Is it worth purchasing a MacBook Pro 2017?

Is it worth purchasing a MacBook Pro?

I owned a Windows laptop which was about 10 months old when I decided to buy a MacBook Pro. It was about 1.2 pounds lighter than my Win laptop, 2x more powerful and 3x more expensive. I had to take a call, is it really worth investing? I did my research before buying it, I will try to go over the qualities I thought are necessary in a laptop.

1. Speed

I am combining a lot of ‘speeds’ under this, the processor power, SSD read-write, boot times, apps loading, excel-word processing etc. I did a quick comparison between a friend’s MacBook Pro and my old windows laptop. I cannot even compare the two, mainly due to different CPUs and drives, but MacBook Pro was going to win anyway due to hardware edge it had.Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery https://goo.gl/LF7B13 Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a professional iPhone Data Recovery software to get back all your lost text message, photo, video, call history, note, contact and more from iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. It offers a full solution to recover your lost data in different tough situations. Besides recovering data directly from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, it also allows you to recover data from iCloud and iTunes backup files. https://www.gihosoft.com/iphone-data-recovery-free.html

2. Reliability

My old Lenovo laptop had a flimsy construction overall. The hinges would squeak, the keyboard would make weird noises, CPU fans would start screaming with a bit of number crunching, the screen would flicker for no reason. And mother of all evils, unexpected restarts. I hate it when it just crashes in the middle of nothing. I tried on a library MacBook Pro for varying intensities of loads. It passed with flying colors. It is needless to say that MacBook Pro has the best in class build quality. I haven’t had a single issue with the hinges so far.

3. Screen

Let’s just admit it, let aside the newer 4K displays, MacBook Pro’s retina display hands down beats every possible display out there. Color reproduction is accurate. You don’t feel the images to be washed out or over-saturated. You can open it any time and you will still feel the freshness in the colors displayed. I like it. Some people like the newer 4K displays. I haven’t had a chance to get my hands on one of those yet, so I can’t compare how it stacks against those.

4. It just works

MacBook Pro just works! It seems to have got the right balance of everything. It will never scream. It will never die on you. It will not display weird errors. It will not crash. You don’t have to worry about installing the right ‘DirectX’ or the right ‘Visual C++ Runtime Environment’. You don’t have to find out which anti-virus is the best and pay for it every year. It just works!

5. Battery

10 hours. That’s what I have been running my 2014 MBP 13 every day on a single charge. My oldie would die on me in 2 hours. I have never taken my charger with me to school. It saves the amount of weight I carry around in school. It reduces the number of things I take in my bag. I can fit everything in my bag easily.Win Piriform CCleaner Professional Giveaway (10 x Full Licenses) support by GroupBuy SEO Tools https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner Mention this giveaway part on your blog, and send us link at doogeetop@gmail.com, you can a chance get free Piriform CCleaner Professional V5.30 license.

Set the DP without Cropping the Image

Set the DP without Cropping the Image

• Step 1: Install SquireDroid in your device from Google Play.
• Step 2: once the installation is complete, the app’s icon will be found on the homescreen & app menu of your device. Click on the app & run it. There you will find menus like “Pick A Photo”, “Take A Photo” & “Settings” etc.
• Step 3: Tap on “Pick A Photo” & from there the full menu will appear & you can select the desired picture that you wish to make your DP without having it cropped.
• Step 4: The app will instantly resize the picture & crop instantly. & the best thing about it is that, without losing anything from the picture, the full picture could be used as the DP. The picture will not be harmed in any way I mean it won’t affect the picture.
• Step 5: You can also save the quality of the image while saving the picture, unlike in some apps the quality becomes bad which looks extremely ugly.
• Step 6: Now go to the gallery of your phone. Choose the picture & use it as your Whatsapp DP without losing size.

However there is another way to do it. If your picture size is 1:1 ratio, it can directly be used as a Whatsapp DP without losing size.

So, you see the steps are very easy & in only few clicks you can actually set up your DP without losing any size. For some people changing DP matters the most, as it becomes a part of their identity. People who are online could see the DP & with that they know who is who.

Whatsapp is fun & interesting. It’s the quickest way to reach our loved ones. It is one of the most interesting social networking in the world today & undoubtedly among the best.

With that said, I hope this article was helpful for you. I appreciate your visit. Thanks for being here.

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Have a comprehensive site audit

In simple terms, a site audit assesses the overall health and well-being of your website. An audit will let you know how easily your site can be found by a potential user, what keywords are missing or not ranking, and how you can optimize your website for better future results. During your site audit, make sure to evaluate your site and URL structure, inbound links, titles, and onsite content. Once these factors are in tiptop shape, you will be able to build upon your site a a whole.

