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A stylish apartment in Hendon, located on the third floor (with lift) of a secure, portered block set in its own communal gardens. Ideal base from which to tour the sights of London. Located close to Hendon Underground (7 minutes walk) and Hendon train station (2 minutes walk). Only 15 minutes by train to Eurostar St Pancras station.
|Sleeps up to 3, 1 bedrooms
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car not necessary
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Luton 45 km, Nearest railway: Hendon 150 m
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, DVD player
|Central heating, TV, CD player, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Double beds (1), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4
|Shared garden
|Parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Wheelchair users
|Further details indoors
There is off street parking available free of charge. 42' LCD TV and Freesat HD with 85 TV and 35 Radio channels including BBC1, ITV1 and CH4 in high definition. Free WIFI broadband internet. DVD/Blue Ray Player. Hi-Fi with iPod bay. There is a large supermarket (Sainsburys) located only 10 miuntes walk and also a number of other shops, cafes and restaurants in Hendon Central approximately 5 minutes walk. The famous Brent Cross shopping Centre is approximately 15 minutes walk or 5 minutes drive.
The London region
London is the capital of the UK, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe offering a great holiday destination for those looking for a cultural adventure.
There are so many places of interest that need to be seen like the Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral, London Eye, London Aquarium and of course the Royal Park and Hyde Park.
North West London
In Hendon there is a Royal Air Force museum which is 1.6 miles.
Wembley Stadium is 3 miles away.
Brent Cross Shopping Centre is within a 5 minutes drive. Oxford Street, Bond Street, Marble Arch and Regents Street are all within 30-40 minutes drive or 25-30 minutes by train.
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29 Jan 2013
"Pristine &comfortable apartment."
Dec 2012 was my 2nd time at the apartment having stayed there in Dec 2011 for xmas. I was very impressed by the fact that the apartment still maintained it's pristine & neat condition. It is a well presented apartment in a safe & secure block. The landlord is a responsible & honest person who willnot hold on to your deposit for longer than necessary. Keep up the good work Cambiz.
24 Oct 2012
"Short Stay in London"
The apartment is in a quiet location, beautifully furnished and well maintained. It has all the amenities a traveller needs, including wi-fi, flat screen television, a computer and a modern kitchen. Central London can be reached in under 30 minutes via the Northern Line tube station at Hendon Central which is 5 minutes away on foot. Nearby there are buses and a railway station. There are numerous shops and restaurants within walking distance. Cambiz was very flexible regarding departure, allowing me to leave mid afternoon.
26 Jun 2012
"Spacious well-appointed apartment close to Wembley"
Cambiz was very flexible with arrival and departure times as there was no one staying immediately before or after us, which made a huge difference to our stay - you don't get that service from corporate apartment lets. What you lose in not having a corporate let is the corporate standard for furniture and facilities. What you gain is an apartment with character – original art on the walls, huge mirrors, decent furniture and the feeling that you're staying in a home from home rather than a business apartment. The flat was light, airy, and – for London – spacious. On warm days it's a warm apartment but Cambiz supplied a powerful fan. The location seems a bit out of the way for anyone wanting to visit Central London but is reasonably well connected. Brent Cross shopping centre 20 minutes walk away and there are some good Italian cafes 10 minutes walk on the way to Hendon Central. It's the right side of the city for Wembley, which is just a few miles away and half an hour door to door on the bus. Last but not least – very competitive price for a London apartment.
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FanDuel v DraftKings and who really loses
Fantasy sports have become a multi-billion dollar business with FanDuel and DraftKings leading the way. It is estimated that Americans will spend about $5 billion on fantasy sports this year alone. FanDuel and DraftKings are taking in and paying out millions of dollars each.
In light of the recent scandal involving the two daily fantasy sports machines, the ad spend is shockingly high.
iSpot.tv, a media tracking site, says that in the first week of the NFL season, DraftKings spent more that $24 million on advertising, outpacing all other TV advertisers including AT&T, GEICO, Ford and Warner Brothers. In fact, DraftKings had nearly 7,000 national airings during that week. In the last seven days, FanDuel has spent more than $14.5 million on advertising, outspending all other advertisers other than GEICO during the same period of time. Basically, the FanDuel v DraftKings battle is resulting in an absurd amount of money spent on advertising – and both are making a huge mistake.
Who wins in FanDuel v DraftKings?
With all of the money these two companies are throwing at television, The FanDuel v DraftKings battle means they are only building the category, not preference. Think about it. They are advertising so much that I doubt most people could tell you which is which. I'm certain that most anyone who watches TV would be able to name both FanDuel and DraftKings, but they would be unable to differentiate the two.
Even with the scandal, few can say off the top of their head which side did the equivalent of insider trading.
The number of entries for each prove this to a certain extent with DraftKings having 3.75 million entries and FanDuel 3.18 million. While there is a small difference, I don't think the numbers show preference as much as they show the results of DraftKings spending more money earlier in the NFL season. The reality is that you can't put a sheet of paper between the differences of the two companies.
FanDuel and DraftKings have failed to give people a reason to choose one over other than "We have fantasy sports betting." I don't believe the ad spend at this level is sustainable and, when they pull it back, then what? If they were really smart, they would spend a fraction of their ad spend and hire a company like ours to position them in an undifferentiated market. Unless they do, once the fad dies down and/or fantasy sports betting becomes regulated and the advertising dollars dry up, all those loyal customers will simply move on with no reason to stay, because neither FanDuel nor DraftKings have given them any reason to.
The SEC Brand is more important than team excellence
No one manages its brand better than the SEC. How great is that SEC brand? Better than the real greatness of any of its member football teams.
As brand guy, I give keynote speeches on what corporations can learn from the SEC brand in terms of brand management. The SEC brand manages media reports, sport commentary, game day analysts and the supposed independent polls that make up the college football rankings. They manage the message and the message is BIGGER than the talent in the league.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think the teams are bad. Far from it. They are a good football conference made up of very good football teams who manage the SEC brand's polish by trying very hard not to give the outside world any means to judge the actual talent level of the individual teams. They have succeeded in this. They do this by playing virtually no one of substance from outside of their own co-conspirators.
Before I get into the examples of the conference's brand management for this year, I want to point out that last year the vast superiority of all the SEC teams found a rough landing in the post-season bowl games. The ongoing claim of the inherent mediocrity of everyone (except SEC teams) really showed its ugly side in post season.
In a recap of last year's SEC performance, Alabama lost to Ohio State in the first round of the National Championship series. Ole Miss was spanked by TCU in the Chick Fil-A Peach Bowl. Mississippi State (Number 1 in the polls for a bit) was handily beaten by Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Notre Dame beat LSU 31-28 and Auburn lost to Wisconsin. South Carolina was one of the few bright spots in the postseason by beating Miami (whose current coach is on the hot seat) 24-21. Arkansas beat a 6-6 Texas team 31-7. Missouri beat Minnesota, Georgia beat Louisville, Tennessee beat Iowa and Florida beat ECU. So in the final tally last year the SEC brand was 6-5. Not a bad record but by no means a dominating performance by a conference with that much hype. Why such a letdown? Does such a poor finish matter?
