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Swann Security, the global leader in security monitoring solutions, proudly debuts the SportsCam™ Waterproof Mini Video Camera. Making its debut at the 2011 International CES, this mini camera / DVR combo is housed in a rugged waterproof case and comes with a myriad of mounting options so outdoor enthusiasts can live & relive their most extreme moments.
At the core of SportsCam™ is a color camera that can record 640 x 480 high resolution video or crystal clear still images. The device stores recordings on a removable MicroSD card (up to 16GB), so users can easily swap out cards while on the go. A 16GB MicroSD card will capture approximately 5 hours of video. SportsCam™ is powered by a Lithium-ion battery that recharges via USB and gives the user 2.5 hours of life per charge.
Not only is the SportsCam's™ case shockproof, but it's also waterproof up to 65'. Included with the device are a number of mounting options that make it an ideal solution for a variety of sports and outdoor applications. With no dials, gauges knobs or any preferences to configure, users simply turn it on, strap it on and hit record.
Included SportsCam accessories:
Velcro™ straps x 3
Cord, arm & head straps
Waterproof pin clip & case clip
Velcro™ for bracket
Mounting screws x 2
Silicon case
Swann's SportsCam™ will be unveiled at CES 2011 at Swann's booth #8660 in Central Hall. SportsCam™ has a MSRP of $99 and will be available for purchase in February through Swann's network of retailers.
Verizon showcases its new announcement with a video explaining all the bells and whistles of LTE but it is at the 2:35 mark (view) of the video that is of interest. Lindsay Notwell, Executive Director, 4G LTE Startegy and Planning, talks about "connected cars" with a video shot of an iPhone 4 running onStar's app. Now while this could be just a still shot pulled from GMs site and nothing more than that, wouldn't Verizon at least wish to show off one of its phones? With the ability of any phone to connect to a FordSync equipped vehicle, for example, Verizon could have easily picked up on some Ford marketing for a shot to better fit the Verizon Wireless line of handsets. Instead, the hottest smartphone on the market only available on its competitor network was shown. Mmmm.
So, is this just a mere oversight on Verizon or a hint that the iPhone 4 is just around the corner? I believe this is just another tea leave exposing that indeed, Verizon and Apple will be soon announcing the iPhone 4 coming to the largest network in the United States. My guess is we will Steve Jobs pulling his infamous One More Thing at the iPad 2G announcement and bring out on stage Verizon's CEO Ivan Seidenberg to make the announcement this January.
Yes, the new year is looking mighty good.
Boinx Software, a multi-award-winning software developer for the Mac platform, is pleased to announce the latest update to its 2009 Apple Design Award-winning live-video production software, BoinxTV 1.6. BoinxTV is designed as your own personal broadcast truck – without the truck. Perfect for recording presentations, lectures, video podcasts, sporting events, concerts, sermons and more, BoinxTV produces stunning Live to Disk, Live to Internet and Live to Stage video – all in real time. In version 1.6, improving quality and performance, and optimized redundancy with fault-tolerant system architecture remain top priority. A new template for recording conferences and events provides users with an in-depth, how-to example for broadcasting hours of live conference footage with a flawless and stylish finish that rivals prime-time, professionally produced events.
"The brand new 'Conference Recording' template in BoinxTV 1.6 provides users with the inspiration to set up their own custom templates for live conference recording from their own personal 'studio' – their Mac," comments Oliver Breidenbach, CEO, Boinx Software. "This most recent update to our 'broadcast truck – without the truck' software makes the task of producing and broadcasting live events quicker and easier than ever before. Layers for introducing conference sessions, switching between multiple cameras, adding unique lower thirds, placing movies or clips into the background, adding sidebars to feature conference sponsors, and branding your broadcast with the all-important logo give broadcasts an especially creative and professional edge. Version 1.6 is also jam-packed with redundancy enhancements for continued reassurance that your footage is safe. Up to the moment that a crash might occur, BoinxTV automatically saves your footage for you to pick right up where you left off. We are thrilled to present our current and new users with the safest and most redundant BoinxTV to date."
BoinxTV 1.6 Highlights: NEW "Conference Recording" Template
BoinxTV 1.6′s new "Conference Recording" template comes complete with fresh new layers for creating customizable opening credits, placing a source in an area defined by four arbitrary screen points, automatic crawls, sidebar options and an iPhone demo layer complete with iPhone 4 artwork. The new template allows users to create a polished and unified presentation in just minutes, ready to broadcast with no post-production work necessary. In addition, the Axis camera layer now supports Mac OS X v10.5.8, while images coming out of the chroma key filter are now crisp and clear with no blurry side effects.
Version 1.6 also features BoinxTV's fully equipped, first-class rendering engine for enhanced performance on multi-core/hyperthreading-based Macs. A fail-safe auto save function ensures that if your system crashes, you will not lose your BoinxTV footage. An innovative user interface, extendable architecture and improved performance features allow users to create professional "TV-style" shows and broadcasts with minimal post-production efforts. Its "broadcast truck" production capabilities reduce expensive production and post-production costs without sacrificing creative and professional gloss.
BoinxTV's "broadcast truck – without the truck" capabilities are utilized to broadcast one of the industry's most well-known and respected international events series, The SuperMeet. Dan Berube and Michael Horton partnered with Boinx Software and BoinxTV to stream San Francisco (MacWorld), Las Vegas (NAB), Boston and Amsterdam (IBC) SuperMeets in 2010. "We searched for a way to easily and affordably exemplify our event's creative efforts remotely. We wanted our story to resonate with industry enthusiasts, indie filmmakers and Hollywood creatives alike. BoinxTV fit our needs like a glove," comments Mike Horton.
BoinxTV Key Features
▪ Over 50 layers provide creative possibilities for designing your own unique show template. Many aspects of the layers, such as font, size, color and position can be easily adjusted for endless variety.
▪ Preconfigured, easy-to-use templates provide a starting point and inspiration for your show.
▪ Character generation – Easily create lower thirds, titles, crawlers, tickers, credits and other text on screen.
▪ Computer graphics – Draw on screen, highlight and magnify screen areas, and display a weather map, stock charts and other data.
▪ Chroma keying – Replace a unified color backdrop (usually called a green or blue screen) with animated backgrounds, a virtual studio, a computer screen for screencasts – or create other special effects.
▪ Video scaling – Display, scale and distort video, PDFs, photos and other documents, or create a 3D video podcast.
▪ Camera Switching – Use multiple video sources picture-in-picture, side-by-side, n-up – or switch between sources with a variety of transitions.
▪ Audience interaction – Display a Twitter stream or let viewers Skype in to your show.
▪ Use QuickTime-compatible video sources such as DV cameras with FireWire (sometimes called i.Link or IEEE1394), HDMI cameras (with HDMI interface card such as Blackmagic Intensity Pro), iSight camera, USB webcams (if supplied with QuickTime driver), SDI cameras (with the help of SDI input systems from Matrox, AJA and Blackmagic Design) and many more.
▪ Screen grabbing to include video chats (Skype, iChat) and presentation slides (PowerPoint, Keynote).
▪ Use any audio device available in your system. A built-in adjustable audio delay helps you to synchronize audio and video easily.
▪ Integrate with Soundflower and other audio routing utilities for audio interviews with
Skype, iChat and more.
▪ Record directly to disk as QuickTime file.
▪ Play out simultaneously over second screen connector.
▪ Convert to Internet stream using external converter or third-party software (device not included).
▪ Convert to SDI using external converter (device not included).
▪ Submit to Apple Podcast Producer automatically after recording.
▪ Execute an AppleScript after recording.
About BoinxTV
BoinxTV, winner of the "Apple Design Award 2009," is a revolutionary tool for creating Live to Disk, Live to Internet and Live to Stage video developed by Boinx Software in cooperation with TheCodingMonkeys. With BoinxTV, you can create stunning studio shows, podcasts, sports events, concerts, interviews, sermons, lectures, seminars and more using your Mac and multiple cameras. With its innovative user interface and its extendable architecture, BoinxTV makes it easy to create professional "TV-style" shows, minimizing post-production time. BoinxTV requires an Intel-based Mac with discrete graphics from ATI or NVIDIA, and a minimum of 2GB of RAM. Full system requirements and more information on BoinxTV can be found at http://boinx.com/boinxtv.
