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Single housing
6~8 working days
Currently 1 native English teacher is working.
One way ticket, 50% medical insurance, 50% national pension, severance pay are provided.
* Vacation days: Work 20 working days/month. Rest working days of each month is vacation (off day).


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KeywordsFlavone glucuronideOroxylum indicumBignoniaceaewogonin-7-0-β-D-glucuronidePMR spectrum of lactone acetate
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn may take civil legal action against the hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a now-dismissed criminal case, one of the former IMF chief's lawyers said. Mr Strauss-Kahn could file his own claims to counter Nafissatou Diallo's ongoing civil lawsuit, the lawyer Benjamin Brafman said. "That's certainly a consideration, because she did lie and he has suffered enormous damages as a result of those lies."
A court on Tuesday dismissed the attempted rape and other charges against Mr Strauss-Kahn, who resigned his IMF post, spent five days in jail and then about six weeks under house arrest before being freed on 1 July. The dismissal of the case came after US prosecutors said there were doubts about Ms Diallo's credibility. Mr Strauss-Kahn's lawyers have long said that the encounter at a Manhattan hotel was consensual.
"You can engage in behaviour that you're not proud of, and maybe some people might consider it inappropriate – it doesn't mean you committed a crime," Mr Brafman said.Reuse content


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Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero is still confident moving forward with Marc-Andre Fleury.
Jeff Skinner has a stiff neck and not a concussion.
Eric Fehr is heading to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a three player deal.
Curtis Lazar has been shipped to the Calgary Flames along with Mike Kostka.
Valtteri Filppula is off to Philadelphia with a fourth round and a conditional seventh round pick in exchange for Mark Streit.
Jonathan Toews has been selected as the first star of the month for February.
Michal Neuvirth has agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Patrik Laine has been named the NHL Rookie of the Month for February.
Thomas Vanek is taking his things to southern Florida as Detroit picks up half his remaining cap hit in exchange for a conditional third round draft pick in 2017 and Dylan McIlrath.
Barry Trotz earned his 700th career win as a head coach on Tuesday.
Alexander Burmistrov, who left Tuesday's game on a stretcher following a hit from Boston's Colin Miller, has been released from the hospital.
The Montreal Canadiens acquired Steve Ott from the Detroit Red Wings for a sixth round pick in 2018.


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7 iPhone Apps I Am Thankful For
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Americans and everyone else celebrating the US holiday! As we gather with friends and family, I am certain we will all have our mobile devices close at hand, as the perfect diversion from political debates and to catch the latest sports scores.
Where I will try to keep mine at bay for much of the long weekend, there are some apps on my iPhone that I consistently count on, dare I say I am thankful for. I will now share them with you, in the order they are on my iPhone, across several screens.
ParkChicago – Several years ago the bill to outsource parking meters in Chicago, rammed through the City Council with barely a glance by former mayor Richard M. Daley, has been considered one of the greatest municipal outsourcing blunders of all time. And only a few years into the 99-year deal, its cost to drivers and the city is growing with no end in sight in our lifetimes. Fortunately, the app that is provided by the outsourcing firm to pay for parking helps paying the fees easier, if that makes any sense. It's fast, efficient, and you can extend parking right from the app, whether in a bar or a Broadway musical. The app, available to visitors and residents, takes a little edge off the sharp pain of parking in the Windy City.
DRYV – My on-going quest since living in Chicago to find a dry cleaner with convenient hours and great customer service ended when I installed this app. DRYV is like the GrubHub for laundry and dry cleaning, partnering with cleaners in Chicago and now Detroit and Los Angeles to pickup and deliver dry cleaning as well as wash and fold laundry and alterations. Their customer service is top notch and their prices are also on par with other cleaners. As one of their first customers, I have also been able to watch this service evolve and improve, and win out over other competitors. And if you use code THEHOTIRON you can get $10 off your first order (and I get $10 too as part of their referral program).
BugMe – I stumbled upon this app when I found a login for an old Web service that evolved into this app. It allows you to create digital Post-It notes you can write on and set alarms for them. I use this all the time, whether it's an idea or to remind myself to do something. Being able to scribble with my finger on the note is also handy when the idea comes up when riding on the train and it's easier than typing… providing I can read my writing at a later time.
