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We now use BidSketch for all of our proposals and it has shaved hours off each one. A proposal would sometimes take four hours to write and we can usually get them out the door in under an hour with this proposal software. We evaluated quite a few different offerings and finally settled on BidSketch. We were a bit leery at first because it seemed like the software is more for designers, developers, SEO, companies, etc. We are a business advisory and have needs slightly different than those types of companies. We quickly learned that it is great for anyone writing proposals, no matter the industry.The feature I probably like most are the electronic submissions and signatures. A proposal can be signed and back in your hands in fifteen minutes.The second best feature is you can use it at the BidSketch site or assign it any URL that you'd like. We set our installation up as a subdomain on our company URL. It looks like we spent thousands developing a custom system when we're really just subscribed to an affordable solution.Depending on the service, we have a few different templates. BidSketch works with all, and with the section categorization, you can assign the relevant ones to each template as needed.We used to spend a lot of time trying to perfectly format a proposal in Word or Pages for Mac. Now BidSketch takes care of that and all of our proposals are professional looking and uniform. I consider this to be an important feature when it comes to branding.Something that we include in every proposal — and that rarely changes — is our terms and conditions. They are automatically inserted, right where we want them, and we can also make manual edits if needed.One feature they do not advertise, but is there, is structure. BidSketch has caused us to think differently about our proposals and that change has been positive. Even when you're writing a 15 page proposal, it has a way of making you feel like it is not an endless task. The advanced "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) composer lets you add things to spice up your proposals (e.g., tables).There are a lot more great features in the proposal software that they go over on their site. I suggest doing what we did and take advantage of the free 14-day trial. You can cancel if you don't like it. They even send out an email three days before your trial is up just in case you do want to cancel.Finally, I've emailed back and forth with the founder a few times and he is amazing. Not only is it a great product, they have some great people backing it up.I've written a BidSketch review over at Medium if you're interested:Proposal  Software Saves Us Countless HoursI also did a post at our site:Proposal Writing Software from BidSketch

EDIT: The question used to be, "What is some good music?" Hence the length of my answer. Somehow "some good" got changed to "the best" and now my answer isn't quite right for the question. Oh well. I'll leave it. Just bear that in mind. :)My favorites are progressive and symphonic metal. Dream Theater, Symphony X, After Forever, A Perfect Circle, Adagio, Evergrey, Pain of Salvation, Nightwish, Therion...But since this isn't Twitter and I'm not confined to 140 characters or fewer...Blues:Blues Rock; Similar to Electric Blues, but sometimes acoustic. Blues Rock can be played without having the power turned on. And it rocks. - Stoneground, Tommy Castro Band, Tom Waits, Jeff Healey, Chris Whitley, Paul Butterfield Blues BandChicago Blues; Sort of an urban blues using more piano and saxophone. These guys are quite often named Willie or "Big" something if not some kind of dog. Popular in Louisiana, strangely enough. - Willie Clarke, Willie Dixon, Willie Kent, Willie Murphy, Willie Nix, Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Turner, Big John Wrencher, Big Moose, Golden "Big" Wheeler, Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang, Hound Dog Taylor, Howlin' WolfDelta Blues; One of the earliest blues styles. The roots of the African-American styles honed in the Delta plains of the US in the midst of harsh mistreatment and soulful survival. Mostly acoustic guitar and harmonica. Best if played on the porch of an old, broken down shack. - Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Keb 'Mo', Memphis Jug Band, Johnny Shines, Tommy Johnson, Frank StokesElectric Blues; Blues that's plugged in and louder. Primarily guitar-based. When the power goes out it typically becomes Blues Rock.  - B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Magic Slim, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, Charlie MusselwhiteJump Blues; Up-tempo with more swing. upright bass, piano, horns. One might jump if the mood strikes. - Magic Sam, Ruth Brown, Sugar Blue, Hal Singer, Amos Milburn, Ray Charles, Roy BrownNew Orleans Blues; More jazz and island influence. various drums and keyboard instruments. Popular in Texas, strangely enough. - Art Neville, Lloyd Price, Guitar Slim, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, T-Bone Burnett, Rockin' Sidney, Louisiana RedSt. Louis Blues; more piano based. similar to ragtime. Popular in Illinois, strangely enough. - Big Maybelle, Big Walter Horton, Roy Milton, Willie Mabon, Roosevelt Sykes, Yank Rachell, "Ma" Rainey, Percy MayfieldSwamp Blues; incorporates some Zydeco and more aggressive styles. Best when heard from the banks of a swamp and followed to an old, broken down shack. - Sonny Terry, Smiley Lewis, Luther Allison, Irma Thomas, Clifton Chenier, Doctor Ross, Bobby MarchanTexas Blues; more swing than Electric Blues, but more guitar than Jump Blues. Popular in Missouri, strangely enough. - Albert King, Lightnin' Hopkins, Tutu Jones, T-Bone Walker, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Grady Gains, Lafayette LeakeZydeco; more Creole influence. Accordion and alternative percussion instruments. You can't understand a word these guys are saying. - Al Rapone, Zydeco Boneshakers, Wayne Toups, Dr. John, The Mavericks, Buckwheat ZydecoGospel: somewhere between Blues and Country. Dominantly Christian in lyrical form.  - The Staple Singers, Shirley Caesar, Mahalia Jackson, Ira Tucker & The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Golden Gate Quartet, Fisk Jubilee Singers, The Blind Boys of AlabamaCountry:Bluegrass; up-tempo roots country using fiddle, banjo, jug, washtub bass. Should wear one-strap overalls and/or chew on a wheat stalk whilst playing. - Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Laurie Lewis, The Del McCoury Band, The Cox Family, Don Reno, Carl Story, New Grass RevivalCountry Pop; pop-oriented country without the believable sadness. Mostly fifth and sixth generation Country for the sake of making money. - Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Lonestar, Pam Tillis, Juice Newton, Dixie Chicks, Martina McBrideHonky Tonk; up-tempo like Bluegrass, but more party-oriented and public. Drunken out-of-tune pianos and bar fights abound. Mostly second generation Country. - Rex Griffin, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Jim Edward Brown, Red FoleyMountain; vocal harmonies, fast-pickin', nostalgia, and "ya gotta have a fiddle in the band". Judging by their names, they're usually related to someone if not each other.  - Alabama, Oak Ridge Boys, Roy Acuff, The Forester Sisters, The Louvin Brothers, The Stanley Brothers, The Burch Sisters, The Cook Family SingersNeotraditional; the sort of "we wish we'd been alive before country was cool" artists. True to their form, but still "new". Mostly fifth generation Country. - Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Mark ChesnuttOutlaw; the real deal. These guys invented the country themes; heartache, loss, being broke, depressed, lonely and/or in jail. Third and Fourth generation Country with no fancy band or artist names; just straight-forward actual names with lots of "N"s and "L"s.  - Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr., Charlie Daniels, David Allan Coe, Rodney Crowell, Leon RussellTraditional; the realer deal. Country for the sake of true mountain/southern expression. Hard workin' white trash sadness and hard times with an occasionally poppy feel later in the genre. Third and Fourth generation Country with lots of steel guitar twang, dobro, wailing fiddle and soft yet straight-forward 4/4 back beats that keep audiences clappin' on 1 and 3.  - Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Porter Wagoner, Kenny Rogers, George Jones, Tanya Tucker, Ronnie Milsap, Dolly PartonWestern; Out on the range/prairie. Cowboy music of the American Frontier Mostly campfire sing-alongs with little to no percussion. Bouncy rhythms reminiscent of horse galloping. Mostly second generation Country and frequently named a group belonging to an individual.  - Jean Shepard, Kitty Wells, Gene Autry, Tex Ritter, Skeets McDonald, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Curly Williams and His Georgia Peach Pickers, Hank Penny and His Rodeo Cowboys, Leon McAuliffe and His Western Swing Band, Noel Boggs and His Day Sleepers, Tex Williams and His Western Caravan, Jack Guthrie and His Oklahomans, Milton Brown and His Brownies, Johnnie Lee Willis and His BoysElectronica:Acid Breaks; utilizes breakbeats and sampling of small rhythmic grooves to create longer song patterns. It is not a complete sentence explaining how acid reacts when dropped on the floor. - Zak Baney, DJ Icey, K-Swing, NAPT, Vigi, The Sables, Rozalla, C2CAggrotech; darker lyrics than most electronica, using high-mixed synth/saw leads and aggressive bass frequency oscillation. - Lights of Euphoria, Alien Vampires, Amduscia, Cenobita, Unter NullAmbient; emphasizes atmosphere and overall tone over song structure. Mood music.... if you're in the mood to feel ambient. - Etro Anime, Sneaker Pimps, Ceasefire, Aphex Twin, Kinobe, HalcyonColdwave; sort of industrial, electronic, punk. Angst ridden and aggressive, yet nebulous and icy in it’s emotional exposition. Often politically or socially oriented; and usually in an irreverent manner. - Artefact, Jacno, Museum of Devotion, Pavilion 7BDrone; minimalistic, repetitive, clustered patterns sustained throughout a piece with few, if any, alterations to chord/harmonic structure. Imagine a 100′ diameter, futuristic, spherical, steel eyeball floating around a city. The sound that would make? That’s drone. - Faust, Neu!, Phil Niblock, Yoshi WadaDubstep; characterized by sub-bass frequency oscillation and warbling along with broken beats, syncopation and "the drop". If you don't like it you're obviously too old. - Skrillex, Plastician, Magnetic Man, Nero, Deadmau5, SkreamElectronicore; electronic metalcore. There. make sense? A lot of sequencing, auto-tuning and screaming. Angry and “in-your-face” lyrics and breakbeats that figuratively knock your teeth out. But sometimes literally. - Abandon All Ships, Palisades, Himwaterdragon, Fall Emotions, Eskimo CallboyElectropop; Electronic music more accepted by the masses and general public. Deep, grinding electronic tones, frequencies and breakbeats coupled with more pop-friendly vocals and lyrics. Usually fronted by a female. - Elly Jackson, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, PerfumeGrime; sort of a dirty, wet-floor, smoke-in-the-air, acrid B.O. type of Jungle or grimey-House music. Not music that might be played in a grimey house; but House music that is also grimey. - Boy Better Know, Ghetts, Kano, Newham Generals, Ruff Squad, SkeptaHouse; a style of electronic dance music that grew from disco production and reggae beats. Don't know why it's called "House". Maybe it just sounded cool.  - Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, MARRS, Sonique, Dirty VegasTechno; a form of EDM synthesizing funk, jazz, African rhythms and a general party-type atmosphere. This music is often directly from the future or outerspace.  - Arab Strap, Rednex, Technotronic, LeClick, Culture Beat, RozallaTrance; repetition repetition repetition. Beats between 125 and 140 with lots of repetition. Melodic themes slowly layer and build to climaxes and then, you guessed it, repeat.  - Life on Mars, Enigma, Blue States, B12, Craig Armstrong, AirTrip Hop; a more experimental style of electronic music that utilizes soul, funk, jazz, and blues forms. Sometimes danceable. Sometimes commercial. But always 100% hip-hop/ambient/soul/jazz/acid/dub/electronica. Or something...  - Moby, Bossa Nostra, Fatboy Slim, Vanja Lazarova, Seph, Electric ChairsFolk:American Roots; 1800s' pre-Country acoustic. Not as upbeat as bluegrass. More akin to Mountain ballads stemming from Irish/Scottish roots in the Appalachian Mountains of the USA.  - The Civil Wars, Mac Wiseman, Pete Seeger, The Wallin Family, Bass Mountain Boys, The Chuck Wagon GangFolk Pop; softer than folk rock. Folk music that people actually like while sober. - John Denver, Simon & Garfunkel, Don McLean, Leonard Cohen, Sonny and Cher, Partridge FamilyFolk Rock; slightly heavier than Folk Pop. Somewhat more instrument-based yet audience-friendly.  - Dave Matthews Band, Indigo Girls, Joan Osborne, Mumford & Sons, KT Tunstall, Suzanne VegaJam; 20 minute dual guitar solos while singer stands, looking at the stage floor, head-bobbing slightly using the microphone stand to keep from falling over. Best enjoyed while under the influence of some sort of psychotropic substance. If sober, turn around and watch the crowd. Usually pretty fun shows but pretty boring albums.  - The Grateful Dead, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Phish, Sister Hazel, The Pat McGee BandJazz:Acid Jazz; Jazz....on acid. Or with acid poured over it. I can't quite figure out which but there's definitely some form of actual acid involved and it's likely more potent than lactic or citric. Plus "acid" is a really cool word. Even cooler than "house".  - Exodus Quartet; Medeski, Martin & Wood; DJ Logic, Count Basie, Quiet Boys, RadBebop; up-tempo, exemplifying instrumental mastery while not actually showing off. Lots of improvisation and elements that leant themselves eventually to the progressive rock styles; unison melodies, shrink/grow rhythm backings, solo breaks, etc.  - Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell TrioBig Band; larger than a small band. Incorporating strong brass, woodwinds and dominant percussion throughout. Typically more happy and bouncy. And big.  - Squirrel Nut Zippers, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Chickenhawks, Benny GoodmanJazz Funk; more of a solid back-beat groove than other jazz styles. Makes use of synthesizers and analog tone generation. More groove than pure jazz but more jazz than pure funk.  - Wynton Marsalis, Grover Washington, The Whitefield Brothers, The Woo Woos, Entourage, Joe AugustineJazz Fusion; sort of Progressive Jazz. Fuses jazz with other styles like funk, R&B, rock, etc. "Fuse" is a cool jazzy sounding word. Almost as cool as "acid".  - Plunge, Soulive, Tom Scott, Weather Report, Manhattan Transfer, NiacinLatin Jazz; exactly that. Utilizes latin beats and rhythms along with multiple and various percussion-centric structures. Incorporates anything from Bolero to Rhumba but doesn't quite "fuse" them.....I guess.... - Acoustic Alchemy, Gare Du Nord, Yutaka, Mas Mamones, Kim Pensyl, Al Di Meola, BrasiliaRagtime; socially and chronologically bridged the gap between classical and jazz. Strong syncopated rhythms and metric patterns pulled from African-American music from the early 20th Century. Primarily piano based.  - Scott Joplin, Gene Austin, Ernest Hogan, Dorsey Brothers, Nora Bayes, Ted LewisSmooth Jazz; the music you listen to when you're winding down after a hard day of yoga classes and meditation. Relaxation akin to whale sounds and trickling rivers.  - Yellowjackets, Kenny G, Where There's Smoke, J. Spencer, Ricky Ford, Dave KozSoft Jazz; see Smooth Jazz, but softer. Imagine winding down after a day of winding down after a day of yoga classes and...... you get the picture.  - Mark Baldwin, Victor Goines, Ziggy Elfman, Eric Darken, Pat Coil, Phil WoodsTraditional Jazz; music for music's sake. The guys who originally broke the rules and continue to do so. They even broke the rules of jazz itself with their category name; since "Traditional Jazz" is itself oxymoronic.  - Dave Brubeck, Lord Buckley, Diana Krall, Al Jolson, Elmer Bernstein, Chick WebbVocal Jazz; not all scat and beedoppadoops. The voice as an instrument. Focus on virtuosity of the voice and expression through vocal timbre and fluidity. The best ones were female. Sorry, Louis.  - Nina Simone, Etta James, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ethel Waters, Nat King ColeMetal:Avant-Garde Metal; the weird crap. The stuff that people either love or hate. Typically not as talented as the Progressive guys, but less heavy and hardcore than the pure metal guys.  - System of a Down, Faith No More, Buckethead, King Crimson, Sikth, IntronautClassic Metal; where it all started. The first down-tuned, high-action riffs building from the oppressive industrial age in mid-century Great Britain. And the need to kick ass following all that rockabilly crap. - Scorpions, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Dio, Rainbow, Iron Butterfly, MotörheadDark Metal: including…Black Metal; similar to death metal, but slightly more atmospheric and extreme. These guys wear skull face-paint and dress like dead demons and other scary stuff. Lo-fi recordings with tremolo guitar and screeching, wailing vocals atop fast tempos/beats and low, thrumming bass. -Aurora Borealis, Behemoth, Setherial, Satanic Slaughter, Noctuary, Watain, Ethereal WoodsDeath Metal; metal about death. Or metal that sounds like it's dying or killing. Lots of blast beats and atonalities. Fast double-bass drums and down-tuned guitars. Screaming and growling. These guys don't play too many Bar Mitzvahs. - Napalm Death, Abysmal Dawn, Mortification, Dethklok, Fleshgore, Beneath the MassacreDoom Metal; like death metal but more ominous using slower tempos and more atmospheric tones. Lyrics are typically depressing and morose and will leave you wanting to kill others; including yourself. - Thergothon, Orodruin, The Hidden Hand, Mindrot, The Obsessed, Unholy, Witchfinder GeneralGoth Metal; somewhat of a horror theme pervades this category. Often times skull makeup or zombie/vampire/werewolf themes will be prevalent. Names often include prepositions. - In This Moment, Cradle of Filth, Within Temptation, Theatre of Tragedy, Cadaveria, AgathodaimonSludge Metal; usually has a somewhat dirtier, grimier feel to it. Slower deep-tuned crunchy riffs and distortion. Sometimes screaming and growling mixed with somewhat southern rock feeling styles. Themes include pessimism, hopelessness, anger.  - Black Label Society, Rollins Band, Mastodon, Corrosion of Conformity, Haste, Soilent Green, EyehategodEmo Metal; usually pretty heavy and angst-ridden, but with some clear-voice singing and wailing throughout. Not all screams and growls like Metalcore; and sometimes no screaming or growling at all. Just sort of, “Life is tough and I’m gonna bitch about it” music - but good. -Anberlin, Good Charlotte, Motionless in White, My Chemical Romance, SkilletFusion Metal: including…Folk Metal: including…Celtic Metal; reminiscent of ancient Celtic/Irish battle music. Heavy and grinding, but with an air of ambient atmosphere and possibly pan flutes. Yes definitely pan flutes. One must paint one’s face blue and wear a loin cloth to fully appreciate this genre. - Agalloch, Cruachan, Finntroll, Eluveitie, Mael Mórdha, Geasa, SuidrakaGypsy Metal; crunchy, heavy guitars with fiddles and percussion instruments that might be found hanging in the fortune teller’s wagon of a traveling circus. Some themes get pretty heavy and mythological and really make little sense. But hey…it’s Metal. - Inspirit, Kultur Shock, Stella Arja, Tribe of Gypsies, The Crooked Fiddle BandMedieval Metal; similar to Doom Metal in that the mood is more somber and morose and oppressive. Imagine metal that’s been living in a dungeon for 650 years and has just now stepped out into the sun. Yeah. That. - Heimataerde, In Extremo, Letzte Instanz, Morgenstern, Saltatio Mortis, SkycladPagan Metal; Metal that stays true to the original pagan/wiccan image. Metal that rails against organized religion; especially monotheism. Metal that revels in worldly idolatry and basks in the indulgence of the physical. Lots of symbolism and iconography used on album covers. - Arkona, Asmergin, Finsterforst, Korpiklaani, Obtest, MoonsorrowPirate Metal; exactly what it sounds like. Swashbuckling, rum-guzzling, peg-legged, patch-eyed, hook-armed, parrot-perched ne’er-do-wells prowling the waters in wooden ships carrying gold, gems and ghosts of the sea. At least that’s what they sing about. I think in real life they’re just normal people who drive cars and pay taxes like the rest of us. - Alestorm, Blaxon Stone, Cat O’ Nine Tails, Iron Seawolf, Red Rum, Silverbones, SwashbuckleViking Metal; metal having to do with Vikings (mostly lyrically) and their respective culture. Many reminders that Vikings are likely the most "metal" culture in the history of the world. - Mortiis, Heidevolk, Hel, Turisas, Wolfchant, Grand Magus, BorknagarFunk Metal; relatively self-explanatory. Metal, with some funk. Or funk with a heavier vibe. Heavy crunchy; yet funky and danceable; grooves. Slap bass and wah-wah guitar often rear their heads. Tightly tuned snare drums and snappy bass drums with a lot of emphasis on the hi-hat; usually. -Infectious Grooves, Living Colour, Mordred, Primus, Fishbone, Mind FunkJazz Metal; metal with an air of pretense. Not as esoteric as Avant-Garde Metal and more artsy than Funk Metal. Elements of Jazz like improvisation and off-kilter chord structures prevail. -Conflux, Gru, Sithu Aye, Shining, Naked CityNeoclassical Metal; these guys would be composing for their respective local monarchs had they lived 200 years ago. This is metal with classical tendencies, but not necessarily classical instrumentation. Mostly guitar virtuosi hang out here. Their bands are typically comprised of musical over-achievers who don’t quite have what it takes to be fully progressive. -Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, Timmo Tolkki, Joshua Perahia, Marty FriedmanRap Metal; Pretty self-explanatory. Combines rap and metal.  - Linkin Park, P.O.D., Kid Rock, Rage Against The Machine, Papa Roach, Crazy Town, Limp BizkitSymphonic Metal; - again, pretty self-explanatory. Metal guys don't like to waste time with esoteric nomenclature like "Trip Hop" or "Bluegrass".  - After Forever, Dimmu Borgir, Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Seraphim, Interfector, AyreonGlam Metal; including…Hair Metal; all about glitz and glamour. Make-up, hair-spray, tight red leather pants and ripped-off blues riffs. I love it. So do you. Many names include animals or a reference to something white. Or both.  - Whitesnake, White Lion, Great White, Ratt, Def Leppard, Zebra, Bon Jovi, Firehouse, PoisonSleaze Metal; akin to Hair Metal, but with more grime. More about sex and drugs in the deviant and slimy way. Not really about partying, but about the actual sex and drugs. More leather and fringe than hairspray and makeup. Though you will find some hairspray. And makeup. -Billy Idol, Guns ’n’ Roses, Skid Row, Mötley Crüe, L.A. Guns, ExtremeGroove Metal; Metal with slightly more funk than pure Metal, slightly more balls than Jazz Metal and slightly more balls than pure Funk Metal. Imagine Funk Metal more laid back and less aggressive. Like….if Motown made Metal. Channel Zero, Soulfly, Tad, Fight, DevilDriver, Byzantine, Bleed From WithinIndustrial Metal; more digital sound than raw analog metal. Sometimes just one or two guys doing it all. Can become over-commercialized due to its attainability by the masses.  - Rob Zombie, Front Line Assembly, God Lives Underwater, Skinny Puppy, NIN, Filter, The Union UndergroundMetalcore; growling, screaming and yelling. Angry people reside here; somewhere between extreme metal and hardcore punk. Hey wait.....Metalpunk? no....Extrard? no.....Punkstreme? no. Metalcore! There. That works.  - SOiL, Drowning Pool, Biohazard, The Agonist, Trivium, HelmetNu Metal; guys who use digital production techniques and a more refined sound. Good hardcore stuff, but not raw and dirty. Often have numbers or present tense verbs/gerunds in their names. - 10 Years, 3 Days Grace, 30 Seconds To Mars, Breaking Benjamin, Dropping Daylight, Shinedown, Sevendust, Finger Eleven, KoЯnPower Metal; metal that combines the powerful elements of classic metal, speed metal and a bit of symphonic metal for added drama. These guys are in your face but not in a Death/Doom/Black Metal way. There’s more life and less death here. Not always happy, but driven and motivational. -Alestorm, Powerwolf, Metal Church, Iced Earth, Kamelot, HelloweenProgressive Metal; including…Classical Prog; Heavy, yet classical virtuosity runs rampant. Complex orchestrations and thematic derivatives abound. Their album covers are usually pretty Dungeons & Dragons-esque. - Adagio, Blind Guardian, Symphony X, Triumph, The Devin Townsend ProjectDjent; pretty much onomatopoeiaic. Those crunchy guitar sounds that are mimicked by Metalheads using their voices to project “DJENT DJENT DJENT DJENT….” as they mouth along with the kickass guitar riffs. - Animals As Leaders, Meshuggah, Mnemic, Periphery, Sikth, TesseracTMathcore; the guys who are more into technique than groove. Music that exhibits what a theoretical physicist’s chalkboard might sound like if transferred to aural perception. - Benea signNow, Botch, Daughters, Ion Dissonance, Psyopus, Spiral ArchitectMelodic Prog; the guys who are more about melody and tonality than about technical virtuosity. Don’t get me wrong, they’re still damn good, but they produce more memorable and catchy tunes than some other Progressive groups. - Crimson Glory, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Queensrÿche, Rhapsody of Fire, Shadow GalleryOmni Prog; the guys who can do it all. Classical, Rock, Jazz, Funk, Groove, Technique, Passion, Virtuosity, Acoustic, Electric, Slow, Fast, Flamenco, Baroque, etc. Pretty much the embodiment of “Musicians’ Bands”. - Dream Theater, Fates Warning, King’s X, Pain of Salvation, Liquid Tension Experiment, PlatypusPower Prog; virtuosity tempered with sheer power. Hard-driving beats and riffs with high-volume, in-your-face ass-kicking. - Adrenaline Mob, Frameshift, Nevermore, Orden Ogan, Ne Obliviscaris, Seventh WonderTechnical Death Metal; similar to the Mathcore guys but heavier. That’s about it. There are lots of prime numbered time signatures in this genre. - Cynic, Green Carnation, Obscura, Odious Mortem, PsycropticPunk: including…Garage Punk; early sixties punk that was raw, lo-fi, scratchy, distorted and fuzzy. Simple chords (I mean…it IS Punk…) and even simpler lyrics. - Black Lips, The Hives, The Humpers, The Mummies, TeengenerateGlam Punk; Punk railing against the status quo with high shock value. Makeup and crazy hair and facial prosthetics abound. - Cherry Vanilla, Flash Bastard, The Hot Dogs, New York Dolls, Shady Lady, Sick Six CrushHardcore; faster, more aggressive Punk. Same simple chords and song themes, but played faster and with more aggression. Usually very fast and/or aggressive. Basically…fast and aggressive Punk. With lyrical themes occasionally treated a bit more seriously for the sake of actual social commentary. - Bad Religion, Black flag, Fugazi, Sworn Enemy, Raised Fist, Social