Availability & Pricing
BoinxTV 1.6 is available as a free update for existing BoinxTV users at boinx.com/download. A free demo license enables BoinxTV for five days. The single license of BoinxTV is available for $499 at the Boinx Kagi Store. The BoinxTV Sponsored Edition for $199 requires a credit for BoinxTV in every video created with BoinxTV. For education and volume licensing (multi‐seat) of BoinxTV, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
NetworkGlobal Companies, a leading producer of premium online video spanning from Hollywood and Broadway to world news features, announced today its Red Carpet Network video library can be streamed on the iPhone and iPad via the RCN App. The Red Carpet Network, RCN.tv, talks to A-list celebrities at the premieres of top films, TV shows, and Hollywood's most exclusive Red Carpets. With millions of online streams per month, it is one of the top independent entertainment news outlets on the Internet. The new app is available for free in the iTunes App Store.
Launched in 2007 by a recent college graduate and his friends, it didn't take long to establish the Red Carpet Network as a trusted media brand. "Once publicists, producers and event planners saw the quality of our content, we were given full media credentials and invited to the city's biggest premieres and events," said Gunnar Larson, 25, founder and CEO of the Red Carpet Network and NetworkGlobal Companies. "These days, we interview the world's top celebrities, trendsetters and thought leaders."
RCN's journalists apply the same ethics to their features reporting as they do the hard news content on sister channel NGB.tv. In both cases, people simply want the truth. All too often, feature journalists compromise their integrity by writing glowing reviews of bad products just to get their blurbs published on movie posters or to grease the wheels for A-list interviews. On the flip side, many tabloids, blogs and online forums dumb down their content by focusing solely on scandal and snarky, negative editorial.
RCN exists to make a positive impact and encourages its online viewers to make smart, informed decisions about how to spend their valuable leisure time. The site's innovative business model monetizes its video and editorial content without pandering to the audience or the advertiser.
The RCN App, and its associated video content, is free to download via iTunes.
Pakedge Device & Software now offers its WAP-W3N Wireless-N Access Point, a versatile high-speed wireless access point (WAP) with n-band capability. The WAP-W3N enables high-throughput wireless video streaming in home networks, custom installations and enterprise-class applications.
Victor Pak, President and CEO of Pakedge, noted, "Custom installation professionals have been asking us for a wireless access point with high-throughput video streaming capability – and we've answered their needs with our new WAP-W3N. It offers flexible configuration options and comes with mounting hardware that enables it to be installed in a server rack as well as in other locations."
The WAP-W3N offers high data-throughput with an 802b/g/n radio configuration, and its trapezoid-face housing enables optimum positioning of the unit's three antennas. The WAP-W3N's compact size, rugged aluminum enclosure and 1U rack-space wing brackets enable it to be installed in a server rack, or it can be wall-mounted or placed on a flat surface. The WAP-W3N uses a single Cat5e cable for both power and networking, making installation easy.
The WAP-W3N is highly configurable and is optimized for use with A/V system touch panels and control devices. It offers multiple SSID and VLAN (virtual local area network) support, enabling a user to segment a wireless network for different devices – for example, computers, A/V system touch panels and gaming systems – to provide the most efficient operation for all the connected devices.
The unit can be configured in four modes: Wireless Access Point, Wireless Bridge, Wireless Repeater or Wireless Distribution System (WDS). The WAP-W3N features software-controlled, variable power output, for maximum transmission/reception performance, range and security. The WAP-W3N supports the latest security standards including WPA, WPA2, AES, TKIP, WEP, RADIUS, MAC filtering and SSID Hide. The WAP-W3N can be used worldwide, thanks to its software-enabled country and power output configurability.
The Pakedge WAP-W3N Wireless-N Access Point is currently available and comes with three 5dBi omnidirectional antennas, a power supply, wall-mounting hardware and rack-mount brackets a Quick Start Guide and a Cat5e cable. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for pricing.
Lock & Load Express is based on CoreMelt's popular image stabilization and rolling shutter reduction software application — Lock & Load X — considered one of the fastest video stabilizers available on the Mac platform, offering advanced tracking features and CMOS rolling shutter reduction for compositors and editors working in Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Motion. Lock & Load Express harnesses much of the key functionality found in Lock & Load X, including rolling shutter reduction, but in a simplified version that caters primarily to videographers and prosumers using DSLR cameras and working on Apple's entry level Final Cut Express editing software.
Bolton notes that while Lock & Load X has gained considerable praise as a tool to improve video quality for users on higher end editing software applications, there are videographers utilizing DSLR and CMOS sensor based cameras running on Final Cut Express, which does not have a built-in image stabilizer (Lock & Load Express is currently the only stabilizer designed for Final Cut Express), who do not need access to every control in processing their footage, but need a reliable tool to stabilize footage featuring rolling shutter artifacts at a lower price point.
"CoreMelt is excited to introduce Lock & Load Express, a trimmed down version of our blazingly fast Lock & Load X tracking stabilizer software developed specifically to tackle real world production problems that videographers encounter when shooting on DSLR cameras inside Final Cut Pro Express; itself a powerful application," says Bolton. "With today's addition to our software plug-in lineup, editors and compositors at every professional level will have increased freedom to work on their editing platform of choice to tackle stabilization and rolling shutter issues for virtually any workflow and unleash their personal creativity."
Bolton adds, "Lock & Load Express addresses the everyday challenges facing videographers — especially event videographers that shoot on DSLR cameras — to give hand held footage a professionally shot Steady Cam quality instantly without the need to set tracking points. Using the rolling shutter reduction functionality in our Lock & Load Express software helps lessen image distortions and lets digital content creators get on with business of creating and meeting tight deadlines."
Key Highlights of Lock & Load Express
Lock & Load Express enables customers to achieve the highest-quality image stabilization and rolling shutter reduction features working on Final Cut Express including:
• Speed — Lock & Load Express tracks up to 12 times faster than Final Cut Pro's built in stabilizer.
• Background Tracking — Allows users to work on the rest of a project while tracking for improved productivity and greater precision.
• Streamlined workflow — Features like in/out point analysis, and rotation and zoom smoothing help simplify workflow and keep projects on deadline.
• Intuitive — Lock & Load Express is based on the powerful Lock & Load X software architecture known for its ease-of-use and simplified interface for better quality results. Running inside Final Cut Express the software offers editors and compositors a proven solution for limiting rolling shutter artifacts and image distortion even on shots with complex rotation or poorly defined background.
What Customers Are Saying
"Even though I do not use Final Cut Express, after looking at and frequently using all the features and speed of Lock & Load X for Final Cut Pro, Lock & Load Express should prove to be a welcome stabilizer and rolling shutter reduction product for all Final Cut Express users out there, often left out when it comes to the availability of professional, high quality plug-ins," Steve Douglas, renowned underwater videographer and technology critic says.
System Requirements
Recommended system requirements for Lock & Load Express include an Apple computer running Mac OS X 10.5.4, or later with Intel processor; Final Cut Express 4.0, or later.
Pricing and Availability:
Lock & Load Express is available now for $79.00 USD from CoreMelt and its authorized dealers. For additional pricing information, please visit, http://www.lockandloadexpress.com.
Expanding its range of products for custom-installation audio/video, home networking, security systems and professional use, Pakedge Device & Software now offers its WAP-W3G Ultra-High-Power Wireless Access Point.
The WAP-W3G widens the capabilities of a wired/wireless network, and enables reliable connectivity in situations where cables cannot be installed. It's ideal for enterprise-class installations, or applications where high-speed, ultimate reliability and flexible operation are required.
The WAP-W3G's ultra-high-power 802b/g radio configuration and 2.4GHz frequency band provides a wireless operating range up to three times that of consumer products. The unit supports VLANs (virtual local area networks) and multiple SSIDs. This enables a user to segment a wireless network for different devices – for example, computers, A/V system touch panels and gaming systems – to provide the most efficient operation for all the connected devices.
Victor Pak, President and CEO of Pakedge, pointed out, "As today's multiroom audio/video systems and home networks become more complex, the need for seamless integration has never been greater. Our WAP-W3G is a versatile installation product that helps to make connecting even the most complicated systems easier, while providing a wide range of useful capabilities."
The WAP-W3G can be configured to operate in Wireless Access Point (WAP), Wireless Bridge or Wireless Repeater (WDS) mode. It offers adjustable power output and range, and is optimized for use with A/V system touch panels and control devices. Just a single Cat5e cable provides power and network connectivity, making the WAP-W3G perfect for custom installations. It is fully 802.3af-compliant, and can be powered by any PoE-compliant switch. The unit's dual antennas ensure the best-possible reception and transmission.
The WAP-W3G can be used worldwide, thanks to its software-enabled country and power output configurability. It supports a wide variety of security standards including WPA, WPA2, AES, TKIP, WEP, RADIUS, MAC filtering and SSID Hide. The WAP-W3G's compact (6.4″ L x 4.2″ W x 1.4″ D) rugged aluminum housing facilitates installation in any interior environment.
