|And you think there are paramedics in an accounting newsgroup Actually there are, I was majoring in accounting when I took the paramedic course. Paramedic pay is pretty bad and I mainly took the courses for treating injuries in the course of mountain climbing. "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
|I need a paramedic’s expertise: So why post in Alt.accounting? |Would they be able to withstand the shock? |What kind of shock can a 9V lithium battery deliver? I’m a paramedic, it would depend on each person’s heart. If one of them is 85 years old and has a bad heart it could very well kill them.
That would only be true is the 21 year-old girl didn’t do them in first. — Paul A. Thomas, CPA taxman at negia.net
I need a paramedic’s expertise:
And you think there are paramedics in an accounting newsgroup — Paul A. Thomas, CPA taxman at negia.net
|I need a paramedic’s expertise: So why post in Alt.accounting? |Would they be able to withstand the shock? |What kind of shock can a 9V lithium battery deliver? I’m a paramedic, it would depend on each person’s heart. If one of them is 85 years old and has a bad heart it could very well kill them. When someone makes love, why would they want to do this? "It took us 15 years to McGyver this thing." To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
defibrillator question 2003/Nov/03 I need a paramedic’s expertise: I am a television writer. I came up with a scene where, during sex, a woman (on top) introduces a portable defibrillator and as climax approaches, holds one paddle above groin of the guy, the other above her groin. Guy grasps her arm and she–with the defib on lowest power–hits the button(s). Would they be able to withstand the shock? What kind of shock can a 9V lithium battery deliver? A
I think you need to wake up. If nuclear arms are ever used, everything is over.
That is nonsense. Nukes will be used, with some regularity in the coming decades. Life will go on. Oh, it will not be pretty. It will be completely unnecessary, mindless stupidity. But it will happen. The Pakistanis and Indians almost did it a couple months ago. The Chinese and Russian leaders went in there an read them the riot act, I think. So until today at least, they have not traded any nukes. There will be mutations. There will be increase in the background radiation. Oh, in a few centuries, perhaps we will be in real trouble, because of all this. But who the heck cares about more than their own children and grandchildren? Beyond that, very few people care. The Israelis are the other lunatics of the planet, building settlements and carrying on like there was no necessity for compromise. Such policy is only backed up by their military option, of which conventional power would run out pretty quickly without either US assistance or their own nuclear threat. TOdd
This thread does not appear to be on topic. How about transferring it to another newsgroup devoted to political issues without direct accounting relevance? A. Lucien Meyers, CIA, CMA — If you receive this by error, please delete it and inform the sender. PGP Key fingerprint=F1C0 D9AE 1B18 1405 4DFA B4CC 6DC7 FF78 C76E FB15 To Big Brother Echelon from "spook": KGB Nazi plutonium Albanian Ft. Bragg anthrax Mossad strategic NORAD DES
It is not unlikely that one or more nuclear weapons are already loose, in the United States. We need to begin thinking about how to react, intelligently, when everybody is being swept up into a mass hysteria by such a blast. First of all, when the blast occurs there will probably be very little hard evidence who caused it. The perpetrators would almost need to provide the evidence intentionally, to prove a point. Regardless of whoever the perpetrators are, I expect there would be a huge emotional backlash against some particular country or ethnic group. Americans will not want to accept such huge, unprecedented losses and damage. They will not accept they’re vulnerable to war losses, since they have, basically, never lost a war. Falling back on everything we know, our instincts, our gut, we will turn furiously to our industrial power, our factories, to build weapons on a scale never seen before. Our geographical location, 5000 miiles from the nearest threats, makes us safe from the missiles of our enemies. With impunity we will build weapons in our invincible factories. The majority of Americans will want blood vengeance against some physical, geographically located place associated with whoever they think is responsible for the blast. Then, there will be a huge expenditure of money into the coffers of the arms industry and the pentagon, and another vicious bombing campaign that causes another cycle of even-more dedicated terrorists. The danger in these scenarios is that the profits of the energy industry and arms industries are so great, and their influence over foreign policy is also so great, as to create a moral hazard. They will instigate wars because the profits are so great. (You’ll notice however, Boeing has moved office, to Chicago, away from the factories…) Over time we have seen Darwinism in the US aerospace, technology and energy industries. Those firms who do NOT sell to the government, as the decades go by, sooner or later have gone out of business. In the long run there are fewer Fortune 100 industrial, financial or technology companies remaining, that are not actively integrated into Washington policymaking and sharing in its revenues and favors. All of this has had some usefulness for Americans, in the past. We did win a lot of wars with this system. But in a world of nuclear and biological proliferation, making peace is a lot smarter strategy. It was smarter before September 11, it’s smarter today, and it will *still* be the smartest strategy even after the nuclear terrorism begins. Todd
Great big caveat… The B.L.S. crystal ball is no better than anyone else’s. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm The Bureau of Labor Statistics (US) provides the outlook for accountants and auditors at the site above. Here is an excerpt from the forcast portion: "Employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2010. In addition to openings resulting from growth, the need to replace accountants and auditors who retire or transfer to other occupations will produce numerous job openings annually in this large occupation." Lots of information for accounting students and others with an interest in the field. Tippy For every service there is a market. For accounting services the market has been in decline since the mid 1970s. FWIW, two suggestions: (1) Read Boles’s "What Color is Your Parachute," or something like that. (2) Consider broadening your perspective, there are many more occupations than public accounting out there. YMMV Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting
– * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right *
Good point….And probably slow to adjust to changing times. I don’t think they date their material well. Tippy
