Nokia N8-Bound For Kenya

Safaricom,Kenya's leading mobile phone communication service provider had an interesting endeavour and in the same vein an interesting experience on Wednesday 29th September, 2010 when they put the Nokia C3 phone on offer at Moi Avenue Customer Care Branch.

First and foremost the queues were overwhelming ,further the sale resulted in a somewhat riot and breaking into the store.An analysis of the event reveals the stunning appeal of Nokia Phones in the Kenyan market especially if affordable! Nokia phones are the unrivaled phones of choice for many Kenyans due to the functions, specifications and availability of support services.Hence the following press release does definately appeal to most of us Nokia phone users;

Powerful Nokia N8 set to reach East Africa in weeks: 

Nairobi, Kenya 29^th September 2010 –Nokia’s latest entertainment smartphone, the highly anticipated Nokia N8 with Ovi services, has started shipping. Customers who have placed a pre-order for the Nokia N8 in Nokia Online Shops and Nokia retail stores will be the first to receive their Nokia N8. Market availability will vary by country and operator, with broad availability in the coming weeks. 

“With the N8, and the new Symbian ^3 software, we are bringing a familiar, faster and more intuitive user experience to the world’s most popular smartphone platform. The Nokia N8 has received the highest amount of consumer pre-orders in Nokia history and we are thrilled to start shipments of the N8, the first of Nokia’s new Symbian smartphone range,” said Ken Oyolla, General Manager for Nokia East and Southern Africa.

"To appeal to today's high-end buyers, smartphones have to be enjoyable, useful and beautiful. Ease of use, excellent multimedia performance and elegant design are all essential elements of the package," Oyolla added.

Dubbed the world’s best camera phone, the Nokia N8 lets you take the highest quality photos and shoot HD-quality videos in supreme clarity with the 12MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics. The first of a series of smartphones based on the new Symbian, the Nokia N8 is fast and easy to use and supports true multitasking, allowing users to run multiple applications simultaneously and switch between them easily.

Nokia N8 users can edit photos and videos on-screen and choose from multiple ways to share them; transfer large files to an external hard-drive with USB-on-the-go, or upload photos to social networks like Facebook, Twitter or RenRen straight from the homescreen.  All this is delivered in a robust aluminum body in a range of vibrant colors with a real-glass 3.5” AMOLED display. 

The Nokia N8 has a black belt in entertainment. Its WebTV apps from channels like E! Entertainment, National Geographic and CNN and the intuitive music player inject an element of fun into idle moments.  Plug the device to the home entertainment center to watch HD-quality videos from the big screen with full Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound.  The latest version of Ovi Store, available first on the Nokia N8, gives easy access to more apps – from social networking services like Foursquare to games like Need for Speed Shift or productivity apps like Tesco in the UK.

Like other Nokia smartphones, the Nokia N8 comes with free Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation in more than 70 countries worldwide, with no hidden costs. The latest beta release of Ovi Maps is also available for download from Nokia Beta Labs for the Nokia N8. It features visibility to public transport in 85 cities around the world, as well as real-time traffic, safety camera alerts, visibility to parking and petrol stations, and speed limit warnings.

About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

Nokia boosts developers' potential to reach mobile phone users

Design, develop, distribute key theme at the Nokia Developer Summit 2010(Press Release)

LONDON – Nokia today unveiled a number of major improvements in developer tools making it simpler, easier and more lucrative for people to build fantastic apps that can reach the world’s largest audience of mobile users.

Highlights include:

·         Significant enhancements to the Nokia Qt Software Development Kit (SDK) resulting in a 70 percent reduction in the number of lines of code required when developing for the company’s family of Symbian smartphones;

·         Improvements in the Ovi Store user experience including a new look and feel, making it faster and making apps easier to find;

·         Lower barrier of entry and increased monetization opportunities for developers, including free Java and Symbian signing, in-app purchase, improved revenue share, and advanced developer analytics.

“Our announcements will certainly bring more great apps to Nokia products, especially our new family of Symbian smartphones announced today,” said Purnima Kochikar, vice president for Forum Nokia. “We have made it much simpler, removed obstacles and made it more lucrative for people to build apps for our phones. We believe that this will convince more developers to build apps for the millions of people, in more than 190 countries, that are using the Ovi Store on their Nokia devices.”