Headspace – I am trying meditation. I don't do it every day but I wish I did. And when I do, I use the Headspace app. It was recommended to me by many people who meditate, and where it has a monthly fee, so far it has been worth it. You can also have it send you motivational quotes on meditation throughout the day, which sometimes make you think and other times make you smile. You can try the app at no charge, and if you are considering meditation I highly recommend it.
W Hotels – I don't stay in W Hotels as often as I would like to, but this app can give the ambience of the hotels to any space you are in, even a Motel 6 (though you may have to close your eyes too!). The app, which allows you to view their properties and reserve hotel rooms, features music from various genres you would here in a W – from chill to poolside to dance. If I want an escape from the reality I am in, or need some music to write to, this app provides the soundtrack.
Xfinity My Account – Calling Comcast, now Xfinity, customer service has always sucked. Then one employee took to Twitter and revolutionized their support, albeit for a short period of time. The next iteration of their support is this app. When I think my Internet service may be out, I can simple open up the app to confirm it, along with an estimated fix time it that's the case. It also allows me to pay my monthly service bill in fewer steps than it takes with their Web site. Though I don't use this app all the time, it excels for me when I need it.
Keeper – Whether on my Mac, in a Web browser or on my iPhone I use Keeper on an almost daily basis, several times a day. It secures and manages my myriad of logins and passwords for apps and Web services, as well as key information and images I need on occasion. I have used this secure app and service for years and they continuously improve its features and user interface. Keeper comes with an annual fee but you can use its basic services for free. Of all my apps, it's ROI is probably the highest. And by listing it last is no indication that it's my least favorite app – I am not disclosing what screen I have it on!
Deconstructing Apps I Am Thankful For
The more reliant we are on mobile technology, the more we seek out and find apps that are vital to us on an almost daily basis. Of all of these, I did not say email or messaging, as those are core or "plumbing" apps. Rather the apps I have presented here are all third-party, non-Apple apps that improve the productivity of using their hardware. And for that, I am thankful.
This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.
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I'm A Teacher
Who would've thought a wedding reception in Indianapolis would be where I'd realized something that has helped shape the path I've taken with my career?
It was following the wedding of my friends Jen and Bill at their reception where it happened. Bill was making a speech, and though I don't remember it verbatim (sorry, Bill!) he began talking about teachers, as he is one himself. Then he asked everyone in the room who was a teacher to stand up.
And I stood up.
Not only did I stand up, but nobody snickered or asked me to sit down either. This is when I first realized I am a teacher.
Define Teacher
When I lookup the definition of the word teacher in my favorite book of words, it reads, "a person or thing that teaches something; especially: a person whose job is to teach students about certain subjects." This is why I have never thought of myself as a teacher, namely as I have never had a title with the word "teacher" in it before. My job titles have had "consultant," "manager" and "president" and other business titles – but never teacher.
As I look at my career present-day and past, I have always been teaching in some capacity. There is teaching in the formal sense, were I have developed training and offered classes in the US and internationally on Web application and their underlying technology, I have also developed Web portals to host and deliver these materials. Then there's teaching in a more advisory role, where I am consulting with people on business decisions and how to apply technology to help solve them. In some cases I am coming in with the answer after strategizing on it, other times I am troubleshooting in real-time to come up with a solution.
In the above cases, teaching is pervasive. I'm not simply saying to a client, "do X," rather I am explaining what "X" is, answering their questions on "X," informing them about "y" and other letters of the alphabet, and ensuring they have all the information they need to make an informed decision.
Educating vs. Selling
Some of you reading this may be saying, "yea, but aren't really selling something to people in these cases, not teaching them?" Part of that answer is certainly yes, but when someone or some corporation is shelling out a lot of money, they need to understand the why, not only from a pure dollars-and-cents point-of-view, but with regards to how to best leverage and use it among other aspects. Teaching of course is an important role for sales and account people too, not just for the technology strategist like myself.
This is of course not to say that everybody is a teacher (I don't recall everybody standing up at that wedding reception). Many don't like to or want to teach. Each to themselves, but for myself I have always found this as a very rewarding aspect of what I do, past and present. Not to mention making my job easier by working with a well-informed client.
Deconstructing Being a Teacher
There are many more people out there who are teachers than realize it. We always envision a teacher as someone heading a classroom in elementary or high school, and has the word "teacher" in their title. I am not saying I am a replacement for them, rather someone complimenting their contributions to society with my own.
And you can give me an apple anytime!
