Seymour Duncan SFX-04 Twin Tube Mayhem Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal

This is the latest guitar distortion pedal in the Twin Tube line from Seymour Duncan and it's well and truly built to achieve a mid-range scooped metal guitar sound. The pedal also features a boost button which will put your distortion over the top for solos. The tubes in this pedal are 62051 pentode tubes which will last a lifetime without needing to be replaced and will deliver great distortion for everything from old school metal to modern thrash.
The Twin Tube Mayhem allows the tubes to really reach their full potential with a 100% vacuum tube signal, this also allows for the maximum in dynamic range to be achieved. As already stated, the pedal is built for metal guitar and the levels of distortion are already very high even with the knob at just 25%. In the higher reaches with the distortion levels on maximum you get some great harmonic response particularly on artificial harmonics produced with the pick.
The boost function is selectable between 4 to 8dB which allows you to set up the correct levels between your rhythm and lead sounds. As with most quality pedals of this kind it features a true bypass and is very quiet in its operation due to a encapsulated toroidal transformer. The pedal is clearly built to last and it's circuitry is housed inside a very rugged steel chassis which should be ultra dependable no matter what kind of abuse it suffers at gigs or on the road.
If you're in the market for a metal distortion pedal and want to stay true to tube distortion then give this pedal a try. It's from a quality manufacturer and getting good review ratings from the other people who have bought it.

Young Men, Video Games, and Goal Setting - A Winning Combination?

Young Men Today Are Often Viewed In an Unfairly Negative Way
Young men today often feel betrayed and angry at what they perceive as unjust betrayals aimed at their attempts to do something... be something or someone... accomplish something or make something... design something or... , etc. Therefore, to the average onlooker, they appear to have given up on enterprise and they are portrayed as lazy, thoughtless, never-do-wells, who spend their youth sleeping, drinking, fighting, and throwing their lives and their potential away playing frivolous video games. Perhaps they are being judged just a wee bit harshly, especially on the part of 'throwing their potential away on useless video games.'
I cannot pretend to know why young men sleep so much or why they drink, or fight. But, with new jobs so hard to come by anymore, and so many young men out of work due to no fault of their own, it is understandable that they have turned to other means of passing the time. These are all things that will most likely be abandoned as the economy eases up and more young men become job-holders and contributing members of society.
The main thing that we might take exception to is the phrase, '... throwing their potential away on useless video games.' Even though playing a video game does take a certain amount of time, the young men who play them are far from '... throwing their potential away,' because it is awesome how much old-fashioned brain power is necessary to follow through to the win on many video games. These new games-and some of the older ones-require a special kind of concentration and agile hand-and-body movement just to keep from being wiped out, or left behind in the dust. None of them are for the faint of heart!
Then, we have the word 'useless' attached when many people speak of video games. Useless? Hmm, let's see! It takes a great deal of concentration to stay with a video game, as well as constant control over your slightest hand-and-body movements, and instant knowledge of what your opponent is doing-all qualities that are looked for and demanded for many professional jobs, especially in the ones that lead to top positions within many companies.
When the time arrives and job openings begin to come in again, these young masters of the video games will be on hand to take the cream of the crop. In the meantime, they will keep playing their games and honing their skills as they head into their futures.
Also, maybe so many young men still live at home because they are aware that the 'game of life' has changed since their father's generation, and they are waiting for the change to be completed before moving on. But, paradoxically, until they-as the new order of young men-decide to take their own particular stand in this new world, nothing will be changed. How do they take that stand? Not through the physical things they do.
In order for young men to help the world grow into the kind of place they'd like it to be, they need to help shape it, even as they play their video games. How do they do that? By taking an honest look at their world right now and their place in it, then projecting their vision into the future of what they'd like their world to become, and what they'd truly like their part in it to be.
There is another, hidden, element to playing video games that is not readily recognized. A great deal of thought and planning must be done beforehand if one is to 'beat' a video game. This is exactly the skill that is needed when a young man decides to become a master at goal setting. Once he has decided what he wants his future to become, all he has to do is project the same kind of thoughtful determination into goal setting that he has projected into winning video games.
If you are a young man reading this article, when you are ready to go forward to claim your part into changing this into a better world, ask yourself what skills did you develop while you were busy playing your video games. It may surprise you to know that quick wits and lightning fast movements are the main prerequisites needed to become a video game winner time after time.
Hmm! Sounds like with just a little deliberate goal planning, your generation may already be ahead of the game!

