Whistle for help with Geko's Smart Whistle

The world’s first Smart Whistle by Geko is created with GPS tracking and Bluetooth technology that alerts your family and/or police or ambulance directly whenever you are in need of help.

How it works:

This new device works together with an app called WISO. After downloading the WISO app on your smartphone simply pair it to your Geko Smart Whistle.

On the app you are able to select the contacts you wish to notify in case of an emergency or accident when you need help or assistance.

If you want to activate your SOS alerts, blow on the mouthpiece or press on your Smart Whistle’s button for two seconds. Doing this will automatically call (Android only), text, and email your contacts.

The texts and emails will contain an SOS message, along with a map guiding to your current location, this information will be updated continuously every two to three minutes until deactivation of the alert.

After deactivating the alert, your contacts receive another message informing them of your safety. 

Features of the Geko Smart Whistle:

Bluetooth:

The Smart Whistle comes with Bluetooth technology to allow pairing between it and your WISO app. Through Bluetooth it syncs with your phone and app and allows texts/emails to be sent once activated.

Audio Recording & Messaging:

You can send your preselected loved ones a personal recording to let them know what’s happening.
Aside from sending digital alerts to your pre-selected contacts, you can also keep blowing your whistle and/or set your app to play a loud siren to attract attention, or, even set stealth mode to remain quiet.

GPS on Google Maps:

You will be easily able to be tracked during an emergency on Google Maps via the WISO app, or online. When the Smart Whistle is activated, your contacts will receive the SOS alerts with a simple and discreet location info on a map straight to their phone or email. After this the WISO app will update your contacts with your current location every three minutes! This will automatically go on until alert is deactivated.

IOS and Android suitability:

As long as you are connected to the internet it does'nt matter whether you have an iOS or Android device, you’ll be able to pair your Smart Whistle to both and activate your SOS alerts. There are no seperate monthly service plan/ contract required.

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This device is especially suitable for women, kids, students, elderly who live alone, and athletes who practice (extreme) sports individually.

It comes with 1 year guarantee and is available in different colours.

The strap is designed to be stretchy and flexible in order to be strapped on anywhere / anything and is made durable for outside use and different weather types.

You also receive 30 free SOS SMS per month and unlimited email/call notifications up to 3 contacts.

1 Candle x 12 with Rekindle

Benjamin Shine must have had a momentous spark of true inspiration which lead him to make Rekindle: the candlestick holder which slowly but steadily turns into a brand new candle, as it burns and melts away.

Rekindle is a self-regenerative wax candle stick that consists of a tubular acrylic stem that holds and remolds the melting wax of the candle as it is burning into a second new candle.

As the wax accumulates inside the stem, it hardens around a strip of wick running through the center, as a result all you'll need is a new wick to recreate the original candle.

The recycled candle is however a little smaller, because every time it burns all the way through, the flame is generated by burning wax vapours.

Still the Rekindle lets you re-use your candles in the most effective way, up to 12 times!

Very useful during a cold season where extreme storms have been shutting down cities and especially in case of other emergencies where the electricity is off for an  uncertain period of time.

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The designer can customize this item to your choice of stainless steel, anodized aluminum, or porcelain.

If you are interested in this please contact Benjamin Shine directly.

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Mac keyboard hacks: timesaving shortcuts

The right keyboard shortcuts can save you much of your time. Here are some basic and more advanced shortcuts you can use if you own a mac keyboard.

Basic tricks:

Cmd+Z: Undo

Maybe the most frequently used keyboard shortcut is Cmd+Z. It undoes your last action and works across multiple programs, so whether you've accidentally deleted a file, applied an image filter you don't like, or erased pages of important textfiles you can use this shortcut to retrieve it back.

Cmd+W: Close

Cmd+W is for closing
any window or file you have open. It works for almost anything, from open documents to browser tabs. Great when you need to close down a lot of windows, images, or anything else quickly. This shortcut saves you alot of time and clicking.

Cmd+Q: Quit apps

When you click the red "x" in the top-left corner of an application window, macOS won't actually close the program completely but it will minimize the app to the dock. Because it leaves programs running, it can really slow down your processor speed. To avoid this you can use this keyboard shortcut.

Cmd+F: Search

By using this shortcut: in your browser, you can search the current webpage; in Finder, you search the contents of your hard drive; in iTunes, you search your music library or the store; you can start a search from about anywhere by hitting Cmd+F.

Return: Rename

When busy with renaming files, this shortcut is great. Once you've selected the file in Finder, you hit the Return key, type out the new name, and hit Return again when you've finished. Then move on to the next file by moving the cursor.

