How To Protect Yourself Against Hackers There is nothing, hardware or software, that is unhackable. Let’s get that out of the way right off the bat. If a hacker – a real hacker, not someone with a set of easily available hacking tools — really wants your information, they will get it. The same can be said for the NSA or any other state-sponsored organization. This is a guide to help you deter the type of people degenerates that recently forced their way into celebrity iCloud accounts to pull down private photos. Whether they used brute force to guess the password or an off the shelf piece of software, a combination of these precautions could mean the difference between a mild inconvenience (like having to change a password) and having your personal information (including photos) plastered all over the Internet. And the Internet never forgets. And it’s not going to get any better. So defend yourself against the jerks and sociopaths. Passwords and Password Managers A strong password is a good first step to securing your data.
Pourquoi l'écoute de vos parents pourrait être bon pour les affaires - Travaux d'affaires Turning to your parents for business and career advice might not seem like an obvious move, but their words of wisdom could pay dividends, says Ariel Eckstein, Managing Director of LinkedIn EMEA. LinkedIn research has found that one in three parents don't know what their child does at work and more than a third are failing to pass on their professional knowledge to their offspring. This is despite the fact that almost half (43%) of professionals believe that their parents would have useful advice to share. As a country, we have a long way to go before we're adequately tapping in to the skills of the older generation. We've got the lowest levels of employment in the over-50s, despite having one of the most highly-skilled workforces in the world. LinkedIn's Bring In Your Parents Day 2014, which takes place on 6 November, will see businesses across the UK inviting their employees' parents to the office in a bid to encourage the increased sharing of skills across generations. Problem solving
How to Create Professional-Looking Video Previews Specifically for Instagram With more and more people sharing videos on Instagram, it's important to find a way to add it to your toolbox. Since Instagram is a square format, it's a little bit more complicated to create something that looks professional if you're shooting videos in 16:9 (as pretty much everyone is), but Kraig Adams from Wedding Film School shows us how (while FCP X is shown, you can use any editor for final product): Here are Kraig's steps for this: How to create your own advanced Instagram video preview with text/images/motion: Edit together your 14 second sequence on a custom 640x640 timeline. How to create your own basic Instagram video preview with simple white/black bars: Edit together your 14 second sequence on a 16x9 aspect ratio timeline. While weddings are the subject of the video, this sort of thing can really be used for anything from films to music videos to corporate videos.
Cool Websites & Tools - Capture Color Combinations, Control Your TV, & Create Your Own Music Adobe Color CC – is a fun and simple way to capture inspiring color combinations wherever you see them. Simply point the camera at something colorful and Adobe Color CC will instantly extract a series of colors. You can share your themes with friends through Facebook, Twitter or email. You can also share the image that inspired the theme. SureMote – Control your TV and all other appliances with SureMote – a free universal remote control app. Livestream – Watch or broadcast live events from your iPhone or iPad. Music Maker Jam – Create your own tracks with Music Maker Jam. Xim – Share your photos, not your phone.
Landing Pages for Dummies: A How-To Guide Paul Jarvis experiments with words and design. His latest book is called The Good Creative: 18 ways to make better art. What’s a landing page? It’s a page on your website that funnels a visitor to take one, specific action. Landing pages work through elimination. I use landing pages for books I write, my newsletter sign-up, for my consulting, and any new product/service I release. Steps to properly craft a landing page Focus on the one goal Focus everything on the subscription form. Be specific Quickly define who your audience is (and who it’s not). Tell a story Stories are more engaging and memorable than facts and stats (take that math class!). Leverage one of the three main types of stories in your content: David vs. Cater to your audience Shift the focus from you, and your products, to your audience. Stay honest Just because you’re trying to grow your list, doesn’t mean you’ve gotta be a sleazy marketer. Be quick and clear Eliminate The only thing you shouldn’t remove is white space. Match
Create A New Alias With The Best Online Name Generators [Weird & Wonderful Web] Your name is boring. I’m sorry to break this news to you, but it’s true. That is unless you either have strange parents who gave you a kooky name, or originate from a country where every name sounds weird and wonderful. The rest of us have to put up with a boring moniker for our entire lives. The only real alternative to this dull fate is to change it legally, but ain’t nobody got time for that. It’s easier, and a lot more fun, to just go online and choose a new alias using one of the countless name generators available on the Internetz. The Pirate Name Generator The pirates of old weren’t exactly nice people, but time has lessened their malice to the point at which Johnny Depp can portray an infamous pirate as a camp, bumbling, drunken fool. My Pirate Name: Owen ‘Landlubber’ Peacock The Metal Name Generator Black metal isn’t exactly a , but who hasn’t imagined dressing in dark clothes, donning face paint, and singing/screaming about evil at least once in their lives.
