2012
06.27
An article from NewScientist by Paul Marks
Tingxin Yan of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst had discovered a way for your smartphone to predict which apps you will likely use in the future. It’s called predictive catching and it decreases the amount of loading time because it preloads the app before you even realize you need to use it.
On Monday, Yan explained at the MobiSys Conference in Windermere, UK that “the system uses the phone’s location and motion sensors to learn when the user typically runs the app.”
Richer graphics have caused smartphones to increase the time it takes to retrieve information, but Yan’s findings could help apps boot faster for good.
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2012
06.25
An article from BizTech by Ricky Ribeiro
Recently LinkedIn was hacked, compromising many user accounts and passwords. This has brought up the importance of creating a unique password. According to MSNBC.com the number 1 password for the LinkedIn accounts was link, appearing 941 times from a sampling of hacked accounts. Following behind link was: 1234, work and god.
Bob Sullivan of MSNBC also suggests that you think of a sentence that you can remember, and take the first letter of every word in the sentence as your password. For example: My daughter Julie was born on November 1 would yield a password of “MdJwboN1.”
Changing your password regularly is also a good idea.
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2012
06.18
An article from PC World by Susan Perschke
Here are a few reasons why you should more actively manage your e-mail.
“In a recent survey, 94 percent of network managers said they had no mechanisms in place to prevent confidential information leaving their network,” says Susan Perschke. This means if an employee really wanted to leak information about your company, they wouldn’t have a lot of trouble accomplishing it.
Your main server might be pretty secure but what about your backup server? Backup servers are only used in emergencies so they’re typically near the bottom of the maintenance list. This can easily put all of your archived conversations at risk if an emergency happens. Here are a few suggestions to help
- Enforce E-mail policy administration at all levels.
- Implement preprocessing technologies to reduce spam and phishing messages.
- Understand your cloud provider’s service-level agreement and have a plan B in case of a service outage.
- Make sure your secondary mail servers are as secure and up to date as your primary.
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2012
06.15
An article from REtechy by Kathleen Devere
Today we look at apps that can highly benefit a real estate agent or any professional. These next 12 apps are not all tied to real estate, but all of them can help you in your business.
- NearBuy- Bookmark listings and search by area.
- Trulia- Search by area and see the Properties’ history.
- Zillow- Provides location search, estimates price information, changes in price, and sales and tax information.
- Yelp- Search restaurants and business by area and see reviews.
- Around Me- Identifies your location and allows you to choose from preset categories like banks, coffee shops or movie theatres.
- PowerOne Financial Calculator- Calculates complex math for investment income, mortgage payments and compound interest
- Evernote: Take notes, pictures or audio recordings.
- Dragon Dictation: A dictation app that turns your words into written notes.
- GoodReader: Allows you to view local files, download files from websites, FTP servers, Google Docs and use wifi
- iWork Suite: Apple ported Pages, Number and Keynote to the Ipad
- Facebook: Keep in touch with your clients.
- Twitterific: Supports multiple twitter accounts, and is super easy to use.
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2012
06.14
Join Infinity Technology Solutions on June 19, 2012 to learn about the newest innovations–products, features, and roadmaps–so you can develop strategies and deploy solutions that increase resiliency, agility, and productivity. Cisco’s technical experts will keep you informed on:
- Borderless Networking
- Virtualization
- Collaboration Technologies
When?: June 19, 2012 (see agenda)
Where?: 16202 Bay Vista Dr. | Clearwater, FL 33760
Agenda:
8:30–9:00 a.m: Registration and Welcome
9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Sessions
12:30–1:30 p.m.: Lunch and Panel Discussion
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2012
06.13
An article from CNet by Sharon Vaknin
Try these 5 hints below to put less strain on your eyes and decrease discomfort:
1) The actual distance from your eyes to the screen can cause significant strain. A generally accepted distance is from 20 to 30 inches. Too far or too close and you could be damaging your eyesight. It’s also important to have the center of your screen at a slight downward angle so you’re not looking up putting stress on your neck.
2) Another good tip from Digital Inspiration is to stare at an object 20 feet away for 20 seconds about every 20 minutes. This gives your eyes a quick break from having to refocus on a computer screen.
3) Lighting is very important on alleviating strain on your eyes. There is the backlighting from your computer and the typical fluorescent lighting in the office setting. “Light should never be directed behind or in front of your screen,” Sharon Vaknin advises. Indirect lighting is the least straining on your eyes.
4) If you switch between multiple computer screens frequently, then make sure that they’re either parallel and within the same distance. Your eyes will have to refocus every time you look from one screen to another. If they’re the same distance apart you’ll put less strain on your eyes.
5) If it’s impossible to adjust the lighting in your work environment, you can buy computer glasses designed to work like sunglasses. They will block the harmful sun light from damaging your eyes. Although they’re typically a bit pricey and not the most fashionable, they will help reduce the strain on your eyes considerably.
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