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Embed a Widescreen YouTube Player | Will Johnston | Mind Muse

Embed a Widescreen YouTube Player | Will Johnston | Mind Muse

RSS Feed Embeddable Widescreen YouTube Player by Will Johnston at 2:37 AM on November 26th, 2008 in Tech UPDATE: YouTube has now officially released their new widescreen player, and the method I describe in the original post is obsolete, albeit still functional. However, the embed code that YouTube provides doesn’t actually account for the fact that your video is widescreen. In other words, unless you change the height of the player that you embed in your website/blog, you will still get the black bars at the top and bottom of your video. To fix this, you will need to change the height of your video in both the embed and object tags. While the dimensions of your video may vary, I’ve found that a 260 pixel height is the magic number for a standard widescreen video. You can also embed higher quality videos by adding either “&fmt=18″ (for good quality) or “&fmt=22″ (for HD quality) to the end of the URL. For example:  Full Post

Five reasons buying a home in 2009 is a bad idea - MarketWatch

Five reasons buying a home in 2009 is a bad idea - MarketWatch

Five reasons not to buy a home this year Homes are more affordable, but don't rush -- prices won't skyrocket soon By Amy Hoak, MarketWatch Last update: 12:15 a.m. EST Feb. 6, 2009 CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The unemployment rate is creeping up and home prices keep falling: Two great reasons why it might be best to put your home buying plans on hold. After all, your own job could be the next on the chopping block. Plus, why not wait until home prices have reached their bottom and you can safely buy knowing your new house won't depreciate like a car coasting out of the dealership? Home buying & selling "It may be 2010 or 2011 before the general public believes it's safe to go back into housing," said Steve Fifield, president of Chicago-based Fifield Companies, a firm that builds condominium, apartment, and office buildings. "You don't want to be the first guy to go back in." Keep in mind, for some Americans buying won't even be an option due to stricter mortgage underwriting standards that require bigger down payments and higher credit scores. But if you think you might qualify and you're tempted to test the market, consider these five reasons for staying on the sidelines instead: full post:

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Why You Should Consider Date Reminder Software

It’s true - having or not having date reminder software could seriously impact your business. There are all kinds of dates to remember, from domain name and lease renewals to option periods, and they’re easy to forget.

February 5th, 2009 | Posted in Time Management | No Comments
Clean Up Before Studying

Did you know that you already have the greatest reading acceleration device ever discovered. It’s simply — your hand. And, people have spent thousands trying to increase their reading speed and incomprehensions. But, their is no machine every discover that will do more for you than learning to coordinate your pacing finger and using the 4 special techniques we’ll teach you.

February 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Time Management | No Comments
Setting Up A Tickler File

On Day 6 of the GTD Thirty Day Challenge, I am going to talk about how I set up my tickler file and exactly how to set up a tickler file.

January 29th, 2009 | Posted in Time Management | No Comments
Blank Calendars - Tips On Scheduling

If you want to organize your busy life, an empty calendar may be your solution, with many shapes, it can help you keep track of vital events and things you need to do without the difficulties of a daily planner. Contrary to a daily planner, these calendars provide you a visual perspective of how your week and month is going, along with reminding you ahead of time about your birthdays or anniversaries that require arrangements.

January 19th, 2009 | Posted in Time Management | No Comments
10 Tips for Women to Use the Internet Efficiently

Busy women running families, careers, and households want accurate and helpful information quickly, and many turn to the invaluable Internet for that information. Heres a list of 10 ways savvy women use the Internet to search for information in need:

January 1st, 2009 | Posted in Time Management | No Comments
Time Management Guidelines for Working Mothers

Many mothers juggle a full-time job while trying to maintain the home for their spouse and children. While it is easy to become overwhelmed, there are a few practical steps that busy mothers can take to save time and cut down on their stress levels.

