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    <title type="text">Photos tips for cell-phone cameras</title>
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    <published>2024-02-19T00:26:11-06:00</published>
    <updated>2024-08-22T20:12:48-05:00</updated>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Cell-phones take pictures rivaling a DSLR of just a few years ago. This brief how-to shares an insider's approach to taking product photos suitable for professional use. &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/askjohn/photos-tips-for-cell-phone-cameras/" target=" _blank"&gt;Click to read more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <published>2024-11-17T17:00:00-06:00</published>
    <updated>2024-11-17T17:44:10-06:00</updated>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;If your are fed-up with cable and satelite TV, . . . &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/askjohn/how-to-tips-on-cutting-the-cord/" target="_blank"&gt;click to read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title type="text">Are scale models actually toys?</title>
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    <published>2024-09-24T17:24:00-05:00</published>
    <updated>2024-09-24T19:25:51-05:00</updated>
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      <name>ProModeler</name>
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      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
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    <author>
      <name>John Beech</name>
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      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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    <contributor>
      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
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    <contributor>
      <name>John Beech</name>
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      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;What about model airplanes and trucks? Are they toys? &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/askjohn/are-scale-models-actually-toys/" target="_blank"&gt;Click to read more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title type="text">How to email cell phone photos</title>
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    <published>2024-08-14T12:41:03-05:00</published>
    <updated>2024-08-14T12:42:11-05:00</updated>
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    <author>
      <name>John Beech</name>
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      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
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      <name>John Beech</name>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Get photos out of your cell phone and headed our way via email. It’s not complicated and is actually rather easy because it only involves a few simple steps! &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/askjohn/how-to-email-cell-phone-photos/" target="_blank"&gt;Click to read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <published>2024-01-05T12:03:35-06:00</published>
    <updated>2025-01-09T13:51:15-06:00</updated>
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      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;This is a fascinating insider’s look at a rocket equipped with ProModeler servos. This is not the Estes rocket motors of your childhood. &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/askjohn/how-to-guide-a-rocket-using-servos/" target="_blank"&gt;Click to read more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title type="text">On the batteries John prefers using</title>
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    <published>2023-11-27T22:16:30-06:00</published>
    <updated>2024-08-20T17:11:10-05:00</updated>
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      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
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    <author>
      <name>John Beech</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com/profile/1/admin35735</uri>
      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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    <contributor>
      <name>John Beech</name>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;When specifying the best servo for your project there are various factors to account for like torque and speed as well as price but is there such a thing as overspec or overspeccing? What about under spec, or underspeccing? And what is the effect of the various battery chemistries on this? When selecting the best servos for your model, this how-to guide will help you decide. &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/askjohn/on-the-batteries-john-prefers-using/" target="_blank"&gt;Click to read more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title type="text">When LiFePO4 is mistakenly charged as LiIon</title>
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    <published>2023-11-25T21:25:50-06:00</published>
    <updated>2024-08-20T12:51:52-05:00</updated>
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      <name>ProModeler</name>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Can you salvage a pack mistaken charged for a different chemistry? With 6 chemistries in common use, it happens more often than you might think. We share how-to tips. &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/bestpractice/when-lifepo4-is-mistakenly-charged-as-liion/" target="_blank"&gt;Click to read more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title type="text">$14 for postage is a rip off!</title>
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    <published>2023-02-18T06:55:34-06:00</published>
    <updated>2025-03-17T08:25:20-05:00</updated>
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      <name>ProModeler</name>
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      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;While it may seem you're being screwed when charged $14 for a small box, you're actually getting . . . &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/askjohn/14-for-postage-is-a-rip-off/" target="_blank"&gt;click to read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://www.promodeler.com/askJohn/talkRADIO/about-RC-servo-motors">
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    <title type="text">About RC servo motors</title>
    <summary type="html">Ever wondered about the difference between DC, coreless, and brushless servo-motors? This askJOHN article addresses it in a largely brand neutral way. and is generically useful because all servos - regardless of brand - use one of these three types of motors (share the link freely).</summary>
    <published>2020-09-12T12:50:00-05:00</published>
    <updated>2024-08-06T21:04:41-05:00</updated>
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      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
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      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;A motor inside your servos is what converts the electricity from the battery into the force that powers your servo's control horn. The question is . . . &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/bestpractice/about-rc-servo-motors/" target="_blank"&gt;click to read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title type="text">How to determine flight time for a 2S850 LiIon</title>
    <summary type="html">Is your avionics battery pack safe for three-flights? How about five? How can you figure out if it's safe to fly a sixth time before recharging the battery pack powering the radio system? The answer determines if you drive home happy at the end of the day, or not!</summary>
    <published>2019-12-18T08:25:00-06:00</published>
    <updated>2024-08-06T20:30:51-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
    </author>
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      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com/profile/1/admin35735</uri>
      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
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      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Is your avionics battery pack safe for three-flights? How about five? How can you figure out if it's safe to fly a sixth time before recharging the battery pack powering the radio system? The answer determines if you drive home happy at the end of the day, or not! &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/bestpractice/how-to-determine-flight-time-for-a-2s850-liion/" target="_blank"&gt;Click to read more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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  <entry xml:base="http://www.promodeler.com/askJohn/workBENCH-how-to-securely-hold-a-fuselage">
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    <title type="text">Ubiquitous in the workshop</title>
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    <published>2016-08-28T19:30:00-05:00</published>
    <updated>2024-08-24T18:23:19-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>John Beech</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com/profile/1/admin35735</uri>
      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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    <contributor>
      <name>ProModeler</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com</uri>
      <email>info@promodeler.com</email>
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    <contributor>
      <name>John Beech</name>
      <uri>http://www.promodeler.com/profile/1/admin35735</uri>
      <email>info@genesishobby.com</email>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;ProModeler knows exactly what modelers need and want in a fuselage stand because they're modelers too. &lt;a href="https://jbeech.com/edu/askjohn/ubiquitous-in-the-workshop/" target="_blank"&gt;Click to read more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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