Design, Develop

Today, developers can distribute apps to approximately 175 million Nokia Symbian smartphones - the largest smartphone user base in the world. Qt is pre-installed on all new Nokia smartphones and downloadable to millions of smartphones people are already using. Using the Nokia Qt SDK to build their apps, developers will discover a complete, easy-to-use tool that brings a shortened workflow, simplified development and intuitive UI libraries resulting in 70 percent fewer lines of code, cutting creation time dramatically.

New opportunities for developers will include in-app purchase, enabling a wide range of app pricing options in Ovi Store such as subscription models, micro-transactions,  or ”try and buy.” This means if people enjoy the free version of the app, they can easily upgrade to the paid version. It also allows developers to build added value into their apps such as the sale of virtual goods, additional levels for games, or enhanced or localized in-app features. 

Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio, the company behind one of the world's most popular mobile games, Angry Birds, is pleased to bring the game to Nokia devices. Speaking about the new in-app purchase feature in Ovi Store, Hed said, "We now have an elegant mechanism for providing premium content within games, like Angry Birds, in a way that doesn't interrupt people playing the game."

With the Nokia Qt SDK, developers can also future proof their app by easily adapting them to run on future mobile platforms such as MeeGo, while taking advantage of any additional features or APIs those platforms bring.

Distribute

Nokia will focus on making developers more money by leveraging the largest operator billing footprint available and greatly improving the operator revenue share for payments made after October 1. Nokia has also removed the time consuming and costly step of app signing. With one click, Java and Symbian apps signing is complete.

Nokia’s acquisition of Motally provides rich in-app analytics for developers and publishers to better track, report and monetize their content; these capabilities will be extended to Qt, Symbian, MeeGo and Java platforms. 

The reach of Ovi Store provides tremendous opportunities for developers with an active user base in more than 190 countries and strong local relationships with 91 of the world’s top operators. More than 50 publishers have seen more than 1 million downloads each, with some - like Offscreen - reaching more than 43 million downloads.

”Fizwoz was launched as a Qt-based app at the beginning of the year and featured in the top 10 Ovi Store apps for the Nokia N900 for just a week,” said Andy Sheldon, CEO, Fizwoz. ”During that time, it received over 9,000 downloads from 91 countries, and when we put it on Symbian smartphones in early May our numbers on Nokia shot up. We now have almost 41,000 people using it in 167 countries and add 200-300 new people every day. In fact, it took just two months for Nokia to catch up with our user number on a big competitor’s app store with a predominantly U.S. distribution footprint. Nokia is truly worldwide.”

First SDK for touch based mobile phones

In addition to the refinements with the Nokia Qt SDK for smartphones and mobile computers, Nokia also announced an SDK for Series 40 Touch and Type – the industry’s first touch SDK for mobile phones. 

Last year, Nokia shipped 364 million mobile phones - around a million devices every day. The new Series 40 Touch and Type SDK brings the benefit of a touch interface to a new global audience. The SDK, available for download from forum.nokia.com, will make development for these devices extremely simple and allows easy porting of existing apps created for current Nokia smartphones.

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About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more.  Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

Crowdtap: Getting Consumers Engaged !

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Crowdtap. All opinions are 100% mine.

Marketing and public relations is rapidly changing in the era of digital /online marketing. Engaging consumers with an attempt to maintain their loyalty, building brand awareness and creating feedback is the in thing! Imagine working or rather innovating  with  leading brands,start-ups, non profits... etc  to create an award winning product and earn some rewards( may be in the form of cash, freebies or gift cards/vouchers) in the process-all that is possible thanks to a whole new ingenious web platform that you can access if you  Tap In at Crowdtap.com



What perhaps may endear you to Crowdtap is that you as a member, you will have the opportunity to help a charity of your choice anytime you earn cash. 5% of earnings will automatically be donated to the charity of your choice and Crowdtap will match that 5% to make the impact even greater.If you feel more generous you can increase the level of money to be donated to your select charity.That is indeed truly endearing.

