Customer Reviews:
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 A Great Product September 17, 2009
Anthony L. Butler (Seattle, WA United States)
What an outstanding product: Through this book, John Tirone not only teaches one how to use the HP-12c calculator, but more importantly, he teaches real estate transactions by means of the HP-12c, using a problem solving approach. John explains in detail the workings of the HP-12c, the multitude of real estate and other transactions the HP-12c was designed to facilitate, and the math pertaining to both. I am working my way through the book and really appreciate his attention to detail and his thorough approach to explaining the HP-12c and real estate transactions.. It is truly a well constructed step-by-step guide. I highly recommend this book to all who have an interest in the HP-12c and in real estate transactions. Thanks so much. Anthony - Seattle, WA
Western Digital My Book Essentials 1TB May 11, 2009
Thousand Oaks PC Club (California)
I read all the reviews on Amazon and decided to purchase this drive. A few people did receive drives that did not work properly, but the number was small and would be covered under the warranty. I read that the drive comes formatted with a FAT32 file table. If you use Windows XP SP2 or later or Vista you should immediately reformat the drive to an NTFS file format so you may use larger files and run more efficiently. One reviewer suggested to perform a quick format which takes a fraction of a minute instead of a full format which takes four hours or more. I did this knowing that it would remove all the trial bloatware that Western Digital puts on the drive. If you require it later you may download the software from the Western Digital website at [...] . You may also download a very brief manual from the WDC website,find instructions on reformatting the drive, and obtain support, if necessary.
All of this took a few minutes. I decided to run image backups of the many partitions on my two computers. The Western Digital My Book ran flawlessly. It is a very quiet drive. It took quite a while before I felt any heat coming from the drive. I like this drive so I went and registered it with HP. I found out that I had 899 days left on the warranty. That should be enough time to know if I have any problems.
Since I use this drive for backups only, I turn it off when not performing a backup. It would have been nice to have a switch on the drive instead of having to disconnect the power plug.
I recommend this drive. If I have later problems I will amend this review.
GREAT RESOURCE March 1, 2009
Jason R. Cloud (Chicago, IL)
I just got the book...received email immediately from author giving me email address and phone number if I had any issues/questions when going through the book...the book is an excellent resource with about 300 pages of real estate situations and how to calculate using the HP 12C...well worth the $$.
Great book, fantastic (almost unheard of!) customer support! February 26, 2008
Pruitt Hall (Greensboro, NC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Many an excellent review has already been posted here, so I really won't go into much other than I've got to face facts. This is a niche manual covering a niche product. The fact that we've even GOT a manual says something to me. The fact that it's an EXCELLENT manual is even better. But the fact that we have an excellent manual supported by someone that has a passion for education and genuinely wants you to be happy with your purchase is just jaw-dropping to me. We've become so ingrained with the thought that products are disposible or accept the fact that customer service is, well, not much in the 'service' department, that when you actually receive a fair product for a fair price it's a shock in 2008.
The manual (and addendum) are worth FAR more than the price charged. Mr. Tirone will have you understanding what HP should have put in their manuals years ago. Flashy it isn't. Rock solid it is.
No question to me at least, this is the manual that should have came with the calculator in the first place. I can't think of a higher compliment than that to extend to this product. Mr. Tirone is also a fantastic resource to have at your disposal should you need further explanation of concepts and applications.
I wish Amazon had 10 stars, I'd use them all.
This book is Great - just like its author ! November 26, 2007
Wally Jones (White Plains, NY,)
The comment that follows is taken from the message I sent to John Tirone.
"Your book has become my new Best Friend. Everything the guys said about it
is true - It is Great! I only wish I knew about it prior to or during the
time I was struggling through the G series courses. On second thought it
may be better this way now I can really appreciate the Hp12c, as well as
learning how to apply it to my needs. Believe me I am a happy camper!"
What is also hard to believe, in this day and time, is how John has extended himself offering his support and assistance to us on the book and RE appraisal related issues.
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