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Android vs. iOs vs. MS Surface: The Lowdown!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Fred Villareykjavik

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A fight between Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iOs is characteristic of the Tablet market. The fight became more intense with the entry of the new competitor, MS Surface. Comparative study of web traffic from Google’s Nexus Tablets and Microsoft’s Surface Tablet revealed that Google Tablet users are generating seven times the web traffic compared to Microsoft Surface users. This shows the superiority of Google’s Tablets over that of Microsoft. The Apple iPad is in the corporate sector and is adopted mostly by executives. Apple iPad is the most suitable deal for large organizations. The Apple Tablets are even now new and non-standard whereas Microsoft is territory familiar. The organizations are quite familiar with Microsoft technologies and Microsoft is familiar with the corporate world.

The ability of Microsoft to provide patches, upgrades and applications is a great advantage of the company. However Apple lacks in these aspects. When an organization is standardized on Apple is they should not get overwhelmed when they require to installing the latest patches from Apple. Android devices are also not effective in pushing updates and patches to enterprises in the appropriate manner. However, when compared with Apple, Google with its openness is able to manage solutions and integration with mobile device management.

Microsoft has long experience in managing entry into organizations. As a result they are able to flourish in a volatile market. In the consumer market iPad has the dominance. In the hardware front Surface is really a match to iPad. Microsoft has introduced a sleek and strong Tablet and it has its own identity instead of going for comparison with Apple in order to prove its superiority.

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The screen layout of Surface is quite different from the traditional iPad screen format. Since the screen is wider it suits better for newspaper contents. Moreover, the screen of Surface has a better appearance also. Similarity with the iPhone is a plus point for iPad. IPad has the quick response time and light weight operating system of the iPhone to its advantage. Same time, the large screen allows more content rich applications. Microsoft could make an easy to use Tablet with the best features of a traditional computer. However, iPad could not do well in these aspects.

IPad is really superb in quickly reading, flagging, filing and deleting emails. However, on Surface, these tasks are delayed. The surface has slow moving software.

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When one has more productivity applications with Tablet style usage sometimes, Surface is the ideal Tablet. For reading, emailing etc. iPad is a better choice.

The market is flooded with Tablets. Every week a few new Tablets are introduced in the market. Hence the customers have now a wide range of options. As a result, only those products with outstanding quality will be able to survive.

Communicate Your Love to your Girlfriend with the gifts she will love- Three Fantastic Ideas

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Fred Villareykjavik

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If you are crazy about your girl and wish to communicate your love, there are many ways you could do this. One of the most romantic gifts girls simply love is flowers, especially flowers given to them for no reason at all. Add romance and creativity to the very act of gifting.

Here are three fantastic ideas that will help convey your deepest love for your girl –

Flowers Say it All

Every flower means something special. If you wish to convey your true love to your girl, gift her with the forget-me-not. Add in a few orange or yellow roses to convey passion. You could explain the meaning through a card or even a book. Take the effort to create something exotic and unique. Show her you care a lot by being original and thoughtful in your choice of flowers. If you have the talent, you could add in a handwritten love poem with the flowers. You could start a nice practice in your relationship by gifting her with a single rose every Sunday or any day of the week. Surprise your love with a flower arrangement delivered at home or at work. To show your special girl that you want the relationship to last forever, you could gift her with growing plants.

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Make Your Own Romantic Gift

You could make your girl feel very special by making your own romantic craft. This is a great idea especially at times when you are cash strapped. Taking time to make something special for her is sure to touch her heart. Think of what she would like and create a craft she will cherish. You could make a love collage that will aptly express your feelings. Cut out words and pictures from magazines to communicate your love for your girl. Cut out words such as “forever”, “sweetheart” and “love” and pictures of attractive flowers. On a large cardboard, stick a picture of the two of your at the center of the collage. You could frame the picture before gifting it to her. Other romantic craft ideas include scrapbook, bracelet and bookmark.

Fire up Your Relationship with a Romantic Bonfire

There is no better way to fire up your relationship than to organize a bonfire. Roaring bonfires on the backyard or on the beach set the ideal environment for an exciting, roaring romance. Take time building a long lasting, sturdy bonfire by using long, thick logs and dry kindling. Get some champagne or wine and glasses and do not forget to bring a blanket for huddling together with your love especially if the night turns colder. Get some delicious food to share and set the mood with romantic music on a portable stereo.

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Dealing with life’s ups and downs effectively

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Fred Villareykjavik

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In life we all experience ups and downs, but what matters the most is how you deal with them. At life presents us with positive experiences that lift us up and at times it takes us through rough patches. All these experiences whether positive or negative should make better people of us and build our personalities.

Below are some tips to help you deal with life’s ups and downs effectively

Be a change

I’m sure you may have at one time or another heard Gandhi’s words and they’ve become so real because of the manner in which people keep repeating them. In life you should live according by the principles which you’d also want to see in others.

The mind can heal the body

You may have heard this a thousand times where people use their minds to heal their bodies. The key here is to imagine converting a picture of your disease in a picture of a healthy body. The mind and body are connected, and each state of mind does bear magnitudes.

Be open to miracles

These don’t often happen, but they do happen depending in our dreams, beliefs and hopes that help build momentum till it reaches the apex.

Count your blessings

At times we get so caught up and immersed in other activities that we forget the loved ones closest to us. When do however open our eyes to this, it brings about internal joy.

Life’s Little Ups and Downs

Loving can make a difference

No matter how tough or well things become, loving can make a huge difference. Receiving a hug in the most difficult situations or receiving some reassurance that everything will be ok makes us feel much better. Love builds strength.

People are integrally good in the inside

No matter how hardened a person may seem, there’s always some good inside them. Our task is to bring out this good even from our worst enemies.

