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ALL SMARTPHONES ALERT you to new updates. Generally, they’ll brighten up your screen to let you know or pop down when you’re using it, but there are other ways to alert you to a new message or email.
On Android, some phones like the Nexus and Moto range include an option to receive pulse notifications. That is a coloured light will flash every now and again alerting you to a new notification.
If your phone supports it, you can turn it on by going into Settings > Sound and Notification and scrolling down to Notification. You should see an option for Pulse Notification Light.
Turn it on and the next time you receive a notification, a light will flash at the bottom of your phone, the colour will depend on the notification received (e.g. green for WhatsApp, blue for Facebook, etc.).
The only option you have here is to turn it on or off. If you want to change the colour of certain notifications like SMS or missed calls, you have to download a third-party app like Light Flow.
The other option is less subtle but just as effective. On certain models, you go into Settings > Accessibility and find an option to turn on LED flash alerts. Alternatively, you can download the likes of Call Flash which allows the same thing.
You can do a similar thing on your iPhone. Go into Settings > General > Accessibility and scroll down to hearing. One of the options here will be LED flash for alerts which you can turn on.
Regardless of the type of phone you’re using, the next time you get a notification, your camera flash will light up twice. It will do this quickly but since it’s the flash that’s being used, everyone is going to notice it. Just keep that in mind.
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A tad late. Election on horizon. Independents have done no good..
@Willy Malone:
But they have done little real harm either!
@Michael Kavanagh: sad state of affairs when we begin judging politicians based on who “made less of a mess”
@Willy Malone: I will agree with you on this one. Independents can’t be trusted in government. When unpopular decisions are to be made they can’t be trusted to tow the line and always start moaning when an election is coming near
@Kian:Politicians are the REAL MESS
@Willy Malone: would be better off encouraging his constituents to shop local and pay the little extra in doing so.
@Willy Malone: out comes the kite
@Kian: Nice one Kian. I also smell a election in the air.
€8 Million is the most all these closures will “save”, but yet the Government thinks it’s OK to throw away over €750 million a year on foreign aid to Third World dictators.
https://www.irishaid.ie/what-we-do/how-our-aid-works/where-the-money-goes/
2015 figures
@Edward Smith: “Edward” our track record on foreign aid should be something we are really proud of.
BTW your Facebook account doesn’t seem to exist….you feeling OK?
@Ricky Spanish: I don’t know what’s up with my FB page, I can see it.
Anyway I didn’t use it to troll and abuse Ruth Coppinger.
that is what the government would like u to believe in regards to post office closures i find it impossible to believe that the post office in enniskeane remains opened it is a wee place 6 people would pack it by the way what money do sub post offices cost on post each year for enniskeane in space is not big enough for the population in that area
@Ricky Spanish: We have to borrow that money and then pay interest on it why don’t Brussels just give it to them so we can save on the internet payments, cut out the middle man.
People don’t seem to want to live in villages & towns. If they did, maybe they’d have better local services – back to Planning System!
@AMKavanagh: yep, spot on Sir
@AMKavanagh:
If they had local(ish) jobs the prospect might be more attractive.
@AMKavanagh: Not sure how you came to that conclusion, the majority of people living in rural counties like Cavan and Leitrim already live outside of the urban towns and there is no indication that this will change. Outside of the town where I live there are around forty townlands which go to make up the local postal District. However An Post says that because the town/village has less than 500 people then the post office should close, they are not even considering the rest of the community of 800 people living within 3km of the local post office.
@Chris Kirk: i think he means if the people in rural Ireland actually lived in the towns and villages instead of being scattered over the countryside in one-off bungalows then services likes post offices, buses etc. Would be more viable, which is true.
@Chris Kirk: Its not the delivery office it is the retail office. If people used them they would stay open. Thats the problem An Post receive no government money so it is a business that has to break even at least. Keeping offices open that cost money is bad for business.
If the government or the people want to stop it then it was simple enough.
Use the Post Office, but people dont. I do but I used to work there and I know what spending a few minutes a week makes to turnover. If everybody else did there would not be a problem
A community banking system already exists in this country via Credit Unions. And half of those are losing money, because ratio of lending to deposits is too low. So there’s unlikely to be an appetite from depositors for the German sparkasse type community bank. It’s all about risk and who ultimately carries it. Not the Government; it has enough of that on its plate!
New online players in the marketplace like Flender and LinkedFinance, offer better rates to Depositors and excellent choices to business borrowers with the well thought out plan in profitability, sustainability and solid security.
Michael needs to educate himself on new realities for sustainable banking in Ireland.
@Rory J Leonard: Linked Finance offer investments which can go down too.
Never heard of him, but he’s got his name on the paper at last!
@John Mulligan:
But his hand was obviously slapped out of the pork barrel!
Pity the only buzzword he can think of is “Brexit”
come and have a look at the post office in enniskeane co cork and compare it to what a good post office looks like
Every parish needs a new pump
Too many of the post offices need revamping and modernising to international standards and the government doesn’t see a return on any investment from a purely financial perspective. The post office is part of the fabric of what makes rural Ireland and we should be doing everything reasonable to preserve our culture. Very shortsighted decision that needs to be challenged constructively so do your bit to reverse it no matter where you live.
@Brian: It is not paid for by government at all. It is a stand alone semi state company as regards international standards the system they use ids the best in the world and owned and created by them with IBM years ago. It is the industry top standard.
The reasons they are closing is lack of use. The cost millions each year and not just the obvious costs either.
People to blame the people that dont use the post office
I reluctantly use a big Dublin post office regularly. The staff are scruffy and seem bored with their jobs. The place itself is dull and smelly. I’m all for An Post having a good shake up in Dublin anyway.
@Ali murray: Staff cant be scuffy they would be reported, sorry I am sure An Post will put in cheer leaders and flashing lights for you. Oh and read any of the articles all week. No Dublin Offices are being touched
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