The Pakedge WAP-W3G Ultra-High-Power Wireless Access Point is currently available and comes with dual 5dBi omnidirectional antennas, a power supply, Quick Start Guide and Cat5e cable. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for pricing.
Global Delight today announced a major update to Camera Plus Pro, the popular all-in-one iPhone camera app that adds numerous camera and photo-editing capabilities to the device, including video recording on 2G and 3G iPhones. Interface improvements, added options for Flickr uploading, and FTP sharing are just a few of the new features included in this update. As one of the top 5 most downloaded photography tools on iTunes, Camera Plus Pro is the premium all-in-one replacement for the default camera app.
Capturing and enhancing high quality images and video on the iPhone is easy with Camera Plus Pro. Along with the ability to adjust elements like brightness, saturation and contrast in real-time, users can create any look they like by applying live filters such as B/W or Sepia. Photos can also be taken in rapid succession with Burst Mode, and with a tap, they can be cropped, rotated or modified with digital flash. Zooming while recording video is also supported, and this update adds a time-lapse video recording feature, along with several new filters like Mirror, X-Ray, and more. Macworld says that Camera Plus Pro is an "all-in-one app [that] delivers an impressive set of features", and the experience is now even better!
Sharing and managing images or videos is also intuitive and fun with Camera Plus Pro. Users can add titles, geo-tags, and captions to their media, and email or upload it to YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter directly from the app. Multiple photos can be emailed or uploaded to Picasa and Facebook, and the update now lets users select private or public mode for Flickr uploads. Finding and organizing media is dirt-simple, as users can easily search any tags in their library.
"We feel that the best camera is the one you have with you, which makes the iPhone camera just about the best one ever created" says Guruprasad Kamath, Marketing Manager of Global Delight. "Camera Plus Pro maximizes the potential of the iPhone's hardware by providing video recording for all iPhones, as well as powerful, easy to use tools for recording, editing, and sharing the world around you."
In the next update to Camera Plus Pro, Global Delight is planning to add full iPhone OS 4.0 compatibility, as well as exposure and white balance control, Bing image search integration, improved video recording capabilities, and a revamped user interface.
Get the most from your iPhone camera with Camera Plus Pro!
Camera Plus Pro for iPhone is available for $1.99 from the App Store on the iPhone or at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id345752934?mt=8.
A new top-end JVC HD Everio video camera is now available, JVC announced today. The new GZ-HM1 HD Everio offers a full slate of technologies to optimize picture quality and an array of manual controls for creative flexibility. The GZ-HM1 offers performance improvements in three key areas — low light performance, camera-shake compensation and digital still quality. As a result, the GZ-HM1, which offers 64GB of internal storage and an SD/SDHC card slot, is the ideal camera for video enthusiasts and semi-professionals.
In the area of low light performance, the GZ-HM1 provides superior results thanks to a new CMOS sensor that boosts sensitivity to four Lux (compared to nine Lux for the previous GZ-HM400) for brilliant recording of 1920 x 1080 Full HD video, with 1080/60p output through the HDMI connection. In camera shake compensation, JVC made improvements in wide angle performance, an area not typically addressed. While most stabilization efforts focus on effectiveness in high zoom ratios, camera shake also occurs at wide angle settings, especially when the camera user is moving along with the subject. In the new GZ-HM1, JVC uses prism technology to provide effective results at the wide angle end of the zoom range. And for better still image quality, the GZ-HM1 delivers real 10 megapixel stills for detailed images.
The GZ-HM1′s 1/2.3-inch 10.62 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor dramatically increases sensitivity, enabling recording of high quality images even in low-light locations. Back-illumination technology moves the circuitry within the CMOS chip to a layer behind the photo diodes, avoiding loss of incoming light that occurs with conventional CMOS sensors. This efficient gathering of light increases the ability to obtain visual information, which translates into higher picture quality being available at the camera even in low light situations. The KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS is currently one of the world's smallest and slimmest HD lenses, and offers 10x optical zoom.
A new optical image stabilization system with Advanced Image Stabilizer provides effective camera-shake compensation in a variety of situations. The camera's optical image stabilization system uses two prisms within the lens housing to optically compensate for vertical and lateral camera shake. Together they are able to effectively reduce the effects of shake in any direction. This JVC system is enhanced by the company's Advanced Image Stabilizer that improves compensation, especially in the wide angle range, providing a stable image even if the user is walking while shooting.
The camera's 10.62 megapixel CMOS sensor allows the GZ-HM1 to shoot real 10 megapixel stills with ISO6400 sensitivity for pristine digital stills with high resolution, even if the lighting is less than ideal. The densely packed pixels of the CMOS sensor translate into smooth and realistic images without any sense of pixilation or gaps between pixels, for a look similar to film photography. ISO6400 high sensitivity is assurance that even in dark situations the image will look sharp and detailed. For further assistance in shooting in low light, the GZ-HM1 includes an automatic flash.
To meet the needs of the more demanding video enthusiast, the GZ-HM1 offers an array of manual controls. These include a manual adjustment dial that, among other functions, allows easy and precise manual focus. Other manual controls include selection of shutter or aperture priority shooting, and bracket shooting. In addition, there's a user-programmable button for storing frequently used settings.
To ensure the best possible audio recording, there's a microphone input, audio level control and headphone output. There's also a top-mounted accessory shoe.
The GZ-HM1 also offers creative shooting functions, including time-lapse recording, available in all 2010 Everio cameras, to easily record in intervals ranging from one to 80 seconds. When played back, hours-long segments are reduced to mere seconds. Also available is high-speed recording at up to 600 frames per second, allowing ultra-slow motion playback for observation and analysis, such as a golf swing.
Digital files created with this new Everio camera can be easily shared in a variety of popular formats with the enhanced Everio MediaBrowser software for Windows®, which now provides automatic conversion of HD videos for immediate sharing on YouTube™ at HD or SD resolution. Files also can be directly exported to iTunes® and synced with an iPod® or iPhone®, or burned to DVD, all with just a few mouse clicks using the same Everio MediaBrowser application.
The JVC GZ-HM1 will be available in March for $1,199.95.
A Faster Mac In 10 Minutes
The OWC series of free online upgrade installation videos for MacBook and MacBook Pro models are rated from an "Easy" to "Straightforward" level and can be performed at home as quickly as an estimated 10-minute installation time. The complete series of installation videos for MacBook and MacBook Pros, as well as videos for Mac tower, desktop, and iPod battery installs is available at: http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/
"One of OWC's founding principles is to maximize the usefulness of existing resources. Whether a customer has a legacy Mac or the latest machine, these videos are an invaluable resource for getting greater performance from their Mac and/or extending its useful life," said Larry O'Connor, CEO, OWC. "With the typical service center charging upwards of $80 for an easy memory install, MacBook and MacBook Pro owners can save both time and money by utilizing this free resource."
Memory Upgrades From $29.79, 7200RPM Hard Drives From $64.99
OWC Memory Upgrade Kits priced starting at $29.79 are available up to 8GB for MacBook and MacBook Pro models and are backed with a Money Back Guarantee and OWC's Lifetime Advance Replacement Warranty. Additional money savings are also available through OWC's Rebate program, which provides $5.00 Cash Back per 1GB Apple Factory Standard memory module.
Upgrading the internal hard drive can also make MacBook and MacBook Pro machines faster. Prices start at $64.99 for a 250GB 7200RPM drive, with the most popular upgrades including a 320GB 7200RPM drive priced at $84.99 and a 500GB 7200RPM drive priced at $149.99. In addition, MacBook and MacBook Pro owners that purchase a new hard drive from OWC also enjoy the benefit of keeping their existing drive, which can be used as a temporary backup drive, converted into an external storage solution, or sent to OWC for a cash back trade-in.
For a complete list of upgrades for MacBook and MacBook Pro models, visit:
OWC – The Trusted Name in Mac Memory
OWC memory upgrades are available from 16MB up to 32GB for nearly every current and past Apple notebook and desktop computer manufactured during the past twenty years, including Mac Pro Xeon, iMac, PowerMac, Xserve, iBook, and PowerBook computers. By maintaining an active state-of-the-art test lab, OWC can ensure its memory upgrades offer the highest product quality and reliability and backs them with a Lifetime Advance Replacement Warranty and Money Back Guarantee.
OWC's independent memory benchmarks testing on a wide variety of Mac computers consistently demonstrates having more memory provides higher real-world performance. OWC memory performance gains are even more apparent when using memory intensive applications, such as audio/video, photo, 3D modeling, gaming and other applications, where OWC memory upgrades offer the best performance for the investment.
