Travel in Style: Old Times
I have not encountered this in my travels yet but I have been told this is true sill on some far-east airlines..Part of the PanAm story.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8bQKyTHhoQ
Tweets for January to August 2014
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 08-30-2014 5 reasons a small Windows tablet might be in your future | PCWorld http://t.co/IIllmzjS8i 08-30-2014 Unexpected: The State Of The Smartphone Market http://t.co/Gx3RTHusjX 08-30-2014 Interesting read: 8 things you didnt know about Shark Tank. http://t.co/LkVY2vJ3sT 08-28-2014 The…
Cloud Computing is like Cable TV
Cloud computing is one of the hottest buzzwords in IT field. This concept is not new — Users are already using cloud technology for last 10 years. The best examples, widely used by individual users and organizations, but not specifically known as cloud solutions, are Gmail, PayPal, Facebook, Dropbox, Salesforce and many others. However, using…
STARWOOD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INTERNET USE
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES IS YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS THROUGH USE By using these services (the “Services”), you agree to all terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. The Hotel reserves the right, in its sole…
Technology Infrastructure Managed as Code
I have been involved in Technology Management for much of my professional life. I have helped people in many type of organizations (small, medium, large and global) manage their technology improvements, migrations and transformations including PCs, Internet, virtualization, and as of late, cloud-based infrastructures… I have seen what it takes organizations adopt, transform and shift…
Amazon Web Services – A good look..
For several years now, I have been a customer of Amazon Web Services (AWS) using S3 (Storage) and a couple development / test servers. Because of this, I thought I knew what it was all about. A few weeks back I attended a training session on the AWS platform, and I must say: The more I saw, the…
Lyft: What a fantastic service
I have been flying to San Francisco, CA for work for many years now, and it is one of those cities in which I always learn something new. The last couple of times have been no different. One of my favorite cities! SFO Side note: There is an old guideline in advertising/marketing, that I read…
Tweets for May 2013 to December 2013
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 12-13-2013 Chromecast Gets 10 New Apps, Including Songza, VEVO, And Revision 3 http://t.co/IjC2HKcXyM 12-13-2013 By 2016, Most New IT Spending Will Be In The Cloud http://t.co/yH3B0Hcfj6 12-10-2013 DropBox CEO Drew Houston Explains How To Become A Leader Quickly http://t.co/GEzGREonUb 12-02-2013 …
Social Media Publishing is time consuming!
What a pain! – I manage 3 different WordPress blogs, 5 different twitter accounts, 3 Tumblr blogs and 3 Facebook pages. Each of those channels had a different topic and audience. Every time I need to do something, I have to log in into the different accounts and admin interfaces and have a zillion tabs…
Working with Elementary OS
I have several older computers that serve different purposes around the house.. File Server, Media Server, etc… With Microsoft XP coming to an end in April 2014, I have been exploring alternatives as Windows 8 nor 7 are viable options… Again, these are not my primary devices, just single-purpose additional devices which for some reason…
Friday Humor
I got a BIG laugh when I heard about this on the news last night regarding the issues the healthcare signup website is having. Reporter: Do you feel confident the issues with the web site will be addressed? Project Manager: I feel very confident they [ the contrator ] said the issues will be addressed…
My Windows 8.1 Upgrade Experience
This weekend I upgraded several of my Windows 8 machines to Windows 8.1 which I got from my MSDN subscription… Here are a few notes on the experience… First, you will need new Keys for the Windows 8.1 installation. The old ones will not work, and the installation ask for it early in the process,…
WordPress Maintenance: Managing Multiple Sites
So the interesting thing about WordPress sites is that, if you are not careful, all of the sudden you end up with a bunch of them and you end-up spending a lot of time maintaining plug-in, theme and system updates.. Yes, you can always turn updates off, but security-wise that may not be best practice.. …
Movie: Gravity — WOW!
