The sermon at church today caught my interest. How often do we really think about what Christmas is all about? And what does it really mean to you (or me) personally?

So often we forget what it means – or what it is – and if you really think about it, you don’t have a quick answer on what Christmas really means.

We, as a society, tend to get caught up with the commercialization, the stress, the parking, the hectic sales and scrambling to get shopping down. We think about debt, and that the year went by so fast… and we never really contemplate or ponder one simple very important thought.

What does Christmas mean to you personally?
In the Christmas Movie Classic, “It’s Christmas Charlie Brown” Linus does a speech about Christmas.

For me – Christmas means all of the above. Its a depressing time, a time filled with too much debt, and a reflection of a year of goals that weren’t accomplished that you’ll start all over again on January 1st.

Yes, that’s the honest truth. That’s what it means initially.

But deep down – Christmas always means to me, personally, a time to see my family all together and happy that its Christmas. It means deep emotional pleasure to see and be a part of the excitement when Jessica comes home for a visit. It means that we nod and agree to take the corny family picture in front of the tree for a Christmas Card that rarely ever gets sent. It means, as I grow older, that its about the happiness and pleasure I receive when I see my family open up their gifts.

Christmas means to me, personally, the gateway to the start of something newer, better, and happier. A time of year of reflection of the year past. And to look forward to 12/31 to celebrate a new year.

I love Christmas. I love being with my family. I love being a part of love and happiness.

What does Christmas mean to you – personally?

“And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them! And they were sore afraid … And the angel said unto them, “Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings o great joy, which shall be to all my people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ, the Lord.”

“And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, and good will toward men.”

“That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.” – Linus Van Pelt

This is what Christmas is all about!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

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Goals and Success are directly related to a written list. No, not the one in your head, the one that is ‘literally’ written down as a task list. If it’s in your head, it’s just an idea fading away.

Task lists, whether its a daily ‘to-do’ list which includes grocery shopping and/or an hour at the gym, a list will help you get things done. Getting things done is how to succeed in anything in life.

Here are 5 things you should create lists for in order to achieve goals and succeed.

1. Getting better Grades in college
2. Personal Health & Fitness
3. Daily Chores
4. Work “To-Do’s”
5. Personal Time

Each of these ‘listable’ things will create more balance in your life and help you achieve goals which, in turn, will make you more confident and create a habit of accomplishment!

1. Getting Better Grades in College

Do you want better grades? Make a list! Create a daily study appointment. Don’t make it a haphazard study period, not knowing what to study when you get to the library, and just ‘winging it’.

Example of a 4 hour study session:

1st hour: Statistics- understand a specific concepts.
2nd hour: Literature- comprehend and learn to ‘like’ your project
15 minute break
3rd hour: Science – Memory exercises
4th Hour: 15 minute review of all 3 subjects starting with 1st subject.

This routine will give you a specific time frame (without pressure) to accomplish a goal. This habit of creating a ‘written’ study list will keep you on track on a daily basis. Accomplishing the goals you set out (the list), will create a habit of success throughout your college life!

2. Personal Health & Fitness

If you aren’t crossing things off a personal health and fitness list, you aren’t getting healthy or fit! If you create list on personal health and fitness goals, you are well on your way to a healthier and happier lifestyle.

So what should you do? Create a time frame – much like a study list with specific hours of study, you need to create time goals.

It could be like: Lose 5 lbs by April 15 (4 weeks).  And within that goal you create a list.

-Buy health related food for the week to establish daily consumption of no more than a recommend calorie count a day.
-3 hours of cardiovascular workouts at a ‘fat-burning’ heart rate every week for 4 weeks.
-Drink eight 8-ounces of water a day.
-Work on a different ‘core’ exercise every day for 4 weeks.

3. Daily Chores

Your daily chores, believe it or not, are the tasks you actually need to succeed on in order to have a successful life. The most successful people do not let the daily chores go by the wayside, only to pick up on them later due to procrastination.

If you want to include a nap in your day, that nap should not conflict with the list you set for that day. Each daily task or chore needs to be accomplished, needs to be done at a specific time, and needs to be ‘stuck to’ as much as possible. “Playing it by ear” on a daily basis leads to daily failures. These failures, much like successes, are habit forming – and are incredibly hard to break!

