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I found this very well done Tube/Underground/Subway/Metro App for IPhone and IPad some time ago. Really helpful not only for New-comers and Tourists.

London Tube Delux

You can plan your journey by tapping your start and destination on the map or by typing them in, locate your nearest station, departures and last trains. The only drawback: one hardly ever has a signal Underground.

TubeMap

Also very good is this TubeMap App, and it's free. 

Source: http://greyorgreen.blogspot.com/2011/02/get-around.html

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Café George V Au Paris

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120 Avenue Champs Elysees, 75008
Paris, France.
Tel: 01.45.62.33.51

My husband and I were finally able to save enough money to fulfill my lifelong dream of visiting Paris. As a little girl  I would watch the movie Sabrina with Audrey Hepburn or the latest version with, Julia Ormond and  as they would go through their training in Paris I would fantasize about my first trip to Paris. Our visit was amazing and I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. Initially we had difficulty learning how to navigate the Metro system. However after speaking with a friend ( thanks  you so much Luciana)  and downloading the Metro App to my Iphone ( thanks you so much Iphone 4 and AT&T)  we were able to navigate through the busy city.

After a long day of viewing the sites and taking an endless amount of pictures we walked down the Champs des Elysees searching for a place to eat. There were a number of awesome restaurants however our budget dictated that we looked for something affordable. We finally stumbled upon Café George V. A cute spot with your classic outdoor sitting area and a semi-modern interior. Although it was about 45 degrees the restaurant had the outside sitting area sectioned off and covered by a canopy. There were also mini heaters hanging from the canopy so it was quite warm. We were able to sit outside on a cool January day. Across from us a couple was heavily expressing PDA as most people do in Paris.

Although Je parle un peu de Francais, the waiter heard my American accent and immediately asked us what we wanted in English. I had a delicious cup of tea while my husband ordered the espresso. Of course my husband, being a devote carnivore decided to order the Foie Gras ( I expressed sympathy for the poor goose).  I ordered the Halibut with string beans and a side of mash potatoes. The halibut was perfect with a delicious crème sauce that I was able to pour over or dip my fish in. I think the Crème sauce might have been a roasted pepper sauce with Crème Fresh? I am not 100% sure.  The string beans were fresh  crisp and delicious and the mash potatoes were creamy and flavorful. We also ordered a glass of white wine, which  as you can imagine was perfect because it was French. My husband spent the better part of the evening trying to convince me to try the Foie Gras ( Also known as force fed goose)  insisting it was one of the best things he ever tasted,  I humbly refused.

I was pleased with the price, my meal came to about 14-17 Euros  and my husbands was about the same . All in all our meal came to about 34,00 Euros or $46.00 U.S.  When we visit Paris again hopefully we can visit here and try something different. The restaurant is located ideally between the Tour Du Effiel and the Arc du Triomphe, thus for a tourist it makes a great pit stop.

My only complaint would be that there were quite a number of people smoking in and out of the restaurant ( I really appreciate the smoking ban in Philadelphia now). While we were eating I had to adjust myself so that I would not be down wind from a few smokers and even after adjusting ourselves we noticed that we still smelled of cigarette smoke when we left. However, if you can get past the smoking I would highly recommend Café George V to anyone that decides to visit Paris.  

Source: http://pescegirl.blogspot.com/2011/01/cafe-george-v-au-paris.html

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J Square Tech: Guide step-by-step:How To Enable iOS 4.2 AirPrint ...

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You should be aware that AirPrint, the wireless printing technology that has been introduced with the latest version of iOS, was originally intended to work over shared printers connected to Mac and Windows as well.

However, this functionality was scrapped in the public release. Consequently, AirPrint on iOS 4.2.1 only works over certain models of HP printers. 

Nevertheless, if your workspace contains only a shared printer, the step-by-step instructions provided below will help you  to re-enable AirPrint on Windows 7: 

Step 1: You will need the latest version of iTunes on your Windows system. If you do not have it installed yet, download iTunes 10.1 before you proceed.

Step 2: Click here to download the AirPrint files. Extract the zipped version to a folder named ‘AirPrint‘ on your desktop. This folder will contain three files – airprint.exe, libairprint.dll and Xpdfprint.dll

Step 3: If you are on a 32-bit computer, move this folder from the desktop to “C:Program Files“. Users on a 64-bit computer will have to instead move the folder to “C:Program Files(x86)“

Step 4: From the desktop screen, go to Start -> Run and type CMD. Press the return key to continue

Step 5: Enter the following commands in the command window that appears. Please Note : Enter the commands as-is. Remember to insert a space after the ‘=’ symbol. 

