by Amrinder on January 28, 2012
The reign of HTC as the Android King is being challenged by Samsung. Samsung wants to make sure that they take the precious crown when they came up with the release of the successor of the famous Galaxy. With the crown in mind, Samsung created a powerful smartphone in the Samsung Galaxy S2.
Let us now talk about the hardware within the Galaxy S2. They are the following:
Build – The first thing that you will notice about this handset is its weight. The fact that this handset weighs in at 116 grams only will amaze you. The phone measures at 8.49mm only. This is slimmer than its predecessor which measures at 9.3mm. This is something that you can slide in and out of your pocket easily. It may be slim and light, but it is not frail at all. It may not have the famous aluminum chassis, but its plastic cover will allow you to never experience bad signal. It is noted that aluminum chassis are causing weak or poor signal. With this phone, that problem is solved. The phone also includes streaming options including DLNA. You can charge this via USB or outputting to HDMI. It also comes with a 3.5mm jack.
Processor – This handset is packed with a powerful 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. This is still one of the most powerful and fastest handset to date. You will enjoy multi-tasking with this and even browse content-rich web sites and never experience the phone slowing down. When it comes to gaming, you will enjoy a decent selection of games at a speedy game play too.
Screen – The main highlight of this phone is its 4.3″ 800 x 480 screen. It uses Super AMOLED Plus technology. You will be able to enjoy true-to-life and vivid colors with this handset. You will enjoy watching your favorite videos and movies with this. You will enjoy HD movie clips like never before.
Android OS – It may be running on Android 2.3.3 (or the Gingerbread) now, but soon you can expect the latest iteration of Android (Ice Cream Sandwich) on this handset. With its current OS, you will enjoy 7 home screens. You can customize them to your heart’s content with shortcuts or widgets. You can swipe down to easily and quickly activate whatever you need or you want. If you are a social networking addict, then you will enjoy its Social Hub in the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Google Talk, Linked-In, and MySpace.
These are just some of the amazing hardware and features that you will enjoy only with the reigning and most famous handset of today; this is the Samsung Galaxy S2.
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by Rahul on January 27, 2012
In little ole Santa Ynez, everyday there’s a beehive of activity at Harrison’s Hardware store.
Painters, electricians, construction workers and ranchers hit it early, when they open at 7 a.m. Sales to ranches are estimated to be 60 to 70 percent of their business.
Very often there are last-minute shoppers right up to 5:30 p.m. So it’s no wonder they have a large staff. Sometimes women come in holding up an odd item and say, “What is this and where can I find it?”
Standing by to help you, there are Jack and Jay Harrison, the owners and a bunch of their kids: Tom, Chance, and Heather Ainsworth and her husband Glen. Then there are longtime employees Chris Jacobsen (who’s also a musician, drummer and guitar) and Zaca Barlow, as well as Rick Hunter and Ricky Hunter, Dan Mollo, Gary Hirzel, and Brad Barr.
Counting the money might be cashiers Jimmie Thompson, Mary Field, Teri Romero or Clarissa Selders. Counting the flowers you’ll find Jim Whitesell, Danny Brand and Ben Guerrero.
Hidden away in the office is manager Janet McIntosh, who adds up the numbers with Pamela De La Mater. They also put out a report on all the items sold, so it is clear what must be ordered and re-stocked.
But the queen of Harrison’s Hardware Store is 96-year-old Hazel Sechler. It’s because of Hazel that we get to enjoy the popcorn on Saturdays. She revs up the machine and then look out, everybody!
Chris Jacobsen has been there for 22 years.
“I love working here,” he says. “It’s like helping your friends every day. We try to buy American-made products and guide our customers to them. In helping people, speed is the king; people like to find things fast. I guess after a while, I just kind of gravitated toward the paint department and it has changed a lot. We used to have to try to match color by eyesight. Now it’s all done by computer and you can match a color exactly. We even take training classes. Solvents are now being reformed, and California is the strictest state.”
Don Mollo tells me each salesman has their own area but they all know the whole store, even the cashiers. Shelves are restocked with the help of the weekly sales reports.
“We have the new guys re-stock returned merchandise, which helps them learn the location of items, and we re-stock twice a week. Sometimes, we’ll have 10 big bins of replacements in the electrical department.
“We try to have a big selection of various things, so people don’t have to drive to another town. We even have an arts and crafts department. Paints and nursery have very big sales. All the salesmen are hired on a basis of their knowledge of one specific area, like Jimmy Whitesell who just loves plants and flowers!”
Source:http://syvnews.com/lifestyles/columnist/hijinks-at-the-hardware-store/article_08e1640c-46f9-11e1-a15c-001871e3ce6c.html
