inventory levels, pricing, and order tracking on behalf of their customers. For the record - our small seed company grew with the help of Fishbowl Inventory!
Pros: We really like the data transfer capabilities with an API interface from our website order platform, and the data push into Quick books on the back end. So much time has been saved from manual data entry duplication. The ability to have multiple users from all over with remote hosting allows sales reps from TX to MT to place orders and see inventory availability prior to order placing. Having the opportunity to write our own I-reports to meet our specifications.
Cons: We haven't been able to make mobile applications work yet for our systems. We still have challenges with the real time tracking of inventory between locations with using bar-codes, scanners and mobile devices.
Reviewed on 5/2/2019
The Way Software Should Work
David E.
Comments: If you are a small business manufacturer, this is the system for you. Don't even question the price. It is 1/10 the price of "enterprise" systems with all the features you need. If it sounds like I'm a fan-boy, I am. I love it when software works the way it should.
Pros: The program is intuitive and extremely in depth. We a food manufacturer (coffee roaster) and we invoice through Fishbowl. We are not yet using the mobile app, so I can't talk about that. Unlike our accounting system (brand Q), one module smoothly integrates with the next. It is easy to administer and our users just get it. It is the standard by which other database systems should be measured. The integration with Quickbooks is painless. Fully automated and has never, never failed. I have not had one single
Cons: Their chat support isn't the most knowledgeable. They do have the option of custom fields, but there isn't the option to make some fields visible/invisible. The server occasionally locks up, however, all you need to do is restart. No fuss.
Reviewed on 6/12/2017
Super satisfied with the Support I receive - Yeah Eastern Team!
Marla A.
Fishbowl software allows my company to always be in the know of our inventory position.
It is EASY to learn and easy to use.
This week I am adding 7 more users and having All my "on-the-road" salesmen use FISHBOWL directly. For Sales processing, for Inventory stocking orders, for Creating customers etc... Its that easy to use!!
A big shout out to my EASTERN Support team for the great support through CHAT, and to Jordan Boyce as he currently has been really taking care of my issues for my immediate upgrading of my use with Fishbowl. Adding FISHBOWL HOSTING to my affiliation with FB to secure that my Mobile Salesmen are using a STABLE environment!
Some REPORTS are not in the nicest format, nor have the best "filters" to navigate.
As well Little features [like spell check in email body templates] are missing, but Fishbowl does often upgrade their platform with new releases which often has these fixes.
Reviewed on 13/12/2016
Flexible, but not perfect...
Terry O.
Downloaded the demo (most current version) and found most feature impressive and easily configurable. Minor little things bothered me, such as a non-standard DB, no easily accessible hooks, and limited printer support (we use BarTender Labels, and wanted to tap into printing them within FB, but had no luck). For me, this is a not a show stopper, but I've been spoiled with other ERPS, LIMS, PIMS, and MRPs.
Overall - it works with QuickBooks - which is great if you have to use Quickbooks, and it covers about 90% of your business rules out of the box. Again, flexible, but not perfect.
Pros: The interface is slick and looks fun to use. The dashboards will keep even your most attention-deficit workers accountable with the easy to understand graphical display. For the price, it will get your small to medium sized business working with proper ISO practices without too many issues. I love that it's all encompassing and covers all the areas needed to properly control your finances within the manufacturing sector. Not too big, not too small. Comfortable.
Cons: Understand that I've been doing informatics systems for a few years, so I'm used to having 'options', or at least access to an SDK so that I find some ways to trigger events. I'm also a Microsoft fan, so foreign databases and java scripts leave me a little intimidated. I'm also a cheap SOB, so if I can't do it, I'll be damned to pay a consultant to make my reports for me. That being said, if you like the generic reports and labels, this is a no-brainer, but if you're picky, it's slightly annoying.
Reviewed on 22/2/2017
Good, Solid WMS
Kathy M.
Comments: Fishbowl is a good, solid warehouse management system. It has all the functionality needed to manage our inventory and warehouse (over 1500 bin locations and 5000 sku's in a 25,000sq ft whse) . Customer support is always helpful and friendly.
Pros: Cycle Counting Functionality, Lot Traceability, Can track customer specific fields like Country of Origin, Carton Quantity, any specific as needed. The activity report is very detailed to track parts and what user touched them last. We import and are able to easily hold the product in our inventory for dollar value but as 'in-transit' (not sellable or pickable) once it sails until it actually hits the door. Inventory dollars between FB and Quickbooks are very accurate.
Does not have an EASY way to handle 'outside processing'; It can be done with transfer orders, but it is a bit time consuming.