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7 Netflix Parental Controls I Would Love To Have
I remember when I had my first cable TV box back in the late 80's and saw a lockout switch on the back - you could select channels you wanted to block, then flip the switch in the back of the box and you couldn't tune them in. You could even put a padlock over the switch to secure it.
How I wish I had something equivalent to that for Netflix today.
The idea of parental controls for technology today - from computers to mobile devices to apps and Web sites on them - is one of interest and concern for parents. As much as we want to watch all of what our kids get into and trust them completely, neither are realistic. We can always remove the devices from their hands, but with schools using more Web and app-based educational tools, the devices will be within their reach more and more.
Going into this list, I have no illusions (delusions either) that any form of parental control functionality will be perfect. That being said, they can begin to make an impact and provide some form of management without needing to watch over their shoulders 24/7. Plus any controls are technology chasing technology and a moving target, and even these things are for right here, right now.
In somewhat of a top-down order, here;s my 7 suggested Netflix parental controls.
1. Separate Profile Passcodes – Netflix has the ability to create a unique profile for individuals who share an account. Where there is the ability to set a profile as a Kids one, there is no stopping my Thing 1 or Thing 2 from browsing Mom or Dad's profile. If each had a unique passcode (or password or PIN) then you could limit them to their own profile. Of course if they watch you enter your passcode, the idea is moot.
2. Disable Profiles – Once you lock down profiles (or at least your own), having the ability to lock or disable individual profiles is ideal. Is Junior grounded for a week but still has homework on the iPad to do? This would be a great way to keep them from getting entertained by Netflix programming.
3. Deselect Shows or Series – Don't want your princess watching Mako Mermaids until she is older? Having the ability to browse to a show or series and click a "disable" button and then show the profiles which you want to block it from will give you piece of mind.
4. Limit Number of Shows Watched – Do you have a little binge-watcher in the making? Setting a limit on the number of shows watched over a particular period of time (day, week, month) will not only limit their screen time, but will also give them some self-training in managing their own time.
5. Limit Time Watched – In addition to the number of shows watched, you could limit overall time by period as well, with an option to let them finish watching a show in progress (or not) or not even watching one longer than their set time limit.
6. Remove Search – By removing the search option within Netflix, it will limit them to browsing which may force them to watch something presented early to them. Of course search requires spelling, though it's unclear if spelling "My Little Pony" benefits their education.
7. Reporting – She watched the same Monster High movie 33 times? Having the ability to see what shows were watched – and when – is helpful in determining how to set parental controls, in essence how much of a challenge you have.
Deconstructing Netflix Parental Controls
Online streaming, or video on-demand as was called when I had that cable TV box, is prevalent today. With more people "cutting the cord" from cable TV, services like Netflix are the de facto form of entertainment for kids and adults alike. I am not talking here about auto-pilot filtering of content, rather tools being available where I can set them for my children as I see fit. And I'd be willing to pay a little more for these tools, too.
Do you think these would be helpful for you as a parent? Or for yourself too? Or do you have any other suggestions? I welcome your thoughts and ideas in the comments of this post.
This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.
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2 Ways to Export Your LinkedIn Connections And Information
With the news this week of Microsoft acquiring the business social media site LinkedIn for US$26.2B, the first thought I had was, "gee, when was the last time I exported my LinkedIn connections and information?"
As you read that, you may have thought, "gee, I can export my LinkedIn connections and information?" Yes you can, and if you didn't know that 1) you are not alone, as many people are unaware of this, and 2) you still can do it, and I'll show you how.
After all, they are your connections
As you have built your connections and updated your information in LinkedIn, you have compiled a wealth of data over time. For many of your connections, you may not have their business card or any other record of them outside of the site. With LinkedIn's messaging service, you may have been in communication with someone without ever sending them a regular email message. Many people also keep their LinkedIn profile more current than their resume.
With the reality of our reliance on Web services like LinkedIn, this is not surprising. Fortunately they also offer the ability to export key data – your connections and other information it has collected on you, such as your profile. If you have never done it, there's no time like the present, and here's the quick and painless steps to execute these not-so-obvious functions.
Exporting LinkedIn Connections
Whether you have a handful or 500+ connections (LinkedIn will only show you the true number you have and nobody else for some reason), you have the ability to export them. When you perform an export, key information you'll get is name, current employer and title and email address, as most everybody has this information on their own profile. Name and email is in my mind most important as you have a way to reach them.
Here's the steps to follow to export connections.