I went to see the movie Gravity last night, and I must say: It was one (if not the best) movie I have seen… The special effect, the fact that there are only 2 actors, the views, the realism of he scenes, the zero-gravity, the shadows, shades and reflections, the details on the equipment… SOOO…
Internet Speeds… Xfinity
I just changed the Comcast modem which has been in service about 3 years in my house to what is suppose to be the latest from Xfinity / Comcast.. My Internet speeds went up from what they used to be (about 30%) but I must admit that I can’t wait to have Google Fiber…
USB Chargers Challenges…
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a bit, but now that I have a new device (Samsung S4) that uses yet a different USB charger it is time I do… I have been annoyed by USB chargers and USB power for a bit….. Urgh.. Not all USB chargers are the same anymore… (Side note:…
Very good video on how to start with WordPress 3.6
Often I am asked for pointers to “how to get started” with WordPress, and I usually tell them that there are a bunch of videos on YouTube they can check out… The problem is that there is a lot of outdated content which may or may not apply.. I was recently introduced to the 77webstudio channel…
Bitcasa I am all in!
UPDATE: Nov 1, 2014: Bitcasa changed their value proposition and is no longer something I can recommend. Many issues including bad migration management and very BAD customer service. See my updated on this here Original post: August 2013: After using Bitcasa for a couple of months, I am all in! The hardest part…
Remember Encyclopedias?
What ever happened to printed encyclopedias? That is a question usually asked by older generations as many of the youth today have never really had a daily interaction with this printed media. Most people today are used to receiving information via their digital books or other paperless mediums that are better for the environment. We…
What happened to printed encyclopedias?
What ever happened to printed encyclopedias? That is a question usually asked by older generations as many of the youth today have never really had a daily interaction with this printed media. Most people today are used to receiving information via their digital books or other paperless mediums that are better for the environment. We…
Going Paperless: Best Practices for Scanning then Shredding Paper Documents
Part of the Going Paperless Series Companies that are making the change to a paperless office want to shred the originals and only keep a digital copy. This is an excellent way to archive documents, but you should follow these recommendations to avoid the loss of a document: Photo Credit: By Jonathan Joseph Bondhus (Own…
Latest Marketshare OS & Browser
Directly from The Next Web (TNW) the latest market share data based on — July 2013 Net Applications data (which uses data captured from 160 million unique visitors each month by monitoring some 40,000 websites for its clients). A couple of highlights: Microsoft Windows and Microsoft IE are clearly “in control” Windows 8 now up…
Cloud Storage Services
Wow! – It has been about a year since I’ve written about this… It was in my article back in April 2012, Google Drive: Have Cloud Drives Lost Their Way? I stated what I thought was needed and the challenges with the existing services (back then) were… Well – a lot of the issues have…
Google Reader: No more.
Today is the day Google Reader ( RSS aggregation tool ) service will no longer be available after end of day today.. A lot has been written about this topic. No need to beat a dead horse, but I must say this one hurt, as there were no good replacements until just recently. I love waking up…
BYOD and the Future of MDM
The trend for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been the cause of a range of issues for companies and employees alike. A recent survey uncovered some startling facts about BYOD and the approaches people are using with regards to managing, or not managing, personal devices in the workplace. Although more than 70% of people…
Tweets for April 2013