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Great big caveat… The B.L.S. crystal ball is no better than anyone else’s. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm The Bureau of Labor Statistics (US) provides the outlook for accountants and auditors at the site above. Here is an excerpt from the forcast portion: "Employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2010. In addition to openings resulting from growth, the need to replace accountants and auditors who retire or transfer to other occupations will produce numerous job openings annually in this large occupation." Lots of information for accounting students and others with an interest in the field. Tippy For every service there is a market. For accounting services the market has been in decline since the mid 1970s. FWIW, two suggestions: (1) Read Boles’s "What Color is Your Parachute," or something like that. (2) Consider broadening your perspective, there are many more occupations than public accounting out there. YMMV Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting …. — * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right * — * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right *
This is my first post to this group. After reading your letter, I think you could improve your writing skills. I saw several sentences in your post that could be improved. Sometimes it’s not just the accounting skills, it’s everything.
Great big caveat… The B.L.S. crystal ball is no better than anyone else’s. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm The Bureau of Labor Statistics (US) provides the outlook for accountants and auditors at the site above. Here is an excerpt from the forcast portion: "Employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2010. In addition to openings resulting from growth, the need to replace accountants and auditors who retire or transfer to other occupations will produce numerous job openings annually in this large occupation." Lots of information for accounting students and others with an interest in the field. Tippy For every service there is a market. For accounting services the market has been in decline since the mid 1970s. FWIW, two suggestions: (1) Read Boles’s "What Color is Your Parachute," or something like that. (2) Consider broadening your perspective, there are many more occupations than public accounting out there. YMMV Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting …. — * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right *
– * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right *
To get a job with a big 5 directly from graduation here in Egypt, you or a family member has to know the partner of the firm otherwise don’t bother sending CV’s unless your very confident about yourself that employers will actually beg you to work for them. The same thing applies to other mulitinational companies but to a lesser extent. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm The Bureau of Labor Statistics (US) provides the outlook for accountants and auditors at the site above. Here is an excerpt from the forcast portion: "Employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2010. In addition to openings resulting from growth, the need to replace accountants and auditors who retire or transfer to other occupations will produce numerous job openings annually in this large occupation." Lots of information for accounting students and others with an interest in the field. Tippy For every service there is a market. For accounting services the market has been in decline since the mid 1970s. FWIW, two suggestions: (1) Read Boles’s "What Color is Your Parachute," or something like that. (2) Consider broadening your perspective, there are many more occupations than public accounting out there. YMMV Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting …. — * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right *
Hi A. L. As roger has eluded to, you have a heap of theory training and no years of practical work in the Accounting industry If I have got it right so far, you will find that theory is a real pain because it wont apply to all situations, it has to be varied differently in a lot of cases, in the workplace there are heaps of unwritten rules, don’t get em wrong now, BUT you only get told what they are after you have got it wrong. Getting the picture, not pretty is it??? Basically, you are a well trained graduate without experience, your pay wont be very high because you in reality know bugger all in the real world. This makes you and others angry so get it over with as quickly as you can, take a entry level job and get on with your career, take the low pay until you have 2 to 3 years of hard nut cracking, you will then be an Accountant with basic all round experience. Peter Australia – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting ‘training vacancies’ with different firms throughout the UK, I have only achieved two interviews. In both cases, although having been short-listed to the last three applicants, I failed to secure a position. After brief enquiries, I find that my colleagues are sharing similar experiences, most applications not even meriting a response and not one having secured a post. Some are now considering employment outside of the finance sector or in positions that they are obviously over-qualified for. Personally, I am looking at my options abroad. Am I doing something wrong? Could I be doing something more? Why are UK accountancy firms dismissing applications so readily and when is this ‘recession’ likely to end? I welcome all comments, suggestions or constructive criticism and would especially appreciate any advice you care to offer. Recent events in the accounting/consulting industry (some of which people are discussing here) and the general economic trends (much more caution concerning corporate investments) have put big dents in the accounting/consulting businesses. Management give existing staff preference. Managers with accounting backgrounds who were in IT consultancy must move back to audit grunt work, etc. So realise that you are part of the business cycle. This may sober you up and give you a more seasoned start in professional life than joining the workforce during a full employment bull market phase. Example: my father graduated from Harvard law school and passed the bar exams in the early 1930s. He told me that he remained severely underemployed until after WW2. A. Lucien Meyers, CIA, CMA — If you receive this by error, please delete it and inform the sender. PGP key fingerprint=F1C0 D9AE 1B18 1405 4DFA B4CC 6DC7 FF78 C76E FB15 To Big Brother Echelon from "spook": fissionable Kennedy class struggle CIA opus dei Shin Beth sentiero Libya
You shouldn’t mention the GCSE results unless the employer asks you about them. Employers don’t care about your secondary (high school) scores, thay are concerned with your bachelor degree GPA and whether the university is a top tier school, atleast that’s the case for top accounting firms. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting ‘training vacancies’ with different firms throughout the UK, I have only achieved two interviews. In both cases, although having been short-listed to the last three applicants, I failed to secure a position. After brief enquiries, I find that my colleagues are sharing similar experiences, most applications not even meriting a response and not one having secured a post. Some are now considering employment outside of the finance sector or in positions that they are obviously over-qualified for. Personally, I am looking at my options abroad. Am I doing something wrong? Could I be doing something more? Why are UK accountancy firms dismissing applications so readily and when is this ‘recession’ likely to end? I welcome all comments, suggestions or constructive criticism and would especially appreciate any advice you care to offer.
