@HP_S_Africa Offers Device as a Service #DaaS Simplifying PC Lifecycle Management

Hi Guys, 

HP Inc. has launched a new service that gives its customers access to HP’s latest PC technology, enhances device management and frees up valuable IT time and resources. HP Device as a Service (DaaS) is designed to help take the stress out of acquiring, deploying and managing technology. 

With a single contract across both devices and services and no upfront investment, HP DaaS offers predictable annual costs and gives IT greater flexibility to allocate funding to other projects as needed. The program is globally scalable, meaning customers can easily evolve their hardware infrastructure to adapt to changing workforces. It also lets businesses give their worldwide employees access to the latest PCs for greater productivity, collaboration and innovation. 

“HP DaaS allows businesses to lean on our technology and expertise to keep their PC infrastructure running while they focus resources on driving their businesses forward,” said Luciana Broggi, general manager, Enterprise Solutions EMEA, HP Inc. “Our new offering removes the complexity around device management and gives customers a simpler way to access and implement needed technology and support.”

HP DaaS allows customers to pay one price per seat for their PCs on a monthly basis over a multi-year period. Within that subscription, they can receive the latest technology and customized services and support from HP, including PC configuration and installation, data migration, onsite support and technology recycling.

Offerings, such as HP DaaS, are resonating with IT buyers as an alternative to what can be a financially challenging and time consuming venture in today’s environment according to industry analyst firm IDC. In a recent study, just over 40 percent of participating IT decision makers revealed that they engaged in or were considering subscribing to a PC as a Service model in the future. 1

Pricing and Availability

HP’s Device as a Service subscription is currently available via http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/services/daas.html and through select channel partners. The offering is expected to roll out more broadly via HP Inc.’s Partner First Program later this year. Pricing will vary based on individual subscriptions.

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@HP_S_Africa World’s Smallest All-in-One #AiO #Deskjet For #Consumer #Printing

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Printers are becoming a necessity in every home and office alike and HP has been the front runner to bring the best and the latest printing technology to your doorsteps. Though I never had one at my home but I always has a desire for one and this will be fulfilled by the latest HP AiO DeskJet printer.

HP Inc. unveiled its next generation DeskJet All-in-One (AiO) printer, the ideal device for the style savvy, always connected consumer. The reimagined HP DeskJet 3720 is half the size of other inkjet all-in-one printers in its class, yet combines robust print, scan and copy capabilities with easy mobile setup and features all for €69.99.

“Consumers crave tiny, wireless devices that fit into their lifestyle and enable them to stay connected, social and productive wherever they may be,” said Sue Richards, general manager and vice president, HP Consumer Printing. “With its innovative design and intuitive mobile connectivity from virtually any device or social network, the HP DeskJet 3720 turns the traditional consumer printing experience on its head.”

Recently named one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time, this redesigned DeskJet doesn’t just optimise space, it energises space with a variety of vivid colour hues including Electric Blue and Sea Grass Green as well as a polished Stone option. Additional colours are expected to be available in time for Christmas.

Solutions to Rock Your Connected World

Setting up and printing directly from a mobile device has never been easier with in OS solutions and the HP All-in-One Remote mobile application. The free app provides users with key features including printing, copying and scanning wirelessly from most smartphones and tablets including Apple™, Android™ and Windows® devices. Using Wi-Fi Direct, consumers can immediately begin printing from their mobile devices and access their printer without a network. 

Consumers can print, share and design custom photos from Facebook, Instagram and Flickr or directly from a phone’s camera roll with the free HP Social Media Snapshots application. HP also offers fun 4x5 sticky photo paper tailored just for the Social Media Snapshots app and perfect for decorating a bedroom, locker or sharing with family and friends. Using HP Printbot, Facebook Messenger users can print content effortlessly from a Facebook Messenger conversation. In addition to easily printing photos and documents, the bot allows users to add printers, print from the printer's history, and order replacement supplies. The new, colourful DeskJet 3720 will be available in September at selected retailers, RRP is still to be confirmed. 

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@HP_S_Africa Continues To Drive #Printing Into The Next Era #PrintingReinvented

Hi Guys, 

HP Inc. South Africa launched more than 15 new PageWide, OfficeJet Pro and LaserJet printers, and new Secure Managed Print Services offering to customers and partners in Johannesburg. 

