tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118119642024-03-14T01:04:25.966-04:00Doing difficult things: husband/dad, project manager, ice hockey player, ultramarathon road cyclistThanks for stopping by. You'll find a few tricks, hints, suggestions and fixes to uncommon issues in project management, Windows, Mac, tablets and smartphones as well as SCRUM, product management, doing difficult things in life and other latest technological trends.Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-32405032743744314182024-01-25T16:35:00.002-05:002024-01-25T16:35:09.995-05:00Building ecommerce systems is not a walk in park. It's time to take a quick pause and high-fixe the Magento community.<p> <span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you ever dealt with ecommerce system development, you probably heard about e-commerce projects labeled as easy: straightforward, obvious and self-explanatory. I beg to differ: it’s the opposite - most of the time you’re dealing with a highly complex software #project!</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ce93676-7fff-8fb0-4f37-41eaf0ed6216"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Google "E-commerce site" and you'll probably get 'a product catalog online with a CTA (adding to shopping cart) and ability to finalize a purchase' - it could be that easy, it could be that dull, unless your goal or ambition is to succeed and/or scale fast.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As I'm trying to pass knowledge about my current ecommerce product development to a new project coordinator, I'm sharing a number of things: business / financial data, cloud storage access for documentation, communication plan and channels, issue tracker, project Wiki, RACI, risk register, password manager content, graphic design, mapping files, project management plan/charters/execution plans, site deployment checklists, specs, etc. And that’s even before I start diving into all the customizations that we implemented and still have coming up in the #product backlog. Indirectly, I’m mentioning ‘things’ but I'm actually listing significant factors that contribute to a conclusion: I'm managing a highly complex project and building an advanced web product. Nothing straightforward, obvious and self-explanatory about it. And to be honest, I actually wanted to high-five the Magento community for that reason.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Again, some might ask, "Hey, it's just e-commerce, what's the big deal?" When working on #ecommerce products, we're doing compound and complex web systems - not a mere cookie-cutter online store risen from cobwebs of click-through self-guided #saas wizards. Therefore, I'm pausing for a quick </span><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;">high-five</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> - not stopping or popping champagne. It's not the end of my professional journey! I know there's better and bigger products to build ahead. </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I'm glad to be a part of an organization where everyday staff and IT professionals are capable of building, deploying and improving those impressive constructs under a massively underrated label of e-commerce.</b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> I’m glad to be able to make it look easy.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com0Warsaw, Poland52.2296756 21.012228723.919441763821155 -14.144021299999999 80.539909436178846 56.1684787tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-82939868083456207112023-05-09T12:52:00.006-04:002023-05-09T12:53:46.838-04:00Doing difficult things in life<cib-conversation alignment="left" has-top-fade="" id="cib-conversation-main" loading="" mode="off-stage" product-type="bing" serp-slot="right-rail" style="color: #111111; 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display: contents; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;"><cib-message attributions="" serp-slot="right-rail" source="bot" style="animation-name: message-enter-bot; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; margin: 0px; max-width: unset; min-width: 220px; opacity: 1; outline: none; position: relative; width: 427.795px; z-index: 10;" type="text"><cib-shared serp-slot="right-rail" style="background-attachment: unset; background-clip: unset; background-image: unset; background-origin: unset; background-position: unset; background-repeat: unset; background-size: unset; border-radius: unset; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; padding: unset;"><div class="message"><slot><div aria-hidden="true" class="content" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; font-size: var(--cib-type-body2-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body2-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); min-height: 100%; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;" tabindex="0"><div class="ac-container ac-adaptiveCard" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; font-size: var(--cib-type-body2-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body2-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; width: 427.795px; word-break: break-word;"><div class="ac-textBlock" style="color: var(--cib-color-neutral-foreground); display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; margin-top: 0px;"><p style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body2-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body2-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;">Someone commented under a friend's activity on Strava that reported him riding <a href="https://race-through-poland-brevets.mailchimpsites.com/">200km up and down steep hills</a> of Kłodzka Valley in Southern, Poland (brevet style). That person admired the physical strain, length of distance ridden on road bike and resistance to weather conditions. At the end of that comment there was: ".... , but why?"<br /><br />I know why!<br /><br /></p><p style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body2-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body2-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;">Joe Rogan is a popular podcaster who has said that doing difficult things in life can make everything else seem easier. He believes that by pushing yourself to do something hard, you can gain confidence and a sense of accomplishment that can help you tackle other challenges in your life. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="5c9bec3d-abcb-c831-6fcb-2ad9e275fa9b-2-group" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bj9MB4xp5k" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-neutral-foreground-hint-light); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank">This idea is supported by research that shows that people who engage in challenging activities are more likely to be successful in other areas of their lives as well</a>.</p><p style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body2-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body2-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body2-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body2-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;">Q: Why? </p><p style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body2-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body2-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;">A: To do difficult things in life.<br /><br />Difficult things, larger than me, harder than what I did before. That is my why in this context: that is why I'm shooting silly <a href="https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216917137-What-s-a-segment-" target="_blank">things like PR's on Strava</a>, or for cycling ultramarathons like <a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/8776527566">Tąpadła 200</a>, I'm collecting proof of me. </p></div></div></div></slot></div></cib-shared></cib-message></cib-message-group></slot></cib-chat-turn></div></div></cib-conversation>Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com0Polanica-Zdrój, Poland50.4043866 16.51265722.094152763821157 -18.643593 78.714620436178848 51.668907000000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-22624492878626882232017-04-25T15:44:00.001-04:002017-04-25T15:44:43.594-04:00European Start-up Days 2017https://youtu.be/PROibRGMTy0Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-78428024564931296162014-01-12T08:59:00.001-05:002014-01-12T08:59:14.805-05:00Master Card donates 5zl to WOŚP charity for every tweet
with #MasterCarsgrazWOSP hashtag<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cGu4Q3Gr3S8/UtKfsDfOhKI/AAAAAAAADW0/GJMknVHpG2w/s640/blogger-image--1473389162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cGu4Q3Gr3S8/UtKfsDfOhKI/AAAAAAAADW0/GJMknVHpG2w/s640/blogger-image--1473389162.jpg"></a></div>Today's one of the biggest celebrations of generosity in Poland. Everyone contributes, young, old, rich poor, small businesses, chuge corporations... They all join in one act of human kindness towards one another. This year, Master Card offers to donate 5zł (aka €1.2) to Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy for every tweet containing a hashtag <b><i>#MasterCardgrazWOSP </i></b><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=MasterCardgrazWOSP&s=typd">https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=MasterCardgrazWOSP&s=typd</a><div><div><br></div><div>So, let's get together on www.twitter.com and let's post a tweet with MasterCard's harhtag to help WOŚP charity help children in need, 5zl at a time.</div></div>Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-65341497525624502222013-12-16T13:06:00.001-05:002013-12-16T13:13:27.170-05:00How to install Adobe CS2 free suite of products<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Recently I stumbled upon Adobe's <a href="https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads" target="_blank">free download of CS2</a> suite of products and <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2013/12/adobe-gives-out-its-cs2-software-for-free.html" target="_blank">shared on social media</a>. That suite includes:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Photoshop</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Acrobat</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">InDesign</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">InCopy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Premiere Pro</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Illustrator</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">GoLive</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Audition</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After Effects</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Friends on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dominikras/posts/10100852237955362" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, followers on <a href="https://twitter.com/dominikras/status/411660417425891329" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://dominikras.tumblr.com/post/69926558248/pobierz-caly-pakiet-adobe-cs2-za-friko" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>, <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2013/12/adobe-gives-out-its-cs2-software-for-free.html" target="_blank">Wordpress</a>, people in my circles on <a href="https://plus.google.com/102239825003846349938/posts/TFvFAaNsgtx" target="_blank">Google+</a>... all contributed their feedback. Nobody flat out hated my update. However, while most liked, favorited, rebloged, retweeted and reshared on their most valued social media channels, some people remained sceptical about the freebie. I'm not sure why. Was it a "too good to be true" syndrome, fear of the unknown, solid attempt to find and focus on that one Nnnnnegative aspect of the whole thing? I'm not too sure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The most common feedback revolved around alleged fine print somewhere online that claimed necessity of purchasing a license for that free download from Adobe. I saw blog posts about that in upper 1000's of words where authors copied & pasted (allegedly) Adobe's short announcement. Authors would continue rambling about all possible legal ends of things, and after several lengthy paragraphs without definite conclusions, they would end their spiel stating that an install of the software <i><span style="color: red;">wasn't even attempted</span></i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I, on the other hand, attempted to install free Adobe CS2 software - not on one, not on 2 but on 4 unique operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 and <a href="http://www.apple.com/pl/osx/how-to-upgrade/" target="_blank">Mac OS X Mavericks</a>.