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Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct: which is better?

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So much has been said about Wi-Fi Direct that now is the time to combine it with Bluetooth technology and determine which of these two wireless technologies is better for you. To say that there is an ongoing fight between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct would be an understatement. In fact, a battle is being waged in the quest for these two technologies to reign supreme in the field of wireless connectivity.

When Bluetooth technology emerged, it was hailed as the forerunner of future wireless connectivity. In fact, when various Bluetooth-enabled devices began to appear on the market, Bluetooth technology suddenly became a household name. Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, laptops, tablets, and a horde of other devices began to flood the market. Consumers played their part well by snapping up as many Bluetooth-enabled devices as they could.

It is common to see people walking the streets talking on their Bluetooth headsets that are wirelessly connected to their Bluetooth mobile phones. For a while, it may look like Bluetooth technology will truly dominate the wireless market. However, with the advent of Wi-Fi Direct technology, it seems that Bluetooth technology is reaching the end of its reign. Unless Bluetooth technology undergoes significant innovation, it may be the technology that kills it.

Wi-Fi Direct offers users many reasons why they should turn their attention to this new innovation. Like Bluetooth technology, it also allows a variety of Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices to locate other Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices and connect directly with each other. It can make it easy to transfer files and, in some cases, share office resources, like a printer, all wirelessly. This is where the similarity ends because it offers faster transfer speeds over longer distances.

Wi-Fi Direct technology allows users to enjoy the speed of existing connections over several times the distance allowed by Bluetooth technology. The best aspect of Wi-Fi Direct technology is that it is backward compatible, which means standard devices can still enjoy a stable connection with Wi-Fi Direct enabled devices.

Another great advantage of Wi-Fi Direct is that it allows more flexibility when it comes to sharing resources. For example, if a device such as your laptop or tablet is connected to the Internet via GPRS, you can share your Internet connection with another device. The best thing about this is that both devices do not have to connect to a router in order to share their Internet connection.

Meanwhile, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group has also announced its own Bluetooth 4.0 technology that promises to be much better than version 3.0. Only time can tell what the results of this battle would be. However, whatever the end of the battle, only one thing is certain, and that is that consumers will come out on top.

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Business Tax Strategies: What Works and What Doesn’t

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It’s the middle of December and it’s time for Solopreneurs and all freelancers to think about how much money we’ll be giving to the tax man this year. Tax planning is often a priority as the year winds down, but keep in mind that obsessing over taxes isn’t always helpful. Michael Hanley, a New York City CPA and small business tax specialist, recommends that you pause and carefully assess the impact aggressive tax strategies would have on your financial circumstances.

Hanley warns small business owners and Solopreneurs against spending inflated business expenses to lower the tax bill, because deductions are not a dollar-for-dollar benefit. Every dollar written off as a deduction produces on average only 30 cents in tax savings (depending on your tax bracket and the legal structure of the business). If you have an expensive item to buy and you anticipate that this year’s and next year’s income will be about the same, shop when you can get the best price on the item, either this year or next. Your savings could be worth more than the deduction.

Hanley also addresses the seemingly common tactic of zeroing out the business bank account by December 31st. Paying for business expenses, adding to your retirement account, or buying business equipment or supplies could make the zero bank account balance tactic work. Paying yourself a bonus, receiving a shareholder distribution if your business is a corporate entity, paying off your line of credit at the bank, or paying off business credit cards will not give you legitimate deductions.

Professional development education is tax deductible, so if you have the money and a potentially useful workshop or symposium is being offered late in the year or early in the new year, register and pay on or before December 31st. Adding a certification to your resume can make your services appear more valuable to clients and can also justify an increase in your hourly rate and project rate.

You might also consider hosting a holiday party for select clients, prospects, referral sources, and business colleagues (ie, no one who can steal a client!). The party expenses will be tax deductible and, best of all, it could turn into a networking bonanza that generates billable hours for you in the next year and beyond.

Customers and referral sources could also get more business and that will make your relationship with you more valuable to them. If you can get a large table or private room at a restaurant that doesn’t have to be fancy, but has a good reputation, plan your party and use Evita for the invitation and RSVP. Please allow 7-10 days for responses; last minute invitations may be fine. Spontaneity has its charms, especially this time of year.

Invite 30 guests and expect 10 to show up. Prepare five or six sandwiches and host a signature cocktail party. If someone orders beer or wine, let them. Your party can take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Most people will have two drinks, the restaurant will tell you how much food to prepare. You’ll probably spend $60 per person, which means a table of 10 will cost around $750.

You might also consider throwing a party for your Linked-In connections. It would be a wonderful way to introduce your colleagues to each other and billable hours could be created as a result. You might want to make this a pizza, salad, beer and wine affair, but so what? It’s a great idea, regardless. If you have 100 connections, plan on 25 showing up.

If it’s too late to throw a party this year, the cards and stamps used for the December greetings you send to clients and referral sources are tax deductible. Also, if certain clients have given you a generous number of billable hours, perhaps with an ongoing advance, then send those clients a gift. Confirm with the company’s human resources department that corporate gifts are allowed and if there is a maximum number of gifts. The gift will enhance the relationship and is also tax deductible.