“Digitalisation of information plays a key role in business transformation. In an era where businesses are re-defining themselves and facing tougher competition than ever before, digital transformation is helping organisations gain business advantage in today’s rapidly changing marketplace. Whether you are part of a global enterprise or a solo-entrepreneur, your ideas are your currency, and we know that presenting those ideas persuasively is one of the most competitive tools you can have, it is why we do what we do,” says Ravi Perumal, Country Category Manager Print Business, HP Inc. 

The portfolio of printers launched today aims to assist companies of all sizes accelerate the digitisation of their business processes. Digitisation of paper-based processes is certainly a starting point, adds Perumal. 

HP Inc.’s new portfolio of business printers, includes: 

• A new brand of HP PageWide printers that provide professional color, low cost of ownership, fast speeds, great energy efficiency, and our best in class security management features;
• New OfficeJet Pro printers that deliver affordable, professional color and big performance in a compact package for small businesses;
• New LaserJet printers with phenomenal laser performance, print-shop quality color documents, and best value for black-and-white printing; 
• HP Secure Managed Print Services to help customers secure their print environment with our deepest embedded security.

A new era of Business Printing with HP PageWide

HP PageWide Technology is a proven, reliable scalable print technology developed by HP that has delivered more than 140 billion high quality digital pages via HP printers including large format printers and web presses. Early next year, HP will further expand the reach of PageWide Technology to redefine the copier market with a new portfolio of A3 printers and multifunction printers (MFPs). The new HP PageWide business portfolio will be available through channel partners and at select retail stores.

New Additions to the HP OfficeJet Pro and LaserJet Pro families

The expanded HP business printing portfolio also includes new HP OfficeJet Pro and HP LaserJet printers, rounding out the options available to customers. In the last decade, HP has created and firmly established the ink in the office category, offering small and medium businesses professional quality ink-based colour printing at up to 50% lower cost per page than lasers. The HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 series features HP Print Forward Design to provide customers productivity with high speeds in a space-saving designs helps preserve office real estate. These new printers also include enhanced manageability and security features, seamless mobile printing. 

The HP LaserJet family provides customers with print shop document quality, fast speed and professional black-and-white printing. The new LaserJet products include Original HP Toner cartridges with JetIntelligence technology enabling the industry’s most advanced laser printing platform that offer lean, fast, smart options to help customers accelerate their business.

Reinventing protection with Secure Managed Print Services 

Today HP is also introducing HP Secure Managed Print Services (MPS), a new Managed Print Services (MPS) offering focused on security. This enhanced service reflects HP’s defense-in-depth approach to delivering our best in class security management available today. HP Secure MPS provides security experts with the ability to help customers secure their print environment with end to end comprehensive security protection and then maintain security over time to address evolving threats and compliance requirements.

HP Secure MPS advanced protections include:

Our most secure printers with self-healing capabilities

• Security software to detect threats as well as protect, monitor and manage the printer fleet 
• Data encryption to better protect confidential data
• Reporting for regulatory and compliance audits
• Security expertise to co-develop a comprehensive print security plan

HP has also updated HP JetAdvantage Security Manager software, the policy-based printer security compliance solution, to enable greater visibility into what firmware updates have been applied across the HP printer fleet. This feature enables customers to see which of their printers are protected by HP’s advanced printer security including: HP Sure Start BIOS protection, whitelisting and run-time intrusion detection. In addition, HP Enterprise printers can now be monitored for malicious activity by the SIEM (Security Information and event monitoring) tool Splunk.

I really loved going through the amazing capabilities of these HP Printers and with more than 200 security settings you definitely are safe as you build your Cyber Resilience for home as well as office networks. 

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@HP_S_Africa Brings Beautiful and Amazing #Pavilion PCs #Notebooks #SouthAfrica

Hi Guys, 

HP Inc. unveiled a new Pavilion PC portfolio in a bold color palette featuring new convertibles and notebooks with sleek designs and more power ideal for students, millennials and families. The new portfolio lets customers reflect their sense of style and delivers the power they need to be productive and entertained at a price that delivers value.

