THE V1 PRO GOLF SWING ANALYSIS SYSTEM

Ever since I was a young kid I’ve been hanging around our country club playing golf with my dad. The sport grew on me very quickly and I soon found myself on the course everyday. I practiced and practiced to get my game in good enough shape to get a golf scholarship. When I was fourteen I started taking swinging lessons at an indoor studio that had a video analysis system, called V1 Pro. This video analysis system ultimately changed the way I have practiced and played golf ever since.

The V1 is a motion-analysis system that is arguably the top product in its field, used by some of the world’s top golf instructors, including the PGA Learning Center and the David Leadbetter Golf Academy. The V1 Pro system records a real time video of your golf swing from up five different views depending on where you place your recording cameras. The video is then shown on a computer screen and can be played in full speed, slow motion, or you can move it at any rate you chose with the cursor. This allows the instructor to play it back in slow motion, which allows you to compare new video to old video in order to see what progress has been made. The instructor is also able to make the video play in split screen, which allows you to compare new video to old video and be able to tell what progress has been made. It also comes with hundreds of video recordings of almost every PGA tour player in order for the user to compare their swings to the pros. The V1 Pro is sold with a one, two, four, or eight camera set up and the price rages from $1,295 to $6,995.

If you are an aspiring golf instructor this is the ultimate teaching system to buy due to it’s success at all levels of playing ability. As soon I started working with the V1 Pro system I immediately noticed a complete improvement not only in swing mechanics but my results during amateur tournaments.

The Evolution of Miltary Technology: MV-22 Osprey

The US military is renowned for being at the forefront of technology. Many things have come into fruition because of military research, such as flat-screen TVS. During the past 3.5 years I serviced US Marine Corps aircraft's avionics (aircraft electronics) systems and I can vouch that we are not always using the most cutting edge technology.

The Ch-46 Sea Knight (aka phrogs, or 46s) aircraft is a perfect example. It has been around since the Vietnam War and even though it has received several upgrades over the years, the airframe is still more than 40 years old. Aircraft this old require a great deal of upkeep and maintenance, which means more tax payer money. The Marine Corps realized that they were spending more money on maintaining the 46s than they would spending on replacing them. Even though it did very well in amphibious operations the 46 was having problems climbing over the mountainous landscapes found in various regions in Afghanistan.

The Marine Corps began looking at different options for replacement and found the 46's successor in the MV-22 Osprey. Development of the Osprey program originally started back in the 1980s but was not put into full production until the early 21st century. The Osprey is a combination of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) and STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft. It provides the functionality of a helicopter with the speed of a turboprop plane (wikipedia.org). The main advantage is that the Osprey can climb over the mountains in Afghanistan with relative ease. It can also, after modifications to the flight deck, take off and land on the amphibious warships just like the 46 did.

During its development, the Osprey had to overcome various challenges that are associated with trying to rotate an engine on a fixed wing. Things such as pinched fuel lines which cause engine failures. There were a great deal of crashes during testing and the future of the Osprey seemed to grow dimmer and dimmer. Fortunately though, a brave Marine Col. Glenn Waters and his wife volunteered to personally test what seemed to be flying death traps. Due to their efforts, the Osprey did it's job in Iraq and now in Afghanistan.











For more info check out wikipedia.org or search marines.mil

Facebook Security Alert

Attention Facebook Securtiy Alert

Tip for New Facebook Settings

Why Are they Doing it?

So with all of the facebook security and privacy issues, you would wonder why would they just now be making these crucial privacy changes? The answer is that it took Zuckerbergs own facebook account to be hacked into by someone. It is funny that it takes a facebooks staff account to be hacked into to finally wake someone up. This post is served as a little reminder to reset your account settings in the privacy section. I personally love to check facebook a lot and have lots of times where I am I just check it out of pure boredom. I want to know that when I am getting on my computer to check facebook, hackers cannot interupt. Keeping a virus free computer is so crucial in maintaining a "healthy" computer. After you make these final and most needed changes...Happy Facebooking.

It turns out that facebook has reset their account settings. They just announced last wednesday that Facebook will be making changes to their server for the better. The facebook staff will be making changes that allow the user to more customize privacy settings and allow for more control over information. Although they are making these changes, it resets peoples privacy settings meaning you need to back in there and reset your settings. It explains that if you are on facebook to look up at the address bar. if you see http:// and not https/ that means that you operating with unsecure settings and need to change it immediately. Continuing to operate with the unsecure settings is opening yourself up for hackers and viral damage to your pc. It astonnishes me how many people go through the timelife of their computers with no security or firewalls or anythings. They are not realizing that the machine they are using has lots of

It will also allow for you to click the "recommended" tab that switches the privacy settings to the ones that facebook suggests

Whats the Point?

The point is that we need to protect ourselves as soon as possible.The point is that you need to go ahead and make a change to your facebook settings now. You heard it here first on The Rebel Report Blog

Look up and check to see if you are secure.

