<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955</id><updated>2011-12-02T03:06:21.901-08:00</updated><category term='Jubilee'/><category term='Debt Reduction'/><category term='Mortgage'/><category term='UFirst'/><category term='Money Merge Account'/><category term='Math'/><category term='The Jubilee Project'/><category term='Jaime Buckley'/><category term='MMA'/><category term='Debt'/><category term='United First Financial'/><category term='Mortgage Acceleration'/><title type='text'>Future Cool</title><subtitle type='html'>A blog about new things that are hitting the market and are interesting people all over the place.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-5605722817318231581</id><published>2008-05-21T14:53:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-21T14:56:07.806-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='United First Financial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MMA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mortgage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Money Merge Account'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Math'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mortgage Acceleration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UFirst'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Debt Reduction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jaime Buckley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Debt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jubilee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Jubilee Project'/><title type='text'>Money Merge Account Client Speaks Out.</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Article used with permission from Author.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The following is an email of a &lt;strong&gt;client&lt;/strong&gt; who has become a &lt;em&gt;powerful advocate &lt;/em&gt;for the &lt;a href="http://jubileex.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Money Merge Account™&lt;/a&gt; program. Not just an ordinary homeowner, but someone with substantial &lt;a href="http://www.jubileenewsline.com/" target="_blank"&gt;professional&lt;/a&gt; experience in the financial arena. &lt;a href="http://thejubileeproject.com/" target="_blank"&gt;The Jubilee Project&lt;/a&gt; has been given permission to share this information with you, for those seeking answers to this system of paying off debt.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In fact, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nick&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; has stated that &lt;em&gt;he would be more than happy to talk with those doubting or having questions about the &lt;a href="http://jubileex.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Money Merge Account&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. That is a unique offer indeed.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Here is the email in it’s entirety:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;‘Jaime,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As per our conversation, here is the information I personally believe homeowners should understand and see for themselves about this phenomenal program. I have taken off the personal information (my account #, etc.) from my own statement, and give I you full permission to post this as an example on you site. Please let readers know it’s essential they read the complete example in conjunction with viewing the attached file (the HELOC statement). Here’s exactly what I would say to someone looking into purchasing this program for themselves:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;“We invested in the &lt;strong&gt;Money Merge Account&lt;/strong&gt; May of 2007 without completely understanding how our 30 year fixed mortgage and other debts were going to be paid in full in less than 7 years. This concept of interest cancellation applied and managed by the &lt;strong&gt;Money Merge Account&lt;/strong&gt; had been presented to us by one of my college friends.  He clearly explained to us that our results would be achieved &lt;em&gt;without refinancing, changing our mortgage payment or significantly adjusting our household budget&lt;/em&gt;.  Our guaranteed results coupled with the trust and respect we had for our good friend was enough for us to proceed.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="alignright" style="margin: 3px; float: right;" src="http://www.jubileesolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/aaaacxia.pdf" alt="" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jubileesolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nickheloc.png"&gt;&lt;img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-23" style="margin: 6px; float: left;" title="nickheloc" src="http://www.jubileesolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nickheloc-150x150.png" alt="" height="150" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;One of the &lt;strong&gt;best&lt;/strong&gt; ways that I discovered to illustrate part of how interest cancellation occurs was by looking at our Home Equity Line of Credit(HELOC) statement for June 2007 which reflected our first months activity using the Money Merge Account system. (see attached June HELOC Statement)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June 2, 2007&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A.  Our June 2nd statement had a New Principle Balance of  &lt;strong&gt;$ 7,851.64&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;B.  Our Average Daily Balance was  &lt;strong&gt;$ 1,266.39&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our Minimum Payment for June was  &lt;strong&gt;$ 7.79&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALL HELOC’s will charge interest on the Average Daily Balance ONLY&lt;br /&gt;A - B = &lt;strong&gt;$ 6,585.25&lt;/strong&gt; (0% interest charge)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We began the month of June with a zero balance on our HELOC. Following the cues of our Money Merge Account we chose to withdraw &lt;strong&gt;$ 28,538.81&lt;/strong&gt; of the banks money from our HELOC and send it to our 1st mortgage as a principle reduction.  