The full OWC Memory line, as well as a compatibility guide which directs customers to the correct upgrades for each specific Apple model, can be found online at: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/


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European Union to tighten derivatives trading
Recently, the European Parliament's economic committee adopted its legislative position on the regulation of derivatives trading. In particular, the committee underlined the opaque nature and lack of any regulation of OTC derivatives. According to the committee's position, derivatives trading must be made clearer and tougher, so as to reduce speculative trading and ensure that as many derivatives as possible are traded through open channels that are subject to rules. The resolution also suggests ways to regulate the trade in credit default swaps and reduce the regulatory burden on corporate end-users of derivatives. The legislation, which will be negotiated among government ministers before becoming law, would require derivatives contracts to be centrally cleared where possible so trades are backed by a default fund to curb the risk. All transactions would be reported to a trade repository to allow regulators to see who is exposed to which trades. In September 2011, the European Commission will publish the new EU draft legislation on derivatives. Work will then start in the European Parliament and the European Council, the two institutions that share decision-making power.
Hong Kong Exchanges amends listing rules
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has amended its listing rules to prevent shares from trading ex-entitlement before shareholder approval, require the record date to be set at least three business days after the date of shareholder approval, require a minimum of one cum-trading day after the general meeting, and apply the changes to all conditional entitlements that are subject to shareholder approval. These amendments came into effect on 20 June 2011.
ISE restructures competitive market maker trading rights
The International Securities Exchange has filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission to restructure the competitive market maker trading rights on its options exchange. The new structure will grant greater flexibility to existing competitive market makers to select the options classes they would like to quote. It also opens up the opportunity for new liquidity providers to join ISE as CMM members.
Johannesburg Stock Exchange interest rate market consolidates membership, systems and trading rules
Launched on 31 March 2011, the rule book, combined with the new listings requirements, greatly simplifies the listing and trading of bonds and bond derivatives. The integration makes it possible to trade all listed interest rate instruments on a single trading platform. The trading system and rules provide for both a central order book and the ability to report transactions negotiated off the central order book to the trading system.
NYSE Euronext revises rules for BEL indices family
NYSE Euronext implemented various changes regarding the BEL index family rule book aimed at further enhancing the stability and tradability of the BEL indices (BEL 20, BEL Mid and BEL Small). Among these changes, the minimum free float percentage of 15% now applies to all the three indices. Another change specifies that the minimum level of free float adjusted velocity for entrance in the BEL 20 index is raised to 35% from 30%, while the minimum for current constituents is set at 30% from 25%. The new rule book is valid from 1 August 2011.
Osaka Securities Exchange introduces immediately executable price range rule
To prevent sudden price fluctuations, such as caused by erroneous orders, the Osaka Securities Exchange has recently established a rule that temporarily halt trading when an order placed will trade beyond a set price range from the last traded price, referred to as the "immediately executable price range rule. The circuit breaker rule is applied to temporarily halt trading in order to allow investors to calm down when the market is overly volatile.
TMX Group's TMX Select receives regulatory approval
TMX Select, the TMX Group's alternative equities trading system, has received the regulatory approval from the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Ontario Securities Commission. This important milestone allows TMX Select to proceed with a planned launch date of 11 July 2011.
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Book club presents books to preschoolersThursday, January 16th, 2014 Issue 03, Volume 18.
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text: Will Shooting Through Mesh Ground Blinds Affect Accuracy? By Jeff Johnston Portable ground blinds are popular these days because they work. Instead of hacking and stacking a pile of leafy limbs to build a blind, only to have it blow away in the first stout wind, portable ground blinds offer an instant hideaway from the weather and the wary eyes of game. Portable ground blinds have revolutionized turkey hunting, especially with a bow. Almost every blind comes with removable "windows" made of canvas or other tent material that block all vision, and in addition many blinds come from the factory with mesh window liners that do a good job of allowing the hunter to see out but prevent animals from seeing in. Many manufacturers of these blinds say hunters should shoot directly through the mesh without removing it first. This sounds great, but I want to know: Will shooting through the mesh affect accuracy of bullets, shotgun pellets or arrows? What about arrows tipped with expandable broadheads? The Test I averaged the groups for each. Then using the exact same setup, I shot each implement through the mesh-covered window and measured and averaged the resulting groups. Then I compared groups for each implement and noted the differences in group size to see if shooting through the mesh affected accuracy and/or point of impact. Control Tests: To see if the expandables would open prematurely, I shot them through a mesh screen near the bow before passing through a sheet of paper placed just in front of the target. For a double-control test, I shot an expandable-style broadhead that had its blades permanently fixed in position and compared results to the working broadheads of the same type. The Answer: It is advisable, however, to avoid shooting through the mesh with fixed blades whenever possible, just to be on the safe (accurate) side. It should be noted that firing a shotgun or rifle through the mesh panel destoys it after a couple shots, not so much due to the projectile as much as the explosion of burning powder and gases. At no time did the mesh catch on fire, but shots normally blew the mesh panel to smithereens! Arrows, on the other hand, are slower, much longer projectiles, and are much more sensitive to interference during flight. With fixed-blade broadheads such as NAP Thunderheads, accuracy was affected somewhat, but not enough to warrant taking the mesh down at 25 yards. For expandable-blade broadheads, the mesh presented clear problems. Long slashes in the mesh after shooting through it indicate that the broadhead was opening most of the time while passing through the mesh and before reaching the target. Subsequent paper test confirmed premature opening. Premature opening destroys accuracy, as many expandables have huge cutting diameters that are prone to wind-plane if opened during flight. Perhaps the worst for accuracy, though, is the fact that on some shots they opened and on some they did not, and this was entirely unpredictable. If, for example, all opened consistently when passing through mesh, it might be possible to compensate with sight adjustments. But because they opened randomly, I struggled to hit the 15-inch target on many shots while shooting expandable broadheads through mesh. If you choose to use expandable broadheads, don't shoot through the mesh, mister! *This test used one bullet style, one shotgun load and three broadheads: therefore it is not comprehensive. Before shooting through a mesh blind, the best advice is always to first practice with your exact setup to see how it will affect your preferred projectile. Then make adjustments if needed.


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text: DeAngelo Hall came away with the MVP title as the NFC defeated the AFC 55-41 at the NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday. The NFC was able to pull away with a 42-0 lead in the first half when AFC quarterbacks Philip Rivers, Peyton Manning and Matt Cassel each threw costly interceptions. Adrian Peterson rushed for 80 yards in 14 carries. Fans will find an extensive collection of autographed football jerseys, helmets and other items from the NFL's top players such as Peyton Manning memorabilia.


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As we turn the calendar over and start of the year of 2011, it's always a good time to take a look at some of the basics and make sure that the foundation is solid for all of your future Internet efforts. In that light, Desiree and Joe take a look at Google Analytics, but before that, we begin a new segment called Weekly Tips.
Weekly Tip #1: Desiree was had a conversation last week with a high level business executive. He said that when he sees anyone with an email address such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and most definitely AOL he stops taking them seriously. His rationale is that it demonstrates a lack of sophistication and lack of business acumen. Plus, it is so easy to set up an email address from your own domain, from a marketing perspective, it should be one of the first steps in corporate communications.
The biggest hurdle is usually familiarity with the email client that was set up when the account was first opened. The applications can be set up to pull mail from virtually any mail server via the POP3 protocol, including the web based services like Gmail. So no matter how many email addresses you have, you can have it all reside in one software system.
Also, if you insist on using a web based email client, then you can use Gmail to send and receive email from numerous accounts. Make sure that you set up your domain email address to forward to your Gmail account set your reply addresses to the most appropriate one for that particular recipient. Information about how to set that up can be found here.
Main Topic: It's hard to imagine that we have gone through 64 episodes of The Bella Buzz podcast without discussing the use of Google Analytics.
We both find the information contained in this free online tool to be incredibly useful. There is so much information available that it can give you a quick snapshot of what is happening on a web site, all the way down to granular data. All of the information should be reviewed regularly, and actions taken if the data presents itself.
One of the first pieces of data that we look at is the Traffic Sources tab. This is the information about where the traffic is coming from to the site broken down into three general categories: Search Engines, Referrals and Direct Traffic.
Other indicators might be something like Bounce Rate or the percentage that someone arrives at your site and immediately departs. Since the information has great date range flexibility you can see for example if there are better or worse results from a new site design. This is a measureable impact that can be derived from doing some deeper Analytics review.
