I bought this because I follow the swk tutor on ...
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I bought this because I follow the swk tutor on fb and Im a social worker. The book was just ok. Wouldnt buy it for my collegues in swk month.
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I felt like anyone else when purchasing the sms text messenger.  Yes, the keys didn't work!  I was ready to return it, and WALLA, my husband solved the problem

1)Make sure you set up a password, even if its "123"....you have to follow the instructions...
2) The 8 and 10 yr old girls were doing what my 11 yr old was, and it didn't work.  THERE IS A DIFFERENT SET OF KEYS UNDER THE SQUARE KEYS...!  THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ARE KEYS ITSELF!!!  THE MANUAL DOES NOT STATE THIS.

3) SO IT DOES WORK IF THE GIRLS HIT THE "KEYS UNDER THE SQUARE KEYS THAT ARE COLORED...." wHEN NEEDING A LETTER A YOU HIT THE A KEY NOT THE KEY ABOVE.

I RATED THIS INBETWEEN, SO GLAD I DONT HAVE TO RETURN IT.  I DIDNT ALLOW TEXTING ON MY DAUGHTERS PHONE... THIS IS JUST AS FUN AND SEEMS TO BE SAFER.

I ALSO LIKE THE CALCULATOR AND THE MONEY CONVERSION.

HOPE THIS HELPS ANYONES CONCERNS  YIPEEEEE
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The learning curve isn't so bad. They have lots of free training videos online. As a graphics professional I miss having all the shortcuts and got keys that Adobe products have.
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I'd give this swag bit of kit 5 stars if it let you use it as an iSCSI target. I know the more spensive ones do... but c'mon man... sometimes i need to put my vmdk somewhere cheap!
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Hi I was an exchange student from the USA who went to Sweeden and was prepared for my trip because of this program. Before going to Sweeden I was able to learn a good amount of the Swedish language with Swedish Now which kept me from being left in the dark. While in Sweeden this program provided great review and practice so my language skills could improve and sound well. If you are intrested in learning a new language I would give this a try. It works well and I really enjoyed the interactive learning this program provided through games and other media. Being able to hear the words made my pronunciation much better and clearer. I was able to expand my vocabulary because of the sizeable content in the program. My experience with Swedish Now is nothing but good.
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The author lost me in Chapter 4 animation.  Perhaps another Chapter 4 example would clarify the methods for controlling stage transitions and action sequences.  I appreciate the last Chapter on using Flash Builder to connect to data sources.
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The After Effects Learn by Video series proved to be of big help to me while learning the program.  I should warn you that the previous reviewers are correct.  One of the instructors is approachable and the other is more difficult to learn from.  Still, I was able to learn everything taught.

Now I'll let you in on a secret.  Near the beginning of this series (section 1.4 titled "After Effects Jumpstart") one of the instructors immediately launches into some very difficult topics which are near impossible to follow.  The intention of section 1.4 was to indicate what After Effects was capable of.  My recommendation is to skip this section and get back to it only after you have seen the rest of the series.  If you do that then the series makes sense and can be followed fairly easily.  It may have been because of this section that the previous reviewer haknudsen gave a one star review.  That section nearly caused me to stop watching the series myself.  It doesn't make sense that they would put their most advanced stuff near the front of the series but that is what they did.  Avoid section 1.4, move on, and get back to it at the end.
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I took an On-line class at a community college, learned the basics so I wanted to continue learnig. So I bought thsi device so can practice more often and at my own pace. Aslo the beats the cost of just the program I purchased for the on-line class. Also access to the program expires three month after completion of the course.
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I was studying JP diligently though //pell mell// for 2 months before this arrived. Took notes from "Japanese Step By Step" and "Teach Yourself" and learned 150 JLPT kanji on my own. So it's been somewhat weird for me to adjust to a textbook format and Im inclined to think that my previous way of learning Nihongo = more fruitful and fun.

Ive looked through "Japanese For Busy People" at the library and prefer their feel though JFBP is awful for learning kanji. The Genki illustrations look rather "cheap." That being said ... the vocabulary lists are helpful and grammar explanations are very clear. The good thing about Genki I is that it forces you to learn the kana and kanji. Romaji is used sparingly. I'll try to update this after I finish the whole book.