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 2013-04-28 17:23:01 Kicking Off a Simpler Era in Office 365 Migrations? — Redmond Channel Partner http://t.co/gkT7NONa0l 2013-04-25 18:33:57 5 Lessons from the Recent WordPress Attack http://t.co/lpwBToRQ3O 2013-04-24 04:01:37 Virtualization Enables BYOD & Delivers IT http://t.co/Uef1YBB5tr 2013-04-23 23:03:48 …
Biggest Cities Today and on 2025
I listened to Anthony Flint’ TEDxBeaconStreet session on: Housing the Coming Billions in Cities. Overall it was an very interesting presentation! One thing in it it was a chart of the Top 21 Cities in 2025. This made me think, which are the top 21 cities today, and how much will the positions change between now and…
Tweets for March 2013
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 2013-03-10 17:46:32 CIO Summit 2013: Adapting to Changes Brought about by Consumerization of IT – Mandar Marulkar – CIO India News on | C http://t.co/7nsKvoe8uz 2013-03-08 17:39:55 http://t.co/MtnmC6bwwg Future of the CIO 2013-03-05 15:11:59 Tablets of 2013: Nexus…
BYOD and the Future of IT
There can be no doubting the changes which are sweeping many workplaces in terms of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and what these changes mean for IT Departments. Whilst many employees in all kinds of fields have been happily bringing their own devices to work and accessing corporate systems, IT Departments have been playing catch-up…
Tweets for February 2013
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 2013-02-25 18:13:14 Skype vs Google+ Hangouts, a business perspective http://t.co/U0FjdRn6po 2013-02-23 19:20:58 Cloud Infographic: Cloud Storage 2013 http://t.co/1J5fBBv2F8 2013-02-23 19:19:00 Tablets Take Off In 2012 According To Millennial, With Kindle Fire And iPad Mini Seeing Rapid Growth http://t.co/aDCxEXJrrk…
Microsoft Surface Comparison
Thought this might be of interest… An Microsoft Surface review was published by http://anandtech.com in early February… Anand was interviewed in a recent Tekzilla Episode (forward to timestamp 15:40) to talk about the pros and cons of the device… Check it out… Comparison of versions against the iPad follow: See also their: Microsoft Surface Pro…
Consumerization of IT = BYOD
Consumerization of IT is the latest trend that has taken the IT world by storm. It refers to the growing tendency for devices, gadgets, and systems to emerge in the consumer market and then spread to business and government organizations. Consumerization is a major IT industry shift, since earlier technology-based products had their origin in…
Visualizing BIG numbers…
I just listened to Chris Jordan’s TED presentation: Turning powerful stats into art. The presentation is very good, but one particular item kind of stuck with me… How many papercups does our society use servicing hot beverages per day ? 40 Million cups! That does not sound like much until one begins to *visualize…
Theme Change 2013
Got tired of tweaking and fighting with the now officially retired iNove theme, so a new theme is emerging on this site… My requirements for this site are very simple. Pick something that is not retired. 🙂 Clean and simple. Fixed with. 2 columns for regular posts. Ability to use custom menus Top Banner can…
Tweets for January 2013
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 2013-01-30 16:35:04 Who reads ebooks? [infographic] http://t.co/i9DKqX65 2013-01-30 15:34:34 Cloud Services: The quest for cost savings and reduced capex http://t.co/uYyNcInD 2013-01-29 05:59:11 Good Article: http://t.co/fUg1Zrpu 2013-01-28 17:08:36 Five Ways To Win When Serving Local Businesses http://t.co/CtTv2xF6 2013-01-28 16:58:50 Digital Buzz » Infographic: Social Media Statistics…
US Deficit Keeps Going Up
In the last week or so a number of news have come out regarding how the state of the U.S. economy is getting a bit better. As far as I can see, this is mostly measured by the stock market, housing values and general consumer confidence. On the surface, this is very good news for…
Bits and pieces week ending 2013-01-26
A couple of pieces of news that really made me go “hmmm” this week are: Microsoft will stop the Windows 8 reduce price offer and will go from $40 dollars to $199 starting Feb 1. – I knew this was coming, but I was secretly wishing it would not. At the same time, why do…
System Center 2012 SP1 Released.