Currently, the Activity Report is losing user ids.
Reviewed on 8/9/2017
saves time and money
Patrick P.
Comments: This is a great start-up and small business POS program. It is robust and will allow your company to grow with out paying out for additional software upgrades. The inventory controls, vendor and receiving modules work great together. You don't have any limiitations when creating new part numbers. Custom pricing is easily learned.
Pros: For a wholesale / retail business, this is a feature packed program that handles most day to day operations and is accurate. Being PC / Server based, you don't have lag time or glitches. It's a good solid program. Integration with QBO is seamless... one button updates or create a schedule. Unlike other software companies, the service package is affordable, and the support staff is top notch.
Cons: This program is great for start up and smaller businesses, but the downside is the upfront initial cost. After using Fishbowl Inventory, you will find that the benefits outweight the cost.
Reviewed on 8/11/2016
Great Inventory Software for blending eCommerce and wholesale orders
Charley K.
Comments: We have used Fishbowl in our corporate warehouse for over 5 years. Fishbowl makes processing both eCommerce and wholesale orders easy and organized. It also makes purchasing inventory a breeze with in depth historical reporting and sales forecasting. I would also highly recommend investing in the Janam handheld scanner running Fishbowl mobile software; makes cycle counts hassle-free. There is a slight learning curve, but is still much easier than other inventory systems we've used in the past.
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Reviewed on 17/10/2018
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Centuries in the past, mankind fought a seemingly unbeatable adversary from sector to sector across the Spiral Arm until the war ground to a standstill and the Enemy withdrew. Believing that they had won, the citizens of the galaxy rebuilt. The Inner Worlds, which had escaped the worst of the war's ravages, became even more insular, while the Rim worlds adopted a free and easy way with law and order. Now, hundreds of years after their withdrawal, the Enemy is back - and this time they'll be satisfied with nothing less than the extinction of the galaxy.
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- Teddington, United Kingdom
- 01-03-13
Annoying and full of itself
Well as you can assume from the title , i really did not like this one little bit, the narrator was , well whats the polite way of saying dull, nah lets stick with Just plain Dull, his narration was one toned and you constantly found yourself lapsing into mind wandering episodes. I strongly urge you listen to the sample.
To be fair the story was a bit full of itself. You know when someone uses lots of words to describe a idea and after listening for a few minutes you think to yourself 'i have not got a clue what your talking about' well this pretty much sums up this audio book. The action scenes leave you cold. A book with potential , but unfortunately falls way way short.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Charlie
- 05-09-12
Finally, Liaden on Audible
Crystal Soldier is the chronologically first book in the Liaden Universe series from Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. It was, however, written several years after the first published volume (Agent of Change) and is thus on Audible as part of the "Books of Before" sequence.
Crystal Soldier tells the story of M. Jela and Cantra yos'Phelium, as well as the original Tree of Korval's Tree and Dragon. This is very much a prequel to the later events of Clan Korval, and leads naturally to the next book, Crystal Dragon and the migration to Liad to escape the total destruction of the universe.
If you're new to the Liaden Universe, you have a choice of how best to read the books. Personally, I prefer strict chronological order, but a valid argument can be made for published order as well, since that is how others have discovered this fascinating universe. If you're inclined that way, then start with the Agent of Change sequence first, and loop back to the earlier books when you're ready.
The narrator for this three book set of Before books is Kevin T. Collins, and he does an excellent job. Each character has a distinctive voice, but the distinction is subtle and doesn't interfere with the narrative. This was my first book with Mr. Collins as narrator, but I'll be searching out more. Well done.
28 of 34 people found this review helpful
- David
- 15-07-13
Beginning of a big sprawling classic space opera
I want to say either I liked this book or I disliked it, but really, it was a bit bland, and had neither any Big Ideas nor characters memorable enough to leave an impression. Filled the time but left me with no desire to read the rest of the 11+ book series. Evidently, this book introduces plots and characters who recur throughout the series and is something of a prequel.
The Shereika want to wipe out all life in the universe, and humanity is fighting a losing war against them. Humankind has bred people to be soldiers, slaves, and assassins, creating a fairly traditional aliens-light space opera universe. Even the Shereika are actually genetically engineered humans. Humans are losing the war and falling back from the spiral arm. The Shereika are mostly an off-stage threat in this book, intergalactic bogeymen who have listening devices and agents everywhere, but don't show up in their planet-killing ships... yet.
