| Hello: Here’s the latest edition of MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-up. We’ll kick off every week with this quick collection of tips, recommendations, observations and other interesting, valuable stuff. – Tom |
| Monday, October 15, 2018 MarketVolt’s Monday Mash-UpRecommended Resource Scan from Your Phone I recently downloaded Scanbot — an app for iPhone or Android that allows you to use your phone’s camera to “scan” documents. Just photograph the pages you want to scan and the free app converts them to a .pdf document. Pay for the premium version ($5.99) and the app will convert the scanned document to editable text. Security Concerns Should You Keep Your Car Keys in the Freezer? I saw a post on a neighborhood message board from someone whose car was stolen. The door was locked, but there was no forced entry. She thinks the thieves used electronic trickery to break in. She shared this article that describes the threat and how to combat it. Recommended Viewing A Star is Born, Round 4 Last week, I saw the latest version of A Star is Born, featuring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. I highly recommend the movie and the soundtrack. This is the third remake of the movie. The film debuted in 1937, starring Janet Gaynor and Frederic Marsh. Judy Garland and James Mason starred in the first remake (1954). Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson starred in the 1976 version. Cooper directed this latest version. He tapped Lukas Nelson (son of Willie) to be the lead music consultant for the film. Lukas appears in the film as one of the guitar players in Jackson Maine’s (played by Cooper) band. From the MarketVolt Blog Be Careful Using Statistics. They Can Mislead From municipal crime data to email open rates, statistics can reveal important insights or be a pile of B.S. — sometimes both. Here are some stories and lessons about how statistics can mislead. Quote I’m Pondering Friedrich Nietzsche was born on this day in 1900. He said this: “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” Any reading, listening, quoting, resourcing that you think we should share? Send us a tip. Until next time, enjoy the rest of this week and the weekend. Tom |
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