Advanced tricks:

Cmd+Space: Launch Siri

The Siri feature (Apple's smart assistent) can be used by the Cmd+Space shortcut. You need to press and hold these keys to access it. When Siri launches, you can voice a variety of commands, from searching local files to preparing for the day's weather.

Cmd+Opt+Delete: Immediately delete a file

To make sure a file is securely gone, or prevent the Trash folder from taking up too much hard drive space, hit Cmd+Opt+Delete to immediately delete a file indefinitly.

Cmd+Opt+3: Take a screenshot

Hit Cmd+Opt+3 to save your entire screen as a PNG file on the desktop. Use Cmd+Opt+4, to draw a rectangle over an area to screenshot just that specific region. And you can hit Cmd+Opt+4 and then press the space bar before clicking on a window for a shot of that window on its own.

Cmd+Opt+Esc: Force quit applications

The Cmd+Opt+Esc shortcut will bring up the Force Quit dialogue box, with a list of  currently running programs. Select the problematic app and hit Force quit. To skip the dialogue box and immediately shut down the program you're currently using, press Shift+Cmd+Opt+Esc.

Cmd+comma: Open preferences

Press Cmd+comma to open the Preferences pane for whatever program you're using.

Improved navigation tricks:

Cmd+number: Change the Finder view

Cmd+1 lets you view each file as an icon, Cmd+2 as a list, Cmd+3 shows the contents of a set of folders as a series of columns, and Cmd+4 gives you the cover flow perspective. The arrow keys will let you navigate through lists, columns, and files.

Cmd+H: Hide applications

Cmd+H hides all the open windows of the application you currently are using, and switches the foremost application to the most recent one. By adding the Option key you can achieve the opposite effect: Cmd+Opt+H hides all the open windows of all the open applications, except the one you're using right now.

Cmd+Tab: Switch apps

A quick tap on the Cmd+Tab keyboardshortcut will switch you from your currently-foremost app to the app you were using immediately before; another tap will take you back again. Hold down the Cmd key even after you press Tab, and you'll see icons for all your open apps: Hit Tab to cycle through them.

Space: Quick Look

The Quick Look shortcut is perfect for looking at a series of images or other files without fully opening them in an application. Select the file you want to preview in Finder and hit Space. To close this view, tap Space one more time. Also it is possible to select a list of several files and press Cmd+Opt+Y to access a Quick Look slideshow.

Cmd+Opt+D: Show or hide the dock

Quickly hide it from view, by hitting Cmd+Opt+D. Press the shortcut again to reveal the dock once more. If you prefer the dock-free look, go to System Preferences, where the Dock entry lets you automatically hide it when not in use.

Educate yourself with MOOC provider edX

EdX is an excellent MOOC provider for people who want to learn online, (MOOC is short for massive open online courses). The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University founded edX in May of 2012.

Ever since it's foundation it has been governed by colleges and universities and it is the only leading MOOC provider that is both nonprofit and open source.

As an online educational organisation edX offers high-quality courses from the world’s leading universities and upscale institutions, that enable anyone to educate themselves on an academic level.

Some of the university level courses are free of charge and there are a wide range of courses made available in computer science, languages, engineering, psychology, writing, electronics, biology, or marketing.

Edx also performs research in e-learning, based on how people use their platform.

Their ultimate mission is to provide quality education for everyone, everywhere and increasing access to high-quality education for everyone, everywhere.

Therefor they have developed ways to allow people around the world to get an education that would otherwise be impossible.

Unlike other MOOC providers like Coursera and Udacity, edX is a nonprofit organization and runs on the free Open edX open-source softwareplatform. This online learning platform is freely available.

On June 1, 2013, edX open sourced its entire platform. On GitHub the source code can be found.

With Open EdX, educators and technologists can build learning tools and contribute new features to the platform, creating innovative solutions to benefit students globally.

Also the platform is made freely available to other institutions of higher learning that want to make the same offerings. Several higher-education institutions use the Open edX to provide MOOC services, such as MIT's MITx platform and some private companies also use Open edX to provide training.

With more than 90 global partners, EdX counts the world’s leading universities, nonprofits, and institutions as it's members. EdX university members top the QS World University Rankings® with the founders receiving the top honors, and EdX partner institutions ranking highly on the full list.

It is possible to get a verified certificate after completing a course and also to automatically update the information about the received cerficate on to your LinkedIn profile.

For more information visit the site: Open edX or edX.

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As of 29 December 2016, EdX has around 10 million students taking more than 1,270 courses online.

More than 70 schools, nonprofit organizations, and corporations offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website.

Online education is available via EdX in English, Mandarin, French, Hindi, Spanish

Edx latest tweet says they are excited to announce two new Microsoft Professional Program tracks, Cloud Administration and DevOps.