Nexus One v iPhone ... surprisingly Google wins
13 ways the Nexus One is better than the iPhone
- “Open system” so that, God forbid, if someone can create a better browser, address book, calendar, or email client, you can install it. Somebody at Apple thinks it has the monopoly on good app development. He or she is wrong.
- Actions are snappier. This is hard to quantify, but things seem to happen faster and crisper on a Nexus One than on an iPhone.
- Flash for the camera. Maybe Apple employees are always in well-lit places, but this isn’t true for me.
- The same charger for the Nexus One works with Bluetooth headsets. That’s just one less thing to carry, and one less plug in your car.
- Ability to type a period without going to another screen. I know the iPhone can do this automatically, but only at the end of sentences. I need it for email addresses and links.
- Alphabetic list of all installed apps (without having to hook up to iTunes on a computer). Sometimes don’t you want to see a nice list of everything?
- Anchored application icons on the home page—as opposed to how iPhone’s reorder themselves automatically in what can only be described as a crapshoot unless you use iTunes.
- Reasonable way to install beta versions of applications as opposed to the UDID iPhone insanity.
- Non-Facist app-store approval process. I’ve gotten so many “We submitted it to Apple. It could be a couple of weeks before it’s approved” emails that I want to puke.
- Persistent “elevator” in the vertical scroll bar. I like to know where I am in a long list (for example, email inbox). The iPhone only shows the elevator when you are scrolling. It disappears as soon as you stop scrolling.
- Better organization of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings. Nexus One: Settings—>Wireless & Networks has both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings. iPhone: Settings—>gets you to Wi-Fi but then you have to go to General to get to Bluetooth.
- Five guesses for the word that I’m typing instead of one. I’ve seen Nexus One display as many as fifteen if you vertically scroll.
- Replaceable battery. Duh.
4 ways the iPhone is better than the Nexus One
- Name. With the infinite money that Google has, “Nexus One” is the best name it could come up with? Holy kaw!
- Syncing your Calendar with Exchange. The Nexus One’s inability to do this astounds me. It must be because Google employees only use Gmail.
- Syncing Contacts with Exchange. Google says this can be done, but I can’t get it to work completely. Specifically, I have 7,461 contacts in Exchange, Address Book (on my MacBook), and Gmail. My Nexus One shows 7,202 contacts when displaying only Gmail contacts; 60 when displaying only Exchange contacts; and 7,537 when displaying both. I assume this is my fault, but I’ve really tried to make it work. But the truth is that I can live with this disparity, but it offends my organized mind.
- More applications—only time will tell how this shakes out. Today, the essential ones that I use are there: Seesmic, Evernote, TripIt, and Fandango plus enough games for my kids. I do miss Tweetie—I hope that Loren will come to his senses.
5 ways the iPhone and Nexus One equally suck
- Dependence on AT&T. That’s all we need: another popular smartphone that uses AT&T. Yes, Nexus One can use Tmobile, but let’s be serious. God help us if Apple makes a tablet that updates automatically using AT&T. Google says that the Nexus One will be available for Verizon this spring.
- One-day battery life. I guess smartphone users just have to live with this shortcoming—but I thought Apple had the exclusive on sucky battery life.
- Why can’t Apple and Google put a “.com” button on the keyboard used for email applications? Am I the only person in the world who types “.com” many times in email?
- How about Flash? My bet is that Nexus One will have it before iPhone, though.
- How about demo versions of applications so we that can try before we buy? (Update: You have twenty-four hours to return an Android app for refund. How much can you learn in twenty-four hours, though?)
By the way, if you get a Nexus One, you should know this. When you add an application, it doesn’t automatically appear on the home page. You have to choose to display it. My prediction is that lots of people will “know” they installed something but cannot find it. Google should change this logic. Imagine if you bought songs in iTunes, but they didn’t appear in your iPod automatically.
Summary
The Nexus One is a serious challenge to the iPhone—particularly because this is version 1 of Nexus One while the iPhone has been out for years. It is the phone that Palm should have created, but that’s another story.
Right now I cannot use a Nexus One as my primary phone because it cannot sync my calendar (something my teenage son doesn’t care about), I use it all the time (without a SIM card, just as a Wi-Fi device) while my iPhone charges around the house. The day that calendar syncing works will be very interesting.
Source: alltop.com
How honest should you be at a job Interview
.jpg)
Job interviews are a little like a first date. You aim to impress the person sitting opposite you while simultaneously sussing out whether they can offer you what you want.