The POV alternates between two main characters. M. Jela Granthor's Guard is a genetically-engineered soldier who, while fighting the Shereika on a distant uninhabited planet, happened upon a group of sentient trees and deduced that they had somehow fended off the Shereika. So he carts a tree around for the rest of the book. On a special assignment from the military, he runs across Cantra yos'Phelium, a generically-engineered assassin who's now the solo captain of a "dark trader" - i.e., a smuggler. The two of them end up rescuing a genetically-engineered slave, Dulsey, and taking her to a mysterious man known as the Uncle who runs some sort of free colony for other slaves like Dulsey, out in the beyond.
Crystal Soldier has a bit of a Firefly vibe to it, and also reminded me of "The Phoenix in Flight" by Sherwood Smith and Dave Trowbridge, another first novel by an authorial duo in a sprawling epic space saga, and another one I found moderately entertaining but just too paint-by-numbers to really get invested in what happens next. I don't know what it says about my reading tastes that star-destroying mega-battlecruisers no longer intrigue me. I loved Niven and Saberhagen back in the day, but 11 books of this just make me think of better or more interesting books on my TBR list.
So, this was good SF, not great SF, and if you are looking for a long series maybe it will grab you more than it grabbed me.
There is a long interview at the end of this audiobook between the author and the narrator which I found pretty interesting, since the narrator, Kevin T. Collins, answers lots of questions you might have about how audiobooks (particularly SF audiobooks) are put together.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- S. Ludtke
- 24-08-15
5 stars if you have read other Liaden books
I previously reviewed this as a 4 star book, and said that I had mixed feelings about reading number 2 after finishing, but was happy when I did. This was my first experience with the Liaden books. Having now read the Agent of Change sequence, I'm now giving this one a 5, since it really brings the whole universe to an entirely different level. On it's own, still a good book, but personally, I'd start with Agent of Change then come back to these later.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Shawn
- 13-05-13
A good introduction to Lianden
I've never a Liaden book or a book from the authors. This far future sci-fi tale was interesting, the pace was constant, and the universe interesting. While this novel didn't excite me terribly, but it kept my attention and there are some interesting ideas that are in the background that will clearly be major elements of future books as this book was written after but takes place before the main series of books. I will look forward to reading them.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Sassy1980
- 27-10-12
The original Cantra
The Liaden Universe is a full and complex one. This tale starts with the original Cantra yos Phelium, and M Jela and his Tree. Yes, the tree is a character in this story as much as any other character. I will say that I enjoyed this book much more in audio than in print, which I don't often say! The narration is excellent, because it isn't over-dramatic, but is just enough to differentiate between characters.
This download also has a conversation between the narrator and Steve Miller. Don't skip it! It gives a lot of insight into what goes into narrating an audiobook, as well as learning a bit about how Steve and Sharon write their books. As well as the good news that a sequel to Balance of Trade is coming!
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
- Professor
- 24-09-12
50/50 I'm not sure yet!
The first book was tough in the beginning.
Don't misunderstand me the book drawn my attention from the very first minutes, but all the time I had a feeling like it's dragging it's heels.
14 hours is too much, it should've been 5 or 6 at the most, but the story was interesting, the narration also matched the tempo of the book so Kevin T. Collins fits to this book.
But to make sure I will get the second book. Read my next review soon.
12 of 17 people found this review helpful
- Petal B.
- 08-02-19
terrible reader
the reader makes such a difference to an audible book. I could not stand the breathless desperate tone of the man reading this book. it really ruined it. I could not even get past chapter one .
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Elisabeth Carey
- 13-04-16
Another fun space adventure from Lee & Miller
M Jela is a soldier, genetically engineered, of the "M" strain. He's still young, but a hardened warrior, and very nearly gets killed in space battle with the Sheriekas, humanity's enemy returned after centuries of absence. The Sheriekas' distant ancestors used to be human; that hasn't been true for a very long time. And the Sheriekas' plans for the galaxy, and the universe, are not compatible with human survival.
Cantra yos'Phelium is a jump pilot with a surprisingly well-armed ship, and a murky background.
They meet up by chance when Jela is trying to hook up with his intended contact, on a detached assignment intended to bring the war to the enemy, and Cantra is just seeking some enjoyable downtime on a stopover before taking off with her new cargo. Events lead to them fleeing the planet together, in Cantra's ship, with Dulsey, a batch-grown slave of the owner of the restaurant they dined at. Oh, and Jela's tree, a sentient tree he rescued off of the planet where he nearly died.
And their adventures have barely begun.
This is fast-paced space opera, with Lee & Miller's typically excellent pacing, mood, and character development. It's also a peek back at the origins of the Liaden Universe their fans have come to know and love. You don't need to be familiar with other books in the larger series, but if you are, there is some extra fun along the way in recognizing things that will be very significant to later generations.
