Tablets and kids

Well.... When i was little boy i used to play video games for hours in front of the Tv, while other kids would spend hours for example watching cartoons, that era, parents were adviced to let their kids watch/sit less Tv! In our time Tablets have arrived! And we are told to let them watch less, i bought two tablets for my kids, tgey used to play/watch for hours... Until i decided to hide it and see the effect! The boy is 8, and thr princess is 6 years old... They didn't fight back i convinced them that tablets are watse of time and bad for their concentration... Guess what? 1- they CAN live without tablet... 2- they play more indoor.... 3- still playless in the outside! 4- their concentration, focus have increased, me and my wife would be discussing something and suddenly someone would join the conversation! 5- if you call anyone they'll respond immediately! Removing tablets from their life is doable! And really helpful! You can do it your kids have lots of toys, a spoon can be anything in their imagination playing pretend is better than all these screens, only now you can do it, if they're teenagers you can't just take it away! Young kids are like clay you shape them, nothing impossible 

Kids and smartphones/tablets

Ouch! This is scary high! My kids had their own tablets until just a month or so... All these tablets have disappeared and they watch tv maximum half an hour a day! Their focus increased! Their interactions with their friends have improved more than before... And guess what... They play with toys and some PlayStation and Wii like me and my wife were raised! Kids are more like clay, you shape them, specially young one's! Rayyan, my 8 years boy is a gamer (just like me!) all his friends play Fortnite and BUBGE... He doesn't! I explained to him that this game is for 12 years old boys, and if by any chance anyone tried to make fun of him for not playing these games, to respond and give them at least 3 names of games he play and dare them if they know these games... They won't because Father Gamers are rare😂 i hand pick each and every game for my boy, and most of the time i beat the game or play half of it before i introduce it to him... I'm not saying all father's should be gamers, but all I'm asking is to "get involved" and take control of your young children, if everyone is doing something wrong, it doesn't make it right👍

Foldable phones?

Yesterday i read a very interesting article about the foldable phones/screens that it still cost a lot to manufacture, and the durability of the screens are still not well tested or guaranteed yet to make it close to a selling point! That's why manufacturers are moving so slow on producing them... So it's like everyone is waiting ans watching what the competitors will do and how the market will react, and that explains why we see rising/unknown brands trying to get in the mobile market such as "Energizer" and some other Chinese companies, they all try to take a small piece of that big folding tart! And as usual, last one to join the party would be Apple... After they're so sure that the market needa a folding phone... Like they joined the 6" screens i still remember T when he said that the size of the iPhone 5 is the perfect size for the palm, and bigger than this is undeed (or something like that) and they said also that 1 model of each series is what they will always do, and now we see 3 models of each model... Anyway, as i was saying, the folding phonea are coming but i don't think this year... Maybe next year we will see them on the market.

And that's my #2cents on this subject 😉

Mother's day

I pledge to two moms now! My mom who what ever I do or say will never be enough, and my lovely wife who is the mother of my kids, I pledge to both of you to always be there, the older you get the more love grows for you, your value increases with time just like gold! And to my wife, I'll always surprise you nicely this is the least I can do for you, and I know you love surprises....I'll always be there for you, you'll never find someone to compare me with, you'll always be proud that you gave me the honour of making you the happiest girl in my life....happy mother's day!

A human superstar!

You're genius!  Wish I was in the US to meet such a caring guy. ..

If you ever EVER planned to visit a country called Kuwait please message me I'd love to meet you!  I adore the simpsons and everyday reading your posts my respect grows bigger and bigger for you!

Wish some of Arab famous superstars to follow your footsteps!

I'm taking about Hank Azaria, an American actor who's famous for his voice acting in the simpsons,  as well as playing the gargamel in the Smurs!

Recently he started collecting some charity for the unfortunate school students and he's making a draw for whoever is donating $25+

Full info about this campaign can be found here:
https://www.crowdrise.com/hankpranks

Thank you Hank for being yourself. ... Thank you for being a human. ... Remember there are many fans who respect you for who you are and not only for the roles you're playing.

P.s this is his Facebook page where he posts things and not some agency shit... This is truly him! https://www.facebook.com/HankAzaria

Milpple!

What if apple produced milk and put out their logo onit? what will happen?

• The whole world will go mad! they'll drink Milk like they never did before!
• Milk Prices will go up dramatically! 
• After sometime we will have Mipple S, which is the same exact 1st product but with curved corners, and it will be double the price...
• Then a new generation of Milpple will be produced, which will have same specifications, and some extra cartoon internal unseen hidden.

I don't care what they call it, but what i know that Apple will sue all the cows in the world and claim that they invented Milk before cow ever had it!


