Monday, February 27, 2012

Watch out for BLEND kopi Luwak!

The Blend kopi Luwak product usually comes with a very low price, usually under $10 for 100 gram. This product has ruin kopi Luwak reputation since it will taste like an ordinary Arabica coffee.

The blend products being sold in here usually manufactured by PT Java Prima Abadi located in Central Java, Indonesia. The "kopi Luwak" stamp on their product is actually a brand they use to market their product. The coffee itself is a blend of 2% kopi Luwak beans and 98% Arabica or Robusta beans.

For those who curious about kopi Luwak please stay alert for this kind of product. Below are some of the "FAKE" kopi Luwak products that were produced by the company I mentioned above. You should be able to see the similarity between these products.


And here is the details from the back side of the packaging which mentioned about the composition of the product (only 2% kopi Luwak beans).

Going to the next level. Things to Remember

As many times as I have gotten to this point I finally am starting to make it through. I would always be held up/discouraged by:

-A 21 day Paypal Hold
-Getting ripped off on shipping/or USPS smashing a $100 piece.
-Someone who is just hell-bent on leaving negative feedback for a 99 cent item.

But Finally I put up with it all under my third account now and I currently have, A 21 day Paypal hold, 2 negative feedback's out of 35, and a giant Fed-Ex statement.

My hope is to put this list together to help the other's in my position, experiencing moderate success and ready to maybe get a store or take on a larger inventory.

-Don't ship Fragile with 2nd rate packaging, at the same token, don't try to pass off crap for cash. It will Always catch up with you.
-Sorry eBay, Explore other site's, if the item is worth enough Auctions.
-Starting your bidding around your asking price will result in little to no action, always look away when I see "0 Bids $34.00 Buy it Now $45.00"
-The more professional the Everything betters your odds, Broad Listing Titles, Auction at 0.99
-Always Leave $20 in your paypal, whenever that "case" is filed the seller can only bendover.
-And probably the most important, which I try to do with all listings, Is this something I want to buy, and how much is it worth ON EBAY!

People who are shopping on here, especially for used item's are generally Always Looking For a deal.

Feel Free to add to the "Must Know/Remember List"

Android 2.3 aka “Gingerbread” for PC tablets or 2.2

Gingerbread isn’t as big an update as Froyo was, although you'll find some useful new features and small enhancements throughout the newest Android update.

Android 2.3 (more deliciously and seasonally appropriately known as "Gingerbread") isn't a huge overhaul of Google's cellphone operating system, but the whole interface feels more refined and more responsive. In addition, Google has built some notable new features into the operating system.


NFC Support

The most intriguing feature of Android 2.3 is its support for NFC (near-field communication) chips. And the first phone to ship with Gingerbread, the Samsung-built Nexus S, contains that invisible NFC chip. Essentially, NFC chips can turn your phone into a sort of credit card. Ideally, when you wave your phone in front of a retailer's sensor, your purchase will immediately be placed on your account.


Keyboard and Copy/Paste

(Android users: if you are not currently using Swype or ThickButtons keyboard apps, download one of them now!) The keys on the standard keyboard are simply too small and cramped for me to comfortably bang out a long text or e-mail message. Android 2.3, reshapes the keyboard keys to be more rectangular than square, and there's more spacing between keys. I found the redesigned keyboard to be easier to use, but still imperfect. For me, between the Android 2.3 keyboard and the Apple iOS 4 keyboard, the iPhone wins. Then again, you can't download Swype to the iPhone. One nice enhancement with Gingerbread is that you can simultaneously press Shift and a letter to get a symbol or number no need to switch between modes.

Another neat feature is the ability to use your voice to correct words as you type. You simply press and hold the incorrect word, and then select the dedicated voice control key (it looks like a microphone) on your keyboard. Then say the correct word and cross your fingers that Android understands it. This feature worked pretty well, but I'm unlikely to use it very often.

Copying and pasting are also much easier in Android 2.3 than in 2.2. You can quickly select text by simply pressing and holding a word. You can then adjust the chunk of text you want to select by dragging the arrows that appear around the text. The method is incredibly easy and effective.


Camera App

I'm a fan of the camera app in the native Android 2.2, so I was excited to try the new version in Gingerbread. The most notable feature of the updated app is support for multiple cameras on a device. You click a small icon at the bottom of the screen and then choose the front-facing camera or the back-facing camera. Overall, the camera app is simple and straightforward, and I really hope that manufacturers don't try to replace it with their own custom apps on future phones.


Management Apps and Menus

Android 2.2 was faster than Android 2.1, but the price of that boost in speed was reduced battery life. Google has addressed this issue by making Android 2.3 more power-efficient. The software also provides a new nifty battery menu that shows monitors how much power you're using and estimates how much time you have left before you'll need to charge again.

There's also a new shortcut to the Manage Applications menu on the Home screen and in the Launcher, so you can quickly check to see which applications are currently running on your phone and how much power each app (like Gmail or Voice Search) is consuming; then you can close one or more of them if necessary.

The new Downloads application gives you quick access to any file that you download from your browser, e-mail program, or other app (such as Amazon MP3). This feature came in handy as soon as I began loading my phone with content.

Other Tweaks and Features

There are many small tweaks scattered across the user interface. When you link your Google account to your phone, the 3G icon turns green. The notification bar and other areas of the interface are black instead of white. And when the phone goes to sleep, a cool little animation shrinks the screen, making your phone look like an old-timey TV switching off.