Thank you for reading,

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The Four Best Psychedelic Beatles Albums

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These are the four Beatles albums you need if you like psychedelic music. I won’t put them in order (other than alphabetically) because you really need all four and I don’t want you to think you can get away with leaving any of them off your list.

magical and mysterious tour (1967)

This is probably the most psychedelic album by The Beatles. Nearly every song on the album is packed with mental madness of one sort or another, be it experimental production, unusual song arrangements, and/or unusual songwriting. Arguably, “I Am The Walrus” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” are John Lennon at his “wackiest.” These are the songs where he went all out with the “kitchen sink” production, the weird lyrics, the unexpected song arrangements. It’s all there. “Flying”, “Blue Jay Way” and the title track “Magical Mystery Tour”, these are songs designed to melt minds and they do just that.

Stir (1966)

What brilliant songs. And what an incredible variety of music in such a compact album. There’s more variety on this 35-minute album than in most bands’ entire careers. And it’s all done incredibly well. And then there’s “Tomorrow Never Knows,” which may well be the wackiest song ever recorded by The Beatles.

Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

This is a journey. Sure the “concept” isn’t that strict, but I think that’s why it works so well. It’s like you’re at a carnival listening to these different incarnations of the same band. Again, a wild selection of different styles of music, but unlike Revolver, each of the songs also sounds connected to each other. It’s an amazing trick to make “Within You Without You” and “When I’m 64” make sense together on the same album.

This is an album that has become so legendary that sometimes I think people don’t appreciate how good it is. It’s not overrated. It’s really that good. If you think otherwise, you may not have gotten out of that stage where you want to be different just for the sake of it.

the white album(1968)

I talk a lot about variety in this article because it’s one of the things I love most about The Beatles’ music and it’s one of the things I think makes listening to their albums so amazing. Well, this is the peak of that variety. There are 30 tracks here and the vast majority of them are completely different than the other 29 songs on the album. In many ways, this is the Beatles’ last tour and I think it’s their best album (psychedelic or not).

And then there’s “Revolution #9.” It’s hard to get much more psychedelic than that. If you really listen to this track up close with headphones you will probably freak out and I think that makes the song a pretty successful piece of sound art.

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Why do cheating husbands shed crocodile tears when they tell their spouse about the affair?

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Sometimes I hear from wives who are dealing with a confession of an affair and wonder what their husband’s reaction really means. Because let me be clear. Not all men react the same way. Some men are quite incensed. Some are defensive. Some are cruel. Some are in denial. And others are sad, ashamed and regretful. Some even cry. And all of these actions can leave the wife wondering what to make of her behavior.

Imagine hearing the wife say, “My husband came up to me the other night very upset. He took a deep breath and told me he had something to talk to me about. I sat down. Then he started sobbing and confessed to me about a short-term affair with one of my friends.” his clients. He told me that words cannot express the shame he feels and assured me that it would never happen again. His tears did nothing for me at the time. In fact, they just made me angry. Why crocodile tears after he ruined our marriage? But after I had several days to think about this, I thought maybe his crying was a good sign because it meant he cared deeply about it. But when I discussed this with my mother, she said that he just I was sorry he got caught. She said her tears are just a way of manipulating me. I know what she’s saying, but when I think back on that moment, I think her tears were real. He didn’t look like he faked it to me. Why would a man would cry by confessing or talking about his business?

This can be difficult to pin down. I can and will give you my theories. But, the only way to really know the truth about this is to have the man tell you WHILE you are sure that he has a firm grip on his feelings. This is a difficult task. Because honest men often admit they don’t know why they cry.

I understand why people think a cheating husband is crying during confession because he gets caught. There is probably a lot of validity in this. But being caught implies that they were trying to hide this from you and were unsuccessful. This was not the case here. The husband initiated the confession. He didn’t have to do this. His wife didn’t even suspect. He simply decided to tell her the truth and face the consequences.

Of course, I’m just guessing, but I think it’s likely he was overwhelmed with emotions and cried because he had to face the consequences of his actions. And he had to face the fact that he himself was causing this kind of shock and pain to someone who had done nothing wrong and had done nothing to deserve it. I have never been in this situation as I was the faithful husband. But many have told me that it is terribly heartbreaking to have to look at the person you love and then explain to them how you betrayed them when you see the shock and pain on their face. This hurts. Especially when you know you’re to blame. So, you can cry when the reality of this hits you.

I know you care if he’s sincere or not. I can tell you that his actions are much more important than his words anyway. He can say anything. He can do anything. He can fake a tear or a sob. But at the end of the day, what he can’t fake is how he’s going to do this right and what kind of husband he’ll be to you from now on. What matters more than his tears is how he rehabilitates himself, rebuilds trust and helps you heal starting today.

My opinion is that her tears can mean many things. But it is much better to see tears than indigence, excuses or justifications. Instead of showing an attempt to justify their cheating or blaming you, show sadness. And for me, this is a good sign. But it’s not my opinion that matters. It’s from the wife.