Below is an archive of the tweets we generated in 2015. Not many we know, but we intent to get better at it.. In the mean time – Enjoy! Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 2015-12-31 Good Summary: Cloud Computing – 2015 Year In Review via @ekalendaro https://t.co/xQiE8Zeers 2015-11-30 AWS Cloud Services on Track To Exceed…
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 2015-12-31 Michel Roth 2016 Predictions: Important trends that will have a big impact End User Computing in 2016 http://bit.ly/1mVXI4L via @ekalendaro 2015-12-31 Good Summary: Cloud Computing – 2015 Year In Review http://bit.ly/1mVY6QK via @ekalendaro 2015-12-31 10 questions to help you…
Every end marks a new beginning. Keep your spirits and determination unshaken, and you shall always walk the glory road. With courage, faith and great effort, you shall achieve everything you desire. Don’t forget the past, learn from it. I wish you a very Happy New Year. Published using eKalendaro
Tonight, I decided to “Reset Windows 10” I have been using Windows 10 for a long time now… I am part of the Windows 10 Insiders Build, but only on my “test-everyday use” device… For my Win7 to Win10 upgrade, I had chosen to go through the”normal” update process for all of my production…
This is really good news… Microsoft Live Writer is a tool I use daily, and for several years no one knew what the future of it was going to be.. So many of us went on to find alternatives, but nothing simple and good is available on the marketplace (remember FrontPage – Anything comparable?) It…
Welcome to Starbucks WiFi, provided by Google Last Updated: August 1, 2013 This free WiFi service provided by Google is a free public non-commercial WiFi service offered in certain Starbucks locations throughout the United States (“This WiFi”). The WiFi equipment and services are provided by Google Fiber Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View,…
Resolution Dependent Layout Adopted by the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Board of Trustees on September 14, 2000; revised and adopted on January 13, 2005; revised and adopted on January 12, 2012. LIBRARY MISSION We enable the people of our community to pursue lifelong learning through our responsive collections, electronic resources and innovative services. Our…
Los Angeles World Airports Wi-Fi Portal Terms of Use and Disclaimer (Please read & accept the Terms & Condtions at the bottom of this document) You (the “User”) are about to access the Internet through a wireless Internet access node (the “Service”) operated by Los Angeles World Airports. The purpose of the Service is to…
San Francisco International Airport WI-FI SYSTEM USER AGREEMENT Please read the following information carefully before clicking “Accept the Terms” and using this service. Welcome to the wireless high-speed Intranet and Internet access system (“Wi-Fi System”) at San Francisco International Airport (“SFO”). This agreement (“Agreement”) governs your rights and responsibilities and our rights and responsibilities relating…
This is a shout-out to Karthik Rangarajan Daniel Tobin for bringing the topic of InfraOps in their Derbycon 2015 presentation: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned To Love InfraOps Excellent job – loved the presentation! Their position: In the last two years, the ideal organization of security amongst other teams has been hotly debated….
I love technology and how it helps us all. It is my work and hobby. I am an IT consultant and since I was a kid I have helped small, medium and large organizations design, develop, stand-up, use, train and project /program manage implementations and migrations to the latest technologies in order to meet…
I just ran into a great summary of the History of DevOps by Damon Edwards. Very nice explanation he published back in Sep 17, 2012 (Very glad it is still available) It is cool he mentions Andrew Shaffer, and his 2008 presentation called “Agile Infrastructure” — His talk can be seen in YouTube here With all of…
TERMS OF SERVICE You are about to access the Internet through a wireless access node (“Node”) operated on behalf City of Redmond, a provider of free public wireless internet access (the “Service”). You may use the Service only if you agree to the following terms of service (“Agreement”) each time you access the Service. If…
Blueprint RF, LLC – Terms And ConditionsBlueprint RF, LLC (“Blueprint”) TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) 1. GRANT OF LICENSE Blueprint grants to you, a personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable right to Use the Dominion product, and any other products delivered by Blueprint from time to time (the “Licensed Products”) and all associated documentation solely in…
According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, the Workspace-as-a-Service (WaaS) market, comprised of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Applications, Desktop as a Service, Hosted Applications, is expected to grow at a a CAGR of 14.6% from $4.8 billion in 2014 to $9.4 billion in 2019. The WaaS market could potentially be an $8.2 billion market by 2018….