<b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>No purchase was necessary as promised by Adobe, and as expected. </i></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 success stories. 4th installation ended with a prompt about lack of support for PowerPC applications on my latest version of <a href="http://www.apple.com/pl/osx/" target="_blank">Mac OS X</a> (I believe you'd need a version prior to 10.7 for this free Adobe CS2 installation to work).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm using Adobe Creative Suite CS2 as my guinea pig. If you wanted to start enjoying Adobe CS2 package on your machine (or you wanted to verify my installation routine), follow there steps:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Prepare installation files</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Download from https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Windows, extract <a href="http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/creativesuite/CS2_EOL/MLTI/CreativeSuiteCS2Disc1.exe" style="background-color: white; color: #627282; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; text-decoration: none;">CreativeSuiteCS2Disc1.exe</a>,<br /><a href="http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/creativesuite/CS2_EOL/MLTI/CreativeSuiteCS2Disc2.exe" style="background-color: white; color: #627282; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; text-decoration: none;">CreativeSuiteCS2Disc2.exe</a> and <a href="http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/creativesuite/CS2_EOL/MLTI/CreativeSuiteCS2Disc3.exe" style="background-color: white; color: #627282; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; text-decoration: none;">CreativeSuiteCS2Disc3.exe</a><br /><b>into the same destination directory</b> by double-clicking each of them and following prompts</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/pl-pl/download/windows-xp.aspx?q=windows+xp&fs=applicableproducts~%255eWindows%3bapplicableproducts~%255e%2522Windows%252fWindows%2520XP%2522" target="_blank">Windows XP</a> and <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/pl-pl/windows/windows-help#windows=windows-7" target="_blank">Windows 7</a>. used C:\CS2\Creative Suite CS2\, but you can extract that stuff anywhere</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On my <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/pl-pl/windows-8/meet" target="_blank">Windows 8</a> machine I actually installed that software straight from a shared location on my home network</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The extraction process should create a folder named "Adobe Creative Suite 2.0"</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Mac, open <a href="http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/creativesuite/CS2_EOL/STES/CS_20_IE_NonRet_D1.dmg.bin" style="background-color: white; color: #627282; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; text-decoration: none;">CS_20_IE_NonRet_D1.dmg.bin</a>, <a href="http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/creativesuite/CS2_EOL/STES/CS_20_IE_NonRet_D2.dmg.bin" style="background-color: white; color: #627282; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; text-decoration: none;">CS_20_IE_NonRet_D2.dmg.bin</a><br /> and <a href="http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/creativesuite/CS2_EOL/STES/CS_20_IE_NonRet_D3.dmg.bin" style="background-color: white; color: #627282; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; text-decoration: none;">CS_20_IE_NonRet_D3.dmg.bin</a> to expand them <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9LTI8rZO9eY/Uq83JH5qEFI/AAAAAAAADJs/zHWrz35Z37A/s1600/Dominik-Ras_Free-Adobe-CS2-installation_Mac-OS-X-Mavericks_0_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mac OS X Mavericks. Adobe CS2 installation Expand CS_20_IE_NonRet_D1.dmg.bin, CS_20_IE_NonRet_D2.dmg.bin and CS_20_IE_NonRet_D3.dmg.bin files" border="0" height="196" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9LTI8rZO9eY/Uq83JH5qEFI/AAAAAAAADJs/zHWrz35Z37A/s200/Dominik-Ras_Free-Adobe-CS2-installation_Mac-OS-X-Mavericks_0_1.png" title="Mac OS X Mavericks. Adobe CS2 installation Expand CS_20_IE_NonRet_D1.dmg.bin, CS_20_IE_NonRet_D2.dmg.bin and CS_20_IE_NonRet_D3.dmg.bin files" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Start the installation process:</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Windows, double-click <b>setup.exe</b> from "Adobe Creative Suite 2.0" directory</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Mac open <b>CS_20_IE_NonRet_D1.dmg</b><b>, </b></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">CS_20_IE_NonRet_D2.dmg </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">CS_20_IE_NonRet_D3.dmg. Then, double-click Adobe Installer icon in <i>Adobe Creative Suite Disk 1. That's as far as you'll go if you're Mac is up-to-date. Adobe CS2 is a PowerPC software package no longer supported by Mac after version 10.7 (<a href="http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X" target="_blank">released to public on July 20th, 2011</a>).</i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Double-click <b>Adobe Installer</b></td></tr>
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Not supported by 10.7 and later versions<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Continue if you're on Windows or Mac OS 10.6.9 or earlier by providing<b> name </b>and a<b> serial number <span style="text-align: center;"> </span></b></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Set the installation<b> path</b> and hit Next </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pick what to install and hit<b> Next</b> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Register</b> the product </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Check for updates </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see from successful operations above, free Adobe CS2 software is in fact free and it will serve you well on Windows and on a Mac OS X (if you're on a version earlier than 10.7). CS2 may be several years old, but that software still allows for <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/07/faster-easier-and-more-productive-with.html" target="_blank">faster, easier and more productive</a> use of your time while working on documents, images, web content or audio. <i>I'm not implying that you must install it </i>on your machine; all I'm saying is that if you need basic features of Adobe CS software, and you're ok with an older (but still useful) piece of software, free Adobe CS2 is a legitimate, valid and good alternative.</span></div>
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com12Warszawa, Polska52.2296756 21.01222870000003751.9184766 20.366781700000036 52.5408746 21.657675700000038tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-71474153240017965022013-12-13T19:30:00.000-05:002013-12-18T20:06:16.629-05:00Adobe gives out its CS2 software for free<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Early this year, <b><a href="http://forums.adobe.com/message/4976620" target="_blank">Adobe</a> decided to lend a helping hand</b> to those who would like to dabble with their software at home, but don't want to deal with "reader" versions or trimmed functionality of trial applications. </span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Both <a href="http://antyweb.pl/tag/chromebook/" target="_blank">Chromebook</a> or <a href="http://www.dobreprogramy.pl/Firefox-OS-1.1-telefony-z-systemem-Mozilli-dorownaja-sprzetowi-sprzed-kilku-lat,News,48342.html" target="_blank">Firefox OS</a> won't work here, but if you're on a <a href="http://store.apple.com/pl/mac" target="_blank">Mac</a> or <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/pl-pl/windows/home" target="_blank">Windows</a>, Adobe offers a lot for you:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To get to those </span><a href="https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">Adobe CS2 Downloads</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, click </span><a href="https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">this link</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Just in case, the full URL/address to the download page is </span><a href="https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's a quite a bit of software to choose from:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.techspot.com/news/51316-adobe-offering-creative-suite-2-for-free-but-they-didnt-mean-to.html" target="_blank">Creative Suite 2</a> (</span><span style="line-height: 14.300000190734863px;">includes software packages listed below)</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tech.money.pl/programy/programy,adobe;acrobat;3d;1;0,1898,plik.html" target="_blank">Acrobat 3D 1.0 for <span style="color: #333333;">Windows</span></a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Acrobat" target="_blank">Acrobat Standard 7.0</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Acrobat Pro 7.0</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://aftereffects.pl/" target="_blank">After Effects</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Audition" target="_blank">Audition 3.0</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.skapiec.pl/site/cat/3002/comp/135807" target="_blank">GoLive CS2</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator" target="_blank">Illustrator CS2</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://instrukcja.pl/i/adobe_indesign_cs2_oficjalna_instrukcja_obslugi" target="_blank">InCopy CS2</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://helion.pl/ksiazki/adobe-indesign-cs2-cs2-pl-oficjalny-podrecznik-adobe-creative-team,ind2of.htm" target="_blank">InDesign CS2</a></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqFqCFxYqOM" target="_blank">Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0</a></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 12px;">All you really need to do to get ALL of those goodies, is to create an Adobe Account (just as if you were setting up a new account on any other online portal or a shopping cart (no payment info necessary). </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 12px;"><i>Let me know if you run into any issues</i> during the process, I may be able to help. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 12px;">Good luck! </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 12px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 12px;">If you're still reading, stop!<b> Just go to the <a href="https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads" target="_blank">CS2 download page</a></b> and start downloading, installing and enjoying some really powerful software for free. Don't be bashful, get creative! </span></span></span><br />
