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Off topic / Re: My new app just went live
« on: May 13, 2015, 10:27:53 am »
Yes, and then for more business another geo-fence for the teenages to send a message "get dressed fast, her dad is coming"!
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Off topic / My new app just went live
« on: May 12, 2015, 10:42:07 am »
It's basically a port of my BlackBerry tracking app (http://www.berrylocate.com) finally moved to android. Also decided to take advantage of the extra features in android to improve it somewhat.
So it's a tracking app, yes I know there are plenty, but none that met my needs, or that were easy enough to use that my mom could figure them out! Quite a few people use the blackberry version, so I'm hoping this one appeals too. It's all completely free of course.
Some of the features I hope will make it a winner:
• Locate your phone or tablet.
• View the location of your phone or tablet from another Android device or a PC.
• View the location of your friends or family members.
• Track devices using GPS or Network positioning to save battery or when indoors.
• Share your location live on the internet.
• Record waypoints as you travel.
• View your location history by going back to a specific day and time.
• Send an SOS with your location via SMS and email.
• Set boundaries (Geo-Fences) which send an alert when crossed into or out of.
• Set a speed limit which sends an alert when broken.
• Create a trip using part or all of your days travels, and share with friends.
• Set your tracking interval when moving or when stationary to optimize battery life.
I don't want to share the download link just yet, I'd rather do that once it's on the play store, but if anyone is keen I'll happily PM it to them.
Here's some screenshots:
So it's a tracking app, yes I know there are plenty, but none that met my needs, or that were easy enough to use that my mom could figure them out! Quite a few people use the blackberry version, so I'm hoping this one appeals too. It's all completely free of course.
Some of the features I hope will make it a winner:
• Locate your phone or tablet.
• View the location of your phone or tablet from another Android device or a PC.
• View the location of your friends or family members.
• Track devices using GPS or Network positioning to save battery or when indoors.
• Share your location live on the internet.
• Record waypoints as you travel.
• View your location history by going back to a specific day and time.
• Send an SOS with your location via SMS and email.
• Set boundaries (Geo-Fences) which send an alert when crossed into or out of.
• Set a speed limit which sends an alert when broken.
• Create a trip using part or all of your days travels, and share with friends.
• Set your tracking interval when moving or when stationary to optimize battery life.
I don't want to share the download link just yet, I'd rather do that once it's on the play store, but if anyone is keen I'll happily PM it to them.
Here's some screenshots:
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The Investor Challenge / Re: Blog post: Let's all be guilty of tax avoidance
« on: May 07, 2015, 09:36:19 am »Most of us have put up details of our investments in this thread, http://shareforum.co.za/shares/what-investment-instruments-do-you-use/, but not one person has mentioned retirement funds, yet ...
I have a pension fund through the office. They also match contributions so it would be really stupid not to have it. I didn't add it to my investment list as I had no decision in how it's managed, and I don't plan to touch the money until I'm 62 when I'll draw funds annually.
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Shares / Re: What investment instruments do you use?
« on: May 07, 2015, 09:20:36 am »
Very true, your upside could also be bigger, say for instance you decide to rent them out during the week too. I know people in my complex making a fortune off AirBNB. It's not really passive income, but since your home anyway, it shouldn't tie you down much at all.
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Shares / Re: What investment instruments do you use?
« on: May 06, 2015, 02:53:45 pm »Only *INDI?
Yes, though if I said I invested in NPN, SAB, CFR, MTN, SOL, BTI, SHF, REM, APN, BVT, MNP, WHL, SHP, NTC, MPC, MDC, TBS, VOD, LHC, TRU, IPL, TFG, MND, TKG, PFG and KIO people would probably say nice companies, but aren't you over diversified!
The current breakdown in the indi is:
Consumer Goods: 40.48%
Consumer Services: 23.96%
Telecommunications: 12.45%
Basic Materials: 9.88%
Industrials: 6.7%
Health Care: 6.56%
Which to me looks fairly well covered. You could also arue that you've got plenty of foreign money involved in those companies too. The only thing I would consider adding is some financials at some time. Your thoughts?
Edit for interest sakeI checked out the erafi indi basket:
Telecommunications (36.74%)
Consumer Goods (27.07%)
Industrials (13.63%)
Consumer Services (10.8%)
Basic Materials (8.26%)
Health Care (2.05%)
That leaves me with an average of
Consumer Goods (25.5%)
Telecommunications (24.6%)
Industrials (10.2%)
Consumer Services (17.4%)
Basic Materials (9.1%)
Health Care (4.3%)
Looking at that, I would like some more healthcare...