Saturday, October 19, 2019

[Solution] Device was reset. Sign in with Google Account that was Previously Synced

[Solution] Device was reset. Sign in with Google Account that was Previously Synced

Learn how to bypass the “device was reset. Sign in with Google Account that was Previously Synced” FRP lock problem in Android phones manufactured by companies like Samsung, Moto, Lenovo, Sony etc.

Monday, August 26, 2019

Excellent Retirement Calculators (Free Tools)


Personal Capital's Retirement Planner
The first option is the newest on the list. Personal Capital has just launched a Retirement Planner as part of its free financial dashboard. It makes the list for several reasons. First, once investment accounts are added to the financial dashboard, the Retirement Planner takes all of the available data and runs 5,000 investment scenarios automatically. There's no data entry required. Second, the underlying assumptions (e.g., inflation, life expectancy, social security) can be changed easily. Finally, the results are displayed with both attractive graphs and in table format.
Fidelity myPlan Snapshot
The Fidelity myPlan Snapshot enables you to get a glimpse into your retirement finances in seconds. Input just a few basic numbers, such as age, annual savings, annual income, and total investment portfolio, and this tool generates a graphical picture of your projected assets. Fidelity customers can take the data from the snapshot and create a more detailed retirement plan.
Flexible Retirement Planner
For those that want to roll up their sleeves and spend hours with a retirement too, the Flexible Retirement Planner is the tool of choice. The tool allows for very detailed inputs. For example, you can set your taxable portfolio, tax deferred portfolio, and tax free portfolio (i.e., Roth accounts). You can even configure the Monte Carlo simulator's sensitivity analysis and the asset allocation of your portfolio. The result is a graph of future retirement fund values and the probability of the success of your retirement portfolio.
The Ultimate Retirement Calculator
With the Ultimate Retirement Calculator, you can enter the typical data, such as retirement savings and annual contributions. There are a few things, however, that set this calculator apart. First, it allows you to account for leaving a certain amount in your estate at your death. It also enables you to enter one-time benefits that you expect to receive, such as an inheritance.  You can also enter pension or Social Security income and set an annual cost of living adjustment. The results are in table format, and you can email the results to yourself for later analysis.
Vanguard Retirement Nest Egg Calculator
The final tool is the easiest to use. The Vanguard Retirement Nest Egg calculator is designed to tell you the odds of your nest egg lasting in retirement. There are only four inputs: how many years your portfolio must last, its current balance, annual spending, and asset allocation. As an example, a $1,000,000 portfolio has an 86% chance of producing $45,000 a year in income for 30 years with a 60% allocation to stocks.

Monte Carlo Powered Retirement Planning Made Easy!

  • Build and run a sophisticated retirement planning simulation in just a few minutes.
  • Quickly create ‘what-if’ scenarios to explore the impact of unlikely or unexpected events.
  • Capture extra financial details with year-by-year control of all input parameters.
  • Perform sensitivity analysis to learn which inputs have the most impact on your plan.

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Net Worth by Age Calculator for the United States

Net Worth by Age Calculator for the United States

Bow of a boat with open ocean in front.
Here is a net worth by age percentile calculator for the United States in 2016 (newest data in 2019). Enter net worth and the age of a household’s primary earner for a net worth percentile estimate to nearest one percent. Below the tool, see average net worth by age, median net worth by age, and top 1%.

Friday, August 16, 2019

How to save videos to desktop from Facebook

1. Find a video that you want to save.
2. Start playing the video, then right-click on the video and choose "show video URL."
3. Click in the video URL that appears and copy it (select the text and choose CTRL-C).
4. In a new browser window, paste the URL you just copied. Don't press Enter yet.
5. Replace the "www" with "mbasic."
6. Press Enter so the new URL loads in the browser. You'll see the video appear in a format that's optimized for a mobile device.
7. Start playing the video, then right-click on the video and choose "Save Video As…"
8. Give the video a name or just click Save.
The video will now be saved to your computer.

Friday, May 24, 2019

Mi Box 3 Enhanced

[Tips & Tutorials] [Device Team] Mi Box 3 Enhanced: Root + Localization + AndroidTV/Simple Gapps! 


Greetings MIUIers!

We know how cool are the gadgets from Xiaomi. Unfortunately, not all of them currently support languages other than Chinese. They are also sold only in China. But we find the ways to get those superb things all over the world and keep following our beloved brand, don't we? And enthusiasts from all over the world create workarounds for the devices they get. This is my second localization project I want to share with you. This time it's for Xiaomi Mi Box 3 Enhanced edition (MDZ-18-AA). Read the instructions carefully, follow the steps mentioned and make your device even more cool!

