New Gadget, Puppy Cube mini-review: 720p limits the potential, but it works surprisingly well

Puppy Cube mini-review: 720p limits the potential, but it works surprisingly well

This projector would be great for camping trips, but it won't replace your TV at home.

A few months ago, I bought a couple of cookbooks on Amazon. As usual, I got the e-books, which I greatly prefer. But unlike all my other e-books, I ended up not using these. The problem was that I wanted to look through my new Thug Kitchen cookbooks in the kitchen, but I didn't want to get my tablet all gross and I felt like the screen was a little small anyway.

So I got excited when the folks behind the Puppy Cube reached out to ask if I'd like to review a short-throw, touchscreen projector.

The big "gotcha" that I didn't have to deal with was the price. There's a special crowd-funding launch price of $799 available to those who back the Puppy Cube on Indie Go Go now (with shipping dates in December 2018); the regular MSRP is $1,500. 

A touch interface without the fingerprints

I spent an hour or so playing with Puppy Cube on the kitchen counter, and it did a pretty impressive job.

While Puppy Cube can accept a mini-HDMI input, it's not the real focus of the device; it's a mostly full-featured Android device capable of accessing just about any Internet-accessible media all by itself. It's generally best used in landscape mode (the interactive display is noticeably more accurate that way), but if you have an app that is determined to use portrait, that works, too.

I started out accessing my copy of Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook from Amazon's Kindle Cloud Reader, which was frankly kind of a pain. You have to tell Firefox to request the desktop site or Amazon silently redirects you to the store with no indication of what's going on or why. Once you get to the Cloud Reader, everything works swimmingly, though.

Puppy Cube did well, but the workaround necessary to get access to Amazon's "Cloud Reader" on a mobile device was a little clunky, so I decided to see if I could do better. Puppy Cube doesn't have Google's Play Store available; instead, it has a store called Up to down that serves the same purpose. Searching Up to down for Kindle produced both the full Kindle app and a tiny little 2 MB "Kindle Lite" app.

I decided to try Kindle Lite, which downloaded and installed quickly. Kindle Lite seemed determined to use portrait instead of landscape orientation, and I could find no settings to change it. I actually liked portrait mode better for the use of space in my counter top layout, but Puppy Cube's keyboard is a little less responsive and accurate that way, and switching between orientations tends to confuse it. There were a couple of times I needed to either bring the cube in and out of standby—or reboot it entirely—to get the touch interface working right again after switching orientations.

Although the wonkiness when switching is a black mark against Puppy Cube, the lack of control over the orientation isn't. That's an issue with the Kindle Lite app. If you download the full Kindle app instead, you'll have in-app, persistent orientation settings.

Once I was in a given orientation, I didn't have any trouble with Puppy Cube's touch interface. It was smooth and responsive, although it tended to respond a little better when I touched a pixel or two above the spot I wanted to activate, since I was effectively casting a shadow rather than tapping a sensor.

The included Bluetooth remote always works properly, even if the touch interface goes wonky after an orientation shift. The display was bright and sharp, and Puppy Cube itself felt like a serious, fully capable device—not like one of those off-brand $70 tablets you buy on a lark and immediately regret.

Big walls and dark desktops

Since Puppy Cube did well in the kitchen, I brought it downstairs to the office, where I had a reasonably clear wall to try projecting on. It was moderately effective at projecting a Black Mirror episode from my workbench, despite the fact that the lights were on and the sun was out. The extremely short throw of its projector really shined here; a standard projector would have needed a clear shot all the way across the room to get a display that size.

I can't really recommend the Puppy Cube in place of an actual large-screen HDTV with a straight face, because it's only 720p, and although that's perfectly watchable, you're never going to mistake it for a real screen—but it could be the hit of the party at a dorm room, apartment, or campsite. (Puppy Cube has a 5,000mAh internal battery, good for about three hours of full-brightness display.)

After playing around in Netflix for a little while, I flipped the device back onto its base to start playing with the touch "screen" again. My kitchen counter has a very light faux-marble veneer, but, the workbench in my office, like me, dates back to the 1970`s. Unlike me, it has an extremely dark, plastic wood-grain veneer, which I figured would make for a challenge. Puppy Cube still had to compete with both overhead light and afternoon sun, none of which fazed it appreciably.