What can I say but great fun, and highly recommended.
I bought this book.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- tim
- 30-09-12
A Good Beginning
Would you listen to Crystal Soldier again? Why?
I would listen to Crystal Soldier again because many elements it sets up continue to recur throught the Liaden series. Although I have read most of the Liaden books more than once, I had forgotten where some things came from. In addition, Sharon Lee's language is outstanding, and lends itself extremely well to being read aloud.
What other book might you compare Crystal Soldier to and why?
In the Liaden universe, this book and its sequel are genuinely different. Metaphorically, they serve the same role as The Hobbit served relative to The Lord of the rings.
Have you listened to any of Kevin T. Collins's other performances before? How does this one compare?
Kevin Collins is workmanlike.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I would never listen to any book in one sitting.
Any additional comments?
The Liaden universe is, in many ways, as well thought through as Tolkien, but the actual writing is more tersely poetic. It offers insights into human connections in an exotic and beautiful package.
9 of 14 people found this review helpful
- Ezekiel
- 25-02-13
Well balanced Sci-Fi
I've downloaded quite a few sci-fi series and I would have to say that so far this is my favorite. The narrative stays fresh and there is enough detail that you can really get involved with the story and no too much detail that it becomes tedious. I am very much looking forward to the next book in the series.
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The first team to get the boot was the Babyface and Allison team. Considering the disastrous tango they danced on Monday, which was poorly choreographed and horribly danced, the likelihood that Babyface would stick around was nil. A sweet, gentle, talented guy, but not a dancer.
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Do you have an urban meadow?
Conventional design has had a long separation from plant to plant, with bare earth between. New naturalism changes that dynamic with plants filling entire properties in various ways, but creating meadows being quite popular.
Urban meadows can't really replicate the density of natural plant habitats, yet this full, loose garden effect does make many people smile and get the impression of a flower filled meadow. Others might cringe in imagining the work involved. Some might get OCD at the perceived unruliness.
Meadows are a desired garden type, especially for those with anti-lawn sentiments and a great concern for diminishing pollinators. The other day I had a friend over and she could not get over all the bees in my garden. I told her my garden is bee heaven. And why?
Self-sowing is a crucial part of this new naturalism, but this style of gardening depends greatly on understanding plants, their habits and their pollinators. While I depend quite a bit on self-sowing plants, dealing with accidental weed seed in the mix can be quite a pain. This year has been the "year of the WEED".
The photos in this post are images throughout the growing season, so you will see my urban "meadow" in various stages. I have a few images of the garden at the beginning of the month, below.
You might know I don't consider it really an urban meadow. I propose they are not something we can make in the real sense of the word, but we do it for pollinators just the same. So how do I create my "meadow"?
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Rhythm is important to this type of gardening, but not strict repetition. I repeat plants but not in even increments. The rhythm comes in movement of the plants and how the plants relate to one another. As beautiful and free as nature – to making a garden sympathetic to natural schemes, there is always a negative to every positive.
Unfortunately what started as a way to bring wildlife to the garden, can slowly shift into low gear if it becomes too much garden!! If there is such a thing for diehard gardeners.
Garden maintenance and when making additional gardens, one has to seriously think about long-term care. What can you handle? Health issues may surface preventing tending so many, heavily planted gardens. My health has limited some time spent in the garden.
Keeping the "meadow" contained and cared for has a lot to do with the shrubs. For a city garden it is important to keep the neighbors happy by keeping the flowers tidy, especially those native flowers which can get rather unruly and untidy rather quickly. It does not take long for a plant like goldenrod, carex, myosotis or evening primrose to get out of hand for example.
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It is a great consideration when packing in the plants with limited square footage.
Have you felt like some days you just have too much garden?
I am lucky because my garden square footage is small, yet at times the number of plants has become overwhelming.
I am planning on attending a talk in a few days on biennials and self-sowers since I depend on them in my garden and talk about them frequently on this blog. As you know, these two plant types can get very garden frisky, so I am hoping for a few new pointers on control. When I get back in a week, I will have a post shortly after from this seminar. Stay tuned. But in the meantime while I am away, I have a post on the legacy prairie of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens at the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture. You will see a lot more brown and less flowers at this time of year (June 10) in the meadows.


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In the race to make the most efficient electric vehicle, the design of power electronics converters plays a vital role. Power losses, breakdown voltage, switching times, and thermal conductivity of semiconductor devices are critical factors when designing power electronics converters.