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com6Warszawa, Polska52.2296756 21.01222870000003751.9184766 20.366781700000036 52.5408746 21.657675700000038tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-36243550621757002702013-08-06T18:03:00.001-04:002013-08-06T18:03:28.248-04:00iOS 7 beta 5 now available<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/06/apples-ios-7-beta-5-is-out-now-ahead-of-fall-release-includes-all-new-settings-icon-set/" target="_blank">iOS 7 beta 5</a> as well as <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_340424999"></span>Xcode 5 Developer Preview 5<span id="goog_340425000"></span></a> are available on the <a href="https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action" target="_blank">iOS Dev Center</a> for download. Try them out today and start developing more apps to take advantage of new multitasking APIs, dynamic motion controls in <a href="http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/uikit/reference/UIKit_Framework/" target="_blank">UIKit</a>. New features also came to <a href="http://www.apple.com/osx/what-is/#gallery-organize-3" target="_blank">AirDrop</a> and <a href="http://www.imore.com/ios-7-preview-sprite-kit" target="_blank">Sprite Kit</a>. That cake is also topped with enhanced video APIs and new features in Game Center as well as Map Kit.<br />
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-68261138243753596272013-06-19T19:58:00.002-04:002013-06-30T18:12:57.755-04:00Save your iPhone battery. Turn off as many Foursquare features as possible.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">RADAR features of that social geotagging platform started killing smartphones' batteries. Disable that stuff to gain several hours of battery life of active participation in social media while you're on the go.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One might think, what a relief to those who:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It turns out that Foursquare actually shares a warning pop-up message as you enable those <a href="http://www.quora.com/Will-foursquares-Radar-kill-my-battery#" target="_blank">battery draining qualities</a>. You most likely must have tapped right through the update process to enable to battery eating monster. It did save a couple of searches and taps, but it kept me tied to wall outlets - waiting for my phone to charge up again. Not the best use of anyone's time. Instead of strolling the city, my eyes where looking for cafe's where I could sneak in 10-15 minutes of battery charge while sipping my Caramel Macchiato.</span></div>
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com0Warsaw, Poland52.2296756 21.01222870000003751.9184766 20.366781700000036 52.5408746 21.657675700000038tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-10072196722863144752013-03-29T00:23:00.002-04:002013-06-30T18:13:19.914-04:00Mobile technology in Edinburgh saves human limbs!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scotland's Edinburgh proves mobile technology makes things you do <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/07/faster-easier-and-more-productive-with.html" target="_blank">faster, easier and more productive</a>. <b>Mobile can make things tremendously more pleasant.</b> A lot of mobile promises for tourists and/or business travelers used to end up disappointing with slowness or lack of availability when desperately needed most. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_urban_areas_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">One of the biggest cities of UK </a>cracks a whip on inconvenience and sequential way of doing things.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My wife and I spent a weekend in Edinburgh, UK. I packed lightly and caught a <a href="http://www.glasgowairport.com/" target="_blank">flight to Glasgow</a>. Yes, Glasgow - I felt like checking out Edinburgh's main transit stations on a <a href="http://www.scotrail.co.uk/travelinfo/station-info-g.html" target="_blank">train ride from Glasgow via ScotRail</a>. That is where a list of positive mobile experiences begins:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Relax, stretch and quiet down while getting your mobile gear in order</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Let your phone tell you what's hot in the area</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Scan to get in-the-know</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Love mobile versions of websites</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2013/03/coffee-smartphone-music-easy.html" target="_blank">Mobile</a> payment at your coffee shop</i></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I realized that getting a 1st class ticket might be an overkill. In comparison to WizzAir, ScotRail has a royal treatment for you in 1st class. Super comfy, adjustable and large seats' space give access to working outlets. You don't hunch at an outlet in a restroom to get some juice in your smartphone's battery. While it's charging you are pampered with newly implemented WiFi on the train. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Princess Street in Edinburgh is stuffed with mobile technology stores including mobile/cellular carriers. As of March 22nd 2013, 10 GBP will get you 500MB of internet connectivity from Vodafone, while stores like EE will hook you up with UNLIMITED bandwidth for 16 pounds (among many other options). Let your phone devour that pure Scottish bandwidth. Foursquare can tell you what's sponsored or what your friends recommend, but if not too many of your connections on 4sq frequent the British Islands, a <a href="http://www.welcometoscotland.com/mobile-download" target="_blank">mobile app called Welcome to Scotland</a> with provide recommendations. Download it via WiFi while on the train, have a game plan for your trip by the time you get to your destination.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you stroll around Edinburgh, your eyes tend to catch those <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code" target="_blank">white-and-black collections of tiny squares called QR codes</a>. Hold your phone to it for a second or two and find out more about bus tours, attractions of the area or stores as you pass them along enchanting Princes Street.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's hard not to get yourself enclosed in horizons defines by beautiful outlines of old castles. Google random two keywords "castle edinburgh" and you'll find local castle's website. Not that full size, flash-bloated and overwhelming portal for PCs with 21" monitors. <a href="http://m.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/hs/jsp/plan.jsp" target="_blank">Mobile version</a> of the site will provide more than you need to know IN AN INSTANT. It's super fast and it has all the info you might need to know while a female companion hold your arm in awe of admiration. Seriously, the days of mobile versions of sites being border-line useless are over according to webmasters on the east coast of Scotland.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-23/starbucks-schools-other-retailers-on-mobile-payments" target="_blank">Starbucks' mobile payment success</a> is so yesterday's news, but you can't yet use it in every storefront on the globe. Certain regions that host Starbucks may still have security, technology or staff training restrictions preventing coffee connoisseurs from the fastest and most convenient method of payment known to mankind. Scotland is not one of those regions - quite the contrary, those squiggly rotating scanning devices are ready to go in multiple locations of Edinburgh. After you freeze your ass off and make a caffeine pit stop at Seattle's famous coffee giant, the last thing you desire is to sift through foreign currency to pay for anything. Waving <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2013/03/coffee-smartphone-music-easy.html" target="_blank">Starbucks mobile app on your phone</a> screen is much faster, easier and more pleasant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last weekend was horrendously cold in Edinburgh. Strong gusts of wind would sometimes sway us front side to side as we walked yet another crossing of Rose Street. Several degrees below zero combined with strong wind that makes snow fall vertically freezes your butt off. A walk up to the top of a tall castle hill overlooking entire city and providing a glimpse of the shoreline makes your limbs feel stiff by the time you get to the main gate where the ticket office is. Half a mile long serpentine-shaped queue is the last thing your frozen butt wants to see on a blistering cold day. Pull out your phone, recall <a href="http://m.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/hs/jsp/buy_tickets.jsp" target="_blank">castle's mobile site, tap Buy Tickets</a>, enter your credit card number from the comfort of a nearby general info booth. Quick print from a ticket terminal gets you back on track, while the ticket center's multiple windows handled perhaps 3 spots from the queue. Had we waited on that queue we would most likely end up in barderline-amputation-severity frost bites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you don't believe it, share your insights below. Intrigued to find out your thoughts on mobile in Scotland.</span><br />