Lasting appeal

There are two big questions a reviewer needs to answer about any new product: the first is, does the product work?

The occasional rough edge aside, there's no question that Puppy Cube delivers on its basic premise. It projects a sharp, clear display across a very short distance, even when subjected to unreasonable display surfaces and lighting conditions.

The Cast functionality needs to be fixed, and I'd really like to see an easy-to-access landscape/portrait toggle somewhere to make dealing with troublesome apps a little easier. And get those "keyboard" glitches fixed while we're at it. As long as the Puppy Cube doesn't have a lot of competition (it doesn't), none of these is a real deal-breaker.

The second question will you use said product if you purchase it is more difficult to answer.

Just playing with the Cube can lead to a rush of new-toy fun, whether you're just marveling at the fact that you can type on a projected screen at all or playing the silly little included games. There's a lot of promise in this as a kitchen device that allows you to page through a book without having to decontaminate your hands and as a camping or traveling projector for impromptu movie and TV parties.

Whether you'll actually use it frequently probably has more to do with your lifestyle than it does with the Puppy Cube itself.

The Good

• I was impressed with Puppy Cube's responsive touch interface and ability to display sharp, clean, readable graphics on just about any surface and light condition I threw at it.

The Bad

• The not-currently-working Cast support and occasional touch-input glitches aren't the end of the world, but a device this pricey really shouldn't have bugs of that caliber.

The Ugly

• Puppy Cube seems like an obvious fun impulse buy—who doesn't want a portable short-throw projector you can control by touching the projection?—but the price is out of most people's "fun impulse" territory.

Di Balik Tangisan Mohamad Salah, Real Madrid Pertegas DNA Juara di Liga Champions

Export, trading with Indonesia A diverse, vast and growing market Huge and sprawling, the world’s fourth most populous nation is the world’s sixteenth most prosperous and holds huge potential for UK companies. With nearly a quarter of a billion people spread across more than 17,500 islands, the Indonesian archipelago has been a pivotal trading hub since at least the 7th century. These days it has a growing affluent and influential middle class of around 45 million. Becoming independent after World War II the country has had a turbulent history hallmarked by corruption and natural disasters and peppered with periods of rapid economic change. Its economy all but collapsed in the 1960s and was the hardest hit during the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98. It consists of numerous distinct linguistic and ethnic groups and a diverse religious mix with communities of Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims and Christians. Indeed Indonesia's national motto is, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one".) Indonesia has a mixed economy with both private and government enterprises. A member of the G-20, Indonesia has the largest economy in South East Asia. Within the next decade it is expected to make it into the world top ten. With a GDP of around $1 trillion, industry accounts for more than 46 per cent of the country’s earnings followed by services at 37 per cent and agriculture at just over 16 per cent. Services account for nearly 49 per cent of employment followed by agriculture at 38 per cent. Indonesia has generous natural resources, including crude oil, natural gas, tin, copper, and gold. Its key imports include machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, and foodstuffs. Major exports include oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, rubber and textiles. In recent years Indonesia’s fortunes have improved significantly with growth averaging six per cent a year spurred on by improvements in domestic consumption and the banking sector. In 2011 growth reached 6.5 per cent and yet the country still has unemployment of seven per cent with nearly a seventh of its population living below the poverty line. Nevertheless it continues to outperform most of its neighbours. Indonesia is one of UK Trade & Investment’s 17 high growth markets. UK exports to Indonesia in 2010 were worth £438.9 million, a sizeable increase of 25 per cent over the previous year. However, the real total is much higher given that many goods are transhipped via Singapore. Imports of goods to Britain from Indonesia last year increased by 13 per cent to £1.3 billion, reflecting a traditional imbalance in trade in Indonesia’s favour. Among major British investors In Indonesia are BP, the Jardine Matheson Group, Unilever, Shell, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Rio Tinto, Premier Oil, BAT, Prudential, Rolls Royce, GlaxoSmithKline and Astra Zeneca. Retailers such as Marks and Spencer, Next, Debenhams, Top Shop, Ted Baker and Harvey Nichols have also established a strong presence. The main UK exports are organic chemicals, industrial machinery, power generation equipment, metal ores and scrap, pulp and waste paper and oils and perfume materials. UKTI has identified specific opportunities for British businesses in infrastructure projects such as ports, airports, rail as well as mining, life sciences, financial services, oil and gas, power generation and renewable energies.

