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Surely these days users are either using touch devices to scroll with gestures or are dragging the thumb of the scrollbar or clicking inside the track. Would it be a bad idea to remove the arrow buttons from my scrollbars? A trend has to start somewhere doesn't it? :p
The arrows on scrollbars are a functional element. If you click on them they move the screen up or down. Clicking on the area between the arrows and the position marker usually moves the screen up or down a page at a time. They are therefore not redundant as nothing else behaves in the same way. Whether or not they are needed is a different issue.
While my experience has been that most people don't use the arrows anymore, there are a few people (usually older users) that do. So whether or not you should leave them out (assuming you have a choice) depends on your user base and their preferred way of scrolling.
Edit: Jeff caught a mistake, which I have now corrected.
Mac OS X scrollbars has no these arrows (at least by default) for a couple of years already. And it seems like most of the users are OK with this.
But, for Mac OS X it's a system-wide change and every (almost) app is affected by it so everything behaves the same way. Actually, I don't see any reason to drop these arrows off (except for the rare design purposes) from your app at least until it will not be done system-wide or by majors (I mean, popular apps). I do believe it's not a big UX problem at all, but keep in mind that changing the behaviour (even slightly) of the standard controls may confuse and harm your users.
You're all forgetting
Various physical conditions can make scrolling or dragging really difficult. Clicking is a comparatively simple action to do. Buttons help.
Unfortunately, there are more of these "older users" than JohnGB things, it's just we usually don't mingle with them.
Recently I met a girl - she is about 27ish, working in the online marketing industry - and she told me in a conversation that she never uses sliding on mobile phones, she needs explicit buttons for everything.
So, it's not just older users. It's everyone except for the 10 percent of the technically inclined we meet.
Whenever possible you should follow the conventions of the operating system's UI. Many people are still using older systems in which scrolling down a small amount is best accomplished by clicking on the scroll bar arrows.
The old fashioned scroll bars with arrows is best for Windows XP, and no scroll bars at all is best for touch UIs.
I would point out another situation where the arrow buttons are useful.
In situations where you can't click and drag, and don't have a scroll-wheel or similar mechanism.
I've occasionally found them nice to have when on a computer with a cranky/difficult mouse (generally a laptop with a really, really bad trackpad).
If you can't click and drag, your only options for scrolling are to click the scroll bar outside of the actual bar, which will move you an entire screen width, or the arrows, which move the screen the typical scroll interval (generally three lines).
You can also use the arrow-keys, but I'm speaking of mouse-based scrolling only
They are also occasionally useful when you're using something like RDP or VNC over a slow connection. You can predict the amount of scrolling fairly precisely, so you can scroll without needing visual feedback. This is nice when your connection is slow to update the framebuffer.


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Something really good that hails from Mexico.
This tamale (tequila, beer, etc.)is mexcellent.
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somthing that is mexican and excellent
That girl's ass is mexcellent!
by mexcellent K July 22, 2003
Exelent in the Mexican sense.
Dude, that Chevy Nova lowrider is mexelent.
by Arlen June 03, 2003
When something is excellent in Mexico, or involving Mexicans.
that's mexcellent, ici.
by Charles Schmarwin July 28, 2005
A combination of the words "mexican" and "excellent", used to describe something that is so great that no other adjective that can get the point across.
"Have you been to Destructoid.com?"
"Hell yeah, that site is mexcellent."
"Hell yeah, that site is mexcellent."
by Coonskin August 05, 2008
see minteresting, the lesser of the two ultimate contractions, meaning most excellent... spawned in my mind as a direct consequence of Bill and Ted's Journeys and Adventures, bogus and otherwise...
just a better manner of expressing ones joy.
just a better manner of expressing ones joy.
Other person "yo man, i finally got paid, AND we are gettin laid tonight!"
Me "mexcellent dude..."
Me "mexcellent dude..."
by KitSteel April 16, 2007
Most excellent
"wow those tacos were mexcellent"
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Ich glaube an alles noch nie gesagte
February 23, 2011
Living with a chronic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis can be so unbearably frustrating and maddening because of the unpredictability of the disease. I live each day with much uncertainty, never knowing when RA will strike next and where and how strongly. Having RA continues to teach me new things in life, and many of these lessons are often painful, defeating and anxiety-filled. It constantly tests my patience, and when I stop to think about it, I'm not sure if living with this disease has made me a more patient person or the direct opposite. When it comes to dealing with problems I am a very impatient person in general. I want to know WHY something is happening or going wrong. I want to analyze it to death in order to find an answer (so I can then fix it somehow). Usually all this does is cause more anxiety while driving myself absolutely crazy. Why is this happening to me? Now what's wrong with my body? Is it the arthritis or a "normal" health problem? Is another part of my body going to become damaged? What's going to happen to me? Will this ever go away? The difficult questions go on and on.
I just started reading Speaking of Faith by Krista Tippett (I like her radio show a lot despite that her voice annoys the hell out of me). In the book she quotes the German poet Ranier Maria Rilke and the quote has really stuck with me since reading it the other day. When first reading the passage, his views on dealing with questions in life seem very straight-forward and maybe even easy. It's not so easy though to shut off your brain, those anxious questions and worries, and to instead just live. Regarding all of the RA questions that are constantly running through my mind, I do try to live life one day at a time. If I really stopped to think about all of the frightening possibilities RA can bring, I would probably be locked up somewhere in a straight jacket in a constant state of panic. As I wrote about in some previous blog posts, I have been having a difficult time dealing with a strong bout of anxiety lately. I'm working on it and I know I'll get better, even when my neurotic hypochondriac self doesn't think so. But reading Rilke's advice in Krista Tippett's book hits home. I hope you like it and can find some reassurance in it as well.
…to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.
-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to A Young Poet
*Ich glaube an alles noch nie gesagte – I believe in everything that has not yet been said – Rilke
6 Responses to "Ich glaube an alles noch nie gesagte"
February 23, 2011 at 10:17 pm
(I just removed my post from FB so you'd have one here haha.) Look at you! I just read this post, but have to go back and read the others. I didn't realize you started blogging. Rilke's words ring so true, I can really relate to that passage.
February 23, 2011 at 11:25 pm
Just posting a greeting. I agree with what you say about the difficult questions. Can symphathize with you there.
February 26, 2011 at 7:46 am
Hi Angela,
It helps me to know I'm not lane in what I'm feeling. Hopefully it will comfort you to know you're not alone either.
The questions, the uncertainty, the depression, it can get exhausting. I hate to talk about it with my friends/coworkers. I feel like a broken record, and I don't want to sound like my mother in law who does nothing but complain. :s
That passage by Rilke is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Wishing you bunches of pain free days.


