Techno Granny Note: If you are a company in the 14 county network of Pittsburgh Technology Council, this is a must listen to her about promotional and marketing info for small tech companies, health insurance and human resource help and networking.
Also if you have a technology business that you would like to take from your garage to high tech prominence, you should also check out the Enterprize Business Competition sponsored by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. This program offers business training and cash prizes.
Additional info at:
www.pghtech.org
Contact Audrey at:
Audrey Russo
Pittsburgh Technology Council
2000 Technology Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-918-4240
arusso@pghtech.org
Audrey Russo
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Pittsburgh
Technology Council
Audrey Russo comes to the Pittsburgh Technology Council from MAYA Design where she served as vice president of operations and chief financial officer since 2005. At MAYA Design, Russo was directly responsible for profit and loss accountability. She also directed all business processes of the software and product design firm, including contract negotiations, talent development, client relationships, project management, business development and resource management.
Prior to her time at MAYA Design, Russo served as the global director of human resources and technology policy for Alcoa. Prior to that, she was manager of Alcoa’s global people strategy, business systems and information technology. As a senior-level human resources and information technology strategist, she led successful efforts to deploy and optimize global IT systems and improve global access to information. She developed internal controls to increase value and reduce waste across manufacturing businesses in almost every region of the world; she helped to shape policy for socially responsible business practices, and she managed the people strategy for the integration of three company acquisitions within one year.
Prior to her tenure at Alcoa, Russo served as director of client relations and performance support
services for Reynolds Metal Company’s corporate information technology, where one of her accomplishments was the migration of common information technology systems across the company.
Russo also spent about a decade working as an independent business strategy and organizational change consultant. Her Fortune 500 clients included AT&T, Lucent and Reynolds Metals, in addition to several small and mid-sized businesses, institutes of higher learning and non-profit organizations.
Russo also previously had spent six years as an adjunct faculty member and project director at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, where she was appointed to the governor of Virginia's Executive Leadership Program. While on faculty there, Russo designed and implemented curriculum for a leadership development program. She taught graduate-level courses in strategic planning and interdisciplinary collaboration, and she also acted as a mentor for trainers, produced publications and lectured at conferences.
Currently, Russo is a member of CEOs for Cities: Pittsburgh Innovation Design Team. In addition, she serves as a board member of the Pittsburgh CORO Center. Russo also served on the executive board of the Rudlin Torah Academy in Richmond. Other previous affiliations include the Medical College of Virginia Treatment Center for Children, the Richmond Jazz Society, the Virginia Mental Heath Players, the Richmond Jewish Community Center, the Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation, Virginia Mental Heath and Retardation Services and the Autism Society of Virginia.
What is the Pittsburgh Technology Council?
Since 1983, the Pittsburgh Technology Council has been the principal point of connection for companies from four primary clusters of the technology industry that are represented by a critical mass of businesses in southwestern Pennsylvania including Information Technology, Biomedical, Advanced Manufacturing/Materials and Environmental Technology.
Now in our 25th year, we continue to help the region's technology companies grow and thrive by offering:
• opportunities for meeting business contacts
• guidance on business development
• exclusive discounts on business products and services
• workforce placement and development initiatives
• knowledge-sharing forums, educational programming and entrepreneur mentoring programs
• TEQ and PA Manufacturer magazines, covering regional business developments, trends and best practices
• industry advocacy in state and federal government
• promotional opportunities
Who Belongs to the Council?
Council membership currently includes nearly 1,400 companies in the 13-county southwestern Pennsylvania region, making it one of the largest regional trade associations of its kind in the nation.
Membership includes entrepreneurs launching new ideas as well as established leaders in technology-driven businesses.
Techno Granny Show blog is an additional way for Techno Granny Talk Cast fans to keep up with Techno Granny. She is a 61 year old single grandmother who also hosts four Talk Casts on the Talk Shoe network. The Techno Granny show is designed to bring baby boomers and others up to snuff with 21st Century technology. TechnoGranny Talks is more than that, it is technology finds and opinions of a tech savvy grandmother who is a power user of technology.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Aging Boomers Lead Start Up Growth since 2006
Aging Boomers lead startup growth
A study finds that the number of middle-aged Americans starting businesses is surging.
By Gary Stern, FSB Contributor
August 13 2007: 3:50 AM EDT
(FSB Magazine) -- Which Americans are leading the surge in entrepreneurship? Aging boomers.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov/cps/cpsaat15.pdf), the ranks of the self-employed aged 55 to 65 rose 33 percent in 2006; the number of self-employed 25- to 35-year-olds fell 2 percent.