Real Madrid menang 3-1 atas Liverpool pada laga final Liga Champions, di Stadion NSC Olimpiyskiy, Sabtu (26/5/2018) waktu setempat. Hasil ini membuat Madrid kian mempertegas DNA juara di ajang ini. 

Los Blancos telah mengoleksi 13 titel juara atau La Decimotercera di Piala/Liga Champions. Bukan hanya itu, mereka juga menjadi klub pertama yang menorehkan hattrick trofi di era Liga Champions. 

Liverpool tampil menyerang sejak pertandingan bergulir. Mereka pun mendapat peluang pertama lewat Mohamed Salah ketika laga baru berjalan enam menit. Sayang, bola hasil sepakan Salah masih bisa dihalau barisan belakang Real Madrid.

Los Blancos merespons dengan balik melancarkan serangan. Kesempatan pertama lahir lewat aksi Marcelo lima menit berselang. Namun, sang pemain belum bisa membuat timnya unggul, karena bola hasil tendangannya masih melenceng ke sisi kanan gawang.

Pada menit ke-23, Liverpool mendapat peluang emas mencetak gol lewat Trent Alexander-Arnold. Berdiri tanpa pengawalan di kotak penalti Real Madrid, Trent kemudian melakukan tendangan langsung. Namun, bola hasil sepakannya masih bisa diselamatkan Keylor Navas.

Liverpool mendapat petaka pada menit ke-31. Salah harus ditarik keluar karena mengalami cedera bahu akibat berbenturan dengan Sergio Ramos. Posisi winger timnas Mesir itu kemudian digantikan Adam Lallana.

Kehilangan Salah membuat Real Madrid leluasa membangun serangan. Pada menit ke-42, Los Blancos mampu menggetarkan gawang lawannya lewat Karim Benzema.

Namun, wasit harus menganulir gol itu akibat Benzema berada dalam posisi offside. Hingga babak pertama berakhir Real Madrid0, Liverpool 0.

Memasuki babak kedua, Real Madrid menggetarkan gawang Liverpool pada menit ke-51. Karim Benzema merupakan sosok yang membuat suporter Los Blancos bersorak karena berhasil memanfaatkan blunder Loris Karius.

Akan tetapi, keunggulan Madrid tidak bertahan lama. Empat menit berselang, Liverpool berhasil menyamakan kedudukan berkat aksi Sadio Mane yang memanfaatkan umpan matang dari Dejan Lovren.

Suka cita yang dirasakan para pendukung Liverpool hanya bertahan sembilan menit. Itu dikarenakan Real Madrid kembali unggul berkat tendangan akrobatik Gareth Bale yang bolanya gagal dihentikan Karius.

Kiper asal Jerman itu lagi-lagi membuat suporter Liverpool terdiam pada menit ke-83. Loris Karius salah mengantisipasi sepakkan Bale dari luar kotak penalti. Akibatnya, bola kembali masuk ke gawang The Reds.

Asa Liverpool untuk setidaknya mengamankan kedudukan harus sirna akibat blunder Karius. [Real Madrid]( "") akhirnya mengunci kemenangan dengan skor 3-1.

Susunan pemain:

Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Keylor Navas; Dani Carvajal (Nacho 37'), Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Isco (Gareth Bale 60'); Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Pelatih: Zinedine Zidane (Prancis)

Liverpool (4-3-3): Loris Karius; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dejan Lovren, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum; Mohamed Salah (Adam Lallana 31'), Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.