This is written by me, nothing copied from anywhere...just a thought...do you think it make any sense?

P.S image is from Géant Facebook page.

Apple 4th quarter financial repirts

As an accountant and a high-tech person, financial data means a lot to me.

Yesterday Apple announced their 4th quarter financials, a snall brief can be found here:

http://images.apple.com/pr/pdf/q4fy13datasum.pdf

and here's their stock movement:

http://goo.gl/ovqDk0

Well, tank you Japan for saving Apple's a$$ your 31% increase of demand on Apple products and china 24% their ptofit eould remained the same!
Year to year sales based on products went dramatically diwn except for the App store and the iphone sales...

If this reflects anything it would reflect that the ship started to sink...
They'd better focus in the Mac, and do some serious things to increase their all in all sales.

I look forward for the next event conference for Apple, i really wish to see something worth saving them.

This is how you transfer your TV into a Smart TV

Well, as the title says if you are board of your current Tv...

if you wish to view Youtube on your tv, surf the net, download stuff and play it right on your big LCD/Plasma/LED TV then the Android Smart Tv is your answer!

I was searching for this gadget since ages, found it on Ebay, but even that i always buy from Ebay but being in the Middle East it's still vary hard to buy things off the internet, for instance things can easily be lost in the mail, and it happened several time with me, the other alternative would be using DHL which can cost at least double the price of the thing you're buying lol.

Long story short, i finally found what I'm looking for in Xcite Al Ghanim! Which by the way, salesmen are not even trained on this device i was telling the salesman about it's feature most of the time he was listening....and when i bought it and went home the device was not working properly... The mouse pad was not responding good i had to go again to exchange it, it's frustrating... Guess Xcite are not storing these things in a proper wat....

Anyway, the brand is a Chinese One I-life , the price for this baby around 40KD and it's a Chinese brand, got an authorized dealer in Kuwait!

So...what am i talking about?

I'm talking about Android TV!

It's a small peice that got Android OS installed on, you simply plus this baby into your TV thru the HDMI and that's it! you can connect this device to your Home Network, Internet, and you will see Android OS on your big flat TV! Talk less and tell us more!
Alright, this is the box:

This Android have a built in 8GB memory
1GB RAM
Dual Core 1.6Ghz
and Full HD

when you open the box you will find the following:

The packing is neat and nice

You will get the device (with it's cover)
2 USB Cable
Wireless Keyboard
Charger
A small HDMI cable (even that the device it self can be plugged right away in your TV, but the Keyboard needs to see the receiver USB, so this extension is basically, to make the device visible and NOT behind the TV.)

Before we start i would like to take a second to review the Keyboard/Remote.

As you can see, it's a full mini keyboard, with a small mouse pad area, the most important part of the keyboard is the mouse pad, it's where you will put your fingre and navigate, the full mini keyboard is really so much handy, it got a page up and page down, it got a shortcut for the home screen, back and select, if you want to do multiple clicks you may hold anything in the keyboard and swipe your finger (this way you are actually like putting two fingers on your screen) this can be useful for playing games!

Now the question which would pop to anyone's mind....what if i lost the keyboard?
Simply: go buy a WIRELESS MOUSE!

I didn't try yet which wireless mouse would work best currently i'm searching for any app where i can control the Android Tv from my other Android phones...hopefully i will find one.

Now let's get back to our review.

So when you connect it it will be like this:

This is the Wireless Remote/Keyboard receiver, it's a simple UBS thing.

Once you plug it in your TV and after the loading screen you will get this home screen:

The first thing you do is connect the device to your local area network, so head to either the settings or click on the click and choose settings from there

 From there, just like any android phone, choose your network and connect to it.

 because many Tvs with different resolutions, you may head to the "Screen" and set the best display for the best picture for your tv.

Now with all important settings set, head to the Apps to see how it looks

 and if you want to see the beauty of your Android TV and customize everything you may use widgets too

Turning your tv from "regular" one into a Smart Tv never been easier!
and with Internet you can now surf the web all you want!
Just download Chrome and enjoy the net!

Here i would like to point out on a tiny problem, the text size!

Text size on tv would be smaller, because you will be sitting at least 3 meters away from the screen, so the solution for that would be : installing a font Maximize app and increase your fonts above the limit which is offered by default:

170% is PERFECT for me!

Now here's some screen shoots from youtube, and the Play store.

For playing games...Hmm don't expect much because the control is really not that good, the mouse pad area is pretty small, but you still can play small simple games smoothly like Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Candy Rush...

 This Android Tv device has a Memory Card slot, where you can insert a 32 GB for example and get all the Space you need for your multimedia ;)

Within the built in File Manager you can do simple tasks:

 But why not download a more professional File Manager (Es File Explorer) ;)

the following are just screen shoots from the screen of various built in Apps.

