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Mar
27
2023

Father’s Day Presents For Outdoor Dads

Although the majority of men are not that great at buying presents, come Father’s Day they anxiously await for their sons and daughters to offer them a token of thanks. If you are struggling to decide what gift to buy for them this year, you may need some pointers as to what they would actually appreciate. Though a DVD or a new t-shirt would be an easy choice, such presents are not so exciting.

If your Dad is a genuine outdoor enthusiast, buying him a gift that is practical and which can be taken on fishing, hiking, hunting, and camping expeditions would be a great idea. If you are to spend money on a present, it makes sense to do so on an item that they would actually appreciate. The following suggestions can help to bring a smile to the face of every outdoor loving Dad.

Most men love gadgets. If your Dad is a fishing enthusiast, how about getting them a new fishing rod, one that comes with an underwater video camera and an LCD screen. Being able to view the underwater action in real time can dramatically enhance the angling experience. Landing a big catch would be much easier when being able to observe the fish that are biting at the line.

Although one of the joys of spending time outdoors is getting away from the trappings of the modern world, the experience is more comfortable with a few basic luxuries. When camping, having access to a mobile phone, radio, and an electrical light can help enhance the enjoyment quotient. If you were to buy your Dad a portable solar charger, he can keep a selection of small electrical devices running no matter how far from civilization he ventures.

Being caught out in the rain can quickly turn an outdoor trip into an unhappy adventure. To help ensure that your Dad’s equipment and supplies do not become saturated during a rain storm, you could give him a watertight lockable chest. Such a product can be invaluable when fishing, hunting, or camping out. What’s more, it can be used to protect food from vermin.

The best Father’s Day gifts are not necessarily the most expensive. What you should buy is a present that he will actually appreciate and use on a regular basis. Think about what items would enhance his enjoyment the next time he heads off into the great outdoors.

Mar
26
2023

Ten Ways Digital Signage Could Benefit Your Business

There is a myriad or reasons why people invest in digital screens from increasing brand awareness, to boosting sales to just making the company look good. Here are some of the most popular reasons why businesses buy LCD enclosures and move into the world of digital signage.

10. Modernity – Digital signage is a modern and attractive method of advertising and raising awareness that can help a business stand out from the crowd.

9. Keeping up with the Jones’ – If your competitors have it then you probably should also.

8. Can be used to create additional revenue by charging advertisers to display their advertisements on your digital screens.

7. Can manipulate customers’ preferences, especially at point of sale where the viewer waiting in line is captive.

6. Instant content – no need to wait for the printers, a push of a button and new content can be uploaded instantly.

5. Content can be scheduled – to coincide with different times of the day. As an example, restaurants can display lunch menus until 1pm then swap for dinner advertisements in the afternoon.

4. Entertainment – when store lines or sales attendants are busy digital signage can keep customers entertained and prevent the impatient ones leaving to find a less busy store.

3. Can create attract people into the store especially if the content is lively and eye-catching.

2. Digital screens are flexible enabling use as advertisement, TV broadcasting, information or anything you see fit.

1. Digital signage can help drive sales; marketing managers can experiment with new content without having to spend large sums on marketing campaigns.

LCD enclosures are a great cost effective method of protecting standard and commercial screens in any applications even for outdoor digital signage

Mar
25
2023

Clean Computer Registry – Why Do You Need to Maintain a Clean Computer Registry?

Having a clean computer registry offers a lot of benefits to computer users. One of these benefits is that you can increase the lifespan of your computer by regularly maintaining a clean computer registry. Registry clean-up is an important process and every Windows-based computer users should know to do this properly. It is an important process to keep your computer working perfectly and to maintain the good health of your computer. Trimming down the size of your registry will also enhance the performance of your computer because it does not have to go through, all the invalid and corrupted files just find what the computer needs.

The registry is the most important component of your computer, because it serves as the logbook of your machine. It stores all the necessary information, instructions, and commands that your computer needs in order to function properly. When you launch a program or application, you computer will directly go to the registry database and look for the files that are necessary for opening the program. If it is having a hard time looking for the files it needs, the performance of your computer will be affected as a whole.

If you continue to ignore the errors that are present in your registry, the “junk files” inside the registry will continue to build up and will soon result to severe computer problems like unexpected shutdown, Blue Screen of Death, and worst your computer may not even start up at all. Fortunately, there are two ways to clean computer registry errors. You can either fix it manually or automatically by using a registry cleaner.