Back in December Microsoft released System Center 2012 SP1 (Service Pack 1) to manufacturing. Much has been written about it since… The good news is that it was officially released (general availability) yesterday. With System Center 2012 SP1, you get the most cost effective and flexible platform for managing your traditional datacenters, private and…
Ethernet over the power outlet
I was skeptical at first, but I must say – I am very impressed. My house is 40+ years old and has not been retrofitted to allow for the modern Internet wiring. Like most folks out there, I have ran wires thru the ceiling, drilled new holes in the walls and still have one or…
I Know One Thing – Part 2
I know one thing: I need to do more… I set the stage in Part 1 of this post which is an effort to document my current state of mind regarding where I am about my goals in this adventure.. I realize now that: Income comes from conversions from traffic you attract. It is funny……
BrianMadden.com refocus
If you are in this business, you are well aware of the great work Brian Madden and his team have done in producing fantastic content and guidelines on the topic of Virtualization… A recent blog article, Brian Madden makes some excellent points regarding the current state of Mobility Management, IT Consumerization and Desktop Virtualization. Mobility Device…
I Know One Thing – Part 1
I know one thing: I need to do more… Yes it is a bit of a spin on the ancient Greek phrase know as the Socratic Socratic paradox,: “I know that I know nothing” or “I know one thing: that I know nothing” Early on I said that I wanted make an effort to…
Benefits and Dangers of BYOD – Report
In a July 2012 published report by Osterman Research (available via InfoWorld), where they survey of 760 individuals with regard to the BYOD issues they face in their organizations. The research found widespread use of third party, cloud-based storage and file synchronization, which are not often supported by the IT organizations… Their report includes benefits…
Reasons to Consider a BYOD Strategy
BYOD also known as Bring Your Own Device has been a latest buzzword in the IT landscape. However, prior to implementing it is essential to understand the reason behind supporting it. Most common BYOD business objectives revolve around minimizing mobile expenses or enhance the overall organization productivity or perhaps both. In the recent times, many…
WordPress Site Configuration
WordPress is a pretty amazing platform…. I continue to be amazed at the ecosystem it has… There are over 59 Million WordPress sites in the world, and over 23,000 plugins! By now, I have done several dozen WordPress sites, and thought it would be a good idea to share how I typically configure (plugins) these…
Are things getting smaller?
I am not sure if it is only in my area, but have you noticed products come in the same size packages, but have more packaging, and less product inside ? I have noticed this in crackers (Saltines), honey graham cookies, aspirin, vitamins, and many other products out there… The latest, and what prompted me…
Microsoft adds Windows 8 Upgrade Course
Just received note that a new course was published to get tech-folks ready for enterprise-level deployments of Windows 8, specifically on how to go about Windows 8 upgrades. The course, now available at the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA), is under the heading Planning and Preparing for Windows 8 and consist of the following modules: Assessing Compatibility of…
HTML Tables Experiment
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iNove Theme Change to Support Custom Menu
Like so many out there, I have been using the iNove v1.4.6 (by mg12) theme forever! It has been very stable, reliable and I’ve gotten used to it. I like it a lot.. I try to stick to “out of box” and make no modifications to the theme files, but one thing has bug me…
Tweets for December 2012
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: 2012-12-31 01:16:20 Top Five Mobility Lessons Learned In 2012 For CIOs http://t.co/etjRIdYG 2012-12-28 17:20:47 Google News Crumbles, And More 2013 Media Predictions http://t.co/bXHlLyus 2012-12-20 18:33:17 Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation | Video on http://t.co/nkzFgECe http://t.co/vQUY546y 2012-12-20 17:13:34 The importance of the 140 character mission statement http://t.co/ky1BSHhh 2012-12-20 17:08:40…
Manage Digital Downloads from within WordPress
I have been looking for a way to manage digital downloads from within my WordPress site for a while. I have tried several plugins, but have never come across one that had all of the basic needs I was looking for. Then I came across Easy Digital Downloads by Pippin`s Plugins. WOW! — It is…
Android / iOS Platform OS version targeting
From a development point of view it is interesting to see the difference between the Android and iOS versions needed to be supported… While researching, I ran into an October 2012 article on dazeinfo.coma which mentions that while iOS 6 Adoption Rate is about 60% iPhones Updated To iOS 6 vs. about 2% of Android…
Full Image Backup Free Tools
Backups should be top of mind for everyone, but it is especially critical when you upgrade your OS. Creating a full-image backup is – in my opinion – a must have before begining the upgrade process.. There are a number of free drive backup software (imaging, cloning) that can be created to a second hard…
Going Paperless: Paper Waste Info Chart
Even with all of our electronics, digital devices and such, paper waste is still tremendous… A single one-terabyte external drive can save as many as 500 million sheets of paper. A 150-page employee manual — pretty massive in real life — takes up less than 7.5% of a four-gigabyte flash drive. An entire filing cabinet’s worth of…
Photo Gallery Added..