1. Log into LinkedIn using a Web browser and select Connections from the My Network menu.
2. Click the gear icon for Settings on the right side of the screen.
3. Click the link "Export LinkedIn Connections" on the right column on the screen.
4. You have the option to select the format you want your connections in. I have always selected "Microsoft Outlook (.CSV file)" as this gives me a delimited file I can easily open in Excel or Open Office. The other formats may better suit for importing into another program or Web service. Once you select your desired format, click the Export button.
5. You will be prompted with a CAPTCHA for a "security verification" to ensure LinkedIn that you are a real human being requesting your contacts. Enter the CAPTCHA value and click the Continue button.
6. You will get a popup in the browser to save or open the file (the actual appearance of this will vary by browser). Make your choice, in this case I am going to save it.
7. Open this file in Excel or your favorite spreadsheet and you can browse and process your contacts.
What you do with your contacts is of course up to you. Even if you have no immediate plan – or time – to do anything with them right now, you at least have a backup of the contacts your spent a long time curating.
Exporting LinkedIn Information
In addition to your contacts, you have profile information and activity performed on LinkedIn, such as messages, etc., which you can export as well, though you may have to wait at least 24 hours to get it. This is probably due more to load on their servers than an element of control (I hope!), but within a day you can get it all, and here's how to request and receive it.
1. Click on your picture icon at the top right of the screen and select "Privacy & Settings / Manage" from the menu.
2. Scroll down the page and click the "Getting an archive of your data" link.
3. Click the button labeled "Download" on the right side of the screen.
4. Wait. The message on the screen will say you will receive an email within 24 hours. In this case I got 1 email with a partial file within a short period of time, and then within a day I got a second email with a link to the entire archive of information.
So what's in this archive Zip file? In addition to any images you have posted (your profile picture, banner, etc.) there are several delimited files in CSV format with everything from profile information to what you have searched on. Take a look!
Again, what you do with this – and when – is up to you, but it is yours, and now you have it in your digital hands.
Deconstructing Data Exporting
Since LinkedIn launched in 2003, many, including myself, assumed the service will always be there, every time we want it, as it has been. In the recent past it has added and even removed features, like Answers, where many posted a lot of information. Where it's their platform, at least they realize it is your information and make it available to you. With the unknown of the future, plus a future under Microsoft's ownership, why not get a copy of your LinkedIn information today?
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My Digital Backup Strategy
Do you know where your files are?
You know, all of those bits and bytes that make up video of your baby's first steps, PDF files of your tax returns, those songs from high school you can't get out of your head. You know... your life!
As our lives become more and more digital, there is more involved in managing those files – our digital assets – so we know what and where they are, and more importantly they don't get lost forever. In other words, they need to be backed up.
Been There, Lost That
Over the years I have had my fair share of lost data, files, information – whatever you prefer to call it. From misplacing floppy discs to hard drive crashes to not being able to restore deleted files, there are many things I have lost in part or whole. In some cases there were copies of the files elsewhere, whether on another computer, server or in paper form. And in some cases there were not.
From my own experiences and observing and helping others who have lost data and files over the years, I have evolved my backup strategy. This strategy has also morphed based on my computer usage coupled with advances in technology.
Backups from Micro to Macro
I will now share with you my current backup strategy which I have been using for several years now. I will start with the "micro" or day-to-day elements, traveling to the "macro" or more involved.
Keeper Vault – Keeper is a secure app and service I have used on a daily basis for years, yet I am surprised I haven't written about it before… no time like the present I guess.
Keeper has its roots in secure password management, and that is when I started using it several years ago. Where we don't often think of logins and passwords as something to backup, try losing some sticky notes or that unprotected spreadsheet of logins and see what happens.
I went with Keeper for 2 reasons. First, only the end user can access their data, not even the Keeper staff. You can read more on the nuts and bolts of how Keeper works here. In short, it's very secure and I like that. The second reason is I met Keeper's founder, Darren Guccione, years ago at a tech networking event as he and Keeper are based in Chicago. I met someone passionate about technology, security and consumer usability, and I was sold on his solution to all of them.
Recently Keeper began offering file storage, where you can get space to store files through their digital vault. I began using it but nowhere as I should. I have stored things like a picture of my AAA card, so in case I lose it or am not carrying it on me I can retrieve it on my mobile device, as well as through a Web browser or client program on a PC or Mac – giving me access to these files and information virtually anywhere. You can get a free trial of Keeper or pay US$30 for a year of full features. For me, Keeper is some of the best money I spend on technology.