One thing to keep in mind as the ability to track sources continues to change, currently the referral traffic that is coming from third party social apps such as Seesmic or Tweetdeck are placed in the Direct Traffic category and are not included in the Referral Traffic. This means that the large increase we've seen from social networks generating traffic is even greater than it appears. Here is a great article about Twitter traffic that refers to this very issue.
We discuss the ability of Analytics to set up and monitor goals. A goal might be visitors who complete a form on the site, or visit a page that is of high priority. By establishing the action that you want visitors to take and monitoring it, you can help craft better copy, better calls to action, even better site navigation.
Along the same front, ecommerce tracking can be included in Analytics and with the same account, an integration with the Adwords platform. With fine detail Analytics provides the measurements regarding the site's ability to convert traffic into sales, the value of those transactions can be calculated and then with the Adwords integration can determine how profitable the advertising campaign is.
How much detail do you get into from your Google Analytics account? The first of the year is a good time to give your account a good review and prioritize those areas that you believe could use some improvement. Let us know what you like to look at and how it has been able to impact your overall business.
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I've been looking forward a lot to this series even though I know next to nothing about it other than the sketchiest details and general buzz in the yurisphere. Not having seen any of the manga, I was completely caught off guard by how quickly Kyouko got shot down by Sayako who then more or less pounced on Fumi on the rebound. I haven't seen a hetero romance anime with this velocity of circulation, at least one that doesn't have a Der Ring des Nibelungen type ending.
Hand-holding (YEA) and Childhood Friend status aside, I have absolutely no idea how the Fumi x Akira pairing is going to happen (I'm assuming it's going to happen since the OP hath spoken) but I am looking forward to see how it unfolds.
Bonus LOL cookie for Youko's hilarous Malloryism. So nice to see that the in-story reaction to yuri high school romance has moved on from OMG ITS END OF WORLD to Ufufufu~


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This is some really good stuff.
Sununu says Big Deal. The black general is endorsing the black candidate. So what?
McCain says that guy sat there and misled the United Nations Security Council and therefore cannot be trusted, never mind that I was spouting exactly the same stuff at exactly the same time.
Sununu has apparently tried to back down from the racism.
Man. Wingnuts say the craaaziest things.


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Auto Code Reader for all shade tree mechanics?
My newest, a 2005 Chevy Colorado with very low mileage, just over 10,000, came up recently with a "Service Engine Soon" (SES) indicator on the dash read-out. This was just before its 4th "birth day" so clearly out-of-warranty regardless of the low mileage.
Now even though I did not notice any driveability problems, I had to be concerned, something may get worse, and I can not pass NJ Auto inspection with that indicator lite.
So, I took it to the dealer and about $270 later I had a new Oxygen Sensor ($100 parts + $160 labor + tax) and the SES was no longer lite. I think I also got a quick overall inspection, which is worth something given they have all the GM notices and warnings. They found nothing else needing attention - thankfully.
Well, the above makes me wonder about buying a Code Reader, I could have changed the O2 Sensor myself and saved the labor charge, and I think I could have purchased the sensor from NAPA for less than the dealer parts charge.
I see in Harbor Freight a OBD II Code Reader With CAN for $40. So, if it could have put me onto the O2 sensor it would have paid for itself 4 times over with the one repair just completed.
Now I know HF sells "junk" or at least "you get what you pay for" so my question is more the subject of this post than how good is the HF tool.
Is a Code Reader something today that every shade tree mechanic (DYI'er) should or must have?
A code reader such as one made by Acton is available from automotive parts houses such as NAPA, Advance Auto parts, and AutoZone. This code reader works on the OBD2 systems made on or after 1996 (not sure of the exact year).
There some caveats, however. Code readers available over the counter may not have all the functions that are in professional units, and one of those omitted functions may be the ability to reset the maintence light for the oxygen sensor. As I understand it, it is illegal to reset the maintence required light for the oxygen sensor without changing the sensor. The dealers and repair shops that I know will not reset the Oxygen Sensor code unless they change the sensor. I have one repair shop that will accept a sensor that you purchase, but they must do the install.
If your main reason for buying a code reader is for resetting the maintence codes, check to see if it has that capability before your purchase.
I have changed oxygen sensors and you are correct in that it is not difficult in most cases. It is best, though, if you have a special socket with a relief for the electrical leads.
Thanks jemdandy
It sounds like the O2 sensor is a bad actor...or because it has a strong influence on emissions the on-board computers used these days keep a "close eye" on that effect. It may be that on older cars/trucks I've had I drove them for years with a faulty O2 sensor and the inspection station never detected omission problems...but I think the one time I changed one it may have been because of a failed inspection result..too long ago for me to remember.
I had assumed the SES would automatically "reset" when the error was fixed, e.g., in this case the O2 sensor replaced.
The engine controller turns on the "required maintence" lamp for a scheduled replacement of the oxygen sensor. It does not necessarily mean that the sensor has failed. But, in your case you are reporting only 10,000 miles in 4 years and I am surprised. This is extremely low miles for a 4 year old vehicle. Normally, the scheduled replacement time for an oxygen sensor is on the order of 60,000 to 80,000 miles. Maybe your system includes a 'time' factor as well, or possibly, the sensor did fail.
When the engine controller sees an out-of-bound voltage from the oxygen sensor, it ignores it, sets a trouble code, and uses default settings which may be on the rich side. Thus the engine will continue to run, but may not pass an emission test (at the tail pipe), and your fuel mileage may be reduced. It will not pass the code reading part of an emissions check.
I didn't even look to see if there was some scheduled maintenance needed on the O2 sensor. The only interaction on maintenance I've had is changing the oil/filter and fluid levels, and they haven't needed any adds. The low mileage usage means I have only changed the oil once a year, the "oil life" computation never comes on, but I still have to reset that, and it is the only user reset supplied with the interface.
The cost of the dealer doing the work isn't a big "waste", but I had in the recent past used a local gas station garage for work on my older vehicles. He'd likely have done the work for a lot less, and I assume he has the code reader expertise to reset. Still, the 4 year point is a good point to give the dealer's shop a chance to look for troubles based on the full GM experience...besides, and sadly, we may not have a GM shop in the future. These are tough economic times.
How much do you really want to know about the humble little oxygen sensor? Got a day or two to sit in a formal class?
The MIL will come on if the vehicles on-board diagnostics detect a condition that indicates that the vehicle "might" be polluting the air in excess of 1.5times the FTP testing for that vehicle platform. It does not have a scheduled maintenance for the O2 sensors at any mileage or vehicle age. The PCM's programming performs both passive and active testing for each and every sensor, as well as each and every component that the PCM controls. This means the O2 sensors, as well as every other sensor, and the sensors circuit. Just because you get a P0101, Mass Air Flow sensor performance, it does not mean you have a bad Mass Air Flow sensor, and the O2 sensors are not an exception to this.
In the event a single sensor fails, or appears to have failed, the vehicle actually does not rely on base programming any more. First it relies on the companion sensor for a "V" engine, and it also relies on the downstream sensor(s).
Otherwise known as a "LAMBDA" sensor, the one thing an oxygen sensor does NOT sense is in fact oxygen. A/F sensors as found on many smaller engines (growing numbers since 2002), and just about all across the board with 2006 and newer vehicles that the ability of the sensor to report the actual air/fuel ratio to ever higher levels. Previous to that, an oxygen sensor simply switched between a high VS low voltage output depending on whether the air fuel ratio was slightly richer or leaner than stoichiometric. "Stoich" is generally referred to be 14.67 to 1, but when fully understood, that is an average, and not a single exact number.
Top independent shops are not necessarily cheaper than the dealer, in fact it can be shown there is every reason to expect that they actually could be a higher price, and yet still a better value!
Aftermarket code pullers are the one thing that I have no experience with. As a full time tech, I understand that the code by itself is little more than the first step of the diagnostics. Pulling the code, and then throwing a part is not doing diagnostics, and repairs of a vehicle. Sure you can get lucky and the code will in fact identify a failed component. Try and work that way in a shop, and you'll quickly earn the reputation for not knowing what you are doing because of how often you would fail to repair a customers car. However if you did guess correct, and you replaced the part, you would then after driving the vehicle a few days when the PCM has had a chance to actively test the sensor and saw it pass the on-board tests two times consecutively, the lamp would in fact go out on the next restart and the code would then be stored to history. Then after another forty to fifty restarts if the code did not reset the code would be erased completely. (in most systems, only retrievable then on certain ones and the tech has to know how to go looking)
Thanks, good to see you are still on this forum and taking the time to provide welcome and useful tutorials. I don't post here often, but have gotten similarly good advice from you in the past.
