177th Oktoberfest in Munich

Hurray, it is back again. This year we celebrate 200 years of Oktoberfest in Munich. For your safety please find below some numbers that could safe your trip and stay in Munich during these crazy 14 days.

Fire: 112
Police: 110 / +49 89 500 32 20
Emergency, Red Cross: 112 / +49 89 50 22 22 22
Information Airport Munich: +49 89 97 52 13 13
Tourist Office: +49 89 233 96 500
Oktoberfest-Press Office: +49 89 233 30-390 / -318
Lost and Found (general): +49 89 233 00
Lost and Found (Oktoberfest): +49 89 233 30298 (Fax: -384)
Lost and Found for Kids: +49 89 233 30 296 (if you lost your kid in the crowed)
MVV (Munich Public Transport System): +49 89 210 33 0
Guided City Tours: +49 89 233 30-234, -204
Taxi Central Call: +49 89 21 61 0
Car breakdown (ADAC): +49 180 222 222 2
Wiesn-Guides: +49 89 23 23 900 / +49 89 50 07 75 00

Additional Hints:
• Smoking is prohibited the first time in all tents – there are special areas for smoking
• keep you money in a safe pocket, we have pickpockets around
• don’t drink too much, the Oktoberfest beer is quite strong and you get 1 Liter (0,26 Gallon or 2,11 Pints) mugs
• @ the boys: be nice to your girls and respect them, the “Dirndl” is a traditional costume and no invitation
• @ the girls: you will see lot of firm boys in “Lederhosn” which is also a traditional costume

You can also find usefull infomatioin on the official website: http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/

So, enjoy, have fun and maybe we will see us there.

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Global Help on #2 of Top Paid Travel Apps in Austria

Today Global Help is on #2 of the Top Paid Travel Apps in Austria. We wanna thank all our clients for this great ranking. Keep going

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Global Help Version 1.5 available at App Store

Right now Global Help got the approval and the Update is already available for download.

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Newton mets iPad

Two generations of mobil devices produced by Apple met in our office for a quick photo shoot.

The first Newton aka. MessagePad was build in August 1993, our version is a MessagePad 120 produced October 1994. So it is 16 years ago and we have a new Pad in town. Here some pictures.

iPad and Newton in a tight case …

iPad and Newton stripped of the case

Date and Time settings

Calendar – Daily view

Notepad 16 years later

Our iPad arrived

Today we received our iPad with the ordered accessories. We ar enow owners of the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G 16 GB, USB Power Adapter, Camera Connection Kit, and the iPad Case. Charging is not possible with a computer connection but the iPad is fully charged.

iPad arrived Another iPad shot

Global Help – South Africa Edition not approved

Ey, our first rejection. But this is easy to fix. Here the reason:

Global Help – South Africa Edition cannot be posted because it is a feature-limited version. Free or “Lite” versions are acceptable, however the application must be a fully functional app and cannot reference features that are not implemented or up-sell to the full version.

So next week we will remove these code from our app and resubmit for review. I hope that the soccer championship in South Africa is not history until our free Global Help Edition is approved

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