Highlights of these amazing new products includes - 

HP Pavilion x360: Offered in five colours with a stylish new digital thread design on the keyboard deck, a 15.6” (39.6cm) diagonal model joins the 11.6” (29.4cm) and 13.3” (33.7cm) diagonal platforms with a geared hinge inspired by the HP Spectre x360 to transition into four modes. 

HP Pavilion: Features discrete graphics, five new colours, the iconic digital thread design and Intel® RealSenseTM Camera option for improved security with facial authentication with Windows Hello. 

“Some customers want thin and light PCs for on-the-go while other customers want power and performance to create and store,” said Louis Perrin, director, consumer products, Personal Systems EMEA, HP Inc. “HP’s redesigned Pavilion PCs offer affordability and a variety of options for customers to get the functionality they need in a PC packed with style and personality.” 

HP Pavilion x360 15.6 Red Cardinal

Performance with a Pop of Colour

The new HP Pavilion PCs feature updated designs with more colour options. Audio custom tuned by experts at B&O PLAY and vibrant displays, including Full HD IPS options, provide an immersive computing experience. The new line-up also features the latest Intel® or AMD processors and graphics. 

To meet customers’ increased desire for more mobile solutions, the HP Pavilion convertible and notebook PCs are thinner and lighter than the previous generation. They feature Prismatic Lithium ion battery cells to maintain long battery life and offer HP Fast Charge, which can charge the PC up to 90 percent in 90 minutes even when powered off.

Versatility for On-the-Go Entertainment 

For 2016, HP redesigned the HP Pavilion x360 to be sleek with audio custom tuned by experts at B&O PLAY for on-the-go entertainment. HP added a new 15.6” (39.6cm) diagonal model to the 11.6” (29.4cm) and 13.3” (33.7cm) diagonal HP Pavilion x360s which are 12-14 percent thinner with lighter designs compared to the previous generations with starting weights at 2.93lbs (1.33kg) and 3.48lbs (1.58kg) and profiles at 19.3mm and 19.8mm thin respectively. HP’s new 15.6” diagonal HP Pavilion x360’s starting weight is 5.07lbs (2.3kg) and is 23.9mm thin. This year’s models feature a new digital thread pattern on the keyboard deck in a pearl colouring for added depth and style which now spans across the Pavilion convertible and notebook portfolios. 

HP Power Pavilion 17.3 Modern Gold

The Pavilion x360s are available in an assortment of colours including Natural Silver, Modern Gold, Dragonfly Blue, Cardinal Red and Sport Purple1.

Other features include: 

• Up to nine hours and 15 minutes of battery life depending on model. 

• HD or option for Full HD IPS2 displays on the 13.3” and 15.6” diagonal models.

• A full-size keyboard with an optional backlit keyboard on 13.3” and 15.6” versions and 1.5mm key travel for a comfortable typing experience

• Up to 12GB of memory with multiple large storage options (HDD/SSD/SSHD) depending on the model. 

• Choice of the latest Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® or up to 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors subject to model. 

• A full-size keyboard now offering optional backlit keyboard on 13.3” and 15.6” diagonal versions and 1.5mm key travel for a comfortable typing experience. 

Pavilion Laptops Deliver Style and Power 

The new portfolio of Pavilion notebooks include 14” (35.5cm) and 15.6” (39.6cm) diagonal Pavilion notebooks that are 11-22 percent thinner and lighter with a smaller footprint compared to the previous generation. The starting weight is 3.3lbs (1.49kg) and 4.26lbs (1.93kg) with thin profiles at 19.5mm and 22.5mm, for the 14” and 15.6” versions respectively. For creating and consuming media, HP is also offering more power and performance in 15.6” (39.6cm) and 17.3” (43.9cm) diagonal Pavilion models with starting weights at 4.62lbs (2.09kg) and 6.28lbs (2.84kg) and 24.5mm and 29.9mm thin profiles, respectively. The new designs are offered in a variety of colour options including Natural Silver, Modern Gold, Blizzard White, Onyx Black, Cardinal Red, Dragonfly Blue and Sport Purple1 with the new threaded design element on the keyboard and speakers. 

Other features include:

• 6th generation Intel® Core™ up to i7 processor options with optional NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX or NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950M or NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M graphics or 7th generation AMD A10-9600P Quad-Core processor with optional Radeon™ R7 Graphics on select models. 