It is good to see that after listening to the feedback coming back from their enterprise customers, Microsoft is reconsidering the publishing of what is included in each of the patches. In and early report Microsoft said that it would not provide detailed information about most Windows 10 patches. That plan did not sit well with IT managers…
We’ve all been through it before. We’re in a meeting, or having a discussion with a client, when suddenly we feel like reality has been turned on its head. Our client insists that something happened, when we know it didn’t. Perhaps it has to do with who was supposed to handle a portion of a project,…
Disclaimer: I am a technology consultant, and Microsoft products and technologies are my bread and butter. As I have noted in the past, I have been very pleased with the "new Microsoft" and the Mobile First / Could First messaging and direction. It has been great to see Office 365 being adopted at so many places, and…
Stupidipity.com very Funny Stories and Site People tend to do stupid stuff just to get some attention or gain some popularity…cheap popularity to be exact. However, some people actually do these dim-witted things without any intention of the sort…in other words, clueless acts of stupid. These acts, intentional or unintentional, and the discovery of them…
It is the middle of 2015 and by now I always thought I would have my photo library on the cloud. I have tried most, if not all, of the sites out there: Flickr, Shutterfly, SmugMug, Google Photos, Amazon Photos, and many of the cloud file-sync services (DropBox, OneDrive). But they just do not cut…
We’ve all heard it a million times before, “you are your own worst critic”. We are so worried about what others are going to say or thing about us when we take a particular actions that very often we forget to listen to our deep inner voices. The ones that matter. Because of this tendency,…
You need to do all you can to give your business the edge within the marketplace. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software allows you to keep, maintain, search and centralize information about your customers which in turn increases your ability to focus on business for success. More information means better relationships. When you use CRM…
So you are late for a flight, yes you cut it too close, but you think you are ok because you are in the TSA lane. WRONG! Lately, I have noticed tons of folks that are not frequent travelers use the TSA lane, and they have no idea shoes can stay on, laptops can stay…
Interesting article on how Microsoft's $15 billion cloud bet ended up at the center of the company http:/ /bit.ly/1Nq7bIZ
Funny story about the outdoors. My wife and I were walking on a popular trail around our town. I was behind her to let her pass a narrow portion when, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a movement by her foot. Almost immediately and suddenly something jumped and was coming at…
Funny thing… I asked Cortana: Do you like Google? Cortana responded: I like to imagine the “I am feeling lucky” button in Clint Eastwood voice. 2015-08-09T20:58:34-05:00
I have many hundreds of PDF files and sometimes they do not have the a name that corresponds to the content. Renaming these files, has proven difficult to do as you have to look at them, exit the program and then renaming it to something that makes sense.. So many times I wished for a program…
Les Schwab Guest Les Schwab WiFi Terms of Service Les Schwab is pleased to provide our customers with free WiFi access, enabling you to connect to the Internet wirelessly in our Tire Centers where we have wireless coverage (the “Service”). Les Schwab does not promise or represent wireless coverage will always be available in all…
I have been using Windows 10 Technical Preview (and their various releases) as part of the Windows Insider for about 5 months now. It has been a great journey. There are plenty of reviews out there, so no need for another one… Now that is out, I have installed it on every one…
Good quick summary chart from Microsoft on the Windows 10 features by version.. Windows 10 Enterprise will come with key features for enterprises, including Direct Access, AppLocker, BranchCache, and Start Screen Control with Group Policy. However, Windows 10 Pro also comes business-ready features, like Domain Join, Bitlocker, Enterprise Mode Intenret Explorer, Assigned Access 8.1, and…
So proud of my son! He self published his first short story to Amazon! Very cool how Amazon is letting people ( like my son) self publish books.. But really the story is very good and with tons of excellent details about the library… A Tales of Iradathka short piece, get a glimpse into the…
Hilton Grand Vacations Las Vegas HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE AGREEMENT PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT AS SET FORTH BELOW. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY AND OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO USERS. BY LOGGING ONTO THE NETWORK, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT. This High Speed Internet Service Agreement (the “Agreement”)…
Much has been said about hybrid-cloud infrastructures in the past few months. Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment which uses a mix of on-premises, private cloud and public cloud services with orchestration between the two platforms. Hybrid Cloud is a hot topic where the discussion focuses on data security, costs and flexibility to market. …
Website Terms Of Use And Acceptable Use Policy Website Terms of Use All contents of this website are copyright © Boingo Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved. Acceptance of these Terms. The following terms apply to your use of the Boingo website (the “Site”). The materials on the Site are made available by Boingo Wireless, Inc….