DistortionOi!; the UK scene that tried to bring Punk back to its roots and steal it back from all the spoiled, rich-kid wannabes that had started to become “punkers”. Music is raw, unproduced, natural; yet maintains an honesty that’s rare in a lot of musical styles. - Last Resort, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Public Enemy, Street Dogs, SuperYob, Toy DollsPop Punk; music by and for the spoiled, rich-kid wannabes that had started to become “punkers”. Punk in the mainstream. The use of Punk stylings and techniques for the sake of selling albums and making money and becoming famous and rich. - American Hi-Fi, The Ataris, Green Day, OffspringPost-Punk; the evolution of Punk into a more personally stylistic and individually nuanced style. More experiementation and removal from the classic Punk traditions created a sort of Avant-Garde Punk movement which culminated in Post-Punk. - 23 Skidoo, Au Pairs, Bauhaus, Big Black, The Chills, The Cult, The StranglersProto-Punk; the ones who started it all. The original punks. The artists who originally went against the grain of the conventional Rock or Pop of their day to create what would become the Punk movement. - Iggy & The Stooges, MC5, NEU!, The Patti Smith Group, The Sonics, TelevisionPunk Rock; those groups that don’t really fit into any subgenre of Punk and just encapsulate what the common culture knows as “Punk”. - The Clash, The Jam, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, Sprung MonkeySpeed Metal; exactly that. Speed. Even the band names are so fast they only use one word.  - Helloween, Overkill, Impellitteri, Cranium, Atomkraft, Annihilator, Sodom, Kreator, GravediggerThrash Metal; the guys you likely know best. The original Bay-Area metalheads themselves. - Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Sepultura, Pantera, Slayer, Metal Church, Exodus, TestamentOrchestral:Broadway; the music that's played during those plays on Broadway in NYC. - Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ SuperstarClassical; usually considered the dominant Western music from 1750 to 1830; but spans a bit farther in both directions. Typically divided up into eras instead of genres; at least when separating Composers from Performers. ___________________________________________________________________ (composers)500–1600 - Medieval: Dom Dinis, Leorenzo da Firenze, Jaufre Rudel, Sordello, Bernard of Cluny1401–1600 - Renaissance: Biquardus, Jefimija, Isaiah the Serb, Garnier, Annibale Padovano1601–1750 - Baroque: Gaspar Sariz, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Tomaso Albinoni1751–1830 - High Classical: Franz Schubert, Wolfgang Mozart, Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, Arunachala Kavi, Franz Joseph Haydn1831–1900 - Romantic: Antonin Dvořák, Claude Debussy, Hector Berlioz, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin1901–2000 - 20th Century: Aaron Copland, Paul Dukas, Joaquin Rodrigo, George Gershwin, Aram Il’yich, Khachaturian2001-Present - Contemporary: Max Richter, Krzysztof Penderecki, Steve Reich, Michael Van der Aa ________________________________________________________________ (performers)Yo-Yo Ma, Mike Wollenberg, Lang Lang, Andre Rieu, The London Philharmonic, Woody PhillipsMovie Scores; the music that's played during those movies you watch sometimes. Either in NYC or elsewhere. - Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump); Danny Elfman (Batman, Beetlejuice, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure); James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart); John Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., Jaws, Jurassic Park, Superman); Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Rock); Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch, Top Gun)New Age; the music you listen to during your hard day of yoga classes and meditation. - Andreas Wollenweider, Jordan Rudess, Turin Brakes, Yanni, Gordon HemptonVocal; the vocal instrument applied to the rigors of Classical instrumentation - Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti, Il Divo, Brooklyn Tabernacle ChoirPop:Adult Contemporary; a fancy name for the lame music your parents probably listened to. Mostly maudlin tunes about the lives and thoughts of privileged, white, middle-aged hipsters.  - Anne Murray, Barry Manilow, Wilson Phillips, Neil Diamond, Carly SimonBeat Pop; the British invasion of back-beat driven pop icons of the late 50s and early 60s. Most bands are "The" something.  - The Beatles, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Kingsmen, The Turtles, The Byrds, The Cuff Links, The Hollies, The Newbeats, The Left Banke, The Zombies, Gunhill RoadDance Pop; the popular music to dance to. Not as counter-culture as EDM, but slightly heavier than Bubble Gum Pop; which I didn't list as a category.  - Bananarama, Billy Ocean, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Debbie Gibson, EMF, Will to Power, TiffanyDisco; formed from funk, psychedelic and soul; this style rebelled against the rock music of the day in a more visceral, primal way. All about body movement, dancing and the human spectacle, it stole colorful clothing and drugs from the Hippies, up-beat driven rhythms from the Beatniks and combined them in a sexy, seductive libido-based production praising dance and expressive human life. It is currently "dead".  - ABBA, The Bee Gees, The Village People, KC & The Sunshine Band, Gloria Gaynor, Lipps Inc.Doo Wop; yet another mainstream derivative of African-American music, doo wop uses more nonsensical phrases and sounds to emphasize harmony and melody over lyrical substance. These names also are often "The" something.  - The Dominoes, The Platters, The Tune-Weavers, The Casinos, The Dreamlovers, The Passions, The Penguins, The Rivieras, The Esquires, Bob & Earl.Indie Pop; somewhat contradictory, the emphasis on self-reliance and the whole DIY perspective is exploited to assure popularity and mainstream success. But somehow it works. - The Ting Tings, Fine Young Cannibals, Nil Lara, Karry Walker, Sundays, Hang UpsLatin Pop; exactly that. Pop with better beats and more complex rhythms that actually force you to dance even if you are unwilling.  - Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Pit Bull, Shakira, Miami Sound Machine, Lou BegaPop Rock; slightly edgier pop. Or slightly more commercialized rock. Take your pick. - Fiona Apple, Jewel, Avril Lavigne, Natalie Imbruglia, Eric Carmen, Maroon 5Power Pop; high production music for the sake of performance. - Journey, Rick Springfield, Survivor, Duran Duran, Huey Lewis & The News, Go-Gos, Cutting Crew, The B52sSurf Pop; the music you listen to while watching people surf. Somehow this style became separate from other closely related similar styles and is audibly evident in every group it houses. - The Ventures, The Beach Boys, The Surfaris, Jan and Dean, The Rip-Chords, Dick DaleSynthpop; like power pop, but with the emphasis on synthesizers.  - Tears For Fears, OMD, Herbie Hancock, When In Rome, Falco, Dead or Alive, Thomas DolbyTraditional Pop; the crooners. The original pop vocalists whose reputations continue to dazzle and impress. The Rat Pack. The Vegas Lounge Lizards. No, those aren't band names. - Perry Como, Wayne Newton, Tom Jones, Bobby Vinton, Frank Sinatra, Mel TormeR&B:Alternative Hip Hop; Hip Hop that doesn't quite fit the mold of standard R&B. Somewhat left of center and progressive by R&B standards. - Outkast, Black Eyed Peas, Jurassic 5, Wu-Tang Clan, Jadakiss, N.E.R.D., Insane Clown PosseFunk; emphasis on rhythm and groove rather than melody and harmony. Chords aren't as important as the bass line underneath them or the drum beat behind them.  - The Brothers Johnson, Commodores, Kool & The Gang, George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars, Curtis MayfieldNeo Soul; Soul, but newer. Neo is just a cool word for "new". Though not as cool as "acid". OOH!!! Acid Soul! Is that a genre?! If it isn't then it should be.  - Jamiroquai, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Christina Aguilera, Terence Trent d'ArbyNew Jack Swing; "Neo Jack Swing" would sound pretentious and the R&B genre is anything but pretentious. And "Acid Jack Swing" would sound like drug or sex slang. These guys combined Urban Contemporary beats and Dance Pop composition to create a very catchy sound that showcased a lot of soulful melodies and harmonies. This was "The bomb" in the late '80s and early '90s.  - Boyz II Men, Bel Biv DeVoe, En Vogue, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, New Edition, Kid 'n' Play, MC Hammer, Paula AbdulRap; talking. mostly. Though talking very well and rhyming with complex rhythms and rhyme schemes on top of looped beats and melody lines.  - Eminem, Cypress Hill, Timbaland, Snoop Dogg, Grandmaster Flash, Digital Underground, Ludacris, Beastie BoysSoul; the s%*t that makes you wanna f%*k.  - Teddy Pendergrass, The Righteous Brothers, Lionel Richie, Aaron Neville, Hall & Oates, Luther Vandross, John LegendUrban Contemporary; a combination of EDM, Reggae, Dance Pop, Soul and Rap that creates a very broad range of styles and expressions.  - Usher, Nikki Minaj, Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliott, Trey Songz, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Flo-Rida, DrakeReggae:Dancehall; Jamaican pop that strips down Reggae to the most crucial dance vibes necessary, though it added more digital instrumentation and faster rhythms. - Leonard Dillon, Toots Hibbert, Wailing Souls, Ebony Steelband, Aswad, Big MountainDub; mostly instrumental remixes of existing Reggae recordings. - Third World, Black Uhuru, Yellowman, Sly & Robbie, Freddie McGregorRagga; primarily electronic Reggae. Slower and more laid back than Dancehall, but more produced and digitized than Roots. - Steel Pulse, Trinidad Steel Drum Band, Inner Circle, Desmond Williams, Lasana Bandelé, Joe HiggsRoots; spiritual Rastafarian expression of life and experiences. Primal, raw and unmistakably catchy. - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Greyhound, Dhaima, Crucial Vibes, Kojak & Liza, Shorty the PresidentRock:Alternative; not quite squeezed into the "Rock" definition, but not quite squeezed out of it either.  - Soul Asylum, U2, The Wallflowers, Jesus Jones, Beck, Toad the Wet SprocketAmericana; the music about the working class. The hopes and dreams of the free American people. Driving rock that you can hear in bars and stadiums alike. - Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, The Traveling Wilburys, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, John FogertyClassic Rock; the original rockers. If you haven't heard of these guys you haven't heard of Rock.  - Led Zeppelin, The Who, Steve Miller Band, Queen, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, The TroggsCollege Rock; rock for the sake of getting laid in college. These guys pandered to the more sensitive female audience, thereby creating the necessity for the male audience to like them as well. Typically pretty stupid and nonsensical sounding names. - Vertical Horizon, Iffy, Counting Crows, Hoobastank, Goo Goo Dolls, Fastball, Dishwalla, Hootie & The Blowfish, Matchbox 20, Emmet SwimmingDark Wave; slightly more despondent and depressed. More morose and well......dark.  - The Church, The Cure, Blue October, Depeche Mode, The Stone Roses, Joy DivisionFunk Rock; pretty self-explanatory. - Primus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Spin Doctors, 311, Mother's Finest, Tina & The B-side MovementGrunge; these guys killed Glam Metal. But it was already beginning to show signs of weakness. This music stripped away all image and pretense and left us with guys who were just good enough at their instrument to still allow every high-school boy in America to be able to play along...... to all their pretty songs......and shoot his gun.  - Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Garbage, L7, Mudhoney, Stone Temple Pilots, Local H, Love Battery, The MelvinsHard Rock; not Classic. But not Soft. Or Grungy. Just hard. Though not as hard as Metal. So maybe really hard wood or stone. Yeah that's it. Hard Rock. - Velvet Revolver, Audioslave, Midnight Oil, Pat Benatar, Billy Squier, Drivin' 'N' Cryin', LoverboyIndie Rock; rock that does it's own thing despite what the industry tells it to do. - R.E.M., Florence + The Machine, Monks Of Doom, The Connells, Cake, Juliette & The Licks, They Might Be GiantsNew Wave; more frenetic and impulsive than former rock, disco and punk. More guitar licks and rhythms that didn't just sit you down and leave you there. Somewhat electronic and experimental. Some might say, "new".  - INXS, The Police, Crowded House, Spandau Ballet, Oingo Boingo, Shiny Toy Guns, Corey HartPost-Grunge; came after grunge, and was slightly more produced than grunge, but still held on to some of that Grunge angst that made it so successful. - Stone Sour, Ugly Kid Joe, Hinder, Collective Soul, Nickelback, Flyleaf, Candlebox, GodsmackProgressive Rock: including…1970s; Progressive Rock artists of the 1970s. Pretty self-explanatory. These guys were near the birth of what is known as Progressive Rock. Some of the earliest pioneers and trailblazers of the genre.- Deep Purple, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Rush, Kansas, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, GenesisArt Rock; Slightly skewed but still rock. More experimental and “out there”. Costumes are common. As is make-up and characterization. -David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, David Byrne, Velvet Underground, Radiohead, Incubus, Talking HeadsCanterbury Scene; named after a bunch of improvisational dudes from Canterbury got someone’s attention. These guys shifted into and out of each other’s bands all the time. Constantly changing and altering their lineups. - Caravan, Short Wave, Supersister, In Cahoots, Gong, Egg, GilgameshPost-Progressive; the spawn of and next generation following 1970s Progressive Rock. These guys adapted to the current zeitgeist and pushed the boundaries even more than their predecessors. I mean….that IS the definition of Progressive. - Attention Deficit, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Somnambulist, Transatlantic, Dali’s Dilemma, Chroma Key, BravePsychedelic Rock (Acid Rock); quirky, drugged-out hysterical nonsense rock with a lot of outward expression against normalcy. Fun shows that led to a lot of deaths; by drug and alcohol consumption; and pregnancies......by drug and alcohol consumption.  - Big Brother & The Holding Company, The Doors, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moody Blues, Sopwith Camel, Vanilla Fudge, DonovanRIO (Rock In Opposition); akin to the Canterbury guys I mentioned earlier, these Progressive musicians got pissed that no one was recognizing their talent and banded together against the music industry itself. Surprise: they still didn’t get very popular. - Aksak Maboul, Etron Fou Lelouban, Henry Cow, Art Bears, Stormy Six, Art ZoydPunk; the rebels who hated society and weren't afraid to let it be known. They'd bleed on stage, rip off their clothes and surf the crowd naked, dump buckets of sweat and other bodily fluids on the crowd while screaming and railing against authority and tradition. Oh and they sometimes held instruments too. - Sex Pistols, Bad Religion, Ramones, Iggy & The Stooges, The Clash, American Hi-FiRockabilly; what some call the original Rock & Roll. A combination of hillbilly and rock containing a western swing and a bouncing party vibe. With elements of piano-based Jump Blues and electric boogie woogie, it made it's mark on the music scene indelibly. Almost everyone's named contained a "Y".  - Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Tommy Sands, Johnny Rivers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Freddy Cannon, Chubby Checker, Little RichardSka; rock with horns. This provided all those high school kids who chose to play brass in the school band a way to be cool... For about 18 months in the late '90s.  - No Doubt, Fighting Gravity, Dispatch, Blue Meanies, Toots & The Maytals, Jack FridaySoft Rock; the rock you listen to on the radio when driving to your yoga or meditation class.  - Traffic, Glenn Frey, Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Kim Carnes, Gerry RaffertySouthern Rock; rock from the south. Lots of twang and rough gravelly vocals mixed with two-step rhythms that keep audiences head-bobbin' and wavin' confederate flags. When "Free Bird" is yelled at one of these shows, it will be played.  - Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Blackfoot, Pride & Glory, Molly Hatchet, The Georgia SatellitesWorld: (please forgive my American/Euro-Centric categorizations. And please don't be offended if I've misplaced something that you feel should go elsewhere; in all the previous categories or in the following geographic generalizations. These are mostly all regional folk or traditional music of general locations named accordingly, and just those that I am familiar with and like. I know full well that many and various styles and cultures exist within the overall regions I’ve specified here.)African  - Zap Mama, Zwabesho Sibisi, Eleja Choir, Turtle Island String Quartet, Habib Koité and Bamada, Coco LeeMiddle Eastern  - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Kaila Flexer; Ilhan Ersahin; Ighigou Haile; S-Tone, Inc.Asian  - Liu Huan, Yungchen Lhamo, Itsuki No Komoriuta, Bhoora Singh and Party, Hoang Vuy, Imperial Household OrchestraEastern European  - Goralska Orkestra, Stephanya G. Penchevya, Nikollë Nikprelaj, Raderman Beckerman Orchestra, Efta Botoca, Petrică PaşcaIrish/Celtic/Gaelic  - Loreena McKennitt, Michael O'Suilleabhain, The Pogues, Enya, The Chieftains, The Tannahill Weavers, WolfstoneIsland  - Sean Na'auao, Les Tamaru, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Andi Thakambau, Lord Composer, Kealoha KonoLatin/Hispanic  - Ruben Blades, Tu Abandono, Adam Del Monte, Brian Keane, Elvis Crespo, Los UmbrellosMediterranean  - Triki Triki, Stellákis Perpiniádhis, La Nina Del Los Peines, Márkos Vamvakáris, Effisio Melis, Marika KanaropoulouScandinavian  - Värttinä, Hållbus Totte Mattson, Arto Järvelä, Gjallarhorn, Angelit, Annbjørg Lien, Sari Kaasinen...and that's all I can think of off the top of my head. So there's some good music.