In a quarterly survey by outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas (challenger-gray.com) of its clients - mostly managers and executives - the number starting firms or turning to self-employment rose 29 percent in the first quarter of 2007 over the first three months of 2006. Of those, a staggering 88 percent were 40 and older.
A study finds that the number of middle-aged Americans starting businesses is surging.
By Gary Stern, FSB Contributor
August 13 2007: 3:50 AM EDT
(FSB Magazine) -- Which Americans are leading the surge in entrepreneurship? Aging boomers.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov/cps/cpsaat15.pdf), the ranks of the self-employed aged 55 to 65 rose 33 percent in 2006; the number of self-employed 25- to 35-year-olds fell 2 percent.
In a quarterly survey by outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas (challenger-gray.com) of its clients - mostly managers and executives - the number starting firms or turning to self-employment rose 29 percent in the first quarter of 2007 over the first three months of 2006. Of those, a staggering 88 percent were 40 and older.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Episode 50 Joe Polk of Pennsylvania Technology Assistance Program on Open Source and Open Office
The Open Source and Open Office
Joe Polk
Open Source
Joseph M. Polk
Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program
400 North Lexington St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
412-352-6836
jpolk@psu.edu
www.penntap.psu.edu
Software experts and researchers on open source software (OSS) have identified several advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage for business is that open source is a good way for business to achieve greater penetration of the market. Companies that offer open source software are able to establish an industry standard and, thus, gain competitive advantage. It has also helped build developer loyalty as developers feel empowered and have a sense of ownership of the end product. Moreover less costs of marketing and logistical services are needed for OSS. It also helps companies to keep abreast of all technology developments. The OSS development approach has helped produce reliable, high quality software quickly and inexpensively. Besides, it offers the potential for a more flexible technology and quicker innovation. It is said to be more reliable since it typically has thousands of independent programmers testing and fixing bugs of the software. It is flexible because modular systems allow programmers to build custom interfaces, or add new abilities to it and it is innovative since open source programs are the product of collaboration among a large number of different programmers. The mix of divergent perspectives, corporate objectives, and personal goals speeds up innovation Moreover free software can be developed in accord with purely technical requirements it does not require to think about commercial pressure that often degrade the quality of the software. Commercial pressures make traditional software developer pay more attention to customers requirements than to security requirements, since such features are somewhat invisible to the customer.
The free software movement was launched in 1983 to make these freedoms available to every computer user.[1] From the late 1990s onward, alternative terms for free software came into use. "Open source software" is the most common such alternative term. Others include "software libre", "free, libre and open-source software" ("FOSS", or, with "libre", "FLOSS"). The antonym of free software is "proprietary software" or non-free software.
From Wikipedia
Some major free programs:
Java
Mozilla
Fire Fox
SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development web site.
Joe Polk
Open Source
Joseph M. Polk
Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program
400 North Lexington St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
412-352-6836
jpolk@psu.edu
www.penntap.psu.edu
Software experts and researchers on open source software (OSS) have identified several advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage for business is that open source is a good way for business to achieve greater penetration of the market. Companies that offer open source software are able to establish an industry standard and, thus, gain competitive advantage. It has also helped build developer loyalty as developers feel empowered and have a sense of ownership of the end product. Moreover less costs of marketing and logistical services are needed for OSS. It also helps companies to keep abreast of all technology developments. The OSS development approach has helped produce reliable, high quality software quickly and inexpensively. Besides, it offers the potential for a more flexible technology and quicker innovation. It is said to be more reliable since it typically has thousands of independent programmers testing and fixing bugs of the software. It is flexible because modular systems allow programmers to build custom interfaces, or add new abilities to it and it is innovative since open source programs are the product of collaboration among a large number of different programmers. The mix of divergent perspectives, corporate objectives, and personal goals speeds up innovation Moreover free software can be developed in accord with purely technical requirements it does not require to think about commercial pressure that often degrade the quality of the software. Commercial pressures make traditional software developer pay more attention to customers requirements than to security requirements, since such features are somewhat invisible to the customer.
The free software movement was launched in 1983 to make these freedoms available to every computer user.[1] From the late 1990s onward, alternative terms for free software came into use. "Open source software" is the most common such alternative term. Others include "software libre", "free, libre and open-source software" ("FOSS", or, with "libre", "FLOSS"). The antonym of free software is "proprietary software" or non-free software.