There's the sweaty palms, the awkward silences and waiting for the call in the coming days as you both decide whether this could lead to something more. Then there's deciding just how much you should reveal about yourself.
Whether you are trying to impress a hot date or hoping to score your dream job, never ever tell a straight-out lie – unless you don't mind being unceremoniously dumped when reality comes back to bite.
It would be a rare person who doesn't have some career baggage, whether it's being fired from a previous job, a poor reference, a major character flaw, a criminal record, being slightly under-qualified or another skeleton which doesn't want to be yanked out of the closet just yet. However, far too many job candidates take the 'honesty policy' to one extreme or another.
Choosing to reveal everything that could be possibly perceived as a career wart before even sitting down or alternatively concocting an elaborate tale of professional prowess will both probably kill off any chances of a second interview.
Here are a few rules to follow which can help you find the balance between lying and giving away too much information.
Keep it clean from the outset
It's easy to get caught in a web of lies. A slight distortion of the facts on a resume may score you an interview, but the truth will eventually come out whether it's in the interview itself, during a reference check or when you turn up for the first day on the job and have no idea what to do. Know the difference between dressing up the facts to make them look good and making them up altogether.
Keep it to yourself
Do yourself a favour – if you don't get directly questioned about something that you know will require a slightly unsavoury answer, don't just go and bring it up anyway. Only answer the questions you are asked and if possible try to stay focused on the positives.
Don't try and bluff
When you are asked a direct question, like why you left your last job, don't think you can weasel your way out a response. Answer it directly, honestly and with a smile, without losing your composure or getting defensive. Most situations aren't the big deal many candidates perceive them to be, so if you don't blow it out of proportion the interviewer probably won't either. Plus, professional HR types are trained to detect a bluff from a mile off, so while you think you are pulling the wool over their eyes, they are probably taking note of what your eyes are doing to see if you are playing by the rules.
Be true to yourself
The last person you want to lie to is yourself. If you tell the interviewer you are keen to take the job (salary, working hours and conditions all taken into consideration) then be prepared to live with it! If you ramp up your qualifications or lie about your current salary to get a better starting price, you will have to be prepared for higher expectations and heavier workloads.
Inappropriate questions
If you are asked a question which you deem as inappropriate or discriminatory, whether it be your age, if you have any children or your sexual preference you are within your rights not to answer.
Illegal questions are those in relation to race, disability, sex, marital status, parental status, religious or political beliefs. Legally permitted questions are those that relate to the skills, experience and knowledge required to do the job.
A good response to an illegal question is to remain pleasant and ask about the relevance of the information to the job. Pointing out that a question is illegal will only put the interviewer on the defensive.
A positive mindset
Remember the worst thing you can possibly do is rock up to a job interview focused on your negative points. Be proud of you experience, skills and character and use the interview as an opportunity to show them off. By focusing on the positives, you might just slip through with minimal emphasis placed on the negatives, without actually having to be deceptive.
.jpg)
Content Credits: Career FAQs Australia
Images: Google Image Search, Flickr
Fifa 2010 schedule calendar
All you need to so is to download the zip file below, extract it's CSV file and import it to your application (iPhone in my case).
If you find any trouble in importing this to your desired format. feel free to discuss it in comments section below. Here are the steps for some of the most used platforms.
1) Google Calendar
Simply log into Google Calendar, Go to SETTINGS > CALENDARS > IMPORT CALENDAR > Locate the extracted CSV file and up you go. FIFA Schedule is now loaded into your GCalendar.
2) Microsoft Outlook
Go to Import/Export wizard and locate the extracted .csv file to import the entries into the Outlook Calendar.
Simply synchronize your Outlook/Google/MobileMe/etc calendar (from the steps above) with iPod/iPhone via iTunes and you are all set to have alerts on all upcoming matches.
NOTE:
- Reminder set for match start time
- Match durations are 2 hours
- Match start times are SAST (South African Standard Time), ie UCT+2:00
Click HERE to download (2.12kb)
Special thanks to Arthur Williamson
Top 10 : Must have Firefox add-ons
As we all know that Firefox is the fastest growing popular web browser and its growing more and more every day. There are too many handy options provided by the firefox and this is the main reason for its popularity. You can easily find lots of free download able extensions and add-ons that are available on the internet for Firefox, so here comes the list of a few that are too hard to missed.10. AutoCopy
We
like it because we're bloggers, having to quote and copy links and code
every day, but anyone who does a fair amount of copying to and from the
web will dig AutoCopy. The basic use: It copies anyt text you select on
the web as soon as you select it—no Ctrl+C necessary. For pasting into
text forms, you simply hit the middle mouse button rather than
Control+V. If that's all it did, hey, we'd recommend it to anyone who
writes, copies, or pastes a lot, but we also have to point out that it fixes really long, wrap-broken URLs automatically. Three cheers for fewer pinky-finger stretches!