To get a job with a big 5 directly from graduation here in Egypt, you or a family member has to know the partner of the firm otherwise don’t bother sending CV’s unless your very confident about yourself that employers will actually beg you to work for them. The same thing applies to other mulitinational companies but to a lesser extent.
Following recent events, is Big ? magic beginning to wear off? I’ve worked in the UK for firms all sizes. In my days as a student most of us preferred a small or medium size firm to train in and then spent a couple of years in a large firm after qualifying. Trainees in small firms were soon getting experience of preparing balance sheets whilst those in large firms spent their early years just ticking and turning on large audits.When I qualified and joined a large firm I found there was some new experience but not as much as people tended to claim. If I were at the starting point today I’d probably go for training in a medium firm which is not out to merge with others in order to move up the league table. If I were a potential employer outside the practising side of the profession, I don’t reckon I would be impressed by somebody just because he had trained in the Big ?
Uh, there was a reason that was called the Great Depression, 1929 through 1938, more or less.
… So realise that you are part of the business cycle. This may sober you up and give you a more seasoned start in professional life than joining the workforce during a full employment bull market phase. Example: my father graduated from Harvard law school and passed the bar exams in the early 1930s. He told me that he remained severely underemployed until after WW2. A. Lucien Meyers, CIA, CMA
– * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right *
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm The Bureau of Labor Statistics (US) provides the outlook for accountants and auditors at the site above. Here is an excerpt from the forcast portion: "Employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2010. In addition to openings resulting from growth, the need to replace accountants and auditors who retire or transfer to other occupations will produce numerous job openings annually in this large occupation." Lots of information for accounting students and others with an interest in the field. Tippy
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – For every service there is a market. For accounting services the market has been in decline since the mid 1970s. FWIW, two suggestions: (1) Read Boles’s "What Color is Your Parachute," or something like that. (2) Consider broadening your perspective, there are many more occupations than public accounting out there. YMMV Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting …. — * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right *
For every service there is a market. For accounting services the market has been in decline since the mid 1970s. FWIW, two suggestions: (1) Read Boles’s "What Color is Your Parachute," or something like that. (2) Consider broadening your perspective, there are many more occupations than public accounting out there. YMMV Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting
…. — * Ronald Lee Todd M.B.A., C.P.A. * * Unemployed for six years, mistake of being an accountant. * * From the Socialist People’s Republic of Kalifornia, * * the Seventh worst state for business, * * Ayn Rand was right *
snip Am I doing something wrong? Could I be doing something more? Why are UK accountancy firms dismissing applications so readily and when is this ‘recession’ likely to end? I welcome all comments, suggestions or constructive criticism and would especially appreciate any advice you care to offer.