From Wikipedia
Some major free programs:
Java
Mozilla
Fire Fox
SourceForge.net is the world's largest Open Source software development web site.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
I Won't Apologize for Being an American
Techno Granny Note:
I have no idea who wrote this but no matter what your politics, it has to make sense to you if you pay attention to history at all. My brother who is a policeman and whose politics are sometimes a little more extreme than mine, however, this will make you stop to think that America truly is the vanguard of freedom in the world and that we are almost always the first to help.
From my brother and who knows who wrote it:
When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
It became very quiet in the room.
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Then there was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia
to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities;they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'
Once again, dead silence.
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE..
A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
"You have been to France before monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find any damn Frenchmen to show it to."
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I have no idea who wrote this but no matter what your politics, it has to make sense to you if you pay attention to history at all. My brother who is a policeman and whose politics are sometimes a little more extreme than mine, however, this will make you stop to think that America truly is the vanguard of freedom in the world and that we are almost always the first to help.
From my brother and who knows who wrote it:
When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
It became very quiet in the room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Then there was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia
to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities;they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'
Once again, dead silence.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE..
A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
"You have been to France before monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find any damn Frenchmen to show it to."
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Episode 49--Free Stuff with Kirsten Womack and Donna Baxter of 2 Tech Divas
Episode 49 Free Tech Stuff with Kirsten Womack and Donna Baxter of 2 Tech Divas.
Intro: Learn about the latest in social networking; about free blogging tools that can help market your business, hear about tools that can save you time, money and best of all most of them are free!
Donna M. Baxter and Kirsten A. Womack, aka The 2 Tech Divas will talk about some of the gold mines that you can find online. This gold comes in the form of online tools. In these times, you need to get online or get left behind. Their e-book is filled with tools that you can use to keep one up on your competition. Don't let the lack of tech skills sabotage your businesses online success. Learn about the latest in social networking, learn about free blogging tools that can help market your business, hear about tools that can save you time, money and best of all most of them are free! These online tools are easier to use than you think. With a little hand holding from the 2 Tech Divas, they will have you digging for gold online in no time! Join them as they share what they’ve found on their Gold Mining Adventure and reveal their latest discoveries.
Laptopworkshops.blogspot.com
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Donna Baxter is the publisher and web mistress of The Soul Pitt at www.thesoulpitt.com
which has won Black Web Award two years running for Best Community Website in the East. She also owns Soul Pitt Media a web marketing company: www.soulpittmedia.com. Kirsten Womack is the owner of Immackulate Impressions, a virtual assistant business www. immackulateimpressions.com
In Dec 2007, Donna Baxter and Kirsten Womack, decided to join together to help empower other entrepreneurs. Both have been helping entrepreneurs for over 10 years with their services resulting in some of their clients earning online income in excess of 20k per month! This new venture, joining Soul Pitt Media and Im-mack-ulate Impressions, brought about Soul Impressions. We are here to empower business people through technology.
Through Soul Impressions, Donna and Kirsten’s mission is to empower you and your business through “Laptop Workshops”, E-Books, Dynamic Diva Duo Keynote Speeches and Consulting. If you are technically challenged or need some hand holding and direction when it comes to technology, then you have come to the right place.
Listen also to Kirsten on Techno Granny
Ep13--Blogging A Country Dance;
Ep 20, Constant Contact;
Ep 29, Take a Letter, Send a File
Listen at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
And listen to Donna Baxter on Posiitvely Pittsburgh Live,
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/1852
Episode 10 - Getting the Word Out—The Soul Pitt & BlackTie, Pittsburgh: Donna Baxter & Jill Kummer
Intro: Learn about the latest in social networking; about free blogging tools that can help market your business, hear about tools that can save you time, money and best of all most of them are free!
Donna M. Baxter and Kirsten A. Womack, aka The 2 Tech Divas will talk about some of the gold mines that you can find online. This gold comes in the form of online tools. In these times, you need to get online or get left behind. Their e-book is filled with tools that you can use to keep one up on your competition. Don't let the lack of tech skills sabotage your businesses online success. Learn about the latest in social networking, learn about free blogging tools that can help market your business, hear about tools that can save you time, money and best of all most of them are free! These online tools are easier to use than you think. With a little hand holding from the 2 Tech Divas, they will have you digging for gold online in no time! Join them as they share what they’ve found on their Gold Mining Adventure and reveal their latest discoveries.