The SEC brand and Alabama
Nope. Not a jot. Let's look at Alabama this year and see exactly what is going on. Alabama was ranked third in preseason polls. It moved up to second with a 35-17 win over Wisconsin (3-2 at this writing with no wins over any major program). The Crimson Tide remained in that spot until it was defeated and nearly spanked at home by Ole Miss 37-43 (Ole Miss another SEC brand school and my sister's passion). So what happened to Alabama with that loss? Alabama dropped to 12th and Ole Miss rolled up to 3rd. After all, one team beat another SEC team and the other team lost to an SEC team. Neither scenario should matter in the eye of an SEC fan.
This past weekend, Alabama (an underdog for the first time in years) beat an undefeated SEC Georgia team. It had major repercussions in the national rankings because it was an SEC game. I am not even going to get into the shenanigans in the polls after The Gators beat the Rebels last week. Good grief.
This is where the SEC brand power diverges from the reality of the actual team performance. Georgia was favored and ranked 8thnationaly. Yet, when you look at the Georgia schedule, the Bulldogs have no major wins under their belt—unless you consider any win against any SEC team a signature win (I guess many do). Georgia beat lowly South Carolina and a 2-3 Vanderbilt team. The rest of its wins came against schools that were scheduled as gimmees. Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Monroe (who also played Alabama). Louisiana Monroe, by the way, is like the SEC version of the Harlem Globetrotters' arch rivals, the Washington Generals. You play them to ensure a win. They play you for the money. After this Alabama win, the 'Bama schedule toughens up until the matchup with their arch rivals Charleston Southern on November 21.
Why the SEC Brand and not SEC football?
So why is this about brand and not about reality? I am sure this blog will excite all sorts of emotional reactions from SEC fans. It's hard to dispassionately argue with the patsy scheduling and the lack of a desire to measure the conference mettle against quality non-conference foes. But considering the brand blindness exhibited by the fans, I don't blame them (the SEC brand managers). Why risk upsetting the brand battlewagon by stretching into no-win scenarios like playing a Pac 12, ACC or, dare I say, the AAC powerhouses? Ole Miss might have made a major mistake in scheduling Memphis, habitually a gimmee, but an undefeated squad this year. I'm sure Memphis is not up to SEC standards because it is not in the SEC.
By playing only each other, the mystique of the SEC conference remains intact and no one will ever fault them for losing to other SEC conference teams. All true SEC fans know that every slot of the top 14 rankings rightly belongs to the SEC conference teams.
The power of a brand is always seen in emotional attachments that have very little, if anything, to do with product performance or side-by-side comparisons. Adherents will defend a brand choice with virulent emotional defense because, when the brand is attacked, they feel as if they have been personally affronted. I always count on this power of retention in creating brands and the SEC is chock full of such devotees. At the end of the day, the brand is not about the schools or the conference. Like all successful brands, it has transcended all that and the brand is about them, the fan. This is not an accident.
If you are an SEC fan and you see this blog as an attack on you… You prove my point. This is not an attack on the SEC teams. They play VERY good football. It's just a brand reality that can be said of many other schools and conferences. What other football teams and conferences envy is not the caliber of the athletes or the fame of the coaches. They envy the SEC brand and the emotional connection that the SEC brand has created with fans who see no correlation between the reality of a 6-5 finish last year and their own personal recollection of the season. (Read our market study on University Brands and college branding here)
The wonderful smell of Play-Doh
When it comes to Play-Doh, my two and a half year-old granddaughter is a raging lunatic.
She asks my son and daughter-in-law to "Play Play-Doh with me!" all the time – even when she wakes up in the middle of the night. Play-Doh is always top of mind, even when my son would rather it not be.
Needless to say, these innocent demands don't let up when she has a sleepover at her Mimi and Pop-Pop's house. Which, when she asks to play Play-Doh, we give into her. She even asks to watch Play-Doh tutorials on YouTube. Yes, such things exist.
My little goofball granddaughter is the apple of my eye, but Play-Doh reminds me that smell – yes, even the smell of Play-Doh – can be a brand equity.
Smell can be an important part of a brand.
That's right. Smell.
Do you remember the smell of Play Doh?
If you're anything like me, the odor of it is impregnated in your mind. It was still nestled there right before I first agreed to play Play-Doh with my granddaughter.
What does that smell remind you of?
I am brought back to the enthusiastic feeling of opening a new can where I can see the slight ridges of fresh Doh. I am filled with the urge to press it between my hands and to smell it.
The smell of is one of innocence, creativity, excitement and joy.
Play-Doh's brand owns this smell.
It's a strange thing to consider, but it's true.
We've written a lot about brand positioning. Brand positioning is about reflecting who your customers are when they use your brand. Smell, just like the other senses, can help to define this experience for customers.
The smell of Play-Doh did for me, just as it will forever with my granddaughter.
American Apparel bankruptcy predictable
I suppose you could say that just about any industry is brutal for the players involved. The restaurant business, for example, is extremely tough to break into, as the rate of success for a new restaurant is extremely low.
Another industry that comes to mind is the retail industry, especially in apparel. Much of the blame falls on the retailers themselves as many of them have failed to adapt to changing consumer patterns, stubbornly holding on to old business models and brand meaning.
With that in mind, it comes as no surprise that American Apparel will file for bankruptcy today, coming off declining sales numbers that have put the retailer's existence in jeopardy. It lost $134 million in just the last three months, a fourth straight quarterly drop.
The American Apparel bankruptcy is not a surprise because, even though American Apparel has suffered some bad PR recently with its now-fired founder being shown the door after allegations of inappropriate behavior, American Apparel just doesn't mean anything within the retail space.
Bankruptcy will be coming to other retailers.
This is a common problem with retailers as their meanings simply blend from one into another. Instinctively, few of us understand the difference between, for example, American Apparel and H&M. You could go down the list of retailers and come up with the same equation: As brands, the meaning just comes down to hip clothes for hip youth. Where's the differentiation in that?
Recently, Stealing Share did a study of the retail apparel market and much of what I've written here is further explained in it. We concluded that retailers must own something that its competition does not. And few do.
The American Apparel bankruptcy is just the start. More and more retailers, especially those in retail who depend on shoppers coming to the mall, will find themselves facing bankruptcy and wondering why their sales are dropping.
Retailers need to own something that actually gets shoppers to choose them, rather than just clicking on Amazon. Which is what they are doing right now.
Airlines need culture change
I have not blogged on airlines in quite a while and I thought it was appropriate to look at the category again in light of the new CEO for United Airlines (Read a market study on the entire category here) and my thinking that airlines need culture change.
