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I’ve finally received the iPhone cases from Proporta, I guess I should call it products review since they were nice enough to send me not one but three cases to write about as well as a bag of Yorkshire Tea and a postcard. I just wanted to say thank you again.

The three cases I got were the Shine Case, the Ted Baker Hard Shell Case II and finally my favorite of all, the Doodle Pad Hard Shell. All of them are designed for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The latter two are for the back and sides of the iPhone 4/4S only.

The fit:
All three cases fit nearly perfectly, I suspect its due to my white iPhone’s slight difference in size from its black counterpart. For the Ted Baker Hard Shell Case II and the Doodle Pad Hard Shell, it may take a bit more effort to remove the case once its “clipped” on, again its probably because the white iPhone is marginally bigger? Mind you, this is not solely a Proporta problem, many other iPhone case manufaturers have the same problem with the white iPhone. Besides, its barely noticeable.

Aside from the leather made Shine Case which is a bit too bulky for my taste, the two hard cases do not give me the sense of bulkiness at all. They are just thick enough for you to know they are there protecting your phone but not to the point where you feel your phone got fatter.

The style:
I cannot really comment much about the Shine Case since its obviously aimed towards the ladies with its red leather and floral casing. But it feels a bit too old school for my taste but its obviously looks subjective. Flip it open you there is a mirror tucked just below the top leather layer. Alternatively, it can be swapped out with anything from credit card to driver’s license or any other card that fits. When I looked into the mirror (no I was not trying to put make up on!) I felt like the mirror makes my face narrower, is that purposely designed so the ladies can look narrower than they really are?

The Ted Baker Hard Shell Case II has a pretty nice design, specially the one I got, which is the Garden Print with its garden + abstract patterns. If you like abstract and/or nature things then you might be interested in checking this one out. And the bottom has a nice semi-shiny name plate with Ted Baker engraved on it which I thought was a nice touch. I did not know who Ted Baker was but after some quick Googling I do now.

Now onto my favorite Doodle Pad case, I just love it for its simplicity. It is nothing fancy and it does not have to be. It is also the cheapest one among all three. The doodle drawings just bring back my a lot of my childhood memories with all these childish drawings and phrases like “I AM COOL”, “Hiya” etc. On top of that, it looks great on the white iPhone with its white paper background. I think it would be too much of a contrast if you were to put it on a black iPhone but its just a matter of personal taste.

The feel:
I’ve always had the impression that shiny or glossy things are slippery but I find the Shine Case’s shiny leather exterior easy to grab and does not feel slippery. The other two cases, as the names suggested, are hard cases and feel sturdy. I love the rubbery feel when holding them with more than enough grip that should minimize the chance of dropping it. Now that I have the Doodle Pad case, my phone should have no problem staying in my pants’ pocket while I drive with all the grip. Last thing I want is for my phone to drop out of the car and onto some hard concrete floor when I get out of it.

All in all I think Proporta makes pretty good quality cases. You will agree with me as soon as you grab one in your hands. I highly recommend the Ted Baker series and the Doodle Pad. Specially the Doodle Pad if you have a white iPhone.

Check them out: http://www.proporta.com/

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This actually happened to my friend and I thought it would be useful to others looking into Yellow Pages 360 Solution. So long story short, my friend signed up for the Virtual Business Profile and within a day or so he got a call from a Yellow Pages sales rep. Everything SEEMED fine, a logo and a short phrase were given to Yellow Pages (to the sales rep) through email and the sales rep replied saying he got the needed info. That was pretty much the end of the conversation there. For weeks my friend had been emailing the sales rep’s email directly (which is actually from another company idimpact.net on behalf of Yellow Pages) as well as the Yellow Pages email LearnMore@ypg.com and never got a single reply. He was trying to get confirmation of what he was paying for, specifically the headings for his business (headings are used for how people will find you, like search categories) before committing to anything. Then weeks later, he got an email from another sales rep saying his original sales rep was on vacation and the order would be processed the next month (it was near the end of the month so fair enough).

In between, my friend also called again and actually got a hold of the sales rep and the sales rep said he did not get any emails from my friend. What a load of garbage. So he’s been sending emails to that same email and all of a sudden he stopped getting them? Give me (my friend rather) a break!

Sure enough, his order was processed without sending any form of confirmation of the order details. The details were sent AFTER it was processed as in he was charged already. He saw that one of the headings weren’t that fit for his business so he sent another batch of emails to have it changed to something else and not to his surprise, none were replied until after another few weeks. The original sales rep replied back saying it could not be changed but the sales rep never suggested the one my friend wanted which was much more fitting for his business. The sales rep then replied telling him to call the customer service, apparently he gave him the wrong number to call but the person from that wrong number (still part of Yellow Pages just not the customer service the sales rep said would be) was nice enough to follow up with the sales rep again and with the customer service. But my friend did not hear a single word back from them. None of the emails were replied, called the real customer service number with no body picking up.

This is rather disappointing, from a pretty established advertising company. Perhaps its not Yellow Pages’ fault but ID Impact Inc? One thing for sure, my friend felt that he got ripped for the rest of the year (you have to sign up for a year, signing up for anything less will cost you the same) and will certain not go back to them. I won’t for sure after hearing this. The customer support is basically nonexistent.

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Are you one of those people who buys cell phones every other year? Chances are, you have a lot of unused and unwanted cell phones lying around. This is where SellCell.com comes in and help you get rid of those phones for you. SellCell is a cell phone recycling price comparision site that allows people to sell phones to cell phone recycling companies that want to buy them.