Pelatih: Jurgen Klopp (Jerman)

Wasit: Milorad Mazic (Serbia)

FAKTA Final Champions: Teknik Bantingan Sergio Ramos Ala MMA Patahkan Bahu Moh Salah

Export, trading with Indonesia A diverse, vast and growing market Huge and sprawling, the world’s fourth most populous nation is the world’s sixteenth most prosperous and holds huge potential for UK companies. With nearly a quarter of a billion people spread across more than 17,500 islands, the Indonesian archipelago has been a pivotal trading hub since at least the 7th century. These days it has a growing affluent and influential middle class of around 45 million. Becoming independent after World War II the country has had a turbulent history hallmarked by corruption and natural disasters and peppered with periods of rapid economic change. Its economy all but collapsed in the 1960s and was the hardest hit during the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98. It consists of numerous distinct linguistic and ethnic groups and a diverse religious mix with communities of Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims and Christians. Indeed Indonesia's national motto is, "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one".) Indonesia has a mixed economy with both private and government enterprises. A member of the G-20, Indonesia has the largest economy in South East Asia. Within the next decade it is expected to make it into the world top ten. With a GDP of around $1 trillion, industry accounts for more than 46 per cent of the country’s earnings followed by services at 37 per cent and agriculture at just over 16 per cent. Services account for nearly 49 per cent of employment followed by agriculture at 38 per cent. Indonesia has generous natural resources, including crude oil, natural gas, tin, copper, and gold. Its key imports include machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, and foodstuffs. Major exports include oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, rubber and textiles. In recent years Indonesia’s fortunes have improved significantly with growth averaging six per cent a year spurred on by improvements in domestic consumption and the banking sector. In 2011 growth reached 6.5 per cent and yet the country still has unemployment of seven per cent with nearly a seventh of its population living below the poverty line. Nevertheless it continues to outperform most of its neighbours. Indonesia is one of UK Trade & Investment’s 17 high growth markets. UK exports to Indonesia in 2010 were worth £438.9 million, a sizeable increase of 25 per cent over the previous year. However, the real total is much higher given that many goods are transhipped via Singapore. Imports of goods to Britain from Indonesia last year increased by 13 per cent to £1.3 billion, reflecting a traditional imbalance in trade in Indonesia’s favour. Among major British investors In Indonesia are BP, the Jardine Matheson Group, Unilever, Shell, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Rio Tinto, Premier Oil, BAT, Prudential, Rolls Royce, GlaxoSmithKline and Astra Zeneca. Retailers such as Marks and Spencer, Next, Debenhams, Top Shop, Ted Baker and Harvey Nichols have also established a strong presence. The main UK exports are organic chemicals, industrial machinery, power generation equipment, metal ores and scrap, pulp and waste paper and oils and perfume materials. UKTI has identified specific opportunities for British businesses in infrastructure projects such as ports, airports, rail as well as mining, life sciences, financial services, oil and gas, power generation and renewable energies.

Final Liga Championbs antara Liverpool dan Real Madrid di Stadion Olimpiyskiy, Kiev, Ukraina, Sabtu (26/5/2018) atau Minggu dini hari WIB penuh drama.

 Liverpool yang menekan lebih dulu sempat membuat Real Madrid kerepotan.

Meski ketegangan meningkat, permainan bersih masih dipertontonkan kedua tim.

Namun, pada menit ke-25, sebuah insiden terjadi saat Liverpoolmenyerang.

Kapten Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos, membuat teknik keras saat menghalau pergerakan Mohamed Salah yang berusaha merebut bola darinya.

Dia pepet Mohamed Salah dan menarik tangannya, kemudian menjatuhkan diri sambil tetap mengunci tangan kiiri Mohamed Salah.

Akibatnya, Salah langsung tumnbang dan kesakitan, layaknya dibanting seorang pegulat.

Dia sempat mendapat perawatan dan bermain lagi.

Namun, rasa sakit di bahu kirinya memaksanya berhenti.

Dia merebahkan diri di lapangan dan mengucurkan air mata kecewa, menyesal, dan sedih.

Sebagai bintang yang sedang menerangi Liverpool di musim ini, dia tak bisa berkontribusi di final L8iga Champions.

Puncak kesakralan sepak bola antarklub Eropa.

Pada menit ke-29, Mohamed Salah terpaksa harus keluar dan digantikan Adam Lallana.

Pendukung Liverpool pun langsung menunjukikan kiemarahannya kepada Sergio Ramos.

Setiap kali Ramos memegang bola, pendukung Liverpoollangsung mengecamnya denngan mengeluarkan teriakan "huuuu."

Kecaman Buat Ramos

Sementara itu, Ramos terus mendapat kecaman dari netizen usai insiden tersebut.

Netizen melalui akun media sosial Twitter memanggil Ramos dengan beberapa sebutan brutal.