How To Market A Product No-One Understands Sharon Greenberg is the CEO of CryptoNext plc. The hi-tech world is all about innovation, but selling a spanking new product or service can be a daunting prospect when your target audience has little or no understanding of what it is you do. If you don’t know where to start with marketing your business, here’s my guide to selling a product no one understands. Educate your audience The first thing you need to do is educate your audience. Don’t assume any foreknowledge, but don’t talk down to your audience either; use images, analogies, graphs and figures – and if possible, humor – to avoid sounding patronizing. Providing informative materials and engaging on online forums or platforms such as Quora will not only help explain your product but will also generate interest from the right people, and quickly establish you as an industry expert in a field which is not yet saturated with digital content. Put the horse before the cart Repetition, repetition, repetition Keep it light hearted Good luck!
Blog SEO AxeNet 5 Effective Networking Strategies in the Digital Age Networking will forever be the lifeblood of a professional’s career. No matter how old you are, what year it is and what technology is used, networking will continue to affect an individual’s professional growth, in addition to skillset and experience. Not to mention, networking can help you land a job, earn a promotion, perhaps introduce you to your future co-founder and help you remain a valuable asset to your employer and industry. In my own career as a tech writer and marketer, I’ve been lucky enough to grow by leaps and bounds writing for Forbes, Huffington Post, Mashable and others. There are many factors that contribute to my progress, but networking would have to be one of the biggest. After cultivating that relationship for some time, the company eventually hired me to help lead its social media, SEO efforts and other marketing needs. It’s all about creating a large quality network of contacts you can rely on, and who can rely on you. 1. LinkedIn Connect Invite 2. 3. 4. 5.
Save Money On Your Smartphone Bill: Cut The Mobile Internet Once a month, your mobile bill lands. How much are you paying for calls and mobile Internet? Is your iPhone really worth that type of outlay? Do you use your Android tablet enough to justify paying over $50 a month? Mobile networks have had it too easy from consumers over the past few years, but as Wi-Fi coverage increases, there is a decreasing need to bother with mobile Internet and ridiculously ornate call packages. That money is better off in your pocket, not the bank accounts of cell phone carrier shareholders. Smartphone Bills: Healthy vs. As I write this I’m coming to the end of a two year contract for a Nokia Lumia 920 with British mobile network EE. This means that for a £400 handset I will have spent over £1200 ($2000) when the contract comes to an end. In the USA, you might pay $600 for an iPhone and repay that along with the call, SMS and mobile data charges on a monthly basis on a contract deal. Sadly, it’s terrible. It’s an obscene amount of money to waste. It has Wi-Fi.
Find Yourself: Search Flipboard to Add Content to Your Magazines Digital publishing is about putting your content where your readers are. That sounds straightforward, but it’s not so simple, because lots of readers are now on lots of different channels — blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Flickr, YouTube, and more. That’s why, for bloggers and content publishers, it’s handy that Flipboard magazines let you combine content from all your current social platforms, all in one place. Happily, that doesn’t require an awkward journey of personal exploration. Do a Vanity Search Say hello to Flipboard’s search box. Check Your Sources Here’s an important thing to remember: Flipboard search gathers results from across the social web and organizes them by source — Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Flickr, RSS, etc. — so scroll down to find your own content feeds from the sources you seek. For example, I publish a WordPress blog called Bernalwood.