I've been using Windows XP since 2004, and this year would have been the tenth year of it being my Operating System of choice. And even though it has its issues, I have nothing but praises for XP. Especially after trying Vista out for a week when it came out back in 2007. I read a lot of reviews on Vista, most were less than inspiring with people crying foul over Microsoft's release of a "rip off". Still, I went ahead and tried it to see for myself if the reviews were true... and they were.
Vista was just flashy in my opinion. It presented nothing significantly new, just a lot of eye candy. Moreover, some of the essential software I use for work, which ran without a hitch in XP, would not even install on a Vista machine. I thought to myself. "Did Microsoft redesign Windows and in doing so, threw away backward compatibility?" Vista stayed installed on my computer for just a week. It just felt heavy even when the machine I was using at the time had a 3 gigahertz processor and 1 gig of RAM. It was slower than XP and quite annoying with all the pop-ups too. Vista even made me feel that all my equipment are dated and I need to go out and buy new printers and stuff. I formatted the drive (to get all traces of Vista out) and re-installed my trusty XP, which remained my operating system for several more years until now.
A few months earlier I tried both Windows 7 and Windows 8 on the other of the 2 computers we have, while XP remained on my main computer, I was able to get a feel for both newer operating systems without sacrificing up time on my work PC. Both Windows 7 and 8 feel fast, and can accept many to most of the software I use. But Windows 7 seems to be the better choice for me. I see Windows 8 has a lot of touch based features that, although it works with a mouse, has some unnecessary screens or steps that I can do without. It's like Windows 7 without the start button. They replaced it with a full screen interface that resembles an interactive kiosk for the less tech savvy.
With 7, it was the Aero functions that got me sold. Snapping to the sides lets an open window resize to take up half the screen. Making my review jobs easier to setup. dragging a window to the top edge of the screen maximizes the window, dragging it down restores it, and the best part is when you shake it it minimizes all other windows. I'm quite sure there will be even more intuitive things to discover and to come. I'm just happy that a newer and worthwhile replacement has come for Windows XP that installs all my software. Which is what an OS is supposed to do.
With the first-hand experience we had with the effectiveness of Plum Delite, Minda and I were quite excited to take a step further and join in the R4 Network that BWL prepared to help sell the product directly to customers here in Iloilo. The product delivers its promises, and would easily sell itself to the target market... everybody! I would like to think, "Forget the weight loss effect, consider the detoxifying capabilities. Everybody needs to detox and become healthy." But hey, what sells is the weight loss part of the deal, so who am I to complain? I just make sure that the buyers are all well-educated in the ins and outs of what they're buying. I made a Facebook page for this very reason... to sell, and inform at the same time. Check it out at https://www.facebook.com/plumdelitejaro.
The network works simple enough that anybody with a grade school education will grasp it easily. There's a buy-in to become a member... buy one (1) box, and you're in. It's that simple. But if you intend on selling it as a means of income, you can buy it at its base price and sell it for a universal mark-up price. Universal meaning, it's the same wherever you are in the archipelago. The shipping cost is a separate cost, and is only added tot he actual product. There are categories and stages of membership that you progress on as your sales grow. Not only that, it is also encouraged to let your customers sell to their friends and relatives too. A small percentage is credited to you whenever a sale is completed by people connected to you in the network. We started with a builder pack of six (6) boxes shipped to us by our upline, to test out the waters as they say and see how receptive people are to it.
Right now we're focused at creating a customer base that will help us spread the word on Plum Delite. Neither Minda nor I have any background in sales. We're relying on word of mouth and free advertising as of now and fortunately, people are contacting us left and right even with the limited advertising we have. Many are interested but since it's the Christmas season, many are reluctant to shell out money for it, and instead intend it for the coming feasts and gift-givings. It's understandable, given the culture does bear greater influence in decision making where funds are involved. But we are hopeful that this will pick up after the Christmas and New Year celebrations, and then we'll find out if this is indeed as promising a venture as it appears.
A new product , from Best World Lifestyle (BWL) of Singapore is making itself known in the Philippines through a direct-selling network of agents. An all-natural food product utilizing the laxative-like properties of plum, treated with proprietary tea mixes and pro-biotics... called Optrimax Plum Delite. Its promise, is detoxification at the core of common illnesses... the colon. Most scientists and doctors agree on the fact that most diseases come from toxins within the body. Toxins that need to be flushed out to keep the body performing at its optimal level.
Plum Delite is all natural. It's not mixed like powdered drinks like coffee or tea, it's not a pill or capsule or juice. All of which contain preservatives and/or artificial binders that do more harm than good. Plum Delite is a fruit. An actual fruit that you eat once a day to aid in the excretion processes of the body. The colon in particular where most toxins end up, accumulate, but is often not excreted properly or completely. Plum Delite promises cleansing of the colon, and a host of after effects, the best sounding of which is losing weight. This tends to be the best selling quality of the product, albeit being just a secondary effect to the cleansing.
My wife Minda, was interested right away after hearing it helps in shedding off pounds. Not that I mind her being a little more chubby than before, but I'd rather she be happy and confident with her self than not. She'd often tell me she has nothing to wear because nothing fits, and I didn't believe her until I saw for myself how many of her favorite clothes, shirts and jeans stay folded and hung. I may have been helping her letting go of herself by ignoring her when she says she's "getting fat" all the time. I'd often tell her it's untrue then shrug it off believing that women go there eventually. Along the way there are aches and pains that are part of growing old.
But the good book says "love thy wife". And since loving my wife entails showing a little more attention for her concerns, then so be it. She hasn't asked me for anything for a long time and frankly, I'm beginning to not recognize her "asking". This woman is my companion through thick and thin, she's given me three beautiful kids, and is always taking care of everybody. The least I can do is support her desire to be fit and confident. So we got her started on the thirty-day regimen of Plum Delite. And in the first ten days alone, apart from losing 2.2 kilos (4.4 pounds), a lot of other significant changes had become evident.
The small daily annoyances like pain in her right knee was gone; her fingers are no longer stiff and tingling in the morning; she no longer has episodes of heartburn; there's less flatulence; she has more energy and doesn't get tired too quickly; no constipation, taking a dump is effortless; and her waistline shrunk two sizes; along with her thighs. Not only can she wear her jeans again, she actually had to buy some new smaller blouses from the ukay-ukay. Everything sounds too good to be true? Maybe to many it does, but it really is true. Plum Delite delivers what it promises. Minda is now on her second 10-day regimen, and is now actively exercising her arms and belly muscles to firm them up.