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com4Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK55.953252 -3.188266999999996255.810968 -3.5109904999999961 56.095535999999996 -2.8655434999999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-57549244014615562132013-03-14T23:59:00.000-04:002013-06-30T18:14:10.124-04:00Coffee. Smartphone. Music. Easy.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Remember times when all guns were pointed at Napster? Music industry was forced to undergo a seismic shift since those days and so did technology. But there were times in the past when technology disappointed with half-baked solutions that only geeks (like me) had patience to deal with. These days mobile <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/07/faster-easier-and-more-productive-with.html" target="_blank">technology really makes listening to quality new music cheaper, faster, easier and more productive</a> than even before. Coffee lovers already now know how Starbucks mobile app is a great example of that.</span> </span></h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Drive to one of Starbucks store locations in your area</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get the coupon (paper slip with a scratch-off) from a Starbucks Store</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://davelinabury.com/2012/03/06/how-to-get-on-starbucks-wifi/" target="_blank">Connect to WiFi on your iPhone</a> or any other iDevice</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Open iTunes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dig up a spot where you could redeem your coupon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Type in your cryptic coupon code</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Type it in again because it's borderline impossible to get it right the first time</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wait for iTunes reaction. If you survived until this step, please continue to be patient</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wait for the download to start</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check when the download completes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Navigate your Purchased and/or Downloaded section of the music player on your iDevice</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oooph! 11 steps?! There's got to be a better way to see what our trusted brands have to suggest and offer to us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The answer to that cry is mobile technology, beautifully integrated and smoothly connected. As <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/103226166584311556924" target="_blank">+Dirk Talamasca</a> points out, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/115403856867272859027/posts/41fR5fSxWEK" target="_blank">you can do magic with the Starbucks mobile app</a>, but I think... </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Install</b> a <a href="http://www.starbucks.com/coffeehouse/mobile-apps" target="_blank">free Starbucks app</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Open it and tap once on <b>Messages</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tap once on <b>Pick of the Week</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tap <b>Download Now</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's it. As graphics below show, after about a minute, that song gets added to your playlist while you sip your grande Caramel Macchiato. No crashes. No syncing through a USB cable. No typing. No BS. Piece of everyday technology in your hand just:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">connected <a href="http://www.starbucks.com/career-center/professional-services-careers/information-technology-partners" target="_blank">your <i>coffee shop</i></a> with your phone</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">plugged <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/starbucks-brews-loyalty-mobile-payment-164343323.html" target="_blank"><i>your phone</i> right into a music<i> store</i></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">provided a piece of latest and <i>trending music</i> to you</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">seamlessly <a href="http://pc.net/news/2013-02-22/starbucks_iphone_app" target="_blank">added a <i>new song to your playlist</i></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>saved you time</i>, made your life faster, easier and more productive</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">saved you <i>money</i>, and you didn't even have to switch to Geico</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bet <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/106869490400611014916" target="_blank">+Courtney Engle Robertson</a> or <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/104858643838035519891" target="_blank">+Peg Fitzpatrick</a> would agree when I say "How awesome is that!" That's what technology should be to people - a way to make our lives easier.</span><br />
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com26Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK55.953252 -3.188266999999996255.810968 -3.5109904999999961 56.095535999999996 -2.8655434999999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-23659721030758784162013-03-14T20:55:00.000-04:002013-03-15T11:35:22.459-04:00Samsung Galaxy S4 | Life Companion is knocking it out of the park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">There is so much new going on in Samsung Galaxy S4. They call it the Life Companion</span></h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Network</b>: 3G (HSPA+ 42Mbps) : 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 Mhz</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Display</b>: 4.99 inch Full HD Super AMOLED [1920x1080] display [441 ppi]</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>OS version</b>: Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Main Camrea (Rear)</b>: 13 megapixel AF camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag BIS</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Sub Camera (Front)</b>: 2 megapixel camera, Full HD recording830fps with Zero Shutter Lag BIS</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Video</b>: Codec: MPEG4, H 262, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark, HEVC </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Video Recording and Playback</b>: Full HD1080p</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Audio</b>: Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Connectivity</b>: WiFi a/b/g/n/ac [HT80], GPS/GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 [BLE], IR LED (Remote control) MHL 2.0</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Sensor</b>: Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital Compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer, IR Geature, Temperature & Humidity</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Memory</b>: 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 16 / 32 / 64 GB User Memory + microSD (up to 64GB)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Dimension</b>: 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm, 130g</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Battery</b>: 2600mAh</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those fancy features could lead to the following applications:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Screen reacts to a touch through a glove</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can embed yourself in a video that you are taking</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can embed yourself in a picture that you are taking</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can have a 3-way video call that uses both front and back cameras at the same time while also displaying the 3rd video feed on the screen</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">S Transation: Voice to text and text to speech translation. 9 Languages</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Library of communication phrases in multiple languages available even without network connectivity</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Faster internet connection</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wider range of supported connection technologies</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Backup and restore from any other smartphone with any other mobile OS </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Air Gesture</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Smart Scroll / Pause: phone automatically pauses if you look away</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">S Health: connected to exercise gadgets though many of the new sensors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">S Voice Drive: Voice activated handsfree operation of the maps and built in GPS</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Voice activated message reading and writing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Drama Shot feature - 100 shots in a second lets you pick the best one</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eraser: let's you pick an area from a picture and erase with one tap</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Air View: just like on your Samsung Note but using just your finger, not the stylus anymore</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adapt Display: makes images more comfortable for your eyes to watch</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Story Album: automatic album creating feature - you just pick a template for a cover and for the pages and / or add text to pictures </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blurb integration: $10-$ 30 for a hardcopy album of shots from your Story Album</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Home Sync Device: ability to display newly takes picture at home while their being taken. 1 TB of cloud storage for your pictures and videos taken with Galaxy S4. Up to 8 users and each of them can have their own chunk of the storage. View content on a home TV in Full HD</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Samsung Hub: videos, games, books, learning with an intuitive magazine feature</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Samsung Knox: lock your device down to keep it safe - separate your phone info personal and corporate side of things. Privacy for you, security for your manager</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Group Play: turn up to 8 Samsung Galaxy S4 Devices into a multichannel boombox. It also allows you to share pictures and videos</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Accessories: S view cover (see what's happening without opening the cover), flip cover, pouch</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That was an impressive Unpacking show. It's hard to pick a favorite new feature. I think I like that 1TB Home Sync the most... </span><br />