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This is all under the assumption that they are perfectly rigid bodies:
A train is moving at 300m/s. A mosquito is moving directly towards it, head-on, at 4m/s.
When the mosquito and the train collide, the mosquito is at 0m/s, and then changes direction, moving at 300m/s in the direction of the train (because it's stuck to the windscreen).
Surely this says that, in theory, because there is a period of time where the mosquito is at 0m/s, the train must also be at 0m/s. But the train surely doesn't stop moving, and a mosquito certainly couldn't stop a train, even for the smallest amount of time.
- Is this really what theory predicts? If not, where am I going wrong?
- Is the theory flawed with this almost paradoxical situation?


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- I may not be coming in tomorrow...
- I might not be coming in tomorrow...
When could I use "may" & "might"?
When could I use "may" & "might"?
Might is also the past subjunctive of may. Because of this, in some cases these aren't interchangeable; if you're using the subjunctive to form a feeling of coniditionality, may is rather inappropriate. For example, "If you were the King, then you might be able to do that."
In the same way, you can use might to form more polite questions: "Might I join you?" as opposed to "May I join you?"
Formally, might is the past tense of may. In situations where the past tense is required, only might may be used:
Subordinate clauses in English must be in the past tense if the main clause is in the past tense, so this is correct.
Here you cannot use the present tense may with the past tense main verb said.
However, in the present tense may and might can be used interchangeably, meaning that all of the following are correct:
We can use 'may' to ask for permission. However this is rather formal and not used very often in modern spoken English. We use 'may' to suggest something is possible
We use 'might' to suggest a small possibility of something. Often we read that 'might' suggests a smaller possibility that 'may', there is in fact little difference and 'might is more usual than 'may' in spoken English.
Strictly speaking, "might" is the simple past tense of "may".
In practice, they're often used interchangeably in other tenses, as your example demonstrates.
In the present tense, they are interchangeable, though there is a subtle difference implied in the likelihood of the thing happening (you coming in tomorrow, in this case):
When could I use May and might?
Ia. Some people follow the rule that may can be considered a greater possibility than might.
Ib. However, in practice most people use may and might interchangeably in most cases.
IIa. May can be considered permission
Example: "Mother may I visit my friend?
II b. It is recommended to prefer might not over may not for clarity because may can be considered "permission"
III. It is recommended to prefer might have over may have for a hypothetical that didn't happen
Example: when using "may have" and "might have" you can use either if the truth of a situation is still unknown (i.e. "I think your comment may have / might have offended some people"), but if the truth of the situation is known and you are speaking about a hypothetical alternative that did not occur, it's clearer and more common to use "might have" (i.e. "If Brazil's best player hadn't been hurt, they might have won the World Cup").
IVa. Historically different tenses:
IVb. Modal usage most commmon today
Today the words may and might are used as modals like would, should and could, meaning that they are generally used without regard to their historical tense and the modal used should reflect a slightly different meaning.
IVc. Even today, especially for some situations involving past tense, many people feel might is still not always interchangeable with may in normal usage.
For instance, because it sounds awkward to mix past tense and present tense, many people including myself would probably prefer "after I read that book, I knew I might visit London one day" to using 'may' (but if someone did use 'may' I could live with it, just wouldn't prefer it).
On the other hand, I find "Last night the weatherman said it may rain today" acceptable, especially because whether it will rain is something that is still an unknown.
As it is with all the modal pairings, 'might' is not the past tense of 'may', nor is 'may' the present tense of 'might'. All modal verbs in modern English are tenseless. As tenseless verbs, modals are able to operate in any time sense, past, present or future.
As to their epistemic [level of certainty meanings] and their deontic [social meanings] they are never interchangeable. They, like all modals, have their nuances and those nuances are expressed by choosing one or the other.
As reported from the NOAD (New Oxford American Dictionary):
In cases where the two might ;-) mean more or less the same thing wrt there being a chance that something will or can occur, it can make sense to use
E.g., "John may come" can mean either that it is possible that John will come or that John is allowed to come. "John might come", on the other hand, can only mean the former.
When you need to be clear about the sense, and the intended sense is possibility, using "might" can prevent ambiguity. In general, "may" is a slipperier critter.
May and might are historically different modal verbs which have drifted together in meaning in most types of English. This is a very common and normal process in all languages. May is still sometimes still used to ask permission, though that use is probably declining and you rarely hear it in American English.
All the above answers are correct, but there is another perspective to it. "May" and "Might", both are used to denote probability. "May" is used when the event is more likely to take place. "Might" is used when the overall probability of the event is less.
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Muhyi Al-Sarraf, Michael LeBlanc, Shanker Giri, et.al.
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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology, Volume 16, No 4 (April), 1998
Nasopharyngeal cancer is a relatively rare disease in the United States, approximately 0.6 to 0.8 per 100,000 population. The highest prevalent is in southern China, withincidence rates as high as 20 per 100,000. The incidence for descendants of southern Chinese living in other countries remains higher than the other population.
Because of the anatomic location of nasopharyngeal cancer, surgical resection of a primary lesion is successful. Radiation therapy (XRT) is considered the treatment ofchoice for the majority of patients with this disease. However, the local control and survival of patients with loco-regionally advanced disease treated with radiation aloneremain unsatisfactory. Some Phase II trials using combination of chemotherapy (CTX) and radiation therapy have shown promising results. This led to the National Headand Neck Cancer Intergroup randomized phase III trial of advanced nasopharyngeal cancer. Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) with participation of Radiation TherapyOncology Group (RTOG) and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) coordinated this study.


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I would like to install ubuntu on my laptop and completely erase all the previous work on it. I have downloaded ubuntu onto my usb and now I don't know what to do. Its a windows. should I just use the windows installer, would that erase all the previous data?
Just make sure it is a bootable USB (if not you can make one really easy with a program called pendrive. I followed Ubuntu's own tutorial) and then shut down your computer and restart. It should boot from the USB and you will be given the option to install Ubuntu. Click that and then it will ask if you want to run along side windows or replace it. Selecting to replace windows will delete all your windows information and do a clean install of Ubuntu. Hope that helps!
I suggest you to back up your valuable data. Then run the Windows installer if available. Otherwise, boot to the USB key and run the installation there. The installation might provide a way to dual-boot between Ubuntu and Windows--at least, that's what I saw a few years ago. I recommend to dual boot if you are not so sure. For me, I chose to run Ubuntu-only since 2007 and have not looked back.