Mozy Pro Online Backup – I don't keep a lot of files on my computer, something I'll get into more later. But I do have some files on it, what I call my "active" files – ones I have recently worked on in some form or another. To ensure these files are always backed up and nothing is lost, I use online backup.
Mozy Pro is an online backup service from data storage giant EMC which I have used for years going back to when I had my own Web consulting business. Mozy has a consumer version called Mozy Home in addition to Pro, but I am only referring to Pro here as that is the only one I am using. I get 20 GB of file backup space for around US$150 per year, and you can pay more or less for more or less space.
With online backup, I can backup files continuously while my Mac (or a PC) is on as a background task. This is convenient as I don't have to think about it. If I do work on a number of files at once, I can choose to run a manual backup to ensure those files are backed-up and I don't lose my changes.
Of course the key to any backup is that you can restore a file or files from it. Mozy Pro allows you to do that on an individual or multiple file level. As well, it can give you a bulk Zip file of all files – I know this first hand as once I hosed my new PC's hard drive when I tried to encrypt it, and had I not done backups before the encryption to Mozy Pro I would have lost all of the files.
Select Files to Protected Portable Drive – I keep a WD Passport hard drive with password –protection on hand to make periodical, manual backups. This drive is small in size but very convenient to work with. The version I have is 500 GB (or half a terabyte) but now you can get them with up to 3 TB (terabytes) for a little over US$100. As convenient as the size is that I can password-protect the drive so any local backups are secured.
Off-Site Networked Drive Backups – Earlier I mentioned I only keep so many files on my computer. This is because I have a NAS, or networked attached storage (NAS), drive at my home. This is my home server, where I store files as well as photos and music and any other file types I have and can access this password-protected drive on my home network. As this is where the majority of my files are, it's needless to say they need to be backed up.
The backup process for my NAS drive is similar to the previous step, where I back it up to hard drives, but with a few twists. I use a Windows PC to run these backups using a program called Robocopy which comes with Windows. It allows me to make a file-by-file mirror of my NAS drive onto the external portable hard drives I have. Following this mirror backup, these drives are then secured in separate, off-site locations under lock and key and additional security. Where I don't want to say where exactly they are stored, one location may be a bank safe deposit box. Maybe.
For these backups, I typically do them monthly, or more often if I add more files to the NAS drive, like family photos. I will do one backup at a time, namely so that one of the backup drives is always secured in the event of some form of loss or disaster, such as a roof leak and subsequent home flooding, while in the process of performing a backup. After performing one backup and securing it, I will then strive to do the other one within a week of the first.
Deconstructing Backups
Backups are only as good as they are current or accurate, and that you are able to restore from them. This is why I use a variety of backup methods to minimize and reduce potential errors.
I welcome your thoughts and opinions on my digital backup strategy, how it compares to yours, or if it has inspired you to create a process of your own. Please share this in the comments of this post.
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3 Challenges of In-App Web Browsers
Quick – how many Web browsers are on your mobile phone?
Now I realize this question may confuse you, but please read on, as I may be talking about something completely new to you or something you know about but didn't realize its full impact and the challenges that come from it.
The Mobile Web Is Still a Thing
With the growth of mobile devices and apps, many predicted the Web would be less relevant. With advances in Web design, namely the concept of responsive Web design, where a Web site will adapt or :respond: to the size of the screen it is presented on, Web sites are still viewed on mobile devices, and this will certainly continue.
To view Web sites on a mobile device, like on a PC or Mac, you use a Web browser. This in itself is an app, and on the iPhone the "native" browser is Safari and on an Android phone, it's Google Chrome. As well, you can install other browsers like Opera or Firefox. Just as on the desktop or laptop computer, some people just use the native browser and others use another. Some use more than one, realizing one may present a Web page differently than another – that difference can be slight, or to the extreme the Web site functionality may not work at all. Unfortunately there is no strict standards that a Web browser must follow to display Web pages, thus the differences.
The More Not The Merrier
As you may guess, the more Web browsers there are, the greater the chance these differences – or errors – may occur. I personally have encountered this many times as a regular Web user, as well as someone who owns and builds Web sites.
To compound the number of apps out there that are Web browsers are apps that serve a unique purpose but also have a Web browser built into it.
Again, my apologies if I have confused you... Web browsers in apps? Which ones? And how many different ones? And why? Where I have some answers to these, I am not a mindreader, though as someone who has designed products as well as software, I will share with you my thoughts as to why, and their impact.
