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Come celebrate with Airtel at The Lagos Countdown 2013 Event holding at the Bar Beach from 6pm on December 31. Airtel is offering tickets for its subscribers to attend one of the biggest star studded concerts of 2013 that ushers in the New Year. The tickets are valued at N10, 000 but as an Airtel subscriber you will receive your electronic ticket by sending your name to the 35299 short code for only N100.  

Governor Raji Babatunde Fashola and Deepak Srivastava(COO, Airtel Nigeria)

The Airtel Fun zone, a custom exhibition stand showcasing the telco’s latest 3.75G Internet offerings, was the centre of attraction, yesterday (Monday, December 23^rd, 2013) when the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, officially flagged off the 2013 Lagos Countdown festival, at the Bar Beach stretch, Victoria Island, Lagos. 

Well I woke up early this morning to the sound of reindeer on the roof. Oh, maybe not, it could have just been the snow or ice crashing off the roof. I was hoping to sleep in this Christmas morning but being over 50 I can't sleep past 6:00 am anymore. If you are as old as I am you know what I mean. I flipped on the TV to watch the Disney parade and Facetimed with my brothers and sisters in Minnesota, Florida and Iowa. My brother in Florida reminded me it was going to be 80 degrees there today.  Thanks brother, see you in a few weeks.

We had a great candle light service last night at church to celebrate the birth of Jesus.  We are so fortunate to be around family and friends in this great community we live in. I want to thank my i-Marine Apps blogger family too for reading all the geeky stuff I write.  I wish each of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Each year is a blessing for me. I have a lot to be thankful for.

This year's Christmas picture finds my kids in college, my wife with a new job she loves and me having worked 30 years in the electrical power industry.  It is time to leave 2013 in the rear view mirror. I am looking forward to all the new experiences and possibilities that await us in 2014.


~~~ Sail On ~~~ /)
Mark

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Locate your Windows Phone Easily

There is and anti-theft feature of Windows phone named Find My Phone which enables you to locate your lost or stolen Windows phone. To do so, you just need to follow below steps.

1.  First of all, Visit the Windows Phone official  website.
2. Now, move the cursor to Explore My Phone and Select Find My Phone from the drop down menu.                                    
3. Now, Sign in with your live Windows Phone ID which you have ever used with your smartphone.

When you sign in to your existing Windows Phone account, it will show the location of your lost windows smartphone on the map immediately. You can also print the a copy of the location if you want.

Application: Requires iOS 6.0 or later, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Function: Nautical Marine Charting and tracking
Rating:**
Cost: $2.99


The Christmas season is upon us! Our kids are home from college and my wife has been busy preparing for the holidays. My job is to set up and decorate the Christmas tree. Right now our house is a mess with Christmas presents and decorations scattered everywhere. We only have a few days to pull it all together. No stress here! Luckily I woke up early this morning and found some quiet time to write a quick blog post about a new app you will want to take a look at.

Aqua Maps is the one of the latest apps to join the long list of marine charting apps. At this point it is a pretty basic app with chart display, waypoints, tracks and GPS tracking.  I like what I see so far and I know the author has big plans to add additional features in the future.

 Features:

• Offline Charts, satellite and Street hybrid views
• ENC Charts for US, Alaska, Hawaii and USACE Rivers, New Zealand, UK&Ireland, Germany and Rivers
• Netherlands, Belgium and Canals
• Center map button
• Spot sounding, Buoys, Beacons, Sea Floor information, Obstructions, Wrecks, Rocks, Dredges areas Fishing zones
• Download detailed map by tile
• On screen zoom controls or use pinch to zoom in
• Add, modify and delete customized Markers
• Display or no display of markers
• Import of KMZ and KML tracks and markers
• GPS Track recording
• Marker coordinates
• Sharing of markers, tracks and position through Air Drop, texting, Facebook and Email
• North Up and Track up orientation
• Track detail
• Custom track colors
• Distance measuring tool
• Speed, maximum and average
• Heading
• Moving time
• Distance

Charts:

The first thing you will want to do is download some charts for the area you want to view. The Chart download icon is located in the lower left of the screen. Tapping this will bring up a chart display with a grid overlay. Simply tap the tiles you want to download and tap the icon at the bottom to start the download process. You will want to be connected to WiFi at this point or it may take a while to download all the data.  To remove the chart data from your device, go to settings and Reset the Downloaded Map option.  You can now zoom in and display the detail for the area you downloaded.

The main display is very fresh looking with many markers and symbols. The color of the charts are very vibrant and clear. Depth gradients are shown with multiple colors to easily navigate shallow waters. Cities and towns are marked for easy location. The test size of the annotations seems too large and interferes with navigation at times. It might be nice to have a setting to make the text smaller or the option to turned it off all together.

There are a ton of symbols on the charts. Aqua Maps has more symbols than any other charting app that I have seen. A complete list of them can is seen here.  The symbols appear at times to be too big in size and also interfere with navigation. Options to control the size of the symbols would be a welcome addition also. 

The main display has several control features to run the app. The first two buttons are located in the upper left side of the screen. Tapping the top Crosshairs icon once will center the chart on your current position. Tap it again to enter the track up mode. Tap it again to go back to north up chart orientation mode.

The GPS icon below that is used to start and stop GPS tracking of your position. Once selected, a pop up box opens at the bottom center of the display.  It will start recording your track on the display and provide Speed, Heading, Average speed, distance travelled and time travelled.

The track display box can be selected to bring up the Track edit feature. Here the user can edit the route name, color or delete the route. Additional information about the route is displayed including the date, time and trip information. You can share your route through the email option.

The Settings icon is in the lower right of the screen. Select this to access options for Chart overlays, Measuring units, Depth, Compass heading type and sounds.  The chart overlay options lets you change the land background to a satellite view or a street map.  This is handy to orientate yourself to city, street names and landmarks.

A handy Scaling icon on the center right of the screen allows zooming in and out of the display.

Tapping this in the center will bring up a Measuring tool which can be use to measure distances between to points on the chart. Simply place your finger on either end of the measuring line and drag them to the desired locations.

The distance will be displayed on one end of the line. A nice addition to this feature would be to also have the compass bearing of the line displayed also. By dragging one end of the line to your present position, the user can quickly make distance measurements and estimate the course to steer to a point on the chart.


The last icon on the screen in the upper right corner lists the chart data including Tracks and Markers. 

Tap any of these markers or tracks to enter the edit mode. Here you can customize the marker points to a variety of colorful icons. Tapping the Checkered Flag on a marker will put you into the navigating mode to that waypoint marker.

Markers are easily added to any point on the chart by simply tapping and holding on a location. A pink star will be then added to that point.

Tap the Marker you just made for more options. Select the checkered flag to make it your destination or select the garbage can to delete it. Tapping the center will take you to the edit mode where you can select the customized icons.

The app is very intuitive and easy to use. The chart colors are vivid and the symbols seem to pop off the screen. All the features make sense and can be quickly accessed through the on screen icons and menus.  With the addition of the few of the changes that I mentioned the app will become even more user friendly.  I look forward to the next version of the app and expect the author will continue to build on the already very functional app.

Well, I hear my wife calling, I think she needs me to sample some of her cooking. I am the designated taste tester, lucky me. Wish me luck in making it through all the madness of the holidays.  I want to thank you all for being my loyal follower and reading my blog.  I hope in some small way I have helped you understand these amazing apps.

I hope you have a "HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON" and wish you and your family the best in the new year!