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-2300174516506006772012-11-28T18:15:00.000-05:002013-03-14T15:42:52.532-04:00Bokeh Effect for Your New LinkedIn Profile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In his list of suggestions for optimal social media presence, Michael Hyatt mentions a number of steps to <a href="http://michaelhyatt.com/9-suggestions-for-taking-better-headshots.html" target="_blank">improve your social media profile picture</a>. He suggests "Bokeh". We partially see that effect on pages advertising LinkedIn's New Profiles. Wouldn't it be nice if that feature actually bled into the profile areas as well?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh" target="_blank">Bokeh</a>" is one of photographer's techniques that blur picture's background while keeping focus on your own image. LinkedIn invites us to use their new set of features while rotating a very professional looking banner. They seem to partially refer back to Michael's suggestion. The focus is on you, "rockstar" professional, in familiar surroundings, on your own turf that doesn't overshadow your persona:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In some ways, the screenshot above also resembles Twitter's user profile heading, but <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/11/6-must-see-changes-in-new-linkedin.html">LinkedIn kicks is up a notch</a>. In the graphic below, we don't necessarily see the blurring effect, but the profile owner has an option of adding yet another layer of info about his social media presence. <a href="http://marczynski.net/" target="_blank">Mr. Marczynski is an interesting podcaster as well as editor</a>, and the background image helps him emphasize that. His profile stands out among the tweeting crowd.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not claiming that all social platforms should be alike. I just thought it might be beneficial to achieve the effect of Przemek's setup or invitational marketing banner with David Fleming's sample on actual <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/11/3-aspects-of-new-linkedin-profile-that.html">New LinkedIn Profiles</a> as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Would you like the top of your LinkedIn Profile to look like the screenshot with David's face on it? Let me know in your comments or on <a href="https://plus.google.com/102239825003846349938/posts" target="_blank">G+</a>.</span><br />
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-74970676163772540202012-11-28T18:00:00.000-05:002012-11-29T06:05:10.727-05:006 Must-See Changes in New LinkedIn Profiles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">New LinkedIn Profiles have been available only to limited audience by invitation since October of 2012. I thought I would be worth sharing what those enhancements have in store for us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Changes on LinkedIn were labeled as "<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_46244863"></span>New LinkedIn Profile<span id="goog_46244864"></span></a>" for the simple reason that they bring a lot of newly polished collection of features that make others stand out on Google+ pages, Twitter profile views or blogs. While some of them may already be very familiar, they's been rejuvenated with a subtle facelift:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There were 3 main ways in which new profiles <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/11/3-aspects-of-new-linkedin-profile-that.html" target="">make your relationship building easier</a>, but enhancements don't stop at those items. All of us should catch 6 main areas of change:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Making a </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">great first impression</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />2. Discovering new <b>insights. </b><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/220712" target="_blank">Learn about your network and how you're found</a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wop1JIaxEkg/ULYnKi88yaI/AAAAAAAABuI/pE03CbV6GfE/s1600/Dominik-Ras-New-LinkedIn-Profile-5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Discover New Insights" border="0" height="231" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wop1JIaxEkg/ULYnKi88yaI/AAAAAAAABuI/pE03CbV6GfE/s320/Dominik-Ras-New-LinkedIn-Profile-5.png" title="Discover New Insights" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />3. Professional <b>conversations. </b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Please-comment-What-is-your-2238288.S.153170837?qid=8c3779e3-b598-40ee-9a27-d55bc8c55912&trk=group_items_see_more-0-b-cmr" target="_blank">Share what you're working on, or that interesting article you're read</a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G_xhB24AxuY/ULYnJp9Ra3I/AAAAAAAABt4/PvI79yQ1cXA/s1600/Dominik-Ras-New-LinkedIn-Profile-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Start a converstation" border="0" height="123" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G_xhB24AxuY/ULYnJp9Ra3I/AAAAAAAABt4/PvI79yQ1cXA/s320/Dominik-Ras-New-LinkedIn-Profile-4.png" title="Start a converstation" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />4. Telling your<b> professional story. </b><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/new-linkedin-profiles-this-week-in-social-media/" target="_blank">Build your experience, accomplishments, and skills for life</a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l0jiGLe4Mww/ULYnI1C_H-I/AAAAAAAABt0/xdCfqE1PDmY/s1600/Dominik-Ras-New-LinkedIn-Profile-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Tell your professional story" border="0" height="181" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l0jiGLe4Mww/ULYnI1C_H-I/AAAAAAAABt0/xdCfqE1PDmY/s320/Dominik-Ras-New-LinkedIn-Profile-3.png" title="Tell your professional story" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />5. Letting your <b>network</b> know what's on your mind. <a href="http://faster%2C%20easier%20and%20more%20productive%20ways%20to%20connect%20and%20build%20relationships/" target="_blank">Faster, easier and more productive ways to connect and build relationships</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I'm hoping that <a href="http://socialmediatoday.com/samantha-collier/930856/will-you-benefit-linkedin-s-revamped-profile-pages" target="_blank">new and improved features</a> will keep multiplying on LinkedIn. I like what I'm seeing so far. I wonder what others think about those changes. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Will those changes really make our networking faster, easier and be more productive? Let me know what you think in comments below.</i></span></div>
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-79529651936663165882012-11-28T17:00:00.000-05:002012-11-29T06:16:26.753-05:003 Aspects of New LinkedIn Profile that Provide a Better Way to Connect and Build Relationships<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">LinkedIn has been stepping up the game over the last couple of years. They kept bringing fresh perspectives to the table and attracting solid professional bonds in an easy to swallow pill. Recently introduced, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/about" target="_blank">New LinkedIn Profile</a>, only available through invitations as of October 2012 seems to revolutionize how we digest content on that networking platform and how we socialize with other connected professionals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Authors point out <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/11/6-must-see-changes-in-new-linkedin.html">several main areas of functional and usability change</a>. Aside from specific technical tweaks, I thought that there </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">are at least 3 ways that the New LinkedIn Profile seems better than the current environment:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pro-blogger-like look and feel.</b> We're jumping from lots and lots of info on boring white background to succinct relevant and most recent info about the rockstar - you</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Consistent and familiar user interface experience. </b>We're shifting from boxes of various sizes, shapes, different edges and unique routing styles to uniformly outlined areas on the screen that resemble look and feel of the most successful and most frequently visited professional sites. They seems to have merged the the best features of successful </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">blogs like </span><a href="http://michaelhyatt.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">http://michaelhyatt.com</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, loved Twitter profile pages or the most sought out Google+ pages. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe I had my fair share of updates and enhancements tested on me at <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/">www.LinkedIn.com</a> over the last 8 years. Some of them felt like disjoint add-ons of various shapes, sizes and colors. For instance, I could never nicely and easily sync my <a href="http://learn.linkedin.com/apps/tripit/" target="_blank">TripIt gadget</a> or make it blend well with the rest of my profile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Profile seems to offer a lot of the qualities that allow great social networks separate themselves from good ones. I wonder if professional exposure of users with those profiles will follow suit. Will freshness and ease of that clean user interface stimulate fresh, clean and professional bonds?</span></div>
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-65306589053798278112012-11-22T14:03:00.000-05:002012-11-22T14:03:08.560-05:00Do You Prefer an iPhone or an iBrick? Jailbreaking Censorship.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Apple takes the topic of <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/05/28/should-i-jailbreak-my-iphone-and-other-jailbreaking-questions-answered/">jailbreaking</a> seriously. It's not about those boring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use">terms of use</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EULA">EULA</a> - more and more often users seem to prefer their phones to remain safe and sound, while the vendor ensures that nobody feels encouraged to take that fatal step.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apple Support Forums are full of references to jailbreaking, it's legality and impact. I recently came across a very <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/10/cant-connect-to-itunes-store-toothache.html">popular issue where I could not connect to iTunes</a> and a recurrning pop-up kept asking to try again. A hint about modifying DHCP settings to <a href="http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tricks/best-fixes-for-cannot-connect-to-itunes-store-errors/">DNS of 8.8.8.8</a> seems to eventually have solved the issues, while others suggested steps as drastic as jailbreaking. I noticed a recommendation about that and added (what I thought at the moment was) a neutralizing reply to that iPhone hacker. I just didn't feel right leaving obscure and extreme statements like that on publicly available resources. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That forum post flat out said that the only way to resolve that issue is to jailbreak your phone. 1 or two days later, something interesting happened. That post didn't include any foul language or inappropriate imagery. Today, in place of that comment, we see a <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/message/20348819#20348819">cryptic text that reads <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12px;"><Edited by Host></span></a> . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In forum terms, that could possibly equate to administrative moderation. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I think it's more than just simple moderation. It's 'white glove' 21st century censorship. As negative as that description may sound, I think the host's behaviour belongs on that forum for the following 3 reasons:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The more jailbroken devices users circulate, the harder it is to build reliable apps</b> that span both fully-functional and tinkered-with smarthphones, and the harder it is to maintain a stable mobile environment for all of us. That is exactly what killed an innovative mobile operating system called <a href="http://jaredwsmith.com/2007/11/11/windows-mobile-6-on-the-blackjack-rocks/">Windows Mobile 5</a> and 6 (as recently as in 2007). But does anybody even remember that system? Given the power of mobile devices 6 years ago (approx. 20 times slower), out of the box that Microsoft mobile system worked like a charm even on the worst cellular coverage on my <a href="http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13824">Samsung BlackJack II</a>. Once people started leaving unorganbized content behind on the hard drive, attempting to impose their onw way of file and folder structure, performance and usability took a nose dive</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Do you prefer an iPhone or an iBrick?</b> - as <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/people/woodmeister50">one of the Apple forum participans</a> puts it in his/her comment, more often than not, <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4333357?start=0&tstart=0">jailbreaking leaves you with a broken device and no way back</a>. During the days of Windows Mobile 6, users had a way of totally restoring an OS while getting full support from Microsoft and a wealth of online help articles. Apple won't help <i>if you jailbreak</i> your iDevice</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now we all know that Apple's position is solid on that topic. They don't mess around - they'll 'erase your thoughts' if you recommend jailbreaking. I wonder what others think about other aspects of jailbreaking: ethics, piracy, safety, etc.</span></div>
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com2Skarbka z Gór 63, Warsaw, Poland52.3221026 21.056955352.3196761 21.0520198 52.3245291 21.061890799999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-33136863961701746472012-11-17T19:20:00.000-05:002012-11-21T19:20:33.007-05:00More mobile apps that attempt to give young local athletes more exposure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I search for mobile apps focused on local sports, I stumbled upon a <a href="https://plus.google.com/108413950609537455042/posts/DpCsz7cARfm" target="_blank">post on Google + related to Bailey Byrum</a> whose success was caught by a smartphone app named <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/viewrecruit/id495931580?mt=8" target="_blank">ViewRecruit</a>. Interesting mobile concept.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I 'splurged' $1.99 on the app and was pleasantly surprised with the content about <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bailey.byrum.3" target="_blank">Bailey</a>. His own bio sounds positive, but there a couple of incomplete pieces of info. I wish I could do something for him as a passerby, or a random spectator. I thought that if you considered a platform like that a "LinkedIn for sport figures", things could be a lot more interactive and powerful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To be honest, in the era of smartphones. when constant information sharing happens from the palm of your hand, it shouldn't be so hard to get noticed these days. Anybody, any school or institutions should be able to let the best local and teen sport heroes rise to the top by simply focusing on their game, education or community activity, while spending the least amount of time on anything else, like writing static bios or similar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From time to time I heard about situations in life where without significant personal connections some teens couldn't break through to places or life situations where they could take their talents to next levels. Wouldn't it be nice if the community related to a local sport star or a talented teen had a chance to push someone who deserves to be noticed, where he or she belongs? Wouldn't that be a win-win-win situation: more power to spectators, more motivation and more fans for players, more focus for coaches. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My techy mind tends to lean towards a mobile app which would allow all of those who attend games to share their observations about young people who deserve more from their hard work during practices, scrimmages and tough games. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestrong_Sporting_Park" target="_blank">LIVESTRONG Sporting Park</a> urges their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBw8nwRWUFY" target="_blank">fans to refuse to be just spectators</a>, but that's a huge commercial conglomerate on MLS arena. I'm looking for a way to allow moms, dads, friends and local supporters with smartphones to chime in and stand behind local athletes year away from going pro. So far, most of the mobile apps for sports tend to be one-directional highways of info speeding at fans of several national or college teams. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's been a trend in local news agencies to expose residents of nearby towns to know about recent sporting events, but I think there's room and need for way much more. Let those who spend their evenings traveling to those small soccer games in remote nooks and crannies of their home states contribute quickly, easily and without getting overshouted by noise of social media channels like Facebook. Faster, easier and more productive way to share your enjoyment of watching, playing and/or coaching local sports and sporting events is what I think we are missing these days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a moment I thought that ViewRecruit was it, but I'm still looking for something different. If I <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/11/local-sports-mobile-app-quest-to-find.html" target="_blank">find a mobile app for local sports</a>, I'm going to stand on the tallest mountain and shout about it. If I don't find it soon, I'm going to find a way to build it.</span></div>
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com7East Rutherford, NJ, USA40.833989 -74.097086540.785933500000006 -74.1760505 40.8820445 -74.0181225tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-72357442429341306932012-11-15T19:53:00.000-05:002012-11-22T17:16:50.649-05:00The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Quick error in Apple App Store got in a way of my search for a decent local sport mobile app, but I'm back on the right track again, with help of a friendly chat.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While digging up an ideal mobile app for local sports, I stumbled upon a mention about a modest yet brilliant project by a small startup called <a href="http://www.cleverstep.com/ourwork.html" target="_blank">CleverStep</a>. I rushed to App Store to find out more. To my surprise and pleasure at the same time, I already had one of their apps downloaded on one of my iPhones. The app is called <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jamis-bikes/id502352329?mt=8" target="_blank">Jamis Bikes</a> and it is listed under Sports category. "It's getting warmer" - I thought to myself, before my mobile app detective train came to screeching halt, almost derailed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'Almost' - because instead of being able to pull up details about that app, or downloading the other product of CleverStep's, I got slapped with an error message in iTunes when attempting to pull up my download/purchase history: "<a href="https://discussions.apple.com/message/20220428#20220428" target="_blank">The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.</a>" I gave it some time, tried again later: the same issue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apple communities had a couple of hints, but nothing rally eliminated that pop-up. On the other hand, it felt a little better knowing that I wasn't the only one facing the red exclamation icon. I gave the <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1368?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US" target="_blank">standard troubleshooting routine</a> a try, at no avail. Number of other forum discussions list tricks like:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pointing fingers at </span><a href="http://www.mac-help.com/t74589-trouble-accessing-itunes-store.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">specific versions of iTunes</a></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, they didn't help either. Finally, someone just admitted that he contacted support and they "magically" took care of the issue. "Magical" - that was </span><a href="http://mashable.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-remembered/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">one of Steve Jobs's favorite adjectives</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> while describing his systems. So I trusted that suggestion; I tried that magical potion and it provided desired remedy rather quickly. He didn't say what he did, he just said I should be ok shortly. Yes, a chat with Apple Support rep, Leonard, put my <a href="http://www.dominikras.com/2012/11/local-sports-mobile-app-quest-to-find.html">local sport mobile app research train</a> back in motion again. </span></div>