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I used Buxfer to track my finance, but it appears that it is now dying ( last time I checked it was on offline mode). So now I am thinking about getting a new web based personal finance app.
My requirements:
- OpenID Support and/ or Google Account support
- Entirely web based, with no local storage ( I move from computer to computer)
- Accessible via iPhone, and preferably can login via Google account even on mobile device.
- Allows me to bulk-import my existing data in either .csv, or ofx, or qif format.
I think that's about it; any recommendation?
Edit: Buxfer has been in offline mode for 2 straight days, and I can't even download my data! Anyone knows what's going on with that website?
Edit: I'm looking for something like Mint or Buxfer, not bill tracking.


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Jane Carey, the attorney for Allison Mathis, the mother of Chris Bosh's 3-year-old daughter,Trinity, was a guest on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning discussing the current, complicated situation between Bosh and Mathis.
Reports this week surfaced that Mathis has been forced to apply for government assistance, recently lost her job, and is on the verge of foreclosing on her home. She currently receives approximately $2,600 per month for child support from Bosh. Mathis contests this is not enough to take care of her daughter.
Mathis plans on contending the child support amount in court and will be represented by Jane Carey. Carey joined Jacque Reid for "Inside Her Story" detailing Mathis and Bosh's current situation.
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If you're like most people, you probably have a bunch of MP3s scattered around your hard disk. And if you're like most people, you probably also have on your to-do list a plan to inspect and catalog them so that you know exactly what you're listening to. It's just that you haven't gotten around to it yet.
Well, with a little help from Perl, it's possible for you to finally cross that item off your list. CPAN comes with an MP3::Tag module, which provides ready-made tools to read and extract metadata from MP3 files, making it a simple matter to identify the title, artist, and genre of a particular MP3 track. This can then be used with Perl's file functions to efficiently (and automatically) build an index of all your MP3 content. And if you'd like to, you can even edit the file metadata with built-in module functions.
This article will discuss both functions, showing you how to use the MP3::Tag module to read and write MP3 file metadata. It assumes that you have a working Perl installation with the MP3::Tag module installed; if you don't have this module, you can download it from CPAN.
Reading MP3 tags
Let's start with the basics: reading ID3 tags embedded in MP3 files. Snippet A is a simple example, which demonstrates how this may be done with MP3::Tag:
Snippet A
Code: Perl
use MP3::Tag;
$mp3 = MP3::Tag->new('track1.mp3'); # create object
$mp3->get_tags(); # read tags
if (exists $mp3->{ID3v1}) { # print track information
print "Filename: $filename\n";
print "Artist: " . $mp3->{ID3v1}->artist . "\n";
print "Title: " . $mp3->{ID3v1}->title . "\n";
print "Album: " . $mp3->{ID3v1}->album . "\n";
print "Year: " . $mp3->{ID3v1}->year . "\n";
print "Genre: " . $mp3->{ID3v1}->genre . "\n";
$mp3->close(); # destroy object
Filename: track1.mp3 Artist: Udit Narayan Title: Pehla Nasha Album: Joh Jeeta Wohi Sikander Year: 1992 Genre: Soundtrack
Snippet B
Code: Perl
use MP3::Tag; # import module
@files = <*.mp3>; # find MP3 files in current directory
# loop over file list
# print tag information
foreach (@files) {
$mp3 = MP3::Tag->new($_);
if (exists $mp3->{ID3v1}) {
print $_, "\t", $mp3->{ID3v1}->artist, "\t", $mp3->{ID3v1}->title, "\n";
And there you have it--an automatically generated MP3 catalog! As you add new music files to your collection, simply rerun the script above, and they will automatically show up in the catalog listing. Isn't that neat?
Writing MP3 tags
Of course, it doesn't just stop there--you can just as easily use MP3::Tag to write new metadata to an MP3 file. Snippet C is an example of how you might do this.
Snippet C
Code: Perl
use MP3::Tag;
$mp3 = MP3::Tag->new('track2.mp3'); # create object
$mp3->get_tags(); # read tags
if (exists $mp3->{ID3v1}) { # save track information
$mp3->{ID3v1}->title("Roothke Humse Kahi");
$mp3->{ID3v1}->artist("Joh Jeeta Wohi Sikander");
$mp3->close(); # destroy object
Of course, in the real world, it's highly likely that you won't be hard-wiring metadata into your script. Instead, you're more likely to need an interactive application, one that prompts the user for artist, track, and title information and then writes this data to the MP3 file. Luckily, this application is easy to build, knowing what you know now about MP3::Tag. Take a look at Snippet D.
Snippet D
Code: Perl
use MP3::Tag;
$filename = shift; # get filename from command line
$mp3 = MP3::Tag->new($filename);
$mp3->get_tags(); # read tags
print "Enter track title: "; # prompt for title
chomp ($title = <>);
print "Enter artist: "; # prompt for artist
chomp ($artist = <>);
print "Enter album: "; # prompt for album name
chomp ($album = <>);
print "Enter year: "; # prompt for year
chomp ($year = <>);
if (exists $mp3->{ID3v1}) { # save track information
$mp3->close(); # destroy object
The scripts above should have given you some idea of what you can do with MP3::Tag and perhaps even helped you organize your music collection.
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ODA: How to perform rolling upgrades
By uwes on Sep 03, 2012
Rolling upgrades are discussed in the following white paper witch can be found on OTN:
"Database Rolling Upgrades Made Easy by Using a Data Guard Physical Standby Database".
Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) is the Oracle best practices blueprint for implementing Oracle high availability technologies. Starting with Oracle Database 11g release 1, the MAA recommended best practice for performing rolling database upgrades is to use the transient logical standby database feature available with Oracle Data Guard. This MAA best practice paper describes a Bourne shell script developed by Oracle to automate database rolling upgrades to new Oracle patch sets or full database releases beginning with Oracle Database 11g Release 1 and higher. The database rolling upgrade is performed using an existing Data Guard physical standby database and the transient logical standby rolling upgrade process. The Bourne shell script, named physru, is available for download by means of MOS Note 949322.1
In addition to that, there are two other valuable documents for this topic:
- Rolling Database Upgrades for Physical Standby Databases using Transient Logical Standby 11g
- Standby First Patching using standard Data Guard Physical Standby, 220.127.116.11: MOS Note 1265700.1


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did i do something wrong? i thought someone might be able to give me an idea of how fast FM would run on that computer.
How do you quantify "how well"? It is a desktop with a medium-high performance processor and an average graphics card, it should do a good job.
Depends how many leagues you decide to run.
i usually run English leagues 2 to prem, 2 top spanish leagus, italian first division, and German first division
If you want sensible reples to a forum question, you really need to give some more input. Not everyone will want to open links to an outside website to check out the computer specs and the answer to your question is totally dependant on the number of leagues and database size you choose to run. Please also do not bump threads just because noone is answering them.
That computer will run FM well, by the way.
What operating system will you run on the PC?
Windows 7, will that be ok?
You do realise that is just a trial version of Windows 7? You'll have to pay another £80 (ish) to buy the license on top of the cost of the machine?
That's what I was trying to get at, was trying to make sure that you knew the PC didn't come with a fully licensed operating system to make sure you weren't going to then have to pay out more money.
we already have a disk we can download windows 7 off of, so im not paying on top of the price it says there.
Ok cool as long as you were aware.
ye mate i was aware, the trial version wouldn't have been much good anyway as it is in German lol.
ah Vindows 7 then!