4. Work “To-Do’s”

Do you have a stack of paper on your desk that needs to be filed? Do you have 50 emails that are turning into 100 that you need to review? Do you have 5 things your boss asked for but you don’t know where to start?

It’s simple: create a list, put the easiest one on top, and start knocking them off your list.

If you put the easiest task on top, it will create momentum of success, a daily momentum you will need to get through the day in order to accomplish all your goals! Once you get the feeling of success, the next task becomes easier and easier, and by the time you get to the most difficult task on your list, it’s not that much difficult because the other tasks aren’t looming and weighing you down!

5. Personal Time

Do you have a day off to do ‘nothing’ but relax? Well, you will get the best relaxation time if you make sure to create a list! If you don’t, you’ll find your day gone and you’ll say to yourself, “I didn’t even get to do (fill in the blank)”. How many times has that happened?

If it’s a day at the spa, an hour in front of the TV, reading a book, taking a nap, create a list of all the things you want to do during your personal time, and get them done! This is not added pressure at it may seem; it is added relaxation knowing that your head is clear because you are getting whatever it is you want done on your day of personal time!

Create habits that lead to daily success! These habits will lead to bigger accomplishments for your bigger goals! If you follow one or more of the above suggestions on a daily basis, you will accomplish more, feel more confident, and have a full, success oriented lifestyle!

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So, just to start things off with great tips and tricks with the iPhone 4s, I’ll start with…

7 Favorite Siri commands to use on my iPhone 4s

First, lets go over how you use Siri. Well, if you were using Voice Control and read some of my tips on Voice Control here: (Secret Tips on your iPhone 4), then you will now be accessing Siri. Holding the “Home” button for 3 seconds puts you in touch with Siri!

But here’s another cool way to ask Siri for some assistance: and this is the coolest way.

If your iPhone 4 is on, just hold it up to your ear, wait a second for the tone, and start your request! Yes, it’s as simple as picking up the phone and talking! How does Siri know? I still have to find out.

So let’s go on with my favorite Siri Commands.

1. Tell my wife “I Love You”
2. Play Run Music Playlist
3. Wake me up at 6:30 AM tomorrow
4. Note: 3 Short Forms – Straight Punch Attack, and Slanted Elbow, and Outward Sword
5. Tell my boss “I’m going to be a little late”
6. Email Dale “Email me the script so I can review it!”
7. Remind me to buy milk

Okay, it’s only been one day since the iPhone 4s release, and it’s only been, maybe, 10 hours that I used Siri… so this is a short 7 list favorite Siri commands I have discovered, and, am using!

Let’s start with #1!

1. Tell my wife “I Love You”

This is an all encompassing type of #1. yes, tell my wife, “I Love You” is a great way to start my day, but notice who I’m telling it to: “My Wife”. This will lead right into #5, but I left that for later. How does Siri know to tell “my wife” that I love her? Well, you set up ‘relationships’.

I activated Siri and said, “Donna Magas is my wife”. And it confirmed Donna’s contact information and now Siri knows, Donna is my wife. More on that when we get to #5.

2. Play Run Music Playlist

Forget looking at your iPhone 4s while on a run. It’s tough – especially when it’s on the side of your bicep in a sports strap. So just speak to Siri and say, “Play Run Music Playlist” and you’re off and running… literally. Simple, easy, and less cumbersome fumbling through iTunes while running, while your iPhone is strapped to your arm!

3. Wake me up at 6:30 AM tomorrow

Okay, generally, when I’m about to fall asleep, I remember I have to set my alarm. And I think about setting my alarm for a wake up sometime during the day when I think, I better wake up at 6:30 AM tomorrow. So, if I’m in my car driving home and I’m thinking about it, I might as well set it without having to ‘set it’… I just activate Siri and say, “Wake me up at 6:30 AM tomorrow”.

Now if I can request, “Kick my ass if I hit snooze” that would be awesome!

4. Note: 3 Short Forms – Straight Punch Attack, and Slanted Elbow, and Outward Sword

So I want to use Notes and start some sort of list. Well, Siri is more than welcome. Activiate Siri and say, “3 short forms Straight Punch Attack and Slanted Elbow and Outward Sword.