Funny thing, United is getting criticism for not looking within the industry when it appointed Oscar Munoz as its new CEO. It seems that United has trailed all of the major carriers in terms of customer satisfaction in the past few years and this is being blamed on the fact that former CEO, Jeff Smisek, who resigned last month because he was a sleezball, was not from inside the industry either. Come on. Give me a break.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am what United has designated as being Global Services. This is their highest status in their frequent flyer pantheon. For those that do not know all the benefits I am privy to because of this status, it means that I get to board the aircraft right after the lame and the infirmed and then have the privilege of being crammed into a tiny seat for longer than almost all other flyers. In the common event that the flight is delayed, I get to sit in my confined space a few minutes longer than others. Sounds good doesn't it?
United has continued to disappoint me. It doesn't even recognize that, in an industry of mediocrity, that all airlines needs culture change. The flights are so delayed that I have taken to flying out of my local airport first thing in the morning even if my connecting flight leaves late in the afternoon. All too often, subsequent flights out of Greensboro are later and later as the delay in takeoff is compounded by all the other late flights that my aircraft suffers before arriving to GSO (Triad International Airport, named so despite the fact that no international flights begin or end there). These delays are getting all the more common as airlines (not just United) push these planes to the breaking point by flying tight schedules designed to eek out every penny of profit from the over-worked commuter flights that feed their infamous hubs.
Airlines need culture change not more of the same
I recognize that all I do is complain about airlines. Some of you may say that I need to move to a city that has direct flights and does not rely on connecting flights as a requisite to get anywhere. I have to admit. I have entertained this idea at times. But such a change in domicile is not without costs. By COSTS I mean the flights that fly direct are WAY MORE EXPENSIVE. It is actually cheaper, much cheaper, for me to fly from Greensboro to Washington Dulles and then connect to a flight to Geneva then it is for me to fly direct from DC to Geneva without the connection. Crazy.
The problem with airlines is the airline insider. Think about the way those in the industry measure customer satisfaction. The percentage of on-time flights, comfort in the seats and whether the airline gives you a 5-cent bag of pretzels and 4oz of a soft drink or water. They also offer coffee but I don't seem to be able to recognize the taste as any version of coffee. Think about it. They measure customer satisfaction by standards that should denote the lowest common denominator of any airline.
I think the industry only has hope by looking to an outsider to change direction and recognize that, while they may be in the transportation business, the airlines are equally in the hospitality business. Is Oscar Munoz the answer? I don't know. If he fails to change the entire paradigm, I would suggest that they appoint a new COO who understands the logistics of the industry and then hire a senior leader from Ritz Carleton as its next CEO.
How might culture change when leadership decided that customer satisfaction was more than being on-time? Ritz is not just a hotel brand. It has actively positioned itself as different and better from its competition. It has made service personalized and actually makes you feel as though you are fortunate to have chosen that brand.
What ALL the airlines need is culture change and a recognition that we would like more than what we are getting. They could start to measure their preference not in terms of oversold flights because they have cut back on the schedule but rather how many more flights they would need to account for the increase in traffic. Even Southwest would begin to worry. Maybe standing in line for a seat is not that much fun. Is everything in the airline industry based upon discount fares and fewer fees? There may be a different path. Hopefully someone sees that. Airlines need culture change.
Sting's TED Talk is a necessary listen
Yesterday, by happenstance, I opened my podcast app and decided to update my five podcast subscriptions.
I'm glad I did.
One of the podcasts I like to come back to from time to time is the Ted Talk Radio Hour, which is hosted by NPR (can you ever really go wrong with, NPR?).
This week's podcast was a rebroadcast of a show that aired last October entitled, "The Source of Creativity."
As is per usual, the show is broken into a handful of segments and rehashes key components of the TED Talk series. It's definitely worth your time and attention.
The first segment was on the musician, Sting. I've always been a middle of the road fan of his solo work and a much greater fan of The Police. While that's besides the point, it was that reason alone that I was curious enough to hear what he had to say about inception of creativity and how to overcome writer's block.
We all struggle to come up with good ideas.
Sting gave powerful insight into an eight-year period of writer's block. Prior, he was a hit machine, writing songs, which he admits, were solely about him and his experiences. It came to a point where he tapped out of things to say about his life experience from his vantage point.
He searched that entire time. Asking questions of his faith and of himself, "Have I said all that I am supposed to say?" This tormenting thought weighs heavy on any person of creativity.
Soon, he realized his vantage point needed to change. It was time for him to write about the people he knew, who he grew up with in Wallsend, from their perspective. Soon enough he was writing songs that took on dialects and were used as fodder for a Broadway play, The Last Ship.
Sting reminded me of what it means to be creative.
When we create, we are taking a chance. We are placing our faith in an idea that doesn't come from the mind, but from the gut. It takes practice to embrace those creative ideas and not overthink them and a willingness to ask hard questions of yourself, like Sting did. It's that journey and self-reflection which, if we are willing to accept, can bring us to the ideas we are looking for.
It's also a process from which you develop powerful brands. Stepping outside yourself and looking at things from an outsider's perspective. That's when you truly become creative and persuasive.
The pet industry and talking to our pets
For those of you who don't believe that, as humans, we are always looking for meaning, I ask you this: Why do we talk to our pets? Do we expect them to answer? In a way, we do, even though such notion is ridiculous.
The primary reason that branding is so important in stealing market share is because, even when there is no meaning at all, we will instill meaning into that void.
It's in that context that I bring up the pet industry, which is a $60 billion market – a shocking figure, especially when you consider that most of the things we buy for our pets (like, you know, clothes) are not needed by our pets.
In fact, just in the pet food arena, the growth market is among the premium foods, with 65% of dog owners and 55% of cat owners opting for the costlier food.
We are really buying ourselves.
Yes, we love our pets but there is something even more personal going on here, and has been for years. We're not buying all those products – or shelling out hundreds of dollars for vet services – for the pets themselves. We're doing it for ourselves. Little Fido could care less if he's wearing a sweater when he goes outside. He wants to sniff and mark his territory.
Instead, we are inferring whatever meaning we can into our pets' actions. When my dog, Teddy, is looking at me, I feel like he's communicating something important and deep. What I glean from it comes from me, though, not Ted.
I bring this up because all brands must have meaning or your customers will infuse meaning into your brand. The danger with that is that the meaning could be negative or, more likely, have little impact because each consumer will inject a different meaning. When you mean so many different things to so many different people, you have little impact in the market and have no avenue to steal market share from your competition.
The pet industry has figured this out. That's why they are increasing margins with high-priced, premium food even though I know Ted would just like a big steak, just like his dad. (Ahem. I mean, just like me.)
Taco Bell beer coming to Chicago
Taco Bell just opened its first Cantina concept in Chicago this week in which beer, wine, sangria and shots to go with its Twisted Freezes are served in addition to the traditional Taco Bell fare.
For a brand that gave the world the 4th Meal (that meal at 1 am after a night of drinking), this seems like a pretty solid fit for its brand. Much more than say, the biscuit taco.
