Comments on: You can’t always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-but-sometimes-you-get-what-you-need.html Turn On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:40:20 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris Griffith http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-but-sometimes-you-get-what-you-need.html/comment-page-1#comment-6838 Chris Griffith Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:47:07 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1417#comment-6838 I ended up writing a weekly column with two local papers as a result of blogging. I am continually surprised at the amount of people that follow and read it. I took one week off and my email box was filled with "did you get fired's" and "are you oks". <br><br>There are a lot of people upset that "just a real estate agent" is a columnist. All they had to do was write and submit and it would likely have been included, too. I ended up writing a weekly column with two local papers as a result of blogging. I am continually surprised at the amount of people that follow and read it. I took one week off and my email box was filled with “did you get fired's” and “are you oks”.

There are a lot of people upset that “just a real estate agent” is a columnist. All they had to do was write and submit and it would likely have been included, too.

]]> By: C. Lopez http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-but-sometimes-you-get-what-you-need.html/comment-page-1#comment-6724 C. Lopez Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:46:30 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1417#comment-6724 A lot of people I have talked to about the Kindle don't understand what it is or why it is special. I will try to run down the high points quickly. What is it? Kindle is an e-book reader. Sony and Samsung also make them. What is an e-book reader? An e-book reader has a screen that is not an LCD. It uses something called e-ink or digital ink. LCDs wash out in bright sunlight. They also require a back light which wastes energy and drains the battery. Many people also believe the emitted light causes eye strain. E-ink only uses power to change the display (ie. turn the page). It uses no power to sustain the image, therefore the battery lasts a very long time. How is the Kindle different from other e-book readers? It uses the Sprint cellular network to deliver content including all of the books in the Kindle store and some web sites, such as Wikipedia. Do I have to have a subscription? No. Amazon pays Sprint for the use of the network. That fee is included in the price of the books you buy. Can I only read books from Amazon? No. You can put any PRC format book on the Kindle and read it today. What is a PRC file? It is the old Palm Pilot e-book format. It is sometimes called a MobiBook. There are many of these freely available on the internet. Can I put my own content on the Kindle? Yes. It will not read most of it natively, but Amazon provides a free service to convert PDFs and Word DOCs, etc. It does not do a great job every time, but it is usable. Is it in color? No. It will be eventually, after the costs come down. Right now it is 16 gray levels, which looks surprisingly good. Why should I use this over regular books? Personally, I like books, but they are incredibly wasteful. Books require an enormous amount of resources to create and distribute. Many of them are also single use items that crowd your storage space. Save some trees and some gas by reading e-books. Is it perfect? No. It is too expensive for most. I think the price will be much more attractive around $200. It should support PDFs natively, although I understand why they do not. (It has to do with being able to reflow text without the need to scroll.) It should use a mini-usb plug instead of this proprietary one. The OS lacks features that may make it much better in the near future. Would you buy it again? I am about to buy one for my Mom right now. A lot of people I have talked to about the Kindle don’t understand what it is or why it is special. I will try to run down the high points quickly.

What is it? Kindle is an e-book reader. Sony and Samsung also make them.

What is an e-book reader? An e-book reader has a screen that is not an LCD. It uses something called e-ink or digital ink. LCDs wash out in bright sunlight. They also require a back light which wastes energy and drains the battery. Many people also believe the emitted light causes eye strain. E-ink only uses power to change the display (ie. turn the page). It uses no power to sustain the image, therefore the battery lasts a very long time.

How is the Kindle different from other e-book readers? It uses the Sprint cellular network to deliver content including all of the books in the Kindle store and some web sites, such as Wikipedia.

Do I have to have a subscription? No. Amazon pays Sprint for the use of the network. That fee is included in the price of the books you buy.

Can I only read books from Amazon? No. You can put any PRC format book on the Kindle and read it today.

What is a PRC file? It is the old Palm Pilot e-book format. It is sometimes called a MobiBook. There are many of these freely available on the internet.

Can I put my own content on the Kindle? Yes. It will not read most of it natively, but Amazon provides a free service to convert PDFs and Word DOCs, etc. It does not do a great job every time, but it is usable.

Is it in color? No. It will be eventually, after the costs come down. Right now it is 16 gray levels, which looks surprisingly good.