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com1East Rutherford, NJ 07073, USA40.8136765 -74.082883940.7656065 -74.1618479 40.8617465 -74.0039199tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-21576614245657832702012-11-14T08:10:00.000-05:002012-11-21T19:28:33.414-05:00Local sports mobile app. The quest to find the best one.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To 'filter' activities and information we all use mobile apps, even if we don't actually realize we do... that white letter f on square blue background is an icon to your Facebook mobile app and filters your attention to a social networking interaction of your choice. Public reports show that <a href="http://royal.pingdom.com/2012/08/21/report-social-network-demographics-in-2012/" target="_blank">average age of Facebook users exceeds teen</a> and actually reaches into baby-boomer generation. In the area of mobility, other stats show<a href="http://www.tnooz.com/2012/11/07/mobile/what-kids-and-parents-do-on-mobile-not-so-different-actually-infographic/" target="_blank"> that usage of smartphones and the universe of mobile apps</a> that come with them is not limited to youngsters either. All generations get involved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">News on the go might be for older adults, while professional social networking apps are for younger workforce and games may be dominated by the youngest of smartphone users. The one category that seems to span across all generations is sports. Let's not think of <a href="http://www.nfl.com/mobile" target="_blank">NFL</a>, <a href="http://www.uefa.com/mobile/index.html" target="_blank">UEFA</a> or <a href="http://www.nbcolympics.com/on-the-go/index.html" target="_blank">Olympics</a> when using the term "sports". Let me shift the attention to several places that we pass on our way to work or school. I'm referring to the softball field around the corner with aluminum benches for spectators, or to the soccer stadium behind the high school, or a set of the basketball courts surrounded by tall fences in the park. Those are living community organisms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Local sports is where my mind gravitates. The best live games I've seen were the ones where my cousins passed the perfect assists and celebrated wins in a unified chant. The most memorable sporting events I got a chance to watch live were the ones where my brother scored a winning goal and cried his lungs out in joy. The most emotional sport events I've seen were probably the ones where the high school from a snotty town in a dark part of the state actually found a way to win 71 to 70 with my local middle school's basketball warriors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though those tremendous memories required tons of work from coaches and players, they seem to fade away rather quickly these days or get overshadowed by the rush of our daily routines. Even if you just see a post on Facebook or Twitter about the last game, it quickly gets overshadowed with a random picture of Jane's new hair or Bob's new video attempt to make the Jackass squad. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These days, coaches focus on preparation for games</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Assistants lead organizational aspects of local spots</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Players train, practice and learn to showcase endurance as well as new set skill sets during each game</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fans hesitate and don't show up if there is chance of rain or get disappointed if games get cancelled unannounced.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of that seems a bit disjoint to me - aspects of local sports these days appear disconnected and segmented. I've seen social networks and mobile apps close bigger gaps before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Social networks managed to connect counties and continents of people, even if they're on the go all the time. With so many great smartphones out there, I'm looking for something that would allow me to see what's going on on that semi-grassy field behind the high school. And even if I can't make the game, I want to see who deserved to be man of the match and why. Perhaps we have a new Tiki Barber in the making here somewhere. Let the coach or his assistant easily manage the team and let the world know about where the next game is or isn't going to take place. I think they could use a mobile app to make things faster, easier and more productive for everyone. For that reason, I'm on a quest to find a </span><a href="http://www.infographicsarchive.com/social-media/sports-and-social-media/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">"local sports mobile app" with social media hookups</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always thought Google can find anything, but at the moment I'm only finding stuff that's either just for scouts, or just for fans, or just for commercial leagues, or they're just specific to one team, for one season a year. I want it all in one slick mobile app for any smartphone I happen to use with my new cellular provider.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sam Chan writes about his <a href="http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/06/01/my-top-10-mobile-sports-apps/" target="_blank">top 10 sports mobile apps</a> and he picked a solid collection, but those apps <i>don't cover local sports</i>. ShoutEm promotes a brilliant <a href="http://www.shoutem.com/sports" target="_blank">mobile app for sporting purposes</a>, but their app appears to be<i> limited to only one team, for only one season</i> a year. The screen on my handheld device is too small for apps used so rarely. Businessinsider makes a claim that they know what<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/10-best-iphone-apps-for-sports-fans-2009-9?op=1" target="_blank"> the best 10 mobile apps for sports</a> are and they make good points, but those applications are either fantasy games or corporate sponsored news feeds. So far, nobody hit the spot yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll keep looking. I'll share as soon as I find a decent mobile app for </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">non-professional sports that help </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coaches, players, fans and anybody else involved.</span></div>
Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com2East Rutherford, NJ 07073, USA40.8136765 -74.082883940.7656065 -74.1618479 40.8617465 -74.0039199tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-66833176622102700842012-10-19T17:21:00.000-04:002012-11-28T21:07:44.972-05:00"Can't connect to iTunes Store" toothache<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As a jolly owner of iPad 2 I proudly say I use that device for a lot of things. It saves paper, time and is a tremendous shortcut to world of technology online. Recent update to <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/" target="_blank">iOS6</a> was supposed to make it even faster, easier, more productive and not ask me for my Apple ID every time I want to install stuff. Hmmm, I mean that's great, but did anybody ask for that feature? Wouldn't we prefer to be able to display Flash sites or be able to use Silverlight web applications. They're still here to stay, longer than the latest release of Apple's tablet.<br />
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Nonetheless, changes related to <a href="http://www.labnol.org/software/apple-id-without-credit-card/19299/" target="_blank">Apple ID</a> came about, some devices got the Passbook, some didn't. Sometimes it helps, sometimes that Passbook app gets in a way. I must admit I wasted a good bit of time trying to implement a recommendation from an Apple Forum just to later find out, as Dillon suggests in his reply, that Passbook is not available for my iPad (<a href="http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/65991/where-is-passbook-for-the-ipad">http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/65991/where-is-passbook-for-the-ipad</a>).<br />
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So experts recommend that I work with <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57548598-37/dont-get-apples-passbook-ios-6.1-will-explain-it-to-you/" target="_blank">Passbook</a> to resolve my inability to update apps and buy music from iTunes, while that app is <i>just nowhere to be found on my device</i>. Well, are they experts really? Someone else out there has a wild thought of messing with DHCP setting of my WiFi connection. For those who really desire to geek themselves out, please feel free to read up about DHCP on TechNet (<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781008(v=ws.10).aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781008(v=ws.10).aspx</a>) - I would like to proceed to the bottom of solution to connectivity issues to iTunes.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b>Settings </b>><b> Wi-Fi </b>> (pick your network) ><b> DHCP </b>> Type<b> 8.8.8.8 </b>in<b> DNS </b>section.</span></blockquote>
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As weird and unexplained it sounds, it worked. Why <a href="https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using" target="_blank">8.8.8.8</a>? What if 8 is my unlucky number? Why did the Quality Assurance team at Apple favored that silly DNS address over my actual DNS address given by my ISP (Internet Service Provider). I don't think we'll find out. The most important thing is that suggestions from a Level 0 newbie on Apple forum, Mrs Iris Terava solved a showstopper in an iPad 2 with iOS6 (<a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2474718?start=180&tstart=0">https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2474718?start=180&tstart=0</a>).<br />
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To me that's a massive oversight on Apple's end, or was it? What if we speculate a little bit for a moment ... what if iOS 6's pitfalls are just those subtle maneuvers of your dentist who is trying to improve the state of the inside of your mouth by poking at things and seeing how much pain you can actually take. If you moan, he'll say "sorry" and won't pull that move on you again or will increase the dosage of your pain killer. If you play a tough guy during the current visit and not even once signal discomfort, next time will he not numb your gums at all before he starts fixing a cavity? That's extreme and nasty - I know, but what if Apple is testing us to see how much abuse we are willing to take and still camp outside the fancy glass store in New York City to get that new iPhone 6 or 7 and how much more will we be willing to pay for lower and lower quality, less and less helpful apps with more and more imposed feature set/design as well as increased number of issues in public alpha releases.<br />
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-87880385515024977472012-07-31T23:36:00.001-04:002012-11-21T19:33:40.157-05:00Faster, easier and more productive with AirDisplay, wireless multi-monitor hookup<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">you could stretch content from one computer onto another idle computer, a tablet or a smartphone</span></li>
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com2East Rutherford, NJ 07073, USA40.8136765 -74.082883940.7656065 -74.1618479 40.8617465 -74.0039199tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-89112455576463710972012-04-30T11:56:00.000-04:002012-11-21T19:36:15.265-05:00Windows Server “8” Beta Pre-installation Information is out.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com3Warsaw, Poland52.2296756 21.012228752.0740671 20.6963717 52.3852841 21.328085700000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-1123143916585162102012-01-16T01:51:00.000-05:002012-11-21T19:44:32.866-05:00How Social Media Changes Protesting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Social Media has been a trending topic during the recent several years and keeps affecting new facets of human interactions. Even the phrase “trending topic” is mostly used on microblog-style sites, which fit under the umbrella of Social Media (<a href="http://www.whatthetrend.com/">http://www.whatthetrend.com</a>). Popular stats claim that Social Media (SM) Internet interaction has overtaken pornography as the #1 activity on the Web and the leading SM portal, Facebook, has more subscribers than the entire population of United States. If Facebook was a country, it would have been the 3rd largest country in the world <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%28http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4gt62uAasE">(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4gt62uAasE</a>)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Social Media Definition</span><br />