• Up to 16GB of memory and up to 512GB SSD or up to 2TB for single storage options or dual storage options with up to 2TB HDD and 128GB SSD on select models. 

• Optical disk drive for select Pavilion models. 

• Edge to edge HD or FHD IPS displays for a more interactive experience on the PC depending on model. 

Enhancing the Desktop Experience

To further the desktop experience, HP is offering a new Pavilion 32” (81.2cm) Quad HD display with wide-viewing angles and 100 percent sRGB colour space that delivers true-to-life colour. Customers will also be able to conveniently connect to their devices with dual HDMI, DisplayPortTM and a USB hub. The HP Pavilion 32” also comes with AMD FreeSync™ technology, reducing image tears and stutters, smoothing choppy gameplay, and reducing mouse lag for an immersive gaming experience.

About HP

HP Inc. creates technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere. Through our portfolio of printers, PCs, mobile devices, solutions, and services, we engineer experiences that amaze. More information about HP Inc. is available at http://www.hp.com.

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#AwakenYourForce with HP #StarWars Special Edition Notebook @Indiblogger

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Yoda, Jedi Grand Master once told that, “Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny” and so can be said about the latest special edition Star Wars Special Edition Notebook from HP. I am sure you are never going to leave it out of your sight as well as your heart will be filled with proud to have something like this Star Wars Notebook machine which will enable you to control the whole universe with your fingers. 

The great looks of the machine matters to those who love things much beyond they love themselves and their lives. HP Star Wars notebook will inspire your dark side to take over the creative aspect with full force and you can create whatever you want as the processing powers of this machine is the best that’s available in the milky way galaxy. It has sixth generation Intel core i5 processor which can handle multitasking as commanded by the emperor of the machine. 

The black and red themed notebook will bring your blood to boil whenever you see something which doesn’t have as much power for the price you pay for it. With HP Star Wars Notebook, there is something you can always do to keep your adrenalin running in your blood vessels. I am very much hopeful that I create something unique always, be it managing my DSLR raw images using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom or creating Visio diagrams for my professional assignments. Be it developing a new Android/iOS app or Microsoft app this is capable to handle all the data you can think of. 

My fun way to use this machine is to watch the first six parts on DVD/Blu-Ray versions end to end to initiate myself into the world of creativity to bring the galaxy far far away closer to home. Then to celebrate the success of buying myself this Notebook, I need to go and watch 3D of the latest version of movie The Force Awakens. In the end, I want to read all the Wikipedia pages about the movies and characters along with fun facts search on google to complete the journey. This is I consuming all the matter created by my ancestors and my evoking my hidden powers to learn and think about what to do next? 

The next part of the journey is up to me to create the new content and share it with all forces of nature so that they can appreciate the beauty of the same. Dark side needs to be discovered and it can only be done, if you explore unlimitedly each day of your like on the Green planet. I can plan my travel, book tickets, hotel and plan to stay with local families all on this notebook. I can share the exclusive content with my newly found friends when I carry it around and definitely it is going to be a conversation starter. www.hpshopping.in/starwars #AwakenYourForce 

When this notebook starts on its B&O play speakers then even clouds lose their thunder as the sound is so deep that it brings our your worst fears alive. For me the party starts anywhere I have this machine and some people around. No need to buy something else for the parties anymore. 

As the dark forces always believes in revenge so it is the memory capacity of 1TB on this notebook to keep all your content on the machine in reach and 8GB of RAM to faster process it also. 2GB graphics card makes me look ever darker in space with lot of detail on the display which is worthy of my eyes. 

All of this is wrapped in the special software created to carry me towards my destination even when the times are light and walking is tough. I can get inspiration from other worlds as themes can be configured and downloaded. I am so living in the fun that now neither friends nor enemies matters to me as I belong to the HP Universe and they belong to me. My dark side has become the saberlight for the world to carry in their hands till the end of time. 

In the end, I am sure of the fact that “For over a thousand generations, the Jedi were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic — before the dark times. Before the Empire.” But now it is my time and I am making the most of it day and night with HP Star Wars Special Edition Notebook.