The more you engage at the site  by answering questions, completing your bio,surveys  contact info, inviting friends  etc the more points you earn, the points will eventually translate to rewards $$, hence ensure that you sign up at Crowdtap,get crowdtapping and enjoy the benefits of social media marketing .

At the moment Crowdtap is in Beta testing and is enrolling US residents only .However the promoters of the site have assured us that Crowdtap will soon roll out internationally especially in consideration of  its exponential appeal ,potential  and growth!

Tips to Make Personalized Gifts !

4 Ways to Make Your Own Personalized Gifts At Minimum Cost:

As with any other activity ,making  your own personalized gifts requires skill ,patience and planning.You may want to consider the following four interesting tips when doing so:

•  make use of your skills and talents, 
• Evaluate or make a practical assessment of  the time available for this activity.
• follow proper time management
• Brainstorm for creative gift ideas.

Giving family and close friends personalized gifts is a great way to make them happy and feel important. Moreover, when you make your own customized gifts, they become even more special. Here are a few helpful tips so you know how to make your own presents for whatever type of occasion the requires a gift:

Make use of your skills and talents:

Consider your talents and skills. If you are skillful in painting, then make a beautiful painting and frame it as your gift to someone special in your heart. If you are talented in composing songs, come up with a special song as your present. If you are very good in cooking and baking, make the favorite pastries and cookies that your recipient will truly enjoy.

Make a practical assessment of your spare time:

Before deciding to make your own personalized gifts, make sure you have fully assessed the availability of your spare time so you can finish everything. If you intend to give goodies for  a particular occasion,perhaps an anniversary especially if it is food calculate how long it will take you to go to the store for the supplies, to bake them, and wrap every package. Otherwise, you might just end up having time only to buy your ingredients only and not enough time to bake anything at all. That is a waste of money.

Follow proper time management:

Proper time management will make it possible for you to finish your entire gift-giving project without inducing stress on you. Ensure that making your own gifts is going to be a pleasant and enjoyable experience for you. When you decide on a certain type of custom-made gifts, make a timetable for every specified task needed to accomplish everything. Follow your schedule, and you will surely achieve your goal.

Brainstorm for creative gift ideas

There are limitless ideas on the types of gifts to make. Coming up with an excellent idea is so easy when you have fully organized your thoughts on what you want to give to someone. It becomes even easier when you discuss the same with others.To guide you, here are a number of suggestions. It is up to you to determine which ones suit your time, money, capability, and, of course, the ones that your receiver will really appreciate.

* Make a photo calendar with your recipient’s photos.

* Make an apron for someone who enjoys cooking and baking. Make it more personal by adding his/her embroidered name on the front pocket.

* Make a poem about your loved one and print it on beautiful stationery.

* Bake your specialty pastries, wrap them with colorful food wrappers and place the creatively in a basket.

* Paint small terracotta pots and fill them with various cute items such as magnets, candles, and the like. You can make it more customized by adding the initials of your receiver on one side.

* Compile various favorite songs of your gift recipient in one CD(you may want to consider if there is any copyright infringement), label it with the receiver’s name. Be sure to include the occasion too.

* Give the recipient a photo in a picture frame you decorated. You can decorate around the frame using beads and cutout letters to form her name.

Enjoy Skype With FaceVsion TouchCam N1

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of faceVsion Technology USA. All opinions are 100% mine.

Without doubt many of us enjoy using Skype to video chat with our friends,relatives and acquaintances online! However the quality of imagery on our screen sometimes may leave much to be desired.Perhaps we may just be in need of a webcam upgrade and you need not crack your head as to which one to  purchase thanks to faceVsion  new top state of the art FV touchcam N1 ! The FV Touchcam N1 boasts to be the only webcam in the market that is Skype Certified.With a such vote of confidence from Skype you can be sure that your video chatting experience over will tremendously improve with the webcam.

 The N1 Touchcam has an idealistic and pleasant interface that will enable it to dock on any desktop or laptop and still retain its attractiveness as illustrated in the picture below.Although a little bit pricey the FaceVsion N1 Touchcam comes with tons of features that ensure value is given for money. In fact the additional features make end users save on time and money .




