Beautiful Day by Hillary Johnson

I fell in love with this song the first time I heard this from One True Media which is the default song for creating videos. I've created a video for Jo Hyun Jae which is my recently faved Korean actor. I found his acting on 49 Days drama to be great.

49 Days

Going back to the song, it was released on 2005. Yeah I know that's too old already. Songs are only old when it is already boring to hear. This is the first time I heard about Beautiful Day and I hope this could create some buzz for Hillary Johnson. I wish she'll make it to mainstream audiences.

Beautiful Day by Hillary Johnson

Takin' a walk outside and I don't know if I wanna come back,
from where I started.
Look at the sunshine and tell me it's not beautiful, and I'll,
just stay here forever.
(Ooh) I got an idea.

Poor baby says his heart's been broken and he can't find someone
to mend it for him.
Says he needs someone to take care of him,
well you know, who love him, adore him.
(Ooh) I can be that someone,
(Ooh) Let me be that someone.

(Chorus)

Kickback, and let yourself lose control.
Sit back, baby, who cares about tomorrow?
Let me hypnotize those bright blue eyes, spin your world around.
Let's dream of city lights and leavin' town (Leavin' town).
Coz it's a beautiful day, what a beautiful day.


You got no shame when it comes to love, and it's only a game,
what's the use of runnin'?
Yesterday's pains keep you up all night
to search for salvation in between the love.
(Ooh) I'll be your sanctuary,
(Ooh) When your days seem weary.

(Chorus)

Kickback, and let yourself lose control.
Sit back, baby, who cares about tomorrow?
Let me hypnotize those bright blue eyes, spin your world around.
Let's dream of city lights and leavin' town (Leavin' town).
Coz it's a beautiful day, what a beautiful day.

Nothing to fear and nothing to hide,
Take a look at yourself through my eyes.
Dive head-first into me,
I'll be anything you want me to be.
How to be, yeah.

(Chorus)

Kickback, and let yourself lose control.
Sit back, baby, who cares about tomorrow?
Let me hypnotize those bright blue eyes, spin your world around.
Let's dream of city lights and leavin' town (Leavin' town).
Coz it's a beautiful day, what a beautiful day.

Kickback, and let yourself (Nothing to fear and nothing to hide) lose control.
Sit back, baby (Take a look at yourself through my eyes.),
who cares about tommorow?
Let me hypnotize those bright blue eyes, spin your world around.
Let's dream of city lights and leavin' town (Leavin' town, Leavin' town).
Cuz it's a beautiful day, what a beautiful day.


Lyrics modified from Avrilisrockqueen


For more information about Hillary Johnson you can check her following sites:
Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/hillaryjohnson
Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/hilyj

Free iOS 5 for Apple iPad 2

Apple is set to release iOS 5 on October 12, 2011 for free for public consumption. Registered iOS developers got an early lead with the "Gold Master" version which is the ninth Beta released to date.  So what features does it bring for iPad 2 users you might have asked?

Notification

It now has Notification Center that sits on top area of the screen. It groups all notifications and has an unobtrusive way of notifying users without sending pop up windows. Text, missed calls, voicemails and app alerts won't interrupt you whenever your watching videos or play games. It somehow has the same features with LockInfo and Mobile Notifier tweak.

Newstand

It organized all magazine and newspaper subscriptions in one app. Purchases for these items in App Store will automatically be reflected and updated on Newsstand using push notification. You can quickly and easily  find your reading material in one place without the need of separate app for items.

Reminders

The Reminders app is an updated Notes app. It is a to-do list app with added features that allows you to get reminded when a date is near or when your near to a certain location like a supermarket. This is helpful when your daughter asked you to buy her a snack on your way home from office. It also have syncing feature with Outlook and iCal.

Integrated Twitter

On old version of iOS, you need to open the Twitter app in order to send tweets. Now, you can tweet directly using native apps such as Photos, Camera, YouTube, Maps, and Safari. You can also easily add your location with a tap of a button.

Safari

Real tabbed browsing which is only limited to desktop version of Safari, have now reached iPad 2. Gone are the days that you need switch view to choose the other tab from the maximum of nine thumbnails. That does not appeal to most mobile Safari users and most of them opt to install a separate browser like iCab to have the real tabbed browsing feature. Now, iOS 5 have all the features that iCab has.

