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A visually appealing website is a gateway that prospecting customers choose to learn more about your services and products, so it is important to keep it open all the time. The server uptime has to be high, so that visitors will not be greeted by an error message instead of the content, they expect to see. In order to achieve this, a business owner needs to do some research and choose a service provider that stands behind its service and can guarantee the web server performance. All look good on paper, but it is critical to be able to monitor their services on a longer period of time, as the initial scrutiny can be deceiving.

website monitoringDotcom Monitor is addressing this particular need, and they’ve been working in this field for more than a decade, with results that speak for themselves. The focus is to identify any decrease in performance and notify the client, before these seemingly small issues can grow into emergencies. Website monitoring is a fairly complicate procedure, because it involves more than summing up the minutes or hours during which the website is down. While high server uptime is essential for the wellbeing of a business, it is just the most visible part of the equation and speed is just as significant.

To determine web server performance, they take into consideration various factors such as CPU load, nature and number of running service or the users accessing it. This enables them to detect even the slightest decrease in speed, something that would not show on the logs, since the service is technically functional. Customers are difficult to attract and easy to lose, so choosing Dotcom monitor for website monitoring decreases the chances for visitors to be disappointed by the quality of your service and look elsewhere for solutions.


The IdeaPad K1 – Think Twice before Buying

Lenovo are famous for their quality laptops, but it seems that their ambitions are higher these days and conquering the tablet market is on their priority list. The IdeaPad K1 was not an utter failure but didn’t come even close to meeting the high expectations and the follow up ThinkPad Tablet, is not a giant leap forward. Compared to its predecessor, it is definitely an upgrade in terms of both computing power and software, although on the visual side it lacks badly and features an unresponsive display.

lenovo-ideapadk1Speaking of which, the ThinkPad Tablet is considerably larger than its direct competition, and it is enough to put it next to a Galaxy Tab 10.1 or an iPad 2 to notice the difference. Naturally, it is also heavier and the addition of physical buttons at the bottom of the screen do it no justice, since they are both difficult to press and not very attractive. The 10.1 inch touchscreen is not very responsive either and although videos and images look decent on the 1280 x 800 resolution, they don’t come even close to what Galaxy Tab 10.1 has to offer.

The rear-facing camera is a mess, and the lenses are terrible, so don’t even bother taking pictures or recording videos, unless it is something truly unique that you want to capture on digital. In terms of battery life, the ThinkPad Tablet comes two hours short of the best tablets out there, but on the flip side, you can charge it through the USB 2.0 port using a regular cable. The highlight of Lenovo’s latest installment is the pen which is sold separately for $30 and allows the user to doodle or write hand messages. Unfortunately, the latter are seriously hurt by the sub-par software, and you have to be extra careful and very patient when writing your thoughts down.


Grid10 Tablet – Stay off the Grid

One would need a solid reason to wander off and forsake the Honeycomb tablets for a slate that has its own operating system, that is regarded as novelty. The guys at Fusion Garage thought that they have something that meets these demands and suggests Grid10 as an upgrade. The 1GHz dual-core Tegra processor is hardly impressive, while the 512 RAM leaves a lot to be desired, since most 10-inch tablets have more than that. It’s not just the numbers that are disappointing, but the actual performance is mediocre and this is one of the less responsive tablets.

grid10-TabletAs far as operating systems go, GridOS is not a disaster and has some funky features, but the user needs time to get adjusted to it and master all these functions. On the visual side, it is unique and will appeal to those who are not impressed with the Android, but still want to enjoy the applications running on this operating system. Even the gestures are different, and you should arm yourself with patience if you want to extract the most from GridOS, although the tablet gives you very few incentives.

The display has terrible viewing angles, at least for a modern tablet and the fact that it’s a giant leap forward from Fusion Garage’s former tablet is just a pale consolation. If you are the only one using it and can sit patiently in one position while you watch the video, the contrast will not be too affected, and the 1366 x 768 resolution will be satisfying. Don’t expect Grid10 to last an entire day, a half, or even a quarter because if you use it intensely, it’s unlikely to extract more than five hours.

The bottom line is that Grid10 might be innovative, but most of the changes are not for the better and compared with similar tablets, it gives us no reason to choose it over the competition.


HTC Bliss – No Discrimination from HTC

The Taiwanese manufacturers want to prove once again that they make no discrimination when it comes to their smartphones and would be just as happy to sell them to men and women. They’ve announced the imminent release of two new smartphones, codenames Runnymede and Bliss, and they’ve made it clear that the latter was designed with the ladies in mind.

HTC Bliss In a world where phones get bigger every day, HTC feels that women will appreciate a chic devise of modest proportions, and so HTC Bliss came to be. With a 3.7 inch display and a 5 megapixel camera, it is more than enough for what girls want from a smartphone and the price will also act as an incentive. Instead of cramming super powerful components inside, HTC decided to keep it simple and just fast enough not to trigger any complains. The Charm Indicator is an innovative accessory that will make this smartphone even more attractive for the girls, but we have to wait for the actual release to learn more.

HTC assumes that men are more tech savvy, and that they expect increasingly powerful devices, which is exactly what Runnymede is supposed to be. Powered by a dual core 1,5 GHz processor and 768 MB of RAM, this will join the pack of speed demons that will be fighting for supremacy before the end of the year. Since the competition is so proud about their Super AMOLED displays, this smartphone will feature a massive 4.7 inch display, which confirms the trend.

For all this raw power and distinction, we will have to make a considerable contribution to the Taiwanese company’s budget. The estimates show that HTC Runnymede will cost around $800, depending on the memory card, but we’ll surely have some generous discounts if we settle with a two-year agreement.

Original Guest Post from: Bryan
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