December 15th, 2008 | Posted in Time Management | No Comments
Self Improvement: A Change Is All What You Need

This article is specially written for you. If you are often dejected, depressed and tempted to give up the battle of life. Reading this article will show you what to do in order to see the light at the end of the tunnel. COntrary to what you may think, it is not all over yet. You will be glad you read this piece. Just continue reading.

December 9th, 2008 | Posted in Time Management | 1 Comment
Create More Money, Time, Freedom And Banish Unnecessary Stress

Take a good look around your life. Are you living efficiently? Can you simplify the processes you use to complete your daily activities? How cluttered is your house? Your office? Your schedule? Your finances, etc.

December 5th, 2008 | Posted in Time Management | 1 Comment
Time Organization: 3 Concepts That Will Change Your Life Forever

Do you sense that there is more you can do in a day than what you are presently getting done? You may be undergoing some time organization issues.

October 31st, 2008 | Posted in Time Management | 2 Comments
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How Americans Spend Their Money - The Poor, the Middle Class, and the Rich

By Ryan Healy | February 13, 2008

I just found this fascinating chart that shows how Americans spend their money. The chart is broken down into three income classes and shows the difference in their spending patterns; specifically, how much they spend within major expense categories.

The three categories with the biggest disparity (based on percentage difference) are: taxes, charitable contributions, and education.

I found this to be a bit surprising. The media, politicians, etc. would have us believe that high-income earners are spending it all on themselves. But that seems to be only partially true. While they do spend more on housing, food, and cars, the biggest expense differences aren’t in those areas.

Also, is it any surprise that the highest income earners also spend the most money on education? My best guess is they spent just as much on education before they developed their incomes. The education helped drive their success. 

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How Americans Spend Their Money | Debt Reduction Formula

Interesting article on money and happiness...

insidious truth: Poor people do not know how to spend money

Poor people do not know how to spend money
Earlier I had written a post about my husband having a problem with his foot and not going to see a doctor about it. There are reasons people don't want to go to see a doctor. For some of them, fear is a major factor. They think something might be wrong, but they don't really know for sure, and they feel better not knowing. For other people there is just something about being at the doctor's office that they can't stand. The whole hurry up and wait thing is a bother. Going to the doctor should take about an hour but usually takes up half of the day. People don't want to waste all that time in a doctor's office, probably doing nothing. And for some people money is a major factor, and perhaps lack of insurance is the problem.

insidious truth: Poor people do not know how to spend money

British house prices see unexpected Jan. rise: Halifax

British house prices see unexpected Jan. rise: Halifax - MarketWatch

By William L. Watts
Last update: 4:31 a.m. EST Feb. 5, 2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British house prices rose for the first time in 11 months in January, climbing 1.9% from December, mortgage lender Halifax reported Thursday.

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Why housing is stimulative, and politically smart - MarketWatch

Why housing is stimulative, and politically smart - MarketWatch

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Why housing is stimulative, and politically smart
Republicans can help the economy and themselves at the same time
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch
Last update: 4:03 p.m. EST Feb. 4, 2009
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Republicans have a great chance this week to help both the economy and themselves, by passing housing aid amendments to the giant stimulus bill moving its way through the Senate.
Never mind that doing so would contradict their efforts to keep the size of the package down. Help for housing would be stimulative, and politically smart.

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A Letter to Those who are thinking about a Short Sale - A Great Explanation

A Letter to Those who are thinking about a Short Sale in Denver, Colorado | Short Sales Blog

A Letter to Those who are thinking about a Short Sale in Denver, Colorado Posted by stevenwwright February 4, 2009 For those of you who are no longer able to afford to keep your mortgage payments current. It is important that you know that there are other options out there other than bankruptcy and foreclosure. One of the options is known as a “Short Sale” A Short Sale is simply this, we ask the lender to take less money than is owed on the property. The most common question from homeowners like you reading this article is “Do Lender’s do this?”. The answer to this question is an emphatic “Yes They Do!” they do it all the time. Why, because they don’t have many choices. There are some stipulations of course, you must qualify for the Short Sale according to the Lenders Terms. full post

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