My basic practical answer to the question is that there are no specific information security practices that lawyers must follow in order to fulfill their professional ethics responsibilities.Ansel Halliburton's answer references the correct ABA rule, but the case law on what "reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to" client information (ABA Model Rule 1.6) has never been tested as far as I know. The Model Rule and the comments do not specify any single security measure that lawyers must undertake under any set of circumstances. In practice, while some sensitive clients request their outside counsel follow particular security procedures, I think it would be incredibly difficult to make a case that an attorney violated their professional responsibilities by anything short of an intentional disclosure or something akin to a gross negligence standard or a total disregard for client information security. For example, if an attorney accidentally left a box of clearly marked confidential client documents in a coffee shop, became aware of the incident, took no steps to recover the documents, and failed to alert the client that the documents were lost, there may have been an ethical violation.Here are some situations that I have observed in practice or heard second-hand from other attorneys. I do not believe any of these would rise to the level of an ethical violation under the Model Rules, though they are not best practice. My understanding that these are not ethical violations is based on my personal judgment regarding reasonable information security measures, the reactions of other experienced attorneys, and the frequency with which such events occur.Taking confidential paper documents home from the office in a cardboard box (via means of their personal cars and kept in their shared residence with other family members);Leaving confidential paper documents on printers on open office floors or in unlocked offices or conference rooms (though there is usually a reception desk you would have to get past to get into office spaces);Having confidential client communications using third-party e-mail services, such as Gmail, Yahoo!, or Outlook (many solo practitioners or small law firms use such e-mail services);Storing confidential client documents on personal computers or personal phones;Having confidential client calls in public places (airport lounges, etc.); andWorking on confidential client matters on a laptop in a public place without a privacy screen.In all of these situations, the attorneys still may be taking reasonable measures to protect the client information and are not disregarding client confidentiality, but I don't think anyone would view these activities as best practices for information security. I think the acknowledgement of that reality motivated part of the ABA comment to Model Rule 1.6, which notes that some of the factors to consider in determining the reasonableness of the lawyer's efforts are: "the difficulty of implementing the safeguards, and the extent to which the safeguards adversely affect the lawyer’s ability to represent clients (e.g., by making a device or important piece of software excessively difficult to use)."

Wow. So many awesome answers. I share much of what has already been described:*  Brighter than almost everyone around me*  Learn new things incredibly fast when engaged*  See deeply into problems--develop an abstract understanding of a new area so much faster than others*  Very, very good at anticipating problems and making a plan. Very, very bad at executing against it.*  Terribly easily distracted, always starting and abandoning projects*  Information junky LOVE to learn new things*  Incredibly verbal and charming when I want to be. Witty and funny.*  Viciously self-critical and sometimes viciously critical of others*  Hate to wait, always late, procrastinate.*  Finish people's sentences for them*  Only care about getting the information I need. Please don't tell me why that task isn't done. I don't care. I asked a yes or no question: Is it done? *  Being mistaken for a dick because my irritation over delay and distraction is mistaken for judgment about another's behavior or their output.*  C student in high school, didn't graduate college. Sometimes spent more time helping others with their homework than doing my own.*  Hated to attend lecture. The information came too slowly. Detested listening to others ask questions of the teacher. Why are they so stupid? This is a waste of my time. Learned on my own time in my own way.*  Undisciplined about health. Don't take care of my health for years at a time. Then flip-flop to hyperfocused. Eat carefully, exercise every day, drop 40 pounds or more, then peter out and back to sloth.*  No self-control around foods. Can't eat one cookie. The only way I can eat better is to not have the cookies around.*  Tried drugs as a teenager but didn't like them. I literally didn't get what others thought was exciting about being drunk or stoned. Would 100X rather waste time reading a fascinating history book or playing a strategy game than feel impaired.*  TV calms me if it is engaging. Enrages me when it isn't. Commercials usually make me want to tear my eyes out. Poorly written comedy makes me want to kill somebody. I can more-or-less only watch PBS and cable TV because the programs are commercial free. Documentaries are the BOMB. Who knew earth worms were so fascinating? And I feel so much calmer while I watch...*  Radio calms me if it is engaging, Enrages me when it isn't. The increased volume of radio commercials and makes me want to firebomb car dealers and other radio advertisers. I am engaged only when I get a constant stream of just the right music or engaging information from people I respect. I can pretty much only listen to PBS and internet radio today.*  Movies often bore me, unless they hit the right psychological note. Can't stand to watch shoot-em-ups, blow-em-ups, superpower-them-ups, hack-em-ups. Have to watch movies that show me nuance and psychological realities. When I do have to watch silly movies with my children, have to analyze the symbolism to death. *  Always felt different. Always knew there was something wrong with me. Always felt lonely. Couldn't put my finger on the problem with me.*  Couldn't achieve my potential. Couldn't even come close.*  Verbally Impulsive. Have great trouble concealing a negative emotional reaction.*  Will freely express a negative opinion of an idea. Can't understand why that would bother the other person. After all, I was only trying to help improve the idea... *  Am not strongly attached to my own ideas. They come and go fast anyways. If you shoot it down, I'll go back to the drawing board and comeback with another.*  Consistently underestimate the time I need to complete tasks.The only real thing I can add to what others have written is the depression and self-doubt. If you allow it to get to you, it can be so demoralizing to lose your wallet, phone or keys every morning. To once again leave the house without remembering that form you were supposed to return to the kids school. It sucks to constantly feel you are disappointing others. It sucks to feel you don't  know how to love other people because your attention wanders the moment their needs don't require your focused attention. It sucks to know you set a bad example for your children. It sucks to know in the moment you are becoming obsessed over something inconsequential and have pursued it far beyond the point of behaving productively. It sucks to feel that you are self-centered because your need to have your anxiety reassured is so important you often can't suspend it when you should.ADD is the best of times and the worst of times. Sometimes I feel so powerful because it is so easy to put that blowhard in his place by pointing out the myriad flaws in his argument. Sometimes I feel so self-confident because I don't give a fuck what people think of me so I can say what I want. Sometimes I feel so awesome because I can do things with my brain others find  incredible. Sometimes I feel hopeless because I can't get up off the couch to do the simple things that must get done today.

I recommend that anyone looking to test the entrepreneurial waters give e-commerce a start. You can actually sell goods without ever owning them.I got started with E-Commerce when I was just 13, buying custom bicycles and selling all of the parts separately.Later I realized that I could sell just about anything without owning it at all. When a customer would place an order with me, I would get their money and use it to place an order with my supplier straight to my customer’s house.The difference in price and cost is my profit to keep. This is a business model known as dropshipping.A customer places an order on my website, I then buy much cheaper from a supplier and ship the order straight to my customer’s house.Keys to success:Start with one product (or a very small niche selection, if you must). Remember, Amazon started with Books on the internet.That flagship product should cost you less than $10, and sell for $29. In my experience, $30 is the maximum strangers are willing to spend with a stranger on the internet, with no recommendations from trusted sources or other social proof.Most people stress over what they will sell. The truth is, it’s all about angle. Super generic products are totally fine, when combined with the right audience.That last point is very, very important. I’ll share an idea I had the other day to help you better understand—I recently left a job that provided a company car. I’m out on my own for the first time, and despite making more money now, I’m still stressed over losing my steady, predictable income.So, I’m driving my sister’s old Lexus SUV. I love it.Leather interior, good gas mileage, has a little more get up and go…But the ONLY audio input is a cassette player!!So, I put in a little Casette-to-Auxiliary adapter that I sell through my B2B dropship business.I connected that device to another product I sell B2B— bluetooth-to-auxiliary adapter…I connected my phone via bluetooth, and voila!! I was playing Spotify wirelessly to/through a cassette deck!To my surprise, the audio quality was actually EXCELLENT.These two devices cost $6 combined.Find out what cars only have tape/cd decks and no auxiliary, and figure out how to target owners of those cars. Sell the combo for $29.BAM. Hungry audience, fantastic margin.Craigslist? Facebook ads?I haven’t fleshed that part out yet.Go ahead, steal my idea :)

When it comes down to choosing a good solution to manage your documents, whether you’re an individual, or part of a company, there are a few things to consider, and it basically boils down to what you need the software to accomplish, how much automation you want, how easy do you want it to be.A good all around option I’d suggest checking out it Kdan Document 365. It has some nice features to help you manage your PDFs (editing, signing, etc.,) and other kinds of documents you might be working with. If you’re part of a company, it’s easy to share and collaborate on projects/documents/presen...