For those of you who have no clue what those are, visit: www.okinawatesystem.com – the best Martial Arts for self defense!

Also, I will be going into how to back up Notes in a post so stay tuned: you know you want to know!

5. Tell my boss “I’m going to be a little late”

And here we are at #5 – Tell my boss, “I’m going to be a little late”. Yes, it’s all about relationships again!

Just like #1 above, activate Siri and in this case I would say, “Ted Wang is my boss”.

Siri will respond with something about Ted Wang being my “manager” and once you confirm you have set the relationship.

Another relationship: “David Magas is my dad”, “Jerida is my mom”, “Jessica is my oldest Daughter” and so on and so forth.

6. Email Dale “Email me the script so I can review it!”

You can what? Dictate an email?

Well, I haven’t tested out 100 words but I did test a few words. Siri will ask you to confirm the email recipient as well as to state a ‘subject’.  And then your email is sent! Mobile computing while driving has never been easier!

7. Remind me to buy milk

One of those cool upgrades with iOS5 is the ‘reminders’ app. And yes, you can set reminders like buying milk at 10AM tomorrow!

You know the drill, activate Siri and say, “Remind me to buy mile at 10 AM tomorrow” and at 10AM, you will get a friendly reminder from Siri!

Of course it doesn’t have to be milk it could be, “Remind me to request my paycheck from Helium at 9AM on the 14th of every month”.

Guess what, Siri confirms that she will ‘start reminding me’ and to validate the request I checked the reminders app. And sure enough, it is set for 9AM monthly on… THE 14th!!! Incredible!

So there you have it… my 7 Favorite Siri commands to use on my iPhone 4s. I’m sure there will be more and I’m sure I’ll let you in on it!

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Activating the iPhone 4s – Fail!

Guess what I received at 10am on Friday, October 14, 2011? The new iPhone 4s. While people were waiting in lines for their iPhone, and struggling to get their iPhone 4s activated, the iPhone 4s arrived at my front door while I had a cup of coffee in my hand.

Working from home had a two-fold reason: one to get some stuff done during lunch and two, to be there to receive my iPhone 4s.

If you’ve owned an iPhone you will understand the incredible pleasure of opening up the iPhone box to see a sleek electronic device that literally makes you drool. Yes, literally! And unlike past packages, this iPhone isn’t falling out of the box and onto the ground like a previous release way back when.

So, as current iPhone users are used to, seeing the iPhone come out of the box is a sight for drooling eyes. Yes, I drooled from my eyes too! That being said, I took a couple of pictures with my OLD iPhone 4 and got ready for some activation!

Here’s the slam on AT&T… First, I have to preface this by saying: I have no problems with AT&T coverage, costs of coverage, and connectivity issues. Even with the iPhone 4′s antennae issue. That being said… AT&T fails when it comes to servers failing when we need them most. Like iPhone 4s Friday!

Fail – Activating the iPhone 4s was not a pain, but a painful wait. Every few minutes of trying turned to every 15-30 minutes of trying. Now it doesn’t take much effort, just plug it in and let iTunes do all the work. Well, I tried that. And then I also tried the new activation process of using WiFi or Cellular in order to activate the iPhone 4s! Luck… NONE!

To make a long story short… I signed for the iPhone 4s at 10AM… It was finally activated at 4PM on Friday afternoon!

There’s a little more to the story…

I was over joyed and excited.

The best part of it all: syncing the iPhone 4s was quick and easy. Seriously! It completely mimicked my iPhone 4 setup and everything was exactly where I had it!

Games like Tiny Tower, Words with Friends, Hanging with Friends were exactly as I left them, and Social Networking apps like Facebook, Twitter, and HootSuite were all setup and ready to go!

The only ‘task’ was email. You have to re-enter your passwords and if you have several accounts, this can be tedious. I suggest after you enter your passwords, turn your phone on and off and everything will be good. Or else, you might keep getting messages that you can’t retrieve messages.

The iPhone 4s is an awesome piece of hardware. iOS 5 is, from what I’ve experienced thus far: a great upgrade! I expect there to be some glitches here and there and a few were: Twitter was not loading and I came across a few games that were not loading either. I deleted them and re-downloaded them and everything worked fine (so far).