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Sep 2013

Hi Guys,

September 2013 was the time when I was very happy with the way my blog was generating a lot of pageviews and I reached 150th blog posts in this month.

1. HP Print Art - Pogo MAD Art Workshop  - Sometimes, it all takes a dream to do what your heart wants to do and I really wanted my daughter to meet Rob considering her interest in his program on Pogo TV. It was converted to reality when HP Print Art gave me a chance to win their contest and send my wife and kid to the live workshop in Mumbai, all expenses covered. It was a great one day trip for them and I really loved the smile when they came back from the same. 

2. Toyota Etios Motor Racing - Buddh International Circuit, Noida - It was my time to follow my dreams too and Toyota Motors gave me an all access pass and a hot lap around the circuit in their racing cars. It was a great saturday with the team and I really loved the same. I won this contest on twitter. 

3. I am Explorer -The Road Less Travelled - Another Indiblogger contest with Tata Safari and I won Rs 1000 GV for the same. I really loved writing this one and matching it with the photographs I took on my trip from London to Scotland and Wales. Check it out! 

4. Product Launch - Nokia Lumia 1020 - 26 Sep 2013- I won an amazing entry to attend the launch event of Nokia Lumia 1020 in Delhi. I really loved the phone and as destiny awaits, I am having this phone for review in my hands here in Johannesburg this month only. Blogpost coming soon for Lumia 1020.This phone is worth the price and I would love to buy it whenever it's price gets dropped.

5. Live_InStyle - McDowell's Karaoke World Championshiop - Zonal Finals - It was a great invite from one of the PR to attend and cover this live music event. I really loved the singers and it was a great evening full of soulful music and some great performances. Check it out!

It's really great when you get great invites and is able to enjoy your life. I loved doing whatever I did with my blog that time and now also. Blogging has given me a meaning and I really love expressing myself and cover a lot of events. Looking forward to have some awesome moments in the future!!!

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A Memoir - This Month Last Year - April 2013

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I always wanted to share what has been the stepping stone to my blog and what happened in this particular month last year. It's only today I got the inspiration to actually create and write one and from not onwards it will be a monthly feature where I share my good posts and what happened with those posts. It's a sharing of journey as I can now connect the dots looking backwards.

April 2013 was the month when I was an approved member of Indiblogger community and started writing for their various contests and Indimeets. They organized various meets in April and as I started blogging only to be a part of Indiblogger community, I was very much excited to join all of those meets and make a lot of friends in those meets. It was one of those months when I got serious about pursuing this hobby to blog on www.thelifesway.com and bought this domain also with the help of a friend Murtaza Ali from ApotpourriofVestiges whom I met at my first Indimeet.

1. Sunsilk Perfect Straight - Gentleman's Experience - It was my first Indistuff contest entry on Indiblogger community. Receiving free shampoos to write about was a lovely experience. My family members still miss this shampoo. 

2. My tryst with Indiblogger Microsoft Office 365 - It was my first Indiblogger meet at Delhi. I kept my tweets going for the day and finally at the end of the day, I came home with Rs 1500 cash along with Microsoft Arc mouse, Indiblogger tshirt and a lot of memories. It felt really great to meet the whole Indiblogger team and meet a lot of other fellow bloggers. 

3. #HPCONNECTEDMUSIC - Me Myself and Music- This was the most defining post of my life as I won the HP laptop for writing about the music I love. We all love music and I love Bollywood music a lot. HP appreciated it by making this post won their prestigious Sleekbook with Windows8 and Connected Music subscription for an year. I still remember writing this post and asking my friends to read it and provide comments. They didn't liked my song choice but I was adamant to keep what I love in there. I think that paid off and I got the amazing new laptop.

4.  My Dream Business – The Microsoft Office 365 Way - Microsoft launched another contest after Indimeet to write about your dream business using Office 365 package. I won the runner up prize and received free Office 365 package and also an invite to see one of their event at The Lalit Hotel in Delhi. This at that time gave me immense happiness to be recognized from many brands and companies. 

5. Soldier for Women - What I learned from my dad?- I also became member of Blogadda and wrote several contest posts with sure shot vouchers and prizes. This is one of those entries and even before participating in Indiblogger meets and contests, Blogadda sent me a book RIP to review along with a personally signed letter from their CEO Nirav. It really meant a lot and I have treasured that letter in my file at home. Some other entries for the same contest are Soldier for Women - It's us all - Father of daughters!