From a business perspective, it is easy to see why Taco Bell beer has arrived, as alcohol is extremely profitable. From a brand perspective, Taco Bell beer works because, unlike some of its competitors that market the notion of family, Taco Bell has never done that. Rather it presents itself as edgy and young adult. (Hence the previously mentioned 4th Meal.)
Its brand gives Taco Bell permission to sell alcohol. The McDonald's brand, for example, does not have permission to sell it. Subway doesn't either.
How Taco Bell beer fits.
While I know that Taco Bell has seen success with its foray into the breakfast meal part, it always seemed a little off brand. Taco Bell is about the late night meal part, right? Adding alcohol seems to me to be right on the Taco Bell's brand and actually fits better with its existing menu than most of its competitors. For a company that serves Doritos Locos Tacos and Nachos, beer seems to fit in quite nicely.
I doubt that this will be a widespread thing and certainly not available through the famous 1 am drive-thru line, but I think that this move further cements the young adult fast food brand that Taco Bell is trying to own and being fiercely single-minded is good for any brand.


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Firefighters battle 200-acre wildfire in Sevier County, at least 20 cabins damaged
PIGEON FORGE — More than 20 cabins in a Sevier County resort area have been damaged by a 200-acre wildfire tonight, authorities said.
Nathan Waters, a spokesman with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, said late tonight that the fire had jumped Lost Branch Road and was threatening more cabins.
"There's hundreds of cabins and rentals up here," Waters said. "They are so close together they are going up like dominoes. Just one after the other."
Firefighters were expecting to battle the blaze through the night. Waters said authorities were hoping to get some help today from a rainy forecast.
According to Sevier County spokesman Perrin Anderson, firefighters responded to a wildfire call at 4:18 p.m. off Lost Branch Road in the Black Bear Ridge Resort area between Wears Valley and Pigeon Forge.
By Sunday evening some 20 fire fighting agencies were on the scene and a command post has been set up in the parking lot of Calvary Baptist Church at 1735 Wears Valley Road.
Anderson said there were no reports of injuries.
Glen Studinger, who manages the county disaster team for the American Red Cross, said at least two families contacted the organization seeking help. He expected more to reach out to the through the night.
Andy and Cassie Endris came to the resort from Indiana with another couple to celebrate a birthday. After a day of hiking and dinner at Dixie Stampede, the couples started to return to their cabin only to find closed roads and an orange blaze glowing on top of the ridge.
Clothes for four days and a laptop that were still in their cabin.
"It's just stuff. Everything is replaceable," Cassie Endris said. "We're all safe. I'm just shook up."
Megan Reagan and her husband, Paul, went to church when the fire started. Firefighters escorted the couple to their cabin on Lost Branch Road shortly after 9 p.m. to retrieve medicine, diapers and formula for their daughter.
Reagan said she put photos and mementos in the fire safe before they left but wasn't sure how secure they would be.
"We've got what we need," she said, fighting back tears. "We've got our family and we've got God, but it's still just scary."
She said they would likely stay with her mother for the night.
Elaine Pugh was staying at a cabin in the resort with her family to attend her son's weekend wedding. She was out shopping Sunday evening when she received a call about the fire.
Though her family was safe, she convinced a Sevier County Sheriff's Department deputy into rescuing her two dogs. The deputy retrieved the Chihuahua mix dogs in their kennels, and Pugh and her family had a tearful reunion with their pets in the parking lot.
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How could a PHP developer learns JEE 5 ?
Hi all,
I am wondering how long would it take for a person like me who is an advanced user of PHP (4 years) to learn JEE ? I knew the basic of J2SE, cause before I got recruited to company where I am now working to which heavily PHP based, I have learned J2SE 1.4 (2002).
I have experienced and developed PHP based web applications like Direct Marketing, Direct Sales, and eCommerce Applicatons. All of the projects I have worked were developed using the MVC Pattern (CodeIgniter and Zend Framework).
Right now, I am starting to learn JEE from the JEE 5 Tutorial online, since I do not know where to start.
Do you have any advice how a PHP developer can quickly learn JEE 5 ?
At which level of this learning curve can I start my new career as a JEE Developer ?
Is it possible to learn JEE without taking any course ?
Thank you very much,
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The Java tutorial is nice but lacks a pedagogical approach. It is not a tutorial but a showcase of the power of Enterprise Java. The examples are sometimes horribly coded (for example the JSF example). I suggest you to buy a good book, perhaps even for J2EE 1.4 since the concepts are the same in JEE 5 and J2EE 1.4. The book from David Heffelfinger is recommendable. (http://www.amazon.com/Development-using-GlassFish-Application-Server/dp/...)
If you want to learn something you should start with what you already know. Your experience is with HTML and HTTP gives you a great advantage if you start with the web tier. In Enterprise Java these are done in Servlets. So make some Servlets. *After* the Servlet you can experiment with JSP, custom tags, standard tag library, filters and so on. Make some HelloWorld application, for example a "webshop" or something simular you are familiair with.
Only *after* you fully understand HttpSession, JSP, Servlets and Tags you should start looking at Java Server Faces (JSF). So don't start with JSF early since it adds much complexity to the web tier. The step from JSP to JSF is easy for you since you already use the MVC pattern.
While experimenting with the web tier you might want to connect to a database. First use JDBC. When you understand JDBC you might have a look at JPA although JPA is overkill and unnecessary abstraction for most projects I worked on.
When you understand the web tier can be done in Enterprise Java you should have a look at EJB, JMS and especially the transaction model of EJB. Don't start with it since this is overwhelming if you come from PHP.
Use a proper IDE, Eclipse with Tomcat or NetBeans with GlassFish. The choice is yours :-)
Welcome to the power of JEE!


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Halloween is one of my family's favorite holidays. Not only is it frightfully-fun, but it's the one time of the year where we can let it all hang out … literally. But as a full-time event marketing executive and busy mom of three kids aged 10, 6 and almost 4, I'm always on the lookout for cool, easy-to-create holiday ideas.
In the weeks leading up to the spooky day, the kids and I like to decorate the house with pumpkins, cobwebs, tombstones and skeletons, buy tons of candy to give away and scour sites for the perfect costume (we typically get ours from buycostumes.com). But this year, I've decided to throw a boo-tastic bash that my children and their friends can enjoy. Below are my fave kid-friendly ideas. Check them out.