Interesting on the independent (which you are) being possibly better than the dealer. I can see that could be the case for a experienced independent (such as you) who also keeps up-to-date. I think some are glorified shade tree mechanics, who were fine for cars back in the 60s. Then too, I suspect the dealer may have some "green" trainees who don't have a keen eye/ear or a vested interest in the shop surviving, well not as much as an owner.
I'll save a copy of your helpful note, for future reference.
I'm a old guy and figure with my poor sight, hearing, and mind it is best to have most repairs done, rather than DYI, but I still give it a shot once in a while...I installed my own trailer receiver hitch on the subject truck when it was new, and I haven't lost a trailer yet, but then I haven't driven many miles yet either.
I have the 2.8 4 cylinder with manual everything, the low-end truck. Consumers doesn't give the Chevy Colorado good grades on reliability... what's the experience on this forum? What should I look out for, other than the bad valves for which I have an extended warranty..to 7 years and I figured it could have been the cause of the SES light, but the dealer's shop said no, it was the O2 sensor and I can say the SES is no longer lite.
Thanks again, and keep up the good work for your customers who can't afford a new car because of the poor economy.
Many local DIY types purchased code readers shortly after New York added the OBDII test to the annual inspection.
People used to spend a small fortune in gas, wear & tear, lost time and lost work traveling to the discount auto parts stores for free code readings, paying garages for code readings and paying garages big bucks for relatively simple repairs.
Many of our customers with code readers use code readers, automotive manuals, mechanic's software and the internet to troubleshoot dozens of vehicles belonging to family, friends, neighbors, co-workers etc.
The flat economy has effectively forced many employment/income/savings/credit challenged people to become self sufficient electrical/emissions troubleshooters and/or forced them to use the services of unemployed/under-employed mechanics that work from home, or on-site.
I just fixed an intermittent electrical issue for customer that spent a small fortune with 3 different garages that failed to fix the problem.
Having a little knowledge also helps prevent customers from being taken advantage of by dealerships, independents, tire/brake/inspection outfits etc.
Many service outfits are getting pretty desperate for work judging by the amount of places advertising 99 cent New York State Inspections, free inspections and heavily discounted services.
Thanks 'mj..
I have been thinking along the lines you describe. In fact, when I turned my 2005 Colorado into the deal shop I listed two problems: Service Engine (must be fixed to pass NJ Inspection - I think NJ does not use the code reader, just looks at the dash Icn) and the Security fault. My truck is a basic model, manual windows and locks, no electronic security. The dealer shop was successful in getting the SES Icon off, and in applying two "silent" recalls (not happy I didn't get a notice), but the Security fault did not result in any action... I'm concerned it is a computer problem, expensive to repair. The problem may be that the Security fault isn't on all the time, so if I had a reader I could look when it is on. Still I think the problem would not be uncovered as the vehicle isn't equipped with anything that can be fixed.
If there is one thing that annoys me more than anything else in this trade, it's the never ending line of people who tell the customers want they want to hear whether its accurate or not. Reminds me of the service manager that told one old lady that the fog that she kept finding on the inside of her car windows was a small coolant leak and we simply had to tighten a hose clamp, instead of telling her that as the vinyl interior cures it will give off chemicals that can fog the glass and it will go away completely by the end of the summer all by itself. I think I saw that car in to get the windows cleaned every week all summer long. What the service manager did was tell her what she wanted to hear, that something got fixed.
You wrote "I just fixed an intermittent electrical issue for customer that spent a small fortune with 3 different garages that failed to fix the problem. "
It takes four things to be able to fix a car. The right person, the right tools, sufficient training, and a broken car. Intermittent by nature are a car that isn't broken all of the time. If it happens to not be broken at the time that any of the other three shops saw the car, then they had no chance. Now keeping in mind what I started off with, people in this trade wanting to tell the customers what they want to hear, instead of the way it really is, you can go right ahead and fault the shops as you did, and play the hero card here. The facts are the forces at work inside of this industry that you allude to are going to hurt the consumer until we all learn how to be professional.
Quote" The flat economy has effectively forced many employment/income/savings/credit challenged people to become self sufficient electrical/emissions troubleshooters and/or forced them to use the services of unemployed/under-employed mechanics that work from home, or on-site"
Side work is stealing, pure and simple. Someone doing side work has no insurance, which a shop has to pay in order to protect the customer as well as themselves. They don't pay taxes which short changes everyone else that does. They operate in the street, or in a garage not zoned for the business, the list goes on and on. It's the classic apples to oranges kind of a comparison. You cannot compare what happens in someones back yard to what a real shop does today.
Quote "Having a little knowledge also helps prevent customers from being taken advantage of by dealerships, independents, tire/brake/inspection outfits etc"
Now where does one get this knowledge? In some back alley? Here on the Internet? You can find videos of people unlocking a door on the Internet with a tennis ball that has a hole cut in it. Its fake, but people want to believe it. Your response is IMO another tennis ball trick that unfortunately I don't have all day to debunk. Plus I have the disadvantage of having to tell it like it really is, not the sugar coated version that people want to hear as you did. Yes it costs money, and sometimes you might consider it "big bucks" for something that may seem relatively easy. Did you see Jerry's response just now?
Quote " and the Security fault. My truck is a basic model, manual windows and locks, no electronic security. The dealer shop was successful in getting the SES Icon off, and in applying two "silent" recalls (not happy I didn't get a notice), but the Security fault did not result in any action... I'm concerned it is a computer problem, expensive to repair. The problem may be that the Security fault isn't on all the time, so if I had a reader I could look when it is on.
The reality of that paragraph is first that Jerry contradicts himself in saying that the vehicle has a Security issue, but at one point says that its a base model with no electronic security. Not blaming him of anything here, but in a way that's a classic perception, and not an uncommon description that a customer might give to a shop. The security issue is likely real, plus it's intermittent. Tell me Mark are you trained and equipped to service that system? If so what scan tool are you using? (brand and software updated to 20XX model year)??
Sadly this is going to end up rhetorical, because I have to give the answer to make my point.
Real techs today, understand that the ONLY tool to service that system correctly is the GM tech II, and the shop has to have a subscription to SPS. What tool would you use if Jerry would happen to own a Ford with a similar reported problem? How about a Toyota; or a Mazda; a Honda, an Acura, a Lexus, a Nissan, an Infinity, a VW, a BMW, Mercedes, Kia, Hyundai? Or any one of the other manufacturers currently available in the US market? The reality is techs and shops need vehicle specific training, and specific O.E. tooling for each one of the manufacturers or else they are working with a handicap, and potentially will find themselves unable to actually complete a given repair without sending the car back to the dealer, or having a mobile diagnostic technician come to their shop, or in fact they could come to a shop like mine for about 90% of the most common vehicles on the road.
I ask you Mark are you genuinely equipped and trained to service the security system on Jerrys Truck? Would you be for all of the other manufactures that the readers here are likely to own?
By taking on that expense, uncommon in the industry, it impacts what a shop like mine has to charge for even the things that are indeed easy. You attempted to make that look as if it is dishonest with your response and I take extreme exception to that.
Dealerships, by their franchise agreement, have to be equipped for, and employ techs who are capable and trained to service things like Jerry's Security system. Only shops and techs who "get it" in the aftermarket step up to the plate and make the required investment in the tools, training and equipment required to do the complete job. Customers who understand this, realize that there are many ways to undercut the real professionals, but understand doing so causes either the professionals to charge even more for what they do, or else they have to dial back the services for which they are going to be able to perform for the customers. Or worse yet, simply shut down and no-longer be a viable option for the public.
Think that's an exaggeration? Look at how many dealers are being forcibly shut down. If your above average, your still not trained and equipped to fill the void caused by a dealer that closes. I can't do that simply because of the volume of work that could be displaced. (There are only so many hours in a day). Back yard Bob isn't going to do it, because he wont go to any updated schools, and he darn sure won't buy the tools.
Auto repair isn't cheap, it's actually under priced for what it really takes to do it correctly, and armed with the knowledge that is based in reality, a customer has a chance to find a real shop that will repair their car. That's my goal here Mark, exactly what was yours?
Hum, must be a combination of my typos and poor sentence structure.
I do understand, without any confusion, that my basic truck does not have any of the security features that the truck readout indicated was malfunctioning. That's part of the reason I suspect the computer, i.e., there is only one computer and it has options that may or may not be equipped, in my case the wireless key lock is not equipped (in fact my truck is so basic it has a key access only on the driver's side, none on the passenger side). That is also one of the reasons I was dissatisfied with the non-response by the service tech (who the dealer advertises are fully trained)to my complaint about the security fault display.
