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· Jun 25 2m read

Affordable Perfumes: Smell Great Without Spending a Fortune

#Business Service #Other

 

Who says smelling amazing has to come with a hefty price tag? With so many high-quality affordable perfumes on the market today, you can enjoy long-lasting, luxurious scents without breaking your budget. Whether you're looking for a signature everyday fragrance, something special for a night out, or a thoughtful gift — there are budget-friendly options for every style and personality.

Top Affordable Perfumes for Women & Men

For Women:

  1. Zara Femme
    Soft and sweet with notes of vanilla, musk, and peony — a great everyday scent under budget.
  2. Body Fantasies Signature Fragrance Sprays
    Available in many variants like Vanilla, Pink Sweet Pea, and Japanese Cherry Blossom. Great for daily use and layering.
  3. J. Belle by Junaid Jamshed
    A lovely blend of floral and fruity notes that feels far more expensive than it is.
  4. Bonanza Satrangi Breeze
    A light, fresh scent perfect for casual wear — feminine and affordable.

For Men:

  1. Nautica Voyage
    Crisp, aquatic, and clean — perfect for office or summer wear, and widely praised for its price-to-performance ratio.
  2. J. Janan
    A luxurious woody-spicy fragrance with excellent longevity at a budget-friendly price.
  3. Fogg Xtremo
    Strong, long-lasting, and masculine — great for everyday wear.
  4. WB by Hemani Oud Series
    For fans of deeper, oriental scents — Hemani offers affordable oud options inspired by premium fragrances.

Unisex & Attar Options (Alcohol-Free)

  • Saeed Ghani Attars – Traditional, long-lasting scents like Ruh Gulab (rose), Amber, or Sandal.
  • Al-Rehab Perfumes (like “Silver” or “Choco Musk”) – Widely available and known for their performance and affordability.
  • Rasasi Blue Lady / Chastity – Popular across both men’s and women’s categories, offering excellent value.

Where to Buy Affordable Perfumes

  • Online: Daraz, Bagallery, Just4Girls.pk, Amazon
  • In-Store: Local cosmetic shops, supermarkets, and official brand outlets
  • Seasonal Sales: Look out for Eid, Black Friday, or clearance deals for even better prices

Tips for Choosing Affordable Perfumes

  • Test before you buy, especially for local or attar-based options.
  • Look for perfume dupes of high-end brands if you love a specific luxury scent.
  • Read reviews to check longevity and projection.
  • Try travel sizes or minis before investing in full bottles.

Final Thoughts

With so many affordable perfumes available, you don’t need to sacrifice scent quality or style for price. Whether you prefer floral, woody, citrusy, or spicy tones — there’s a budget-friendly option that matches your vibe and keeps you smelling fantastic all day long.

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· Jun 25 3m read

Online Marketing for Dentists: Attracting More Patients in the Digital Age

#Data Import and Export #Other

In today’s connected world, word of mouth has gone digital. Whether a patient is looking for a general dentist, a specialist, or emergency care — they’re most likely searching online. That’s why investing in online marketing for dentists isn’t optional anymore — it’s essential for practice growth.

A well-rounded online strategy helps you attract new patients, build trust, and stay ahead of local competitors. Here's how to do it effectively.

1. Build a Professional Dental Website

Your website is the digital front door of your practice. It should:

  • Be mobile-friendly and fast-loading
  • Highlight your services, credentials, and patient testimonials
  • Include clear calls to action like "Book Now" or "Call Today"
  • Have SEO-optimized content for local searches (e.g., "Family Dentist in Karachi")
  • Feature online appointment booking and HIPAA-compliant forms

2. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Dental SEO helps your site appear in Google when people search for local dental services. Focus on:

  • Local SEO: Optimize your Google Business Profile and local citations
  • Keyword targeting: Use terms like “teeth whitening near me” or “emergency dentist in [city]”
  • On-page SEO: Include relevant titles, meta descriptions, and internal links
  • Content creation: Blog posts, FAQs, and patient education can boost rankings

3. Social Media Marketing

Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are excellent for engaging with both current and potential patients. Use them to:

  • Share before-and-after photos (with permission)
  • Post dental tips, videos, and behind-the-scenes content
  • Run contests or promotions
  • Promote special offers and encourage followers to book appointments

4. Google Ads & Social Media Ads

Paid advertising gives your practice immediate visibility. You can:

  • Run Google Ads targeting high-intent keywords like “dentist near me”
  • Use Facebook/Instagram ads to promote cleanings, implants, or new patient specials
  • Geo-target local neighborhoods to reach people nearby

5. Email Marketing

Don’t underestimate the power of your patient list. Use emails to:

  • Send appointment reminders
  • Share oral health tips and newsletters
  • Promote seasonal discounts or referral programs
  • Reactivate inactive patients with personalized offers