AWG – Sacramento International Airport WiFi SYSTEM USER AGREEMENT Please read the following information carefully before using this service Welcome to the wireless high-speed Intranet and Internet access system (“WiFi System”). This agreement (“Agreement”) governs your rights and responsibilities and our rights and responsibilities relating to the use of the WiFi System (the “Facilities”). This…
Access to the Service This Service is provided by Tully’s Coffee Shops to our customers. Your access to the Service is completely at the discretion of Tully’s Coffee Shops, and your access to the Service may be blocked, suspended, or terminated at any time for any reason including, but not limited to, violation of this…
In the past, a large portion of IT architecture time was spent evaluating and sizing separate pieces of infrastructure (network, server compute, storage and such) to make sure they’d work to meet a forecasted demand for the service that they were looking to provide. Teams of people (vendors and internal resources) used to spend many…
Terms and conditions READ CAREFULLY. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IMPOSE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS UPON YOU. 1. General The Bell Mobility Hotspot Internet service is an Internet access service provided by Bell Mobility, Inc. (“Bell Mobility”) which provides you with access to the Internet via a wireless access points (each a “Hotspot”) utilizing one or more…
AS a follow-up to my Windows 7 End of Mainstream Support posting, several questions came in regarding the Windows 10 availability dates… ( This is based on multiple publicly available news stories and sources.. ) Regarding Windows 10 availability: September 2014 — Windows Technical Preview (WTP) for laptops and desktops Microsoft’s Windows Insider Program opened…
I have been asked a couple of times about end of Mainstream support for Windows 7 Regarding Windows 7: January 12, 2015 – Microsoft will stop mainstream support for Windows 7 January 14, 2020 – Windows 7 extended support ends http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?alpha=windows+7 What does end of mainstream support mean? You still get the monthly updates and…
Evergreen Ford – Guest WiFi AGREEMENT TO USE DEALER WI-FI NETWORK AND PRIVACY STATEMENT Access to the Dealer Wi-Fi Network is for authorized users only. By accessing the Dealer Wi-Fi Network, you represent that: a) You have read, understand and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and b) You…
I am not surprised: Google+ officially splits into Photos and Streams. Hangouts separates as well. http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/2/8131639/google-officially-splits-into-photos-and-streams 2015-03-03T10:25:49-06:00
Have you noticed everything in called a Service these days? To mentioned a few, there is: Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, Desktop as Service, Security as Service, Hardware as a Service and the one I just heard last week: Game as a Service! “Everything as a Service” is…
A quick reference guide to show the differences between the two editions of Windows 8 follows. Hope it helps! Windows 8 Professional Windows 8 Enterprise Bitlocker and Bitlocker to Go Yes Yes Boot to VHD Yes Yes Client Hyper-V Yes Yes Domain Join Yes Yes Group Policy Yes Yes Encrypted File System…
Over the last few years, many System Integrators (SIs) and Information Technology (IT) consulting firms have found themselves in trouble as the number of clients decrease and revenue takes a downward trend. In-house IT departments, who’s budgets are cost-centers, are also being affected and in the same category. What has changed so dramatically within the…
This is good news! Having used Google Fiber, it is a game changer… We continue to be hopefull that other carrie Current Cities: Kansas City, Austin, Texas and Provo, Utah. Cities: to be announced, according to the report: Atlanta,GA Charlotte, N.C. Raleigh-Durham, N.C. Nashville, Tenn. Other cities under consideration: Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Phoenix,…
My Twitter tweets (@jorper98) for above mentioned period follow: Date:Time (UTC) Tweet 12-28-2014 Good one! Roundup Of Cloud Computing And Enterprise Software Predictions For 2015 http://t.co/si095CEofG 12-24-2014 How to track Santa’s route on Christmas Eve http://t.co/EVaLdenGvq 12-22-2014 Some projects I’m working differently on @Elance: https://t.co/aOD9TLnx9E 12-21-2014 21 tools that will…
Over the years, I have seen many different versions of this, but I liked this one which I just ran into… I am not sure where it actually originated, but I found the graphic and Powerpoint version at: http://www.phibetaiota.net/2012/09/graphic-difference-between-a-boss-and-a-leader/ Enjoy!