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Let $A$ be a local ring with nilpotent maximal ideal $\mathfrak{m}$ (i.e., some power of $\mathfrak{m}$ vanishes), and $M$ an $A$-module (not necessarily finitely generated). Let $\bar{S}\subset M/\mathfrak{m}M$ be a set of generators and $S$ a set of representatives of $\bar{S}$ in $M$. Then is it true that $S$ is a set of generators of $M$? This is a common form of Nakayama's lemma with the assumption of finite generation of $M$ replacing the nilpotence of $\mathfrak{m}$. A passage in Matsumura's book "Commutative Ring Theory" (see Theorem 7.10) seems to imply this result, and I can't figure out why.
Dear Kwan,
Let $N$ be the submodule of $M$ generated by $S$. Then by assumption $M = N +\mathfrak m M.$ Iterating this, we find that $$M = N + \mathfrak m (N + \mathfrak m M) = N + \mathfrak m^2 M = \cdots = N + \mathfrak m^n M$$ for any $n > 0.$ If we take $n$ large enough then $\mathfrak m^n = 0$ (by hypothesis). Thus $M = N,$ as desired.
P.S. I've found this to be quite a useful fact!
Let $N$ be the $A$-module generated by $S$. Now $M$ is contained in $N+\mathfrak{m}M$, which is contained in $N+\mathfrak{m}(N+\mathfrak{m}M)$, hence in $N+\mathfrak{m}^2M$. Repeat.


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I mentioned the other day about sacrificing a Gnome for the success of a raid, but I'm also a great believer in sacrificing a Gnome to win a BG.
I'm not talking about a pointless waste of life, of charging into an impossible fight throwing a life to the wind, I'm talking about a calculated sacrifice designed for further the objectives of a team.
Before I go any further some disclaimers…
- A Gnome was harmed (repeatedly) and occasionally killed in the making of this post.
- Many Horde were frustrated to the point of losing.
- Many games won by the Alliance and lost by the Horde.
When I play in a BG, I play with one objective in mind, to win.
Sure I don't mind adding to my HK count, I like the occasional achievement flashing on my screen, but they are incidental, my objective is to win, no matter what the cost to my stats, it's a team game and I'll take one for the team.
- Sometimes this means I sit at a node twiddling my four fingers, the whole game, without even seeing the horde or scoring a kill.
- Sometimes this means suicide runs, apparently pointlessly attacking a node, handing the Horde HKs, only to Rez and charge back again.
- Sometimes this means ignoring a team mates plight when they are getting hammered on the road, to ensure a node is taken or kept. Stopping would mean that the cost of their life was in vain, continuing gives meaning to their sacrifice.
Of course generally when I am in a BG it is with an organized group, 90%+ of us are on vent.
We don't report the node sitter AFK, they are doing their assigned duty.
When the call comes to change targets or objectives or locations, we break off immediately and act. Chasing the HKs and delaying the change can cause losses.
Over the weekend I managed to find some time for 10 Strand of the Ancients. 9 wins, 1 close loss.
I was assigned all sorts of tasks from the standards:
Offense: run bombs, protect demos, CC the Horde off our demos (or at least slow them) and ignore all Horde not attacking our demos. Take the GY flags.
Defense: Destroy demos. Ignore the Horde (apart from the initial landing), unless assigned to protect a gate from bomb runners. Protect the GY flags.
To specific tasks, like guarding the Eastern GY. When I'm guarding the GY that is my focus. I will call out passing Horde, particularly Demos, but if I can't hit it from the flag, then that's someone elses job.
As tempting as it might be, chasing the HK off my position is not a winning strategy. Just ask the rogue that kept trying to ninja cap my GY… My presence at the flag was a complete pain-in-the-Horde.
BTW, a tip for guarding nodes. Even if you think you can hold it against the one incoming enemy, call their presence. Their mates may arrive when you are busy fighting and your early call might get a teammate to sweep past on the way to their objective and save the day.
I almost feel sorry for that rogue…
GY flag + Gnome = I can be a solo hero, the Chuck Norris of the Horde!
Next time, remember Chuck's beard, my beard… I'm Chuck Norris of the Alliance!
When you are doing your job well in an organized group (responding to instructions, calling incs etc), you will know by the number of times you hear your name called in Vent.
I got called to protect the red gate. My mission was to stop, slow and cripple Demos as they came through.
It wasn't so important that they didn't get past, afterall there were 13 teammates behind me protecting the yellow gate, but they were relying on that demo being near death.
That was my mission, loose Horde were irrelevant (but let's face it, the odd living bomb never hurt anyone did it?).
This was where the Horde failed in it's primary objective – the gates.
They fell for Gnome bait!
At one point I had 7 Horde, 1/2 their team, trying to kill one irrelevant Gnome, fighting on the road, a long way from their gate objective.
Meanwhile I was still killing their Demos!
WTF were they thinking?
WTF were they doing?
They nearly got me after a couple of precious minutes, then I made them see red, I brought the bloodlust to the fore, they forgot about everything else in the battle and beat impotently on my Iceblock.
Say goodbye to another 30 seconds of your limited time guys!
7 Horde hitting and casting at an Iceblock while I /rude /laugh
Gnome bait!
This wasn't the only time during the battles that they just flocked to me… I hate my "Eat At Joes" Shaman totems when I'm on Squidly, but for some reason, everyone wants to punt the Gnome.
Whatever… your loss, my team's win.
Having a picnic
Speaking of winning, if you are ever unfortunate enough to join a BG where there is a campfire, picnic basket or Gnomeregan Banner…
Just log off!
Give up now.
You are going to lose.. I will help to make sure of that.
I was wondering what the Horde were thinking in SotA as they approached the docks and there was this little picnic set up and a banner already claiming the docks for Gnomeregan.
Whatever they were thinking it was already too late.
I wasn't sitting under the umbrella waiting for them.
I was already behind them, watching them do the double-take, then just as they gathered their nerve to launch off the docks…
Frost Nova's in place,
Disoriented with a Dragons Breath
Slowed with a Blast wave
Sniffing at their slowly roasting flesh as the living bombs ticked away
Wondering how the hell four nasty little Gnomes got in amongst them.
Their next thought, as they rezzed at the graveyard on the beach, looking at that perfect picnic settling, was
Meh… too much time spent thinking guys… luckily you have some time while the Spirit Rez ticks along again.
Alliance, I'll meet you on the beach for a cookout…
Horde, you taste sooo sweet!
Gnomer and Out!
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how can i this code to get user id in another functions and use as global variable??
function get_id() {
FB.getLoginStatus(function(response) {
if (response.status === 'connected') {
// the user is logged in and connected to your
// app, and response.authResponse supplies
// the user's ID, a valid access token, a signed
// request, and the time the access token
// and signed request each expire
uid = response.authResponse.userID;
accessToken = response.authResponse.accessToken;
} else if (response.status === 'not_authorized') {
// the user is logged in to Facebook,
//but not connected to the app
} else {
// the user isn't even logged in to Facebook.
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Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of this quote?
A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his ill-humor. -Charles Reade
This means that having a good wife allows you to live longer. That's because a husband can give half of his worries to his wife ("she is the receptacle of half a man's cares"), and will take out his bad moods on her ("and two-thirds of his ill humor"). She presumably puts up with this.
Pity the wife, though.