Essentially, social media incorporates the online technology and methods through which people can share content, personal opinions, swap different perspectives and insights into world issues and generally discuss the evolution of media in itself (<a href="http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/09/25/the-definition-of-social-media/">Jantsch</a>). Social media website content can come in many shapes and forms. One of them is text, which is often used to put across opinions or write web logs (also known as blog). Images and photos are another category; they can display anything from holiday photos to shots by professional photographers. Audio content is the third type of social media content. Podcasts are great example of that type of content. Video also grows in popularity. <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/05/07/social-media-stats-video/">According to Dybward</a>, Video sites allow anybody with animated graphics to share a visual story about any event, as well as informational, training or marketing material. Since video affects audiences’ senses of vision, hearing and deliver hard to describe motion, channels such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4gt62uAasE">YouTube</a> provide search capabilities used more frequently than Google. Recent “Occupy…” protests are great examples of that phenomenon.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Origin of “Occupy” protest</span><br />
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York City based in Zuccotti Park in the downtown financial district. The protests were initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters. As pointed out on <a href="http://occupywallst.org/forum/occupy-wall-street-well-meaning-but-misguided-ii/">OccupyWallStreet website</a>, they are mainly protesting social and economic inequality, corporate greed, corporate power and influence over government (particularly from the financial services sector), and of lobbyists. The participants' slogan "We are the 99%" refers to income inequality in the United States between the top 1%, who control about 40% of the wealth, and the rest of the population. Even though that concept is only six weeks old, it has grown into a global movement, a subject of countless debates and titles of official definitions. Certain broadcasting networks attempted to convince their audiences that Occupy Wall Street began to lose momentum and significance while not delivering a concise message. Observers were quick to realize that it may have been only a faint attempt to diminish the impact of recent events and quickly turned their attention to computer and smartphone-based portals. Those Social Media portals allowed them to reach populations larger than United States with simple yet powerful statements, comments, images and videos. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Impact of Social Media on Power of Protests</span><br />
As initial participants of the Occupy Wall street remained active and devoted to their cause, majority of conventional media concentrated on lack of focus and cohesiveness of protesters’ message. Occasional bystander or a casual observer of prime time news may have been convinced to believe that, while latest computer technology allowed crowds to prove strength of their anger, disapproval and importance of public demonstrations. That latest Internet technology knows as Social Media gave its protesting users an assurance that they will not be denied. Conventional media is no longer in control of what is communicated to audiences – people are. In 21st century, when even the third world areas without running water or permanent roofs over residents heads, communicate via smartphones, the reach of social media’s pull and push technology allows information to travel faster than earthquake shock waves (<a href="http://mashable.com/2011/08/26/twitter-earthquake-video/">Parr</a>). <br />
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What makes social media platforms really powerful is not only number of active users, but also ease of access and speed of searches. That unsolicited and unmoderated content makes first pages of Google search engine results rather quickly due to significant activity of unique users who tend to link to and from those popular streams of information. Recent protesters noticed that clout and used it to work around TV and print media channels’ reluctance to show objective images of their efforts. <br />
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Protests that took place decades ago formed around physical activities and took very long to spread given analog communication channels and limited forms of data and image transmission. 20th century protesters’ paper petitions or door-to-door campaigns may have been effective, but had very limited scope and were very inefficient. Even the bloodiest conflicts took months to spread in small geographical areas. For instance, when anti-communist protests that violently erupted in August of 1980 on Northern coast of Poland, it took until December of that year for residents of southern part of the country (only 300 miles away) to see short mentions of those events on public TV and in print (<a href="http://www.gdansk-life.com/poland/solidarity">http://www.gdansk-life.com/poland/solidarity</a>). In that reality, it took nine years for those activists to get what they postulated about.<br />
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Social media Internet technology made that form of communication and making global impact much easier these days. Some might argue that the Internet itself changed how world reacts to protests these days. However, only the benefits of social media, where global communities share equal and immediate access to impactful information and important status updates gave the vehicle of protest new wheels and stronger propulsion. Thanks to social media, recent “Occupy” protests remain a focal point of news not only on Wall Street, New York, NY, but globally and with much stronger presence than protesters of communist states in the eighties (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-schweitzer/occupy-wall-street-only-s_b_1034281.html">Schweitzer</a>).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Overview of Changes that Social Media brought to Protesting</span><br />
Aside from obvious ease of access to independent information in form of enhanced pull technology, Social Media brings several other changes to protesters’ toolkits. SM also serves as a great broadcasting medium, and if information is widely and socially approved, it will find its way to the top of web search results and into conversations of millions of casual users of social networking sites. Individuals, local teams, remote groups, national communities or global movements are no longer dependent of conventional media broadcasters (<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/26/opinion/mills-occupy-sds/index.html?eref=rss_latest&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29">Mills</a>). No first page columns in newspapers, prime time TV or popular news anchors are required to allow for news to make headlines where relevant content is shared via social media.<br />
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Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com1New York, NY, USA40.7143528 -74.005973140.3292248 -74.637687100000008 41.0994808 -73.3742591tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-69795073938652933282011-12-10T19:26:00.000-05:002012-11-21T19:47:31.808-05:0015 Fluid Apps You Can Build for Your Business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Steven Walling has some really cool recommendations for people who want more out of their desktops. Especially, if most of the activities, work or research actually starts and end in web browsers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What's really striking is simplicity of the software he writes about, Fluid Apps - all you really need to do is to know your URL, pick a name for your app, a location on your machine, and an icon. That's all it takes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For more of his insights, check out <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2009/08/15-fluid-apps-you-can-build-for-your-business.php#.TuP3obRZfYs.blogger">15 Fluid Apps You Can Build for Your Business</a> on ReadWrite Enterprise blog.</span></div>
Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com2East Rutherford, NJ 07073, USA40.8136765 -74.082883940.7656065 -74.1618479 40.8617465 -74.0039199tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-24871462558198255522011-11-27T19:48:00.004-05:002011-11-27T19:58:55.627-05:00XSDObjectGen - XSD to class - Sample Code Generator 1.4.2.1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Vinbhat posted a cool step-by-step list of instructions or dealing with XSD and classes using C# Visual Studio solution. HE listed all his hints in his WordPress blog "<a href="http://vinbhat.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/exporting-data-creating-xml-files-using-c/#comment-53">Exporting Data: Creating XML Files using C#</a>".<br />
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Recently, I noticed that for something a bit more flexible than xsd.exe mentioned in Vinbhat's Step 5, you can always use XSDObjectGen from Microsoft: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=7075">http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=7075 </a><br />
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I've used it many time to ome to a conclusion that it's super helpful if your XSD contains complex type that are defined by other XSD files. XSD.exe would choke on that - <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=7075">XSDObjectGen</a> will interactively address that setup with you and automatically detect all complex types (related XSD') like that.<br />
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</div>Dominik Rashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532917214398988380noreply@blogger.com3East Rutherford, NJ 07073, USA40.8136765 -74.08288390000001340.7835885 -74.115764400000018 40.8437645 -74.050003400000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11811964.post-29479539908872899702011-11-26T18:30:00.000-05:002012-11-21T19:49:18.719-05:00Mapping DataSet to XML and backwards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In case you were wondering how to get the best out of simplest <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">XSD</span> applications, <span id="ctl00_ArticleInfo1_author"><a href="http://dotnetslackers.com/community/members/xxXd.aspx"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Xun</span> Ding</a> has some hints for you on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.dotnetslackers.com">www.dotnetslackers.com</a>. I just stumbled this article some time ago and it hit me how much easier it is to follow than anything else that comes up on top of Google search results on XSD (XML Schema definitions). to Check it out:</span><br />
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