It now has Safari Reader that removes the site's sidebar and ads and only shows you the content that you are actually reading. Reading List allow these contents to be bookmarked for later reading.

Improved Camera

You can now use the camera from the lock screen instead of unlocking the device to open the Camera app. Using the camera from the lock screen, you use the volume button to snap pictures. You can now modify the exposure, and crop the photos before saving them.

Mail

It now has rich-text formatting, flagging messages as unread and a built-in dictionary. It also has split keyboard which allows users those who type long messages to use both thumbs. Think of it like typing text using both thumbs on iPhone in landscape mode. Jennifer Bergen gave us a comedic description below of how to enable the split keyboard on iPad.

To get the split keyboard on your iPad screen, the user simply places two fingers on the keyboard and moves them outwards to split the keyboard in half. It’s extremely easy, and makes typing with your thumbs pretty handy – no pun intended.

AirPlay Mirroring

The AirPlay protocol in iOS 5 now supports video mirroring. Think of it as your external projector without the cable. You will be able to see on your HDTV the videos, photos, or website that are being displayed on your iPad 2. You need to purchase Apple TV to be able to do this. This feature is only available on iPad 2 though.

iMessage

It is an instant-messaging app designed only for Apple iOS 5 mobile devices. It allows iOS 5 users to send text, photos, videos, contacts and locations with their friends that also have iOS 5 device. It has most of, if not all, the features of BBM that make BlackBerry's users stay in their comfort zone. Now Apple has given them an option to think again, we should watch out for what RIM has to offer something new.

PC Free

Setting up your iPad 2 does not require a Mac or PC. You can setup your device right out of the box. If you are upgrading from iOS 4, this feature does not affect you really.

Wi-Fi Sync

It backs up and syncs your iPad 2 with your PC over a shared Wi-Fi network. This is somehow similar to an app that was rejected by App Store last year. The app, created by Greg Hughes, is being sold for $9.99 on Cydia Store under the same product name. More story of this via The Register.

Here's the infographic from Chris Spurlock summarizing the differences between iOS 4 and iOS 5:

Conclusion

There you have it. These are some of the features that iOS 5 brings to your iPad 2 device. With the advent of iCloud on iOS 5, you need to ensure that it meets all your bring-your-own (BYO device) computing policies that your company requires. With iCloud it is easy for anyone to take a photo and upload the data on the cloud. Even though you have confiscated the gadget, the data such as company's confidential documents or products can easily be leaked to the public.

I Just Got Approved by PeerFly!

After almost a week waiting for my PeerFly application to be approved, it eventually happened. I've been constantly checking my PeerFly's publisher page waiting for the account processing page to change. As I have refreshed the page, the Dashboard and graphs can now be seen. So I checked my email to verify if I've been approved by PeerFly and there I saw Luke Kling's email welcoming me to the group.

I'd like to celebrate today my start of journey to CPA marketing with PeerFly. I'm gonna log my progress here so that others may see and hopefully I get some unsolicited advice from the pros.

My Dashboard

CPA, which is short for Cost-Per-Action, has been touted by advertising companies as the optimal way of buying ads. It is where the companies only pays the affiliate network, such as PeerFly, for each successful action. These action can range from confirmed emails, zip codes to mobile numbers.

This is unlike the way in which PPC or Pay-Per-Click operates where companies pay for every click of their ads. They thinking that these "clickers" were really interested in their product. These PPC scheme might have somehow conspired to hire people to click the ads for a very small incentive. The effect here is that the companies are paying the affiliate network without anyone buying from them.

With CPA, the person who clicks the ad have the high chance to be their customer. The way it works, as I understand it, is that those who are interested would voluntarily give their contact info when filling a form. The offers from advertising companies differ, some would require that a potential customer should confirm their opt-in before the actions gets credited.

Fill-up The Form First

I don't know about you, but if I have a small online business I would choose this route instead of PPC. If I get the emails of my prospective customers I might send them product offers in exchange for freebies. This is very attractive to small to medium sized businesses and I won't be surprised if PPC affiliate networks will start to dwindle.

PeerFly rewards publishers for getting leads from their promotions. You can check out PeerFly's program for publishers at http://peerfly.com/?r=52116. The link will take you to PeerFly website with my referral ID. You can also check out Luke's website at lukepeerfly.com.