Ramos diibaratkan sebagai seorang pegulat yang tak sungkan untuk membanting lawan-lawannya di atas ring.

Ada juga yang menyebut bahwa hal tersebut sudah seperti misi yang Ramos rencanakan sejak awal laga.

Berikut reaksi beragam netizen atas pelanggaran brutal Sergio Ramos terhadap Mohamed Salah:

1. Perintah Zinedine Zidane, gurau netizen

2. Ramos lebih cocok sebagai pegulat?

4. Ramos menghancurkan impian seumur hidup Salah dalam semalam

SUMBER DISINI

Tehnik Bantingan SmackDown Sergio Ramos Bikin Mohamed Salah Nangis

Mohamed Salah cuma bisa tampil 31 menit pada laga final Liga Champions antara Real Madrid melawan Liverpool di NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kiev, Ukraina, Minggu, 27 Mei 2018 dini hari WIB.

Pemain asal Mesir itu harus ditarik keluar karena tidak kuat menahan rasa sakit di bahunya. Sempat memaksakan bermain beberapa menit, namun dia menyerah.

Salah mendapatkan cedera pada bagian bahunya karena mendapat bantingan ala SmackDown dari bek Madrid, Sergio Ramos. Tangan kedua pemain saling berkaitan hingga akhirnya terjatuh.

Ramos yang berupaya merebut bola dari Salah tidak melepaskan kaitan tanggannya hingga saat mereka terjatuh. Alhasil, bahu Salah terkilir akibat terkena timpaan tubuh Ramos.

Saat berjalan meninggalkan lapangan, Salah mengeluarkan air mata. Pemain berusia 25 tahun itu sangat menyesal tidak bisa melanjutkan pertandingan penting kali ini.

Di media sosial, ramai orang membicarakan insiden Salah dan Ramos. Banyak yang menunding kapten Madrid bermain kotor karena sengaja melakukannya.

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4 Forex Trading Methods

Forex trading is practiced using a variety of methods. Every trading method will rely on leveraging to make money. This is a process of investing a small amount of capital in an attempt to make a lot of money in return. However, there are plenty of upsides and downsides of employing this tactic, so it benefits to learn about Forex trading and the different trading methods before real money is involved.

Let's take a look at the most popular trading methods:

Day trading

Day trading is the first option which is based on short-term trading. All trades are based on the latest news and using technical indicators to give an alert on the most beneficial trading activity. This type of trading is best reserved for the experienced traders or those with at least a reasonable amount of skill.

Scalping

The next method of Forex trading is referred to as scalping, which is a technique of making a very small gain from a quite sizable trade. The ability to act fast with scalping can be difficult, so the majority of individual traders will rely on a degree of automation. This is typically likely to relate to a software program that is able to stay up to date with the constantly changing mathematical components.

Big picture

Big picture relates to the type of trading that takes place over the longer period of time. The trading period can last for several weeks or longer and the actual trading activity is based on trends in the industry and not acting on small or regular movements in the prices of the currency pairs.

Automated

Forex trading that is fully automated can be operated in several different ways. Most are based on using trading software that has the ability to read special signals and alerts. This type of information is programmed into the software and trades are instantly auctioned when the right conditions are met.

Learn the basics first

One of the most effective ways to learn the different Forex trading methods is to open a demo or practice account with a preferred brokerage. After a period of regular practice, you can review your trading results to see if you are on the right path. However, it is still best to be conservative with your trading balance until you have the skill and experience to invest higher sums. Also, the demo accounts are a great place to learn more about the different automated trading options.

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What To Look For When Choosing A Bitcoin Trading Bot

Cryptocurrency market has become very popular and every trader is looking to make it big with bitcoin trading. It is however a very volatile market that can be hard to keep up with, especially considering that this is a market that never sleeps unlike the stock market. To make things easier for traders, trading bots have been developed. A trading bot can be defined as software program which is designed to interact with financial exchanges directly so relevant information is obtained and interpreted so orders can be bought and sold on the traders' behalf.

In essence, the bots make decision through market price movement monitoring and use of pre-programed rules so that losses can be stopped. The bot analyzes market actions like price, volume and orders according to your preferences and tastes as a trader and makes the decision. If you are into bitcoin trading, then you may want to choose the best bitcoin trading bot to ease out the process for you. But with so many bots now available, how do you know which one is best?

