Gadgets

Business Cards Ideas for Your Health Business

If you are a health professional it is important to have good looking business cards to give your potential customers or patients. At least this is what my friend Melissa tells me. She runs a gym and she’s got the most amazing business cards I’ve seen. It’s true that she didn’t choose them from health business cards directories, she went for the help of a designer. She said the designing process was interesting. That guy showed her lots of photos of gyms, people exercising, smiling faces, then asked her to choose the most representative ones. She did so. In the next stage, the designer showed her several variants of graphics, based on the elements she had chosen. She was impressed by the creativity of this man. He combined two or three images in a single card, for a memorable effect.

After they settled for one of the graphics, she had the chance to choose the font for her business cards. There was an impressive number of typefaces on that website. You would just write the name of your business, then apply different fonts to it, so you could see how the final text would look like.

I asked my friend how much she paid for this, but she wouldn’t tell me. She said the designer made her a special favor, so the price is not relevant for his other customers. Too bad, because I was thinking to make some business cards for Charlotte’s Web to give people I get in touch with!

Author name:: Charlotte
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Would You Upgrade To iPad 2 Or Wait For iPad 3?

Apple iPad 2

I thought iPad was a cool gadget to have, so I made an effort and bought one last year. Then I made another effort and bought some neat accessories.

Now I see the new iPad 2 is going to be in shops this month. In a way, I like it more than the previous one. Plus, it will be available for the same price as the first version. My problem is that $500 is not pocket change for me, so I’m not so sure if it’s worth spending that to upgrade to iPad 2, especially that I read on a website that the real revelation will be the iPad 3, which is going to be launched in early 2012. I’m not sure where I read that, so I can’t say it’s a trustworthy source. Please don’t take this for granted.

Anyway, here’s how I see things:

I love the fact that iPad 2 has two cameras, because Face Time is such a cool app to have.
I love it that it’s thinner and lighter than the original iPad
I think the iPad 2 Smart Cover is probably the smartest cover I’ve seen. I find that magnetic alignment simply genius, I like that I can buy the cover in more colors, so I can match it with my outfits.
The faster processor and better operating system don’t say much to me. I find the iPad I have now fast enough for what I need, so I wouldn’t spend money to get this.
I already bought nice Gelaskins, so I’ll need to buy some again, because the iPad 2 is a bit smaller.
The iPad 2 still doesn’t “see” Flash, this being one of my major discontents.

One thing that crossed my mind was to sell my iPad for some $200-$250 and go for the upgrade. However, I’m not sure I could find a buyer for that price and I’m still not convinced I won’t be sorry later on, when the iPad 3 will be out.

What would you do? Would you sell your iPad and go for iPad 2 or would you rather wait for the next version?

Author name:: Charlotte
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The Best iPad Screen Protector

When I wrote about the five iPad accessories I like and recommend, I forgot to tell you about the best iPad screen protector and its advantages. I’ve tried several protective films and I wasn’t quite pleased, either because they peeled off as quickly as within one week, or because they got ugly scratches fast, thus needing frequent replacement. The last one I’ve tried was ZAGG Invisible Shield. It’s still on my screen and it’s looking like new, even now, after about one month. It seems to be really tough, I’m pleased. Too bad I bought the screen protection only. Now I wish I also had the iPad back covered, because it got scratched inside its case.

Anyway, here’s a video showing how to install the ZAGG protective film on the iPad screen:

Author name:: Charlotte
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Five iPad Accessories for Women

A lot of friends asked me to make this list of iPad accessories that any woman would want to have. I hesitated a bit because I wasn’t sure there are such items that women would use but men wouldn’t. Eventually, I decided to make the list because after using my iPad since more than one month now, I know what I appreciated most out of all things I bought for it.

1. The Joule iPad Stand

Joule iPad Stand

I like this one because it looks absolutely gorgeous, with or without the iPad on it. I use it mainly in the kitchen, when I cook using recipes found on other websites, but I also enjoy using it for watching videos or slide-shows with my friends. All these girls loved it and asked me where can they get one. Well, when I told them that I paid $129 for mine, they weren’t that inquisitive anymore.

Anyway, for all other girls that read my blog, here’s where I found this stunning iPad stand for the first time, even before it was available for purchase.

2. Oscar de la Renta iPad Clutch

Oscar de la Renta iPad case

I’m sorry for all those lambs that get killed for our purses, but I just love this iPad case made from the finest lamb skin, embroidered with elegant patterns. The lining is very soft, so I’m sure my iPad is safe inside this case. I also like the snap closure, because it’s tight enough for the iPad to be secure, yet easy to open when needed.

This case cost me $290. It’s a lot, but I think it’s worth the money because it makes me feel good each time I look at it. I find buying so many happiness moments for only $290 a bargain. However, if it doesn’t resonate with you in the same way, you’d better go for a cheaper case, as there are a lot iPad cases cheap and cute.

3. Apple Wireless Keyboard

Apple iPad wireless keyboard

I don’t know about others, but I love long nails. Long nails, however, are the enemies of touch screens, therefore girls who can’t say goodbye to their long nails need a real keyboard, because they won’t be able to type on the virtual one. At least I can’t. If any of you manages, maybe she can tell us more in the comments section. Until then, here’s where you can get such a wireless keyboard for iPad from: Apple Wireless Keyboard (Retail Packaging)

4. Gelaskins iPad Skin

Neo New York

This is not as much functional as beautiful. It’s a custom skin, very thin, with a matching desktop wallpaper. The skin plays also the role of protecting the iPad from little scratches which are almost inevitable. There are so many such beautiful skins on the Gelaskins website that I bought more than one. My iPad still wears the first one, which looks like new, so I suppose I won’t need to change it too soon.

5. Boxwave iPad Capacitive Stylus

Boxwave iPad capacitive stylus

This is a must-have accessory not only for girls with long nails, but also for boys with thick fingers. It allows you to use the virtual keyboard much better, so it’s good to have one. Here’s where you can get yours from: BoxWave Apple iPad Capacitive Stylus

Even if you’ve got the external keyboard, the stylus is still useful, because you won’t feel like carrying the keyboard with you everywhere. Well, if you do so, you’d better give up your iPad and choose a laptop. It will make your life easier.

This is my list. Of course I’ve got a car charger and some external speakers as well, but I’m not so pleased with them so I didn’t feel like listing them here.

What about you? Do you have an iPad? What accessories have you got for it?

Author name:: Charlotte
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Interactive Book Applications For Children

Children love books, that’s a fact. They seem to never have enough of their parents reading them stories. They never get tired of going through the same books again and a again, ten times, twelve times, million times. Yet the parents will soon go crazy if they don’t put a stop to this. Today I’ve discovered something that’s going to change the life of many parents, offering them a bit of peace while their kids entertain themselves: Touchoo electronic book applications. If you have an iPod or an iPad, all you need to do is install and launch the application, then let the child enjoy the stories and interact with the characters via the touch screen interface. I thought this could be useful, so I decided to write about it, to spread the word. Here’s a short video introducing Thumbelina, the classic Hans Christian Andersen story, adapted for the touch screen:

Author name:: Charlotte
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