“Wow how time flies! Remember way back in 2003, when the company decided we needed a fantastic website, with all of the latest bells and whistles? Well we did it, and it served us quite well at first. But it is showing its age now though, isn’t it? I guess it’s time to call the designers and developers and make some changes….”
Does this scenario sound familiar? It’s sometimes hard to believe, but given the rapid speed of Internet growth, the cutting edge technology that companies worked so hard to implement just a few years ago is now outdated and insufficient. I’ve been working with many companies that are coming to this realization, and an unfortunate trend has appeared. These companies, sadly are completely determined to keep using their 3rd party vendors and service providers.
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Holiday Lights Display
As the holidays fast approach, millions of us are pulling decorations out of the attic, grabbing extension cords and untangling the lights. Last weekend I set up the tree, put lights outside, and put candle lights in each of my windows. It certainly looked nice and festive, but I quickly dreaded having to plug and unplug each set of lights every day.
Fortunately, I had a solution! Using X10 automation modules, my windows computer and about 30 minutes of effort, my lights now turn on and off automatically every day! This post details the steps I took to accomplish this, and provides some resources so you can set up a similar solution yourself.
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According to reports from Gartner, Juniper Research and others, smartphone sales are growing at a fantastic rate. Sales of smartphones have increased 47% over the previous year, and some estimates suggest that smartphones will make up 80% of the mobile phone market in 5 years. Smartphones are defined as mobile phones with advanced capabilities – this sales trend has clearly been led by the iPhone and its internet connectivity.
If these analysts are correct, in a few years, 4 out of 5 people will be using the internet on their phones. What does this mean for you? Well, there will be a significant change in users’ internet usage behavior.
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