Silicon power devices are widely used in power converters but suffer from major limitations such as low bandgap energy, low thermal conductivity, and switching frequency limitations. Wide bandgap devices, such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN), are gaining tremendous attention in power electronics designs because of rapid advancements in manufacturability and commercial availability. These devices provide large bandgap, enabling higher breakdown voltage and thermal conductivity. Wide bandgap devices are replacing silicon devices in high-voltage, high-switching frequency, and high-temperature applications.
This 20-minute Tech Talk compares SiC MOSFET and Si IGBT in electric vehicle applications. In addition, it analyzes a quantitative estimate of the system improvement based on simulation results using Synopsys' SaberRD virtual prototyping solution.


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Steal the Declaration of Independence
This week, we discuss dealing with friends who are problematic and say shitty things! Let's be kind and forgiving to others, but protective of our own time and energy.
Mentioned in this episode: Unfollow: How a prized daughter of the Westboro Baptist Church came to question its beliefs. By Adrian Chen.
How To Tell Someone They Sound Racist. By Jay Smooth.


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I was just on Google, checking vainly that I am the top Andrew Mogendorff in the world (try doing a search for my name and you'll see that it's true). One new link I hadn't seen before was this one – Ed's Stratego Site – The Stratego Message Board – Section 3. I hadn't heard of Stratego before but it seems that it's related to a board game we used to play at home called L'Attaque – you have army pieces who can move in different ways and challenge each other based on their rankings, kind of like a secretive version of chess as the other player can't see the rank of the piece they're attacking if I remember correctly.
Anyway, if you go to that web page, try doing a search for Mogendorff. They're a bit disparaging about a certain Jacques Johan Mogendorff, basically making out that he nicked the idea for L'Attaque and patented it as Stratego. I wonder if he's related to me, and if the story is true I have to admire his entrepreneurial spirit – if you don't want people "stealing" your ideas, make sure you have them covered.


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Top-notch image quality. Fast, 7-frames-per-second image capture. Extremely accurate 51-point autofocus system. HD video capture.
Low-ISO images are softer than those from competing cameras. Limited HD video recording options.
Bottom Line
The 12.3-megapixel Nikon D300s is a solid D-SLR and a nice speed upgrade if you already own Nikon lenses. But for the same price, Canon offers larger 18-megapixel images and more comprehensive HD-video-capture options with its EOS 7D.
The $1,699.95 (list, body only) 12.3-megapixel Nikon D300s is a well-rounded D-SLR that captures HD video and can produce beautiful still images, even in low-light situations. And it's incredibly fast, snapping off images at an impressive 7 frames per second (fps). If you already own Nikon lenses and are looking to upgrade to an HD-video-capable model, the D300s is a no-brainer. But when compared with its Canon counterpartthe same-price Canon EOS 7Dthe D300s doesn't quite measure up. The EOS 7D produces larger, 18-megapixel images and has more-comprehensive video options including full 1080p HD capture, while the D300s tops out at 720p.
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Measuring 4.5 by 5.8 by 2.9 inches (HWD) and tipping the scale at 1.88 pounds, the D300s is large, but comparable in size to the EOS 7D. It's very comfortable to use, thanks to well-positioned grips and controls, and the camera's switches, knobs, and buttons provide instant access to settings that would otherwise require you to dig through several menu levels.
The camera's live-view LCD is a beautythe 3-inch screen offers 920K-dot VGA resolution, making it sharper than the display on the Apple iPhone 3GS and identical to the LCD on Nikon's professional-class $5,199.95 (list, body only) D3s.
Fast Focusing
The auto-focusing system on this camera is incredibly fast and accurate. The D300s uses phase detection focusing just like all D-SLRs, aided by 51 autofocus points that are spread throughout the frame. Nikon's entry-level D-SLR, the $549.95 (list, body only) Nikon D3000 offers just 11 autofocus points, while the EOS 7D includes 19 points. The 51 autofocus points on the D300s assist the camera in focusing on an object, even when it's not in the center of the frame. The camera identifies a selected focal point by illuminating it in the viewfinder. The only time focusing speed is compromised is when you're in Live View mode using the LCD as a viewfinder. Live View mode offers face detection, but phase-detection focusing is disabled, leaving focusing duties to the slower contrast-measurement system.
Using Shooting Digital's shutter lag test, the D300s was able to focus and capture an image in a blazingly fast .44 seconds, but in Live View mode it slowed to more than 2 seconds. Only Sony ALPHA D-SLRs and Panasonic's $900 Lumix DMC-GF1 and $1500 DMC-GH1 offer better and faster focusing solutions in Live View mode.