~~~ Sail On ~~~ /)

Mark

Apple has released its top iTunes results for 2013. The results are:

• Artist of the Year: "The 20/20 Experience," Justin Timberlake
• Album of the Year: "The Heist," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Song of the Year: "Royals," Lorde
• Breakthrough Album: "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City," Kendrick Lamar

Top 10 Albums of 2013 are:

• "The 20/20 Experience," Justin Timberlake
• "Beyoncé," Beyoncé
• "Night Visions," Imagine Dragons
• "Magna Carta... Holy Grail," JAY Z
• "Nothing Was the Same," Drake
• "The Heist," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• "Pitch Perfect," Various Artists
• "Babel," Mumford & Sons
• "The Marshall Mathers LP2", Eminem
• "Random Access Memories," Daft Punk

Top 10 Tracks of 2013 are:

• "Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)," Ryan Lewis & Macklemore
• "Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell)," Robin Thicke
• "Radioactive," Imagine Dragons
• "Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)," P!nk
• "Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• "When I Was Your Man," Bruno Mars
• "Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko)," Rihanna
• "Roar," Katy Perry
• "Royals," Lorde
• "Mirrors," Justin Timberlake

Best News & Politics Podcast: MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)
Best Comedy Podcast: The Adam and Dr. Drew Show
Best Social Sciences Podcast: AsapScience Best Society & Culture: Stuff You Should Know

Top Podcasts:

• "Happy Tree Friends"
• "Real Time with Bill Maher"
• NPR Programs: "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!"
• Grammar Girl: "Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing"
• Coffee Break: "Spanish"
• NBC Nightly News (video)
• SModcast: "SModcast"
• APM: "A Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon"
• The Moth Podcast: "10 TEDTalks" (in HD)

With over 1 million apps and over 60 billion total app downloads, gaining the top spot on Apple's app store requires alot of creativity, sharing and fun. Candy Crush Saga gained the top spot as the most downloaded free app on both iPhone and iPad this year. The addicting game was also the top grossing app on both iPhone and iPad, an impressive feat considering the app is free and relies on in-app purchases for revenue.

See the ratings below according to Apple:

Top Free iPhone  Apps	Top Free iPad apps
Candy Crush Saga	Candy Crush Saga
YouTube	YouTube
Temple Run 2	Temple Run 2
Vine	Calculator for iPad
Google Maps	Skype for iPad
Snapchat	Netflix
Instagram	Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Facebook	iBooks
Pandora Radio	Facebook
Despicable Me: Minion Rush	The Weather Channel

Top Paid iPhone  Apps	Top Paid iPad apps
Minecraft – Pocket Edition	Minecraft – Pocket Edition
Heads Up	Pages
Temple Run: Oz	Temple Run: Oz
Angry Bird: Star Wars	Plants vs Zombies HD
Plague Inc	Angry Bird: Star Wars HD
After Light	Notability
Free Music Download Pro: MP3 Downloader	Angry Bird: Star Wars II
Bloons TD 5	iMovie
Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock	The Room
Plants vs Zombies	Bad Piggies HD

Top Grossing iPhone  Apps	Top Grossing iPad apps
Candy Crush Saga	Candy Crush Saga
Clash of Clans	Clash of Clans
Pandora Radio	Hay Day
MARVEL War of Heroes	Double Down Casino
Hay Day	Big Fish Casino
Big Fish Casino	Modern War
The Simpson: Tapped Out	Bingo Bash HD – Free Bingo Canon
Modern War	The Simpson: Tapped Out
Kingdom of Camelot: Battle for the Month	Slotomania – HD Free slots
The Hobbit: Kingdom of Middle Earth	GSN Casino