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Steve Jobs presented the iPad to the world on January 27, 2010. Since that presentation many have been wondering what the major differences are between the new iPad and the old reliable iPod Touch.  When compared side by side the iPad does appear to be a blown up version of the iPhone Touch due to its similar layout and button placement. However, upon closer inspection the iPad reveals itself to be the more flexible device. In this article we will examine three ways in which the iPad separates itself from its smaller counterpart.

1)      Battery life – The latest version of the iPhone Touch can play music continuously for 30 hours until it needs to be recharged. The iPad is estimated to be able to provide 140 hours of audio playback until it must be recharged. A similar advantage is also expected to be seen for general operation. With over four times the estimated battery life, the iPad clearly comes out ahead.

2)      Practicality – Both the iPad and iPod Touch offer the ability to watch movies and read e-books. However, trying to do either activity on the iPod can be a bit of a chore due to its small screen. The ipad’s large screen allows for a richer multimedia experience and expands upon the iPod’s feature set. Full-screen newspaper and book reading, spreadsheet editing and game playing all promise to be more enjoyable on the iPad due to its bigger, brighter and higher definition screen.

3)      Faster CPU – The iPad’s processor runs at 1 GHz while the fastest version of the iPod tops out at only 600 MHz. That significant speed difference will be realized with higher definition movies, more graphically demanding games and smoother operation overall. While the iPad will not have the ability to run multiple applications upon release, this could change at any time through an OS update.

While the iPad does not make any significant leaps over the iPod Touch as far as features are concerned, it does come out firmly ahead in terms of usability and technical prowess.

When you think of heavy machinery you usually also think of noise, sweat, hard work and the dust that is stirred up by working it. But new technology has been at work to reduce the many problems associated with working heavy machinery. Years ago, operators had to be strong to survive a day in the heat bumping over rough ground and listening to the roar of all their heavy machinery. But these days manufacturers have realized that operator comfort translates to better efficiency and thus to increased work and a higher dollar return for the employers.

So instead of drivers having to endure gruelling heat or icy cold weather day after day, heavy machinery is now equipped with air-conditioned cabs. The noise level has also been reduced where possible by better design and more efficient parts.  Much heavy machinery is now comes with electronically controlled systems that take all the hard work out of the actual operation.

Even simple changes have helped. Once tractors had steel seats that often got hot enough to burn skin if the farmer sat down in shorts. Then the seats became padded. After that a roof was added to provide shade. It took a bit longer to get that air-conditioned cab with lights and music.

Nowadays much heavy machinery is so easy to use that women are increasingly applying for jobs driving it. This has seen job opportunities for females crop up in places like mining that were once the province of the male population. Regardless of who drives heavy machinery these days, the changes towards ease and comfort are certainly much appreciated.

In today’s world, everything has practically become reliant on new technology. This includes some old fashioned jobs such as plumbing. In Houston, there are many people who experience rooter Houston problems such as stopped up sinks, overflowing toilets, sewage backups and other such issues. When the pipes get blocked by something and that pipe is underground, you will need a way to get in there and discover where the problem lies. It used to be guesswork, where a plumber would dig around until they found the problem. That meant having your yard or home dug up and your life being put on hold until the problem was solved. It also was an expensive venture. Nowadays, Houston plumbers have high-tech video cameras that can be fed into a pipe and they can get a visual of what is causing the problem. This can work for drains, sewer lines or pipes. The video image is transmitted back to the plumber, who can then determine what needs to be done in order to get rid of the blockage. Another technological tool plumbers use these days to solve rooter Houston problems is rooter machines that have rotating cables with blades that will slice up blockages quickly and efficiently. Some blockages can be tough and will need something strong like sharp blades to open up the passageway again.

Drains can be clogged up with everyday household items or food. Soap, hair, detergents and such can all cause back ups with your pipes. Having a solution to rooter Houston problems can clear things up for you fast. When you have a back up it can cause all sorts of problems. This includes –

·    Health problems – Stagnant water can lead to bacteria getting in the air and resulting in serious health issues.
·    Prevents you from performing daily tasks – With a stopped up sink, tub or toilet you cannot perform everyday tasks such as washing dishes, taking a bath or using the toilet. Any of these can cause a homeowner discomfort.
·    Money costs – The longer you have a rooter Houston problem, the more it can cost you in the end. The best thing to do is find a plumber who has a solution and fast.    

