Posted on sterlingcreations/businessdesk.htm Helpful tips for December 2014 In this issue: General tips Articles of the day From the pages of Donnas travel diary _________________________ General tips Courtesy of the research team at sterlingcreations.ca Some very important holiday tips for you: First off, when buying a leather good you need to make sure that there are no threads hanging from the stitching. Next make sure that your leather purchase does indeed smell like leather. Very important to ensure that you are buying leather and not something else. Second: When you go to buy a piece of gold jewelry, ask them to use their magnet to ensure that it is indeed gold. This magnet will definitely prove to you as to whether or not your intended purchase is gold. Or whether you are about to buy a piece of gold plated jewelry. Third: When cleaning your silver use a soft piece of lint or cloth to do so and if your cleaning cloth or lint does not show the dark marks from your silver, then unfortunately your silver is not real silver. This tip works best with your wilver ware. Fourth: The best time to purchase a pair of shoes is in the afternoon and why? Because it is the time of the day that your feet is the largest. Never buy shoes that are too small for you or too tight. Fifth and finally: It appears that this years flu shot may not be as flu proof as you may think. Last year, the flu shot was at a 50% protection rate but this year it is much below this. So do take your flue shot but bare this fact in mind when you do. Your flu shot may probably not protect you all the way. Want to know how to clear your clogged drains in an easy way? Pour 1 cup of salt down your drain Then pour 2 cups of boiling hot water after doing this. How can one gather up shads of glass from the floor after something has been broken? Place slices of dry bread over the shads of glass. The dry bread will pick up the shads of glass. During this holiday season, here is a great tip for you: Red wine stains when it is spilled. White wine does not. What do sheep and rabbits have in common? They are unable to defend themselves. They give in to their aggressors. Now, here is something useful to know about hot chocolate. Many of those experts tell us that the drinking of hot chocolate sure helps to melt belly fat. Something else to control your belly fat: Drink glasses of water daily with lemon slices in your water. Dark chocolate? Good for you and better than white chocolate. Gloves versus mitts? Mitts keep your hands warmer than gloves and why? Because gloves separate your fingers whereas with mitts; your fingers are all bunched together. Something important to know about your four legged fido friends: Their noses are extremely sensitive to the touch. Grab their tails too hard and you can cause them a fair amount of pain. Whats this about pepper mint? It seems that you can use pepper mint to suppress your pangs of hunger. That is, smell it throughout the day and it somehow does the trick. About pine nuts? You can use these in various ways to help you stop snacking at night. Eat some in various ways and youll be able to stop your urge to snack at night. Eat it at night of course. _________________________ Articles of the day Chosen by the Business Desk team A Dan Thompson contribution Extreme Tech: All Your Tech in One Place (Website of the Week) Updated 15. February 2014 - 6:08 by rhiannon Extreme Tech a one-stop-shop for serious technological needs including in depth coverage of hardware, software and new and emerging technology. Extreme Tech doesnt focus on one area of technology, instead you can find automobile reviews, the tech behind the Winter Olympics (think the worlds biggest photo shoot), NASA news, articles on Computing, Mobile, Internet, Gaming, and Electronics to name a few. 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Visit Extreme Tech extremetech/ +++++++++++++++ Forget the iPhone 5 - the iPad Mini might be a better bet JONATHAN BLUM AND ALEX DALENBERG Entrepreneur, Monday, August 13 2012 Business owners will be wise to leave the buzz about the forthcoming iPhone 5 to consumers. Apples rumoured iPad Mini should be the better option for businesses. The smaller version of the iPad will reportedly measure 7 inches and will likely be announced in September. If you plan to be among the first to order one of these devices, here are three Reasons an iPad Mini would be a better business tool than the iPhone: 1. Small tablets are better sales tools. Good luck creating a presentation on an iPhone. The screen is small and your Pitch could be interrupted by a call, a text message or any other notification. When it comes to making sales presentations on the go, nothing beats the high Resolution iPad Retina display. But at $500 for the basic 9.7-inch iPad model - with 16 gigabytes and no access to cellular data - it might not be worth the expense for cost-conscious sales teams. But a scaled-down, less expensive version should be. The Galaxy Tab by Samsung, The Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire can cost just $200. Assuming Apples new mini-tablet Beats the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Tab for screen quality, the new tool holds promise as a slick, low-cost presentation tool. 2. Itll be more versatile. Judging by the performance of smaller iPad competitors, shaving off a few inches shouldnt equal less productivity. Mobile apps such as e-mail, reviewing and editing documents, video conferencing, task lists and social media work just as well on a 7-inch screen as on the 9.7-inch iPad screen. The Google Nexus 7, for example, is easier to read and type on than a full-size iPad, and you can hold it in one hand and enter data with another. With that kind of versatility, and added functionality, a smaller tablet can become more of a go-to business tool than an iPhone, or any other smartphone. 3. It runs on the same operating system in a better business package. Apples upcoming operating system, iO6, promises better Facebook integration, Video conferences that use cellular data and - most exciting for road warriors - Better maps. Apples answer to Google Maps is expected to include 3D environments, turn-by-turn navigation, and real-time information about traffic and accidents. So, the iPhone 5 will likely to be a faster, sleeker version of the 4S, with Improvements to voice tools like Siri and wireless mobile commerce tools. But, barring any unforeseen development, the iPad Mini will operate on the exact same OS. The Minis Slightly larger size makes it easier for users to see a busy e-mail in-box and work with Apps that manage complex spreadsheets. That means the iPad Mini will do most of what a business needs an iPhone to do, But in a package thats better suited for mobile businesses. Entrepreneur Media Inc. _________________________ From the pages of Donnas travel diary Sweet Saint Lucia Since 2010, I have traveled to Saint Lucia as part of my summer getaway and I have to tell you that I have every intention of continuing this tradition for as long as I can. Sweet Saint Lucia is rich in sea, sand, surf, sun, and wondrous singing birds. The beaches are some of the best that I have come across in the Caribbean and the cuisine is a mixture of French and Caribbean. As a matter of fact, these are the two main cultures of this sweet Windward Island. Sweet Saint Lucia is extremely friendly for those who are blind and partially sighted. The friendly islanders really understand when it comes to customer service and accommodation and in particular the staff at the ST. LUCIAN BY REX RESORTS are second to none. This marvelous hotel is located on the beach. They offer an all inclusive package with three terrific meals daily and a well stocked bar to go along with it all. The rooms are spacious and well tended by friendly maids and there is free wireless and TV to crown it all. The beach is one of the best on the island and you wont be disappointed with the swimming and surfing. There is also an outdoor pool and a hot tub for your enjoyment. For any blind tourist looking for a holiday in the Caribbean, I would strongly recommend Sweet Saint Lucia and the ST. LUCIAN BY REX RESORTS. Im Donna J. Jodhan enjoying my travels. On your next trip you could enrich your down time with some of my audio mysteries. Take them with you wherever you go! In the car, on the plane, on the bus or train, at the beach, anywhere! Affordable, portable, (computer or i device) and you could either purchase or Subscribe for unlimited access to my library at donnajodhan/store.html
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