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9 reasons to fall in love with 22coralhillrd.com
By Patty Knaggs · Comments (0)
Friday,
April
6th,
2012
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My Two Favorite Websites for Holiday Electronic Shopping
By Patty Knaggs · Comments (0)
Wednesday,
November
30th,
2011
She's Holiday shopping again?
Electronics shopping and needing help, I’m leaning heavily on consumer and editor reviews. I don’t have the time or energy to research every detail of every electronic gizmo it seems I need in my personal or professional life. Why not depend on some else’s experience and expertise? The two sites I’ve been leaning on are amazon.com and CNET.com. Consumerwise, I must find safety in numbers. I love amazon.com due to the sheer volume of consumer reviews they provide for so very many items. I checked many review sites for the particular item I was recently purchasing but nothing can match the volume of reviews at amazon. I’ve been to epinions.com, reviewgist.com, buzzillions.com and viewpoints.com in search of a particular item review but none of them offer as many reviews as amazon consistently does.
The other site I admire for electronic reviews is CNET.com. I like the way the editor matter of factly provides a video for so many item reviews. Not only do I find the video representation comforting (real live people holding the actual item), they actually sound like they know what they are talking about! I find that very satisfying considering I’m sure I would be at a loss for words if someone asked me to explain simple electricity much less how something like a cell phone or a bluetooth headset actually works. My holiday electronics shopping website list is short but the two together:
amazon.com for consumer reviews
CNET.com for editorial reviews
have simplified my life, provide a consensus and made electronics shopping (electronically!) easy.
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Dentil Moulding 4 Laurel St., Beverly MA 01915
One of the classic styles in building mouldings is frequently miscalled ”dental”. It is relatively easy to understand why …because it looks like its name (toothlike), but it is spelled like its’ latin roots. Den is “tooth” in latin and the moulding is characterized by a square mold with spaces in between them, similar to a characterization of teeth. Usually found below a cornice, it is considered a classic style in architecture and is documented on the grave of Darius from 500BC! Having long admired the classic architecture I am thrilled to highlight a new listing with exquisite dentil moulding in the living and dining rooms. The picture above, highlights this style found at 4 Laurel St. Beverly MA. The picture belows shows off more of the architectural detail found in this pretty house including unique built ins.
Dentil moulding under the cornice
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Fireworks Schedules
Locally, many communities on the North Shore schedule their fireworks and parades on July 3, 2011. Did I just say parade? Always a fabulous prelude to the fireworks, many of our local communities have Horribles Parades as well. What is a “Horribles Parade” you may ask? Well, it is pretty much a parade for the people by the people!!! It is usually humorous, the more unsophisticated the better, opinionated and features homemade floats and costumes. Those parade schedules are below as well.
July 3, Sunday
Gloucester – Horribles Parade starts @ High School 6PM Fireworks over Harbor 9:30
Danvers – Fireworks Festival Plains Park 7PM (rides, music, kids games) Fireworks 9:30ish
Swampscott & Lynn – Fireworks Kings Beach @dusk (rain date July 5)
July 4, Monday
Beverly Farms – Horribles Parade Hale St., starts @ Oak St.8AM Fireworks West Beach @dusk
Marblehead – Horribles Parade 10AM Waterfront Festival all day Fireworks 9PM
Rockport – Firemans Parade starts @ High School 6PM Band concert & bonfire 8PM Back Beach
Manchester -by- the Sea – Independence Day Parade starts @ High School 9AM
Salem – Derby Wharf Kids Space 4PM, Music 5PM, Fireworks 9:15PM
Enjoy your Fireworks Schedule on the North Shore!
North Shore MA Apple service is the best …
By Kenny MacCarthy · Comments (0)
Wednesday,
December
29th,
2010
I just made a rare trip to the Genius Bar at the Apple Store and was totally satisfied with the results. 100%. I walked in expecting a minor, costly hassle and walked out a raving fan. I rarely have trouble with my Apple gear (unless I caused it by dropping it!) and this time was no different. I love Apple.
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Categories : Gloucester, Up The Line (out of town)
A friend and real estate colleague just finished telling me about her recent short sale nightmare. It seems she found a buyer for her client’s house. The bank accepted the short sale offering and was processing the sale, talking to the investor , etc. As the sale was coming together, the foreclosure process was well on it’s way and the auction date had been set. The bank sent notice to the investor telling them to postpone the auction because a sale was imminent. Read on … Read More→
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Terry Sullivan owns the RE/MAX franchise where I work and is a gear freak like me. He already got a new iPhone. Here’s his review:
I have had my new iPhone 4G for a week and I am totally pleased. Updating from my prior model took about 40 minutes – time will depend on how much data is on your old phone – I had 22 GB of data. Did I have any antenna issue – no. I buy my phones with a case and all worked normally. I suggest the iFrogz.com Luxe Lean style of case.
My impressions:
- Good battery life (battery ran all day for me)
- Screen is amazingly sharp and great for reading, videos and games
- I took photos and movies and the results were very good and very sharp (there are two cameras, front and rear and you can easily change the selected camera with a tap ). The auto focus/ brightness control function works very well by tapping a spot on the screen to focus on, and the colors were vibrant.
- The LED flash is very bright and works for both photos and video for night shooting and fill flash to remove shadows if near subject (within 10 feet)
- Video chat over wi-fi (called Face Time) with other iPhone 4 users is amazing
- Multi-Tasking (switching between apps) was very fast and works great
- The new iPhone’s OS and chip set make phone operate very quickly.
- Integration with Mobile Me (cloud computing service which auto updates any linked phones and computers) for contacts, email, calendars worked great
- I can easily access stored data on my Mobile Me’s iDisk (cloud storage space).
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Categories : Gloucester, Up The Line (out of town)
My niece Julia had her recital with Mitchell’s Dance Studio at the old Memorial Junior High in Beverly MA last weekend. They work so hard. I got some great video.
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My niece graduated from Reading High School last weekend. We had a great time listening to the speeches, watching the people, sweating. Here’s a taste for you.
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