Effective Living | Technology Summary. This page provides some tips relating to securing technology and information. These suggestions generally refer to International travel or travel to areas where theft and loss may be a problem. Contacts. In general, mobile technology such as a notebook computer and an iPhone can be a great way to keep in touch… Continue reading Travel Checklist Before Going Preparation Computer iPhone Mobile Phone Domestic International Securing Technology and Information
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Linux Blinkenlights Project Video by Kirian Scheuplein in Hamburg, Germany
Technology Summary. The Blinkenlights Project is, among other things, an implementation of the Linux operating system applied to artistic innovation. The Blinkenlights Project was developed and implemented by the Chaos Computer Club.
Internet Website or Blog Advertising, Stores, and Affiliate Programs
Technology > Resources Summary. This document offers an introduction to Internet advertising. In summary, the best kind of advertising practice is to occasionally link to relevant products or services in your own store, and offer some clearly identified context sensitive text link ads at the bottom of selected pages on your site. The reasoning behind this approach… Continue reading Internet Website or Blog Advertising, Stores, and Affiliate Programs
Turn off Ken Burns Effect in iMovie ’08
Apple Summary. The Ken Burns Effect is an annoying feature that is enabled by default. It is essentially an opt-out feature rather than opt-in. Follow the steps below to disable it. Import a Photo. Import a photo into the Project area of iMovie. This is the area to the right of Project Library listing. Project… Continue reading Turn off Ken Burns Effect in iMovie ’08
Mediacom High Speed Internet MCHSI Business Internet Packages Cost
Technology Summary. Mediacom High Speed Internet (MCHSI) has several Business Internet Packages to choose from. They are described below. This information is accurate as of 17 September 2008. Business Basic. For $80 per month, you get one dynamic IP address and transfer rates of 4 megabits per second download and 640 kilobytes per second upload. Business… Continue reading Mediacom High Speed Internet MCHSI Business Internet Packages Cost
WordPress Post Numbering Out of Sequence Erratic Skipping Numbers
Technology Problem Summary. As of WordPress version 2.6, each post (website page) has multiple revisions saved during editing. These revisions are given post numbers, yet they aren’t published or visible to site visitors. So, the result is that published posts are no longer numbered sequentially. Problem Solution. To disable this feature, edit the wp-config.php file… Continue reading WordPress Post Numbering Out of Sequence Erratic Skipping Numbers
Dynamic Topical Context Sensitive Advertising with Google AdSense
Technology Summary. As an illustration of how context sensitive dynamic advertising works, this page provides a descriptive paragraph followed by relevant advertisements for products or services. Context Relevant Ads. The advertising below is provided by Google AdSense. We don’t necessarily endorse these links, but they are supposed to be context relevant and for that reason… Continue reading Dynamic Topical Context Sensitive Advertising with Google AdSense
Google AdSense Website Advertising Revenue Resource and Evaluation Information
Technology > Resources Summary. Google AdSense is a context sensitive advertising program that offers blog and website authors the ability to dynamically display advertisements that are related to the content on their web pages. For more on Internet advertising, read Internet Website or Blog Advertising, Stores, and Affiliate Programs. Effectiveness and Value. Targeted context sensitive advertising has… Continue reading Google AdSense Website Advertising Revenue Resource and Evaluation Information
Text to Speech Reader, Speech Enabling Audio Information and Resources
Technology Summary. This page provides information about text to speech technologies. AT&T Labs – A text to voice utility for demonstration purposes. Functions with English (US and UK), French, German, and Spanish text. There is also an option for English spoken with an Indian accent. The voice speaker “Crystal” is the most impressive. Cepstral –… Continue reading Text to Speech Reader, Speech Enabling Audio Information and Resources
WordPress 2.6.1 Image Placement Error with Right Align
Technology Problem Summary. With WordPress 2.6.1, when inserting images using the included visual editor, the code for the image placement is not complete. For this reason, on an Apple computer (and perhaps with other operating systems as well), using the Safari browser or Firefox browser, the images will show up on the left when viewed… Continue reading WordPress 2.6.1 Image Placement Error with Right Align
T. Boone Pickens Plan for Solar, Wind, and Natural Gas Power Future Sustainability
Activism > Environment > Power Summary. The United States represents 4% of the world’s population, yet consumes 25% of the world’s oil. We’re using 21 million barrels of oil every day. Over 70% of our oil usage is imported. That’s 700 billion dollars a year in dollars leaking out of the United States – a situation that will… Continue reading T. Boone Pickens Plan for Solar, Wind, and Natural Gas Power Future Sustainability
ATT Wireless Mobile Phone Billing Discount for University of Iowa
University of Iowa Summary. ATT Wireless offers a significant discount on wireless mobile phone service to many businesses, organizations, and institutions. The University of Iowa “Foundation Account Number” with ATT is 100404. This number would be needed if applying for the company discount over the phone. However, the easiest way to apply for a discount is… Continue reading ATT Wireless Mobile Phone Billing Discount for University of Iowa