If you need a good Houston plumbing to help with rooter problems, talk to John Moore Services. They have solved rooter Houston problems for 45 years and are still going. For more, log on to www.johnmooreservices.com.  

Once a social platform for college students, the 40 million active membership site facebook is the latest buzzword in social media marketing. However, most members are extremely online savvy and they smell blatant advertisements from miles away. It is important to know some basics and gain experiences in utilizing the site and interacting with its members before you start planning your facebook marketing adventure.

1. Create a profile. The first step is to create a profile. Sign up using your real name and upload some pictures. If you do not have an email with a top-level edu domain, by default you join a regional network based on your zip code or international address. Later, you have the option to join your company’s network and change your regional networks. You can change your networks twice in a 60-day period.

Always upload a profile picture. If you don’t upload a picture, facebook places a default question mark icon. It is a good strategy to show your face in facebook. Don’t use group pictures for your profile because others may have difficulty identifying you in the group pictures. Don’t use logos, your cute cat or dogs’ pictures, or a picture of your expensive car and boat.

You don’t have to fill all the profile information. Fill only the information you are comfortable sharing with others. If you want to find dates using facebook, fill up the relationship status feature of your profile accordingly. Don’t change the status often because others will notice it and doubt your trustworthiness.

2. Make friends. The site can find active facebook friends for you using emails in your address books of a few free web email providers like yahoo, hotmail, gmail, etc. Once you get a few friends, new friend requests will pour in from your friends of friends. You can also search for friends and send requests. Work on creating a network of 100 to 200 friends. Don’t make friends with celebrities because in most cases these are fake profiles setup for marketing purposes.

3. Upload pictures and videos. Start uploading some interesting pictures and group them in albums of travel pictures, baby shower photos, bachelor party scenes, etc. Pictures help people connect with your life without meeting you face to face. Always upload a number of related pictures or themes.

Create a random albums and put all your random pictures in the random album. Tag your pictures to identify people on the pictures. When you tag your friends in your pictures, they show up in their wall. You can also share your albums with others outside facebook. You can upload personal videos using your browser or mobile phone and directly record videos to facebook.

4. Use friends’ walls and never post on your own wall. You have a wall in facebook for others to write notes. Don’t write in your own wall. Write in your friends’ walls. Your friends will write notes, share videos or links in your wall. You do the same in your friends’ walls. When a friend posts something on your wall, reply to the post. If you find the posting annoying, politely ask them to back off and clean up your wall.

5. Join a few groups. There are all sorts of organic groups in facebook. These are groups of people with similar interests. Find a few that interest you and join them. You can create your own group but first find out if one exists on the same topic. This is an excellent place to be creative and get support from a bunch of people for your cause.

6. Create events and invite people. If you want to host a party, this is the feature you will use. Create your events and invite others to join. You can make an event public for your friends to see or private for the invitees to browse. Under my event, you can browse your friends’ public events. You will immediately know who are your fake friends because they did not invite you to their gala dinner they are hosting.

7. Send notes and share links. You send notes to your friends. Depending on the topic, you can send a note to a few friends or to all friends in your network. Don’t send chain letter notes because people find these repulsive. Your notes show up in your friends’ news feeds or on their walls. A tagged note shows up on the wall, otherwise, it is found in the homepage news feed. Use share for sharing links, even though you can use this feature for sharing notes. Share that link of a cheap travel-booking site you have found while surfing the net with friends planning their upcoming vacations.

8. Visit your homepage everyday. Besides your profile page in facebook, you also have a homepage. You homepage displays collaborative news feeds of all your friends, event and group invitations, friendship requests, friends’ birthdays, etc. If you want to know what is going on in your facebook friend circle, visit your homepage everyday.

The other features of facebook are poke, marketplace, facebook mobile, and hundreds of applications that enhance the facebook experience. As the facebook awareness grows, online marketers have started pounding the facebook door to gain a foothold. Future articles will discuss different ways to market your products and services to facebook members without insulting their intelligence.