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Niki Aguirre
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Occupation: Visual Artist (Niki Aguirre Photography)
Location: Northern Virginia
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|*St. Patrick's Day DC Photo Walk!* Okay guys, here's the plan! +David Buckwalter will be leading the way. Don't worry, he will be hard to miss. I hear he is going to wear a -skirt- kilt. ;-) Okay, since it seems that there's a couple people in favor and nobody opposed, we'll make that the plan. We'll officially start at 2PM at the National Botanical Garden (In front of the capitol at the SE corner of the Mall) on the benches out front, and start walking at 3 PM. Anyone who cares to show up early to shoot at the garden is welcome. I'll call tomorrow morning and request a group tripod permit, and make another post with the details of that. We can decide on the specific route of the walk on Saturday, depending whether everyone feels more strongly about the stereotypical sites or the "real" DC. We can also add a slight detour through Union Station. We'll end up at Rumors and/or any of the other beverage-providing establishments around the 19th and M corner and carry on the shenanigans until last call / whenever. CC: +Christa Laser +Lynne Goodwin +Sheighla Friel +Jennifer Eden +Al Ebnereza +Julian Ortiz +Messay Shoakena +Corrie Davidson +Juan Gonzalez
|St. Patrick's Day DC Photo Walk/Drink and Click
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|Live from London, @101197326227144182821 will be joining me for a secret announcement ! We're going to be talking about a very special upcoming event somewhere...in...Europe, but where? And what??? Tune in and see! Besides that bit, we'll also be talking to @101197326227144182821 about her photography. Joining us for another special bonus reason is @113521243530017533002, who you will get to know as well... a great show is lined up for you!
|Trey's Variety Hour #54: Joining us from London - Miss Aniela and Matt Knisely
|2012-10-02 04:00:00
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Most comments: 36
2013-06-18 22:52:06 (36 comments, 1 reshares, 139 +1s)
So this is 30
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! You rock my face off!
Most reshares: 22
2013-08-07 11:19:43 (35 comments, 22 reshares, 270 +1s)
A new image... it's been a while.
Went through a six month photography hibernation, then when I came back to things I resumed commissioned stuffs. I finished my last edits yesterday for that and am free as a bird now. I can't wait to get back to personal work! :)
Most plusones: 270
2013-08-07 11:19:43 (35 comments, 22 reshares, 270 +1s)
A new image... it's been a while.
Went through a six month photography hibernation, then when I came back to things I resumed commissioned stuffs. I finished my last edits yesterday for that and am free as a bird now. I can't wait to get back to personal work! :)
Latest 50 posts
2015-02-13 02:58:32 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)
Need photoshop help!! Ugh
Super exhausted and trying to finish commissioned work.... and randomly my brush is doing this now? How do I get it back to the actual edge???
2015-01-14 03:49:07 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 37 +1s)
2/52 "Going with the Flow"
To quote Dickens, my 2014 was the best of times and the worst of times. I was blessed with my baby girl Violet, but had some serious trials to contend with. So on to a new year, a blank slate, with all paint brushes at hand with steadfast eagerness to create a new year, a new self. We don't always have control over what may come our way. Not to make light of things, but when the defiant waves do roll in, just ride them, and make a consciousness effort not to give in and drown. #project52composites
2014-10-30 19:58:04 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 33 +1s)
Halloween is almost here, so I'm gonna get started on some spooky, scary, or just plain weird #throwback's for funsies.
2014-10-14 06:38:03 (14 comments, 1 reshares, 136 +1s)
Some new work...
2014-10-11 19:53:43 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)
I've been thinking about getting the Canon Mirrorless for everyday, on the go and BTS photos and video stuff. Anyone own one or have any opinions on it?
2014-09-29 17:16:21 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 43 +1s)
So it's a blown out sky and there were some grey areas that were not flattering that I took out, just brushed them out with a color sample of the sky. My screen plays tricks on me ALL the time. Does anyone see any fragmentation or anything funny in the sky? Want to make sure... especially those who have monitors that are more "matte" than "glossy".
2014-06-02 21:59:54 (15 comments, 1 reshares, 114 +1s)
My baby girl, Violet. Just shy of 3 months.
2014-04-09 14:02:16 (13 comments, 2 reshares, 90 +1s)
Taken yesterday for my baby girl's 1 month photo. The photo itself sums up how well it went, haha. I got a few sweet and tranquil ones but this one cracks me up and has ended up being my favorite. It's so real.
2014-04-01 12:26:32 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 85 +1s)
I want to be there.
2014-03-18 03:15:41 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 74 +1s)
No Greater Joy
2014-03-18 02:33:37 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 95 +1s)
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
2014-03-18 02:18:48 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 79 +1s)
A New Creation
2014-03-04 00:10:17 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 81 +1s)
An Illusion of Perfection
Everyone of us is striving for that balance in our lives. Chasing after a fleeting perfection and making ourselves miserable in the process at times. Learn to let go. Let the puzzle pieces fall where they may. I've been a recovering perfectionist for about two years now. I still care about things and strive to do good work but I don't allow them to enslave me like they have in the past. Such "things" and "stuff" aren't my identify. It's so incredibly freeing once you un-yolk yourself. Love life, enjoy it, do the best you can and be filled with thanksgiving for each breath. Have a wonderful and blessed week my friends!
2014-02-27 17:25:08 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)
Let's Publish Plus One Collection III - SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW ACCEPTED!
Want to be in the next volume of Plus One Collection charity book? Read on and act now!
Ever since Google+ launched, we've been publishing photography books that contained some of the best photographs you shared. We published two volumes so far. It wasn't just a nice coffee table book - but all proceeds from the sale went to great causes. Two years ago we raised over $10,000 for Kiva. A year ago we raised over $13,000 for the Kilgoris Project and we bought cameras for kids in Kenya. This year's cause will soon be announced, but as usual, all proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit a charitable cause.
You can see more here (though the website will soon be updated to include this year's information) - http://plusonecollection.com/
Who can get published? Anyone! We hope to ge... more »
2014-02-26 21:03:26 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 125 +1s)
39 weeks 5 days
(taken yesterday by my lovely Mom)
The time is ticking - any day now!!! :D We're praying for a Friday but we'll see what little Violet Rose does, haha!
2014-02-26 20:57:59 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 67 +1s)
Close-up cropped zoom of the latest image I've been working on this week. I'd love to share it by Friday. This image is really challenging me creatively. I feel like going multiple directions with it, yet my instinctive path may be a bit much, haha. We'll see how this one pans out. It is still teasing me with it's mystery ending.
2014-02-24 13:28:01 (22 comments, 0 reshares, 64 +1s)
Anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby Violet Rose! It is our first - any advice out there mamas and papas?? I'm open ears!
39 weeks
Photo by my lovely Mommy Miriam ♥
#maternityphotography #motherhood #fatherhood
2014-02-23 02:38:51 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 73 +1s)
A New Creation
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
Second image of a short series. I will hopefully share the third one next week.
I'm going to update my costumes and wardrobe this season so this dress needs a new home.
It is for sale on Etsy: http://etsy.me/1dgEzPb
2014-02-14 21:17:39 (19 comments, 3 reshares, 146 +1s)
The First Love
Yeah! I'm so excited to share my first image for the year. I shot this past week with my lovely friend in the freezing cold. It was created at the end of a shoot I did that was totally unrelated, the image being completely improv-ed and in the moment. This image may mark the beginning of a short series. We'll see!
Today being Valentine's Day I felt it was a good time to share. May you have a wonderful and beautiful day full of love! Let it be a reminder to us all to always love on our friends and family! Valentine's should be everyday of the year! I hope it is filled with blessings all around, both received and given!
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God."