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by Melissa Brunner
It's almost time for that fantastic Sunday where people worldwide gather around televisions set to experience the sporting phenomenom that is..... Super Bowl commericals!
True, the game is SUPPOSED to be the centerpiece - and it still will be for Matt Blanchette as he hopes to cheer his beloved Tom Brady to victory. But, for a vast number of people, seeing how companies choose to spend their $3.5 million to entertain or enlighten you for 30 seconds is an even bigger part of the fun! That's right - the average 30 second Super Bowl ad sold for a record $3.5 million this year. By contrast, in Super Bowl 1 (when my beloved Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs), a 30 second ad sold for $42,000 ($266,500 adjusted for inflation).
What do you think? More than 100 million are expected to tune in Sunday. Will you? And what are you most excited to see - the game, the commercials....or maybe Madonna's halftime show?!
By the way - even though my beloved Packers are not playing, I still plan to wear the custom jersey my hubby got me for Christmas, but I will not be sporting the Cheesehead this year!


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The water level in the bowl of our toilet has slowly and steadily gotten lower over the last year or so. I replaced the flapper last year, could changing anything in the tank affect this? Or would that be looking at the wrong end, and I need to replace the wax seal? Any ideas on what would cause this?
The only possible reason for the water loss, and that if you're not getting any noticeable leakage, is improper venting, as described here.
There is another reason why it seems that improper venting is the cause - you noticed that the water level was getting lower over a year period. It could be that over that year your plumbing venting clogged slowly & steadily.
Also, contrary to what is said in the link above (that in a case of improper venting you need to call a plumber), I think that if you've noticed the change over a long period, this is also reversible (bird nesting or something similar).
If the problem was very low but steady water level, then it could be a problem that require a plumber's work.
I think Asaf nailed it with the vent. Here's why I doubt it's anywhere else:
The reason the vent seems to be the most likely reason is because when the vent doesn't allow the pressure to equalize, the water going down the drain creates a suction that pulls water out of the traps, and the toilet is just a big open trap. The same thing will happen in high winds, I'll see water in the toilets going up and down after a strong gust.
I solved this problem with 1/2 cup Metamucil slurried into the bowl after a flush (crazy, I know). Apparently, the bowl overflow had an internal crack.


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If you daven more slowly than the chazzan, should you skip what someone who came late to davening would skip so that you can reach barchu with the tzibbur?
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I have to agree with everything YDK said in his answer - except for his conclusion (which he stated first). My direct answer to the question is, instead, absolutely. The question is, which parts should you skip and when are you considered "caught up"?
You should skip parts of Pesukei DeZimra as outlined in the Shulhan 'Aruch (O"H 52:1), in order to catch up to the Tzibur. The point of this is to be caught up for Shemoneh 'Esreh. As outlined later (O"H 66:3), one should interrupt Shema' and its Berachoth to answer to Barechu.
Consequently, as a personal matter, as someone who is a) often able to keep up within a few Pesukim over the course of a handful of Perakim (especially Shema', since the Tzibur generally slows down there), but b) will fall behind by an insurmountable distance over a period as long (and generally fast) as Pesukei DeZimra, I believe it is appropriate and advisable to skip those parts of Pesukei DeZimra that are outlined in the Shu"'A if one is in danger of falling too far behind to be able to begin Shemoneh 'Esreh with the congregation. If you get ahead of the congregation and begin Birchoth Keriath Shema' on your own, you can and should answer Barechu wherever you are.
I am not making this up on my own, either. I have been advised that this is the correct approach by various rabbis over the years.
Absolutely not. Barchu can be answered at any time and if there were such an idea of skipping to say barchu in order, it surly would have been discussed regarding someone who came late.
However, this person has the same law as someone who came late and may skip in order to daven shemona esre together with the tzibbur. If he has time to skip and get ahead enough to daven sh"e with the tzibbur, he should do so regardless of when he says barchu.
I once heard that, according to the opinion of the ARIZAL, one should always go in order and recite all of the Davening (prayers in the Siddur), even if it will entail falling behind. In fact, in some Synagogues, the Chazzan will not move on until there everyone has finished reciting each section, and I think that it is a nice custom to follow because it is more fair for people who take a longer time to recite prayers so that they don't feel embarrassed.