On March 7, 2016 Xiaomi presented the new compact TV Box called Mi Box 3 Enhanced (MDZ-18-AA). It is build on top of the 64-bit hexa-core CPU MT8693 (2x2GHz Cortex A72 + 4x1.6Ghz Cortex A-53) and Power VR GX6250 GPU. It also contains 2GB LPDDR3 RAM and 8GB eMMC 5.0 flash drive. It's the most powerful TV Box Xiaomi currently has. In Antutu benchmark it gets 70 000 points. So this box is a good choice for both gaming and media streaming.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

iPhone, iPad, and iPod Benchmarks

iPhone, iPad, and iPod Benchmarks

Welcome to the Geekbench iPhone, iPad, and iPod Benchmark Chart. The data on this chart is gathered from user-submitted Geekbench 4 results from the Geekbench Browser.
Geekbench 4 scores are calibrated against a baseline score of 4000 (which is the score of an Intel Core i7-6600U). Higher scores are better, with double the score indicating double the performance.
If you're curious how your iPhone, iPad, or iPod compares, you can download Geekbench 4 and run it on your iOS device to find out its score.


Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Car Depreciation: How to Calculate Your Vehicle Depreciation Deduction

Car Depreciation: How to Calculate Your Vehicle Depreciation Deduction

Entrepreneurs who drive cars, trucks, vans, or SUVs for business can deduct part of the vehicle purchase price from their taxes. The purchase price is typically deducted over one to five years using a process called depreciation. Three methods for calculating car depreciation are the special depreciation allowance, modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) depreciation, and the Section 179 deduction.
Regardless of which car depreciation method you choose, we recommend using tax software or relying on a tax professional to make sure you’re filing is correct. Tax software like TurboTax can calculate car depreciation and check for other business deductions. You can get started with TurboTax for free and pay only when you are ready to file.

Friday, May 03, 2019

Award Hacker - Find the best award flights

Award Hacker - Find the best award flights

AwardHacker, a free product from US Credit Card Guide, is made to help everyone find the best award flights without being an expert in every airline program. It is built with the goal that searching and redeeming for award flights should be as easy as booking airline tickets. If you like it, don't forget to share it with your friends! If you find something unsatisfying, don't hesitate to click the feedback button -- we are always trying to make it better!
Features

  • Cover most valuable frequent flyer programs
  • Support distance based award charts
  • Route information
  • Show miles need for each route
  • Filter routes based on allowed operate airlines
  • Availability search information and recommendation
  • Transfer ratio of rewards programs
  • Redeem information
  • Calculate the value of airline miles

  • Currently supported frequent flyer programs

    Monday, January 21, 2019

    The Best Projector Screen (for most people): Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company

    The Best Projector Screen (for most people): Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company

    After 90 hours building (and painting) screens, watching content, measuring image quality, and comparing them side by side, we think the Silver Ticket 100″ is the best projector screen for most people. It’s easy to assemble and available in a variety of sizes, with a relatively neutral surface. There are screens that are better, or cheaper, but none match the Silver Ticket in that perfect balance of better and cheaper. In fact, measuring it against my own $2,700 screen made me wish I’d gotten the Silver Ticket instead.

    Sunday, January 06, 2019

    Install VNC server in Ubuntu Linux from source package - vnc server

    Install VNC server in Ubuntu Linux from source package - vnc server

    SERVER SETUP
    Once server is setup..
    Use viewer to connect remotely into the server.

    VIEWER SETUP
    https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/

    Edit:
    Connecting from viewer in Windows to the Linux VNC server was returning a blank screen

    Commented a line in /etc/hosts as per the article here
    https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=180326

    # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
    # ::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback


    Friday, January 04, 2019

    TiVo To Go and advanced Remote Control


    kmttg

    TiVo To Go and advanced Remote Control

    kmttg is a Java based program I wrote to facilitate TivoToGo (TTG) transfers that can download, create pyTivo metadata, decrypt, run comskip & comcut (commercial detection and removal), create closed captions files and re-encode multiple shows you select from your Tivos all automatically. The program also has the capability to transfer and process shows automatically from your Tivos based on titles and keywords you setup.

    kmttg also has an advanced Remote Control which among many other things allows for Season Pass management, backup/restore, copying, etc. Also now has capability to backup/restore Channels received list and Thumbs ratings.

    Also has AutoSkip functionality where you can enjoy hands free commercial skip viewing on your TiVos.

    Also has ability to capture video output directly from Slingbox Pro or later models either on the LAN or WAN.

    Features

    • - Graphical and/or automated TiVo To Go downloads
    • - Automated flow for download, decrypt, commercial cut, encode
    • - Advanced TiVo remote control capabilities including Season Passes backup/restore etc.
    • - Also now has capabilty to backup/restore channels received and thumbs ratings
    • - Slingbox video output capture capability
    • - Use AutoSkip functionality for hands free commercial skipping for your TiVos

    SlickDeals.net