& Soldier for Women - Guards at our offices

All other posts are simply about all the contests I won on twitter and facebook and the goodies I received during that month. Twitter gave me an opportunity to test myself with a lot of other young people playing all the contests. I do miss those contests now as I am not able to play them and win.

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HP Print Art - Pogo MAD Art Workshop

Hi Guys,

MY 150th BLOG POST for the Company which made my long time DREAM came true!  

HP INDIA

It was a dream fulfilled for which I was trying since many years since my daughter started watching Pogo TV. She was a fan of MAD serial where a person named Rob comes and teaches us art and craft. I have been trying to win since the first time they flashed the SMS contest. I have done hundreds of SMS for my daughter to win goodies or similar stuff from them. But finally it was her own project that made all of this possible. It was her school project on which her mom and she worked for many days, buying stuff from the market, searching out the store for things to add to, garden etc for all the waste materials to make this beautiful home. The whole concept and ideas were their's and I didn't contributed at all other than just buying once extra ice-cream sticks required to complete the gate making etc.

Art Workshop was one thing for which her age was small but her dreams to be there was big.

I won the HP online project contest made by my kid and received this phone call from them. The scheduled trip was to be made on 20 July 2013. It was the best birthday gift I could receive for my daughter. I really loved to send my daughter and her mom to Mumbai as some months their train tickets could not be confirmed and they had to return back to home. My wife had some college and school time friends living in Mumbai so she was really eager to go to Mumbai. This trip really made that meeting with friends possible.

The whole trip from Delhi to Mumbai and back was brilliantly scheduled by the HP Print team. They booked the hotels, transport to and fro from airport to hotel and back, to the location of the event with great precision and there was nothing to be taken tension for.

Here is my daughter sitting in the plane from Delhi with big dreams in her small eyes. It was her first domestic flight and really solved many of her thoughts on how airplanes fly and how do people get up and down the planes.

On reaching Mumbai, great smile as she was greeted by the HP Team to take them to the Suba Galaxy hotel, Andheri East.

The ride was comfortable and she really enjoyed Mumbai.

Reaching the hotel lobby and getting the room keys. It was a double bed room that was provided to parents and kids. All the hotel expenses were paid by the HP Team. 

The look of the room as seen from the mirror.
They spent their all evening and night meeting their friends to come back to the hotel early in the morning to reach the destination where ROB will come to make a great art with some 17-18 kids.

The location of the Art workshop.  Raheja Classic, Andheri West.

Kids and parents waiting for the event to start. 

Lights, Camera, Action....and the shot begins...

Here is Rob greeting the people present for the workshop. 

The artist started his work with the help of all the children present there. It was a whole batch of 18 kids who won the SMS contest from all over India. My daughter was the youngest and Rob really made her feel special as he gave special attention to her.

I kept on receiving calls from her mom in between as to what was happening in the event. 

My daugher was really looking forward to receiving these amazing goodies by POGO TV after the event. But at the end of the event she was really tired and went on sleep.

 Here is the official snap of all the kids at the workshop. Thanks to HP India team for the event.

All the parents who were lucky enough to fulfill the dreams of their kids to meet ROB of M.A.D. series.


Here are the goodies which every children received from Pogo TV.

My daughter with her goodies bag.

An instance come to my mind, of the helpfulness of the HP team, my wife forgot her camera at the event and team checked the snaps inside the camera and called me. I gave them my wife's number. It was around 415pm and they had to checkout from the hotel at at 530pm. They somehow ran to make this possible and handed over the camera just before they had to leave for the airport. It was a great effort on the end of HP India Print team and I really salute them for the same.

It was a dream fulfilled for me as well as for my daughter to meet Rob. I thank a lot for HP Print Art Ink Advantage and HP India for holding the competition on facebook page and really making this dream come true.