I am helping a good friend navigate the concepts of Project Management, and instead of emails back and forth I decided to place her as a blog, in case others are looking as well. The format he learns best is via videos. so I am helping to sift through and point him to the best…
Times are changing; cloud-based technologies (public, private or hybrid) are sweeping the world of IT. The pace of change is fast and furious. Every other day we do hear of some new service or technology being rolled-out and, as the famous saying goes, change is inevitable. Changes to IT departments, System Integrators and IT consulting…
My professional live has revolved, in great percentage, around Microsoft and Microsoft technologies. It has been a good life, but over the few years it has felt it like swiming against the current because of the major trends out there.. With so much of the market going cloud-services, device independent application delivery, bring-your-own-device,…
Tully’s Free Wi-Fi Terms of Agreement Access to the Service This Service is provided by Tully’s Coffee Shops to our customers. Your access to the Service is completely at the discretion of Tully’s Coffee Shops, and your access to the Service may be blocked, suspended, or terminated at any time for any reason including, but…
About a year ago, I wrote a post “Bitcasa – I Am All In” recommending a file storage provider called Bitcasa. I loved the idea of an infinite USB drive on the cloud… Must inform, that I can no longer recommend this service, as it is no longer the same as the original Bitcasa value…
Bitrix24 Terms of Service ATTENTION: THIS IS A CONTRACT. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. THIS AGREEMENT GOVERNS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BITRIX24, AND USE OF THE SERVICES, AS DEFINED BELOW, PROVIDED TO YOU BY BITRIX24. YOU ARE HEREBY ASKED TO ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND MAY USE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE ON…
I have noticed that the airlines I travel in, there has progressively been a bit less leg space, and the seats were switched to the new “thin” style ones.. I have known for a while that this was a trend, and it was happening, but did not think much of it until this week.. The…
DTW Airport Wi-Fi WiFi SYSTEM USER AGREEMENT Please read the following information carefully before using this service Welcome to the wireless high-speed Intranet and Internet access system (“WiFi System”). This agreement (“Agreement”) governs your rights and responsibilities and our rights and responsibilities relating to the use of the WiFi System (the “Facilities”). This Agreement is…
THE CITY OF ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WI-FI SYSTEM –USER AGREEMENT AND ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY Please read the following information carefully before using this service. You may not use the service without accepting the Wi-Fi System User Agreement and Acceptable Use Policy. Welcome to the Free Wireless High-Speed Internet Access System (“Wi-Fi System” or…
Boingo Hotspot | Terms & Conditions Terms of Use And Acceptable Use Policy Terms of Use Terms of Use All contents of this website are copyright © Boingo Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved. Acceptance of these Terms. The following terms apply to your use of the Boingo website (the “Site”). The materials on the Site…
I am posting this in the hopes that It can save someone time, as I am sure this will not be a one-off occurrence… If you want to skip to the short summary click here. I was expecting to have a quite and relaxing Sunday morning My plans where limited to to mowing the lawn,…
Salt Lake City International Airport Free Wi-Fi Terms and Conditions of Use Please read the following information carefully before using this service Welcome to the wireless high-speed Internet access system (“Wi-Fi System” or “Service) at Salt Lake City International Airport. These “Terms and Conditions of Use”, govern your rights and responsibilities as user (“user”) and…
BOI – Open Wireless Terms and Conditions Wireless Usage Terms and Conditions: Welcome, please read the following: Important information concerning legal rights and requirements: To access the Internet through Boise International Airport’s (“BOI”) Open Wireless Access Service, please read the following important legal information and then if you are willing to accept the following terms…
There are many things that can be challenging when you travel, but when you travel as much as I do, there are a couple that can really be annoying. They are not super important, nor they are earth shattering, but somehow they get to me.. Cost of a water bottle = $4.98 in some airports!…