So What features do you expect to get in this technological marvel:

• First and foremost prepare to experience truly HD full screen 720p streaming video over the Internet. The TouchCam N1 features embedded hardware H.264 encoding, a chip that takes the 720p video and using high-quality encoding technology, squeezes the video into a stream small enough to be sent over a typical Internet connection.Do not settle for imitations or some of the brands out there which cannot truly achieve HD quality though they boast of the same. The N1 Camera's technology is truly unparalleled.
• A best-in-class 78 degree super wide angle lens with fast auto-focus,In layman terms your pictures dont have to be so squeezed ,the view is simply panoramic.
•  Ultra-sensitive dual microphones that transmit crystal clear sound, even from several feet away.

• The FV ExpressCombo ! among other things also features 30 frames per second True HD (720p) video calling experience ideal for tele-conferencing.
• Easy installation and fitting : in fact the N1 attaches easily to most notebook computers or flat-panel displays and can also sit on a desktop. 
• When it comes to installation its as simple as plug- and-play installation via hi-speed USB 2.0.

I am sure you are eager to know where can you purchase it,how and for how much? You need not worry any more just visit the faceVision on line store  and while there do not forget to check out their wide array of cutting edge technology products.

LG -Chocolate BL40 Smart Phone

For a smart phone that has such smart following features, one can but not fail to recommend the LG-Chocolate BL-40! Its tall and thin status makes it absolutely stunning especially for the ladies and for quite a price : range between $500 and $600 US Dollars .

The L.G.chocolate BL-40 has the following features:

4-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with multitouch support and scratch resistant glass(800 x 345 pixels resolution)
1.1GB internal memory (Expandable memory up to 32GB via micro SD slot)

 5-mega pixel autofocus Camera with Schneider-Kreuznach optics LED flash(2560 x 1920 pixels) Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, image stabilization
Accelerometer for screen auto rotate
Proximity sensor for auto-turn-off
 Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 3.5mm audio jack
3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps)FM radio with RDS,FM transmitter
DivX/XviD support, Dolby mobile, TV out,
Microsoft office document viewer
VGA quality video recording at 30 fps
Dolby Mobile sound enhancement
Ultra wide display with a 21:9 HD LCD screen
 Weight : 129g

 Quite a pretty phone for those who prefer thin phones i must add !

Apsense Online Business Social Network

Apsense is an online business social network where users get paid to come together to share their small business.The site is steadily gaining popularity among Business users Worldwide and is definately a start up to watch when it comes to Social Media Marketing.

The site is a web 2.0 enabled social network that promotes and facilitates the exchange of business networks by providing tools for users to easily communicate, create interest groups and build their own private social networks. Since the advent of the internet it is imperative that Businesses build an online presence in order to tap into the wider internet market that has steadily developed over the years.




African businesses need to utilize social networks such as Myspace or Facebook in order to build a steady presence online.Unfortunately many Africans Businesspersons lack the technical know-how to utilize the internet,some lack the knowledge and some are simply disinterested in online marketing. I believe the African Governments should do more to encourage local Businesses to build an online presence and to take advantage of social media marketing.





             

Apsense offers different tools that can assist African Business to among many other things:

•  Build Business Contacts.
• Generate Traffic for Business Websites.
• Create own Personal Social Networks.
• Create an online Business Center
• Create Discussions, Online Buzz about Product Launches or customer feedback.
• Generate income in the process of carrying out the above activities.

To visit the site and find out more of how it may be relevant  to you or your businness please visit :
http://bit.ly/apsnse

Nexx Webhosting Special Promo

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Nexx Online. All opinions are 100% mine.

Finding a good webhost need not be a nerve wrecking experience.In fact the search for a good Unlimited Web Hosting starts and stops at Nexx online.Let me qualify this statement:

• For over a decade now Nexx technologies have been a leading provider of innovative web hosting  products and solutions to medium and small business worldwide.With such vast experience and expertise,it is the course of wisdom to trust them to meet up to consumer expectations and emerging challenges.
• Nexx technologies take pride in being the first web hosting providers to offer a unified Windows / Linux development environment, clustered hosting architecture, clustered database servers in order to meet various customer needs.