We then deposited  &lt;strong&gt;$ 20,687.17&lt;/strong&gt; that had been sitting for 15+ years in a low interest bearing savings account.  You will see that our ending balance was  &lt;strong&gt;$ 7,851.64&lt;/strong&gt; at an interest expense of  &lt;strong&gt;$ 7.79&lt;/strong&gt;.  That interest expense of  &lt;strong&gt;$ 7.79&lt;/strong&gt; was calculated off of our Average Daily Balance of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt; $ 1,266.39&lt;/strong&gt;.  For the month of June we had the use of  &lt;strong&gt;$ 6,585.25&lt;/strong&gt; of the banks money interest free! We found that “A - B = free money” formula to be both counterintuitive and bazaar! Essentially, we leveraged the banks money through the HELOC resulting in what could be called a To-Good-To-Be-True interest savings for us on BOTH our 1st and 2nd mortgages. This simple math edified for us how we will be mortgage/debt free in less than 7 years!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1.  HELOC:  &lt;strong&gt;$ 6,585.25&lt;/strong&gt; (leverage &amp;amp; float the banks money with no interest charged)&lt;br /&gt;2.  1st Mortgage:  &lt;strong&gt;$ 74,073.23&lt;/strong&gt; (canceled interest = 10 years of canceled mortgage payments)&lt;br /&gt;3.  Total Interest Saved:  &lt;strong&gt;$ 6,585.25  +  $ 74,073.23  =  $ 80,658.48&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Everything about the thought of sending such a large amount of money to our 1st mortgage felt so wrong until we realized that we had more than twice that amount of money available to us 24/7 through our HELOC. These changes in our household, now subtle, represented an absolute paradigm shift as we measured our concerns about how to get to the finish line with college tuitions and retirement. Our results for just this month of June continues to excite us. No longer stagnant, the velocity of our money directed by the Money Merge Account eliminated debt and canceled interest at a remarkable rate.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The interest canceled for our $ 3,500.00 investment in the Money Merge Account for the month of June ‘07 was $ 80,658.48. The above transaction, through on-line-banking, took us minutes to complete. With simple clicks of the mouse, we chose to “become our own bank” and we have never looked back.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For 15 years we managed our lives with Quicken and a trusted Certified Financial Planner and these options NEVER occurred to us. The Money Merge Account has effortlessly coached us to slightly alter our banking behaviors since May of 2007. This example illustrates the tip of the iceberg regarding the tangibles/the math of interest cancellation managed by the Money Merge Account.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The intangible gifts for my family relating to this dynamic program continue to reveal themselves to us daily. As a couple, we feel more aligned and in control of our families future than we ever have. It’s profound for us to realize that our children and their children will also grow up understanding that their mortgages and other debts will not follow them for a lifetime!”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;————-&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There you have it friends. This really is math, and those who are taking the time to bring this to their current client base are experiencing phenomenal growth in their respective businesses. What better way to succeed, than by helping others first?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Contact us today.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thejubileeproject.com/" target="_blank"&gt;The Jubilee Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;UFirst Executive Branch Managers #827180&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:owners@thejubileeproject.com" target="_blank"&gt;owners@thejubileeproject.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1-801-701-6650 (Main)&lt;br /&gt;1-801-208-9492 (Cells)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://backoffice.u1stfinancial.com/MemberToolsDotNet/Enrollment/StartPublicEnrollment.aspx?ReferringDealerID=827180" target="_blank"&gt;Join Jubilee NOW!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-5605722817318231581?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/5605722817318231581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=5605722817318231581' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/5605722817318231581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/5605722817318231581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2008/05/money-merge-account-client-speaks-out.html' title='Money Merge Account Client Speaks Out.'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-4296793919240825981</id><published>2007-10-15T11:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-15T12:00:43.565-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Solar Motion Security Lights</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Solar motion lights convert sunlight into security! Brookstone solar-powered outdoor motion detector lights provide added home security without adding wiring. Able to detect motion up to 50 feet away, this motion sensor light illuminates any area with a super-bright halogen bulb. Order some solar motion lights for those places on your property where writing is impractical, but security and convenience are essential. It's like having a watchdog on duty all night!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The motion sensor triggers the light and remains on for up to 60 seconds to illuminate your way when you come home, or to alert you of something outside. Solar motion lights stay on as long as movement is detected, automatically shutting off 30 to 60 seconds after motion stops.  