To sum up everything:
This device is a MUST HAVE GADGET! it literately makes you feel how stupid your Tv was before plugging this device in! if you're thinking about buying a new Smart Tv, save your money and buy this Android Tv, it worth EVERY FILS!

Game Developing

Do we need all these great graphics?
Seriously, would it make a big difference for you?

My Personal Opinion...

No at all!
When i play a game i give it From 20% - 40% for graphix
60% - 80% GamePlay
20% - 40% Story

i'm an old school fan, i liked those games back in the 80s where there was NO STORY and ugly/meaningless grafix BUT great game play

nowadays games need CONCENTRATION! more TENSE...it's not a relaxing habit it's more of HARD/EXTRA MIND WORK !

I miss oldies.....

RIP Chávez

Citizens of Valenzuela ....You have my deepest sympathy....

This man was loved by all Arabs, especially my home country Palestine, as he stood by them during the war with Israel, and Venezuela was the 1st (and only) country which welcomed any Palestinian without requiring to issue a visa...

All the respect to him, he will always be remembered as a man who cared for the poor, the weak and aimed to have a better world...

RIP Chavez ....RIP.

Grand Cinema is opening soon in Kuwait

In Kuwait there's only one cinema company (KNCC)
The price for regular movie is 3 KD and 3.5KD for a 3D movie.

Now a new cinema company will open in Kuwait, in the Al Hamra Tower, this company is Grand Cinema....YES it's the same one which is operating in Jordan, Lebanon, and UAE.

Now, since i'm living in Kuwait, i am 100% sure there will be no price cut (or maybe for a short limited time only) but why any company would make any price cut? are people demanding this? i mean are people upset with the current situation? the fact is no they're not! if they were upset they'd stop going to the cinema and wait for the prices to go down...but in Kuwait, this is NOT how things are working, Allah have blessed most of the people here (specially Kuwaiti's) with a good income (El7amdolelah) where they can bare high prices, just like when Viva started working in Kuwait they didn't reduce the prices, at the start there was a nice cut of prices but now all 3 telecommunication companies are having almost the same prices...the same scenario will be repeated in the Cinema case...


So here's a brief introduction about how cinemas are working


Cinemas have two options when a new movies come out each method got it's bad and good points:
1st method: Buy the movie 

The Bad: VERY VERY expensive!

The good:
A- they can show it over and over and over for unlimited time in their screens and maximize their profit (specially if the movie was good and on high demand!

B- They can re-sell it once the finish showing it

2nd method: RENT the movie 

The good: 
A-Low price compared to buying it.
B-Risk free! since it's rented movie, if this movie didn't bring money to the cinema they return it and use screens for more successful movie.

The Bad: if the movie is new, it takes sometime for other cinemas to let it go and start renting it.


This is how Cinema's works!

So, if the price did not go down (which i doubt it will) at least both cinemas are going to work better and harder to bring new movies faster!

Blackberry

So many special things we can find in Blackberry and not in many other phones:

* If you are sending/receiving anything with bluetooth you CAN NOT  do anything else or even leave the screen.

* Smaller screen sizes compared to other mobiles

* if your phone is switched off, you can NOT connect to any WLAN without having a sim card inside your phone

*very less entertainment apps available for the Blackberry

* RIM  (Research In Motion) - the Blackberry company- made a HUGE NET loss last year, their CEO resigned just recently!

so yeah, Blackberry is the PERFECT phone :) i love it so much!!!!

It's the parents mistake!

Yeah and the parents to blame how they raised these people!

The other day i was watching GAGS, the act was in the gas station, whenever someone stops his car to fill it with fuel, a person comes and starts washing the car with soup and stuff and he starts with the front windows...

At the beginning i was laughing how people reacted then i stopped and started thinking that i might laugh about our society instead! and that was not something funny at all, it was a valuable lesson that we should learn, they should show that scene as a (learn how to have basic manners)

If this trick happened in any Arab country, the least thing the driver is going to do is cursing, i'm so sure that many people will get off the car and start fighting with their hands and legs punching and kicking, and i'm so sure that you all agree with me!

Because this is how we were RAISED this is our CULTURAL, it's not a rageaholic issue, it's how we were raised!

Back to the GAGS, people reacted peacefully, respectfully, they were talking to the guy asking him to stop what he's doing, no one even stepped out of his car except one person (out of more than 10 people)!

So yes, 1000% we have serious issues in how we were raised.

And NO i'm not generalizing, when something is very common we don't have to say (some) and we don't have to say (yeah no all but more than 99%)