Motorola Triumph Smart Phone Review

The Motorola Triumph is a great Android smart phone with a large 4 inch screen. Also the Virgin Mobile smart phone plans are the best deals available in the country, much better than any contract service.

Motorola Triumph Review

Nokia Covered Call Experience

Bought shares of nokia for 5.79, sold October covered call at 6 in September for 60 cents each. Watched stock go to low 5 area, and the coverd call drop to nearly 17 cents. Could have bought back the covered calls and locked in that profit. Instead Nokia reports better than expected results and the stock goes up to 6.6 the day before the options expire. Instead of nearly doubling profits, I have the flat even result of buying shares at 5.79, selling the shares at 6, and the total profit from selling the covered calls at 60 cents each. Basically, buying at 5.79 and selling for 6.6 in 2 months. But if the covered calls were bought back at a lower price, that would have been 45 cents per share extra profit.

iPhone 4S Airplay Video Game

With Apple TV, Airplay and an Iphone, video games can be played on large tv screens in the same manner as console games. As the controls for the games get better on the iPhone and iPod touch, this could be some serious competition for Sony and Nintendo. The motion sensors on the iPhone and iPod touch are excellent for game play. The only remaining factor is developing software that will provide accuracy similar to gamepad buttons. With the Airplay monitoring technology, the device can possibly display the video on the television while displaying the controls on the device screen. This would require the device to somehow support dual displays. This might be possible since the latest device does have a dual core A5 processor, and the controller display should not be taxing on the device.

Apple October 2011 Event

http://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2011/

Watching the Apple October 2011 Event. Looks like Apple is doing the same thing Microsoft did with Windows. Integrating independent application developments into their iOS 5. iCloud has taken a lot of features from popular services like Dropbox. That seems to be the most obvious one so far. The location services are similar to Loopt.  I'm just waiting for Apple to integrate search into their iOS. As I finished watching the talk, I realized Siri is Apple's entry into search. Stock quotes, directions, restaurant reviews, weather are all available. Soon, Apple just needs to start running related advertisements next to Siri results, and they will be the same as Google.

The iPhone 4S is still very good compared to other Android devices, but the gap is closing. The Galaxy S2 is a good example, but Android devices still are not as fast or smooth as iOS devices.

Reader Option in iOS5

The Reader option in iOS5 allows mobile browsers to strip away extraneous content and only show text for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. I'm a bit disappointed with this development. About 10% of the visitors to my website are iOs device visitors. It's actually the second most popular operating system after Windows. Now with this development,  people can strip away the advertising revenue by getting rid of advertisements and only leaving text.

Optionistics

http://www.optionistics.com/f/option_prices

Has a lot of options tools including option price charts.

Stock Profit Calculator

Stock Profit Calculator

Enter the number of shares, the price bought, and the price sold. The calculator will determine the profit and percent return based on investment.

The chevrolet volt is a key to americas energy independence and strategic defense

Drove a chevy volt in the last few days. Its amazing quick for an electric car. Also its nearly as quiet with the electric generator on as it is using only the battery. If this car became available to the masses, then most americans will barely ever go the gas station again. Each charge gets 40 miles. If you roll down hill after the charge, even that could get you an extra mile or two. Considering most people drive less than 40 miles per day, a driver technically doesn't have to go to a gas station unless they make several long trips. The gas generator and battery combination will always be necessary. A battery only option takes too long to recharge if stranded. Once the Volt's electric range gets to 120 miles, then gas stations will barely be needed. Also charging will be necessary only as often as people go to gas stations with their regular cars.

iphone app development

http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/iphone-app-development-marketing-tips/

 

Elance.com - find an iPhone app developer. Escrow program, feedback, project communication. Application completed in 4 months. Get someone who knows how to make "ad hoc" versions for testing.

 

Found out iPhone development was $6000 on another page, and that the annual gross was only $9000.

 

 

Options Break Even

Options Break Even

Calculates the price gain needed for an option to break even and also figures the percent gain needed for a call option to be profitable. Good to objectively look at the likelihood of a call option expiring in the money.

eoption broker

Has very low fees. $3 per option trade along with $0.10 per contract. Also has $3 stock trades. Many brokers may have low fees but charge a recurring monthly fee.

Overall Cash Flow Calculator

Overall Cash Flow Ratio = Cash Flow from Operations/(Financing Cash Outflows + Investing Cash Outflows).

The overall cash flow ratio shows how well a company generates cash. A ratio greater than one indicates the company can generate more cash than used for financing and investing. A ratio less than one indicates the company uses more money than it generates.

Globe on sketchpad

11,114

March 2011 - first month with over 10,000 visitors

Aberdeen asia-pacific income fund

Fax yields 6.2 percent, monthly dividend, and has a drip plan.

Aberdeeb global income fund

Fco yields 6.6 percent, has a monthly dividend and a drip plan.

Blackrock muni

Bsd yields 7.5 percent, monthly dividend, and has a drip plan

NYTimes: The Reinvention of Silk

From The New York Times:

The Reinvention of Silk
By HENRY FOUNTAIN

It's a material with many potential applications, but there's been one problem: spiders aren't spinning enough of it. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/science/08silk.html

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what is the point of the honda insight?

Rented one last week. It's got a cheaper interior than the civic hybrid. All the panels are manual, while everything on the civic is digital. The center radio and AC controls are too futuristic and difficult to operate. The power is a little less than the civic. It's almost the same price but has slightly worse mileage and is smaller. The only advantage I see is that someone would look at the car and see a cheaper version of the prius. 

NYTimes: Libya’s Hidden Wealth May Be Next Battle

From The New York Times:

Libya's Hidden Wealth May Be Next Battle
By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

The country's sovereign wealth fund has $70 billion in assets but much of it is invested in Libya or the Middle East, out of the reach of sanctions. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/business/global/04sovereign.html

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