Automatic passive infrared motion detector. Outdoor motion detector light uses a 1,200-lumen halogen bulb. 12-foot connecting cord lets you position solar panel for optimum charging. Rechargeable battery will light up 50-70 times on a single charge. Installation hardware included.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Make the move toward a safer home with a motion sensor light! Constructed of weather-resistant ABS, these wireless solar motion lights are easy to install and maintenance free. For better home security and convenience, order your motion sensor light today!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 8px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000UNX36/ref=nosim/fofi-20" rel="nofollow"&gt;Buy this product from Amazon.com for yourself or as a gift today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-4296793919240825981?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/4296793919240825981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=4296793919240825981' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/4296793919240825981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/4296793919240825981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/10/solar-motion-security-lights.html' title='Solar Motion Security Lights'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-3348272015416283100</id><published>2007-09-29T12:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-12T14:29:05.321-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Net Worth Software</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title="Net worth software for creating personal balance sheets" href="http://toolsformoney.com/net_worth_calculator.htm"&gt;75-Year Net Worth  Projector:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By far the most powerful, functional, and flexible personal net worth projector  ever created.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Control every number in every year. Integrate with RWR or RP  retirement planners. Takes the data entered into the Net Worth Calculator  (above), and then automatically forecasts everything into the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have  total control over every number in the 75-year window. It's the same 12 sheets  as the Net Worth Calculator, but with nine more sheets. In addition to  everything on the Net Worth Calculator, the Net Worth Projector has: A  presentation sheet that shows all of the twenty account's annual values for 75  years, both in table and graphic form.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Assets are shown by all client accounts,  all qualified, all personal, and total combined assets. Same  for spouse, jointly held assets, and children's assets. An input sheet where you  can control every year's value for all 500 assets, via year-by-year manual  override for every asset's end of year market value, and rate of return.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Excel-based spreadsheet for forecasting net worth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-3348272015416283100?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/3348272015416283100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=3348272015416283100' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/3348272015416283100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/3348272015416283100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/09/net-worth-software.html' title='Net Worth Software'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-6567875731520407600</id><published>2007-09-27T12:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-12T14:29:51.570-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Time Value Software</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;a title="Our free financial calculators and miscellaneous financial tools" href="http://toolsformoney.com/financial_tools.htm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time Value of Money  Calculator (Financial tools for the little jobs):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Financial  planning software that has the usual time value of money calculators: Present  value, future value, interest rate, payment, net present value finders, plus: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• The first six sheets of the demo are a large  collection of free financial calculators. Most all free online financial  calculators on other websites are here on an Excel spreadsheet that you can use  offline. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• The most detailed mutual fund investment projector  ever created. Input basic parameters, and see details about growth, shrinkage,  taxes, basis, costs in percentages, etc. It's the same sheet carved out of the  Non-Qualified Mutual Fund A-Share sheet of the &lt;a title="Investment software for comparing different methods of investing" href="http://toolsformoney.com/investment_comparator.htm"&gt; Investment Comparator.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• The most functional 401(k) and 403(b) calculators ever  created.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Asset growth and payout: The most detailed investor software ever  created that grows and pays out income. It's the same asset sheet carved out of  the &lt;a title="Comprehensive retirement planning software for investors, consumers, and financial professionals" href="http://toolsformoney.com/retirement_software.htm"&gt;Real World Retirement planner.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• 25-year dollar-weighted investment portfolio IRR  investment spreadsheet that tells you the rate of return each year, and averages  for multiple years, considering all of the unequal/separate monthly cash flows  that happen with portfolios in the Real World: Dividends/capital gains/spent  withdrawals, taxes on them, and contributions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• 25-year time-weighted investment portfolio rate of  return calculator: This is the same calculation methodology used by the CFA  Institute, expensive software like Axys Advent, and brokerages when they  prepare your financial statements. With this, you can get accurate returns on  ALL of your investment accounts combined.