This post was lurking around facebook and I would highly suggest it :......

ATTENTION! FB has automatically set itself to the Non-Secure browsing! While on FB, look at your URL address (the very top box on your screen.) If you see "http:" instead of "https:" then you DO NOT have a secure session & can be hacked. Go to Account - Account Settings - Account Security - click Change. Check the box labeled "......Secure Browsing" - Click Save. Copy & Re-post!!

Keeping a virus free computer is crucial for top performance

get on it and be safe out there kids....

susceptibilities and all it takes to protect is a few simple programs and procedures to avoid. These computers we are using are for sure not cheap and we need to protect our expensive machines.

YouTube: the social media god

The other day in my dorm I was hanging out on my Facebook and I came across a movie preview that I had been waiting for on someone’s wall. The movie had just released its first trailer only minutes before and I was no watching it on a friend’s wall, who does not go to school here, and a dozen other people had already “liked” it on her wall. So what did I do? I copy and pasted it to my wall and I got some views and credits for having good taste in movies. It’s not so much the movie that struck me, it was the fact that this video was literally on YouTube for about an hour and it was already on the movie’s fan page, and all over people’s walls.
Which leads me to my topic. Why is YouTube so mainstream (and by mainstream I mean why on earth is it A) so addictive, B) so widely used, and C) so full of useless and useful information)? Upon finding the movie trailer I craved my latest music obsession: Skinny Love by Bon Iver. It was found in less than thirty seconds, which is a plus and leads to YouTube addictions, and after about five times of listening to it I walked up to my friends room and we began watching “Drinking Out of Cups” (if you are not sure what that is, I am not going to explain it due to naughty language). The phenomenon of this video still has my friends saying to each other “Yeah Right Mr. Sea Horse” and “Not my chair, not my problem” so if you want something hilarious to watch, go watch that. The YouTube fascination gives kids our age something to look up to, because let’s be honest, the face that people are putting up videos of them dancing to Single Ladies in a leotard deserves some serious confidence points along with in-depth psycho-analysis.
Why do people use YouTube so much? Could it be to show all of their viewers how cool, funny, rhythmic, beautiful, or any other self-absorbing trait any human being posses? Yes, there are a few celebrities that made their way to stardom through YouTube but there are also those people who make their way to YouTube and are widely criticized (i.e. Rebecca Black’s “Friday”..I listened to it once and it gave me a migraine..and it was Friday. ) But bless that poor girls heart for standing up and deciding she wanted to be the next Justin Bieber, she shoots..she misses! Go back to school honey. I have seen videos of gangs, girl fights, drunken stammers..actually, anything relating to alcohol in general, dance routines, football plays, you name it, it exists on YouTube. Why is YouTube used so much? Well I have come to decide that the idiotic, beautiful, and thrilling videos people post all around the world give the people around ourselves something to relate with. My friend showed me a video of two old lovers, separated for 64 years and they reunite after their spouses die. We could not stop crying. My friend and I shared that moment of watching that man talk to the camera woman about how she “don’t know love” and we could not stop talking about it. So, in a nutshell, YouTube seems to help people relate to each other.
Finally, why is there so much stuff on YouTube? Well, it’s really simple. Because they can and because people want to watch inmates in another country dance to Thriller (perfectly, if I might add). People love to see people succeed and sadly, people love to watch people fail or embarrass themselves. People use YouTube to promote a cause, their fame, their company, anything. It’s the idea of promotion worldwide. They have different sections for entertainment, news and media, sports, sciences, and most viewed. YouTube is here to help people know more about our social world and it is helping us realize what else there is to expect in the years to come.

YouTube: Such a Common Word These Day

Justin Bieber and Leona Lewis, does these names sound familiar? Without their many videos posted on YouTube, these stars would not be where they are today. In the last five years, YouTube has taken a huge plunge and has become one of the most used websites. For many stars and singers, YouTube is what started their career. For example, Justin Bieber was an ordinary boy that had this hidden singing talent, and he had posted videos online. Before you knew it, he was this young pop star all because of his YouTube videos.

Since YouTube was established in 2005, YouTube has been one of the most well-known and popular websites everyone uses to search and watch videos. People all over the world use this website to post videos of anything and everything, such as music videos, how to videos, and even videos of violence. One of the biggest issues YouTube has had to deal with is teenagers and even adults posting violent videos. People post fights and profanity that can be and are offensive. This has put many effects on society and caused a huge stir in society. One story that made the news was a group a teen girls that planned to beat up a girl just so they could post it on YouTube and see all the views they could get. Incidents like these are not the reason YouTube was established, but a fun and a convenient site to watch your favorite videos.

While checking your email or even when your on Facebook, you usually will see a link to a YouTube video or a friend that has sent you a link to a video. YouTube has become such a common source and most people use it so casually. They get sent a link, so they go and watch the video.