Manual registry clean-up is possible but it will require a lot of time and a strong understanding of the registry structure. If you are not familiar with it, you can simply take it to a computer technician and they will take care of your computer. The only problem is that you have to pay them $100 every time you need their services and it could take up to 14 days before you can completely use your computer again.

If the option above is not your type, you can simply purchase a registry cleaner that costs roughly around $40, and it will be able to clean your computer registry quickly. You can use the program every time you need a registry clean-up and it will help you maintain the good health and proper performance of your computer.

Mar
24
2023

Climbing Out of the Fog

It’s impossible to plan for or even prepare for the midlife transition without doing some serious self-work. You can’t very well establish a path and direction for yourself without having at least a vague idea of where you are and where you want to go. You’ll find it even more challenging to position yourself to face the eventualities along your way, if the way itself remains obscure.

Have you ever been driving and run into the vicinity of a serious brush fire? That’s an experience you’ll want to avoid at all costs. A cloud of smoke lying across the road looks superficially just like the wispy boarders of a fog bank. It appears as innocent as a touch of morning mist. Yet, as soon as you’ve driven past its boarders, you’ll find yourself in serious trouble.

That happened to me one time, driving on the interstate near Tampa, Florida. I knew there were brush fires in the area, but I couldn’t smell anything, and didn’t give it a second thought… until, with little warning, I drove into the cloud of smoke. It was as though all the windows suddenly turned into translucent white plastic. Everything was bright white, but I could see nothing: nothing at all!

I imagined drivers panicking in the white-out, their tail lights and emergency flashers completely obliterated by the brilliant impenetrable white of the surrounding smoke. I pictured myself being flattened as I plowed blindly and helplessly into them. I started to brake, but then I imagined some hapless driver like myself, speeding along behind me, unable to see my brake lights and flattening himself into the rear end of my car. I was too afraid to slow down, and too afraid not to.

That’s not at all a bad metaphor for what happens as people (and men, in particular) approach midlife. Are there obstacles ahead? Is there something overtaking you that you can’t see? Is the road ahead straight-forward, or might there be dangerous curves? And, most frightening of all, what if it comes to sudden, abrupt, dead end?

Let me describe a similar situation for you: one that concludes quite differently than the last one. I’m a private pilot. When pilots are first licensed to fly, they are permitted to do so only under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). That means that, regardless of what else they’re doing or where they’re going, they, must always fly clear of clouds. There are strict limits on the required visibility for the VFR pilot.

A couple of years ago, I went to get my Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) rating. With this rating, I would be permitted to file a flight plan and fly it as planned regardless of the visibility. For safety reasons, all pilots practice flying in obscured (instrument) conditions with a certified flight instructor. These students are given a hood or obscured glasses (called ‘foggles’) that mimic IFR conditions. Only IFR students who have demonstrated a certain high degree of flight precision and proficiency are allowed to venture into actual IFR conditions, even with a flight instructor.

When my turn finally came to taste the real thing, it felt, at first, just like driving into that cloud of smoke in Tampa. Only this time, I was trained and practiced, I knew my precise location at all times, I could read (and trust) my instruments, and I had a flight plan that included precision landing details. Imagine how thrilled I felt that day, when I was on final approach for landing and I broke through the ceiling of cloud to see myself perfectly aligned with the end of the runway that was sitting slightly below and slightly ahead of me: exactly where it was supposed to be!

What’s the lesson here? The midlife transition never has to become a midlife crisis, so long as you’re willing to do the necessary prep work to get you to the point where you know where you want to, know how you want to get there, know what you’re going to need along the way and, most importantly, know and are ready to cope with the risks involved in your choices. It certainly means getting out of your comfort zone: exploring places inside you where you’re not used to going, sharing your secret vulnerabilities with people that you actually have to trust, and learning to use skills that you may not realize you have.

If your willing to try, and if you’re open to suggestion, you’ll find yourself breaking out of the clouds of doubt that may haunt you at this stage of life, and finding yourself aligned to achieve even those dearly-held goals that you’d long ago given up on. Midlife is meant to be just the beginning of the adventure, and not just for the other guy; it’s meant for you.