32-bit Windows

• sc.exe create AirPrint binPath= “C:Program FilesAirPrintairprint.exe -s” depend= “Bonjour Service” start= auto


• sc.exe start AirPrint

64-bit Windows

• sc.exe create AirPrint binPath= “C:Program Files (x86)AirPrintairprint.exe -s” depend= “Bonjour Service” start= auto


• sc.exe start AirPrint

Step 6: The airprint.exe application will now be launched. If you are prompted by the Windows Firewall, choose to ‘Unblock‘ the application

Step 7: Configure the printer settings so that it is set to the Shared mode on both the printer settings as well as on the network settings

Step 8: You will be prompted for the Admin user ID and password the first time you launch AirPrint from your iDevice. Enter the credentials to enable wireless printing. 

You are done. You should be able to print from your iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch via AirPrint to any printer connected to your Windows PC.

Source: http://jsquaretech.blogspot.com/2011/01/guide-step-by-stephow-to-enable-ios-42.html

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Busy Spell's Blog: YouTube Guitar Lessons

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YouTube Guitar Lessons
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This picture shows a common theme around our house: using the web to learn just about anything. Here my eldest is watching a You Tube video to learn the figure positions for a new song on the guitar. She has the video hard-lined from the computer to the T.V. via HDMI cable for optimum quality. For this photo I entered the tags Web2.0, guitar, guitar lessons, You Tube, and youtube.com. I then did a tag search to see how many other tags with the same categories were listed. The results were as follows:

Web 2.0 14,260
Guitar 1,199,735
Guitar Lessons 797
You Tube 983
YouTube.com 1,531

I did have a few challenges getting this posted. Getting the images onto Flickr was the easy part, mostly because I have used Flickr for similar projects in the past. Unfortunately, it seems that posting an image onto a blog isn’t as easy as cutting-and-pasting the ready-made URL link from Flickr into the Blog. It took a little digging to find out that I needed to grant permissions for Blogger and Flickr to accept each other. Once I figured out how to make that work the process was much simpler.

Source: http://busyspellsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/youtube-guitar-lessons.html

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J Square Tech: Windows 8 setup screenshot hints at forthcoming leak

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Windows 8

A leaked screenshot of an upgrade edition of Windows 8 may hint at a forthcoming leak.
Notorious company insider Zukona unveiled screenshots of an upgrade copy of Windows 8 on Thursday. Although the screenshots only cover the setup process of Windows 8, they do confirm that copies of Microsoft’s next-generation Windows operating system have leaked to company outsiders. It’s not yet clear whether Ivan Zukonov (Zukona) plans to leak the copy of Windows 8 in his possession. Zukona has previously posted accurate screenshots of Internet Explorer 9, Windows 7 and other Microsoft products.
One interesting part of the screenshot is that Microsoft is listing the copyright date of Windows 8 as the year 2012. Some believe the software giant will release Windows 8 in 2013, I disagree however. Microsoft demonstrated build 6.2.7867.0.winmain_win8m1.101020-1800 at CES. The build was compiled in October 2010 and represents Microsoft’s early milestone 1 work. The software giant is currently midway through its milestone 2 cycle and the latest known build is 6.2.7917.0.winmain_win8m2.110125-1757. Microsoft is expected to announce a public beta of Windows 8 later this year.
Steve Ballmer has described the next release of Windows as the company’s “riskiest product bet”. It is understood that Microsoft will feature deep cloud integration into the future OS to realize its vision of “three screens and a cloud”. Microsoft is also building a dual-UI for Windows 8. One user interface will feature a tile-based look codenamed Mosh, specifically designed for Slate and Tablet devices. Microsoft’s second new UI is rumored to be codenamed “Wind” and feature a fully dynamic 3D interface. Microsoft is also working on a new application model codenamed “Jupiter”. The app store will provide access to new, Silverlight based “immersive” applications that are deployed as AppX packages (.appx), according to reports.

Windows 8 Setup - Zukona

Source: http://jsquaretech.blogspot.com/2011/01/windows-8-setup-screenshot-hints-at.html

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