Laptopworkshops.blogspot.com
=================================================================================
Donna Baxter is the publisher and web mistress of The Soul Pitt at www.thesoulpitt.com
which has won Black Web Award two years running for Best Community Website in the East. She also owns Soul Pitt Media a web marketing company: www.soulpittmedia.com. Kirsten Womack is the owner of Immackulate Impressions, a virtual assistant business www. immackulateimpressions.com
In Dec 2007, Donna Baxter and Kirsten Womack, decided to join together to help empower other entrepreneurs. Both have been helping entrepreneurs for over 10 years with their services resulting in some of their clients earning online income in excess of 20k per month! This new venture, joining Soul Pitt Media and Im-mack-ulate Impressions, brought about Soul Impressions. We are here to empower business people through technology.
Through Soul Impressions, Donna and Kirsten’s mission is to empower you and your business through “Laptop Workshops”, E-Books, Dynamic Diva Duo Keynote Speeches and Consulting. If you are technically challenged or need some hand holding and direction when it comes to technology, then you have come to the right place.
Listen also to Kirsten on Techno Granny
Ep13--Blogging A Country Dance;
Ep 20, Constant Contact;
Ep 29, Take a Letter, Send a File
Listen at: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/30986
And listen to Donna Baxter on Posiitvely Pittsburgh Live,
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/1852
Episode 10 - Getting the Word Out—The Soul Pitt & BlackTie, Pittsburgh: Donna Baxter & Jill Kummer
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Generational Stuff--The Clothes Line
I clicked on to a show last night of Patti Serrano's "TALKING ABOUT MY GENERATION,' which she (over 60) does with a 22 year old (One Geek is his moniker--not sure of this young man's name) and they talk about generational stuff. We talked about when gas was $.19 cents a gallon, yes nineteen cents and there were gas wars for cheapest price and you got a set of glasses or a set of dishes with a fill up.
We also talked about how you only had three pair of shoes, tennis shoes for play, school shoes and dress shoes and if you were affluent enough to have more they only came in brown, black, white and sometimes navy.
Yes we also talked about technology as we talked about generational stuff and here is something that came to me from my 78 year old Uncle Jerry (Zio Geraldo) has sent this to me about a clothesline and the RULES OF THE CLOTHESLINE:
The Clothes Line
The clothes line....a dead give away that you are at least over fifty. Do the kids today even know what a clothes line is? I am sure a lot of you are too young to remember the clothes line, but for all of us who are older, this will bring back the memories. . . . at least it did for me.
THE BASIC RULES
1. You had to wash the clothes line Before hanging any clothes. Walk the length of each line with a damp cloth around the line.
2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order and always hang whites with whites and hang them first.
3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders, always by the tail. What would the neighbors think?
4. Wash day on a Monday...........never hang clothes on the weekend or Sunday for heaven's sake!
5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your 'unmentionables' in the middle.
6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather.....clothes would 'freeze dry.'
7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes. Pins left on the line was 'tacky'.
8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item.
9. Clothes off of the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket and ready to be ironed.
10. IRONED?????????? Well, that's a whole other subject.
We also talked about how you only had three pair of shoes, tennis shoes for play, school shoes and dress shoes and if you were affluent enough to have more they only came in brown, black, white and sometimes navy.
Yes we also talked about technology as we talked about generational stuff and here is something that came to me from my 78 year old Uncle Jerry (Zio Geraldo) has sent this to me about a clothesline and the RULES OF THE CLOTHESLINE:
The Clothes Line
The clothes line....a dead give away that you are at least over fifty. Do the kids today even know what a clothes line is? I am sure a lot of you are too young to remember the clothes line, but for all of us who are older, this will bring back the memories. . . . at least it did for me.
THE BASIC RULES
1. You had to wash the clothes line Before hanging any clothes. Walk the length of each line with a damp cloth around the line.
2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order and always hang whites with whites and hang them first.
3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders, always by the tail. What would the neighbors think?
4. Wash day on a Monday...........never hang clothes on the weekend or Sunday for heaven's sake!
5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you could hide your 'unmentionables' in the middle.
6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather.....clothes would 'freeze dry.'
7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry clothes. Pins left on the line was 'tacky'.
8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the clothes pins with the next washed item.
9. Clothes off of the line before dinner time, neatly folded in the clothes basket and ready to be ironed.
10. IRONED?????????? Well, that's a whole other subject.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Episdoe 48--Top 50 Internet Acronyms Parents Should Know
ON the show I have grouped these into groups by Innocuous, Information, Emotions, Parents and Sex--no kidding, acronyms you need to know to monitor your children's text messaging, chat messages and live messaging. Guess what the largest grouping is and the second largest or listen to the show and find out. This is a little bit of a stretch from my usual shows but I think parents and grandparents need to be able to translate what their kids are doing. Notice what the top acronynm is--and at what age to children start texting or live messaging?