As for the which and how, the image at the top of this post shows 8 apps I currently have installed on my iPhone that have an in-app Web browser. Eight! One is Safari, the iPhone native Web browser, and the other 7 are inside apps. As for the why, this depends on the thought and design of the app owners and developers.
Here's one thought as to why: the chief reason is the user experience – click a Web link in an app and you stay within the app. Granted you can launch a separate Web browser on your mobile device, but the user is then leaving your app, where you want them to stay. Talking with some Web app owners off-the-record, they have also said this, as well as functionality of the app they would like to leverage in the Web browser. So as I said, they have their reasons.
Challenges All Around
After this setup, it may already be obvious as to what the challenges to in-app Web browsers are, and who they impact, including:
Challenges to App Users – Thats you and me folks, the end consumer of these apps and their browsers. There's a real-world example that happened to me that first brought this to my attention.
I went to an eCommerce Web site to make a purchase, one I have been to man times on a mobile device as well as my Mac. However a popup window that normally comes up as the last step of the process to complete the order did not appear. I tried and tried a couple of times and it still did not complete the order. It wasn't until I realized I was in an in-app Web browser and not Safari, which I had used in the past. I then opened Safari on my iPhone, tried the order again and it worked just fine.
Even for someone like myself who considers himself a high-end user, I didn't think twice on what app I was really in, and once I did, it still didn't matter, as I wondered why the Web page didn't work?
Challenges to Web Site Owners and Developers – One of the greatest challenges to those who run and build Web technology is that their Web sites and Web applications work in browsers. This may be even more challenging than the site being of value and compelling to the end user.
Going back over 20 years there have been the need to test and verify Web sites on all PC and Mac Web browsers, as well as on other computer operating systems, which back then you could count on one hand. Add to it mobile devices, tablets, watches and multiple brands of browsers on each, not to mention different versions (not everyone is on the latest version!) it can be overwhelming.
Overwhelming, and expensive. The need for a quality assurance (QA) lab, equipment (basically at least one of each piece of hardware), staff, third-party consultants, services and software... you don't even need to be technical to realize the magnitude of it.
Challenges to App Owners and Developers – If you decide you need/want a Web browser in your app, you are basicaly doubling the functionality to build and support in your app. A Web browser is a beast all into itself – and now you have one. You need to test your browser with the latest Web technologies and standards, consistently. You also need to keep up with the competition – standalone Web browsers – as to their features and how they deliver Web pages. And where you have the staff to develop your app, you will need to expand it for the Web browser functionality as well.
This goes beyond the technology and into your product management and development. Where it may be ideal to have that tightly integrated browser, the overall question must be, at what cost?
Supporting not Scaring
As business needs and technology are always a moving target, it's good to have an idea of what may be in case you ever lose scope or focus on it. I hope after reading this I haven't scared you – saying you have almost a dozen of something when you had no idea can be a bit much.
I welcome your thoughts on multiple Web browsers in the comments of this post. I promise not to scare you anymore now... on this topic anyway!
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Google Contributor Offers Interesting Approach To Blog Revenue
Would you pay money to read The Hot Iron? And what if by paying you saw less ads on the site?
I know I have asked this question before when I added CentUp to this very blog. Another new revenue model for writers has come about from Google called Contributor. As I have no illusions (delusions?) of grandeur in earning a living from this very site alone in itself, I was more intrigued to try it to how it really works.
How It Works
Google Contributor allows a Web user to contribute money monthly for ads to not be shown on Web sites it visits. The ads specifically are ones from Google's own ad services, AdSense and DoubleClick. So if a banner ad comes from another source other than Google (and there are many) that ad will still appear. In the place of the ad it may be blank or a thank you message for supporting the particular Web site.
From the Web site owner's perspective, if they are displaying on their site through Google, rather than getting the money for someone seeing and clicking on an ad, they are getting money from the user's Contributor account, in a sense offsetting the cost of the ad usually paid by the advertiser.
A few items of note on Contributor. Currently it only works in the US. By someone contributing money, either US$2, US$5 or US$10 a month, they are still going to see ads. As shown in the chart below, by contributing those 3 previously mentioned dollar figures, they will see respectively 5-15%, 15-25% or 25-50% fewer ads. These fewer ads are across all Web sites with Google ads not just one in particular. So if you contribute $10 a month, thinking it will all go to me for reading The Hot Iron, it will not.