9. Google Gears
It's
a bit more technical than most browser extensions, but for all intents
and purposes, Gears is an easy-to-install add-on that unlocks an
entirely new world to the internet. Primarily, it takes Google apps
offline—Gmail, Google Reader, Docs, and Calendar—but a handful of other
apps make good use of its mini-database powers, including Remember the Milk and PassPack. Still, given the kind of impressive implementation Offline Gmail received, we've only scratched the surface of the potential in them there gears.8. Personal Menu
Personal Menu is kind of a next-generation version of the much-loved Tiny Menu,
accomplishing the same basic but totally great effect: Giving the web
content you're actually looking at more space to breath. It does this
by stripping the screen-wide menu bar
at the top of Firefox's windows and converting it into a single
drop-down menu, then lets you choose which of those menus show up in
it. Keyboard shortcut ninjas can enable an option to temporarily bring
back the menu bar when Alt is pressed, and the extension auto-adds a
history and bookmarks button to the main toolbar to compensate for the
two most active menus.
7. Better Gmail 2
7. Better Gmail 2
It's not a revelation that Gmail functionality is one of our pet obsessions. Better Gmail
2 fixes or answers a lot of our Gmail complaints and wishes in one neat
package. You can individually enable or kill any of Better Gmail's more
than a dozen fixes and improvements, and whenever a great new Gmail
user script hits the Greasemonkey realm, you can count on seeing it
added to Better Gmail by our own Gina Trapani.6. DownThemAll!
Not a tool you need every day, but really useful when you want it, DownThemAll is a selective, powerful download manager.
It makes short work of snatching all the images on a page (including
those links to the "bigger" or "zoom" versions), all the MP3s off a
music blog, or any other kind of filter you can set up. Gina's showed
us how to do some smart tune-grabbing and Flickr downloading with her
guide to supercharging your Firefox downloads with DownThemAll,
but her walkthrough should work for any types of files and any page.
Incidentally, DownThemAll isn't just one of our favorites—it's also the most popular download manager among Lifehacker readers.5. Tab Mix Plus
Remember
browsing before tabs? We kind of recall a faint smell of kerosene and
words like "dubloon" still in use. In all seriousness, browser tabs are
the key ingredient to how many of us multi-task on the web every day,
and Tab Mix Plus is a master key for everything you like or loathe
about tabs. It controls which links open in a new tab, new window, or
same window to an OCD-friendly level, adds key features like
italicizing the text on tabs you haven't viewed yet, and super-powers
Firefox's undo closed tab feature. It gets way, way more intricate than
that, but even for just the bare basics, it's totally worth the install.4. Automatic Save Folder
This one is technically an experimental, non-Mozilla-approved download, but with the positive reaction it received in our experimental extensions round-up, and experimental extensions no longer requiring a sign-up and log-in,
it's more than worth stepping out on the ledge. It's the
smart-downloading companion to DownThemAll, placing the files you
download in a certain folder on your system based on the file extension
or the site you grab it from. So if you always want the .xls
spreadsheets you grab from Gmail to go into your Reports folder, but an
.xls you grab from anywhere else to show up on your Desktop like
everything else, you set the rules. JPG files from your friends' Flickr
page, versus photo downloads off the rest of the net? Tell them where
they should go. It keeps your folders and desktop clean, and sets up
rules you shouldn't have to tweak much after one go—truly an extension
after our own geeky hearts.3. Adblock Plus
You
knew this would be here, didn't you? Ad-blocking can make the internet
a more tolerable place to look around, and AdBlock Plus does this with
a powerful ad-blocking feed subscription you can pick at start-up.