Traditional banks and even the central banks are counting their final days if the current trend continues and blockchain technology becomes globally adopted. That was the idea right from the start - to eliminate the middleman.The way I see it, banks have two options is they wanna keep selling money:OPTION A - resist with all they gotOPTION B - join, somehow…That said, some baby steps have been taken to remove banks and traditional payment processors out of the equation, once and for all. And not just them…Now, this might sound a bit too far-fetched for many, but I believe that the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto figure is nothing but a consortium of top 1% of 1% of 1% industrial and hedge fund heads who got sick and tired paying billions of their own money to a middle man such as banks and governments (read: taxes).There is a war going on. A brutal one. And it didn’t start yesterday.You see, up until now, you had three types of players on the scene.One type is the “money-only” boys and girls devoted to the fiat paradigm where money gives value to money. They managed to de-peg the value of money from gold and any other type of commodity for that matter. Only the faith of the people keeps the value of money alive. That’s why you have that famous “In God We Trust” tagline on every dollar bill. However, all that money is centralized and depends on the current mood of the Institute of the Central Bank, a governing body of the sovereign state that rules over the entire financial sector. In other words, central banks are in control of the money that circulates the markets.Then, you have the “gold-only” guys that hold onto gold, silver, platinum, and the rest of valuable commodities. They never made their peace with the fact that gold is no longer the primary instrument that determines the value of money. But they too are under the direct control of the central bank and its policies. And, they have another problem. They need to trade their commodities for money because only money buys stuff in our current setup.As you would expect, these two groups are constantly clashing with one another.The “gold-only” guys are doing everything they can to spread panic across the markets. They always use the “artificial bubble” paradigm to scare the herd. And when the herd is anxious and scared, it immediately starts buying commodities. This automatically raises the price of gold, silver, platinum, coffee, and every other commodity, making more money for the “gold-only” group.It happens every now and then on a smaller scale but sometimes, this war they are constantly waging tends to explode in the faces of the middle class like it happened back in 2008. While the boys and girls were playing their games, people were sleeping under the tents in the parking lots.Both of these groups depend on the third type, the “middleman,” or the unavoidable link, arbitrage, and mediator that is present in any kind of a deal, not limited to money or commodities only. It can be the already mentioned central bank, some commercial bank, a brokerage company, but also an ordinary, local lawyer’s office.All three types are making money, one way or another.But…Both “money-only” and “gold-only” groups are relying on a standard market exchange process to generate the profit meaning that certain values change hands between two parties in a deal.The third type, the “middleman,” such as the bank or some other financial or legal institution, cashes-in only on a cut in a deal between two parties in the exchange process. In other words, the “middleman” holds no real risk in and brings no real value to the exchange process, other than largely enforced service. This basically means that this type can be observed as that annoying uncle without whom the party just can’t go along.It’s the leeching nature of the “middleman” that bothers “money-only” and “gold-only” guys equally. At the same time, they cannot avoid being molested for the cut in any deal. It seems that everybody is looking for a fee and in most instances, there is more than one “middleman” in the entire process. Sometimes the entire set of different financial and legal institutions is feeding on a single deal.Don’t get this wrong. There is a perfectly good reason for the existence of the “middleman.” They serve the purpose of validation. In simple words, the “middleman” is here to validate and confirm that some party A had the goods for sales and that some party B had the money to pay for those goods and that the entire deal went through. Values have exchanged the hands according to the rules of engagement and the “middleman” confirms to the entire world that the deal is sealed legitimately.As you can imagine, that “middleman” type is not only leeching away an immense amount of money every second of every day but it’s also notoriously known for dragging the exchange process sometimes for over a week. Just try to wire the money from one account to another and you’ll see how long it takes. It appears that they are deliberately withholding the money and that lag cripples the global markets to a certain degree.Now imagine the number of banks, lawyers, brokerage companies, and other financial slash legal entities that are taking a cut in every single deal that’s been made on the global market. We are talking about millions of transactions taking place every second.Or take your paycheck for example. There is no single legitimate reason for the third party, like one of the many banks my company owns, to be making the cut in a deal between you and your employer. You are selling your labor for an agreed fixed or variable monetary compensation that comes from your employer who agrees to buy that labor from you. It’s a simple market exchange of values that the humankind is using since the dawn of the first modern humans.Logic and common sense are telling us that there should be only two parties in that exchange process: you and your employer. Because, no matter how hard you try, you cannot make the proper handshake with three hands.Yet, against that logic and common sense, we do have that third hand in a simple handshake. And the alleged reason is that we just don’t trust each other. It’s crippling, unreasonable, illogical but you were told that it is necessary for that third hand to exist and hover above you and your employer every time two of you execute the transaction.Who told you that?Your own government.Why did your government allow such an intrusive behavior and practically illegal wealth building? Why is some third party that has nothing to do with the exchange between you and your employer allowed to make a profit on that deal?So you wouldn’t be able to evade taxes. Less cash is circulating in the system easier it gets to keep track of your incomes. Ever since the Arpanet evolved into the Internet there was this tendency to shift from paper to digital. Today, only 3% of all the money in the US is paper money. Which means that 97% of it can be traced because of the digital signature, no matter where you send it.Banks didn’t even have to put up the fight to convince the government to reroute the money of every single exchange directly to the banks. Because the taxes pay the government.It eventually came to the point where you can be the strongest person in the world but you won’t be able to make a dime on your muscles if you don’t A) open a bank account, and B) authorize the bank to take few drops of your blood each time it leaks out. Yes, they are the closest thing we have to vampires, make no mistake about that.The part that really blows? Individuals and businesses alike, we are the ones feeding the bloodthirsty government’s vampires. The government only holds the leash. We provide food.But then, on October 31, 2008, an anonymous entity under the alias Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper that sent wrinkles across the financial ecosystem, threatening to change the paradigm, once and for all.The work was entitled, “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” and immediately disturbed the routine on global markets. The “middle-man” started to feel these weird goosebumps all over his body, not really knowing why. “Money-only” and “gold-only” guys felt it too but on a far lower scale. For them, it was just a matter of facing the unknown. They only needed someone to show them the bigger picture to go along.The opening line of the document abstract alone was enough to make the “middleman” extremely nervous:“A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Digital signatures provide part of the solution, but the main benefits are lost if a trusted third party is still required to prevent double-spending. We propose a solution to the double-spending problem using a peer-to-peer network. The network timestamps transactions by hashing them into an ongoing chain of hash-based proof-of-work, forming a record that cannot be changed without redoing the proof-of-work. The longest chain not only serves as proof of the sequence of events witnessed but proof that it came from the largest pool of CPU power. As long as a majority of CPU power is controlled by nodes that are not cooperating to attack the network, they'll generate the longest chain and outpace attackers. The network itself requires minimal structure. Messages are broadcast on a best effort basis, and nodes can leave and rejoin the network at will, accepting the longest proof-of-work chain as proof of what happened while they were gone.”The paper goes on explaining the details of this entirely new and groundbreaking approach to transaction processing. It was clear as a whistle that the proposed model was, in fact, the future of exchange. And it wasn’t just limited to monetary exchange. All sorts of processes that depend on validation such as the ordinary purchase or loan contracts could be using the proposed blockchain technology. A software technology that utilizes the connected world and the raw computing power of millions of users across the globe, using custom peer-to-peer protocols.What’s the big novelty that blockchain brings?Total elimination of the traditional “middleman.”In other words, there is no more real need for central banks, commercial banks, brokerage companies, lawyers or notary public offices. The global society takes over. You, me, your neighbor, your brother, his father-in-law, and everybody else who wants to be part of the process. In exchange for your effort and computing power, you will be rewarded with the small value that comes in the form of a digital currency named Bitcoin, the world’s first fully decentralized cryptocurrency. It’s basically the fee just like the one that the bank is taking. The wealth is suddenly being spread to anyone and not just to banks.I remember the reaction of one of my colleagues when we first discussed the paper. He said, and I quote: “Another dream that will never see the light of the day. Such a waste of time and money.”Something was telling me that he’s wrong. Because all it takes for the revolution to start is the second guy. And I was confident that even before the Nakamoto group released the paper in public, there were far more than two guys plotting this revolution.You see, the one thing that separates a successful person from the rest of the crowd is the ability to recognize the next big thing. To predict the moment of the outbreak and the outcome of the revolution. It was clear as a whistle that I was reading the manifesto. The global manifesto that will quickly be adopted by millions across the globe because they were all sick and tired of being controlled by only a few guys on the boards of the central financial institutions. For the first time ever, every single person on this planet has the ability to make money the same way banks, lawyers, and government institutions are making.Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency respectively offered the simple way out of slavery.As days went by and more people started believing in cryptocurrencies, the things in the traditional financial sector signNowed the boiling point. The panic spread across the banking and legal sector. It felt like someone released a deadly virus in every bank and lawyer’s office. The ground under their feet started shaking.The series of actions were undertaken on the global level to contain the spread of this deadly virus. Spins, bullying, even real threats. But it was clear that those efforts were doomed because of the basic nature of the blockchain proposal.What gives money its value? Faith.What about gold? Again, faith. We cannot eat it, we cannot cover our cold asses with it either, so it’s got no real value. But we believe that it’s worth something and that’s enough.For us humans, it’s enough that we believe that some, say, mineral holds a certain value and we will start using it as the exchange instrument. Over the course of time, we simplified things and invented paper money. It was more practical to carry paper than heavy stones.Then, with the onset of global digitalization, common paper money got substituted with electronic money. The ones and zeroes on credit cards and bank accounts. The ones and zeroes flying at the speed of light through all those wires and nodes every time you use your card to purchase something.The paradigm has changed. Money had lost its physical shape entirely. And that opened the door for the emergence of digital currencies. Because, same as the faith of people gives value to money, it can give it to some cryptocurrency.Only nobody saw it. Or to be more accurate, nobody wanted to see it, in the beginnings.Resistance in the financial sector was simply unbelievable. Stubbornness. Narrow-mindedness. Crippling factors that block any progress. They just didn’t want to see the forest from that single tree. Decades of the same practices created deeply rooted habits. And habits are hard things to break or change. Especially if they are on the global level.Then, one day, the first US Dollar got exchanged for the very first Bitcoin. The exchange rate at that time was $10 for a single BC. At this very moment, you need $6451.22 to execute that same trade.Was it just a great gesture? Final recognition of the will of the people from all over the world? To some extent, yes. But there was another reason why the “Roundtable” of the wealthiest literally allowed cryptocurrencies into financial markets. More ominous one.One of the biggest promises of the entire blockchain and crypto concept is anonymity. It is a powerful incentive, no doubt about it. People are under the impression that no one has access to their true identities. Criminals all over the world saw a simple solution to their primary problem.It’s a mistake.Remember how everything with the digital signature can be traced all the way to its source? A cryptocurrency is nothing but a piece of code. And that code is in digital form. This means that it can be accessed and traced in a number of different ways, no matter how many different addresses you create for transactions.The simplest way is to enforce access. So the IRS took decisive action. The litigation process against Coinbase, a renowned crypto brokerage company. They wanted names and connected addresses. On November 28, 2017, the court ruled in favor of the IRS. Coinbase is to hand over the users' accounts to IRS, effective immediately. And it was an expected outcome. After all, the judge’s paycheck and the paychecks of everybody inside the judicial sector of the state depend on the amount of money in the treasury. And that money is coming through taxes. So if they rule against the IRS, they are putting their own existence in danger.As more countries are adapting to the changes while some of them are even designing their own cryptocurrencies, one thing is inevitable - the total governmental control of the crypto market. Your ability to buy some cryptocurrency using your credit card or to mine for it using your own computer that has the MAC address, unique for every single piece of hardware, is nothing more than a slow process of establishing the ultimate control over this novelty.True, humankind might transfer entirely to blockchain technology in the near future but that won’t change the fact that the cash-flow will be under the strict control of the government. They might ditch the central banking practice and banks altogether but they will never give up on their taxes. And the only way to keep the steady influx of the taxpayers’ money is by controlling each citizen’s incomes.The paradox is that cryptocurrencies made that job even easier because 100% of transactions will go through wires because paper money will eventually seize to exist.Now, when you sum everything you’ve heard so far, are you still thinking how Satoshi Nakamoto is some good old Australian mate or a bunch of rebellious Asian coders who invested a great deal of time and money to “free” the citizens of the world from the shackles of central banks and governments or is it plausible to think that behind that entire project are several current global financial influencers?Did it ever occur to you that a few names from the Madison Avenue gathered a team of wizards to upgrade the centuries-old monetary-market concept and free the capital once and for all?Did it cross your mind that the whole blockchain idea works in the best interest of 1% of the wealthiest people on the planet who currently hold 47% of all the money we have in the system, and who are on the century-old mission to eliminate any kind of governmental influence on their affairs?Because when your monthly income is around 1 billion of dollars, pounds, or euros, you really don’t want to give away 250 million so that the government’s leeches could survive the month. No sir, you wouldn’t want that. In fact, you would rather use those 250 million to fund the cause that benefits you personally. Perhaps you would round up some of the best minds in the fields of economics, finance, engineering, and computer algorithms to come up with the solution to your problems.And what’s your biggest problem?The government and its tax policies. But also the banking sector with those enormous fees and interests. Wouldn’t it be better if you could somehow design the system where you wouldn’t be paying high taxes and where the business loans would go almost for free? Or how about not being molested for a fee every time you want to make some deal or execute the monetary transaction? Or not having to wait for 3-5 business days for the money to change accounts?What do you have to do to achieve all of these goals?You need to eliminate the traditional “middleman” because that “middleman” is the narc who’s been telling on you while squeezing you for some money just because it exists.How about now? What do you think is more plausible? A random act of a random group of people or a deliberate act of a deliberate group of people on top of the food chain?They can’t solve both problems but they can sure as hell remove at least one leech from the equation and save billions.

Let’s step this down a bit to a more common language way of explaining encryption. You have seen the definitions but that only helps if you understand the rest of the terms.Data encryption is data security, plain and simple. It is the locked door and drawn curtain that keeps people from seeing and stealing your data.When you parade through your home naked, you expect a measure of privacy. To insure this, you purchase curtains and hanging them over windows and doors. You use this to keep prying eyes from seeing the cool stuff you got last Christmas or keep people from seeing that you stay up late watching reruns of The Bachelor. Curtains are there to make your stuff less human visible.This is part one of encryption. A mathematical formula is run that scrambles your data in the packets that you are sending between computers. If someone intercepts that data, all they will see is gibberish and nonsensical information. For instance, the formula might say that every instance of the letter “lowercase a” should be turned into e, then turn that into 6, then turn that into Z. Now, we have just encrypted lowercase a to become Z, but through a process whereby someone cannot guess the steps backwards to decipher it because the first backstep makes Z a 6 and still leaves a nonsense word. So, this is the curtain that obscures the data and restricts prying eyes from seeing the original.To keep people from stealing your fine china, big screen TV, and leather couch, you deadbolt your doors and slide lock your windows. This restricts access to your belongings. The more intense your locks are, such as using combination, hidden key, or biometrics in place of the old fashion master lock, the more difficult your home will be to access. Bars on windows, reinforced doors, motion lighting, all are additional security measures that restrict someone’s ability to access your home without your permission.That is the second part of encryption. Now that the data is scrambled, it needs to be protected. This is where public key infrastructure comes into play. Without going into too much detail, PKI is what companies and users trust to keep data safe and guarantee that the two people who should be sharing data are and that no one else can interject or steal data along the way.This is done with keys, both public and private. This is just like giving your favorite nephew a key to your house. You don’t give it to someone else to give to him. You go see him in person and give it to him. PKI is a system developed to insure that digital keys are exchanged safely with only the people that they are supposed to go between. This lets them then unscramble the data so that they now know a Z is really an a and they can read your data and you can read theirs.Notice in all cases, I said restricts, not prevents. The goal of information security as a field is to make information more difficult to attain and less appealing to would-be thieves. Companies that spend more time and money on security experience fewer intrusions than those who take shortcuts or cut costs. Home and business owners enjoy only as much security as they plan for and purchase. If you purchase biometric locks, security lighting, a well-trained guard dog, armed security agents, automated gates, perimeter cameras, a reinforced concrete wall, electrified fencing, etc., then you see how increasing security also increases cost and restricts personal movement.However, your neighbors deadbolt only heavy wooden door now looks like a piece of cake by comparison when it comes to picking which home to rob. It is the same with encryption and data security.