Is It Worth It?
That's a great question – is it worth it? I honestly don't know, as I have just set it up on the blog, and I have also signed up as a Contributor at the whopping US$2 a month level.
Here is a screenshot of this blog with an ad appearing at the top:
Here is a screenshot of this blog without an ad appearing at the top:
I know – the difference is amazing!
It will be interesting to see how often I notice the ads not there. Last year was the 20th anniversary of the Web banner ad. As I heard somewhere – and I forgot the source – it was marking 20 years of people ignoring banner ads! So even if it technically works, it will be interesting to see if anyone notices.
Are you a Google Contributor? Did I convince you to join, or not join? I welcome your thoughts in the comments of this post.
This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.
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Jackery Battery Chargers Big And Small Do The Job
Once upon a time you could easily remove the battery from a mobile device. This made it easy to keep a charge as you could simply swap out a dead battery for a fresh one. Of course you would have to charge the removed battery, and you could either charge it in the device or in a special battery charger.
Where the above scenario sounds like ancient history, it was less than a decade ago that you could do this. Today most mobile devices have non-removable batteries. Granted "non-removable" is a relative term as you can remove anything, it's just that the device isn't designed for it to be easily removed, and in doing so may void its warranty. As a result, spare batteries have been replaced by external battery chargers, and have spawned a whole new industry, especially as having 1 or 2 seems to never be enough power.
Recently I was offered the chance to evaluate external battery chargers made by Jackery. Where I have seen this brand before, namely on Amazon.com, I had never used one. In this eval I was also offered to choose which battery charger I would like to try. As I couldn't choose between their largest and smallest models, the Giant + and the Mini, I asked if I could try both, and they said I could.
In my review I didn't plan out anything specific, as I simply wanted to use them as I would any battery charger. I also had my wife use them as well, not specifically saying why I had them. Also note I am not an electrician, and I can't speak to power ratings or usage, only from a lay person's point of view. Judging from most people who read The Hot Iron, I am not disappointing anyone with that last statement.
Giant + – Multiple devices, multiple charges
The Giant + is a battery charger you most likely won't carry in your pocket, this is unless you're going to a festival concert, which I did this past fall when I took it to Riot Fest. I also have used it to charge multiple device at home, such as my iPhone and iPad. It was also the power source for my modern-day attempt at a boom-box, charging both my iPhone and a Bluetooth speaker which played at our neighborhood block party.
The main features of the Giant + are that you can charge 2 devices at once, and that you can charge devices multiple times. In my charging, I was far from scientific, but many times I had multiple devices charging to 100% at once. There is a 3-bar light indicator which tells you the battery level, and the accompanying charge cable would replenish the battery pretty quickly – at least overnight, which is what I most often did.
Another feature of the Giant + is an LED flashlight. By pressing a side button twice, the flashlight turns on and off. I'll admit I didn't really use this in a real-world situation, as I always had enough light, typically from device screens, to plug in to it. But I did try the light in the dark and it is plenty bright. As it's not a battery you may typically carry around with you, I am not sure if the light often used, but I would love to hear from someone who has.
Mini – Topping off the fuel tank
As I said before, I have several battery chargers, namely as all of my devices have weak batteries and constantly need recharging. Where I have used the Giant + to bring a device back from the dead, sometimes it's nice just to top off a charge or have a spare battery just in case. The Jackery Mini came in handy for both situations.
The Mini is just that – small, compact and can easily fit in the same pocket as your device… that is, if your device can fit in your pocket itself, but I digress. This battery is one my wife would take with her to charge her phone. It has a push button where up to 4 LEDs illuminate in extremely bright blue to indicate the strength. I have also kept the Mini in my backpack with a spare charging cable if I ever needed a top-off.
Solid and stylish
Both the Jackery Giant + and Mini are solid. They have an aluminum outer shell with a shine to them – the Giant + I had is bright orange (a color I love!) and the Mini was close to what Apple calls "rose gold" but they call it just gold. I of course have dropped both batteries, and they have held up well, though they mostly just fell off my desk.
As for the price, I have seen a variety of ranges, and as I am posting this close to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I am sure there will be deals on it. In all cases, the Giant + is more than the Mini.
For portable power, these backup batteries from Jackery performed well for me. They also offer many other styles, as well as cases. And after having them hands-on, I am glad I couldn't decide which one to review, as they each have their own uses. If you have used Jackery backup batteries before, or have any questions on these, I would like to hear from you in the comments to this post.