UPDATE: We're using this in my JP 1A class and it's a much better experience than using it for self study. For self study I recommend Kodansha's "Japanese Sentence Patterns For Effective Communication."
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I bought this because I needed help filing my first year of an S-Corp business; however, when I got to the State return, I had to select which forms applied to me. That is something I wasn't prepared for, as I thought that's why I had bought the program. Others may already be clear on this, but for anyone who is hoping this is the do-it-all program, not so much luck. :)
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I bought the item for car diagnostics on my own car.

The instruction booklet didn't have some of the really basic information I needed to get started using the equipment, so I called Steren -- but no one answered at technical support -- apparently (per operators at the company) because they were in a meeting.

My questions, by the way (which I related to the first operator/phone-answering person), were simple, but not sufficiently answered in the booklet for me:
1. How do I insert the battery?
2. How do I use the holster?  (The booklet said there'd be a "figure" regarding this, but no picture was actually there.)
3. How do I use the stand?
4. Where/how do I attach the probes into the equipment (for the uses I want the item for)?  (There were two probes and four holes.  I couldn't figure out which hole or terminal was the "Hz" one, as I couldn't find one labeled as such.)

Some of my wording of the questions was different, but those were approximately the questions.

About inserting the battery: It may seem obvious, but I was faced with trying to gingerly pull out some piece of plastic from the back (which might have exposed the battery compartment and been the way to open the stand), but light pulling didn't cause it to open or give way -- and I didn't want to break off a piece of the plastic!

I called three times yesterday, and gave it until 10:30 this morning to hear back from them.  I don't feel I should call them again, but I do plan to bring the item to my auto-tuneup class, and -- if the teacher has time and inclination -- maybe she can tell me if it's even the right kind of equipment for diagnosing my car.  Actually, another question or issue is that the ends of the probes that would touch my car and car parts seem blunt, not pointed, such as the probes the teacher used in class, so I wonder about that.

Of course, people who already know how to use this equipment don't need instructions -- but then, again, I guess they don't need a booklet, then, either! :)  Seems to me that the booklet should be for those who DON'T know how to use the equipment!

The equipment may be good, but I plan to just give it three stars at this time, because I can't use it at all yet, and the instructions aren't adequate for the don't-know-how crowd (which I'm part of -- :D).
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I purchased this product to use with my students at school but have encountered the following deficiency:

While the choice of words is good, this kit could be MORE helpful if the correct pronunciation of the words was included on the same card (and not just the syllabic divisions). Often the person who helps the studying speller with these words is less familiar with them than the speller. I was constantly asked, "How do you say this?" instead of giving the students their own ability to study among themselves.

(Any hope this will be corrected?)
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As a tutor, it's certainly helpful to have the answer key, which is 1/2 the book. It saves me a lot of time.

The other 1/2 of the book are lesson plans. They are based on transparencies, which didn't come with it, so they are not useful to me at all. They are more for a classroom setting.
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I ordered this for my kids to practice for the TerraNovas coming up.  I thought I was order a test prep book with the answer key...but unfortunately there is no answer key and there are no comments saying that you have to buy another book to get the answers.  I am glad I was able to get Spectrum Test Practice, Grade 2 book instead.  The Spectrum one is good and has the answers in the back.  I am rating this poorly because you should tell your buyers that there is no simple answer key in the back of the book.
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I am glad I bought this. I should have bought it with the helicopter. I bought it after few crashes.. but if you buy it with the Helicopter , it will save you some money..

Good investment for beginners.
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Has anyone else noticed that some of the background tracks are in a different key that the written examples.  I am trying to teach my students to transpose but they need something to practice with at home that sticks to the basics at first.
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I have been using Google Drive to operate my In-Home tutoring business (RJB Educational Services) in New York City since August 2014. Tutors travel to the home of clients. I have TRIPLED my revenue and I am completely location independent now. Reading DE-MYTHIFY was very reassuring that I have been doing the right things and I was also able to learn some new tricks of the trade, including the video training  methods. I plan on taking action on all of my newly acquired knowledge. Thank you Korbett Miller!