Block Ads on Amazon Kindle FIre HD by Opt-Out

It's easy to remove the ads on your Amazon Kindle Fire HD, simply log in to your Amazon account and click on the place in the top right hand corner of your account page where it says, "Hello (your name) Your Account". It's got a drop down arrow. Select: "Manage Your Kindle".

Then, in the left column of Category links, click: "Manage Your Kindle" under the Header: Your Kindle Devices.

Look for "Special Offers" Header. Click "edit" where it says, "Subscribed".

A pop up window will explain their advertising subsidy program where they have reduced the cost of your unit by $15 by adding ads to the screensaver and other places.

At point of sale, they also offer the option to pay $15 more for your Kindle Fire without ads in the first place. If you opted for the lesser price, you can still opt-out in your Amazon account if you pay the $15 + tax even after you purchased it.

Here's what the pop-up window looks like:

Remove Ads from Amazon Kindle Fire with Opt-Out Option
 

After you click the "Unsubcribe now with 1-Click" button, the area will say, "Unsubscribe pending". If you refresh the page a few minutes later, it should say, "Unsubscribed". You shouldn't see any more ads on your device's screensaver or any other special offered while using your Kindle.

Also, in order to save money, they stopped shipping the units with a charger. They now include a usb cable that you can attach to your computer to recharge it, but the charger you can buy as an option is much faster. They sell it seperately for $19.95, but I saw an option to purchase it when you're buying your Kindle for a discounted price of $9.95. That's a good way to go. I simply used my AC power charger from my previous Kindle Fire. They used to include it in their older version.

With other headers on this page, you can deregister your Kindle and give it to someone else. You should also go to the actual Kindle device and reset your device to Factory Settings. The new user will be able to register like it's never been used before.

You can also change your Send-To-Kindle email address, and change the name of your Kindle. For example, you could say: Joe's Kindle.

I find that with the new Kindle Fire HD, it's got highly desirable advantages like bluetooth, a far superior built in speaker system that is awesome. They now have dual drivers on each of their stereo speakers. With their new design, the sound comes through loud and clear even if you have your fingers over the speakers due to their improved wrap around design. Their new speakers are many times better when watching a Prime movie or Netflix movie. The older design just didn't cut it.

The HD model has higher resolution and is much snappier due to a faster dual core processor and downloads are much quicker too utilizing their dual wifi wireless connection. You'll find you can be much futher from your wifi router and still go to pages much faster and more reliable.

I'm having trouble watching YouTube videos, even when I go to the YouTube mobile section. They should fix that in their next update.

I love my new Kindle Fire HD 7". It's a big step forward.

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Best Debit Card or Secured Credit Card with Frequent Flier Mile Program

If you've got bad credit and you've lost your credit cards, you may find it difficult to get a debit card or secured credit card that offers a frequent flier mile program. However, all is not lost after I did some research. You can rebuild your credit with a secured Visa credit card with a powerful worldwide frequent flier mile bonus program by Korean Air SKYPASS.

It works similar to a debit card, but it's classified as a secure credit card, so rather than just having your account hit with a debit, it is simply billed to you based on the credit you've built back. The more often you use the card and pay on a timely basis, you'll be earning your way back to be a citizen. You are simply billed at the end of each month for new charges. The more you have on deposit, the more credit you'll have. Usage will also extend beyond what you have on deposit if you remain a good customer.

Advantages of Using Frequent Flier Miles Instead of Buying Retail Airfare:

If it's more convenient to fly out of a smaller airport near you rather than an extended drive to a larger airpost, then it's much easier and cheaper to do so with frequent flier miles. Typically, if you drive and park at a regional hub airport to get a better airfare rate, then you usually have the expense of driving there and paying a higher price to park your car in larger cites. So, the cost of driving there and the premium they put on parking offsets the discounted airfare, so you end up paying the difference anyway not to mention the inconvenience and added travel time of flying out of a major hub.

Usually, flying out of a smaller airport using frequent flier miles is more economical because they don't charge a premium for the commuter plane to a larger airport. When purchasing that additonal leg to your itinerary so you can fly from a local airport, it can add another third to your ticket price when simply buying the ticket at retail even if you're using a discount site like Priceline.

You have another advantage when paying your normal utility bills like electricity, cell phones and landlines because you get bonus miles when you pay your bills using your credit card. So, you're able to kill two birds with one stone. Since you have to pay for your regular bills anyway, why not rack up frequent flier miles to boot?

With the Korean Air Secured Credit Card, you not only access their flights, but you also can tap into their partner program to have access to using your bonus miles on a large network of other airlines around the world.