Been meaning to add a photo gallery to this site for a while, and I finally got around to doing it.[lg_image folder=”Markets/” image=”20100320121528.jpg” align=”right” display=”thumb”] I do not consider myself a photographer (not even amateur), but from time to time, I get lucky and I say to my self, “darn that is a good photo…
The Future of Digital
One of the best presentations I have seen regarding digital content. Absolutely full of of fact and bit of info… 137 pages! It covers every aspect of the digital movement. I can’t think of anything missing… BIG kudos (and thank you) to Business Insider for making it available to all! Highly recommended viewing! http://www.businessinsider.com/future-of-digital-slides-2012-11…
Tweets for November 2012
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: 2012-11-30 15:43:31 Start Designing Your Life | #LinkedIn http://t.co/QtmZiijR 2012-11-30 15:41:28 How Richard Branson Became the Million-Follower Man [SLIDESHOW] http://t.co/pfVMkMSc 2012-11-29 18:52:35 Mind blowing infographic charting American money and where it all goes http://t.co/MCJ0sbn3 2012-11-27 17:46:13 http://t.co/nHoWtkJr Online Marketing Trends: The Tablet Buying Guide :Insights ,Trends and Consumerspeak 2012-11-26 17:40:22 http://t.co/oboVfUvh mobile_browser_infographic by techvibes,…
I am Fine, Thanks…
Just last week, I received an email letting me know that the documentary was completed for kickstarter project: I am Fine Thanks . This is something I did not fund, but was looking to see how it would turn out. I downloaded the movie ($5.00 DRM free) and watched it on a plane ride.. Bottom…
Going Paperless Flowchart
Sometimes, we just have to tip our hat to other bloggers that have excellent articles they have published on tips and tricks for going paperless.. This one is about a flowchart on how to go paperless! Going paperless is not easy or trivial. It is a hard choice! This is why when we find…
Tweets for September-October 2012
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: 2012-10-30 02:21:45 Marco Tempest: A cyber-magic card trick like no other http://t.co/9B2fULEy 2012-10-22 05:20:00 New post: New Samsung Chromebook coming to market http://t.co/RiVQ9xOc #chromebook #jorper98 2012-10-16 02:43:07 RT @Shahkaal: RT @PopSci: Remember when the Nobel Prizes used to be inspiring? This year, they’re inspiring mostly snores. http://t.co/p … 2012-10-05 05:53:57 Embrace BYOD, Don’t Shun It, Infinitely…
Tips for Effective BYOD Management
The quintessential smartphone has evolved from a high-end consumer product for the executive level business person, to a common man’s necessity. Taking this development into consideration, businesses are now considering implementing Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) programs with an aim to drive employee productivity using new technology. Managing BYOD Whether you already permit your personnel to bring their…
The wave ahead: Digital Content on 200 Million tablets
In one of my previous postings, I talked about the amazing growth of digital content fueled, as of late, by tablet devices. One industry that is being forced to change leaps and bounds is the publishing industry. Just last week, it was leaked that two major player in this space, Random House and Penguin, were…
The Paperless Paradox
“The dream of going paperless has been a pervasive part of our discourse for years but has yet to materialize.” I bet there are at least 50 articles, right now that you can search for in your browser that start that same way. I bet also that each of these articles offers some revolutionary approach,…
New Samsung Chromebook
I really like the concept of Chrome OS – with so many places now where WiFi is enabled and mobile phones becoming wifi routers it is beginning to make sense… I have been considering a Chrome OS based machine for a while, but frankly, I think the prices have been a bit too high… I…
Operational Benefits OF BYOD Strategy
The influx of new communication devices and solutions in the corporate environment resulted in the workforce becoming increasingly mobile. Take for instance, remote desktop access and SSL VPNs, which has made it possible for the workforce to make the choice with respect to location and time. Similarly, very many technological innovations have made the concept…
Facebook Effect Book Read.
I just read (eh-hum) listen to the book Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick which was published back in 2010, but never got around to reading… What a fascinating and intriguing book. It really is an unprecedented behind the scenes look a Facebook’s journey from its college origins, to raising capital, to feature introduction, to Twitter compete,…
Digital Content Consumption-Tablet Devices in the Driver Seat
This week, Microsoft was the latest to enter the tablet device marketplace with its Surface device. Earlier this year, Google released the Google Nexus 7 to compete in the ever-growing tablet market place along with iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Kindle Fire, and so many others… (The 2012-2013 holiday season will be an interesting one!)