Nikon offers less expensive D-SLRs that can produce comparable image quality, but none can match the speed of the D300sat its full resolution (12.3 megapixels), the camera can shoot 7 images per second. The EOS 7D is slightly faster, capturing larger 18-megapixel images at 8 frames per second.
Image Quality
Typically, I've found that Nikon's D-SLRs tend to produce images that are not extremely sharp, but are captured with extremely low levels of noisethe D300s was no exception. Testing the camera with a Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED lens and using the Imatest suite to objectively measure image quality, at its sharpest f-stop (f/11) the D300s captured an average of 1,480 lines per picture height at ISO 200 and 1,506 lines at ISO 400 (ISO 100 is not available on Nikon D-SLRs). At ISO 800-3200, the lines captured remained above 1,200. The Canon EOS 7D averages 1,176 and 1,147 lines at ISO 1600 and 3200, respectively, but puts the D300s in its place at lower ISO settingsat ISO 200 and 400, the Canon EOS 7D averaged 1,975 and 1,882 lines per picture height, respectively.
The D300s was a champ at suppressing image noise across all ISO sensitivities, making it ideal for low-light shooting situations. From ISO 200-3200, noise levels remained below 1.5 percentthis means that images captured at these ISO settings won't be visibly noisy. Aside from the EOS 7D, only a few other cameras I've tested offer such low noise levels, including Canon's Rebel T1i and 50D, and Nikon's D90 and D5000.
Video Capture
While I mentioned earlier that the video options on the D300s are slightly limited, the quality of HD video captured with this camera is better than what you'll get with any consumer-grade camcorder, thanks to the camera's larger image sensor. Still, with the EOS 7D you can capture 1080p video at 30 and 24fps, and 720p video at 60 and 30fps. The D300s is limited to 720p HD video at 24fps.
Don't toss aside your camcorder just yet; shooting video with most D-SLRs comes with limitations. For starters, if you attempt to refocus while shooting video, you'll hear noise from the lens motor in your recordings; if you zoom in and out, you'll also get motor noise. And there's no continuous refocus for moving subjects—focusing takes a considerable 2 seconds when using autofocus during recording, given the issues associated with Live View mode I mentioned earlier. Currently, only the Panasonic GF1 and GH1 offer a video experience comparable to what you'd experience with a dedicated camcorder.
Like Canon D-SLRs, the Nikon D300s includes built-in mini USB and mini HDMI ports. These standard ports make it simple to connect the camera to a computer or HDTV. And it's simple (and inexpensive) to replace or buy additional third-party cables.
If you already own Nikon lenses and are looking to step up to a faster camera, the Nikon D300s is an easy decision. If you're looking for more versatile HD-video options, however, and you're not already locked in with Nikon lenses, the same-price Canon EOS 7D is a better buy, with higher-resolution images and more HD capture options. If your budget is limited and you don't need the speed, the $899.95 (list, body only) Nikon D90 is a much more affordable option, offering comparable image quality and HD movie recording for a lot less.
BENCHMARK TEST RESULTS: Check out the test scores for the Nikon D300s
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President's Day Week or Gay Days at Disney World?
I am a third grade teacher, so the dates on which I may travel are the very same dates that masses of children are out of school! I am trying to avoid too much crowding, and I am undecided between two weeks. I like 2/19-2/24, but am concerned about it being the week of President's Day. The second option is 6/4/-6/9, but I am concerned about crowds from Gay Days still vacationing. Which week do you think will be less crowded?
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Dad's Hakuna Matata AnswerI know it can be a little frustrating trying to plan a vacation, especially to a major tourist destination like Walt Disney World, when your vacation dates are dependent on your work schedule. In your case, sharing potential vacation dates with millions of other families doesn't help, but that doesn't mean you can't make the best of your time!
Lets look at your dates. February is a fantastic time of the year to go - cool weather, generally low crowds… except for President's Day week, when the parks will be packed. June is generally busier and hotter, but the earlier in the month you go, the better!
Dad's February Crowd CalendarNow, Dad's calendars are pretty good, but if you want the best data for trip planning, go see my friends over at Touringplans.com. They're the best in the business, and they can help you with everything from deciding what dates to go, to finding the perfect touring plans for each park for your family, to helping you avoid crowds while you're in the park with their handy Lines mobile app.
Dad's June Crowd Calendar
Dad's Touringplans.com pageBased on my research, I'd recommend booking your trip for June 4-9, 2012. Sure, Gay Days will have ended on the June 3, but 99% of those guests leave immediately following Gay Days, and I don't think this will impact your trip much, if at all. If you-re really concerned about attracting unwanted attention for the rest of the week, be on the safe side and don't wear red.