2014-02-12 21:42:50 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 47 +1s)
Close up zoom of an image I'm currently working on... actually my first image for 2014. Can't wait to share it when it's done. I'll have a lot of time to edit considering there is a snow storm coming in.... to all of you who live in the area, stay warm!!!
2014-01-31 18:45:46 (10 comments, 4 reshares, 109 +1s)
False Witness
#portraitphotography #fineartphotography #hdrphotography
2014-01-30 18:43:34 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 89 +1s)
The Last Beat
2014-01-25 20:36:13 (19 comments, 8 reshares, 143 +1s)
Love this girl - one of my fave models to work with. Taken in Maryland last year.
2014-01-25 05:59:47 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 98 +1s)
Up editing old images that I never got around to editing.... just having fun :)
2014-01-21 21:45:18 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 82 +1s)
Comparison Kills the Soul
"I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create."
-William Blake
#fineartphotography #conceptualphotography #virginia
2013-11-06 18:56:05 (7 comments, 3 reshares, 108 +1s)
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
2013-08-07 11:19:43 (35 comments, 22 reshares, 270 +1s)
A new image... it's been a while.
Went through a six month photography hibernation, then when I came back to things I resumed commissioned stuffs. I finished my last edits yesterday for that and am free as a bird now. I can't wait to get back to personal work! :)
2013-06-18 22:52:06 (36 comments, 1 reshares, 139 +1s)
So this is 30
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! You rock my face off!
2013-06-06 13:34:39 (20 comments, 6 reshares, 107 +1s)
Before and After of my photo, "In Light of a Perfect Day"
See breakdown here: http://bit.ly/13HNANp
#nikiaguirre #beforeandafter #fineartphotography #conceptualphotography
2013-06-05 20:48:48 (25 comments, 5 reshares, 153 +1s)
In Light of a Perfect Day
Shot this with model Nicole Cunico in Maryland. I love shooting at this location and definitely need to go back and work with her again. I was going for a split field diopter effect between my character and the castle - something new and experimental in my work. :)
#fineartphotography #nikiaguirre #conceptualphotography #womenwednesday
2013-06-05 17:00:49 (5 comments, 6 reshares, 72 +1s)
Beautiful creation by +Ian Ference
2013-06-05 04:52:57 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 98 +1s)
Before and After of my photo, "Apples"
See further breakdown here: http://bit.ly/12rQtq9
#beforeandafter #conceptualphotography #portraitphotography #womenwednesday
2013-06-03 22:57:50 (6 comments, 5 reshares, 89 +1s)
The Lamb
#nikiaguirre #conceptualphotography #conceptualimagery
2013-05-30 06:45:33 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 76 +1s)
Another image from 2012 that was never edited... I can't wait to get through them all and get to creating some new work!
#nikiaguirre #conceptualphotography #portraitphotography #fineartphotography
2013-05-29 20:44:21 (19 comments, 7 reshares, 131 +1s)
#nikiaguirre #conceptualphotography #womenwednesday
2013-05-28 06:22:33 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 95 +1s)
Fallen Memories Upon Her Lips
#nikiaguirre #blackandwhitephotography #textureblendphotography #textureblendtuesday
2013-05-27 17:52:35 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 80 +1s)
Some more portraits of Nicole.
#portraitphotography #portraiture #nikiaguirre
2013-05-26 21:02:28 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 87 +1s)
#nikiaguirre #portraitphotography #cinematic
2013-05-24 19:35:47 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 95 +1s)
The Red Door 1 & 2
It's Friday y'all! I hope you have a rockin' evening and weekend. Hugs!
#nikiaguirre #fineartphotography #conceptualimagery
2013-05-22 21:20:29 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 77 +1s)
#nikiaguirre #maryland #nature #fineartphotography #womenwednesday
2013-05-21 20:23:15 (15 comments, 2 reshares, 84 +1s)
In Mind
Sorry for all the posts. Truth is, I've been on a photography break for nearly 6 months. I finally have the desire again and have decided to finish out pending images from 2012 as a "warm up".
Hope everyone is well!!
PS: I've noticed my images look SUPER bright here on G+ but not on other networks :/ Ugh I hate when images look different across screens/sites. Makes me nervous of what I think they should look like but don't. Great.
2013-05-21 18:50:23 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 36 +1s)
#nikiaguirre #nature #sanantonio #texas #fineartphotography
2013-05-21 15:05:31 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 94 +1s)
Sealed Up
2013-05-21 00:58:36 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 50 +1s)
2013-05-20 20:44:53 (18 comments, 4 reshares, 105 +1s)
2013-04-10 19:33:06 (16 comments, 19 reshares, 108 +1s)
Women Wednesday Update - PLEASE READ and SHARE
Due to much blessing, the artistic lives of +Athena Carey, +Lee Daniels, +Christina Lawrie and +Kerry Murphy are booming. That being said, with heavy hearts they will no longer be able to co-curate the +Women Wednesday theme due to time contraints and other commitments. Beginning next week, please do not tag them in #womenwednesday posts.
I will be co-curating with +Scott Detweiler. Feel free to tag me, +Niki Aguirre and/or him each Wednesday if you want us to check out your photo, but no pressure to do so otherwise!
PS: This information has been updated in +Daily Photography Themes. If there are other lists that you find incorrect, I'd appreciate any help in correcting them. Thanks!
2013-04-01 01:30:13 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)
Live stream of Mars Hill Church :)
2013-01-06 02:50:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)
I'm so there!!!!! :D
2013-01-05 04:25:25 (25 comments, 8 reshares, 158 +1s)
Just finished making my submission for the +Plus One Collection this year! I submitted what I believe to be my best image of the year 2012, my photo "Twisted".
This was shot on our family ranch in San Antonio, Texas during the summer. The model is my cousin Autumn. Her and her family still live on the property. There is a lot of history there, including a few ghost stories, eep! ;)
I also created a tutorial and composite breakdown of this image on my blog: http://bit.ly/QC0rtw
Also here is the link to +Ivan Makarov's original post: http://bit.ly/VJCC57
AND the IndieGoGo link: http://bit.ly/TCdhfP
2013-01-05 01:41:00 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)
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I've got to concur with the Chronicle's five choices for its 2011 Bar Stars [1]. Between this column and my Perfect Spot newsletter [2], you've heard me talk about drinks made by all five bartenders chosen (like Kevin Diedrich [3] and Alex Smith [4]). Today, I'll share the hottest concoctions by awardee Carlo Splendorini [5].
Splendorini made some beautiful drinks during his tenure at Gitane [6], so it's no surprise that he's continuing his tradition of excellence as lead bartender at Michael Mina's [7] flagship restaurant. Giving each creation Italian charm (and channeling Old Blighty thanks to his time at Nobu London [8]), he's ably backed by a strong bartending crew that includes Kate Bolton.