Why try Nexx online now?

They have just rebranded the Nexx web hosting platform recently and to accompany the new launch ,there are some new goodies that they have thrown in to their consumers in a special promotion that offers,among other things:


One full year of UNLIMITED web hosting and one free .COM domain name for only $10. Each $10 Nexx hosting plan includes:

• Diskspace: Unlimited
• Bandwidth: Unlimited
• E-mail: Unlimited
• Free Domains: 1
• 24/7 Customer Support
• Google Adwords Credits: $50
• Facebook Ads Credits: $50
• One-Click Wordpress and Blog installations.

That is a web hosting deal that any serious online entrepreneur should seriously consider and at an affordable cost.The control panel is user friendly and supports various open source applications such as Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal and Zen Cart.Zenn online can make your online experience as website owner convenient and comfortable.

All that is required is for you to sign up and take advantage of this special promotion package.Yes you can, it is very possible to get quality webhosting with a 24/7 customer support for as little as 10$ for the first year.If you are signing up; the special promotional code that grants you access to the deal is SPARK10.Hurry and take advantage of the offer, i know i will !

African Art,Jewellery & Clothing

Without doubt the African continent is rich in art,Jewelery, Fashion,bead work,figurines, Masks, medieval currency,notes,coins,artifacts, ornamental wears ...etc.The list is quite inexhaustible yet few of this items are finding exposure online.Speaking of Kenya its only recently that i critiqued our fashion industry for a lacklustre presence online(see the post).Today i decided to do a Google search on African Art, Jewelery and Clothing.However the results from the various websites were not pleasing, consequently i am off on a venture to create an African Fashion website where one can shop confidently online.So far most of the sites  are selling African items listed on Amazon, there are no shopping carts nor options to purchase via credit cards.

I found one site to be pretty impressive and authoritative.The site is Africa and More.Com .The site has a wonderful array of indigenous African Masks, Statues,Weapons, Iron and Bronze works,textiles, Jewelery and bead work. I  highly recommend it.

There is a lot of potential for African Art and artists online.Website owners should invest in robust web templates and shopping platforms. In this post i highlight some African Artifacts that can  be bought online, including Kente Shirts, African Drums ,Oil Paintings...etc all this from Afriboutik webstore....

African Bracelet: BVB   


African Dress Shirt (GH)



African Oil painting: African Sait (40 x 20)






African Kente Hat


African Lady Kente Suit


African Dashiki (DS4)


African Man Shirt (TRD)



African Man Traditional Suit (1)



African Mask: Bongo Guy



African Mask: Donkor Ahofefe



African Mask: Sika Baa


African Necklace: Designer (1)


African Necklace: Designer (10)



African Mother Drum


African Men Shirt (GHN)

Removing Rust From Camping Gear

Its the holiday season again and schools are on vacation, It may just be time to get out those rusting camping gears off the store rooms and get them in tip top condition.Let me share some tips on four excellent ways of removing rust from an electric camp burner in order to ensure your Camping Gear lasts longer.

Here are ways of removing rust from the steel base part of your electric camp burner: use oxalic acid cleaner, use scouring powder and potato, employ a soft carbon steel wire brush, and apply an alkaline process in cleaning.

Camping stove is an equipment that is prone to rusting since it is constantly in contact to all kinds of temperature and stains. Constant cleaning will keep the equipment away from rust. In cases that rust formation has already build up on your electric camping burner the following tips is effective in removing them:

Use oxalic acid cleaner

Oxalic acid is a strong component that could effectively remove rust. For deep cleaning of electric camp burners that have thick layers of rust, use cleaning products that contain high oxalic acid concentration. Look for cleaning powders that have an oxalic acid component in any local home improvement stores and hardware. Any cloth or brush could be use to apply oxalic acid in scrubbing thick rust layers in your electric camping burner. Since acid could easily contaminate dishes and other utensils, store it properly. Immediately dispose the cloth or brush that is use in applying oxalic acid to prevent ingestion.

