Waze Aims to Help The Philippines in Wake of Typhoon

Waze is a fun, community based mapping, traffic & navigation app, 50 million strong. 

It's all about contributing to and benefiting from the 'common good' on the road, so hop on board and get involved in your local driving community today!

Install Waze Social GPS Maps & Traffic at playstore now!

Don't forget to turn on GPS on your smartphone to activate Waze.

Menu will be pop-out and just click at navigate. 

If let say you want to search for the nearest petrol station or restaurant then simply go to categories.

It's my first day to attend the class! 

I'm not sure which route I should take for me to be there on time since I stay in Kepong. 

So, I decided to use Waze! I just need to type Uitm Shah Alam at  the search box.

There are few options if you type the name of the place instead of full address. 

Then, I click UiTM (the red box).

Next, I simply click Go.

The purple colour road is the route I will be using to go to UiTM. 

Besides, it will show the approximate time I will reached which is 40 minutes.

Finally, the flag shows the place I wish to go.

I will be very lucky if there is no obstacles along the way to UiTM Shah Alam.

 It SELDOM happened especially in the morning! 

Along the road, you will see the 3 cars (as picture below). 

It means that there is traffic jam in 8 min from my current place.

It can be a complete standstill... 

or/and heavy traffic along the way to Shah Alam.

One of the way I can check what is happening during a complete standstill is by looking at the reports.

It may be because of the policemen...

Or accidents. As you can see below, I am able to check what is happening on the road around me 

and not just along the road I am currently used.

Same goes to the traffic. If its a heavy traffic in MRR2, I may avoid it and use other alternative. 

Before that, I need to know which alternative route that I have to reached Shah Alam. 

So, I just need to go back to the menu and choose routes. 

Tadaa! I have other choices.

If there is something happened along your way and wish to share with other drivers, you can always make a report whether an accident just happened, there's a policemen or hazard.

Let say you want to make a report for an accident just occurred, you may select whether a minor or major accident and you can also take a picture to show how bad or not it was.

All in all, Waze is all about sharing information about what exactly happened on the road 

so that it will benefit other drivers and yourself as well. After all, where do you think you get all the information about accidents and so forth if its not from other drivers? 

Sharing is caring :)

Waze Aims to Help The Philippines in Wake of Typhoon

This past weekend the Philippines was struck by Typhoon Haiyan - one of the most powerful and devastating natural disasters in recent memory. Authorities estimate that at least 9.7 million people have been effected by the typhoon. The sheer scale of the damage has made evacuation and the delivery of assistance extremely difficult. We can only imagine how difficult a time this must be.

In an effort to assist in this time of crisis, we have added pins to our maps showing emergency evacuation points across the Philippines. 

Wazers in the Philippines can also find the closest rescue point to them simply by typing "help" in the navigation box.  

We hope that these efforts along with real-time reports from the Waze community will provide rescue workers with the most up-to-date road conditions on their way to offering help.     

Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with those affected by the typhoon. If you must drive, please drive safe. And if there are any more rescue points we should add or any other ways we can help, please reply in the comments below.

sources : http://blog.waze.com/

【THE BEST CHOICE FOR YOUR MOBILE OFFICE】

Whether in a small cell phone screen or on a large screen on the Tablet, 

Kingsoft Office has a superior performance!

It is very convenient to have your work done everywhere you are and at anytime. 

Long time ago, you need a computer to work on with your task. Now, not anymore. 

With an advance technology, you can continue working without having to seat in front of the PC. 

What you need is just a smartphone or tablet and of course Kingsoft Office ! 

This app support 23 kinds of files, including DOC/DOCX/TXT/XLS/XLSX/PPT/PPTX/PDF.

 The basic one that people use all the time are 

Excel (XLS), Document (DOC), PDF and Powerpoint Presentation (PPT).

1)  Microsoft Office Excel using Kingsoft Office

2)  Microsoft Office Words using Kingsoft Office

In case there is something you want to comment on other's work, you can simply 

go to insert button and click at comment as below :

Then, bring the cursor to where you wish to comment and add your comment. Easy right?!