I was about ready to live with it as it should not (I guess) disqualify my vehicle at NJ inspection. But, related or not, the engine starter started to malfunction, not cranking the engine when the key is turned, but when the key is released to the "on" the starter cranks and the engine starts. I assume the security system has some function besides blowing the horn and flashing the lights (which doesn't happen), perhaps it also opens the starter circuit.
At what appears to be about $150 an hour at the dealer's shop I'm not in any hurry to take the truck back, as long as it continues to start.
Jerry said
I was about ready to live with it as it should not (I guess) disqualify my vehicle at NJ inspection. But, related or not, the engine starter started to malfunction, not cranking the engine when the key is turned, but when the key is released to the "on" the starter cranks and the engine starts. I assume the security system has some function besides blowing the horn and flashing the lights (which doesn't happen), perhaps it also opens the starter circuit.
Jerry, I think you are confusing the security system for a burgular alarm system. The security system is just an ignition interlock system or VATS system. No horn,head light,sirens or any other noise. The system just looks to see if the right key is being used. If not it wont't let the car start. If you still have your owners manual look at it and it should discribe the security light function.
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Thanks Bob, I did read the owners manual on both the SES and the Security (I'd have to, and can, go back to see exactly what the proper name is). The security Icon is a car with a padlock hocked through it, and it is red. The manual talks about how it is related to trying to enter and/or start the car/truck without using the electronic/wireless key. As I have a basic model, I do not have such a lock mechanism. I do recall the manual talking about the horn and lights going off and that that was both time-limited (a couple of minutes as I recall) and can be defeated by simply pressing the electronic key unlock button...which I do not have, either end. Again, that makes me believe my truck has a problem with the "computer" on board that somehow doesn't know the vehicle is not equipped with a wireless key access/lock.
That said, I have not had any problems with the false Security warning in the past three or four uses of the truck, including this morning in which I twice locked (manual setting from the inside) and unlocked, using a physical metal key. Maybe this has all passed :)


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The Full Monty's West End run to end early
The West End version of The Full Monty is to close after five weeks, two-and-a-half months earlier than planned, due to poor ticket sales.
The play, which was adapted from the hit 1997 film about hard-up Sheffield steelworkers, opened on 20 February and was due to run until 14 June.
But its last performance at the Noel Coward Theatre will now be on 29 March.
Producers producers David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers said "not enough of a West End audience" had bought tickets.
The show was recently nominated for an Olivier Award for best new comedy and had also received glowing reviews from critics.
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End Quote Kenny Doughty Gaz in The Full MontyI am utterly devastated not only for myself but for every single soul that has given their all for this play"
In a Facebook post on Sunday, actor Kenny Doughty, who plays Gaz, wrote: "I'm devastated and heartbroken.
"Yesterday, on the day we had two full houses and two standing ovations, in the week our play got an Olivier nomination, we were given the shocking news that the play is being pulled.
"We were summoned to a full company call on stage immediately after curtain call - you could still hear the whoops and cheers from the audience behind the curtain as the producer gave us our two weeks notice.
"I am utterly devastated not only for myself but for every single soul that has given their all for this play. I am so incredibly proud of this play and everybody in the Full Monty company.
"We delivered night after night. The audiences loved it. We got amazing reviews. An Olivier nomination... We deserved better."
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End Quote David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers ProducersSimply not enough of a West End audience shared in the excitement of this terrific production"
The news puzzled some critics, who expected the play to be a hit. The Stage newspaper's Mark Shenton wrote that he was "amazed" by the announcement.
"I'm not saying that it was any kind of theatrical masterpiece, but it had all the ingredients for what I imagined would make it a certified smasheroo: an already beloved title, a smashing production, and the titillating promise of a bit of male nudity. What could go wrong?"
In his review in The Telegraph on 25 February, critic Charles Spencer wrote: "If ever a show had 'big hit' written all over it then it is this wonderfully entertaining and deeply touching stage version of the successful British film The Full Monty."
- Stephen Ward - Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about the Profumo scandal will shut after less than four months
- From Here to Eternity - Sir Tim Rice's latest musical will end after six months
- Viva Forever - the Spice Girls musical lasted six months after poor reviews and ticket sales
Even The Guardian's Michael Billington, whose two-star review described it as "a missed opportunity", also declared: "I've no doubt it will go on to make a packet."
The play originated at Sheffield's Lyceum theatre in February 2013 before going on tour. It went on to win the UK Theatre Award for best touring production.
A statement from David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers said: "It is with great sadness that this show will close despite having played to packed houses on its UK tour.
"Simply not enough of a West End audience shared in the excitement of this terrific production."
'Disappointed'A further UK tour will go ahead, beginning in Manchester on 11 September, they added.
- Oscar Wilde The Musical - written and directed by DJ Mike Read, closed after one night at the Shaw Theatre in 2004
- Behind the Iron Mask - based on The Man In The Iron Mask, got a critical mauling and lasted 18 days in 2005
- Gone With The Wind - despite being directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, this adaptation closed in 2008 after 79 performances
- Leonardo the Musical - about a romance between Leonardo da Vinci and the Mona Lisa and financed by the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru. Ran for five weeks in 1993
- Murderous Instincts - the £2m "salsa-comedy-murder-mystery" lasted a week at the Savoy in 2004
- Eurovision - Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Anita Dobson, this song contest-inspired gay farce closed after three weeks in 1993
Sheffield Theatres chief executive Dan Bates said: "We are disappointed that, despite glorious reviews in Sheffield and London, The Full Monty will be closing earlier than planned in the West End.
"However, we're proud to have produced such an exceptional show."
The Full Monty's demise follows recent early closures for other new West End shows.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Stephen Ward, about the figure at the centre of the Profumo scandal in the 1960s, will shut on 29 March after less than four months.
Sir Tim Rice's latest project From Here to Eternity will also close on 29 March after a six-month run, with Sir Tim saying "we haven't had the numbers of audience that we'd hoped for".
Last summer, the curtain came down on Spice Girls musical Viva Forever after six months following poor sales and damning reviews.


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The federal E-rate program has seen a spike this year in its approval among applicants, according to a new report released this week by Funds For Learning, a firm that provides consulting services to E-rate applicants. The report was announced at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) being held this week in Washington, DC.
E-rate provides schools and libraries with discounts on telecommunications, Internet, and networking technologies and services for schools and libraries.
According to the research, a greater number of program participants have had positive experiences with the E-rate program than in 2008. In terms of program management, 73 percent of survey respondents "gave positive marks to the Federal Communications Commission and the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company, an increase over last year's 65.5 percent," according to Funds For Learning. Twenty percent "strongly agreed" (as opposed to merely "agreed") that the E-rate program is well managed. This compares with 14 percent in 2008.
Also ascendant were participant's positive attitudes toward the impact of E-rate on their schools and libraries. A large 71 percent of respondents (versus only 59 percent last year) indicated that their organizations have more classrooms connected to the Internet as a result of E-rate than they would if there were no E-rate program. Furthermore, more than half of those responding said that they "would not be able to maintain their level of classroom connectivity without E-rate funding."
For the first time, the survey also asked participants questions about E-rate audits. Fifteen percent indicated that they had been audited within the last two years, with 72.5 percent saying that nothing came of the audit. For those who did see a result from their audit, most experienced problems related to retaining documentation.
Other findings from the survey included:
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- Former Baseball Factory Stars Shine on College Baseball's Biggest Stage
6/29/2006 Baseball Factory - The Baseball Factory takes on Omaha and the College World Series
6/29/2006 Baseball Factory - New Team One Executive Director Announced
6/27/2006 Team One - Baseball Factory Touching More Bases Via New Partnership
6/26/2006 The Business Monthly - Red Team Sweeps, Takes BWI World Series Championship Title
6/26/2006 Baseball Factory - BASEBALL FACTORY & TEAM ONE ANNOUNCE THE SECOND ANNUAL BASEBALL EXPRESS CAPE COD HIGH SCHOOL CLASSIC
6/20/2006 Baseball Factory - TOP TOOLS Cincinnati, OH
6/15/2006 - TOP TOOLS Miami Shores, FL
6/15/2006 - TOP TOOLS Birmingham, AL
6/6/2006 - TOP TOOLS Kearns, UT
6/5/2006 - TOP TOOLS Lebanon, TN
6/5/2006 - TOP TOOLS Richmond, VA
6/5/2006 - TOP TOOLS Seattle, WA
Red Team Sweeps, Takes BWI World Series Championship Title
6/26/2006Jon Rogers
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The DC Metro Red team defeated the DC Metro Royal team in the final game by a score of 13-8 to win the inaugural Baltimore/Washington Invitational World Series put on by Team One/Baseball Factory. The Red team won all three of its games en route to capturing the tournament title.
