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iOS 5 on iPhone 4 hands on

admin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:33:57 +0000

Now, after 4 days with iOS 5 on my iPhone 4 here are few conclusions from the big upgrade.
First of all we can say for sure that apple made a huge way comparing to its competition in the market and now they have few more features that were missed in the older version.

iMessage
With iMessage you seamlessly create and send text messages without installing any third party app such as what’s up messenger,etc. iMessage works very fast and have a nice notification that says if the nessage was delivered to It’s recipient.

text formatting
When writing mails the keyboard now supports few basic formatting Iike bold,italic… For the fonts.

notification center
The notification center apple implemented in the new iOS is very basic and supports limited options for viewing notification : on top of the screen,popup(like the old style) and none. But the fact that we now have that notification is an upgrade.

camera new features.
Now, with the same box you get extra features to enhance photo shootings. You now can remove red eye from photos,enhance photo colors,crop photos, also you can use the physical button of the volume to take photos

lock screen access
Why apple provided such a limited features for the lock screen ? Double tapping on the home button allows you to access the iPhone camera with one click. I expected that things like lock screen widgets will be available, but maybe in the next version ?!

iCloud.
Ok we don’t need to talk much about iCloud since its big update is all over the blogs talking about it. Simply we can backup all our staffs from our devices including iMac and Mac books to the cloud and restore them each time we need to recover.

photo streaming
With photo streaming you just synchronized with pictures you take on each device. Allowing you to take a picture here, and view it on other devices. This feature is very nice but im not sure how many people would like to stay synchronized this way.

To summarize these facts I can tell that apple made a nice upgrade but not more than that.

iPhone 4S – The new iPhone Launch event

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:18:17 +0000

Watch the iPhone 5 “Lets talk iPhone” event 4/10/2011 live:

http://www.ustream.tv/#_=_

Watch it live here:
http://live.gdgt.com/live-apple-iphone-5-event-coverage/#10-16-06-am

Should we redirect (301) from index.php to root domain?

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:36:06 +0000

We all read seo tips from many great websites in addition to google web masters guidelines.
Well there is one thing that I really don’t know if i should call it a tip or just a recommendation from experts around the web that is confusing me.
I heard from few sources that I should redirect 301(permanent redirection) from the index.php or index.html to my root domain so if someone (including web crawlers) points to www.Mysite.com/index.php he get redirected to www.mysite.com , well usually a redirection is used to prevent duplicate content in this case or when a new page replaces an old one.. But in this case we redirect a very normal situation to a normal situation, let me explain:
The web servers from their beginnings are made in a structure and options to use a default page that loads as we land in the root domain name, the web crawlers exists many years before search optimization starte to gain such popularity, and I assume that google also knows to “understand” the meaning of index.php and index.html, etc,,, files.

So, why this redirection is really needed? Im sure that many websites that are very optimized for search engines are not using this redirection.

Also assume that crawlers that index the websites are usually skips these kind of files and in fact they should! since the root website already contains the original content of our main page.

Sow if you maintain your site and have a comments on this subject I would love to hear it here.

kitchen contractors

admin — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:51:41 +0000

When designing a kitchen it is alway good advise to consult some professionals in the field.

There are many aspects in the finishing and even when remodeling when decided its important to put in mind the comfortable when using the kitchen.

If you decide to remodel or design your new Kitchen , We recommend to take a look at Dannick Design which also have kitchen contractors in Sherman Oaks and Santa Clarita.

Beverage Dispenser

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:33:53 +0000

IDM developed a state of the art beverage dispenser that is targeted to industry most relevant market.

The drink dispenser is a perfect solution for keeping liquids fresh and safe from unwanted environments…

The beverage dispensers combined into 2 options : The first is a single dispenser which is better suited for personal use. and the second one which is double beverage dispenser is cleverly suited for hotels, hostels, restaurants, coffee shops, schools, hospitals and much much more.