You can email or send a message directly after you have done your work 

without having to save into a file and open your email.

3)  Microsoft Office PowerPoint using Kingsoft Office

                                             

         

Never miss a prayer again !

No more late prayer !

All Muslim should have this application on their smartphones. 

You will get notified about prayers right on time!

Once you installed this app, it will show you when is the next prayer time and how long til the next azan. Since we are now in Shah Alam Selangor, this app will automatically update your current place. 

Other than prayer time, you can also observed the Qiblat using the compass provided. You don't need to worry anymore especially when you are going overseas where you hardly see nearby mosque.

Under the same app, you can also search for nearby mosque. Let say you are at Jln Kristal, Seksyen 7, the nearest mosque will be a Masjid Seksyen 7 which only 688M from your current location. There are also other mosques listed down for your options. 

So now you already choose the mosque you wish to go but you are not sure of the direction. No worries ! You can complete the action using, say Maps, and it will show you the route and the estimated time to arrived. 

Note: The data for this application was taken from www.e-solat.gov.my

 - source https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.awis.waktusolat

No more dictionary ! 

No more language classes ! 

No more language barriers !

Get this Phrasebook - Learn Languages app at your play store.

There are many languages available such as :

     

Then, select the language you interested in (e.g Italian). It divided into 9 categories as below. It absolutely makes it easier for you especially when you're in rush.

Let say you choose greeting or shopping category, all the basic question about them will be listed down. There is a microphone for you to record your voice (blue circle) and compare the pronunciation of the sentences (red circle). 

AS EASY AS THAT ! NOW YOU CAN TRAVEL ALL OVER THE WORLD =D

The Pro of Phrasebook Application

No Internet connection required

The Con of Phrasebook Application

The categories are limited. There are a lot more categories offered but you need to pay for other categories. There is free trial but later you still need to pay to continue using it.

People who like to take a cab as their daily transport worry no more of not getting a cab during rush hour or being decline by the taxi driver due to the far destination. Instead of impatiently waiting for an unoccupied taxi that might never appear, people can easily use the MyTeksi app, book a nearby taxi, and the cab will soon arrive at their location. Lets take a look on how this application works.

1.  First, you need to install MyTeksi application

 

2.  Tap on "To" to select or search for your desired Drop-Off locations.The app auto-detects your location but an option to change the point of origin is also available. Then, hit Book Now when you are ready and Register to Activate your phone if you haven't already.

3.  The app also shows the number of taxis nearby. Here, there are 120 taxis nearby Petaling Jaya. 

4.  It will also shows the estimated fare range the passenger will pay for that trip. Note: There is a gazetted RM2 phone booking fee for every successful booking made.

5.  You will need to wait and see drivers bid or decline your booking as it happens.

6.  Then, the app will show the details of the taxi that will pick you up: its license plate number, the complete name and photo of the driver, and the estimated arrival time. While waiting, the app will track the movement of the taxi as it goes to the passenger’s location, and there is also the functionality to call the driver or cancel the booking.

7.  Star your Favourite locations so that you don't have to search for them over again. Repeat frequent bookings from the History list and save even more time.

Customers Review

The Pros of using MyTeksi

Passengers are assured that there’s a cab that will arrive soon.

Less aimless driving for taxi drivers.

   Passengers may feel safer by knowing the identity of the driver, 

and they can easily report ill-mannered or abusive drivers.

Book immediately or up to 7 days in advance!

The Cons of using MyTeksi

                       The estimated time of arrival as shown in the app might not always be accurate.

                   This can also be attributed to the capital’s traffic conditions.

               If an available taxi comes along while waiting for the assigned MyTaxi cab, passengers may end up ignoring or cancelling the booked taxi and that 

affects the drivers’ route.

                Tracking the movement of the cab as it goes to the passenger’s location may not be  accurate. 

                       But this may be because the internet in some areas in the capital is not very stable yet.

                     The service is only available in Klang Valley and Seremban.

Source : http://www.techinasia.com/review-philippines-grabtaxi-pick-up-app/