Indiblogger & Quikr NXT – Getting away from Calls

Hi Guys,

Communication has been the key to win battles and wars even before the language was founded by ancient civilizations. For communication to happen there needs to be a Sender, some Information that needs to be passed and a Receiver to accept that making it short for SIR.

Earlier telephones brought our communication as we can speak to anyone and everyone who knows our number or whose number we knew. It was so good to keep twisting those already twisted cables of telephone sets at one prestige corner of our houses. After a while with the advent of mobiles, telephony grew at phenomenal rate as there was a mobile phone in every hand. We could connect using calls or SMS and be reachable all the time unless out of coverage area or phone switched off.

With further technological innovations, we got capable smartphones and free messaging capabilities which used some data on GPRS network and we were instantly connected to our family and friends. Currently the messaging technology is the backbone of any business & social media and Quikr has introduced the same for its online platform to keep buyers and sellers in touch with each other till the time deal is made.

Quikr NXT has all the right capability that will make it instant hit for buyers like me and in case I want to sell something it will really help me too.

The first thing is the instant connection with the seller via chat option as when we call we don’t have much time to negotiate. Sometimes if the other person has got good communication, negotiation and persuasion skills you fail to get to the price of the deal. With chat it gives you a levelled platform as you can think, take your time and then respond. You can chat with multiple buyers in case you are selling something and finally decide whose bid price is right for your stuff. You can also refer back to the chat history to check whose price was right and what options you gave him/her?

The second option is the demand for more photographs of the product. Sometimes in other channels sellers post some online photographs of the new product and fool you saying that it’s in mint condition. If you do the deal and then it turns out to be the wrong stuff, it wastes a lot of time for both buyers as well as sellers. Now we can demand more actual photographs from the sellers of the product in context before making the final decision to buy.

The third thing is to keep your number safe so that no one can misuse your number later. This is one of the biggest problems we face all the time. Our number are captured from social media channels and then used to sell us ULIPs, insurances and credit cards all the time. These days the call centre executives are very rude and comments you in a way to trigger your emotions. On Quikr NXT platform, you can keep your number private and then discuss with the sellers or buyers. It will help you to attract only the serious buyers and not someone who is just looking around for some time pass. 

 

This is the NXT platform by Quikr in the form of mobile app, mobile & desktop site to make our lives easier and we can get rid of all the extra stuff we have or buy whatever we need at much cheaper prices than the new one. Check out more information at - http://www.quikr.com/ The photograph used is from the Quikr website for NXT.

Cheers!!!

A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Feb 2014

Hi Guys,

Feb 2014 as work started in full phase at office, I had very less time left for blogging. I tried to review all the headphones I bought or won in many of the contests on twitter/facebook or from Indiblogger meets. In the month of Feb, there are always a lot of Indiblogger and Blogadda contests that happens so I tried my hands in many of them too.

1. Product Review - Sennheiser PX80 On ear Headphones - Sennheiser is one of my most favorite brand of headphones. I always liked their stuff and won these light, portable and awesome headphones on their facebook page in India. This post has been my top post in terms of pageviews at the moment. Check it out! I also reviewed other headphones which I won on Indiblogger Indimeet - Product Review - Sennheiser HD202 II - Over Ear Headphones which I am still using here to watch movies and music.

2. Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 2 / Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 3 / Photo Walk - Gardens of the Nature 4 - remains my best in terms of natural beauty it showcases. We all are attracted to flowers and I totally loved clicking their photographs. I will start again on this series this month as I got some new photographs clicked on my trip to CapeTown etc.

3. Indiblogger & 5 Star Contest - Condition Serious hai - I loved my sarcastic writing for this contest but I didn't win any contest prizes from Indiblogger. Some of the things I predicted there were very right and it continues to happen all the time in our society.

4. Knowledge is great and so is it's pursuit - Indiblogger & British Council Contest - I wrote about the problems we face if we want to go for higher studies outside the country. I tried to relate the topic with what my brother faced as he wanted to studied abroad way back in 2003. Another failure to win any prizes from Indiblogger in this post also.