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Recently I began davening mincha with a minyan that meets in college. When it comes to Tachanun, what is the correct procedure if there's no Sefer Torah in the room [and building]?
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Sit, but do not fall/lean/cover your face on or with your arm. (S.A., O.C., 131, 2) i.e. Say it the way Sefardim say it even when in a Beis Hakneses, even with a Sefer Torah there.
הרב יוסף דוב סולוביציק was נוהג to do ליפול על פניו for Tachnun even in a place that has no Sefer Torah. So accordingly (according to the "Rav") you would follow the normal procedure for sitting/leaning and covering your face.
Tachanun is only said where there is a Sefer Torah.(Based on a Pasuk in Sefer Yehoshua{7:6}). Reb Moshe(Igrot Moshe YD III:129.) says In Yerushalayim one is to lean by Tachanun even with no Sefer Torah. The Steipler Goan would lean in a room without a Sefer Torah, if there were Sefarim.In Mishneh Berurah(131:2) it says If you are in a place that has Sefarim Kedoshim there is a machlokes whether you say the Tachanun with a bowed head. Some are accustomed to bow.Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch says the Sefer Torah provides an environment for a Teffilah as serious as Tachanun.so I guess you according to some you would!? I will admit I have never seen this done ,so essential you say it without Nefilas Apayim.
Three Part Article From Jewish Press on this Question :
Q & A: Tachanun Without A Torah Scroll (Part I)
Q & A: Tachanun Without A Torah Scroll (Part II)
This seems to be a machlokes between the Magen Avraham and the Taz which affects how to learn the Rema (131:2)
When the Rema says that a yachid can say tachanun (w/ nefilas apaim) when the tzibur is davening (in the darkei moshe he references that "an iron partition can't separate"), does that mean that when the tzibur falls in front of the Torah in shul, he can connect to the tzibur even if he is in a different place without a Torah? (MA) Or does this mean that he and the tzibur has a direct connection to Hashem and you don't need a Torah to do Nefilas Apaim (only a yachid not at the time the tzibbur is davening)? (Taz)
The minhag is not to do nefilas apaim and I have never seen anyone try to be mechaven to the tzibur.
As far as standing or sitting, nefilas apaim (originally done outstretched - hishtachavia) is "lifnei Hashem" - in front of a Torah. So even according to those who say our nefila is done sitting, there's no reason to sit in your venue. This is also true for those who say the reason for the nefila is for a third type of Tefilla (sitting, standing and now nefila), if you aren't doing nefila it doesn't matter which type of position you repeat. Standing is just as good as sitting.


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Early Signs of Dyslexia?
Q: When my son writes his name or play-reads a book, he always goes from right to left. Is this an early sign of dyslexia, or is it something he will outgrow? Should I try and correct him or just let it go? At what age should I become worried? His father had problems in this area until he was about nine years old.
A: You didn't mention your son's age, so I have to assume he is a young child. Word reversal or directional reversals are common in younger children. From the information you've given me, it's difficult to assess if this activity might be a sign of dyslexia, or something he will merely outgrow. You might want to contact the International Dyslexia Association at 1-800-ABCD123 for more information.
Early intervention for dyslexia is vital for children who attend traditional school. However, children who learn at home do not face the narrow learning constraints imposed by traditional classrooms. In a classroom, most learning occurs through books, so reading at an early age is essential. Parents who teach their kids at home can and do utilize many other methods (reading aloud, audio and videotapes, hands-on experiences, discussions, etc.) As a result, many parents of children who exhibit symptoms that may indicate a learning difference, choose to wait it out. Like your husband, many kids simply mature and outgrow the problem.
Several moms in my homeschool group reported that their kids exhibited word reversal until they were around ten-years-old. Most gently corrected their children. How long you wait is your decision, based on your son's behavior and learning abilities. For more information about dyslexia, read When Reading Is Rough.
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Isabel Shaw is a freelance writer and homeschooling mom of 15 years. She and her husband Ray homeschool their two daughters, Jessica and Amanda. Besides being a contributor to FamilyEducation.com, Shaw has written for Home Education Magazine, The Link, Homeschooling Horizons Magazine, The Homeschool Gazette, and other publications.