Maybe you talk too much about what you have achieved so far, even act as if you are entitled to be considered. If those achievements are on your CV, don’t bring them up at an interview. Instead, show more interest in the work you will be doing. I started my career fifty years ago, when most UK accountancy students did not go to university. What irked us later when new lads started arriving from university, was that they acted as if they were above doing humdrum work which was an essential part of training. Even with your advantage of having some accounting theory in you ‘baggage’, you will find that things are often done differently in real life. Act as if you are keen to come face-to-face with reality. Ask about the mix of clients, ask whether you will get plenty of experience with manufacturing companies, etc. Roger
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I can imagine how depressing this must be when you seem so well qualified. You don’t say what type of firm you have been applying to but I would firstly advise you to seek feedback as to why you were unsuccessful from the firms where you have been interviewed. Secondly, the correlation between A level results and subsequent performance in professional examinations has led to the use of A level results as an initial filter for applications, ignoring subsequent academic achievement. I advise my students (I am a university lecturer) to try to make their applications distinctive in some way to get round this. Thirdly, a commitment to an ACCA qualification may be putting you at a disadvantage with firms where ICAEW training is the norm. You don’t say what your longer term ambitions are: if you are looking for broader opportunities than a career in the profession, you might like to consider pursuing a CIMA qualification instead. HTH and good luck. — Laura (emulate St. George for email)
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting ‘training vacancies’ with different firms throughout the UK, I have only achieved two interviews. In both cases, although having been short-listed to the last three applicants, I failed to secure a position. After brief enquiries, I find that my colleagues are sharing similar experiences, most applications not even meriting a response and not one having secured a post. Some are now considering employment outside of the finance sector or in positions that they are obviously over-qualified for. Personally, I am looking at my options abroad. Am I doing something wrong? Could I be doing something more? Why are UK accountancy firms dismissing applications so readily and when is this ‘recession’ likely to end? I welcome all comments, suggestions or constructive criticism and would especially appreciate any advice you care to offer.
Recent events in the accounting/consulting industry (some of which people are discussing here) and the general economic trends (much more caution concerning corporate investments) have put big dents in the accounting/consulting businesses. Management give existing staff preference. Managers with accounting backgrounds who were in IT consultancy must move back to audit grunt work, etc. So realise that you are part of the business cycle. This may sober you up and give you a more seasoned start in professional life than joining the workforce during a full employment bull market phase. Example: my father graduated from Harvard law school and passed the bar exams in the early 1930s. He told me that he remained severely underemployed until after WW2. A. Lucien Meyers, CIA, CMA — If you receive this by error, please delete it and inform the sender. PGP key fingerprint=F1C0 D9AE 1B18 1405 4DFA B4CC 6DC7 FF78 C76E FB15 To Big Brother Echelon from "spook": fissionable Kennedy class struggle CIA opus dei Shin Beth sentiero Libya
Following successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts, honours degree, in Accounting & Computing, I am working towards my MSc in Finance & Law. I have excellent GCSE results and four A-Level passes including Mathematics. Additionally, I am currently preparing to take my Level 1 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations this summer. Despite applying for over 30 accounting
Does anyone reccomend any accounting software for a manufacturing business? I need a strong Bill of Materials feature. I own a custom injection molding business and would like to get very detailed in what makes up a molded item. Such as machine time cost, raw material, quality control, packaging costs, etc. Thanks in advance for your imput.
TIW Workshop I have used before. It will go the distance for you in this area. www.tiwcorp.com __Stephen
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We have also installed TIW, in conjunction with SBT. It really does have a lot to offer, especially in Bills of Material. Gary
:TIW Workshop I have used before. It will go the distance for you in this :area. : :www.tiwcorp.com : :__Stephen :
: Does anyone reccomend any accounting software for a manufacturing :business? I : need a strong Bill of Materials feature. I own a custom injection molding : business and would like to get very detailed in what makes up a molded :item. : Such as machine time cost, raw material, quality control, packaging costs, :etc. : : Thanks in advance for your imput. : : :
Does anyone reccomend any accounting software for a manufacturing business? I need a strong Bill of Materials feature. I own a custom injection molding business and would like to get very detailed in what makes up a molded item. Such as machine time cost, raw material, quality control, packaging costs, etc. Thanks in advance for your imput.
I have thirty years experience in plastics injection molding so I think that I know what I’m talking about. Be careful in any selection that you make. It must not deal only with materials. Almost any package available will be able to handle that part of the bill. The difficulty comes in the labor/machine hour side of the issue. You need a package that handles rountings [bills of labor], and one where you can apply cost and overhead on the bais of cost drivers other than direct labor hours or dollars. Preferabley it will be able to apply labor and overhead costs on BOTH labor and machine hours in the same bill. This kind of package tends to be more expensive than the standard ssoftware but if you buy one that simply will not work for your situation, it will be throwing away money and more importantly time. I know of a couple that may suit your need but do not feel that I should be ’selling software’ in this forum.
Check out pcmrp. We built a interface with their software a few years ago. I believe their site name is www.pcmrp.com. Julian Burke
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Hi I write MS VISUAL BASIC EXCEL applications for a living – mainly for the construction industry. I have over 50 sites and no unhappy users. Please email your requirements so I can provide a quotation for you. Regards Peter Hutchence
Well, my Soldano is partially PCB, and partially PtP, so does that mean my amp sucks?
NOOOOOOO…. 1st two words.. MY OPINION And my tone must suck also, as a result of that nasty PCB board.
Hey I haven’t heard a bad soldano yet! but then again we aren’t talking about soldanos are we? talking about marshall. There are well built marshalls and half ass marshalls. I’ve used 30 year old marshalls without a hitch and had a brand new JCM900 shoot smoke after 15 minutes. Looks like I just wasted $1800. The point of this rant is that there is ZERO differance in tone in a PtP amp and a PCB one.
but not the point of the thread… and yes there is a difference if you’re talking about the same amp model, say a JCM 800. Rob, the point is, PCB, if done correctly, is just as good as PtP.