Customization and ease of use

The interface of a good trading bot should be easy to use by any kind of trader including those who know nothing about coding. All information necessary should be easy to find and the gains clearly shown together with all aspects of the trading that matter including buy orders and current sell. All you should be required to do is enter your pairs and numbers and then start your trading with a click of a button. Apart from being straightforward even for first time users, a customizable trading bot is even better. With this function, you will be in a position to change how the skin looks so you can have a program that you are happy to use every time.

Operating system compatibility

Not all bots are designed the same and not all traders will use the same operating systems. For this reason, you want to get a platform that functions on all the operating systems. With this kind of bot on your side, you can access your trades from Linux, Mac or Windows depending on the device you are using. With your orders and settings on a USB, you will only need to plug into any computer to continue trading with the operating system notwithstanding. A standalone bot that requires no installation and is compatible with all systems will prove very convenient in the end.

Support for pairs, coins and exchange

Apart from bitcoin, you could be a trader interested in other pairs, exchanges and coins. It can therefore be more helpful to find a trader bot that can accommodate different coins offered by major exchanges. A full stacked crypto bot will work great for a spontaneous kind of trader.

Other bot features that could prove to be helpful are notifications and reporting, real time and historical back testing among others. Find out what the trader bot can do and select accordingly.

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The 3 Stages of Trading Blindness

A common phenomena I call "system trading blindness" is one of the biggest obstacles towards long-term trading success and is one of the key reasons why so many system traders fail.

It usually appears in 3 stages and the last one is the hardest to overcome.

Let me explain this phenomena and the 3 stages with a short story from my own life.

Since childhood, I've been wearing glasses and pretty strong ones too (+5 dioptres). That means I couldn't survive without them.

A year ago I realized that I didn't like wearing them anymore, so I read a few books about self-healing vision and started practicing daily meditations (mainly focused on visualising clear sight) and daily eye exercises.

In about 6 weeks I went from 5 dioptres down to about 2 dioptres.

I call this experience "stage one":

Significant results in a very short time.

In trading, this is what we all want right? Many of us are lucky enough to have a good start to trading and make some nice money in a short amount of time.

But this is extremely dangerous...

Because it often makes us proud, and ignorant too.

Like with my glasses:

After the quick results I started thinking I'd figured it all out, that I was a genius with extra human capabilities (many beginning traders feel this way after their first few wins too).

But then, "stage two" comes:

Reality.

With all the pride and ignorance of achieving fast results, you stop working hard and you stop evolving. And the results start changing direction too.

This is exactly what happened with my vision: I stopped my exercises, or at least significantly reduced my effort, and not surprisingly, my vision started getting worse again.

But my pride and ignorance remained: Instead of increasing my effort and working on the exercises to push my improvement to the new level, I became lazy and started looking for "quick fixes", like faster exercises and meditations.

I started looking for the "Holy Grail", while refusing to put in any new effort to get results.

No wonder my struggles continued for the entire year...

... and the same can occur with traders going through stage two.

This stage is extremely frustrating, painful, long and uncomfortable. Simply said, it really sucks.

Usually, during this stage, traders have two options:

1. Give up and start blaming everything and everyone (like many traders do), saying that it's not possible to make consistent money in trading, or

2. They can just overcome their pride, stop seeking "quick fixes" that require no effort and get back to hard work - which is "stage three".

But...

... most traders never get to stage three.

They don't want to accept that to become a long term consistent winner in the markets requires hard work, a lot of thinking and a lot of effort.

It's easier to keep looking for the magic "get rich quick" trading system and then blame others when it doesn't deliver the results as advertised.

However, a small percentage of traders will be wise enough to realize that they don't want to stay "trading-blind" forever.

They want to see - Clear and stable results, how markets really function, and the techniques that can truly make consistent money in the markets.

Which means doing your homework.

Exactly like I had to do with my eyes to improve my vision. Go back to the beginning and start working hard on my vision again, which finally starts showing some real progress after I lost an entire year searching for the Holy Grail 'quick fix'.

So if you're still not getting the trading results you want, keep at it. Put in all the hard work and focussed effort that you can, and with persistence you could start seeing better results very soon!