A Quick Introduction to Online Video Marketing

Online video marketing is all the rage at the moment and is showing every sign of continuing to grow for the foreseeable future. Which means that you almost certainly need to include video marketing in your mix. Here's a quick introduction to what you need to do to make sure your video marketing is effective for you.
Choose your topic wisely
Video can rank in both Google and YouTube so you need to check both before you decide how much competition there is and therefore how much effort you'll need to put into promoting the video to get a decent return.
If YouTube has quite a lot of videos with the same - or similar - title as your proposed video that's a good sign (you can check the views to confirm that) but also means it will take more effort to rise above them. On the other hand if there are few - if any - competitng videos that will be easier to rank for but is almost certainly a much smaller market. Six of one, half a dozen of the other in a lot of case.
If Google doesn't have a video on the first two or three pages, that's maybe a good sign, maybe not. The phrase could be wide open for a video to storm onto page one or it could be a phrase where you stand almost zero chance of getting to the first page no matter how much you work on it.
I know I'm hedging my bets but there really are no hard and fast rules and you have to experiment.
That said, lower competition is normally easier to rank for and "lower" competition can be a bigger number for videos than regular written content.
Get the basics right ss
Make sure that the basics are covered in every video you upload:s

• Video title - snappy, keyword rich, makes sense to humans
• Video description - long enough for Google and YouTube to know what the video is about, including a link to a relevant page on your website and probably a link back to the video itself in case it gets scraped onto another site
• Tags - the keywords for your video
• Captions - correct the ones that YouTube generates automatically
• Annotations - extra eye candy for your video and ideally a clickable link back to your site
• Call to action - so that people know what they're expected to do once they've watched the video, rather than scooting off to watch another video on YouTube that isn't yours!

Ethically encourage views
Tweet about your video, add it to your Facebook page, consider adding it to your LinkedIn profile, pin it on Pinterest, embed it on your blog and maybe in Blogger, Tumblr, Squidoo, etc.
Because - even though it may go against the grain - if you don't shout about your video from the proberbial rooftops and let people know it exists, the chances are high that no-one else will either.
So the more you can do to ethically kickstart the views and likes, the better.

Why Should We Install A Video Door Phone Intercom System?

We live in very unpredictable times as we are extremely vulnerable to safety and security issues. There is no alternative to taking precautionary measures in this matter, and people who leave it for later often fall victim to the malicious sections of the society. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that we take up the personal security in our own hands, and secure our home and family. Fortunately, the rapid advancements in technology have provided us with electronic gadgets that can help us live a secure life. Gadgets like video door phone intercom systems are a welcome replacement for the traditional doorbell system as it helps us keep undesired people from having access to our homes.
Most corporate organizations have a system installed wherein guests are scanned by a video camera located outside their gates, and the guest has to introduce himself and state the purpose of the visit through the intercom. Once the requirements are validated, and the security personnel are convinced about the authenticity of the person, the gates are unlocked for the guest's entry. This might seem to be an elaborate and expensive security system, but as a matter of fact, these video door phone intercom systems are available for household purposes as well.
The installation of these systems is extremely simple and can be carried out without professional help. The system consists of an outdoor device, which is typically a camera connected to the rest of the system. Additionally, the device would contain one or multiple indoor devices, which display the video feeds from the outdoor camera. This way, if someone rings your doorbell, you get a live feed of the person standing outside your door. Moreover, the intercom system allows you to communicate with the person before you decide to let the guest in. Other accessories in the video intercom system include adapters, cables and manuals that are required for operating the device.
The outdoor device is generally designed specifically to work in different situations. They are normally resistant to heat, rain and other typical weather conditions. Additionally, these video cameras are equipped with night vision, so as to provide visibility even at night. These cameras provide multiple video angles, which is useful to get a complete view of the situation outside. The indoor kit is generally a TFT device, with features to talk on speaker mode, unlock door remotely and monitor even when the doorbell was not pressed.