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  • Merchoo Collectables Shopping Store

    Introduction

    Getting collectables designed and made for your company/website is a creative and an exciting event. However, if gone wrong it can end in a disaster. If you want a free option and also make some money you can set up Merchoo on your website.

    Merchoo is a collectables manufacturing company which provides you an online shop which you can integrate into your website which will contain products/collectables offered by them with your logos and(or) text which you design on the collectables. When a user purchases you get money in return. Is this not a good deal?

    Merchoo shopping button integrated seamlessly into your website

    Merchoo shopping button integrated seamlessly into your website

     

    The store opens from the left of the window

    The store opens from the left of the window

    UX, Design and Ease of Use

    Integrating Merchoo is very easy. For WordPress websites you can download a plugin by the same name as Merchoo. For non-WordPress sites, you can add the code provided by Merchoo. For WordPress plugin all you have to do is to install the plugin and enter the merchant id which you can get from the “My Account” section of the Merchoo website.

    In case for the non-WordPress website you just have to write the merchant id in the code itself and use that code. Integrating the shopping store is extremely easy. Setting up the store from the Merchoo website is easy as well.

    Designing your collectables is even easier, as Merchoo provides the software where you can upload your images or add text and drag and drop them on to the designated area.

    Design your own shirt art

    Design your own shirt art

    Usefulness

    Merchoo at the moment provides the following products which you can design (you can design what is to be printed on the front of the products):

    • T-Shirt for Men
    • Tote Bag
    • Hoodies,
    • Long Sleeve Shirts,
    • T-Shirts for Women

    You can design what is to be printed on to the front of the collectables. Merchoo provides an easy to use software which allows you to upload a number of images and add a number of text with different font styles and color. You can even resize the text. Furthermore you can decide where you want to place the image(s) and(or) text onto the shirt. There is an area defined within which you can place anywhere.

    You can also decide whether you want your earnings to either be paid to your PayPal account or it be sent to you via cheque.

    As discussed above integrating the store into your website is as easy as either installing a WordPress plugin or copying and pasting a piece of code into your non-WordPress website. Once that is done your website will be showing a button labeled, “Merchendise” and upon pressing it will open the store from where you users will be able to purchase products with your logos and text.

    The best thing about this is that you do not have to pay a dime, but instead you get money in return in the form of commission. Merchoo handles manufacturing and shipping the products to the buyer.

    Conclusion

    This idea seems good and novel, and useful for those who want to sell collectables with their logos and(or) text for free, but also make some money on the side.Watch Full Movie Streaming Online and Download

    Update 12:39 am 8th December 2014: I missed the link to merchoo in the opening paragraph. I have added that.

    Update 3:35 am 9th December 2014: I have updated the link of the article and the content to improve SEO.

    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
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      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
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      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
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      Merchoo Shopping Cart Plugin
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      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
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      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
    • Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin
      Merchoo Shopping Store Plugin

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    December 7, 2014 • Utility Apps, Web Apps • Views: 5611

  • Reep.io P2P File Sharing Service

    There are many file sharing services available for one to use such as the all famous yousendit.com (now hightail.com) or the infamous megaupload.com. These services allowed the user to upload their files on to the service’s server so that the uploader can share the file with who ever they want.berryjam.ru

    If you just want to transfer your file and not store on some server there are other niche services such as the peer to peer (p2p) file sharing services. Reep.io is one such app which Connects the two parties via a p2p connection.
    A p2p file sharing connection does not require an intermediary server to transfer the data. It is only needed for service discovery. After that the two parties communicate directly with each other. The two parties are both the client and server.

    The p2p file sharing technique has been made popular by torrent software and Skype which was originally a peer to peer service before it got acquired by Microsoft.

    Reep.io connects the sender and the receiver are connected with each other directly. One thing which really attracts me to such projects is that Reep.io is an open source project and you can download the source code from github. I myself am a developer, and i have an interest to see how different software work.

    The user experience is very simple and minimal. The user can either select files by dragging them onto the website’s page, or press the “Add or drop files” button and open a file browser.

    If the user decides to upload more files then they will all be shown on the same screen ordered vertically. Do note that it is key that the browser(or tab) is not closed if the file upload is in progress, else the file transfer will fail.

    The website is easy to use, and the process of uploading the file is the same as it has been so there is nothing new here. The user knows exactly what to do. The instructions are given clearly in the page of the website.

    The theme itself is dark and red which gives of a professional feel.

    When the user uploads a file, a link is generated by the service which identifies the connection. The link is given to the other user and he loads it up on his browser. Then two browsers connect with each other and the file transfer begins.