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Investment portfolio statistics calculator: Calculate  correlation coefficients, Beta, Alpha, R-squared, Treynor Ratio, Sharpe Ratio,  Average/Median/Minimum/Maximum rates of return, and standard deviation. See how  an asset has moved compared to major asset classes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Investment Portfolio Yield Calculator: Determines the combined average  income/dividend yield on your total investment portfolio; how much income, or  paycheck, your total portfolio will produce on a daily, weekly, monthly, and  annual basis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Basic TVM calculators (time value of money): Loan  amortizer, Present values, future values, payments, CD penalty calculator, etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Employee  stock option calculator.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Age 70½ (and inherited IRA) IRS Required  IRA Minimum Distribution Calculator (MDIB / MRD): Estimates how much the IRS requires you to  take out of your IRA/Tax Qualified Plans the year you turn 70 and a half, and at  any age for inherited IRAs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• All three versions of IRS 72(t) tax-qualified  premature distribution to avoid the pre-age-59.5 penalty tax calculators.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;•  &lt;a title="Tax software for calculating average tax brackets" href="http://toolsformoney.com/average_tax_bracket_calculator.htm"&gt;Average  Tax Bracket Calculators.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• The most comprehensive, flexible, and detailed "Rent  vs. Own a Home" calculator ever created.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Compound Interest rate comparator: Allows you to  input and compare, on the same page, the growth (or shrinkage) of money given  the three compound rates of return.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Calculate difference interest rates given different  compounding periods.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Calculate simple IRR based on a series of up to 360  cash flows.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Inflation Adjusted Income Stream Generator: See how  much money you can withdraw from an asset over any time frame, one asset at a  time. It estimates how much you can withdraw every year without running out on  money over time frames.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Simple loan amortizing calculator for  calculating payments, interest, principal payments, and payoff.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Cost of raising a child calculator. Simple Life  Expectancy Calculator.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Convertible bond calculators.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Preferred stock yield to maturity and yield to call calculators.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-6567875731520407600?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/6567875731520407600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=6567875731520407600' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/6567875731520407600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/6567875731520407600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/09/time-value-software.html' title='Time Value Software'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-7774058428795959916</id><published>2007-09-22T12:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-22T12:27:38.576-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Our #1 Software Pick for Finances</title><content type='html'>We use various software packages from video games and GPS systems to tax calculators and art creation suites...and this is by far the best program for money acquisition we have seen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://u1stfinancial.com"&gt;The Money Merge Account:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is not just a software package, it's a program with complete support and  lifetime use.  Using advanced mathematical algorithms, this program calculates the optimum time to apply money to your primary mortgage, through a Home Equity Line of Credit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's focus is to minimize the costs to you, and maximize your effective use of each penny you spend. The result is paying off your mortgage and ALL OTHER DEBT in a fraction of the time you'd normally pay. The results are guaranteed in writing, and this author has purchased the software for his own home. The results are better than what they claim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The author took his personal 27 year mortgage down to 6.4 years, including credit cards, 3 cars, 2 student loans and 4 medical bills. It also saved over &lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;$213,682.64 in future interest&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The software is only sold through franchise-type agents, which you have to find online. We found the program through &lt;a href="http://www.thejubileeproject.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;The Jubilee Project.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our two word review of this product: "&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;HELL YA!&lt;/span&gt;"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-7774058428795959916?