Have some personal time

Having balanced and quiet minds tends to make dealing with what life throws at you much easier. Make sure that you create some personal time.

Resist temptation

Resist any temptation that makes you think you are small. We are all in a spiritual journey towards knowing our inner and deeper selves.

Think about your decisions

It will be important to thoroughly think of what you want to do, and what you don’t want to do. You may not know this, but you concoct unconsciously and consciously what you pay attention to.

Reflective thinking gives you

Be positive

Being positive doesn’t always mean you focusing on achieving goals, but it can also mean that, regardless how difficult things get, you’ll get through them as there’s always a way.

Cars: Differences between Leasing and Buying

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Fred Villareykjavik

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Whether to lease or to buy a car depends on the financial position as well as personal preference of the individual. Those who aspire to be the owner of a car must certainly buy the vehicle. Leasing the car will have more advantages for those who just need a car without much expense every month and can get different vehicles after every four or five years. One must learn in details about both buying and leasing of the car so that he can arrive at the proper decision. Both buying and leasing of a car have advantages and disadvantages.

When a car is leased no down payment is to be made. Since leasing is not a purchase there will be no sales tax payments also. A fixed amount is to be paid every month for the car if it is leased. But, this amount will be less than the monthly installment to be paid when the car is purchased. Since the lease agreement is usually for a period of 4 – 5 years one will have the option to get a new car at the end of every fourth or fifth year. Leasing is in fact taking the car for a monthly rent. If the car is leased one has to pay only for his use that car and he need not bear the full depreciation of the vehicle every year. Those who cannot afford to buy a car can also possess a car and use the same by way of leasing. Businessmen can have tax benefits if they use the leased car for business purposes.

Difference Between Leasing and Buying

However, leased car will never become own car and the user has to pay an amount for the car every month. On the expiry of the lease period the vehicle has to be returned and the user has to take another car on lease. The major disadvantage of leased car is the mileage restrictions. Those who use leased cars are restricted to have annual mileage in the range 12000 miles – 15000 miles. In case the car is used beyond that limit, they have to pay for their extra mileage at a higher rate. The insurance coverage charges for leased car is more than that for own car. Those who lease a car must be very careful about the leasing contract. One must be alert regarding the out-of-way charges that may be included as “excess wear and tear charges”.

Those who buy a car become the undisputed owner of the vehicle. Once they complete the installments they become free of the monthly payments and can sell the car whenever they want. There is no compulsion of returning the car after a period. For the owner of a car there is no mileage restriction and also the insurance charges are comparatively lower.

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However, in order to own a car one has to make a down payment initially and then pay the monthly installments which are more than that of the monthly lease amount. Moreover, for those who buy the car by paying in installments by the time he completes the payment the worth of the car will be much less than the amount he paid because of depreciation. Moreover, when paid in installments one has to bear the interest charges also.

Personal circumstances alone can decide whether to lease or buy a car and advantages and disadvantages are there for both leasing and buying.

Hannibal Lecter’s Life Lessons: What the Life And Career Of Sir Anthony Hopkins Can Teach Us

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Fred Villareykjavik

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The most famous role of Sir Anthony Hopkins is undoubtedly that of Hannibal Lecter in “Silence of the Lambs”, “Hannibal” and “Red dragon”. But this is only one performance of the famous actor, whose career spans over 50 years, and won him the greatest honors. So it worth looking at his life for valuable lessons that, besides his talent, may explain his success. The most important of these lessons are:

* Hard work and perseverance, together with reasonable luck.

Hopkins started his career in 1960, being a total unknown. He kept working until he was noticed by Sir Lawrence Olivier, who offered him the role of his understudy. When Olivier had appendicitis and could not act for a while, he filled in getting good reviews, giving him the chance to be noticed for the first time.

* Professional attitude

One of his most well known attributes is his incredibly thorough preparation for his roles. He said in interviews that he will go over his lines as many times as necessary to fully master them, sometimes as many as 200 times. Ironically this helps him deliver his performance in the most natural way possible, almost without thought. His hard work goes into making his performance seem as if there was no work at all involved, but the role just came naturally. Interestingly Hopkins has said that despite all this effort once he work is over he forgets his lines, in contrast with other actors who remember them for many years afterwards.

Sir Lawrence Olivier

* Diverse talents that enhance his acting

He is a talented mimic, being able to greatly vary his voice and accent. In 1991 in a restored version of Spartacus where part of the original soundtrack was lost, he voiced the part of his mentor Lawrence Olivier emulating his voice exactly. And in his most famous role, that of Hannibal Lecter, he spooked audiences and Jodie Foster by emulating and mocking her Virginia accent, cementing his character as one of Hollywood’s most unnerving villains.

His memory is also phenomenal. In Steven Spielberg’s Amistad he was able to memorize and deliver a seven page speech in one go. This impressed Spielberg so much that from that point on insisted on addressing him as Sir Anthony Hopkins throughout the rest of the shoot.

* He enjoys the honors of his profession as well as the simple things in life

His work has brought him many honors including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, multiple BAFTA awards and many others, in addition to a knighthood in his birthplace Britain. And despite the fact that he currently lives in Los Angeles, one of his greatest pleasures is to get in a car and drive across the US enjoying the vastness of the country, as well as his own anonymity.

Anthony Hopkins In Negotiations

So we see how the life and career of Sir Anthony Hopkins gives us many valuable lessons. Hard work and perseverance are necessary not only at the beginning, but throughout a person’s career. A small amount of luck does not hurt either. But professional conduct and preparation are also necessary for success. The use of any other talents that nature has provided us can also be a great benefit. And of course, all this hard work achieves us justly deserved awards and honors, it is also important that we continue to enjoy the simple things in life.