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In this review we compare the best Android phone the Sony Xperia Z with the best BlackBerry phone the BlackBerry Z10.
Reader, you are blessed. We are living in a period of unprecedented riches in the high-end smartphone space. The iPhone 5 remains a brilliant option, and there's the Nexus 4 for Android bargain hunters. The all-new HTC One is another exciting Android prospect, and while the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Note III handsets are imminent, the Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note II are far from spent forces in the Android world. And then there are the wild cards, high-end Windows Phone 8 handsets such as Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC Windows Phone 8S, and BlackBerry's comeback device - the BlackBerry Z10.
You can read our regularly updated Best smartphone, Best Android phone and Best Windows phone group tests to work out which smartphone is best for you. Here we pit together the Xperia Z and BlackBerry Z10 to find out how they compare.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Design and build
All modern smartphones all look the same, and the Z10 and Xperia Z don't buck this trend. Face up on a table both the handsets we have are thin and stylish rectangular slabs of black. (The Xperia Z comes also in white and purple, and the Z10 in white.) Touchscreens take up most of the real estate on the front of both smartphones. But differences are apparent.
The Xperia Z has a clean and uninterrupted glass covered-front, and an iPhone-esque tempered glass rear cover. It's all glass, basically. The Z10 is BlackBerry's first fully touchscreen smartphone - it has no physical keys or buttons for navigation - but unlike the all-glass Xperia Z the front of the Z10 features metallic panels at the top and bottom of its display.
The BlackBerry Z10 is clean, simple and stylish; it closely resembles the iPhone 5 with straight edges and rounded corners. Indeed, the front looks almost exactly like the back of the iPhone 5 (but with a screen instead of an aluminium panel in between two narrow bezel panels), while the rear looks like a plastic version of the iPhone, featuring a big BlackBerry badge.
The Z10's rear cover is slightly rounded at the edges making it more forgiving and comfortable in the hand than the iPhone. The rubbery texture made up of tiny dimples is very similar to that of the Nexus 7. When you take off the rear cover it feels thin and bendy, but robust.
There are no physical or even touch sensitive, buttons on the front of either the Z10 of the Xperia Z. All navigation is done with gestures on the touchscreen. There is a power button on top of the Z10 and to the side of the Xperia Z. On both phones volume and mute buttons reside on the right hand side.
The Z10 measures 66x130mm and is a pretty slim 9.2mm. It's nice and light at 135g and fits snugly in your hand. The Xperia Z is noticably bigger, but also thinner.
Indeed, despite being a very large phone the Xperia Z doesn't feel at all oversized in use. It's very thin at and light for phone its size – just 7.9mm and 145g. Furthermore the Xperia Z is dust- and waterproof which is good news for anyone who wants to use their phone in the bath. (Some people might.)
This does mean that mean things such as the headphone- and micro SD ports must be hidden behind flaps which stick out when you have headphones plugged in. They and the big silver power button are the only aspects of the Xperia that feel less than stellar. Overall the Xperia Z has a premium, desirable feel. Build quality is excellent and the attention to detail exemplary. Sony says there is a shatterproof coating on the glass, but we chose not to test this for obvious reasons!
However, there is one small element of the Xperia Z that we don't like at all. There is a tiny gap on the front and back of the Xperia Z between the glass panel and the frame of the phone. This invites dirt and dust, and a ring of fluff is not a great visual element on an otherwise stunning phone.
The BlackBerry Z10 has a slightly less premium feel than the Xperia Z in part because of its removable plastic back cover. But use it for a while and there are some sound reasons for this. The Z10 is a workhorse, designed to travel everywhere without breaking. In a perverse way the lack of a shiny back cover makes it feel less likely to mark or break. Don't get me wrong, the Xperia Z is a beautifully constructed handset (flaps excepted), but I would be slightly worried about spoiling such looks.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Hardware and performance
BlackBerry has opted for a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 2GB of RAM for the Z10's engine room. The dual-core chip might sound mid-range since most top end smartphones have a quad-core processor, but with the BlackBerry 10 OS we don't see this as a problem. The BlackBerry 10 operating system is nippy and shows no signs of lag in use on the Z10. Indeed its Geekbench 2 score of 1725 puts it in the upper echelons of current smartphones, even if it does mean the Xperia Z is marginally faster of the two.
Because of the relative lack of third-party software for BlackBerry phones we can't run our GLBenchmark graphics test on the Z10, but don't let that put you off. It's a fast phone. They both are, and performance is neck and neck.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Display
A 5in Reality Display with a Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution makes the Xperia Z stand out from any crowd, and the Z10 can't compete. The Xperia Z's screen is nothing short of stunning and easily the best we've ever seen on a smartphone. But this shouldn't lead you to think that the Z10 has a poor screen, far from it.
At 4.2in the screen on the BlackBerry Z10 is quite small when you compare it to the Xperia Z. But the size isn't a problem; it's big enough to comfortably browse the web, use apps and watch video content. The screen size coupled with the resolution of 768x1280 used to give the BlackBerry Z10 the highest pixel density of any phone we'd reviewed... until a certain Sony handset launched. At 355ppi the BlackBerry Z10 beats the Nokia Lumia 920, iPhone 5, HTC Windows Phone 8X and Sony Xperia S. However, the Xperia Z stamps all over it.
It's hard to find fault with the BlackBerry Z10's screen. At 355ppi it's not really a surprise that text and images look crisp and clear. Colours are vibrant, contrast is good and there's plenty of brightness should you need it. Our main concern is how quickly the display gets dirty with finger print marks, there's clearly no kind of oleophobic coating on the Z10.
Shift over to the Xperia Z and content looks incredibly sharp thanks to its whopping 441ppi pixel density, the highest we've ever seen on a phone, and colours look particularly rich and vibrant. It really is like holding a TV in your hand and watching a feature length film finally makes sense on a smartphone.
The Mobile Bravia Engine 2 which is designed to enhance the quality of photos and video mostly brings more saturation to colours on the Xperia Z. For some content it's a bit overkill and introduces an unrealistic tone. You can turn the engine off in the settings if it's not to your taste.
It's important to remember that this screen is big, and that's no understatement. At 5in it's difficult to reach a portion, mainly the top, of the display when using the Xperia Z with one hand. Unfortunately for those who it would suit there's no smaller version. It's interesting, though, that the Xperia Z is only marginally bigger than the HTC One X+, for example, which has a 4.7in screen.
Both the Z10 and Xperia Z have great screens, unimaginable even 18 months ago. The Xperia Z is categorically better, but it is also bigger which means the phone is bigger: a few people might find that the Z10 is better for their needs.
NEXT PAGE: Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Storage, connectivity, cameras >>
We continue our Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10 review with a look at storage and connectivity, as well as the best cameras on these two high-end smartphones.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Storage and connectivity
In the modern age of smartphone, both the Xperia Z and BlackBerry Z10 are a bit limited on the storage front with only 16GB models. There is a microSD card for up to 32GB- and 64GB cards respectively, though. Storage wise the BlackBerry may have a greater potential expanded capacity than the Xperia Z, but before you even go downloading some apps, adding music and taking some snaps, a total of 4GB, a quarter of the storage, is already used up by the BlackBerry 10 operating system.
The Xperia Z is not short on connectivity, there's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC (near-field communications), aGPS and DLNA (digital living network alliance) certifications. Beyond the usual microUSB and headphone ports, there are two metal contacts on the left hand side of the handset for use with a docking station. Furthermore, the Xperia Z comes with support for 4G LTE networks.
With NFC, the Xperia Z can connect to a range of Sony accessories with one touch including speakers, headphones and Sony's 2013 TV range.
The BlackBerry Z10 has a microUSB slot and headphone port, with an additional Micro HDMI port – handy if you like connecting your phone to a larger display. Inside there is dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and NFC which is what we've come to expect from a high-end smartphone (see also the Xperia Z).
The Z10 also supports 4G LTE mobile networks. So even if you don't want to use EE, still the UK's only 4G network, the Z10 will be compatible when others are rolled out. However, we've noticed that the 800MHz spectrum (one of the two frequencies being auctioned in the UK currently) isn't supported which could cause problems.
Overall? Storage is disappointing on both of these handsets - but the BlackBerry Z10 and Sony Xperia Z are both well-connected handsets.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Camera