The process is straight forward, you search for the model of your phone, the results will be displayed showing companies looking to buy your phone as well as how much they are offering. You then fill out the details and follow the rest of the instructions. Once you have mailed your phone to the cell phone recycle company and they have verified the phone, they will send you the payment in cash or vouchers.

Most of the cell phone recycling companies offer free shipping by sending you a free shipping parcel, but SellCell recommand using tracking and/or have the package insured if your phone is worth more than $30-$50.

This is a pretty great way of getting rid of your unwanted or unused cell phones and help save the environment by recycling them.

Check out their site for more details at www.sellcell.com

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This is a giveaway for Mac users, to download the full version of MacX Video Converter Pro, please go to the giveaway page and click “Download for Mac” button, and use the license code: AY-TDTDTWTM-JQRMEF. This license key should be used before the end of the offer, Once the program has been successfully activated, it could be used as long as they like unless they try to upgrade or reinstall the system.

The MacX Video Converter Pro giveaway ends before Sep 19th, so if you are interested, get it while you still can.

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I’m glad I forgot to buy Duke Nukem Forever on Tuesday after reading the review from IGN which gave it a jaw dropping 5.5/10. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by the result after watching this multiplayer trailer from GameTrailers. It looked like a really generic shooter and it just didn’t feel like the good old Duke Nukem. The single player story might be entertaining but I can’t justify paying $69.99 + tax just for single player because I value the multiplayer aspect of a game a lot.

I’m just sad that after 10 years of waiting and the hype generated throughout, went to waste. I felt like they rushed it out because they knew the fans had been waiting and the developers didn’t want to wait any longer. Instead of rolling out with something similar to StarCraft 2 status, which also came out 10 years after the first game, Duke Nukem Forever blew it.

Hopefully not forever as the game name suggested. Hopefully there will be another one coming out that’s done properly. One that retains the old humor and game play with next generation game elements. For now I would just bring out the old Duke Nukem 3D in the mean time while we wait yet again for Duke Nukem to return. This one just didn’t do it.

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Battlefield Play4Free looks pretty promising even though it doesn’t have the best graphics but doesn’t mean it will be a bad game. So far based on the trailer, I am more than convinced the game will be worth playing on PC until I get a new PS3 next year. Yes, mine overheated (yellow light of death) again for the second time and died a total of 3 times with the first one being the Blu-ray control board dead.

I’ve already paid $180 to Sony to fix the control board issue, then another $90 to resoldered the board for the first overheat. I am not going to pay another $90 just to have it resoldered and get it fried again. I might as well accept the fact that I bought a lemon. There is no chance in hell I am going to fork out money to fix this, I’ve already forked out enough to buy a new one almost.

So what’s the point?

One reason I believe its a lemon is the fact that, the second overheat happened after 2 games of Call of Duty, don’t tell me the console will overheat after 2 games which lasted for less than 20 minutes. My friend joked its probably because the game got to intense. I laughed out loud.

So that H.A.W.X 2 AC-130 trailer failed pretty badly in my opinion. Today I found this trailer for the new Ace Combat series – Ace Combat: Assault Horizon and let me tell you, my eyes were as wide and big as they could be while watching it. Just jaw dropping!

What’s so special you ask? At first I kind of expected it to be yet another arcade shooter from the series but as the producer points out in the trailer, this is a “rebirth” of the series because the game play is different now. And I think the difference is why I’m so in love with it. Based on the trailer, you are now interacting with your plane and your enemies closer. When you blow up the enemy fighters with missiles or the machine gun, you will get to see pieces flying off, sort of like the human dismemberment from say, Dead Space or Dead Rising.

From what I saw in the trailer, looks like you will also get a few slow motion dog fights and being chased by enemies where you actually get to see the enemy chasing after you from the third person camera view. AND, looks like you get to fly and blow things up in a helicopter as well????

I mean, wow, just wow. I was literally wowing for the entire trailer from start to finish. I hope there’s a TBA soon as I will be getting this one first day no doubt. Its been too long for us Ace Combat fans to wait for the next installment for the Ace Combat series.

Just…..just look at this amazing trailer! I’m sold! LOVE LIVE ACE COMBAT!

Laser printers are computer printers that produce high quality output on plain paper. It belongs to the same family as digital photocopiers since they both use a xerographic printing process. Laser printers are different because images are produced by direct scanning of a laser beam. This is type of technology has produced high quality outputs that offices and students enjoy. However, as with any type of new discover on technology, it also poses some hazards that people should be wary of.

The high voltages of a printer can produce a substance that can be detrimental to our ozone layer. In large printers and copiers, a carbon filter is used in the air exhaust so that the stream breaks down the nitrogen oxides. This will prevent pollution of the environment. As much as this is true, there are still some ozone that can escape the filtering process. That is why it is important that laser printers are disposed of when they get too old as the build up can cause irritation and pollute the environment. In extreme cases, it can also be a health hazard. Laser printers like brother a3 printer has been known to be one of the safest laser printers to use.

Unlike brother a3 printer, some laser printers have been found out to emit particles and substances that may be associated with respiratory health risks. However this study was conducted with only a handful of sample printers. Some a3 printers do not emit these particles that studies have likened to burning cigarette.

All of these so far are speculation but it’s never bad to take precautionary measures. Laser printers provide high quality text and images but there are manufacturers out there who will not only give you efficient laser printers, they will give you machines that are safe too.

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