Korean Air SKYPASS Parter Worldwide Network:

Mileage accrual is available naturally via Korean Air operated flights as well as flights serviced by fellow SkyTeam carriers (Aeroflot, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Saudia Airlines, TAROM and Vietnam Airlines) and other affiliated carriers (Alaska Airlines, Emirates, Garuda Indonesia and Hawaiian Airlines).


SKYPASS Visa Secured cardmembers experience these essential benefits and features:

• SKYPASS Bonus Miles after your first purchase¹
• 1 mile for every net $1 in purchases
• Credit limit based on your deposit, from $300 to $5,000
• 1,000 Bonus Miles at renewal²
• $250,000 in Travel Accident Insurance³

Additional SKYPASS Visa benefits:

• Redeem miles for reward travel and upgrades on Korean Air and SkyTeam partners⁴
• SKYPASS Visa card purchases help you reach and maintain Morning Calm Club Membership⁵
• EMV chip technology for added security abroad⁶
• Visa payWave technology for contactless purchases⁷
• Use your card at millions of locations worldwide
• Cash access at more than one million ATMs
• Bilingual automated 24-hour account access
• Bilingual customer service available
• No cap on miles you can earn
• Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver⁸
• Online purchase security⁸
• Earn SKYPASS miles even faster with Automatic Bill Payment
• Get your monthly credit score – at no cost!
• Lost and stolen card reporting
• SKYPASS Visa miles can be combined with your SKYPASS flight miles

Apply today! Here's how:

1. Complete an application.
2. Print and sign the application.
3. Write a check for $300 to $5,000 made payable to U.S. Bank National Association. The check MUST BE a certified check, money order, or cashier's check.
4. Mail your application along with your check to: U.S. Bank National Association ND P.O. Box 6363 Fargo, ND 58125-6363

Is a Secured Credit Card for me?

Yes, if you haven't had the chance to establish credit⁹ in the United States yet.

It's Easy, Safe, and Practical:

• It's easy. All you need to do is send us a cashier's check, a certified check, or a money order with your credit card application (from $300 to $5,000) to open a savings account. Then, once you're approved, we'll send you a credit card. Your credit line will be the same amount as your deposit. It looks and works just like any other credit card when you use it at a restaurant or store.
• Your deposit is used to open a savings account which assures your credit card can be paid. The money in your savings account is there to "secure" your credit line. The money in your savings account is FDIC insured and won't be touched as long as you make all of your credit card payments on time and your account remains open. Plus, you will earn interest on the money in your savings account.
• Your purchases are billed to you each month. Payments are not automatically deducted from your savings account. You are responsible for making at least your minimum payment by the due date each month.

I sincerely hope this tip on how to get airline frequent flier miles even when you've got bad credit makes a huge difference in you getting your mojo back. I think the Korean Air Secured Credit Card by Visa with frequent flier bonus miles is a great tip because paying retail prices on airlines tickets will surely take a bite out of your budget. Now you can fly in style even when many consider you a second class citizen.

I believe US Bank issues the Korean Air Secured Visa Credit Card with the SKYPASS frequent flier bonus points. Please contact me with other options on my contact page: http://www.EmpowerNetwork.com/glenwoodfin. I hope this proves to be a great travel tip for you during hard times.

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SEC Shuts Down Zeek Rewards and the Owner Paul Burks for Running Ponzi Scheme

Everything I wrote below was based on rumors and speculation as of yesterday, but the situation for Zeek Rewards and owner, Paul Burks, has escalated to the SEC coming down on Paul Burks personally. He is in serious trouble. He's accused of running a $600 million dollar Ponzi scheme. Here's the CNN Money story:
 
http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/17/technology/zeek-rewards-ponzi-scheme/index.html

 The SEC post on the closing of Zeek Rewards: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2012/2012-160.htm
 
The biggest challenge appears to be the daily commissions were coming from new recruits rather than the daily profit sharing on their penny auction site. There are two chances Zeek Rewards will reopen: slim & none.

At this point, the is a civil action and not a criminal action.

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The following was written the day of the news where I'm trying to make sense of the breaking story. It's still worth reading even after the breaking news update above.
 
I just got a call from a friend involved in the Zeek Rewards business that runs the Zeekler penny auction site and he said that the SEC has shut them down. No other details were offered. They were closed on the afternoon of Thursday, August 16th, 2012. I'll put up more details as I learn them.

Seems like it's too early to say the SEC is involved, seems like this is a North Carolina matter, so forgive the title of this blog post.