Top 50 Internet Acronyms Parents Need to Know:
1. 8 - it refers to oral sex
2. 1337 - it means elite
3. 143 - it means I love you
4. 182 - it means I hate you
5. 459 - it also means I love you
6. 1174 - it means nude club
7. 420 - it refers to marijuana
8. ADR or addy - Address
9. ASL - Age/Sex/Location
10. banana - it means penis
11. CD9 - it means Code 9 = parents are around
12. DUM - Do You Masturbate?
13. DUSL - Do You Scream Loud?
14. FB - F*** Buddy
15. FMLTWIA - F*** Me Like The Whore I Am
16. FOL - Fond Of Leather
17. GNOC - Get Naked On Cam (webcam)
18. GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
19. IAYM - I Am Your Master
20. IF/IB - In the Front or In the Back
21. IIT - Is It Tight?
22. ILF/MD - I Love Female/Male Dominance
23. IMEZRU - I Am Easy, Are You?
24. IWSN - I Want Sex Now
25. J/O - Jerking Off
26. KFY - Kiss For You
27. kitty - it means vagina
28. KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
29. LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
30. MOOS - Member(s) Of the Opposite Sex
31. MOSS or MOTSS - Member(s) Of The Same Sex
32. MorF - Male or Female
33. MOS - Mom Over Shoulder
34. MPFB - My Personal F*** Buddy
35. NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That
36. NIFOC - Nude In Front Of Computer
37. NMU - Not Much, You?
38. P911 - Parent Alert
39. PAL - Parents Are Listening
40. PAW - Parents Are Watching
41. PIR - Parent In Room
42. POS - Parent Over Shoulder
43. PRON - Porn
44. Q2C - Quick To Cum
45. RU/18 - Are You Over 18?
46. RUH - Are You Horny?
47. S2R - Send To Recieve (pictures)
48. SorG - Straight or Gay
49. TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
50. WYCM - Will You Call Me?
Top 50 Internet Acronyms Parents Need to Know:
1. 8 - it refers to oral sex
2. 1337 - it means elite
3. 143 - it means I love you
4. 182 - it means I hate you
5. 459 - it also means I love you
6. 1174 - it means nude club
7. 420 - it refers to marijuana
8. ADR or addy - Address
9. ASL - Age/Sex/Location
10. banana - it means penis
11. CD9 - it means Code 9 = parents are around
12. DUM - Do You Masturbate?
13. DUSL - Do You Scream Loud?
14. FB - F*** Buddy
15. FMLTWIA - F*** Me Like The Whore I Am
16. FOL - Fond Of Leather
17. GNOC - Get Naked On Cam (webcam)
18. GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
19. IAYM - I Am Your Master
20. IF/IB - In the Front or In the Back
21. IIT - Is It Tight?
22. ILF/MD - I Love Female/Male Dominance
23. IMEZRU - I Am Easy, Are You?
24. IWSN - I Want Sex Now
25. J/O - Jerking Off
26. KFY - Kiss For You
27. kitty - it means vagina
28. KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
29. LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
30. MOOS - Member(s) Of the Opposite Sex
31. MOSS or MOTSS - Member(s) Of The Same Sex
32. MorF - Male or Female
33. MOS - Mom Over Shoulder
34. MPFB - My Personal F*** Buddy
35. NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That
36. NIFOC - Nude In Front Of Computer
37. NMU - Not Much, You?
38. P911 - Parent Alert
39. PAL - Parents Are Listening
40. PAW - Parents Are Watching
41. PIR - Parent In Room
42. POS - Parent Over Shoulder
43. PRON - Porn
44. Q2C - Quick To Cum
45. RU/18 - Are You Over 18?
46. RUH - Are You Horny?
47. S2R - Send To Recieve (pictures)
48. SorG - Straight or Gay
49. TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
50. WYCM - Will You Call Me?
Sunday, April 6, 2008
WEB DESIGN TIPS FROM DEBBIE DUCIC, WEB 2.0 EXPERT
4 Effective Web Design Tips.
Your goal may be to display a simple Website that introduces your company and products or services. Or you might be thinking about developing a fully functional ecommerce site. Either way, there are plenty of design options to meet your desires and needs.