Soundwise yes, in the long run… who knows? I speak from my experience with PCB based amps they aren’t nearly as sturdy as their PtP counterparts. I don’t know about the soldanos, i would imagine the PCB section is preamp and the PtP is Power stage. I could be wrong, I probably am. I’ve never burnt a power tube socket in a PtP amp and 4 in PCB based amps. I’ve never broke the pcb mounts resulting in arc/frying problems on a PtP amp. I’ve never had to stop a show half way through because my PtP amp arced and fried the entire power amp stage. Just my experience, YMMV. I don’t, however, know any prices for the 900. I do know that a decent (not too beat up, relatively new tubes, no mods….) JCM 800 shouldn’t cost over $400.
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Actually, this is pretty much the description of any electronic product reliability… if it will fail, it’s usually in the first hours of use. That’s part of what burn-in periods are for. And yes, there are well built and poorly built examples of everything.. we can see it seems to get worse when too many accountants get involved and manufacturers become complacent (ex. AMF gibsons and CBS fenders, and early 80’s north american cars). The very fact that the amp has survived for 30 years indicates that the reliability of *that amp* is proven; it does not mean that, when it was brand-new, other examples didn’t become fireplaces. -pk <snip There are well built marshalls and half ass marshalls. I’ve used 30 year
old marshalls without a hitch and had a brand new JCM900 shoot smoke after 15 minutes.
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Well, my Soldano is partially PCB, and partially PtP, so does that mean my amp sucks? NOOOOOOO…. 1st two words.. MY OPINION
Missed that, my apologies 
And my tone must suck also, as a result of that nasty PCB board. Hey I haven’t heard a bad soldano yet! but then again we aren’t talking
about soldanos are we? talking about marshall. There are well built marshalls and half ass marshalls. I’ve used 30 year
old marshalls without a hitch and had a brand new JCM900 shoot smoke after 15 minutes.
I think mostly everything prior to the 90’s is made better. Better, more durable cars (steel instead of plastic), houses (more brick and less wood), etc, etc. It seems more care was put into the work. Nowadays, products are put together in a haphazard way. Have you seen the shoddy workmanship on some of these new super-expensive houses? Its incredible. I could go on, but I won’t. Looks like I just wasted $1800. The point of this rant is that there is ZERO differance in tone in a PtP amp and a PCB one. but not the point of the thread… and yes there is a difference if you’re
talking about the same amp model, say a JCM 800. I’m basing my statement on an article by Mike Soldano himself. Here’s a clip: "In closing this discussion, one should bear in mind that there is absolutely no sonic difference between point to point and printed circuit board wiring. Detractors of PC boards have argued that they are less reliable do to cracked solder joints or failure prone do to burned traces – neither of these complaints are even an issue with a properly designed board." heres the rest: http://www.soldano.com/mharticle.htm Rob, the point is, PCB, if done correctly, is just as good as PtP. Soundwise yes, in the long run… who knows? I speak from my experience
with PCB based amps they aren’t nearly as sturdy as their PtP counterparts. I don’t know about the soldanos, i would imagine
the PCB section is preamp and the PtP is Power stage. I could be wrong, I probably am. I’ve never burnt a power tube
socket in a PtP amp and 4 in PCB based amps. I’ve never broke the pcb mounts resulting in arc/frying problems on a PtP amp.
I’ve never had to stop a show half way through because my PtP amp arced and fried the entire power amp stage.
Just my experience, YMMV. I’d think we both agree that the new Marshalls aren’t as good (sound wise and durability wise) as older models, the 800 and older. I don’t, however, know any prices for the 900. I do know that a decent (not too beat up, relatively new tubes, no mods….) JCM 800 shouldn’t cost over $400.
steve
many early marshals were considered as junk just as some view all modern marshals, however for those who loved that crushing sound that only a marshal gets they would either find a decent one, spend money to make a half decent one sound good or just live with the shoddyness. ollie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Organization: Internet Direct – http://www.mydirect.com Newsgroups: alt.guitar Actually, this is pretty much the description of any electronic product reliability… if it will fail, it’s usually in the first hours of use. That’s part of what burn-in periods are for. And yes, there are well built and poorly built examples of everything.. we can see it seems to get worse when too many accountants get involved and manufacturers become complacent (ex. AMF gibsons and CBS fenders, and early 80’s north american cars). The very fact that the amp has survived for 30 years indicates that the reliability of *that amp* is proven; it does not mean that, when it was brand-new, other examples didn’t become fireplaces. -pk <snip There are well built marshalls and half ass marshalls. I’ve used 30 year old marshalls without a hitch and had a brand new JCM900 shoot smoke after 15 minutes. <Snip
"In closing this discussion, one should bear in mind that there is absolutely no sonic difference between point to point and printed circuit board wiring. Detractors of PC boards have argued that they are less reliable do to cracked solder joints or failure prone do to burned traces – neither of these complaints are even an issue with a properly designed board." heres the rest: http://www.soldano.com/mharticle.htm
thanks for the url! See soldano *had* to add that "properly designed" remark didn’t he A PCB amp with shoddy workmanship(basically i would consider any former PtP amp model redesigned with PCB to save mfg costs Shoddy) is probably what most people are going to be able to afford. An 1800 dollar Soldano head probably has more actual man hours/burn in than a crate or even a marshall. It also has much more attention to detail/QA. I’d think we both agree that the new Marshalls aren’t as good (sound wise and durability wise) as older models, the 800 and older.