This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.
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First 2 Steps To Take To Start Blogging
As follow-up to my inquisitive and popular blog post on 2 questions I ask anyone thinking about blogging, namely to those who are still interested in blogging after reading it, I now would like to offer advice on how to get started with your blog.
First, setup a free blog at Wordpress.com
You need a blog in order to blog. A blog is a Web site with a content management system (or CMS) which is software on a Web server that allows you to easily publish what you write.
If you have been to a blog site before, there is a good chance it's on Wordpress, as it is the most well-known and used blog CMS. Wordpress can be used for entire Web sites as well, and not just blogs, but we won't get ahead of ourselves too much here. Another reason for using Wordpress.com is in its portability potential. If you build a blog at Wordpress.com and in the future you decide you want to move it to another Web host, you can literally export the site and move it. Note I have oversimplified how I described this process and some technical expertise is involved.
Plus, creating a blog at Wordpress.com is free, so if you start one and realize it's too much for you, there is no major financial commitment.
Register and set a domain name for your blog
Where I just got done telling you to create a free blog, now I am recommending you spend a little more on a domain name.
By registering a domain name for your blog and tying it to your Wordpress.com blog, you gain in several ways. By default, your blog will be named something like myblogname.wordpress.com, but myblogname.com is a more unique name and easier to remember. Also, if you decide to move your blog in the future, you can keep the same Web address – you will not be able to keep myblogname.wordpress.com as that is not your own domain name, wordpress.com.
A domain name also a unique name to your blog. Where it may be presumptive that your blog will be a runaway smash hit on the Internet. If you have peered around The Hot Iron there are plenty of articles on getting your own domain name and other benefits of doing so. You can register a domain name many places, and I always recommend name.com and note I did not get paid to say that!
Ready to blog in no time
Setting up a blog on Wordpress.com and registering a domain name can all be done in under an hour. Configuring your blog and performing some customizations may take a little longer, and that all depends on how much you want to do, though I wouldn't focus too much on the look of your blog and rather on its substance – the writing!
I hope this has helped, and please share a comment to this post once you do it and share the link to your new blog for all to see.
This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.
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Put Your Smartphone Lock Screen To Work To Save Your Device
Whenever someone gets a new or upgraded mobile device, the first thing they do is customize it. From app icon placement to wallpaper images, they do all that they can to make it suit their needs... or ego, or both.
I'd like to share a mobile customization that you can easily do, and it can help you get your device back in case it is ever lost or stolen – customize the lock (or security) screen with your contact information.
It Works!
This idea is actually nothing new for me, as it dates back before I had an iPhone, and even back before I had a Nokia – going back to almost 6 years when I had a Palm 680 smartphone. In those golden years, the lock screen of the Palm allowed you to customize a text message, of which I did with with my name, phone and email address. All was good until one night when I was running late to do the lights and sounds for a friend's improv show, and in the process of running from the train to the theater, I dropped my Palm device. This I didn't realize until right before the show started, as I reached to silence a device that was not there. As I had my contact info right there when the kid who found it turned it on, he was able to email me, and we met the next day to get my phone back. Phew!
Create Your Own Image
With today's popular phones, you can do this with customizing the background image – or wallpaper – on the phone's lock screen, as you can see that I did on the above photo of my iPhone. In this case, I used PhotoShop, the graphic design software, to create an image to fit on the lock screen, and added the text I wanted. If you don't have graphic design software, you can still do this a variety of ways, including these tips for the iPhone, Android or Windows Phone. If this is beyond your tech savviness threshold, you can just print out a piece of paper with your info on it, take a picture of it, and save it as the lock screen wallpaper.
But Wait, What About Find My Phone Apps?
Yes Virginia, there are apps and core functionality of devices that allow you to track your device using GPS. And yes, these apps can work to help you retrieve your device. But if someone finds your phone, and when turning it on sees you name, this can be a deterrent to them to whatever nefarious things they may have considered doing to it. Plus they may even get in touch with you prior to you yourself realizing it is missing or can get to a computer to use that find function.
Will You?
Sometimes the simplest solution is the most effective. Your lock screen doesn't have to be as simple as mine – it can have style, and your contact information as well. If this has convinced you to create a custom lock screen, please let me know in the comments to this post. As well, if you would never consider doing this, I'd like to know that too.
This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.
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