How you design your Website depends in large part on how you want others to view your business. A Website should reflect your personality and products while displaying confidence and trust to visitors.
Whether you want visitors to signup for your email newsletter or buy something, your site will only be effective if it moves visitors to perform the action you intend. This is done through a combination of design and copywriting.
Below are 4 tips that will help you design a Website that meets your goals.
Simple is better
With all the design technology and styles available, keeping to a simple design methodology is always the most effective. Simple designs are best, not only because you might be just starting out but because most Web users dislike "busy" Websites.
Start with your directory structure. How many pages do you want initially? Organize pages so users don't have to "dig" into your site to find what they want. Your initial directory structure will lay the foundation for future page growth. One simple way to organize your structure is by file type. Images should have their own directory as should html and other file types.
Stay easy on the eyes
Scrolling text, pop-ups, and flashing images are all design faux pas. Have you ever visited a Website and clicked away because it was too bright, too busy, or in complete disarray? Keep that in mind as you think about your layout, colors, and graphics.
What may be appealing to you may not be to others. In Web design, more isn't necessarily better. That's why Google is so popular; it gets a job done with minimal design.
Content is…everything
The bottom line is that a bland site with great content will far outperform an exceptional design with poor content. Visitors may be impressed initially with your design, but it's your copywriting that will make the sale—or signup.
In conjunction with your Website design, plan your content strategy. A content strategy should include the copywriting on your static pages as well as the content you'll use to actively market your site.
Domains and Hosting
An often overlooked part of Web design is choosing a domain and hosting package. Choosing a domain name that excites you will ensure that you keep it for a long time—hopefully for as long as you own your business.
One key to getting better search engine rankings is having an older domain—preferably two years or older. Choosing a domain name you can live with for years will help you rank better in the long run.
Hosting is another overlooked but critical element to an effective Website design. Many beginners make the mistake of evaluating hosting companies on price alone. Your hosting plan should meet your current and long term growth requirements. So, don't overlook the technical specifications like disk space and bandwidth. If your business grows you'll need plenty of each.
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Your goal may be to display a simple Website that introduces your company and products or services. Or you might be thinking about developing a fully functional ecommerce site. Either way, there are plenty of design options to meet your desires and needs.
How you design your Website depends in large part on how you want others to view your business. A Website should reflect your personality and products while displaying confidence and trust to visitors.
Whether you want visitors to signup for your email newsletter or buy something, your site will only be effective if it moves visitors to perform the action you intend. This is done through a combination of design and copywriting.
Below are 4 tips that will help you design a Website that meets your goals.
Simple is better
With all the design technology and styles available, keeping to a simple design methodology is always the most effective. Simple designs are best, not only because you might be just starting out but because most Web users dislike "busy" Websites.
Start with your directory structure. How many pages do you want initially? Organize pages so users don't have to "dig" into your site to find what they want. Your initial directory structure will lay the foundation for future page growth. One simple way to organize your structure is by file type. Images should have their own directory as should html and other file types.
Stay easy on the eyes
Scrolling text, pop-ups, and flashing images are all design faux pas. Have you ever visited a Website and clicked away because it was too bright, too busy, or in complete disarray? Keep that in mind as you think about your layout, colors, and graphics.
What may be appealing to you may not be to others. In Web design, more isn't necessarily better. That's why Google is so popular; it gets a job done with minimal design.
Content is…everything
The bottom line is that a bland site with great content will far outperform an exceptional design with poor content. Visitors may be impressed initially with your design, but it's your copywriting that will make the sale—or signup.
In conjunction with your Website design, plan your content strategy. A content strategy should include the copywriting on your static pages as well as the content you'll use to actively market your site.
Domains and Hosting
An often overlooked part of Web design is choosing a domain and hosting package. Choosing a domain name that excites you will ensure that you keep it for a long time—hopefully for as long as you own your business.
One key to getting better search engine rankings is having an older domain—preferably two years or older. Choosing a domain name you can live with for years will help you rank better in the long run.
Hosting is another overlooked but critical element to an effective Website design. Many beginners make the mistake of evaluating hosting companies on price alone. Your hosting plan should meet your current and long term growth requirements. So, don't overlook the technical specifications like disk space and bandwidth. If your business grows you'll need plenty of each.
HOME
For more information:
Gutzy Women, LLC
624 N. Main St
Pueblo, CO 81003 US
Email: deuce@gutzywoman.com
(719) 334-3053
Custom Web Site Design & Ecommerce
© Copyright 2007 Gutzy Women, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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