One of the main reasons I think YouTube has become so popular is the convenience and how easy it is to post a video. You are able to sign up for a free account, then anyone can download a video. Singers have taken huge advantage of this site to post videos. If you have ever looked, some music videos have over a million views and thousands of comments. YouTube is a fascinating website that everyone uses and is the new medium of video entertainment.

Endless Capabilities of Cellular/Smart Phones

The cellular phone has been evolving for many years now. First the only function of the cellular phone was the ability to talk to others. Then text messaging came along. Everyone was excited when text messaging came along because it was another way of communication without actually talking on the phone or seeing that person. Text messaging was a sure way to run up the phone bill. This was before they created unlimited text messaging plans. I bet everyone had the first Nokia phone that had the world famous game “snake”.  Then the next new feature on cell phones was internet capabilities. Everyone I knew would go on the internet on their phone and use all of their “pre-paid minutes” to purchase ringtones.                 

Even after cell phones started to gain internet capabilities, cell phones have tremendously evolved. Now most phones are referred to as “smartphones”. Some people rely heavily on their cell phones. There is so much you can do with your phone now. Phones have so many functions now. They act as computers, MP3 players, cameras, storage devices, alarms, etc. When I had my HTC Tilt 2 from ATT, my phone had a lot of software such as PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Adobe. Even now there are numerous applications and softwares that can be added to smart phones. Smart phones now allow us to be updated with our social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Smart phones even replace simple things such as alarm clocks and radios, things that probably don’t even matter to us anymore since we can access what we need through our phones. Cell phones have become the all-in-one device for most of our media devices (MP3s, alarm clocks, radios, computers, etc.). The functions of cell phones are still becoming more extensive. Now you can control you television with your phone. I don’t how many and which phones have this application but I know that it is available for the iPhone 4. Now you can tweet and change the channel at the same time. Some phones now can be programmed to start your car (again I don’t know which phones and cars support this function. I also saw that on a previous blog on The Rebel Report that there is even a Playstation Phone! Most phones are used for gaming now.  According to one commercial, you don’t not have to be anywhere around the car to start because on the commercial the women was on a plane and her husband was in their driveway. I find this very interesting. You can even register your phone on the computer and track it if it is lost or stolen.

Phone technology has come a long way. From land lines to wireless, the phone will continue to become “smarter” and faster. New features are created everyday to be enjoyed by us users. Who knows what smart phones will be able to do next? Maybe control the lights or set the alarm in your house? Or you may be able to turn on other appliances, such as the fireplace or the shower, with just one touch on your phone.  There are numerous things that we could think to do with our phones.  Starting off only as a device we could only talk and possibly text on, smartphones have become a major part of our society today.

 

                                 

Embebbed Computers

When I was a child growing up my family had a typewriter that my father had bought for us to learn how to type. While I was growing up I learned how to type on it and put the paper in it so i come send off letters.Since I been a child technology has improved over time. I use to mess up a lot of paper while I use the the typewriter. With the typewriters we didn’t have the options to save or backspace.

Desktops
Over time technology advanced then it became desktop. Desktop was a new inventions. The desktop had many more advantages and tools over typewriters. To me a desktop computer is a computer that people can have at home or in offices. Desktop computer are very cheap.They might take up space,but they are very useful. They were first produced in the late 70s in the 20th century. On a desktop computer for storage was first a floppy disk. As time have past the storage have updated that the computer users can use in today time is a flash drive on both desktops and laptops. While I was in was in middle and high school my mother bought me a desktop. I loved my desktop, but the only thing I hated was that I couldn't take it around with me. I used my computer for doing papers, getting research, and social websites. The only thing that I hated about the desktop was all them cords I had to hook up from the computer to the outlet.

Types of Desktops
· E-Machines
· Dell
· Gateway
· Mac
· HP



Laptop
There are two types of laptops. Recently there have been made a laptop called “Mac.” With most laptops and computer they are easily to catch viruses. With the Mac computer they are very hard to catch a virus. Laptops are very portable. As a college student, I am able to take my laptop to class, the Union, library, and etc. to get done with work. I don’t have to wait to go to my room to continue doing my work.
Types of Laptops
· Dells
· Mac
· E-machines
· Compaq
· Samsung

Laptops aren't very good with battery life. Now that technology has improved over the generations there are now touch screen laptops and desktop. During the pass years there was a way that we have to connect to the internet by connecting our computers to an enternet cord. Now the laptops have wireless internet.



On the different types of laptops especially the Mac computers they don’t have the same programs as the other types of laptops have. When I first started school I seen a lot of my classmates with their Mac computers. I start telling my mother how much I wanted one. They are expensive but I would love to have one. I'm kind of glad that I didn't get one my freshman year of college. For instance if a student have a specific class to take like Pre-Calculus they won’t be able to download the software because the software isn’t available on those types of computer.

With computer we have changed with technology that computer users are able to messaging other.With both desktops and laptops we can instant message friends, Skye or OoVoo friends that are across the country, and email teachers and friends.

As of now I love my laptop because I need it since I'm in college. I just want a new one as of now.