Surfing Pace and Cap
Included in this post are topics and tips that I found both interesting and valuable in the Pace and Cap forum. I would like to thank all those that made this information available. I have added some brief comments so that others visiting this site can get a quick overview of Pace anc Cap all in one post.
Thanks everyone,
Buzz
1.) The Follow Up
Issues 1 through 88 are archived in the Club Pace and Cap'. Also all the Sartin manuals are available for viewing.
http://paceandcap.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=32
The archive is a private area, Members Only. Before you can enter you must contact: Bill Varone [admin@bindfold.com] for permission and a password.
Register here:
http://paceandcap.com/forums/register.php
If you find the information in the archives valuable please consider making a donation.
2.) Validator
List of Validator Articles
Code:
Glossary of Terms Issue 60 p59-61
The Validator Issue 77 p24-26
The Validator Issue 77 p30-57
Cracking the Validator Code with Instructions Issue 78 p18-28
Going To The Races with Validator Issue 78 p29-53
Progress Report the Validator Issue 79 p65-68
BL/BL the Corollaries and the Validator V/DC Issue 80 p18-28
Using the Validator Demo Issue 82 p44-45
Capper and Validator 2 Issue 83 p49-62
Validator 2 and Breeder's Cup Issue 84 p30-33
Optimal Use of the Validator Paceline Indicator Issue 84 p38-45
Validator 2 Contender Selection Issue 84 p55-58
Validator 2 Client Report Issue 84 p59-64
Validator 2 Shortcuts Issue 84 p52-64
3.) Speculator
Speculator Instruction Sheet
http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=923
Speculator 160 Video Tutorial
The video/audio recording of today's Spec160 seminar can be downloaded from:
www.ArtofPace.com/tutorials/spec160.wmv
It is 85.1 Mb in size, lasts 1.5 hours and requires a Windows Medio Video compatible player to watch (e.g. WMP10 or WMP11).
You will also need to download and install a small codec program (audio/video encoder/decoder) from the GoToMeeting website before you can watch this video. (If you have already done this before, no need to do it again). Get this codec for free here:
https://www.gotomeeting.com/codec
The video works best either watching it in full screen mode, or in 200% size.
Any feedback, please feel to post it here!
Ted
4.) The MatchUp
If you are interested in the MatchUp process read this forum cover to cover. Listed are some of my favorite topics. Go to the Pace and Cap archive to read the original MatchUp Manual
Five Step Approach to the MatchUp
http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1158 Open the Word file on post#2
"FiveStepApproachToTheMatchUp.doc" is a word document.
Other than Early
http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3063
Power Lines and Power Moves Defined
http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2619
How Best to Match just using raw/original times and the entire past performances?
http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3157
5.) RDSS
Here is the video and audio recording of the October 20, 2007 RDSS Intro Seminar:
http://www.artofpace.com/video/RDSS_...r_10202007.zip
This file is 153 Mb in size. Extract the WMV file from the ZIP and watch it in any WMV player (e.g. Microsoft Media Player). The Seminar is 1 hour and 38 minutes.
Important: if you have never used GoToMeeting (the conferencing software), you will need to download and install a small Audio/Video Codec file (a media decoding plug-in) in order to view the recording properly. It is available for free here: (
https://www.gotomeeting.com/codec ). I will try to convert subsequent recorded meetings to Flash (I'm still learning how to do this stuff...)
Enjoy!
Ted
6.) Google Search
Yes Pace and Cap has its own Google search. Enter a key word for your search and a Google search engine will go through the entire BBS to find a match.
7) Special Software
SnagIt
This is a screen shot program
http://www.techsmith.com/screen-aptu...KgoogleStmhome
Screen Hunter
This is another screen shot program
http://wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm
8.) How to post screen shots on the BBS.
Showing Multiple Screen Shots in a Single Post
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Download this Word Template: (
www.ArtofPace.com/tools/MultiScreenCaps.dot) It contains a table with 6 cells, in Ledger paper format (17" wide by 11" high), scaled to reduce your screen shots to fit the cells. I labeled each cell with the name of the screen I intend to place there. You can modify this however you like, for example, make a different one for captures of horses' Past Performances. Because it is a Template, not a Document, when you double-click on it to open, a Copy of the blank Template opens, which you can abandon or save somewhere for reference. The Template remains fresh for subsequent use.
I put Word into Full Screen mode (View|Full Screen) so i can see all 6 cells. Capture each screen shot with a Screen Capture utility (e.g. ScreenHunter or Snagit:
http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=828) and paste it (via the Windows Clipboard) into the appropriate cell, overwriting the reminder words (highlight the words to overwrite them). When all the cells are populated, take another screen capture of the whole thing (i.e. all 6 cells) and save it as a GIF file (which should still be smaller than the max 244Kb permitted file size). Then, insert this GIF file into your post et voilĂ*! Add your text commentary and this saves lots of time posting one screen at a time, and makes it easier to read.
Another Screen Shot Demo
http://paceandcap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3123