So, to recap this monumental day… The New iPhone 4s is awesome. iOS5 is a great upgrade. I’m still working on Siri and can’t wait to let Siri ‘assist me’. Internet and download speed – noticeable upgrade from the iPhone 4!

I love the new iPhone 4s!

Stay tuned for more adventures with my iPhone 4s and the camera features!

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iPhone 5 release Date!

Could it be true? A late 2011 release date for a new iPhone 5? I can’t wait! 18 months after the iPhone 4 made its debut to record sales, could an iPhone 5 shatter that mark?

From what I’ve heard…

The iPhone 5 will have a unibody – like my MacBook Pro! And this should relieve those cracks in the back you see so often on your iPhone4!

I was a little disapointed with the iPhone 4′s MP and believed it should match print quality photographs like the digital cameras of, at least, the early 2000′s… And now with an 8mp / 1080p camera, I think the iPhone is finally a ligit contender when it comes to quality photographs!

It’s funny though, most people who own an iPhone 4 have no idea how to use their iPhone 4′s camera to its fullest for 1) better pictures and 2) composition! Which reminds me, I need to write about the iPhone 4 and how to take pictures. But maybe I’ll wait on the iPhone 5 for that article.

Next up: iPhone’s new iOS5!  I have yet to be disappointed with an iPhone upgrade, and have always jumped the gun on every iPhone iOS and was so happy that during my vacation at Disney World that I was able to upgrade to iOS4 and use tethering (My Personal Hotspot)  instead of paying close to $10 a day on internet service. Stupid resorts should offer that for free! Related article: “Using My Personal Hotspot”

So, the iPhone 5 release date is coming upon  us. The biggest question for me is: Do I preorder? Or just walk in and get it?

The next question… Who gets my iPhone 4?

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Feed the comments section with any news and your thoughts on the iPhone 5!

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So… with a 30 minute wait for a table at Cheesecake Factory, Jake and I decided to blog from the Apple Store at the Americana!

Well, I decided to blog, Jake is watching some YouTube video on the MacBook Air.

And that’s what I’m using to blog – a MacBook Air.

I absolutely LOVE-LOVE-LOVE the size. It is absolutely incredible. The contrast between the MacBook Air and my MacBook Pro is so significant it makes my MBP feel like a clunker!

Yes, the MBP is bigger, holds a ton more memory, and is one of the best machines out there EVER… but a MacBook Air can go with me anywhere, it can do everything I need to do and with iPhone’s My Personal Hotspot, I can do just about anything just about anywhere.

Hmmm… maybe I should start a savings account for a MacBook Air.

They start from $999 for the 11 inch, which is what I am on right now!

Well, believe it or not, Cheesecake Factory is buzzing us. And that’s like 5 minute wait!!!

I’m ready for some Ahi Carpaccio and a glass of red…

Cya!

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I watched the finals match between Serena Williams and Samantha Stosur and, after being educated by ‘the call’, found Serena Williams absolutely wrong in her rant towards the chair umpire. The ruling was correct no matter what you think. And even if it was an incorrect call, Sereana Williams’ rant was an incredible display of poor taste and sportsmanship.

Yes, I believe you should be angry that what you did caused a violation. It’s a stupid rule. But a rule-nonetheless – and the Chair Umpire is there to enforce the rule. Taking it personally – well, Serena went just so far as to barely pull the race card in her stupid tantrum.

Let’s break down her ugly comments…

First… the call was correct. And yes, Serena should be upset… but NO… She shouldn’t have taken it out personally nearly threatening the Chair Umpire (and it’s not the first time she’s threatened someone). Hell, I’ve been in the ‘fight game’ a long time and never threatened anyone. And I’m in a sport where we kick and punch each other.

Now, what did she say?

“Are you the one who screwed me over last time?”

What’s that supposed to mean? That the Chair Umpire had something against Williams? You screw yourself over when you are behind and you lose the match because of your own anger issues. See below regarding the Clijsters incident.

“You ever see me walking down the hall, look the other way cause you’re out of control. Totally out of control.”