Welcome to Starbucks WiFi, provided by Google Last Updated: August 1, 2013 This free WiFi service provided by Google is a free public non-commercial WiFi service offered in certain Starbucks locations throughout the United States (“This WiFi”). The WiFi equipment and services are provided by Google Fiber Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View,…
A while back Starbucks announced it was switching its WiFi provider from AT&T to Google. A year after the announcement, and I am sure it is not an easy task, and still working on this, I have not ran in to too many of them at all.. Back in July 2013 when the announcement…
Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy These Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy (the “Terms”) govern your use of services provided by AT&T Wi-Fi Services (“Service”). If you connect to the AT&T Wi-Fi service via one of AT&T’s roaming partners, your use of the Service will also be governed by that provider’s Terms…
Microsoft Privacy Statements Customers & Partners EventBuilder Privacy Statement Last updated: October, 2013 Microsoft is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement applies to the data collected by Microsoft through the EventBuilder site (the “Site”) hosted for Microsoft by EventBuilder; it does not apply to other online or offline Microsoft sites, products, services or…
Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy These Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy (the “Terms”) govern your use of services provided by AT&T Wi-Fi Services (“Service”). If you connect to the AT&T Wi-Fi service via one of AT&T’s roaming partners, your use of the Service will also be governed by that provider’s Terms…
CLICK-THROUGH AGREEMENT THIS CLICK-THROUGH AGREEMENT (THIS “AGREEMENT”) IS BETWEEN BOX (“BOX”) AND YOU. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF SUCH COMPANY (OR OTHER ENTITY) AND YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF…
Important information concerning legal rights, requirements. Read carefully. To access your Internet Service Provider through the Portland International Airport (PDX) Wi-Fi Hotspot Access Service, please read the following important legal information and then click the YES button to get started if you are willing to accept the following terms and conditions of use: Your Warnings…
HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE AGREEMENT PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT AS SET FORTH BELOW. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY AND OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST TO USERS. BY LOGGING ONTO THE NETWORK, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT. This High Speed Internet Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into between you…
Seattle Tacoma International Airport WI-FI SYSTEM USER AGREEMENT Please read the following information carefully before clicking “I agree” and using this service. Welcome to the wireless high-speed Intranet and Internet access system (“Wi-Fi System”) at Seattle Tacoma International Airport (“Airport”). This agreement (“Agreement”) governs your rights and responsibilities and our rights and responsibilities relating to…
McCarran Wi-Fi Terms and Conditions of Use Welcome to the wireless high-speed Internet access system (�Wi-Fi System�) at McCarran International Airport. These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Agreement”)govern your rights and responsibilities and our rights and responsibilities relating to the use of the Wi-Fi System at McCarran International Airport (the �Facilities�). Please read the…
Welcome to Starbucks WiFi, provided by Google Last Updated: August 1, 2013 This free WiFi service provided by Google is a free public non-commercial WiFi service offered in certain Starbucks locations throughout the United States (“This WiFi”). The WiFi equipment and services are provided by Google Fiber Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View,…
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…
University of Utah UGuest Network Terms and Conditions of Use Your use of the University of Utah UGuest Network (Service) is your agreement to abide by the terms and conditions stated below (Agreement). Access to the Service. The Service is an open, free service provided by the University of Utah Office of Information Technology (the…
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) is a technology that enables a computer to send and receive data across a network by establishing a connection through the use of dedicated connections, virtual tunneling protocols, or traffic encryption. The basic principle is that once you establish a secure connection, the server handles all of your internet on the back-end which secure…
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
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.. …
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