oh yeah… the 900s on up don’t do anything for me at all. They sound very flat and have no "life" to them. mind you i don’t use pedals or outboard devices, Guitar-Cord-Amp and if i need anymore than that then I’m playing the wrong amp. cheers davey http://listen.to/tiltwheel Home of the tiltwheel Founders of the United States Frankie Core
mind you i don’t use pedals or outboard devices, Guitar-Cord-Amp and if
i need anymore than that then I’m playing the wrong amp.
Is there any other way? steve – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – cheers davey http://listen.to/tiltwheel Home of the tiltwheel Founders of the United States Frankie Core
Well, my Soldano is partially PCB, and partially PtP, so does that mean my amp sucks? And my tone must suck also, as a result of that nasty PCB board. Looks like I just wasted $1800. The point of this rant is that there is ZERO differance in tone in a PtP amp and a PCB one. Rob, the point is, PCB, if done correctly, is just as good as PtP. I don’t, however, know any prices for the 900. I do know that a decent (not too beat up, relatively new tubes, no mods….) JCM 800 shouldn’t cost over $400. steve
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What is the best amp for a rock band? my opinion: One with high gain, no PC Board and not too many knobs What is the best Marshall amp? I’m partial to old JMP Mark ____ How good is the JCM900? its PCB based so its not actually as great an amp as youd like to think.
Early 800s are still point to point. 800’s sound much better to me than 900s there is a world of difference in tone and gain. What is the best new and used price for a JCM900? Don’t know about new but my rule is: don’t ever pay more than 350 for a
used(non-classic/black color) marshall. Esp. one thats PCB based. I’d never buy a new amplifier, for some reason I’d trust anything thats
been running for 10-20 years over some shiny new thing with the same parts as a nintendo. I’ve been through that… broken
boards, ordering shop manuals, inability to order parts after only 3 years… its a nightmare, you get an amp with PtP
wiring, BOOM! repaired in 24 hours! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – cheers davey Thanks! Rob Z I’ll be buying one in 6 months,,,,I’m just doing the research now, keeping my eye out for an awesome deal. Robert M. Ziruolo at FGCU, Florida [][]—-[][] http://listen.to/tiltwheel Home of the tiltwheel Founders of the United States Frankie Core
What is the best amp for a rock band? What is the best Marshall amp? How good is the JCM900? What is the best new and used price for a JCM900? Thanks! Rob Z I’ll be buying one in 6 months,,,,I’m just doing the research now, keeping my eye out for an awesome deal. Robert M. Ziruolo at FGCU, Florida [][]—-[][]
What is the best amp for a rock band?
my opinion: One with high gain, no PC Board and not too many knobs What is the best Marshall amp?
I’m partial to old JMP Mark ____ How good is the JCM900?
its PCB based so its not actually as great an amp as youd like to think. Early 800s are still point to point. 800’s sound much better to me than 900s there is a world of difference in tone and gain. What is the best new and used price for a JCM900?