Cereal dispenser

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:39:38 +0000

How to start you day with a good , healthy breakfast ? most of us are used to have cereals in the morning .
Cereal dispensers are the ultimate solution for storing Cereals and coffee beans.
IDM which are well known manufacturer of cereal and coffee bean dispenser are developing a unique line of designed dispenser for your kitchen.

read more about IDM Coffee Bean dispenser solutions.

My Windows 7 Experiment

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:53:11 +0000

After Installing Windows 7 Ultimate with an upgrade process from Vista. i can tell that at the first look , all went great , while choosing to go online and find drivers for my devices.
After installation finished i was extremly surprised from the Clean migratinon and upgrade of ALL the programs and features that were migrated to my new Windows 7.

I must mention here that the hardware is : Dell Studio 15 Laptop with 4GB memory .
At the bottom im joining a faster operating system , great compatibilty to the hardware and programs that working great on the new windows 7.
Programs i am using include : Office 2003, Photochop CS4, Photoshop CS ME edittion , Macromedia flash 8 , Zend Development studio, CutePDF, Nero 8,iTunes.

Coffee Dispensers and Storage

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:04:00 +0000

Storing a coffee beans is always a matter of fresh and good smell that comes to us in the morning.
In order to use and store your coffee beans in a dry space , it is good to use coffee dispenser which always keep your coffee beans fresh and tastee.

Coffee dispensers are produced with different shapes and size , IDM (Ideas Develoment..) are manufacturing those coffee beans dispensers in a high quality and design .

Cereal Dispenser by IDM Ltd

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:55:35 +0000

IDM’s Cereal Dispenser leading dispensing solutions for cereals, salad bar toppings, snacks, nuts and more, and found in many Hotels,Resturants,Schools etc.

dispensers are economical and offer self-service that is attractive, safe, secure and sanitary.

These Cereal dispensers are optimal for catering environments such as hotels, restaurants, schools and universities that want to offer an elegant buffet in which the cereals are kept fresh and hygienic.

Our Dry food dispensers contain a designed line of coffee dispensers that fit right to your needs. our coffee bean dispenser is the perfect storage solution for your needs.

Content Management systems and search engine optimization

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:19:23 +0000

How many times you were in a situation where you should decide which Technology to choose for filling in your site content ?

Since years ago websites were built with static tools such as Netscape navigator editor or Microsoft Front page , which could give you the ability to edit graphicly the content of your web pages, Nowadays these tools become very weak due to the complication in the use of them .

Content, Content, Content….

Nowadays the care and the frequent of updating your website become critical both for your visitors and both for search engines , we can find a lot of Free systems and content management system to create, edit, and add content to your existing website. So where is the catch ? usually those free systems gives the answer to 85-90% of your needs, and the rest causes you to work so hard In order to achieve 100% of your goals in the content management system. Lets make it clear ! im not saying that these Free tools are bad, they are awesome and decrease your expenses in developing or buying an alternative system. But usually they are built for use in generic needs and environments.

Content management systems.

Here are some of the benfits in using a tailored content management system:

First, let me makes it clear. The tailored solution is the main point here, it gives you the best way to edit, add and create your web content.

Most of websites that build into consideration of fast changes, it is important that the content management beyond the web design you choose can adapt your future Web site technology.

Choosing the right one for you.

The knowledge to choose the right solution is depending in how long you have experienced with content writing and updating websites. In addition you might need the experience in using different types of systems and knowledge management, in order to be able to get the cons and pros from each system you have experienced.

Here are some parameters you might want to consider before choosing the one.