Dad's Gay Days PageActually, the week following Gay Days is a great week to visit! The crowds are fairly light and the summer heat is still bearable. That being said, Walt Disney World is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. Even if you go at a time of year with a lower crowd level you will still be sharing the parks with thousands of other families.
Never fear - Dad is here! And I've been working for years on my tips and tricks for avoiding crowds at Walt Disney World, which I'd love to share with you. Follow these and you'll be just fine. Trust me.


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Mesa, AZ - The Mesa Thunderbirds defeated the Phoenix College Bears Tuesday night, 65-60, to finish off the regular season on a high note.
The T-Birds came out hot, shooting 44 percent from the field in the first half and taking a 41-24 advantage into halftime. Adonis Arms scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half.
Mesa's highest lead at one point was 19 points but a fervent Bear comeback cut Mesa's lead down to just one with two minutes to play in regulation. A Sindou Diallo layup and two Brent Kimbrell free-throws would ice the game for Mesa and the T-Birds would take home a five point win.
Ramon Franklin finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds for Mesa while Adonis Arms and Sindou Diallo each scored 16 points for the T-Birds.
Mesa finishes the regular season with 16-13 overall record and 14-8 conference record. The T-Birds will now head to the conference tournament as the #3 seed and will have to travel to Cochise College this coming, March 3rd, for a semi-final matchup with the Apaches. The championship game will then be held on Monday, March 5th, at the highest seed. Times for games will be determined within the next day.


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This flexible hose is easy to store and fits in compact storage locations, such as a small container or box. This expandable hose is also durable, compare to other garden hoses which will crack and leak over time. This hose is resistant to weather and wear, it is set to revolutionize the way garden hoses are used and stored. The expandable hose can expands up to three times its original length. It is strong, yet very lightweight and easy to carry. It will never kinks or tangles and will contracts to it original size as soon as the water is turned off.
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When you think about why the Cowboys are 5-6 this season, check out the starts to games.
Entering the weekend, the Cowboys have scored just 30 first-quarter points, 29th in the NFL.
They trailed Washington 28-3, Cleveland 13-0, the New York Giants 23-0 and Chicago and Seattle 10-0. Not all in the first quarter mind you, but when you have to rally it brings up misleading stats and makes your offense one-sided, meaning you're forced to pass all game.
This season, quarterback Tony Romo has attempted 35 or more passes in a game eight times. In games where that happens, the Cowboys are 2-6.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn't believe a slow start was the problem in the Redskins loss because his team was ahead 3-0, but the Cowboys settled for a field goal on their first possession.
Over the next five weeks the Cowboys have to establish themselves early in the game, getting out fast — and getting touchdowns especially — to set the tone.
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Data are being created in vast quantities every day. Finding value from data is a process of cultivation rather than one of extraction or refinement.
Our experience with oil has been fraught – Fortunes made at the cost of dwindling resources, bloody mercenary conflicts, a terrifying climate crisis. To extend the analogy, data spills have already happened. How much longer before we see dangerous data drilling practices? Or the negative long term effects from data pollution?
Profit is being made through the use of human-generated information. Our browsing habits, conversations with friends, movements and location are being monetised. Going back to our central analogy, where oil is composed of the compressed bodies of long-dead micro-organisms, personal data is made from the compressed fragments of our personal lives. Data is about the person, a human being. Re-framing data in this way is crucial.
There is way more than short-term business value in looking at data in this way. Here are three elements which, taken together, might help us control our data better, and so lend it more value for us and the organisations which use it:
Understand and experience data ownership. We are all producing vast quantities of data, even if we rarely see or interact with any of it. By using tools to store, visualise, and explore our own data, we gain an understanding of the worth and utility of this information. This might help our understanding of data and lead to better decisions by individuals — both in cases where there data is being misused and in cases where data can be applied to solve important problems like disaster response, cancer diagnosis or disease spread.
Let's have an open conversation about data and ethics. I rarely hear the rights of the people from whom data is being extracted mentioned. I do often hear about the value of data to organisations. This needs to change. Companies which position themselves as data humane have an opportunity to gain the commanding heights.
We need to change the way that we think about data, and appreciate it as a new kind of resource entirely. For this to occur we need to foster a deep understanding of data in society. Over the span of our existience we've developed a mechanism for this kind of broad cultural change: the arts. As we proceed towards profit and progress through the exploitation of data, let us encourage artists, novelists, performers and poets to take an active role in the conversation. In doing so we may avoid some of the mistakes that we made with the old oil, and perhaps realise more about ourselves.