Social media

One of Google’s main goals is to find shareable content on your page; up-to-date video posts and blogs all add credibility to a website. It is also important to connect your social media profiles to your website not only for the ease of your clients, but to rank well within local SEO searches. Related:GroupBuy SEO Tools

Chances are if you Google the names of your competitors, you will find their social media profiles high among the first page of results. Search engines try to pinpoint as much information on these businesses as they can, so having a strong social media presence can improve your search result standings a couple notches.

Mobile optimization

Everyone has mobile devices nowadays, so it is more important than ever to ensure your website content is optimized for mobile use. More clients than ever will be searching for companies and making purchases online, so if your website is not optimized for mobile, you will undoubtedly lose potential customers.

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Elephone W2 Unboxing

Wearables are all over the market, but the Elephone W2 is a little different as it uses traditional watch movements with a few smart features that sync with your smartwatch or tablet.

Elephone W2 first impressions

The W2 connects to your device (with Android or iOS) via Bluetooth and is set up with the dedicated Elephone W2 application (available on Google Play).

Like similar wearables, such as the Mi Band, the main features of the Elephone W2 are to simply count steps and monitor your sleep, but there are a few additional features.

The fact that it has Swiss watch movements means the W2 can actually display the time, a huge advantage over the Mi Band. The Elephone wearable also offers remote camera control, and a battery life of up to 3 months.

Included in the Elephone W2 packaging is the watch, a strap, screwdriver, and 3 batteries (one already installed) plus there’s a quickstart guide to get you up and running.

The straps simply clip in to place, and the screwdriver is to take off the rear and replace the battery. With 3 included batteries you have 9 months of use without needing to buy another, just be careful when you unscrew the rear the screws are very small and easy to loose.

Three controls on the W2’s stainless steel body include a power switch for Bluetooth (the top button). A dial to set the time (in the middle) and the final button is for changing modes and seeing your exercise progress through the day.

LED lights on the face have blue, green and red colours. Blue being sleep mode Green means the watch is on or is synching data a red means low battery.

Although the metal body feels heavy and looks bulky in the hand it looks fine once the strap is attached, and on your wrist is is really comfortable.

The Elephone developed app is also surprisingly good too and setting the watch up on my OnePlus X was super straightforward.

I’ll be wearing the Elephone W2 watch for the next few days so keep an eye out for the full review coming very soon.

Source:http://www.gizchina.com/2016/02/01/elephone-w2-unboxing-and-hands-on/

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Samsung to open VR movie studio in New York: ‘We love stories’

Samsung to open VR movie studio in New York: ‘We love stories’

Lights, camera, Samsung! The company behind the Gear VR virtual reality headset is opening a New York studio to produce new immersive experiences.

Samsung announced the news here at the Sundance film festival in Park City, Utah, where virtual reality is emerging as a prominent theme.

I have absolutely no idea what the hell Samsung means by that.

VR is ‘the most fun way to blow people’s minds,’ top comedians say

Dave Fincher “would have an embolism doing VR”, Scheer joked of the man who directed the psychological thrillers ” Seven,” “Fight Club” and “Gone Girl.”

The Funny or Die sketch was shot on a custom camera rig built by director Lex Halaby, who opened up and adjusted a selection of GoPro action cameras. The production design of the sketch added comic elements all around the room, and the creators also payed extra attention to the “blocking” of the scene, or where the actors stand and move around. “When Rob’s talking to you,” Halaby said, “you can look around and see what Paul’s doing that’s funny or interesting behind you.”

I’d realllly like to see that one. It sounds like they understood perfectly what they could do with VR.

MiPad 2 With Windows 10 On Sale January 26, 2016

by mikecane

Weibo:

They didn’t even bother to rotate the UI in Photoshop:

I take that as another indication Xiaomi has already abandoned this tablet.

Still, I’ll be looking for the user reports on YouTube.

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Cube i9 released – a Skylake Core M powered tablet with a 12.2-inch display and a kickstand

It is known to all that Cube has sold more Intel Core M powered tablets than any other Chinese manufacturers, and it is also the first Chinese brand to release a Windows tablet powered by the latest Skylake Core M processor – the Cube i9.

Cube has formally announced the Cube i9 in a press conference in Shenzhen on January, 14th. The Cube i9 is the successor to the Cube i7, it’s a large 12.2″ Surface Pro 3/4 clone with a 6th Gen Intel Skylake Core M3-6Y30 fanless processor. 4GB of RAM and 128GB SSD. It’s the same processor used in the Surface Pro 4 M3.

http://cngadget.info/2016/01/21/cube-i9-released-a-skylake-core-m-powered-tablet-with-a-12-2-inch-display-and-a-kickstand/

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