Don’t know about new but my rule is: don’t ever pay more than 350 for a used(non-classic/black color) marshall. Esp. one thats PCB based. I’d never buy a new amplifier, for some reason I’d trust anything thats been running for 10-20 years over some shiny new thing with the same parts as a nintendo. I’ve been through that… broken boards, ordering shop manuals, inability to order parts after only 3 years… its a nightmare, you get an amp with PtP wiring, BOOM! repaired in 24 hours! cheers davey Thanks! Rob Z I’ll be buying one in 6 months,,,,I’m just doing the research now, keeping my eye out for an awesome deal. Robert M. Ziruolo at FGCU, Florida [][]—-[][]
http://listen.to/tiltwheel Home of the tiltwheel Founders of the United States Frankie Core
I need an overview of derivative accounting (effective vs. non effective income statement; comprehensive income impact, etc.) Is there a web site or expert that can provide this? MEK
Try… ISBN 1-55738-903-9 Derivatives Risk and Responsibility Klein & Lederman IRWIN Professional Publishing hth, — Paul MacFarlane American Riviera Software http://www.business-plaza.com remove *SPAMLESS* from reply address – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I need an overview of derivative accounting (effective vs. non effective income statement; comprehensive income impact, etc.) Is there a web site or expert that can provide this? MEK
Depending on price, I think it’s a worthwhile program. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have just completed an idiot-proof ftp program that you can preconfigure for your clients. It allows them to upload and download QB files to/from your website without them having to know stuff like filenames or directories. It has one button to "Send" and one button to "Receive". The user need only make his internet connection before running this program. You configure file locations and names before installation on the client’s computer, as well as the details of how to log into your ftp site (username, pw, hostname, port, etc.); as a result, they never need to deal with this stuff. It has the ability to handle multiple files as well as to make backup copies of local files before overwriting them with downloaded copies. I’m trying to decide whether to keep this program for our firm’s use, or to make it into a marketable product. Of course, it takes a great deal more work to make the program ready to market than it does for our own use. So, my point is, if any of you would be interested in such software, please and otherwise), we’ll go ahead & make it a saleable software product; if not, we may just hang on to it for our own use. If we make it saleable, it will likely not be available for 15-30 days. Thanks David Ray
I can see some security issues here:
While not to downplay security issues, we’ve provided a level of security that is consistent with the needs of the end user. Essentially, we don’t want files getting misplaced or being readily accessible by unauthorized persons, and have taken steps to see that this doesn’t occur. One should keep in mind that ANY user who is truly concerned about security issues is probably not going to be using QB, as pursuant to my earlier post, QB in its current incarnation is an inherently unsecure product. Thanks, David
I have just completed an idiot-proof ftp program that you can preconfigure for your clients. It allows them to upload and download QB files to/from your website
Cool! If it’s a VB etc. program you’re writing yourself, why not buildin something where the program displays the file size, file date, directory, and provide a text box for the user to put a description on the file, then compress that along with the file with a zipfile compression DLL utility which supports encryption during compression. That way you ave the CLIENT assuring you that the data is ok, and you have taken reasonable security steps for FTP over an open connection. I am not fully aware of case law in this area but it seems to me, that for a small business client base, you don’t need military grade encryption to defend against unlikely claims of negligence in handling their data. Might suffice to put a disclaimer someplace. Sounds like a very good program and I am sure there are many people doing FTP for GLs already. Todd
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have just completed an idiot-proof ftp program that you can preconfigure for your clients. It allows them to upload and download QB files to/from your website without them having to know stuff like filenames or directories. It has one button to "Send" and one button to "Receive". The user need only make his internet connection before running this program. You configure file locations and names before installation on the client’s computer, as well as the details of how to log into your ftp site (username, pw, hostname, port, etc.); as a result, they never need to deal with this stuff. It has the ability to handle multiple files as well as to make backup copies of local files before overwriting them with downloaded copies. I’m trying to decide whether to keep this program for our firm’s use, or to make it into a marketable product. Of course, it takes a great deal more work to make the program ready to market than it does for our own use. So, my point is, if any of you would be interested in such software, please otherwise), we’ll go ahead & make it a saleable software product; if not, we may just hang on to it for our own use. If we make it saleable, it will likely not be available for 15-30 days. Thanks David Ray
I can see some security issues here: (1) verification of source and destination of the data file. (2) Re-intallation and / or manual entry of the information could possibly expose the info to a less than honest person. eg: if the program is one floppy big, then a dishonest employee could copy the file, take it home, and install it there (if pre-configured) or if manually entered, could use the info elswhere to access the same ftp site. (3) If ‘pre-configured’ means generic site folder, username, and pw, then this is easily hacked, and/or exposes all other companies data. If it means pre-entered, but individual, this means a LOT of maintenance work. (4) If you have multiple companies, unless you use seperate upload/download folders for each company (with associated maintenance headaches) you run the risk of having one company’s data file accidentally overwriting another (should they have the same name, eg: some companies use 1998.QBW designating 1998 FY info instead of FrontMed.QBW. (5) Some sort of Public Key encryption (PGP or similar, not just the SSL or 40 / 128 bit encryption used in MSIE or NS) should the data file get into the wrong hands. Just as an FYI, you are risking Murphy’s wrath with the phrase "idiot-proof". Murphy comes down hard, as do the idiots, on programmers using that phrase, because they are so ingenious! This sounds like a real good idea, though.