5. Product Review - BROTHER - MFC-9140CDN - This was the first time someone sent me something big to review. The post has been a successful on in terms of pageviews and still is in my top 10 posts. Thanks to Brother Printers for sending me the printer.

Feb 2014 was full of hope and new friendships were created as we met new people on the job and I thought to initiate my blog here in South Africa by marketing it well. I tried to remain active on Twitter and other social media channels to increase my visibility.

Cheers!!!

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Indiblogger & Garnier Pure Active Neem - Difficulties of Oily Skin

Hi Guys,

Every day we keep adding another day to our lives and we grow older per day. With growing age, there come difficulties which you have to face each and every day. When we are children we only want to eat chocolates, Ice creams and want that from our parents and grandparents every day. As we become teenagers we sought some other stuff which makes us cool and gives us an instant recognition amongst our peers.

As our bodies makes way towards the adulthood we come across various physical problems that we were unknown about earlier. Amongst the most popular is the problem of pimples which happens to both males and females during that age. We become aware our skin types and various other body functions as we continue to be under a lot of pressure to look beautiful and smart all the time. We all want to be stylish during that time of growing years as we are still teenagers and life is full of roses and no thorns.

I too had my share of these difficulties and I continue to suffer the same because my skin is very oily. My face keeps catching all the dust and pollution because of excess oil on the skin. My mother told me to wash my face again and again but it could only solve problem for some time. My grandmother told me that my stomach is not clean and I should eat a lot of veggies/salad to create a lot of fiber so that it helps. I did take her advice and it helped initially but with growing age we eat a lot of non-fibrous food like pizza, burgers etc all the time. My aunt told me to use multani mitti with milk and it really felt great to use the same but the effect was there for a day or two. Everyone in the family had ideas and advises which didn’t seem to give me a permanent solution.

TV was full of advertisements launching various products which help teenagers free from pimples and truly speaking I bought all of them from time to time. I had to save a lot of pocket money to buy those face wash and expensive products but then also some products did help but the problem remained. Oily skin is the most difficult to tackle and is the ultimate test for any new product launch.

I really loved myself a lot and continued to invest all of my time to look smart so that one day some girl will fall in love with me. At that young age, being a fan of Mithun, Govinda and Rishi Kapoor I wanted to be like them wooing every girl everywhere I went. As I came out of my age, the tension and stress of job and family responsibilities took all the time as I started to think less about my skin and worked hard to earn a living. In the air-conditioned environment of office/car/home the oily skin is tackled by itself as there is no direct contact with dust and pollution but then it created a lot of black heads and caused a lot of distress to my smart face.

Garnier products are really nice as I tried them after watching John Abraham endorsing the product and they have been helpful to keep dust away from my oily skin. Check more of the products at - bit.ly/GPABlogLinkIndiBloggerActivity and bit.ly/GarnierPureActiveNeemWebsite

(Photographs used here are from these websites only) I hope that you don't face the same problems & experimentation I faced and use the right product to keep your skin clear and pure.

Checkout this infographic about 6 Easy Things You Can Do To Get Rid Of Oily Skin at -
https://www.thankyourskin.com/6-easy-things-can-get-rid-oily-skin/

Cheers!!!
  

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Stephen Alvarez & Windows Lumia Phones - Capturing the World

Hi Guys,

National Geographic photographer, Stephen Alvarez is no stranger to capturing the world in detail. He talks about what he sees as the simple secrets to taking  great photographs on your phone. With a phone being small enough to not attract any attention, you can capture images of people in their natural state, images you wouldn’t be able to with a normal camera. Windows Lumia devices have great camera capabilities with its Lumia 1020 having 41 Megapixel camera lens & other devices having 21 megapixel camera. His top tips includes -

1. Watch the Light

Shooting during midday when the light is the harshest? Find a way to use it to your advantage. Sunlight has an effect on the outcome of the photographs depending on the time of the day you shoot. Morning sunlight is the best time to shoot as the light is softer and adds a special glow to subjects.