Use scouring powder and potato

The best way to remove rust particles from any cast-iron parts of your electric camping stove is by using potato and scouring powder. This old-fashioned yet effective way of removing rust from your stove equipment is done by having a slice of raw potato. Sprinkle any brand of scouring powder found in any local grocery stores to the potato. Scrub the rusted area with the sprinkled potato. Continue scrubbing until the surface of the potato turns into grayish or blackish color. Do the same process of preparing a fresh potato with the scouring powder to slowly scrub off the remaining rust. After scrubbing wipe the steel parts with water and dry thoroughly. Once the rust is remove you could wipe the camping stove with a thin layer of vegetable oil to prevent the clean metal parts to rust again. You could also remove thin layers of rust build-up using a very fine sandpaper.

Employ a soft carbon steel wire brush

Thoroughly wipe the different parts of your electric grill to free from any dirt and stains. To remove soft rust stains, it is advisable to use metal cleaner abrasives. Do not just use any kind of abrasive as this could leave scratches and might damage your equipment. There are metal cleaners that have a fine abrasive such as carbon steel bristles. These steel wire brushes will remove the rust with some good scrubbing. It is most effective in cleaning flat, soft, and ferrous metal surfaces.

Apply an alkaline process in cleaning

Another way of removing rust from electric camp burner is by chemically reducing the chemical components of the hydrated iron. This chemical reaction can be initiated by following the alkaline process. This process is done by making a lye and water solution. The ratio is measured by having an amount of water that boils at approximately 132.2 degrees Celsius. Dissolve any zinc oxide to the lye and water solution. Dismantle the metal parts of your electric camping burner. Place the rusted metal part to the prepared solution and bring to boil. Rinse them well with a cold running water and grease them with up. Dry the parts by heating them on a tin can lid to ensure the oil to rise on the surface and the water to dry up. Once the metal part of your electric burner is dry and cool, brush away the gray residue. This is the most effective way of removing rust from any metal steel.

Taking care of  your electric camp burner means preventing them from having rust. Following these effective tips would not just make your camping stove rust-free but could also make the equipment last longer.

Coca Cola's Funfilled Fun Day -World Cup Tickets

“The FIFA 2010 WORLD CUP SEASON IS HERE? UTADUNDA NA NANI?”

 

•         Nairobi Bottlers (Coca-Cola) is celebrating the 2010 World Cup Football Season with a FAMILY football funfair at Nyayo Stadium This Saturday 27 March 2010 that could be your passport to South Africa . There are 10 all-expenses-paid trips to the 2010 FIFA World Cup to be won plus lots of other exciting prizes. The trips to South Africa will be won by Five winners who will get to pick a person of their choice to travel with to the World Cup.

•         To win you have to be there: So bring your friends and family for a fun filled football celebration  like never before with ample security and parking; enjoy performances by Jua Cali, Nonini, Daddy Owen, Mejja, Ala Hola, Jimw@t,  Cutta C, Kendi, Linet, Raudy and the MOB DJs; meet Joe Kadenge and other football greats! Come play human fooseball, 5 aside football, blind penalty shootout, pepeta and much more to win instant prizes. Dance at the cornerflag Roger-Miller-style with the isukuti dancers and win! 

       What do you need to get there…..

•         What do you need to win? All you need to do is buy a Coke or Fanta or Sprite for 40 bob at the gates of the stadium. Then you get a passport into the stadium. That passport allows you to go into the lucky draw for a chance to win the Trip for Two to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa as well as Flatscreen TVs, DStvs with 3 months subscription, DMtv phones, Footballs, Vuvuzelas and many more exciting prizes on Saturday! 

Venue  :

•         This Sato, 27 March 2010, its Ice-Cold Coke, Music, Fun & Games and Prizes Kibao! At Nyayo Stadium!(sponsored post)

8 Beautiful Kinds of Flowers to Brighten up Your Sunroom

Here are eight beautiful kinds of flowers that will grow well in your sunroom making it attractive and inviting: abutilon, geranium, buddleia, African violet, plumbago, bird of paradise, thunbergia, tropical hibiscus. Because a sunroom is the extension of your home, it is important to know the kinds of flowers that thrive in a sunroom.