My earlier HP Print Indiblogger meet, gurgaon coverage is the best post I have on my blog as it got the maximum page views. I really had great hopes that I will win the printer for this post but destiny has something other in mind.

http://www.thelifesway.com/2013/06/hp-print-art-project-managed-by-pirates.html


My first post for HP India Connected Music App made win the HP Sleekbook -

http://www.thelifesway.com/2013/04/hpconnectedmusic-me-myself-and-music.html

I also won their HP Connected music event at Ambience Mall -

http://www.thelifesway.com/2013/04/hp-connected-music-event-at-ambience.html


In the end, I would just like to request http://www8.hp.com/in/en/home.html to give a Ink Advantage printer may be at discount to the kids so that they continue on the path to create and learn amazing art & craft in their lives. I am really looking forward for a positive response on the same. Fingers crossed!!!

https://www.facebook.com/HPindia is one the best pages where dreams do comes true for parents and kids alike.

Thanks a lot once again to the HP India Team and Pogo TV for featuring my child in their programs. Awaiting the event's video to be posted on some channel to see....


till that time...keep dreaming...they will get fulfilled one day or the other....

Cheers!!!

#HPCONNECTEDMUSIC - Me Myself and Music

Hi Guys!

Music has always been an integral part of our lives. It starts from the time when our moms used to sing lullaby to make us sleep during our childhood. As we grow older we came across the music through Radio, TV channels, Music concerts, movies and various other platforms. I have seen myself running to  
music stores every sunday to check on any new cassette tapes released for the upcoming movies. Those were at that time priced around Rs. 20-25/- and after discount I could buy three of them in Rs. 50/-. For that Rs. 50/- I need to work hard on my studies so that mom allows us to spend the same on cassettes.

When I was doing Engineering during 1997-2001 years, my mom dad gifted me a personal walkman and I cherish it throughout and it really made my travel comfortable. I used to purchase blank cassettes and then ask local music shop to fill in my favorite songs into the same. In those days, whosoever has the cassette and the latest songs asap was considered the COOLEST among his/her peers. I used to stay on the top and used to lend my cassettes to my friends and family. I have innumerable number of cassettes still today and I bought a special Sony Walkman from London to play all my oldies. The same is with my father who is easygoing in terms of technology to play his religious music early mornings with attached external speakers. In between I spent some time in Delhi NCR for some training so I bought this FM tuner small radio which really made me glued to box of songs – you never know what you are gonna listen to next kind.

As the number of years increased, desktop computer became more popular in households and I too bought one with good speakers. There started the path of MP3 CD's made available in the market at Rs.  25-50/-. It will have atleast 10 movie songs and I collected a lot of songs. I shared my Hard disk with other computer holding friends and put all the songs in 80gb hdd. It was a regular routine fetching songs from people all over in my city. Finally HDD crashed and all my data was lost.

As I entered the years of job as a lecturer I had this personal stereo from Philips accompanying me wherever I worked. As I entered my MBA college in Hyderabad in 2005, my brother, mom dad came to meet me and brought me a Nice MP3 – 256mb player operating with AAA size battery. This one really helped me with my docs of MBA and also could play music as and when required. The same only worked for a year with replacement.

I went to Singapore to meet my brother & he gifted me Motorola Rokr phone basically meant to play great music. It was an awesome phone and I really loved all my favourite songs on the same. Meanwhile, my brother reached USA and came in touch with Apple iPOD Nano 4gb and purchased the same with engravings on my bday. I had to pay Rs. 2300/- in Hyderabad to FEDEX for the customs duties. Apple device was awesome and it played continuous music for 14 hours at a stretch. All my train journeys from Hyd to Delhi – the music was always available.

As I joined the job in 2007, my Motorola Rokr died and I was gifted Nokia N73 Music edition by my soon to be Brother-in-law. The phone is still one of the best music phones with good speakers. As I grew older changed several mobiles to reach Nexus One and iPod Shuffle but music has been with me throughout. Ipod Nano gifted by my brother on my 26^th bday was lost last year by my wife. I felt immensely sad and devastated.

This is the journey of my life which has been made very easy with Music. It has been an important part of my life. With the growing storage capacities of the memories inside the mobile/MP3devices my memories too grew immensely. Music makes life live as the Aashiqui logo goes and it remains my favourite album till date. As the music of Aashiqui 2 is picking up so is the love for music.
I still remember the time when I was preparing for the MBA exams and used to listen to movie - Lakshay – haan yehi rasta hai tera, tune ab jaana hai! for all the motivational aspects.