2. Shoot High, Shoot Low, Shoot Sideways

Don’t be bound to the “regular” ways of shooting. Don’t be afraid to photograph from different perspectives and angles. Get down on the ground, climb up the stairs, or lean out a window for something new.

3. Make Friends

Portraits are great images that can captivate and also share a story about that particular moment. Make new friends and don’t be afraid to ask people if you can take their photograph.

4. Pay Attention to your Edges

Frame your photos with different layers like trees, leaves, mountains etc. This will add depth to the image. Also pay attention to whether you are cropping an image too much.

5. Shoot Early, Shoot Late

The best light is definitely during “golden hour” (the first hour of light in the morning and the hour preceding sunset) when the sunlight has been filtered by the atmosphere, removing the harsh blues. Take advantage.

All the great images used have been taken recently with a Lumia device by him. I am totally fallen in love with these images and tips. I am waiting for Lumia 1020 to be my companion all the time or whatever new Windows Phone has in store for all of us. Follow them on twitter and facebook.

Cheers!!!

Contact me for your product's review /sponsored posts on twitter @araijain or @thelifesway or email - thelifesway@gmail.com  Checkout my Instagram (araijain) page or www.photoyatra.blogspot.in  Like The Life's Way Page on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLifesWay

Indiblogger & ASUS - Go Sleek on Work & Entertainment

Hi Guys,

Technology makes our life easy and efficient as it brings a lot of accessibility to us all the time. Computers have now reached everywhere in all the jobs, in all the schools, college & universities, in all the scientific & innovation areas. A lot of brands keeps innovating their products and ASUS is one of them. Latest in their stable are these two ASUS EeeBook X205TA and ASUS All In One PC ET2040 which can enrich our lifestyle needs as we continue to do more in our busy lives.

Let’s look at what I loved in ASUS EeeBook X205TA as it takes the market by storm because of its features and specifications including Windows 8.1 Operating System. It weights less than 1 kg which makes it easy to carry as 10 inch tablets with limited features weights about 800 -900 grams. In such a compact sleek body, it gives 12 hrs of battery backup for web browsing, 13 hours of music and 11 hours of video playing capabilities. Thirdly, the price is just Rs. 14999/- only which includes Microsoft Office 365 one year subscription which we take care of all your document needs. Asus Netbook has display screen of 11.6 inch with 32 GB EMMC and comes with micro SD card slot which allows memory expansion up to 128 GB.

 

On the other hand ASUS All In One PC ET2040 brings all the entertainment at home and office and the best thing I liked in this PC is the gesture control by which you can control multimedia features and web browsing from 5m away also. The ET2040 comes with one hour of battery back up to save your documents and unfinished work. The display is 19.5 inch HD LED backlit which brings full clarity of viewing experience. ET2040 has great speed to play 3D games as well as editing those RAW images and videos at much faster processing speed with its Intel Pentium J2900 processor.

I am more inclined to watching movies and enjoying music at home, ASUS All In One PC ET2040 makes much more sense as I can easily play movies using its USB 3.0 ports from my hard disk. It has bigger screen for easy viewing and has inbuilt 500GB of space to keep & process all my photographs to post it on my blog. I am not a frequent traveller so ET2040 makes a good companion which I can buy for            Rs. 26000/- which comes in a compact package and takes very less space as compared to regular desktops available in the market. The only thing I am worried about in this device is the backup time which I can have more in ASUS EeeBook X205TA to finish all those movies which I will not be able to if an electricity cut starts to happen in summers.

So, I need both the devices as it will make my life easier and comfortable as I am least worried not have entertainment all the time. These devices will complete my life and makes me accessible to internet and entertainment. They will suit me in my office as well as home and can bring a lot of fun in my life.

Photographs are taken from Indiblogger & ASUS Contest page - https://www.indiblogger.in/happyhours/asus-go-sleek-bangalore/

Cheers!!!