My latest visit with Splendorini took place before his Bar Stars honor – and after sampling seven of his cocktails, I was throughly impressed with the range, restraint, and beauty he showed in his selections – always lessons in refinement. He's inventive, yet manages to leave one with the lingering sensation of balance. His drinks are as impressive, but never gimmicky as the latest cocktail trend.
Using Zucca [9], a bittersweet Italian amaro-aperitif, as the base of his Fraggle Cup ($11) was genius. It was particularly refreshing on the rocks with fresh tangerine wedges and a mini-forest of ginger stalks standing tall in the large glass in which it was served. I recommend this drink to anyone: especially for the exposure it provides to the range possible in amaro-based drinks.
A self-serve sazerac ($10) is as fun as it sounds: deconstructed, and waiting for you to ingest any way you find desirable – either which the ingredients mixed together or taken separately. A shot of Rittenhouse 100 rye was paired with an absinthe marshmallow, lemon zest, and a truly inspired Peychaud's bitters jelly. Balanced layers were achieved in Splendorini's gorgeous Schiedam Blossom (photo on right, $12 – part of the Nolet Gin cocktail competition open through July 15). Nolet Gin and sake melded with a fennel-ginger cordial, silky with egg white.
I could go on, but instead, I urge you to sit down at the bar with a few orders of Mina's impeccable food, and let Splendorini and crew work their magic on you.
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[1] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/20/FD571JHC0G.DTL
[2] http://www.theperfectspotsf.com
[3] http://www.sfbg.com/2010/06/14/appetite-3-recent-opening-worth-checking-out
[4] http://www.sfbg.com/2011/03/05/appetite-three-reasons-visit-gitane
[5] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/20/FD571JHANM.DTL&type=wine
[6] http://www.gitanerestaurant.com/
[7] http://www.michaelmina.net/restaurant.php?restaurant_id=7
[8] http://www.noburestaurants.com/london/experience/introduction
[9] http://www.specialitybrands.com/Zucca-Liqueur.htm
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I am running 26 x 1.5 Geax Roadsters on my commuter bike. They are "relatively" puncture resistant but not as good as Specialized Armadillos. The thing about the Geax tires is that they block all but the finest of slivers of glass or metal but once those fine slivers get stuck in the kevlar belt, they are very difficult to find and remove. In fact, I've had two tires that have really small, thin pieces of something (probably metal or glass) stuck in them. When I check the inside and outside of the tire where the leak is, nothing is visible but then when I put a new tube back in the tire and ride it, a slow flat happens in the same spot.
The Armadillo tires are pretty much bullteproof but have one fatal flaw. The tread peals off the casing once it gets worn. I don't mean treadbare kind of worn but rather the tread portion just flakes off the casing of the tire when the tire looks like it should have plenty of miles left on it. The Specialized tire is way overpriced. While both the Geax and Armadillos are 1.5", the Specialized looks way thinner and gives that impression on the bike. I'm not sure how tire width is measured but eyeballing these two tires, one would think that the Geax tires are way wider than the Armadillo.
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148Apps 2013 wrAPP-Up - How My Grandmother Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Going Mobile
I'm the kind of person who my entire family comes to with any tech or game related question. For my soon-to-be career in the IT world, I've probably already heard every silly computer related question I can think of; such as my parent's worrying I deleted all of their email in their Yahoo! email account when I reformatted their computer to my uncle calling me to tell me how this site he saw on an infomercial cleaned up his PC. Every facepalm, of course to those in the know, was from lack of knowledge of computers and technology.
So when it came to my grandmother - who is old, fragile, and not in the greatest of health - needing an upgrade from her ancient Mac Book this year, I candidly suggested she go to an iPad instead of a new computer. "Why?" my family asked, "How can a tablet replace a computer?" To which I gave them a brief summary of all the reasons I could come up with to justify the purchase of a $500 tablet versus a $1200 MacBook. The iPad's size, weight, cost, and usability were all crucial to my argument for the iPad versus another laptop.
Eventually I won out in this discussion, thus beginning a sort of experiment to see if my dad's mother could adopt to a mobile touch screen device. To many in our age group, the idea that someone may have trouble with an iPad sounds almost absurd. But keep in mind this was part of a family that I had to verbally instruct over the phone as to how to launch Skype on their MacBook.
The first baby steps of this experiment were to introduce her to popular apps, such as the iPad email interface, Safari, and Facebook. Facebook took great strides in 2013 to make their mobile app to have nearly all the functionality of the browser based version. I was even able to help her figure out how to hide the posts from a distant relative who'd post quite frequently about Justin Bieber and how much she'd spent on clothes. My grandma is cool like that.
Next up was showing her various forms of entertainment on the device. Now again, this amazing lady still owns two SD TV's, so an iPad with it's Retina display is by far the best visually striking screen in her house. I showed her various video apps; such as YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and even lesser known ones such as VUDU. Because I also deal with iOS games on a consistent basis, I introduced some simple but really fun games I thought she might be interested in trying. Two of them, which appeared to catch on with her, were games I considered to be some of the best but most overlooked games of 2013: 4 Thrones and FlowDoku.
There have been a couple of challenges in this adventure however, as anyone going from the familiar to the unknown can be a little daunted. My grandmother had issues figuring out her email, having been used to browser based clients. However, I was able to introduce her to the wide array of Google apps available on iOS, merging the Google and Apple worlds into one. She found the Google Mail client pretty useful for her needs, as well as Google Drive, so I could send her stuff such as wedding photos from the event that occurred some 3 years ago. Additionally, I was able to set her up with Skype on iOS so she could watch my sister's wedding, as well as the TED Talks app so she could see the various topics discussed.
There was also a little trouble getting my elderly grandmother adept at using the on-screen keyboard. Luckily the keyboard on an iPad is relatively big with easy to read buttons, especially in comparison to any Android device. It also responds perfectly to touch, with little to no issues responding appropriately. Once she learned to adapt to using a touch screen to not only replace the mouse but the physical keyboard as well, things seemed to go much easier.
My grandmother means the world to me, and it's absolutely devastating knowing she is nearing her final days on this Earth. But the notion that I could help simplify her life a little bit makes me feel a tad better. From helping her get a device that her frail body will be able to manage to setting her up with and showing her how to use some apps that were similar to what she was using on a MacBook, I feel as though my grandma has a great computing device, an awesome means of communicating with the outside world, and something that will help improve her life overall; regardless of how long or short that may be. Technology has many uses beyond business, entertainment, or whatever else. Sometimes it's just as simple as using it to aid the ones you love.
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Start getting notifications just for the emails you want! Gmail - email from Google has been updated with new notification options that lets users select what to be notified about, such as being notified for all messages, important messages, or by specific email accounts only. The inbox has also been updated, which can now group your email into categories for easier navigation. This feature needs to be enabled and then configured on gmail.com.
Google Updates Gmail With Direct Links To YouTube, Google Maps, and Chrome
The Next Web reports that Google released an update to its Gmail app, guiding users towards the use of other apps by Google. Now when you receive an email with links to YouTube, Google Maps, and Chrome, the links will open up in the app instead of the mobile web browser. This new feature is optional and can be turned off in the in-app settings. The update also lets users sign out of a single account instead of all accounts at once.