Alternately, any ads you find particularly distracting ("ONE RULE TO A
FLAT STOMACH: OBEY") can be right-clicked on and killed in perpetuity
with "Adblock Image." Ads can be brought back if you're feeling
curious, but as many a commenter (and AdBlock-loving editor) has said:
After getting used to AdBlock Plus, you forget what the internet truly
looks like until you turn this extension off. Lifehacker is, of course,
an advertising-supported site, so we'd love it if you kept our ads
displaying, opting instead to individually kill only the ones that make
your eyeballs itch.2. Greasemonkey
For
Firefox changes that require deep browser integration (like adding a
new button to the browser's chrome), there are extensions. For
everything else, there's Greasemonkey. Greasemonkey is a difficult
extension for the uninitiated to wrap their heads around, but once they
do, it's a breeze. In essence, Greasemonkey is a meta-extension of
sorts. It does nothing by default when first installed; the power lies
in Greasemonkey user scripts developed by JavaScript-wielding geeks fed
up with under-performing sites or interested in bringing more power to
the sites they already love. If you don't like seeing labels on your
Gmail messages, but wouldn't mind seeing them when your pointer hovers
over them, there's a fix. Want YouTube to acknowledge your bandwidth and load high-quality clips by default? Same deal. Those are just a few recent examples, but the list goes on,
and the fixes keep getting better. You can find Greasemonkey scripts
all over the web, but if you're just getting started, you may also want
to check out Userscripts.org—sort of like Mozilla's add-ons site but for Greasemonkey scripts.1. Xmarks
Foxmarks
is gradually rebranding as Xmarks, but what we really like about
Fox/Xmarks remains the same as the last time it claimed the Must-Have
crown: It's nearly seamless at keeping your bookmarks and passwords
synchronized between browsers on any platform, and stores them on a
site you can visit from any browser where you can't install an
extension. If you're not down with the cloud, you can even tell this
extension to store your stuff on your own server. Foxmarks is also available on IE and Safari, and you can separate your work bookmarking from ooh-cool life stuff with selective bookmark profiles.
It's the tool that lets you keep fleeting thoughts, IM links, and other
ephemeral web stuff all together, so of course we dig on it. The
transition to Xmarks adds a few semi-nifty, social-y features to your
searching and bookmarking, but if you're not keen on those changes, you
can easily disable them in the Xmarks preferences.(Re)Install Windows with Ease
If you are upgrading to Windows 7 from XP you will need to do a clean install, and installing your favorite apps again is time consuming and annoying. Ninite is a cool new service created by two programmers in San Francisco who believe that installing software shouldn’t require work.
Here is what Ninite does:
- Installs your favorite applications (while you walk away and do something more enjoyable)
- Large selection of popular freeware and open source applications.
- Automatically downloads and install your selected apps using Ninite installer (latest, best version of each app)
- Installs the software with default settings and says “no” to any extra crapware (like browser toolbars)
- Even Ninite isn't installed on your system
- Ninite checks your PC's language
- 64-bit support
- Ninite runs on Windows XP/Vista/7
- Works in the background
- 100% hands-free.
Steps to Install (courtesy: HowToGeek.com)
Go to the Ninite site and pick the software apps you want to install.
After you made your choices, click on the Get Installer button at the bottom of the list.
Download the Ninite installer file.
Then double click to launch it.
Now walk away and go go to the coffee shop, have a beer, play some xbox or whatever you want to do that is more fun than installing a bunch of programs. A progress screen is displayed while it downloads and installs your selected programs.
When you get back you will see the finished screen.
You’ll see the icons of the programs you installed on the desktop and in the start menu. The default install paths and settings are automatically chosen for you with no crapware at all. Now you can enjoy using your favorite apps with little effort on your part. It couldn’t be easier, it’s so easy that even Grandma can pull it off.
Inside Google Calendar
Life can be very organized and efficient with the full use of Google Calendar, it has definitely made a big impact on my life. It not only let you organized but also can allow you to get others connected with you easily. Good thing about this featured
Import iCalendar or CSV files
To import events from iCalendar or CSV files, just follow these steps:- Click the Add down-arrow button at the bottom of the calendar list on the left side of the page, and select Import Calendar.
- Click Browse and choose the file that contains your events, then click Open.
- Select the Google Calendar where you'd like to import events, then click Import.
Please note that recurring events may not be recognized when
importing events from CSV files. In this case, individual items will be
created for recurring events that fall between the dates you've
selected.
Export your calendar
With Google Calendar, you can export content from a specific calendar or from all your calendars at once.
Exporting content from a specific calendar
- In the calendar list on the left side of the page, click the down-arrow next to the appropriate calendar and select Calendar settings. (Alternatively, click the Settings link at the bottom of the calendar list, then click the appropriate calendar.)
- Click the ICAL button in the 'Private Address' section at the bottom of the page, and click the displayed URL.