6. Online Reviews & Reputation Management

Patients trust online reviews just as much as personal recommendations. Make sure to:

  • Encourage happy patients to leave reviews on Google, Facebook, or Healthgrades
  • Respond professionally to both positive and negative reviews
  • Monitor your reputation using tools like BirdEye, Podium, or manually through alerts

7. Video Marketing

Short, informative videos can boost engagement and trust. Consider creating:

  • Introduction videos featuring you and your staff
  • Procedure explanations (e.g., “What to expect during a root canal”)
  • Testimonial videos from happy patients

8. Track Your Results

Use tools like:

  • Google Analytics to track site traffic
  • Google Search Console to monitor search performance
  • Facebook Insights to see what content resonates
  • Call tracking & conversion tracking to measure ROI

Final Thoughts

Online marketing for dentists isn’t just about being visible — it’s about being trustworthy, professional, and easy to find. By combining a strong website, smart SEO, engaging content, and paid advertising, you can create a marketing system that consistently attracts and retains patients

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· Jun 25 3m read

First half of the InterSystems Ready 2025

#READY 2025 #Summit

Hi Community!

I'm super excited to be your on-the-ground reporter for the biggest developer event of the year - InterSystems Ready 2025!

As you may know from previous years, our global summits are always exciting, exhilarating, and packed with valuable knowledge, innovative ideas, and exciting news from InterSystems. This year is no different. But let's not get ahead of ourselves and start from the beginning.

Pre-summit day was, as usual, filled with fun and educational experiences. Those who enjoy playing golf (I among them) got up at the crack of dawn to tee off before the sun got too high up. Here's our dream team in action:

   

@sween, @Mark Bolinsky, @Anzelem Sanyatwe, @Iryna Mykhailova 

If you're interested, here are the results (but to save you the suspense, we didn't win 😭):

The other group of sports enthusiasts went to play football (AKA soccer). And those who are differently inclined attended the different workshops planned for Sunday:

  • AI-enabling your applications with InterSystems IRIS
  • Discovering InterSystems products: a high-level overview
  • Get ready to build with FHIR in InterSystems: visualizing data as FHIR resources
  • From FHIR to insights: analytics with FHIRPath, SQL Builder, and Pandas
  • Ready Startup Forum: insights, innovations & investment with InterSystems

Yet another exciting yearly pre-summit event was a Women's meet-up and reception. Unfortunately, after playing 18 hot and humid holes, I didn't have enough time to make myself presentable before the beginning. 

Anyway, everyone was ready to begin the InterSystems Ready 2025 with a bang and turned up at the Welcome reception on time!

Let me share a secret - it's always a highlight of the event to meet friends and colleagues after a long pause.

@Iryna Mykhailova, @Johan Jacob, @Lorenzo Scalese, @Adeline Icard, @Guillaume Rongier 

And on Monday, the main event began with the keynote presentation from Terry Ragon, CEO & Founder of InterSystems, with a warm welcome, highlighting InterSystems' dedication to creating technology that truly matters during a time of fast change. He discussed the great promise of AI and data platforms to enhance healthcare and emphasized the importance of making a tangible difference, rather than merely following trends.

Later on, there was a panel discussion moderated by Jennifer Eaton between @Don Woodlock, Scott Gnau, and Tim Ferris on the future of healthcare.

Right before lunch was the best presentation of the day! And it was the best because it mentioned the Developer Community. And to share the excitement of it with you, here's a short clip from it:

And to make your day, here are a couple of photos of one of the presenters, @Randy Pallotta

The AI did a good job, or did it 😁

Anyway, after lunch, our Developer Community booth at the Tech Exchange was ready to roll.

All our cool prizes and games were out and ready to amaze and entertain our guests!

And they soon came.

  

 

At the same time, in the hallway outside the Tech Exchange, the startups were doing their presentations. Here's a photo from the SerenityGPT presentation about their software, which utilizes IRIS Vector search to maximize the potential of clinical data.

And all the while, there were interesting presentations and use-cases of InterSystems technology from InterSystems colleagues and guests:

Moreover, there's a big screen for presentations in Tech Exchange, so don't miss it!

This very long and exciting day ended on a really high note - the Ready Games at the Demos and Drinks! There were many great demos from which the guests had to choose the winners — two runner-ups in each category and two winners, for Most Innovative and Most Likely to Use.

Btw, the winners of the Most Likely to Use category are from Lead North, who brought with them the coolest stickers ever:

So, if you're at the Ready 2025 and haven't yet picked up a cute sticker, don't miss your chance to get one (or more) and to talk to @Andre Ribera and his colleagues! Swing by the Partner Pavilion (which starts outside the Tech Exchange) and you will definitely find something you like. 

So this is it about the first 1.5 days of the Ready 2025. Look out for a new recap tomorrow of the rest of it. And let me tell you, it is unforgettable! 

