Technology Summary. Services such as Sucuri can monitor a website on a regular basis to ensure it’s not been hacked. In the same way a computer needs to have antivirus software, websites need anti-malware protection and detection. Anyone who manages a website for themselves or someone else needs to maintain the security of the website. An advantage of choosing a… Continue reading Sucuri.net Online Website Malware Scan and Monitoring Service
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Disabling Advertising on WordPress.com Hosting Websites
Technology > WordPress If you’re looking for a great hosting platform, WordPress.com is definitely worth considering. The basic hosting package is $18 a year for domain registration and hosting. Once your website starts gaining traffic, WordPress.com reserved the right to place advertising at the bottom of your posts. It’s a complement if you see their advertising… Continue reading Disabling Advertising on WordPress.com Hosting Websites
Amazing Tiny Glass House of 9 Square Feet Big Enough for Two
While not intended to be used for housing, the video above shows a tiny cube that could serve as a house — with windows on all four sides as well as the roof. It’s compact, yet as the two people demonstrate in the video, it’s roomy enough for two.
WordPress.com Hosting – Where are my domain renewals and other services listed?
Technology > WordPress WordPress.com is a great way to host websites. However, as with any website hosting service, if you’re not attentive to your website hosting and domain registration renewals, you can inadvertently lose a website if a reminder email slips past you. The best solution to this potential problem is to go to the… Continue reading WordPress.com Hosting – Where are my domain renewals and other services listed?
Apple Computer – Ensuring Best Possible Quality Screen Shots
Summary. Cocktail, from Maintain.se, is a useful utility for Apple Mac computers that allows you to tweak system settings not accessible through the System Preferences. An example of this is the default image format of screen capture images. Screen Capture. Similar to the Snipping Tool in Windows, Apple computers have mechanism for capturing the entire screen… Continue reading Apple Computer – Ensuring Best Possible Quality Screen Shots
Walmart Store and Walmart.com Printable Coupons and Online Coupon Codes
Walmart is known for having every day low prices on their merchandise, and even so, Walmart internet coupons are available. Walmart is able to offer such values by streamlining their store operations and having influence over their suppliers. For example, something as simple as store lighting is evaluated and optimized. Skylights use the light of… Continue reading Walmart Store and Walmart.com Printable Coupons and Online Coupon Codes
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Takes Action Against Fake News Websites as False Advertising
Activism > Consumer Defense Resource Group Update. Seven months after we first reported about the use of fake news websites as advertising (21 September 2010), the Federal Trade Commission began taking action against those using this deceptive practice. Our original report is below. Here are stories about the FTC actions: 19 April 2011 – FTC Seeks… Continue reading Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Takes Action Against Fake News Websites as False Advertising
Painters and Photographers – Comparison of Photographs and Paintings as Artistic Works
“The artist who paints the world around us is like a camera. Their eyes are like a camera’s lens and their canvas is like film.” ~ Greg Johnson Is it oversimplifying things to say that a painter is not just creating paintings (as objects), but creating images? As a photographer, it seems to me that… Continue reading Painters and Photographers – Comparison of Photographs and Paintings as Artistic Works
Custom Woodworking by David Naso – Iowa City
David Naso of Iowa City builds custom wood furniture using hand picked specialty woods. This bio is excerpted from his website. Since 1980 my passion has been providing fine furniture for businesses, homes and places of worship. During these many years I have tried to emphasize three elements. The first is to have reverance for… Continue reading Custom Woodworking by David Naso – Iowa City
YouTube Policies and Practices Regarding Digital Rights Management, Royalties, Copyright, Licensing, and Intellectual Property
In the TED video presentation above, Margaret Gould Stewart of YouTube describes the YouTube policies and practices regarding rights management, royalties, copyright, licensing, and intellectual property. There are over 20 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute. As a result, YouTube analyzes over 100 years of video daily (more than 876,000 hours) and compares them… Continue reading YouTube Policies and Practices Regarding Digital Rights Management, Royalties, Copyright, Licensing, and Intellectual Property
Overcoming Adversity – TEDxOrangeCoast – Amy Purdy – Living Beyond Limits (Video)
In the video above, Amy Purdy shares her experiences of overcoming adversity.
Dr. Daniel Amen of the Amen Clinic Discusses Brain Health, Diet, and Obesity (TEDx Video)
In the video below, Dr. Daniel Amen discusses the impact of obesity and other factors on brain health. Dr. Amen also talks about how to improve health and wellness through public policy and education programs. [View Video on YouTube] Visual from Video Document History Document revised to use the current WordPress blocks layout elements. The… Continue reading Dr. Daniel Amen of the Amen Clinic Discusses Brain Health, Diet, and Obesity (TEDx Video)