Huh? This sounds like a threat to me. Because if she looks at her then what? Let’s not beat around the bush, this is a blatant threat.

“You’re totally out of control. You’re a hater and you’re unattractive inside. Who would do such a thing?”

Hmmm… she’s on the verge here isn’t she? Hater of what? Skin color? Unattractive inside? Well that’s a big contradiction in my opinion. Serena Williams is portraying a very unattractive outside burst of anger and that, my friends, is coming from where she pointed: inside.

“And I never complain. Wow. What a loser.”

Are you kidding me? Never? Ever? NEVER EVER? You NEVER complain? Maybe she’s like a robot or something with a computer chip she can erase memories of threatening line judges! See below!

“You give a code violation because I expressed who I am? We’re in America last I checked…”

Okay, WHAT THE FUCK does being in America have to do with expressing who you are but getting penalized for “Hindrance”. It’s in the rulebook and everybody commentating on the match validated it.

“…can I get some water (to off camera). Or am I going to get violated for water? Don’t look at me, I promise you don’t look at me cause I am not the one.  Don’t look my way.”

Now this just pissed me off. You are mouthing off at someone and you say Don’t look my way?

Serena Williams DID not apologize. She did say she was sorry she lost the match.

Was I a fan of Serena Williams? Yes.

Am I now?

Hell no.

In another match against Clijsters in another US Open Semis, Serena said to the line judge:

“If I could, I would take this … ball and shove it down your … throat,” Williams said.

Seriously? If she could? Like if there was a rule that you can shove something down someone’s throat because you’re mad at them then you would? SERIOUSLY? How old are you Serena? What kind of world do you live in? It’s almost as if you can say “If I could, I’d kill you. But I can’t. So I’ll just threaten you!”

“I’ve never been in a fight in my whole life, so I don’t know why she would have felt threatened,” Williams said with a smile.

Oh my god. What a Bitch! – And I say that with a smile.

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Every Dodger fan should read this very interesting article by Lee Jenkins (editor ESPN). “The Day That Damned the Dodgers” (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1189731/index.htm)

I’m a True Blue Dodgers Fan. I have been all my life. The day I was born I was a Dodgers fan. If I could own season tickets to any professional sports venue, it would be Dodgers season tickets. Unfortunately, I don’t get that excited to visit Dodger’s Stadium after the Bryan Stow incident.

I’ve had my issues at Dodger’s Stadium. I’ve paid good money for great seats for my son and I to enjoy the game, only to feel uncomfortable by the loud mouthed, foul mouthed, idiots within the same ‘expensive’ section I paid good money for. I’ve walked by foul mouthed fans in the parking lot that did not respect others around them, even if there were children around – which were mine. I’ve had to tell people to keep it down with the language directly behind my seat. And it took me 7 innings to say a word because – IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO.

I went to a Dodgers game this year, a month or so after the Bryan Stow incident. There was a ton of security. I only went because I was given the tickets. And I had to think twice about supporting Frank McCourt and the mess he has made of OUR LOS ANGELES DODGERS.

Slowly but surely, some accountant nerd behind me got drunker and drunker. Beer after beer, word slurred after word slurred… finally, he was both intoxicated and irritating: voicing his personal feelings about McCourt and the Dodgers players. I laughed at first thinking, ignorantly, that soon this would pass. But then he got louder and less respectful to everyone around him. When cuss words started to come out of his mouth I decided that was the last straw. I turned around and told him to keep it down.

His excuse: “I pay for these tickets I can say what I want”.

I turned on my “Are you fuckin kidding me with that remark” charm and turned around and asked him to repeat what he said.

He wouldn’t.

Ego, bravado, hormones… this is what escalates when two humans confront each other. When you show it, either the other person shows more back or sulks away. He sulked in his seat and I was relieved that I didn’t need to go on a diatribe about freedom of speech and being responsible for what you say. No, I wasn’t going to get into a physical altercation – I was going to pound on this idiot with words with the intent to make him the focus of everyone’s attention around us on how THIS is why nobody is coming to Dodger stadium. Not McCourt – “YOU!” A standing ovation would precede my speech and the idiot accountant and his 3 lady friends would have to walk out and leave in shame.

It takes two to tango – he didn’t want to tango.

