What in the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011 captured people’s attentions and emotions ? What would engage an estimated 2 billion people who watched or listened to live media broadcasts of the wedding? Communications Goal: Essentially, it was a story of love and celebration of partnership that engaged people… Continue reading Royal Wedding in Communications and Storytelling Context
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Chickpea Salad Recipe – 30 minutes prep, goes well with meat and bread
Here is a recipe I used for a salad potluck at work based on a Food Network.ca recipe. Preparation time may take you longer depending on how fast you can prepare the vegetables. “Chickpea Delight” Summary Preparation time: 25 minutes for ingredient preparation, 5 minutes for mixing, Wait 60 minutes for salad to settle. Serves:… Continue reading Chickpea Salad Recipe – 30 minutes prep, goes well with meat and bread
Online Security (via Bryan Soliman Blog)
If you’re looking for a concise introduction to online security, check out my work colleague Bryan’s blog. You can find further information on ethical hacking and web application security in Bryan’s published work in PenTest Magazine. The Basics of Online Security – features, technology used, and consumer issues: Abstract Magalhaes (2003) explained that e-commerce requires… Continue reading Online Security (via Bryan Soliman Blog)
Google AdWords Campaign Strategy and Results Example
Below is a Google AdWords campaign strategy and post-campaign report for a Search Engine Marketing (SEM) campaign for the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. The AdWords marketing campaign was planned and done by a team I was in for the Google Online Marketing Challenge and also as part of a web marketing class at the University of… Continue reading Google AdWords Campaign Strategy and Results Example
Service Level Metrics for Middleware and Server Performance Monitoring
Below are examples of metrics and measures that are common when looking at IT infrastructure, middleware, and server performance. Why People Use These Metrics These metrics are useful when: Considering service level metrics for infrastructure hosting providers and applications. What to charge clients based on usage of infrastructure services. Quality, stability, and capacity of infrastructure services… Continue reading Service Level Metrics for Middleware and Server Performance Monitoring
Removing viruses, trojans, and other malware from your Windows computer
These steps are easy when you know exactly when your Windows computer has been infected (e.g. inserting a USB stick, visiting a website with malicious software on your browser). At the time of infection or shortly after infection, perform the following steps: Immediately turn off your computer and unplug it from the network / internet (remove the… Continue reading Removing viruses, trojans, and other malware from your Windows computer
Helpful GIMP Tips and Tutorials
About GIMP and Inkscape GIMP is a raster/bitmap graphics tool and Inkscape is a vector graphics tool. Together they meet most graphics needs in photo/image manipulation and creation of scalable graphics and offer free/open source alternatives to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Answers to Common Questions on: Drawing simple shapes Layer manipulation Combining images and photos Application… Continue reading Helpful GIMP Tips and Tutorials
Resize and Expand a Virtualbox Hard Drive and Media in 4 Steps
Updated July 31, 2021 Often, people find their virtual machine hard disks are too small for usage needs. Below are steps showing you how to resize and expand an existing VMDK or VDI virtual hard drive in VirtualBox for use with a guest virtual machine (VM). Things to Know Before You Start If you already… Continue reading Resize and Expand a Virtualbox Hard Drive and Media in 4 Steps
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