Sunrooms are quite popular these days. They not only make your house attractive but also help you unwind—at the comfort of your own home! You can read, study, think, or do just about anything in your sunroom. It can be an ideal place for relaxation especially if you fill it with flowering plants of various colors and scents.
Think of your sun rooms as your small garden. You can plant different kinds of flowers for different seasons. So whether it’s summer or winter, you have choices of flowers to decorate your sunroom with, including climbers. Here are some beautiful kinds of flowers that will help make your sunroom attractive and inviting:

Abutilon

Abutilon thrives in an unheated sunroom. Its red and yellow flowers have a red base with five petals and appear during the summer season. However, it must be tied to a wall for support.

Geranium

Geraniums bloom profusely and will make a nice addition to your sunroom. They are inexpensive, propagate easily, and not difficult to care for. They have aromatic leaves, especially the peppermint- and spicy apple-scented varieties, which add fragrance to your sunroom. Flower colors also vary, from white to pink to magenta.

Buddleia

Buddleia is a strongly scented flower that is ideal for a sunroom with a large space. Each individual flower is tubular. The colors of the flower vary, with white, pink, red, purple, orange, or yellow, depending on the species and cultivars.

African violet

African violet is ideal in a moderate temperature and blossoms in an area that is not too exposed to direct sunlight. It tolerates daytime temperatures of up to about eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit. Its flower colors range from pink to blue to purple.

Plumbago

Plumbago blooms all year round except for the coldest winter months. A white- or blue-flowered variety is available. You can place it in a container that will allow the spilling of flowers over the sides.

Bird of paradise

Bird of paradise is called such because its flowers resemble a colorful bird. It’s an eyecatcher not only because of its uniquely shaped flowers but also because of its overall unique features. It produces blue and orange flowers and can be placed in a sunroom whether winter or summer.

Thunbergia

Thunbergia is also called Bengal clock vine, clock vine, or sky flower. It thrives in a sunroom with temperature above fifty degrees at night. Its growth slows or stops in cool temperatures. It has lovely large blue flowers, which makes it an ideal addition to your sunroom garden.

Tropical hibiscus

The tropical hibiscus plant needs a lot of light to bloom. Thus, it is ideal to place it in your sunroom, especially during summer. It may still thrive in winter but will likely bloom less and grow less. It produces flowers in a variety of colors—salmon, peach, orange, and yellow.


 
A sunroom is the extension of your home, where you can enjoy the warm rays of the sun and the accompanying cool breezes. It is also the place where you can enjoy nature, minus the worries about inclement weather or insects. Thus, it should be decorated in a way that will make you come back to that place often. Planting the kinds of flowers that thrive in a sunroom will greatly help.

Website Templates at ContentMixi

Contentmixi website has crafted  'the ultimate online digital market' where users can purchase the following products:

• SEO Optimized Website Templates
• CSS Templates
• Customized full websites
• Joomla Templates
• Wordpress Themes
• Newsletter Templates
• PSD Templates
• Logos
• Digital E- Books
• Animations
  

The site also features free website templates for freebie lovers . The site proprietors were really ingenuous in coming up with the idea o selling diverse digital items online in a one stop shop.I find the idea pretty captivating  and the site is worth a visit.The banners at the site are also intriguing.Samples are as here below:








   



   
 

Abbott Medical Optics"You Gotta See This Video Contest"

Abbott Medical Optics Inc (AMO) a leading provider of the widest range of proven refractive optical technologies is inviting you to relate how better vision could improve or has improved peoples lives in a video contest dubbed" You Gotta See this" .The contest that is aimed to attract thousands of video submissions and in the process educate persons on the need to consult qualified and experienced professionals when opting for Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) refractive surgery treatment.So far the contest is receiving favorable response from the public.


The winners in the iLASIK Video Contest may win:

• A Grand Prize of  US $ 5,000
• First prize in each Video Category  a HDTV package worth $2,500
• Second prize in each Video Category a Flip UltraHD™ camcorder worth $199.99

Users can submit their videos in the following three categories:

1. My contacts are getting in the way of my good time
2.  My favorite sport or activity would be so much cooler with better vision
3. You should see life after the iLASIK® Procedure
   

Once participants have submitted their videos ,they can then request friends,colleagues and family to vote for their videos as votes are important in arriving at the winners in this AMO contest.Thousands of videos are being submitted each day perhaps its time you submitted yours for a chance at winning the prize!