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/7774058428795959916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=7774058428795959916' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/7774058428795959916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/7774058428795959916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/09/our-1-software-pick-for-finances.html' title='Our #1 Software Pick for Finances'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-6845471433841670435</id><published>2007-09-22T12:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-22T12:15:40.732-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bond Calculator Software</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;a title="Download the world's most accurate free bond yield to maturity calculator" href="http://toolsformoney.com/bond_calculator.htm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bond Calculators:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;The bond calculator's demo has the most functional FREE bond yield to maturity  calculator to ever be on the web. This investment software has: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;•  Two 100-bond convexity and duration calculator sheets (the second is yield to call). Compute  all of the usual Modified Duration and Convexity numbers, and see how changes in  interest rates change the price each bond, and the combined portfolio of up to  100 individual bonds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Single bond convexity and duration calculator.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Bond total return calculator using the most  accurate method - Horizon Return. Compute total return considering everything  including the compounding of reinvested coupon interest and capital gain/loss  when sold.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Multi-year bond calculator: Input up to 25 bonds and  get an overall portfolio yield up to 50 years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Single-year bond calculator:  Input up to 50 bonds and get a one-year overall portfolio yield (IRR).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Calculate annual amortization of premium and discounts on up to 25 coupon  bonds. It keeps track of basis and the amount of capital gain or loss if sold  before maturity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Zero coupon bond accretion. Input up to ten zero coupon  bonds, and see the annual accretion, and taxes due, on all bonds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Compute a coupon bond's current fair market value, and  total return considering the reinvestment of coupons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Compute a zero coupon bond's  current fair market value, and yield to maturity (or call).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Muni vs. taxable  bond breakeven rate calculator.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Calculate different rates given different  compounding periods (with graphs).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• T-bill yield and/or T-bill current market  price finder.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Bond equivalent yield - used to turn the 360-day T-bill rate into the 365-day rate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Simple current yield.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• CD equivalent yield (AKA money  market equivalent yield - used to compare T-bills to 360-day money market  instruments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Convertible bond calculators.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;• Portfolio Yield Calculator: Calculates the combined average income/dividend yield on your total portfolio;  how much income, or paycheck, your total portfolio will produce on a daily,  weekly, monthly, and annual basis. Bond calculator spreadsheet for managing bond  portfolios of up to 100 bonds or bond funds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;a title="Our free financial calculators and miscellaneous financial tools" href="http://toolsformoney.com/financial_tools.htm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-6845471433841670435?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/6845471433841670435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=6845471433841670435' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/6845471433841670435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/6845471433841670435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/09/bond-calculator-software.html' title='Bond Calculator Software'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-3304118742128744939</id><published>2007-09-22T12:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-22T12:14:55.276-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Investment Model Software</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title="Asset allocation model portfolios for low- to medium-net worth investors" href="http://toolsformoney.com/model_portfolios.htm"&gt;Investment Model  Portfolios:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Consumers and investors - this investment software is the  solution if you, or your advisor, keeps losing too much money. Over eight years  of returns are shown for the Fee-Based model and over four years for the  All-No-Load Mutual Fund and All-Load Mutual Fund models. This is a superb  turnkey system, for both the professional advisor and the individual investor,  that want to build a long-term, very low transaction, low risk, well diversified  and allocated portfolio that matches &lt;a title="All about investment risk tolerance categories" href="http://toolsformoney.com/investment_risk_tolerance.htm"&gt;  investment risk-tolerance.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It comes with the mutual funds professionally  selected to best represent all of the 16 asset classes. It also compares how the  allocation models are doing compared to a model of benchmark indices (the  only proper way to compare portfolios to the markets). The five allocation mixes match the  five most commonly used investor risk-tolerance categories (determined via the  fact finding tool below: Conservative, Moderately Conservative, Moderate,  Moderately Aggressive, and Aggressive).