The rumor is that the North Carolina Department of Justice, the NC DOJ,  has simply started an investigation. No charges or specific accusations have been officially made, rather it seems like they are simply doing an investigation because they've received 8 formal complaints and 23 inquiries over the past year, so they probably just want to open the books and see what's going on because Zeek has been so secretive about the actual numbers with the field. Sounds like this action is a Civil Investigative Demand, rather than a specific finding.
 
More thoughts from Troy Dooly, an mlm advocate:




If you are involved with the Zeek Rewards business, probably the best thing to do is to sit tight and wait to find out what the specifics are.

Will they make it through this? It's way too early to tell. They are probably well funded and they have worked hard in the compliance area for the last 6 months to avoid their current challenge. Amway's been around for nearly 60 years and they are still getting lawsuits to this day, so it doesn't mean that it's the end of the road, only that there is a hurdle that must be crossed.

It's interesting to note recently Zeek's COO, Dawn Wright-Olivares, has been replaced. She has worked with the owner, Paul Burks, for many years, so it's hard to make anything of it except that it does shake things up a little. An new temporary COO has come on Board as a replacement.

I saw the following on the BusinessForHome.org site:

Update R. S. Foreman :

I took the initiative to CALL Roy Cooper's office (the North Carolina AG, whoose office issued the CID), I spoke with Gloria in Consumer Affairs, who said their switchboard has been lit up since opening their doors at 8:00 AM. She spoke on behalf of the AG and their office, and emphatically stated that in no way did they shut down Rex Venture Group, Zeekler, or ZeekRewards; that their office did NOT confiscate computers, nor did they issue a Cease and Desist Order. They have not scheduled the administrative hearing yet, and are at this stage simply awaiting a reply from Zeek and Rex Venture Group.

My contacts say North Carolina has a history of attacking mlms. They say that they know that they can get money out of any rising star company so they go after them in a shake down hoping the company will simply settle and give them some cash. That's sad if it's true. 8 formal complaints in a year seems like small potatoes to me. Also, there is plenty of turnover at all State Attorney General offices, so what was done in the past doesn't mean that their present staff has the same modus operandi.

Troy Dooly says that a Supreme Court Justice was an affiliate of Zeek Rewards, so in seems wise to lay off your friends with ridicule if they were involved with the company.

With our country and states being broke, nothing surprises me in this hyper regulatory environment. Obama states repeatedly if you are successful in business, you did it because government was your partner and that you owe your success to the collective. Frightening words to a person raised with the American Spirit of pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps. His words roll out with Marxist overtones that scare the hell out of entrepreneurs. He basically says that he's going to punish success.

Little girls lemonade stands are being shut down countrywide saying they have to be approved by the governement and health codes. After the relentless raids of businesses throughout the United States with government SWAT teams coming in with guns drawn on innocent workers, a chill is in the air for small businesses.

Just one look at the videos on YouTube were Obama's goons raided Gibson Guitar with guns drawn on the peaceful workers just quietly making guitars which they have done for over 100 years and it reminds of the horrors of other free countries when taken over by those that promise a brighter future by playing Robinhood.
 

 
Watch this terrifying raid with guns drawn at a health food company called Rawsome Foods:
 
 
Now, even little girls aren't allowed to sell lemonade without a business license:
 

 
Obama's Administration has called for Executive Privilege to coverup Eric Holder and his Department of Justice's involvement in shipping guns to Mexican drug lords while making the false claim that his is the "most transparent Administration" ever. To date, no one has been fired for running guns to Mexico's drug cartels.
 
Other shocking stories came out this week where the Obama Admin says they will not go after criminal charges for Jon Corzine who can't account for nearly 2 billion of losses for gambling with investors' money. Not only that, but they said there would be no criminal charges for Goldman Sachs taking junk mortgages and repackaging them and selling them as AAA paper around the world. Fraud is written all over that, but if you are tight with Obama as a bundler or supporter, you are above the Law.

One last example that is alarming...Wachovia Bank was caught red handed laundering billions in Mexican drug cartel money and even purchasing commercial jets to help them transport into the United States tons of cocaine. The Obama Administration said there would be no criminal charges, only a slap on the wrist of a small fine. Bankers are above the Law in the Obama Administration though he campaigned on cleaning up Wall Street. Right.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/03/us-bank-mexico-drug-gangs

So, bottom line, let's wait for the details to come out in the Zeek Rewards - Zeekler investigation. It appears that the closing of the doors of Zeek Rewards and Zeekler was a voluntary action of the company and not a government takeover. It is only an investigation at this point.

 
A Zeek Rewards alternative is this new Penny Auction Affiliate Program.