When I was hurt in love or separated from my gf, I loved to listen – Musafir – zindagi main kabhi koi aaye na rabba.

When it's raining – Tip Tip Barsa paani – Mohra because of Viju Shah's music. I always loved the music of Viju Shah in many of his movies.

The album which I can listen to again and again is “Yeh Vaada Raha”. I feel great to listen to all the songs from this movie.

My other favourite songs are -

1.        Tujh mein rab dikhta hai – Rab ne bana de jodi
2.        Haal-e-dil tumko sunata – Murder 2
3.        Chehra hai yaa chand khila hai – Saagar
4.        tu jaane na (unplugged version) – Ajab Prem ki gazab kahani
5.        Chak de India – Chak de India
6.        Kal ho na ho – Kal ho na ho
7.        Isq risk – Mere brother ki dulhan
8.        Pehli Nazar mein – Race
9.        Give me some sunshine – 3 Idiots
10.      Yunhi chala chal – Swades
11.      Tu jo Nahin – Woh Lamhe
12.      Roobaroo – Rang De Basanti
13.      Mitwa – Kabhi alvida na kehna
14.      Pehla pehla pyar hai – Hum Aapke hai kaun
15.      Kahe toh se sajna – Maine Pyar Kiya
16.      Aaja meri jaan – Aaja meri jaan

The list goes on and on.

My favorite artist has been Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and I loved his album SALAAM very much. I can listen to Mera gham aur meri khushi / Yeh shaam phir nahin aayegi many time a day.

As my interest in music increased I also felt that I am inclined to love Earphones and Headphones a lot. I have bought a lot of earphones and headphones (Sony, Sennheiser, Panasonic, Philips etc) but the search to find the best one is still far as I have not used Beats or Bose or Ludicrous etc.

But as I look backwards I do realize that knowingly or unknowingly I have been part of Music Piracy. As in this new world where you have thousands of websites offering free music to download and increasing libraries of songs we need to come in terms with this and stop this misuse of music services.

HP has come with HP Connected Music service in partnership with Universal Music & Hungama where they are offering unlimited download to users who have purchased their new laptop HP ENVY 4 – 1105TX Sleekbook. This service will even let you listen to songs offline on your devices. This music library has wide collection of various genres from Bollywood films and regional films & international music too. I hope these steps will definitely reduce Music Piracy and will make people aware that they are doing theft in case they are downloading songs from the sites offering them at no cost.  More details are available at https://ssl.www8.hp.com/in/en/ad/hp-connected-music/overview.html

We say Music is our life and when we ask ourselves, have I ever bought any song online or have bought OST CD/Cassette? The answer will be very less number of time. I will say that I don't download myself, I take it from my friends through NFC/Bluetooth/data cable or whatsoever communication medium but the truth needs to be faced that we don't respect the creativity of all the people involved in creating the same. Thanks to all the online stores which now have made it easy to purchase the music online and jobs that are paying us good amount of money to enable us to either buy our fav Artist online or wait for the song to be played on TV/Radio.

HP has launched a great service with more than 1 Million songs with 20000+ artists of your choice and you can have this service at no charges for the very first year with no limit on downloading. May be in the future the app will be available on various devices as we now run in this world of 3G/4G and always connected & then we will be #HPCONNECTEDMUSIC. Moreover this app will help you see your favourite artist live and a lot of goodies from the one you listen to most. Winning is an art and not a science and few will be lucky ones who will really keep themselves connected to their passion of life - MUSIC.

I hope to live my dream of music through whatever I can do and to enjoy at the upcoming live Indiblogger meet with #HPCONNECTEDMUSIC to learn more about the same. 

It is really gonna be fun as PSY takes on the Indiblogger stage with Gentleman in Gangnam Style on Chikni Chameli or Fevicol se songs! Oh...Balma...

Thanks All!



Update:- This post is a prize winning entry #HPConnectedMusic 
Indiblogger meet at Gurgaon.  Thanks a lot to all from HP India as well as Indiblogger team for this HP Laptop. I am very happy to won this with an year of subscription to #HPConnectedMusic App to download all my favorite songs for free! 

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