The Red team was lead by several top-performers including pitchers Keith Hessler (LHP Springbrook HS) and Matt Sliwiak (RHP Gonzaga) who reached 91 MPH and 89 MPH, respectively. Shortstop Gabriel Ortiz (Notre Dame Academy) also impressed audiences with his offensive power and remarkable defense.
The weekend kicked off with a showcase on Friday followed by two days of competitive play. The tournament, which was held from June 16-June 18 at Baseball Factory Field on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), featured top high school players from the Baltimore, DC, and Northern Virginia areas. Players represented their regions and displayed their skills by competing in the three-day event.
The series brought together 66 of the top players from across the Mid-Atlantic region to perform in front of 25 college coaches and professional scouts including representatives from the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, University of Maryland, University of Virginia, and George Mason University.
Mike Croniger, coach of the DC Metro Red team and long-time baseball instructor, called the first-ever BWI World Series "a huge success for Baseball Factory and the kids." Giving local high school baseball players an opportunity to come together and be exposed to college coaches was something that was sorely needed in the Mid-Atlantic region. He added, "Anytime you have a group of scouts come out and watch the kids play ... it's a great opportunity."
John Perko of the Baseball Factory who oversaw the weekend event was "thrilled with the success of the inaugural BWI World Series." With all the positive feedback they received from participants, parents, and coaches, Team One and Baseball Factory are already planning to hold the event again next year. "We look forward to building on the success of this year's event and continuing to showcase local talent on a national scale."
The BWI World Series sought to foster healthy competition between the two metropolitan areas by building on the growing rivalry between the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals. Additionally, the series served as a platform for players to receive exposure from some of that nation's top scouts and college coaches.
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- We head to the Bylong Valley next to find out why they are making the news at the moment... and no it's not because of ICAC
2013-03-11 23:37:02+0100 - Susan Smeeton from Peelwood snapped this reflection in the dam on her farm. What reflections do you see around your property? Submit your photo to the audience gallery at http://bit.ly/YQRZfG
2013-03-11 03:39:48+0100 - Rambo the Ram in Goulburn was given a new accessory on Friday that lots of Goulburn residents worked very hard to make him. Find out more about this when we head to the craft corner before 10am.
2013-03-10 23:38:02+0100 - Japanese born Ikuko Fujisawa uses her camera to capture the everyday shadows she finds around Orange. See her striking works at http://bit.ly/VxMnYV
2013-03-09 22:30:00+0100 - Want to go for a ride? Take a virtual road trip around Australia with this amazing project created by triple j and ABC Open audiences. http://bit.ly/16f03Lj
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The Road Trip Relay website has launched and it's a beautiful thing!
Go on the ultimate virtual road trip around Australia
Take the steering wheel and drive or be a passenger and let us do the driving for you.
www.triplej.net.au/roadtriprelay2013-03-09 00:55:59+0100 - What does your town look like through reflections?
Carolyn took this shot of historic Keppel Street during a recent ABC Open photography workshop held at Bathurst Library.
Contribute your photo to our audience gallery at http://bit.ly/YJV7r5
2013-03-08 03:10:01+0100 - Our arts guest this morning, landscape painter Peter Griffin, will be at the Orange Regional Gallery from 1pm today. While you're there you can also check out Adam Rish's wood sculptures. Both exhibitions wrap up after Sunday.
2013-03-08 00:30:46+0100 - Like photography? Places still available for Luke's 'Reflections' free workshop at Orange Regional Gallery on Sunday 10 March. Contact him if you'd like to attend. More details: http://bit.ly/11HpgyI
2013-03-07 06:00:01+0100 - Tomorrow is International Womens Day and to celebrate we are bringing back the mixed tape!
So let us know your favourite songs about women and we will give them a spin tomorrow on the Mornings program
2013-03-07 03:06:16+0100 - The City of Orange Brass Band are tuning up for the Brass Celebration this weekend!
It kicks off with a street parade from Robertson Park to Cook Park at 12:30 Saturday, and there'll be music in Cook Park on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday.
The big event is the concert on Saturday night at the Orange Civic Theatre from 7:30pm.
Brass Celebration tunes up in Orange
Brass musicians in Orange are tuning up for this weekend's Brass Celebrations - a major event on the local music calendar which will see performances by visiting bands and our local talent.2013-03-07 01:11:13+0100 - Cooking with Lindl is back - this morning @ 7:15 http://bit.ly/16902sk
Tomato and chilli jam
A tasty little condiment - perfect with meat or on your sandwich2013-03-06 19:40:57+0100 - Have you joined a tipping competition this year?
With the first NRL game kicking off tomorrow night we want to know how you pick your tips?
Do you always back against certain teams, use a complicated mathematical equation to work it out, or do you have no idea and just go down the list each week and hope for the best?
Give us your best tipping tricks!
2013-03-06 03:25:53+0100 - Hear the next instalment of Making Do this morning ... John and Colleen Graham build their own toilet - 7:15 on the breakfast show. You can find out more about them online at http://bit.ly/15vCigX
Gardening Australia - 18/08/2012: The Good Life
Tino meets a couple near Hobart who have built their life around using plants for food shelter and income2013-03-05 19:47:22+0100 - Matt Broad snapped this hubcap reflection shot at a classic Holden FJ/FX car meeting at Bathurst's Mount Panorama Circuit. Contribute your reflection photo to this month's audience photo gallery at http://bit.ly/YJV7r5
2013-03-05 01:55:48+0100 - Donkeys - often known as a gloomy, stubborn animal who lives its life in the shadow of horses.
We have the spotlight fixed on Donkeys and want to hear your weird and wonderful Donkey encounters this morning.
2013-03-04 22:14:46+0100 - Where do you see reflections around your town? John Kich photographed this one at the Orange Aquatic Centre. Submit your shot to the ABC audience photo gallery here at http://bit.ly/YJV7r5
2013-03-04 03:12:34+0100 - Looking for last weekend's sports results? http://bit.ly/15rGRc8
WESTERN NSW WEEKEND SPORTS RESULTS - March 4th
TRIATHLON – Central West Interclub Orange won their 4th straight title on Sunday. In the final point-score Orange was nearly 650 points clear of Mudgee (758), Bathurst finished third with 361 ahead of - WESTERN NSW WEEKEND SPORTS RESULTS - March 4th2013-03-03 22:20:43+0100 - On the Craft Corner this morning we are talking glue disasters!
Angela has stuck her fingers together, Kia managed to dissolve Styrofoam - what is your glue disaster story?
2013-03-03 21:52:42+0100 - Angela and Kia jumped in the car and spent a morning out at Northparkes mine.
Northparkes Mine Open Day
Angela and Kia jumped in the car and spent a morning out at Northparkes mine.2013-03-02 07:27:58+0100 - From the little train we jumped on a bus for a tour of the underground mining and the machines that are used to bring the rock from underground to the processing departments
Northparkes Mine Open Day2013-03-02 07:05:22+0100 - Angela and Kia jumped in the car and spent a morning out at Northparkes mine.
Northparkes Mine Open Day
Angela and Kia jumped in the car and spent a morning out at Northparkes mine.2013-03-02 06:53:32+0100 - Angela and Kia are out at the Northparkes Mine open day. They'll have some stories from the day throughout next week2013-03-01 23:52:58+0100
- Our ABC Open Producer Luke chanced upon this motorcycle chrome reflection in an industrial part of Orange NSW. Share your reflection photos of your town in this month's audience photo gallery at http://bit.ly/YJV7r5
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WILMINGTON -- It's not looking a bit at all like Christmas. How about early June?
Christmas comes only once a year, but the way the mercury has risen this holiday season, it feels like summer has hit twice.
At one Christmas tree lot in Wilmington, some say high temperatures are cooling the holiday spirit.
Roser Peck said, "I've always lived in colder climates, so it really doesn't feel like Christmas at all for me."
The St. Nick's Pick lot owner says this warm Christmas climate has made the trees thirsty. Employees need to keep filling up the bases with water -- trees have been drinking more than a gallon of water a day...that's twice as much as usual.
Despite efforts to attract shoppers, at one Christmas tree lot, it doesn't seem like many folks are decking the halls.
St. Nick's Pick owner Jeff Grubb said, "I think people, instead of going to look for Santa Clause, they're going to the beach, to the water."
Wrightsville beach had a lot of sun worshipers, sand castles and surfers Wednesday.
People who enjoyed the beautiful weather say it's just another factor that makes our area a great place to live.
Beach visitor Janet Price sai, "I just spoke to my friend in New Hampshire. She's shoveling snow. And I said well, there's white all around me, but it's sand."