This is Dodger’s Stadium on a game to game basis. Every game I have been to there has been this situation and worse. Yes, every game. Crowds stand to see why security is escorting somebody out of their seats. It has happened every single time I’ve been to Dodger’s stadium. And when two people fight, it’s not because one punches the other for ‘no reason’ – the other is also pushing the limits and one crosses the line first.

Bryan Stow was not an innocent bystander, walking happily through the parking lot. It is completely unfortunate what happened to him. He did not deserve the beating. And I am so happy that they arrested the two that put Stow into a coma. But…

It takes two to tango.

You don’t just get beaten up for wearing a SF jersey at Dodger’s stadium – you get beaten up because you lose a fight. And if it’s a fight, it most likely could have been avoided if one party avoids provocation. Neither party in this incident was “Angels”. But one party got beaten up.

I hope Stow comes to a full recovery. I also hope that the two assailants will go to jail forever.

I hope McCourt leaves Los Angeles and moves back to Boston where he belongs.

I hope to get excited to go to a game again and actually go.

In fact, today, I thought, hey, what a perfect time to go to a game. Nobody is there, tickets are plentiful, you can move to great seats and nobody would care!

I get excited about bringing the kids to enjoy an evening game, right before the sun goes down – those are the best games to go to!

And then…

I get a knot in my stomach. What if somebody does something, things are said, words are exchanged, and I have to defend myself and my family?

Why risk it? Why even risk going? Forget it.

Yes, it takes two to tango – and turning away from confrontation is what you should do. But here’s my point – why even RISK the confrontation by going to a Dodger’s game. It’s not worth it.

Until MLB takes over the Dodger’s will this convince me that Dodger’s stadium is a different place to go. Yes, its about perception, and in my mind (and many others) Dodger’s stadium is just a place that confrontation is too easy to come by, and McCourt’s relationship with the team is why this is happening. I know, that sounds a little absurd, but that is the perception. And if McCourt is finally removed from the team, it’s pretty predictable that the perception of the stadium will immediately change.

If McCourt were to leave TODAY, I would bet that TOMORROW, the game would be sold out.

Frank McCourt – please leave OUR DODGERS.

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If you’re one of those who have got caught in the Tiny Tower addiction…

here are some helpful tips…

Tiny Tower Tip #1 Save Your Bux!

For the new players out there who have only a few floors built, save 50 bux!  Saving 50 bux is relatively fast when you have a few floors because your elevator trips will be shorter which means a better chance at getting tipped! Make sure your resident floors are filled so that when you do bring a guest to a floor you’ll get tipped rather than filled. It will also be easier to ‘find’ Bitizens which earns you bux! When you have 50 bux, buy 100,000 coins and you can build floors faster. (Later it’s a good idea to keep one room open but right now earning bux is key).

If you have 5 floors built while you saved for 50 bux, the 100,000 coins you will purchase will allow you to build floors 6-12 right off the bat! That’s 7 bux earned for each floor built! So that’s a nice reward for building 7 floors all at once!

So how do you know how much floors will cost? Well, that leads us to Tip #2.

Tiny Tower Tip #2 Know What each Floor Costs

As you build floors, it’s good to know what the next floors will cost. (See my strategy below on building floors!)

So here’s a formula for you:

[price of the previous floor] * [1 + ([Floor number x 2] – 1) / ([previous floor number]^2)]

You probably don’t remember what the previous floor costs so I’ll let you get a spreadsheet and use this formula based on the cost of floor #2 (the 1^st floor after the lobby).

Floor #2 cost 600 coins.

Based on that formula, floor #10 will cost 15,000 coins. #20 will cost 60,000.

Look at Tip #1. I know that if you buy the 100,000 coins with your 50 bux and have 5 floors built, it will cost: 89,250 coins to build floors 6-12.

This is just good planning!

Tiny Tower Tip #3 How long does it take to build a floor?

Simple: Each floor takes 30 minutes more than the last floor. So if Floor #2 takes 30 minutes to build, Floor #3 will take an hour. Floor 69 takes 34 hours or as the game will display: 1D 10H.

Tiny Tower Tip #4 Dream Jobs earn Bux!