BYOD Origins & Popularity
For those working in business IT there is one term that is sure to be cropping up on your radar more and more frequently; for those who work outside of IT departments you’ll be familiar with the ideas behind it – in fact you may be responsible for its prominence – even though you may…
Logo – This is cool !
This was an experiment. I sent the logo file in .png format and this is was returned 3 days later… [youtube_sc url=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/CbhQxERissE” rel=”0″ showinfo=”0″] The price was fixed fee: $5.00…
Online Income: Useful Pointers
This is part of a series (online business journey) With your comments plus other findings I come acress, I plan to continue to update list in the future…This is different than the resources page on the site, as it does not contain any affiliate links. This is for pure reference for everyone to see. Side…
Windows 8 – USB Drivers Signature Issue
On Monday, I was trying to place a presentation on a USB drive on my Windows 8 machine, and after a several attempts (different ports and drives) I discover that the USB drivers in Device Manager all had issues. I had no idea what had happened, as no matter what I did, they would not…
Windows 8 Impressions After 30 days
I have been using Windows 8 RTM (and Office 2013 Preview) on my primary laptop for about 30 days now, and have been very pleased with the experience. I am a semi-typical knowledge worker / technology consultant who travels a lot. My office is wherever I can find a small desk area and an internet…
Enabling Plugin to Auto-post to Twitter
I have just enabled plug in WP to Twitter so I can auto-issue tweets based on a particular category. Working smoothly. Nice work Joseph Dolson !
Going Paperless Means Backups
STOP!!! If you’ve started the process of going paperless in your home or office you need to stop and ask yourself one question, “since I started going paperless have I backed up any of these new files?” If the answer to that question is anything but yes, you need to start working on a data…
Link Redirection and Count
Every book, eBook, blog and podcast I have read, mentions the same thing: You got to be able to account for your incoming and outgoing traffic. When setting up blog you must be able to track your statistics (not only the people coming in, but also which links within the site are more effective than…
Cloud Services 101 – Welcome
Cloud computing (or cloud services) is the new buzz in the world of IT services. The term, which is still pretty nebulous for many users, refers to a model in which computing resources are hosted and delivered via the Internet than can dynamically grow and shrink depending on its demand and you pay only for…
Online Income: Research Summary 1
This is part of a series (online business journey) As mentioned in the previous post First Research, I began the process by doing a bit of research. After the first couple of weeks of reading and listening to a number of resources (will post them separately, a bit of a theme started to resonate with…
Online Income: My Goals
This is part of a series (online business journey) Now that I have listed a few of the items I have learned through the research, I need to write down my goals and objectives so I can Long Term Goal: Disconnect my income stream from the hours I actually work. Being able to live and…
Test of AutoTweet from WordPress
I wanted to be able to automatically send a tweet when a new blog post was published… After looking at several options, I settled on WP to Twitter Plug in By Joseph Dolson. This is a post to test the newly installed WP to Twitter plugin. Great
Enabled a link redirection within the site.
One common thing everyone has mentioned when setting up blogs is that you must be able to track your statistics (not only the people coming in, but also which links within the site are more effective than others, so I 16ot on to searching… My requirements were simple: easy to use within the administration site not…
Paperless: Selecting a Digital Format
When planning to convert your office from traditional file storage to a paperless office it is important to consider what file format – digital format – will provide the most benefits before you implement anything. When your office is paperless, it’s important to find a file format that is secure, widely used, publicly available and…
Theme Decisions!
I have spent so much time trying to figure out my new theme… I was fine with the theme I had at WordPress.com but when I moved to my own hosted instance, found out that the theme was not longer available for download.
Initial Thoughts on Windows 8
I have been using Windows 8 on my primary laptop for about 30 days now, and have been very pleased with the experience. I am a semi-typical knowledge worker / technology consultant who travels a lot. My office is wherever I can find a small desk area and an internet connection. My laptop is configure…
Online Income: First Research
This is part of a series (online income) The first step is a bit (maybe more than a bit) of education! I started, of course, by going on Google and typing “How to Make Money Online” The first entry that was not an advertisement was:
September 2012 and beyond.