    Both the sender and the receiver are shown both the speed of transfer and how much the file to be transferred is left. This is a good addition and a requirement in such type of apps.

    Another thing that i notice is that if both the sender and the receiver are on the same WiFi network, then the data is transferred over the local network, and not over the Internet. Such a scenario took place with me, and the transfer speed that i got was just above 1MB/second.

    This fact was further reassured when my Internet connection got disconnected but the file transfer continued as it was.

    The file transfer did not work for me on Mozilla Firefox, but it worked on Google Chrome. The developer will have to make this app cross platform, or it will not be of much use to the users.Watch movie online The Transporter Refueled (2015)

    Reep io is session based, so once the session is disconnected the transaction is lost and the file transfer will have to be done from scratch. This is a pain if you are uploading a large file. Just today while testing service I asked my friend to send me a large file which uploaded till 45 percent but then the connection disconnected and all of the progress was lost.

    Other file transfer techniques such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol), HTTP file upload, Skype file upload are all session based, but if the developer finds a way to cache the data downloaded and keeps a track of what part of the data has been uploaded and what is remaining, i am pretty sure that this will surely make the app more appealing and more useful for the users. I think the developer should do what torrent software or download managers do.

    I also noticed that if i upload a video file, the file type(in the name) is not changed back to the original type. Maybe this was an edge case, but the developer should look into this.

    The idea of the app is quite good, but not novel. There are many peer to peer file transfer websites available out there, and this feature is already integrated in other software such as Skype.

    I recommend that if the development team work on the problems given above, they can rise above the competition and have a hit on their hands. Just because the file transfer is peer to peer it does not mean that caching of the file can not be done. This is one feature which i really want. I do not want to start the file transfer all over again if my session has been disconnected. I have had this problem with many file transfer services. I would like this particular problem to be solved as soon as possible. I believe this is one reason why torrents and file download managers are so popular that they cache the data, and continue the download from the place where they were interrupted.

    Update: 6:49 am 6th December 2014. I made some spelling corrections.

    Update 3:35 am 9th December 2014: I have updated the link of the article and the content to improve SEO.

    December 5, 2014 • Utility Apps, Web Apps • Views: 8162

  • Kia Scene Hai Event Finder Website

    Introduction

    This particular review is for our Pakistani readers. There must have been times, when you ask your friend “kia scene hai“, which translates to “what is the plan”, when you are lazing around nothing to do. This particular service tells you of happening in your city. At moment the website is offering its services for Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad.

    UX, Design and Ease of Use

    The design of the website is simple, with filters at the top in the body, then featured events are right below them, and then further more filters are given where the user can filter the events by what is happening today, tomorrow, this week, and this month.

    Then below that are the categories along with the number of events being held in that category. Further more the best events in your selected city are also shown. The design does its job to get your attention and inform you of the events that are happening in your city.

    The user experience is a bit too overwhelming for the first time user as every thing is shown right there on the home page. It does take a while to take into the experience. Once the user gets over this then the site is pretty self explanatory and easy to use. The learning curve is quite shallow.

    Usefulness

    I for one like to attend meetups and events related to entrepreneurship and business where i can meet fellow entrepreneurs in my city. I was surprised to find that the website did have events which catered to my needs. Kia Scene Hai consists of a large number of event types from which you can choose from.

    The categories are as follows:

    • Art/Literature
    • Conference
    • Festivals
    • Music/Concert
    • Meetup/Talk
    • Exhibition/Launch
    • Sports
    • Theater/Film
    • Trips
    • Competition
    • Workshops

    The website also offers weekly updates via email and SMS keeping you updated what is happening in your city.

    The usefulness of the website is quite obvious as it does its jobs quite well.

    If you are organizing your event you can even sell your tickets through the website and also conduct promotion for your event through the website.

    I am also happy that the events that are in the system are quite new and interesting and not outdated or expired. This shows that the team at Kia Scene Hai is hard at work in maintaining the system and adding more events as they come.

    The website also offers an Android app which you can download from the Google Play Store.

    You can also find reviews of restaurants in your city and also search for restaurants based on the type of food they sell.

    Conclusion

    I highly recommend Kia Scene Hai if you like going out and having fun. I will surely be using this service to find near by events so that i can have a great time.

    Update 4:29 am 9th December 2014: I have updated the link of the article and the content to improve SEO.

     

    • Kia Scene Hai Events Happening Website
      Kia Scene Hai Events Happening Website

    December 1, 2014 • Utility Apps, Web Apps • Views: 5523