The Museum of Broken Relationships – Intelligent Life
Museum of Memory and Human Rights – Wikipedia
'A bit of me' – one man's way of controlling his own data (Kickstarter)
Just how much is your data worth (FT.com)


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Harry's journey to find his mother
Once upon a time, in a faraway place, there lived a twelve year old boy named Harry. He lived with his sick father, mother and elder brother.
His parents were poor. So they couldn't send Harry to school. He decided to join his mother and worked as a domestic cleaner.
Harry's brother, James, worked in a small company. One day, it happened that the family Harry's mother worked for was moving to the United States.
They asked her to accompany them. She had no choice but to agree. Harry was very depressed on hearing that he had to part with his mother. Please don't go, he pleaded with her.
"Don't worry Harry. I will be back soon," his mother said. Harry received letters from his mother on a regular basis. However, after a few months, the communication stopped.
Harry and his family were very worried. "She may be too busy to write," said Harry's brother, James.
"Of course not. No matter how busy she is, she will send us letters," said Harry's father. Harry was really worried. He said, I will go to the USA and find my mother.
Everyone stared at him. He was only a small boy, and they did not have any money. But Harry was adamant. "Dad, you are too ill to go, and James has to go to work. So I have to go," he said.
After a few months of asking friends and relatives, and borrowing a lot of money, Harry flew to New York.
When he arrived New York, Harry was helpless and alone. But as he was walking along a street near the airport, a fruit seller took pity on him and asked Harry to show him the address he was looking for.
Luckily, the location was close by. Finally, Harry got to the house where his mother was working as a maid and knocked on the door.
A man came out to answer him and Harry asked him, "are you the owner of this house?" The man replied "yes, I am." "My mother is your housemaid," Harry said.
What nonsense, the man replied, and tried to shut the door. But Harry pushed the man away and ran into the house calling on his mother. He heard his mother responding from a small room behind the house, where she has been locked up.
He found her and threatened to lodge a complaint to the police if the employer did not release her immediately.
Two days later, Harry and his mother returned to India. Harry's family was very proud that such a young boy was capable of rescuing his mother from her abusive employer. From www.kidsworld worldfun.com
1. What has fingers and a thumb but no hand?
2. I am made of the stuff around me but lighter than it. I am more hidden than seen. What am I?
3. What does everyone have that goes up but never comes down?
4. What makes my left hand my right?
5. I have four legs, one head, and a foot. What am I?
6. What breaks without falling?
7. Where can you add 2 to 11 and get 1?
1. Gloves 2. Iceberg 3. Age 4.A mirror 5. A bed 6. A day 7. In a clock
Did you know in 2010 it was estimated that there were over 1 billion vehicles in the world?
Did you know in August 1888, Carl Benz's wife, Bertha Benz, became the first person to drive a car over a long distance?
Did you know Nicéphore Niépce and his brother Claude are believed to have built the world's first internal combustion engine in 1807?
Did you know Rudolf Diesel, a German engineer, built the first Diesel car Engine in 1897?
Did you know fully driverless cars currently exist in prototype and are expected to be available commercially around the year 2020?
Allergies to Skin Care Products
Sometimes when you use a new kind of soap or other skin product, your skin may get irritated or you may get an allergic reaction. If you get a rash or if your skin feels itchy, hot, dry, or like it's burning, tell an adult. Stop using the product and don't forget that it caused a reaction.
To test a new product, place a tiny bit of it on the inside of your wrist or arm. Watch for any redness or irritation over the next 24 hours. If your skin becomes red or irritated, don't use the product.
Sometimes, your skin is fine with a new product the first time, or few times, you use it, but then your skin gets red or irritated later on. You'll want to stop using the product whenever redness or irritation happens. From kidshealth.org.
1. Which blood cells in our body help to fight infection?
2. Where are the red blood cells created?
3. Which types of teeth are used to grind food?
4. What is the approximate amount of blood in the human body?
5. Which organ stores urine before it is expelled from the body?
1. White blood cells 2. Bone marrow 3. Molars 4. Five to six litres 5. Urinary bladder


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Gibson's Landing Fibre Art Festival - Spicing It Up With Ginger :doll workshop Aug 22-23,2008
Holiday Treasures - Christmas show and sale. Juried entry
Dufferin County Museum Airport Rd and Hwy 89 November 22 - December 7, 2008
The Moose Show - Annual show of fine art and craft. Juried entry
CNIB Conference Centre, 1929 Bayview Av, Toronto November 21-23, 2008


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