- Save the exported file to the desired folder on your computer.
If you receive a 'Feed Processing Error' message when exporting
events, please make sure you're using your calendar's private iCalendar
address ('Private Address'). You can only use your calendar's public
iCalendar address ('Calendar Address') to export events when your
calendar is publicly shared. Learn how to share your calendar with others.
Exporting content from all calendars in your 'My Calendars' list
Here's how you can export all the calendars in your 'My Calendars' list at once:
- At the bottom of the calendar list on the left side of the page, click the Settings link .
- On the Calendar Settings page, click the Export calendars link at the bottom of the My Calendars section. Keep in mind that you won't be able to bulk export calendars in your Other Calendars list (for example, public calendars you've added to your list, shared calendars with 'view' access only, etc.)
- In the resulting compressed folder, you'll see an ICS file for each of the calendars you have permission to 'Make changes and manage sharing' for.
Syncing
- Sync with Microsoft Outlook (Troubleshoot)
- Sync with iCal or Sunbird
- Sync with Mobiles
- Sync with Android
- Sync with BlackBerry
- Sync with iPhone
- Sync with Nokia/Symbian
- Sync with Windows Mobile
Checking Calendar via SMS
Google Calendar's SMS notification feature allows you to
conveniently check your calendar when you're on the go. Just send
Google Calendar a quick text message, and you'll get an SMS
notification with the information you requested.
In order to use this service, you'll need to register your cell phone number in Google Calendar. Just sign in, click Settings on the top-right of the page, and go to the Mobile Setup tab. Learn more
To receive a notification with your calendar information, send a
text message containing one of the following commands to the shortcode
'48368' (GVENT):
- 'next': request your next scheduled event
- 'day: request all of your scheduled events for the present day
- 'nday': request your events scheduled for the following day
Please note:
- This feature is available only in the United States at this time.
- Only event information from your primary calendar will be retrieved.
- Information is currently only available for events that are scheduled within 24 hours of the request.
Create an event via SMS
To create an event on your primary calendar via SMS, simply send a text
message containing your event's details to the shortcode "GVENT
(48368)."
For example, if you send a message with something like "Shopping with Sarah at Monterey Market 5pm Saturday," Google Calendar can figure out what you mean and pop the new event into your calendar.
Please keep in mind that this feature is only available in the US at this time.
For example, if you send a message with something like "Shopping with Sarah at Monterey Market 5pm Saturday," Google Calendar can figure out what you mean and pop the new event into your calendar.
Please keep in mind that this feature is only available in the US at this time.
Customized Calendar Sharing
To share your calendar with everybody, just follow these steps:
- In the calendar list on the left, click on the down-arrow button next to the appropriate calendar, then select "Share this calendar." (Alternatively, click on "Manage Calendars" at the bottom of the calendar list, then click the appropriate "Share this calendar" link.)
- Select "Make this calendar public."
- If you don't want others to view the details of your events, select "Share only my free/busy information."
- Click "Save."
More sharing options:
Heights of Advertisement
This is interesting, instead of feeding money in for new ideas for adverts, its safe to chase your competitors and go bang on them. See how....
SEE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT ………
AFTER A FEW DAYS ...
and FINALLY ...
the most happening……
SEE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT ………
AFTER A FEW DAYS ...
and FINALLY ...
the most happening……
This is so stupid Denmark
The sea is stained in red and in the mean while it’s not because of the climate effects of nature. |
 |
It's because of the cruelty that the human beings (civilised human) kill hundreds of the famous and intelligent Calderon dolphins. |
 |
This happens every year in Feroe island in Denmark . In this slaughter the main participants are young teens. WHY? To show that they are adults and mature.... BULLLLsh |
 |
In this big celebration, nothing is missing for the fun. Everyone is participating in one way or the other, killing or looking at the cruelty “supporting like a spectator” |
 |
Is it necessary to mention that the dolphin calderon, like all the other species of dolphins, it’s near instinction and they get near men to play and interact. In a way of PURE friendship |
 |
 |
They don’t die instantly; they are cut 1, 2 or 3 times with thick hocks. And at that time the dolphins produce a grim extremely compatible with the cry of a new born child. |
 |
But he suffers and there’s no compassion till this sweet being slowly dies in its own blood |
 |
 |
Its enough! We will send this mail until this email arrives in any association defending the animals, we won’t only read. That would make us accomplices, viewers. |
 |
Take care of the world, it is your home! |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