Sony's smartphone cameras are often good, and the Xperia Z is no exception. It has a 13Mp rear facing camera with Sony's Exmor RS sensor. We're very impressed with the camera software and the resulting photos and video. The Superior Auto mode always knows what's going on and adjusts the settings accordingly, although we did get a better result once or twice by switching it to normal.
There's a burst mode (10 frames per second), sweep panorama, various filter effects and the HRD mode is particularly good. The Xperia Z is the first smartphone to enable HDR in video mode. There's also a decent 2Mp front facing webcam. Like the rear camera, it can shoot Full HD 1080p video.
The main downside on the camera side of things is that Sony has ditched the dedicated shutter button which it so often uses. You can find sample shots on our Sony Xperia Z review.
By contrast the Z10's main camera is 8Mp with an LED flash, BSI (back side illumination), a dedicated ISP (image signal processor) and a F2.2 lens. The rear camera can record video in up to Full HD 1080p quality.
Photos are okay for a high-end smartphjone, but nothing more. You can select anywhere on the touchscreen to focus and then take a picture. The Z10 has a mind of its own with this method but fortunately you can use either volume button to operate the shutter. You can find sample images in our BlackBerry Z10 review.
The main show off feature of the Z10's camera is Time Shift. By taking numerous snaps in one go, you can adjust the whole image or individual elements like someone's face. It's a nice feature but don't be fooled into thinking it's new; the Nokia Lumia smartphones have a similar thing called Smart Shoot.
We like the editing software built in to BlackBerry 10 which allows you comprehensively edit and tweak your pictures. You can crop, rotate, adjust settings like white balance and add Instagram-style filters and borders.
We tested out the front facing 2Mp camera by having a video chat in BBM Video (a new feature of BlackBerry 10). The camera shoots video in 720p quality and we thought it looked pretty good.
Again both handsets offer high-calibre cameras, but the Xperia Z wins this one in our book.
Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Software
The Xperia Z comes pre-loaded with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and will be upgrade to version 4.2 shortly after launch according to Sony. The BlackBerry Z10 is the first device to run BlackBerry 10 - the company's all-new operating system.
Jelly Bean is a known concept, although the Sony interface is slightly tweaked. The lockscreen is basic compared to others with access only to the notifications menu, camera and music player controls. It does have a nice visual blind effect, though. With an almost up-to-date version of Jelly Bean there are expandable notifications and importantly Google Now. There's no quick settings pull down bar but Sony has placed a few at the top of the normal notifications bar anyway.
The rest of the interface is visually attractive with plenty of wallpapers and widgets for customisation. Pinching on a homescreen panel no longer pulls all the widgets together in the unique way it used to. Instead it simply brings up the editing screen for adding app shortcuts, widgets and the like.
The recent apps aspect of Android displays in the usual vertical strip but like the Xperia T there are additional 'small apps' including a timer and sticky notes which float around the homescreen like a Windows gadget and can be pinned to either side of the screen as a tab.
There is, of course, access to the Google Play Store for apps, books, magazines, films and music. But Sony also provides its own such as Music Unlimited and PlayStation Mobile as part of the Sony Entertainment Network. It's a pain, though, that many of the apps in the menu open the Play Store or web browser and ask you to download them.
On to the BlackBerry Z10. For a more detailed look at BlackBerry's new operating system take a look at our BlackBerry 10 review. Depending on your previous experience, you may wish to: using BlackBerry 10 can be a bit baffling. It's worth perservering, however, as in a short time the swiping navigation starts to make sense.
BlackBerry 10 has a main home screen which is blank until you launch an app. Start using apps and open apps are shown in small windows, most recent first. We would have like a way to rearrange the windows or pin favourites so they don't move off the screen. Tapping an app opens it and swiping upwards from the bottom of the screen navigates back to the home screen. Apps remain running unless you actively close them. An app menu sits to the right of the main home screen only a swipe away. Swiping from the top of the screen brings up phone settings or options.
The BlackBerry Hub sits to the left of the main home screen. This is an all-in-one inbox and notification centre for all your accounts. Swiping from the bottom of the screen minimises what you have open and shows you notifications on the left. You can then choose whether to open the Hub by swiping to the right, swipe back down to return you your app or go straight up to head to the home screen.
Another big feature of BlackBerry 10 is the keyboard. The more you use it the better it can predict which words you need to construct your sentence. Suggested words are spread across the keyboard and choosing one involves flicking it upwards with a satisfying swipe. It's good, but different, like much of BlackBerry 10.
What is different but not so good is BlackBerry World. The BlackBerry app store has tens of thousands of apps, games, music and movies on offer, while magazines are available from the BlackBerry Newsstand. Indeed the Z10 has apps such as Facebook and Twitter pre-installed, but there are many big names missing from BlackBerry World that can be found in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Amazon Kindle, Skype, National Rail and Whatsapp are just a few.
BlackBerry says many of the top names are 'committed' to getting apps on to the store. We'll see. Because of Android's greater popularity, the Xperia Z shades this one.
NEXT PAGE: Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10 - for work and play, battery life, verdict >>
On the final page of our Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10 comparison review we consider using both devices for work and play. Also, which has the better battery life: Xperia Z or BlackBerry Z10?
Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: for work and play
One area in which the Z10 is a winner is email. Perhaps unsurprisingly for a BlackBerry, it is a brilliant email device. Pulling down messages more quickly than either the Xperia Z or indeed the iPhone 5 we were using on the same network on a recent business trip, and offering a simple and easy way to respond to professional and personal messages.
The Z10 also offers BlackBerry's Balance feature, which allows you to partition off the 'work' aspects of your device from the 'play' time you have with it. Combined with the ability BlackBerry offers your network admin to monitor and update your device via BlackBerry's free server software, and the bundled Docs To Go software, and you can see that the Z10 is the better choice if you are looking for a business smartphone.
On the flip side the Xperia Z offers access to many more apps, and much more music, movies, magazines and ebooks, all of which you will enjoy more on its great big screen.
Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Battery life
With a 2330mAh battery providing juice for the Xperia Z's components and, most importantly, the Full HD screen we were apprehensive about battery life. We were pleased to find the Xperia Z not only lasted a day but went a good way through a second. As you can see from the screenshot we went 31 hours and still had 20 percent of the battery remaining. It's worth noting that we achieved this with moderate usage pattern the Stamina Mode switched on.
The BlackBerry Z10 has a removable battery pack with a capacity of 6.7Wh (1800mAh), lower than most. BlackBerry says it will last up to 13 days on standby and 10 hours talk time.
We got about what we expected from the Z10 which was no more than a day of battery life. It's a shame that it's a smartphone that you'll have to charge every night, many of the top smartphones last a couple of days. We were hoping it might be an area where BlackBerry could offer something more.
Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: verdict
Make no mistake these are both great smartphones. Each offers access to email, web, apps, games, music, movies and more. Both have solid battery lives of around a day in moderate use. They are fast performers, beautifully built. The Z10 is the better business phone, fits in your pocket a little easier and feels less likely to be damaged. But the Xperia Z has a better (the best ever) display, has access to the greater riches of the Play store and has a better camera.
Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: video review
Sony Xperia Z: Specs
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS
- 5in Reality Display (1080x1920)
- Sony Mobile Bravia Engine 2
- 1.5GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU
- Adreno 320 GPU
- 16GB internal storage
- 13Mp rear camera AF with LED Flash
- 2.2Mp front camera
- Video recording at 1080p
- HSDPA, 42 Mbps
- HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
- 4G LTE, Cat3
- 2330mAh battery
- 71x139x7.9mm
- 145g
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS
- 5in Reality Display (1080x1920)
- Sony Mobile Bravia Engine 2
- 1.5GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU
- Adreno 320 GPU
- 16GB internal storage
- 13Mp rear camera AF with LED Flash
- 2.2Mp front camera
- Video recording at 1080p
- HSDPA, 42 Mbps
- HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
- 4G LTE, Cat3
- 2330mAh battery
- 71x139x7.9mm
- 145g
The Z10 is the better business phone, fits in your pocket a little easier and feels less likely to be damaged. But the Xperia Z has a better (the best ever) display, has access to the greater riches of the Play store and has a better camera.