I have just completed an idiot-proof ftp program that you can preconfigure for your clients. It allows them to upload and download QB files to/from your website without them having to know stuff like filenames or directories. It has one button to "Send" and one button to "Receive". The user need only make his internet connection before running this program. You configure file locations and names before installation on the client’s computer, as well as the details of how to log into your ftp site (username, pw, hostname, port, etc.); as a result, they never need to deal with this stuff. It has the ability to handle multiple files as well as to make backup copies of local files before overwriting them with downloaded copies. I’m trying to decide whether to keep this program for our firm’s use, or to make it into a marketable product. Of course, it takes a great deal more work to make the program ready to market than it does for our own use. So, my point is, if any of you would be interested in such software, please otherwise), we’ll go ahead & make it a saleable software product; if not, we may just hang on to it for our own use. If we make it saleable, it will likely not be available for 15-30 days. Thanks David Ray
Try Navision Financials at: www.navision-us.com Ron Litt – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am the I..S. Manager a $30M company that specializes in the repair, refurbishing, and resale of telecommunication, cellular, and data transmission products at multiple locations. We are currently running SBT Pro Series (heavily modified and not yet Y2K compliant) at one site, and an internally developed vertical application written in BBx at another location. We need to standardize on one platform and package that will have the following features: 1. Adequate speed over a T1 WAN link. 2. Standard Accounting modules such as AR, AP, PO, IC, etc.. 3. Strong Manufacuting Control that would include RA tracking, serialization, bar code support, multiple warehousing, etc.. 4. Support 3000 transactions a month, most at $1000.00 per transaction. 5. Support approximately 150 concurrent users. 6. Y2K compliant, and deployable before the millennium change. Additionally, it needs to support a "depot repair" type environment with strong control of customer owned equipment and the repair processes. Any information you could provide would be most appreciated.
Consider calling SBT’s PreSales line at 800.944.1000 (when the thing starts talking, press 0 and ask the operator for PreSales) You might be surprised with what’s available now… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Try Navision Financials at: www.navision-us.com Ron Litt I am the I..S. Manager a $30M company that specializes in the repair, refurbishing, and resale of telecommunication, cellular, and data transmission products at multiple locations. We are currently running SBT Pro Series (heavily modified and not yet Y2K compliant) at one site, and an internally developed vertical application written in BBx at another location. We need to standardize on one platform and package that will have the following features: 1. Adequate speed over a T1 WAN link. 2. Standard Accounting modules such as AR, AP, PO, IC, etc.. 3. Strong Manufacuting Control that would include RA tracking, serialization, bar code support, multiple warehousing, etc.. 4. Support 3000 transactions a month, most at $1000.00 per transaction. 5. Support approximately 150 concurrent users. 6. Y2K compliant, and deployable before the millennium change. Additionally, it needs to support a "depot repair" type environment with strong control of customer owned equipment and the repair processes. Any information you could provide would be most appreciated.
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am the I..S. Manager a $30M company that specializes in the repair, refurbishing, and resale of telecommunication, cellular, and data transmission products at multiple locations. We are currently running SBT Pro Series (heavily modified and not yet Y2K compliant) at one site, and an internally developed vertical application written in BBx at another location. We need to standardize on one platform and package that will have the following features: 1. Adequate speed over a T1 WAN link. 2. Standard Accounting modules such as AR, AP, PO, IC, etc.. 3. Strong Manufacuting Control that would include RA tracking, serialization, bar code support, multiple warehousing, etc.. 4. Support 3000 transactions a month, most at $1000.00 per transaction. 5. Support approximately 150 concurrent users. 6. Y2K compliant, and deployable before the millennium change. Additionally, it needs to support a "depot repair" type environment with strong control of customer owned equipment and the repair processes. Any information you could provide would be most appreciated.
check this out – http://www.cfonet.com/html/98MAcfo.html it compares SBT with other mid-range packages
I am the I..S. Manager a $30M company that specializes in the repair, refurbishing, and resale of telecommunication, cellular, and data transmission products at multiple locations. We are currently running SBT Pro Series (heavily modified and not yet Y2K compliant) at one site, and an internally developed vertical application written in BBx at another location. We need to standardize on one platform and package that will have the following features: 1. Adequate speed over a T1 WAN link. 2. Standard Accounting modules such as AR, AP, PO, IC, etc.. 3. Strong Manufacuting Control that would include RA tracking, serialization, bar code support, multiple warehousing, etc.. 4. Support 3000 transactions a month, most at $1000.00 per transaction. 5. Support approximately 150 concurrent users. 6. Y2K compliant, and deployable before the millennium change. Additionally, it needs to support a "depot repair" type environment with strong control of customer owned equipment and the repair processes. Any information you could provide would be most appreciated.
If anyone can give tips for a visit to CUBA next moth,they will be gratefully welcome. Will try to avoid the expensive places,and looking to meet with local people,and perhaps set up some small businesses there. I am not interested in yank propaganda, just travel info. Thanks. Warning the World About CGA Accountants from Canada
If anyone can give tips for a visit to CUBA next moth,they will be gratefully welcome. I am not interested in yank propaganda, just travel info.
You’ll find just the facts, with the yank, but without the propaganda at: http://pages.prodigy.com/allisona/cubaguid.htm Let me know if you have further questions.
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Okay, first, get about a couple billion dollars. Then get a bunch of lawyers, a bunch of accountants, and then see who’s parting with airliners. Perhaps you’re actually asking about a charter or an air-taxi operation. In this case, look up the FARs, part 135, and then see realistically what your budget can afford in terms of equipment, personnel, and FAR compliance. Good luck.