Ease of use: The GUI (Graphic User Interface) is one of the most important factor to consider when going to choose a slolution . Because GUI is human dependent, the only way for you to know which GUI is better is that you use and work in a demo environment of the system.
System Requirements: Because web hosting companies can give you different types of hosting plans which includes a certain platform that your site is going to be running on , the ability to adapt your Content management website from one hosting to another is a big issue to consider. There are also different limitations at certain Operating Platforms , such as Microsoft windows server is a platform that out of the box gives a web server component that can be very usefulll when your code is .Net frame worked and application is developed in .NET Architecture. on the other hand if you are using Open source IDE’s (Integrated Development Environment) such as PHP , Mysql , you might know that these components can run under different platforms. So when looking at the Content management system you choose, check the architecture of the system with considerations of your future needs.
Features: A list of features can be a major factor if only one of them is not the right for you ! Please note that NO SYSTEM will provide you with hundred percent of your requirements . but if you list your most wanted features and then look at the available market systems you can have it will be a good start .
Support: any Software without a support can be BAD for you .because humans are writing software and code behind it, you should know that bugs and understanding of use will always be something you face during time. So choosing a big development firm is not always a good decision , there are the pros and cons , but choosing a small stable , very supportive company that you can reach and get answers in minutes can be a good decision.
HTML CODE VALIDATION: One of the most technical important thing that you DO NOT want google to think of your web site , is an invalid code when reading it . Code validations are available from many websites such as (w3svalidator.com) that you can use to validate the HTML behind your content .

SEO and beyond…

One of the major factors to consider when choosing the right content management solution is Content optimization when going further to Search engine optimization (SEO).

Google as a search engine like to read a readable content and especially readable URL’s of your web pages. Along with this , a URLS that are made with Rewrite mechanism helps to optimize the rank of your web pages, because you expose your content titles, and keywords not only by the title , but also from the URL’s that the search engine crawler reads. In addition to this , a search optimization is a bulk of actions that first of all takes place in your site content where youo can Achieve full control over the code, content and webpage meta data.

Content management systems can provide you with features that makes the ability for you to do all your SEO stuff in one place. That’s one of the factors to consider along with others when choosing the content management system for you. This ability can be usefull with the meta tags editing .

Other types of content

When using an editor in your system , you might want to add, edit and delete also other objects such as , Images from your web server , video’s , embedded code for gallery or video from Youtube , and flash content. If your system can handle editing these kind of objects, this can be very helpful when using a gallery pages , and promote them in search results by adding meta data to each picture , video , or flash content. By using the ALT/Title attribute in the images html tags , you help the search engine crawler to understand whqt is the subject of this photo . In flash content , the situation is a bit harder , cause usually you don’t have the tools to edit in one content management the flash file inside , so what google suggest is adding text labels inside the flash source file so the search engine can read its content and understand the subject.

With Video , the situation is straight forward compliant with Optimization as you have the platforms such as youtube ,Google video and facebook , also other social networks to upload , embed and share the video ‘s online. These systems let you add meta data , text , tags and content to each video file you upload , and even more automatically index this content in google and display the video search results format.

A system that What you see is what you get …

Among those many factors to consider when choosing the right solution for your web content management system , there is always one question that bothers you : How do I edit ? or how do I see my changes ?

I have experienced with many solutions for content and web management system , and realized that most or all of the current available known solutions focus on two sides of the content editing : The Front side –which is what the surfer see and read.

The Backend – which is only available for the web managers or content managers for the website.

This separation is very popular in a client-server systems and gives a security benefits in the Backend side.

This caused me to develop and use in my clients websites a brand new, technology content management system, that build into codiderations of the future needs for optimizing , editing and using the web . The system I designed is called CONTESIA , and im telling you for sure that out of the box is far from being a perfect system. But I can ensure that when tailoring it for your website content and you , it will handle 90% of your needs for both ease of use and Search engine optimization.

The major difference in the system is that it supports the ON SITE Editing feature which lets you see what the surfer sees and edit it on the same page (of course with proper authentication). Now what about security? I decided to take the security into a big consideration when planning the architecture so when you use the Admin side of the system , your actions are tracked and logged into the system .

Conclusions…

For your best solution in web content management , you might think a little further before going to any solutions. Please note that in this article there is no intent at all to suggest you a certain solution, but gives you the knowledge to choose the right one for you.