They call it ‘farming’. Who cares. But don’t evict a Bitizen who has a dream job where the dream jobs are already filled for that business. Make one Dream Jobber jobless then assign that job to the new Bitizen. You’ll earn 2 bux! Evict the Bitizen with the lower skill for that Dream Job.

Now, if you just started Tiny Tower you’ll notice that you earn 2 bux. You USED TO EARN 3 bux. Then you used to earn just 1 bux (with a previous app update) – because people were doing what my tip suggested you to do (farming). 2 bux is way better than 1 that’s for sure. Farm all you want – it’s a great way to build your bux bank!

Tiny Tower Tip #5 Upgrade your elevators!

Forget the speeding up inventory process. Forget filling your residents with Bitizens… at least for now. Plus you have VIPs to fill floors so save your bux for faster elevators! Elevator upgrades are 25 bux, 75 bux, 125 bux!

As your Tiny Tower grows, your life will be better with a faster elevator! Trust me – a faster elevator means faster game play, which means a faster way to earn more bux!

Bux are key. Don’t forget it but also DO NOT FALL INTO THE TRAP OF BUYING BUX! Eventually, $5 spent on this game is not worth it.

Okay, that’s 5 quick Tiny Tower Tips that will let your game work for you. Now on to a few strategies and game play:

BE FLOOR SELECTIVE: Be choosey about the floors you build! Save Bitizens with dream jobs with the floor YOU WANT like Martial Arts Studio. Then build 5 of the same type of floors at once, like SERVICE. You’ll have a better chance getting that Martial Arts Studio and if you don’t, you’ll most likely have at least one floor you want to keep and demolish the other floors and build 5 more of the same floors like FOOD… and hold off for SCOOPS or whatever you want. Be selective on your floors in your tower!

ONLY KEEP DREAM JOBBERS: Have a goal to fill your jobs with dream jobbers. But save potential dream jobbers for floors you are TRYING to build! As I write this I have 65 floors build on my iPhone (I also have a tower on my iPad). I have 111 jobs and 111 Dream Jobs! I am currently building floors 66-70 as CREATIVE floors and saving Bitzens for a Recording Studio or Soda Brewery.

BE AT 100% DREAM JOBS BEFORE BUILDING THE NEXT SET OF 5 FLOORS: Just to keep your game interesting, keep saving up coins and bux while filling residents with Bitzens and evicting them if they do not have a dream job for the business you already have. This is a great way of earning bux as you will fill your business with dream jobbers, but will always get another one to take that Bitzen’s place to earn bux. By saving your coins and keep your Tower at a certain level, you can build more floors all at once. I like to build floors in increments of 5.

That just a few tips and strategies I use. Feel free to add your strategy on the comments or ask any questions if you have any!

Thanks for reading!

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Okay, its up and running. Seems like I can start making a collection of Jacob and his roles in bit parts, movies, PSA’s, music videos, etc. Oh, yeah, its called a “reel”. But here is his latest role so far… and more to follow.

He had 2 auditions for today, one he couldn’t make due to a baseball game, but the other he was rushed to Hollywood for the audition. This, after being sick Thursday night and a headache while in a playoff game on a Friday, and followed by a day game today – a Night – Day game. Wow.

Today’s audition was for a SAG eligible short film @ $100 a day. Not bad.

The PSA that you can watch here was shot a couple of months ago. I was kinda impressed by his performance. He looked, well, like a foster kid! LOL

Yes, its a little short, but he received really good camera time towards the end of the PSA.

The little girl who played his sister in the PSA looked like they could be siblings.

Here’s a little info on Sibling Foster Care from www.childwarefare.gov:
One of the most critical contributions that child welfare professionals can provide for children who enter care is to preserve their connections with their brothers and sisters. Children who come into foster care or are adopted often are separated from existing or future siblings. Approximately 70 percent of children in foster care in the United States have another sibling also in care (Shlonsky, Elkins, Bellamy, & Ashare, 2005). For a variety of reasons, many of these sibling groups are not placed together.

Here’s the Sibling Foster Care PSA on YouTube.

Comments and congrats to Jacob should be in order!

Thanks for watching.

Also: See Jacob in the Hot Chelle Rae Music Video – Tonight Tonight

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