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· Jun 24

TCP connection problems

#Caché

I'm trying to open a TCP connection to a remote system. The Caché command I'm using to open the connection is OPEN "|TCP|"_PORT:(IP::"PSE"):10 where PORT is a port number in the range 40000 to 40100 and IP is a standard IPv4 addess like 10.200.100.50
the connection appears to open because $TEST becomes 1.
I'm then writing to the open port with USE "|TCP|"_PORT:(::"S") WRITE "some text",*-3
It's a windows system

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· Jun 24 3m read

Exposing a Basic REST API with InterSystems IRIS: Step-by-Step Docker Example

#API #Docker #Framework #GitHub #JSON #Management Portal #ObjectScript #REST API #SQL #InterSystems IRIS

Introduction

InterSystems IRIS allows you to build REST APIs using ObjectScript classes and the %CSP.REST framework. This enables the development of modern services to expose data for web apps, mobile apps, or system integrations.

In this article, you'll learn how to create a basic REST API in InterSystems IRIS, including:

  • A persistent data class
  • A REST class with GET and POST methods
  • A web application to expose the API
  • A full demonstration using Docker

Step 1: Create the data class Demo.Producto

Class Demo.Producto Extends (%Persistent, %JSON.Adaptor) {
  Property Nombre As %String;
  Property Precio As %Numeric(10,2);
}
  • %Persistent allows storing the object in the database.
  • %JSON.Adaptor enables automatic JSON conversion.

Step 2: Create the REST class Demo.ProductoAPI

Class Demo.ProductoAPI Extends %CSP.REST {

XData UrlMap [ XMLNamespace = "http://www.intersystems.com/urlmap" ] {
  <Routes>
    <Route Url="/producto" Method="GET" Call="Listar"/>
    <Route Url="/producto" Method="POST" Call="Crear"/>
  </Routes>
}

ClassMethod Listar() As %Status
{
   Try {
    Set productos = []
    &sql(DECLARE C1 CURSOR FOR SELECT ID, Nombre, Precio FROM Demo.Producto)
    &sql(OPEN C1)
    While (SQLCODE=0) {
      &sql(FETCH C1 INTO :id, :nombre, :precio)
      Quit:SQLCODE'=0
      Do productos.%Push({"ID": (id), "Nombre": (nombre), "Precio": (precio)})
    }

    Do ##class(%REST.Impl).%SetContentType("application/json")
    Do ##class(%REST.Impl).%SetStatusCode("200")
    Write productos.%ToJSON()
    } Catch (ex) {
        Do ##class(%REST.Impl).%SetStatusCode("400")
       Write ex.DisplayString()
    }
  Quit $$$OK
}

ClassMethod Crear() As %Status
{
  Try {
    set dynamicBody = {}.%FromJSON(%request.Content)
    Set prod = ##class(Demo.Producto).%New()
    Set prod.Nombre = dynamicBody.%Get("Nombre")
    Set prod.Precio = dynamicBody.%Get("Precio")
    Do prod.%Save()

    Do ##class(%REST.Impl).%SetContentType("application/json")
    Do ##class(%REST.Impl).%SetStatusCode("200")
    Write prod.%JSONExport()
    } Catch (ex) {
        Do ##class(%REST.Impl).%SetStatusCode("400")
       Write ex.DisplayString()
    }
    Quit $$$OK
}

}

Step 3: Create a Web Application

From the Management Portal:

  1. Go to System Administration > Security > Applications > Web Applications
  2. Create a new application:
    • URL: /api/productos
    • Namespace: USER
    • Class: Demo.ProductoAPI
    • Enable REST and anonymous access for testing

http://localhost:52773/csp/sys/%25CSP.Portal.Home.zen  User=SuperUser Pass=SYS

Add Developer Application Functions

Step 4: Docker demonstration

Project structure

apirest-demo/
├── Dockerfile
├── iris.script
└── cls/
    ├── Demo.Producto.cls
    └── Demo.ProductoAPI.cls

Dockerfile

FROM intersystemsdc/iris-community:latest

COPY cls /irisdev/app/cls
COPY iris.script /irisdev/app/iris.script

RUN iris start IRIS \
 && iris session IRIS < /irisdev/app/iris.script \
 && iris stop IRIS quietly

Build and run the container

cd apirest-demo
docker build -t iris-apirest-demo .
docker run -d --name iris-api -p 52773:52773 -p 1972:1972 iris-apirest-demo

Testing with Postman or curl

GET products

curl http://localhost:52773/api/productos/producto

POST product

curl -X POST http://localhost:52773/api/productos/producto \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"Nombre":"Cafe","Precio":2500}'

to download the example code https://github.com/MarcoBahamondes/apirest-demo

git clone https://github.com/MarcoBahamondes/apirest-demo
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