This will be the first post of what I hope to be an informative and useful series ahead. They will be under the category: Online Business I have been in the technology business for over 25 years, and for the vast part of them, they have been good years. My work has consisted of helping…
Reminder to Self: Enable Remote Publishing
When you migrate from WordPress.com into your own hosted instance of WordPress, there is a setting you need to enable if you are using Microsoft’s LiveWritter (or any other tool like it) to write blogs. XML-RPC — By default it is disabled. To enable it, you go into Settings –> Writing and towards the bottom…
Tip: Listening to any web page/blog
An very interesting web application that has just been updated and is very much worth checking into. So many times I come across an excelent blog or web page, that is a bit too long, or simply do not have the time to read at that moment… ( yes, i save them to pocket –…
Going Paperless at the Office
When an office starts to consider going paperless – going paperless at the office – one of the first benefits sited is that they will be able to reduce the cost of purchasing paper to supply their office. What many businesses may not realize is that the true benefits of going paperless in an office…
Going Paperless at Home
Whether you run a business in your home or you’re a home maker trying to get rid of all those stacks of bills and papers, going to a paperless at home can not only help you keep better track of your personal files better but can increase the security of your private information and documents….
BYOD Strategy Series: Welcome
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a latest buzzword in the IT landscape. BYOD has been the cause of a range of issues for companies and employees alike. A recent survey uncovered some startling facts about BYOD and the approaches people are using with regards to managing, or not managing, personal devices in the…
What To Go Paperless With?
In the article, “Going Paperless” we sited the definition of Paperless, and the fact that with today’s available technology and tools the goal of going paperless has never been more achievable by so many. Let’s discuss now what it may mean to you to you go paperless, and consider considering the two major areas in…
Using your Desktop from your Tablet
You want access to your desktop from your tablet device ? I have been trying several of the available apps to remotely access my desktop from my tablet devices (I have an iPad and a Nexus 7 – Android), but the ones I have tried are usually clunky, slow, hard to setup or simply do…
Benefits of Going Paperless
There are many benefits to going paperless. Bottom line it will save you time and money.
I like what i do, but sometimes…
… it can get to me. 95% of the time I love what I do. I managed to turn my hobby into a career which I have been doing for 25 years… My interest and what my hobby used to be is what I do… So why is it that sometimes, I wonder…
Going Paperless at Home/Office: Introduction
Since the creation of the computer and data storage, people have been making every attempt to transition from their cluttered offices full of paper and rooms (or attics) full of file cabinets into a paperless, streamlined and easy to search environment. As technology has evolved, so has our ability to make the transition into paperless.Whether…
Tweets for August 2012
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: 2012-08-30 01:55:21 Average Household Has 5 Connected Devices, While Some Have 15-Plus – Bloomberg http://t.co/xkAjv6mi 2012-08-29 02:33:45 Windows 8 Tip: Virtualize with Hyper-V http://t.co/1iqV2IJw 2012-08-28 19:08:43 Good tip: How to use LastPass in Windows 8 Metro Internet Explorer (kind of) http://t.co/CIHEq3dD 2012-08-28 12:56:13 Excellent article:…
What is BYOD?
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is the latest trend in workplace IT deployment and one that all businesses are going to have to address whether they embrace it or not. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is defined by Wikipedia as: ‘the recent trend of employees bringing personally-owned mobile devices to their place of work, and…
Good Photo Gallery Application
For a while now, I have been looking for a photo gallery application. I’ve tried almost everything, from hosted services to open source apps (Flickr, SmugMug, 500px, Google+, Photobucket (being updated soon), Gallery, Shutterfly, Facebook (ugh!) and many others.. ) and there is always something missing… I need a workhorse.. (or tug boat!) As…
Microsoft System Center WebCasts
Microsoft teams have been doing a fantastic job keeping the webcast events on System Center available for playback if you were not able to make it when live. I think this series is a must for all of us working with System Center TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft Does IT: Deploying Windows 7 Using System Center…