I have just found out how little i know about the optical solutions and technologies available for persons with vision impairment. Abbott medicals campaigns such as the one in the "You Gotta See This Video Contest" are helping millions worldwide get useful information on eye care treatment.For more details please visit the "You Gotta See This Website"

Abbot Medical Optics Video Contest !

Abbot Medical Optics, a leading optical firm engaged in the development of the widest range of proven refractive technologies for treatment of myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, cataract, spherical aberration and corneal is running a video contest@ iLASIK Video Contest .

For an opportunity to win a grand prize of 5,000 Dollars or an HDTV package worth $ 2,500 contestants are required to:

• 1.Submit A Video

  Users make and submit a video in one of the following categories:
  • “My contacts are getting in the way of my good time”
  • “My favorite sport or activity would be so much cooler with better vision”
  • “You should see life after the iLASIK® Procedure”

• 2.Urge their Friends To Vote on their video.
  

The aim of the contest is to get people to talk about the benefits that can be derived from LASIK procedures and how this can lead to improved vision and eyesight !This is especially important since many people are loosing sight due to cataracts (especially adults above the age of 50) and yet there is sufficient technology and treatment out there for the same. Abbot Medical Optics is a leading ophthalmic firm with a global presence and seeks to take on this challenge of educating the masses on quality ophthalmic treatment.Get to the site: YouGottaSeeThisNow.Com for more details on the contest!

Dealing with Bedbug Infestation

Ahadi Trust -a Kenyan NGO has been valiant in its efforts to eradicate Jiggers and to treat Jigger infested victims in various parts of the Country with a measure of success . The thing is Jiggers are openly manifest and whether one has it or not, its not very easy to hide problem!However there is another problem that many Kenyans have and few are yet to admit and or talk about it- Bedbugs. The worst thing about bedbugs is that if a bed is infested and you as a visitor sleep on it, those mites /bugs are going to feast on you with dire consequences whereas the owner will not even notice them. That being the dilemna its necessary that if you have a bedbug problem you read this free online resource: how to get rid of bedbugs. The information from the website may just save you an embarrassment.

Satellite TV Deals In America !

Are you resident in America and desiring to get the best possible satellite TV deals based on your location?Then Kaptainsatellite.com is the site for you to enable you browse the different available options out in the market for both DIRECTV offers and Satellite Dish Network offers.You can also be able to see and compare the different pros and cons facts on DIRECTV Offers and DISH Network Offers in your locality.

The site enables you to browse and read user reviews of the top rated satellite tv service providers by region for example if you are in Maine area of the USA your link is:Direct TV in Maine .By clicking on the link you will be directed to web page where you will get to view:

• The Best Direct TV deals,offers ,equipment, manuals etc.
• The Best Directv deals on Receivers, Satellite Dishes ...etc
  
• Satellite Tv News,Information ,Top Picks, Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ's) etc
• Compare customer satisfaction ratings and get to see why satellite TV beats cable TV
  

The website is a ready resource for all your television entertainment needs! Check out the site to figure out who to buy from and when!

IZEA Launches Sponsored Tweets!

Izea inc is counting down to the launch of their Twitter based advertising platform dubbed "SponsoredTweets".This will enable twitter users make money from their twitter accounts by posting specific advertisements.

Izea Inc is behind the blog advertising platforms, Payperpost(join) and Social Sparks(join) which allows bloggers to make money on paid sponsored posts. The new development is already attracting new users with over 1000, guys following the new site on Twitter. Izea will be giving 1000 dollars to the 10,000 follower on twitter to sign up and follow Sponsoredtweets. To follow the new site on Twitter just click on @Spontwts. From the Sponsored Tweets interface one can get to follow featured celebrity personalities at just a click .Users can also get to fix and determine the price of each advert they will post to twitter. Indeed social media advertising is taking a new turn with twitter in the market!

To Join SPONSORED TWEETS please go to sponsored tweets.com