Why should I use this over regular books? Personally, I like books, but they are incredibly wasteful. Books require an enormous amount of resources to create and distribute. Many of them are also single use items that crowd your storage space. Save some trees and some gas by reading e-books.

Is it perfect? No. It is too expensive for most. I think the price will be much more attractive around $200. It should support PDFs natively, although I understand why they do not. (It has to do with being able to reflow text without the need to scroll.) It should use a mini-usb plug instead of this proprietary one. The OS lacks features that may make it much better in the near future.

Would you buy it again? I am about to buy one for my Mom right now.

]]> By: Chris Griffith http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-but-sometimes-you-get-what-you-need.html/comment-page-1#comment-3861 Chris Griffith Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:08:47 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1417#comment-3861 I ended up writing a weekly column with two local papers as a result of blogging. I am continually surprised at the amount of people that follow and read it. I took one week off and my email box was filled with "did you get fired's" and "are you oks". There are a lot of people upset that "just a real estate agent" is a columnist. All they had to do was write and submit and it would likely have been included, too. I ended up writing a weekly column with two local papers as a result of blogging. I am continually surprised at the amount of people that follow and read it. I took one week off and my email box was filled with “did you get fired’s” and “are you oks”.

There are a lot of people upset that “just a real estate agent” is a columnist. All they had to do was write and submit and it would likely have been included, too.

]]> By: Greg Cooper http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-but-sometimes-you-get-what-you-need.html/comment-page-1#comment-3852 Greg Cooper Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:06:21 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1417#comment-3852 They may need content but they don't want us to think they want content. I've repeatedly submitted pieces to my paper and one actually got an email acknowlegement! Despite being an English/PoliSci major with a reasonable grasp of the language they wanted nothing to do with me even just for a topic. They persist at being a day (or two) late and a dollar short rather than include any piece from any real estate professional....even me who now appears regularly on radio and television in our market. Hmmmm....maybe that's why they don't want the assocation. They may need content but they don’t want us to think they want content. I’ve repeatedly submitted pieces to my paper and one actually got an email acknowlegement! Despite being an English/PoliSci major with a reasonable grasp of the language they wanted nothing to do with me even just for a topic. They persist at being a day (or two) late and a dollar short rather than include any piece from any real estate professional….even me who now appears regularly on radio and television in our market. Hmmmm….maybe that’s why they don’t want the assocation.

]]> By: Missy Caulk http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-but-sometimes-you-get-what-you-need.html/comment-page-1#comment-3849 Missy Caulk Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:46:47 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1417#comment-3849 The big news here in Ann Arbor on Monday was the Ann Arbor News is closing after 174 years July 09. A new electronic paper will begin...called AnnArbor.com. Now how did they get that domain has been my question. Employees of the A2News can apply, not guaranteed a job. They are aiming to include bloggers locally, social media, video etc... Do you think I could get a press pass to the U of M football games? I've been thinking all week what will all the Realtors and big brokerages do w/o their pages of print ads. I stopped in 2005. The big news here in Ann Arbor on Monday was the Ann Arbor News is closing after 174 years July 09.

A new electronic paper will begin…called AnnArbor.com.

Now how did they get that domain has been my question.

Employees of the A2News can apply, not guaranteed a job.

They are aiming to include bloggers locally, social media, video etc…

Do you think I could get a press pass to the U of M football games?

I’ve been thinking all week what will all the Realtors and big brokerages do w/o their pages of print ads. I stopped in 2005.

]]> By: Eric Stegemann http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/blog/2009/03/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-but-sometimes-you-get-what-you-need.html/comment-page-1#comment-3843 Eric Stegemann Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:07:51 +0000 http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/?p=1417#comment-3843 I was definitely one of the first to pipe up. I've given countless speeches to agents "print is dead." But Marc was right. It may be on its way out (or at least significantly changing), but it's not dead yet. I was passionate about people getting taken by these scamming companies. The newspaper agreed it was a great story. Appreciate the push to get me to write Marc! I was definitely one of the first to pipe up. I’ve given countless speeches to agents “print is dead.” But Marc was right. It may be on its way out (or at least significantly changing), but it’s not dead yet. I was passionate about people getting taken by these scamming companies. The newspaper agreed it was a great story.

Appreciate the push to get me to write Marc!

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