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Gmail - email from Google app received an update that adds new features along with performance and bug fixes. Users are now able to swipe left or right to move between messages without the need to return to the inbox. Additionally, the new actions bar lets users perform actions much faster than before by selecting multiple emails and choosing whether to archive or delete them.
Gmail 2.0 Released - Multiple User Support Added
Google today released a big update to the GMail app for iOS. A whole new design that closer mimics GMail on Android and most requested feature, multiple sign-on support has been added.
What's New
- Multiple account support
- App redesigned with a new, cleaner look
- Search predictions as you type
- Infinite scrolling inbox
- Respond to Google Calendar invites inline
- Interactive Google+ posts support
- New welcome experience
How-To: Push Google Contacts and Email to an iOS Device
For users of Google accounts, iOS provides a built-in way to access mail, calendars, and notes from Google. However, for users looking to get their email pushed to their device, or to synchronize their contacts, this built-in method doesn't work. But there is a way to do this, though, via Microsoft Exchange on iOS. This will allow for email to be pushed to the device, and for contacts to be synchronized to the iOS device. With iOS 5, it is also possible for notifications to appear in Notification Center, unlike in the official Gmail app, which only plays a notification sound.
This is a better method of contact synchronization with Google than doing it through iTunes. This means that contacts will be directly synchronized to and from Google when they are updated. This is great for those who have an Android device to go along with their iOS devices. This method also only synchronizes the main contacts; iTunes has been known to add all people that have ever been emailed. This method is safer and smarter.
Here's how to enable this feature on iOS.
Open up Settings. Tap on Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. Tap Add Account. Select Microsoft Exchange.
Enter the email address to be synchronized. The username is the same as the email address, and the password is the password to the account. The description can be anything the user wants. After submitting this information, a new Server option pops up. Enter m.google.com for this field.
If all the info has been successfully submitted, then the ability to enable/disable Mail, Contacts, and Calendar is available.
After all the information synchronizes, contacts from this Google account should appear in the Contacts app. Make sure that for new contacts to sync to the Google servers, set the Default Account in Mail, Accounts, and Calendars to the Exchange account. Multiple Exchange accounts can be synchronized, but only one account can have contacts added to it at a time.
Google does note that there are some drawbacks with Exchange sync versus standard account setup, but these drawbacks are well worth the trade-off for the enhanced feature set.
IM+ Now Supports More Than You'll Ever Need
Journalists are prone to hyperbole, but this title is almost euphemistic. SHAPE Services, creator of the popular IM+ client, are continuing to roll out feature after feature for their mass-market social networking application.
Journalists are prone to hyperbole, but this title is almost euphemistic. SHAPE Services, creator of the popular IM+ client, are continuing to roll out feature after feature for their mass-market social networking application.
IM+ current supports Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN / Live, AIM (Mac users think iChat), ICQ, MySpace, Facebook, Jabber, Twitter and Skype chat. Outside of the seemingly endless list of clients, the application also provides an equally long list of push notification options, including e-mail arrival notifications from popular clients such as Hotmail, Yahoo! and Google Mail.
In addition to the application being universally built for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, IM+ also features an in-built browser for those who don't have the ability to multitask - a welcome addition for iPhone 3G and iPod Touch users who are unable to avail of Apple's much-awaited feature.
The latest update - 4.3 - brings with it a number of new themes and wallpapers, high resolution graphics for iPhone 4 users and VoiceOver support, allowing for speech recognition to be enabled. This last feature will set users back 99c a month.
There's no doubt that SHAPE Services developers are trying to appeal to everyone. From customizable sounds and animated emoticons to geo-location support and retina display graphics, IM+ is becoming the client of choice for social networking users. It remains one of the top grossing applications for Social Networking - not bad at all for a $9.99 application with almost 4 000 competitors. And to top it all off, there's a free version too.
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GPush will be on App Store Monday 17 August 9.00AM EST
The long awaited Gmail Push Notification Service is not coming from the search engine giant and creator of Gmail, Google, but from Tiverias Apps: a non-related company specializing in productivity enhancing applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Tiverias Apps have released a statement saying that "GPush is the missing link between GMail and the iPhone. For the first time, receive instant Gmail message notifications". The application was released on the App Store earlier this month but was taken down just hours after its release due to server complications. Tiverias have subsequently fixed the problem and have used this downtime to address other issues and concerns with the application. The downtime serves as both a fix and an update.
In essence, the application will mimic what it is like to receive a text message, where a user is alerted and a notification is shown on the front screen displaying what the message says. Several applications already take advantage of push notifications, but none have been posted to the App Store that allow push notifications of incoming mail.
Users should see signs of increased battery life as well, as data will be pushed instead of pulled. Under the current system, the Mail application operates under "Fetch", a feature that pulls data to the iPhone at specified intervals (usually every 15 minutes). With the arrival of push notifications, data can now be pushed to a phone from external servers as opposed to be being pulled by phone:
Fetch (Data Pulling)
iPhone --> Talks to servers --> Pulls any data from servers
Push (Data Pushing)
Servers talk to Apple --> Apple Push Notification Service --> iPhone
As you can see, in the former (fetch) it is the iPhone that does all the work. With push, it's the third party servers.
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Video: IPak Debuts Enhanced TF-300CT Tray Former for Protein PackagingAt speeds up to 10 percent faster and a 24 percent smaller footprint, the IPak TF-300CT is the ideal solution for meat and poultry producers looking for greater efficiency and layout flexibility in their packaging lines.
IPak, powered by Pro Mach, unveils its new and improved TF-300CT S-Series tray former for protein packaging at Pack Expo Las Vegas. The enhanced TF-300CT delivers superior speed – up to 10 percent faster – for nearly 30 cases per minute, in a 24 percent smaller footprint, making it an ideal solution for meat and poultry producers looking for greater efficiency and layout flexibility in their packaging lines.
The TF-300CT S-Series for protein packaging is part of IPak's complete line of tray formers which leverage a new servo design and architecture to optimize tray and blank handling for quieter, faster output with less waste, and consistent tray forming for superior tray performance and aesthetics.
The TF-300CT includes an advanced 8-inch touch screen HMI for simple, user-friendly monitoring and fault diagnostics, machine adjustment and size changeovers. Changeovers are clearly defined and repeatable with preset tray recipes, color-coded dials and handles, and convenient on-machine instructions. Size changes typically are performed in less than 20 minutes. For more efficient and easy operation, ergonomics have been improved with a redesigned quick loading "right height" tray blank hopper.
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- 8 ounces strawberries, hulled and sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup well-stirred canned cream of coconut
- 1 pint vanilla frozen yogurt
- 1 cup chilled unsweetened pineapple juice
In a blender, blend the strawberries, the cream of coconut, the frozen yogurt, and the pineapple juice until the mixture is smooth and pour the mixture into chilled glasses.
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