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are eight versions of the model  portfolios, for a total of 29 model allocations. Financial advisors: This is a marketing must if you practice asset  allocation, use portfolio models, or want to start (and look like you've been doing it for  years). It has been approved by three BD compliance departments so far. Financial advisor software for constructing asset allocator models for  low-to-medium-net worth clients. Download free enlightening text discussing  mutual fund allocation, and how to use them to prospect for  new investment management clients.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-3304118742128744939?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/3304118742128744939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=3304118742128744939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/3304118742128744939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/3304118742128744939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/09/investment-model-software.html' title='Investment Model Software'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-1258700427162522918</id><published>2007-09-22T12:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-22T12:13:08.747-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Asset Software</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title="All about asset allocation, our historical returns, links to allocation software" href="http://toolsformoney.com/asset_allocation.htm"&gt;Asset Allocation  Software:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Investment software to  calculate, compare, and implement, the mix of asset classes/investments that you  feel is best for you or your clients. The only calculator that treats all of  one's assets together, like they should be in the Real World, so you can  evaluate the whole picture at once. Get total control over asset allocation (and  every number in every year) instead of being locked into what a software company  thinks you should be doing. Input contributions/withdrawals, rate of return  assumptions for each asset, or asset class, and see 75 years of estimated growth  for all of the Current vs. Proposed allocation mixes (with separate  Personal and Qualified portfolios).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're a frustrated Financial  Profiles/NaviPlan/Morningstar investment software user, this is for you. Works  well with any efficient frontier/portfolio optimization program. Excel  spreadsheet-based investment portfolio software for do-it-yourself asset  allocators and financial advisors working with high net worth clients.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-1258700427162522918?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/1258700427162522918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=1258700427162522918' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/1258700427162522918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/1258700427162522918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/09/asset-software.html' title='Asset Software'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-1900890147358224522</id><published>2007-09-22T12:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-22T12:08:44.026-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HALO 3 Leaked</title><content type='html'>Is it a plot to ruin &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="lw_1190435796_0"&gt;Halo 3&lt;/span&gt;'s much hyped debut on Tuesday? A scheme orchestrated by Master Chief's nemesis The Covenant? Probably not, but bootleg copies of the most widely anticipated &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="lw_1190435796_1"&gt;video game&lt;/span&gt; in history -- no matter how terrestrial in origin -- are stealing some thunder from next week's launch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt; Numerous bloggers are reporting that purloined versions of Halo 3 are all over the Internet, available for play to &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435796_2"&gt;Xbox 360&lt;/span&gt; users who have modified their systems to defeat Microsoft's copy protection software. Gaming industry bloggers at &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/201808156/24551032/SIG=11j30duou/*http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&amp;amp;newsid=20775"&gt;MaxConsole&lt;/a&gt; are reporting that one source of the illegal files is a hacking group called Paradogs. Also, a version of the game appeared to be available as a 7.3-Gbyte download from a peer-to-peer file sharing site called &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/201808156/24551032/SIG=10kjvbgib/*http://Isohunt.com"&gt;&lt;span id="lw_1190435796_3"&gt;Isohunt.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as of Friday morning. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Downloading and using bootleg software is illegal in the U.S. and many other countries. &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435796_4"&gt;Microsoft&lt;/span&gt; has estimated that pirated software costs the computer industry about $40 billion a year in lost revenue. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Bootleggers aren't the only ones that have helped to blow the official launch date for Halo 3. &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/201808156/24551032/SIG=132vcduhp/*http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201807557&amp;amp;cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb"&gt;Earlier this week&lt;/a&gt;, British catalog merchant Argos conceded that an administrative error caused it to hand over copies of the game early to customers who placed pre-orders over its Web site. Copies sold to Argos could be one source for the Halo 3 files circulating on the Net. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Indeed, a shrink-wrapped copy of Halo 3 that originated at Argos was recently spotted on Ebay's U.K. site selling for $500. When it's officially released, the basic version of the game will sell for about $60.00. Retailers have to date taken more than one million pre-orders for Halo 3 -- an industry record. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The leaked files are doubtless causing some consternation in Redmond. Microsoft has spent millions on Halo 3 marketing and promotion campaigns that will culminate in elaborate launch events Tuesday in &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435796_5"&gt;New York City&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="lw_1190435796_6"&gt;Seattle&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435796_7"&gt;Miami&lt;/span&gt;, and &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435796_8"&gt;Los Angeles&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Halo 3 stars Master Chief, a biologically enhanced soldier who has to blast his way through a futuristic, 3-D landscape to survive and accomplish missions. He squares off against The Covenant, a shadowy terrorist alliance. Version 3 of the game, developed by Bungie Studios and published by Microsoft, features a host of new levels, weapons, vehicles, and level types. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Most retailers are selling the title for around $60. A special "Legendary Edition" sells for about $130 and includes a helmet-style case, bonus discs, and collector's art. Microsoft is also planning to introduce a special Halo 3 version of the &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435796_9"&gt;Xbox 360&lt;/span&gt; that's emblazoned in the same green and gold colors sported by Master Chief.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-1900890147358224522?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/1900890147358224522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=1900890147358224522' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/1900890147358224522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/1900890147358224522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/09/halo-3-leaked.html' title='HALO 3 Leaked'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141412585765840955.post-2111164605466978751</id><published>2007-09-22T12:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-22T12:07:04.316-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Apple Won't Support Unlocked Phones</title><content type='html'>People who unlock their iPhones in order to connect to wireless carriers other than the exclusive service provider AT&amp;amp;T won't get any support from Apple if the phone breaks, even if it's still under warrant, Apple said Friday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A group of anonymous developers at &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/202100187/24551014/SIG=12849bl39/*http://www.iphonesimfree.com/cgi-bin/iphonesimfree/engine.pl?page=home"&gt;iPhoneSIMfree&lt;/a&gt; started &lt;a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/202100187/24551014/SIG=12g4o26lq/*http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/09/iphonesimfree_r.html"&gt;selling this month&lt;/a&gt; software that once installed would enable the smart phone to work on any service provider with a standard &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435795_0"&gt;GSM SIM card&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="lw_1190435795_1"&gt;T-Mobile&lt;/span&gt; is an example of a carrier that would work on the modified &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435795_2"&gt;iPhone&lt;/span&gt;.  &lt;p&gt; Asked whether someone installing the software would break their iPhone warrant, an Apple spokesman said in an e-mail, "Apple does not support unlocked iPhones." &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Aside from changing the SIM card, no other hardware modifications are needed to unlock the iPhone, according to iPhoneSIMfree. SIM -- or subscriber identity module -- is a smart card that's inserted into GSM phones. The card contains subscribers' telephone account information. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Purchasing the unlocking software is done through the PayPal payment service. On Friday, however, the iPhoneSIMfree said it was experiencing "PayPal issues," and asked potential buyers to send the site an e-mail in order to get alternative payment methods. The software cost $50, and there are no refunds. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;According to the frequently asked questions on iPhoneSIMfree, the software works on iPhone versions up to 1.0.2. The creators claim the software won't affect any of the iPhone features except for &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="lw_1190435795_3"&gt;visual voice mail&lt;/span&gt;, which is exclusive to AT&amp;amp;T. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; People installing the software, however, could find that it doesn't work, if Apple decides to break it in a future software upgrade for the iPhone. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Apple launched the gadget in the U.S. June 29, making it available only through Apple's retail or online stores, or through AT&amp;amp;T. The company started selling the device in &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1190435795_4"&gt;Europe&lt;/span&gt; this week. Since its debut, Apple has sold more than 1 million iPhones in the U.S., and expects to ship at least 10 million over the next year. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2141412585765840955-2111164605466978751?l=futurecool99.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/feeds/2111164605466978751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2141412585765840955&amp;postID=2111164605466978751' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/2111164605466978751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2141412585765840955/posts/default/2111164605466978751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://futurecool99.blogspot.com/2007/09/apple-wont-support-unlocked-phones.html' title='Apple Won&apos;t Support Unlocked Phones'/><author><name>FutureCool</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968913517875483461</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
