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01/29/2016

Great interview of our friends at Intelligent Automation on home automation

 Thank you to Michael Johndrow for having Intelligent Automation on his radio show about new business in Orange County. Listen to the interview and let us know ...

05/09/2015

On May 8, 2015 a morning fire took all the belongings to Ron, Carm and there 2 beautiful children. Luckily the dog was able to get out. We are hoping the same for the cat. This was a total loss. What makes this even harder is Ronnie is the fire chief of our fire department and he is also a career...

04/27/2015

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02/04/2015

1. How can you get new customers now? 2. What fundamental issue do business having challenges with sales have? 3. Most Businesses do not care about sales and marketing strategies they only care about?

02/04/2015

The Pro version of everyone's favorite virtual globe used to cost $399 -- per year! Now it's free. Freeeeee!Google Earth has been around for years, yet it still makes my jaw drop.I mean, seriously, for centuries the only way to get a "bird's-eye" view of our planet was to spin an actual globe. Now we can "fly" to any location and zoom all the way in from space to a couple hundred feet above real, satellite-mapped ground.Most amazing of all, Google made this tool available for free. This despite an educational -- and, let's be honest, entertainment -- value that's virtually impossible to measure.What you maybe didn't know is that Google has long offered a Pro version of Earth as well, one that cost a hefty $399 per year. Now, however, you can get Google Earth Pro absolutely free.First things first: The words "free trial" still appear in that URL, but as you'll see when you click through to the sign-up page, "Sign up is no longer required for Google Earth Pro." All you have to do is download the installer, run it, then sign in using your e-mail address (as your username) and license code GEPFREE.Second things second: Do you really need this? Probably not, as Pro was created with business/enterprise users in mind -- but it does afford some pretty cool extras not found in the free version, including:Advanced Measurements: Measure parking lots and land developments with polygon area measure, or determine affected radius with circle measure.• High-resolution printing: Print images up to 4,800 x 3,200 pixel resolution.• Exclusive Pro data layers: Demographics, parcels, and traffic count.• Spreadsheet Import: Ingest up to 2,500 addresses at a time, assigning placemarks and style templates in bulk.• Movie-Maker: Export Windows Media and Quicktime HD movies, up to 1,920 x 1,080 resolution.So, yeah, you could print ultra-high-resolution images of, say, your neighborhood. (The free version tops out at 1,000 pixels.) Or add high-def fly-over videos to your movies. Pretty sweet stuff.And don't overlook the huge thrill of scoring a $400 product for free. That's always fun.Bonus deal: Calling all iPhone 6-owning shutterbugs! Ztylus makes a really cool case/camera-lens combo, but it normally costs $100. For a limited time, StackSocial has the Ztylus iPhone 6 Case and RV-2 Smart Flip Lens Kit for $46 shipped, by far the lowest price I've seen anywhere. (Also available: the iPhone 6 Plus version for $69.)I'm loving the design of this: It's a full-time kickstand case, but then you …

02/03/2015

In spite of the several benefits offered by business intelligence, many companies don’t use it in their online marketing. Well, business intelligence should work jointly with online marketing. In …

02/02/2015

There goes another one. AOL is shutting down The Unofficial Apple Weblog, better known as TUAW, sources familiar with the situation tell The Verge. The company — which is also shutting down its gaming site Joystiq — is in the midst of a major reorganization, and is cutting back on media properties it deems as underperforming. TUAW’s run comes to an end on February 2nd.TUAW comes to an end on February 2ndFounded just over 10 years ago in December 2004, TUAW was acquired by AOL in 2005 when it purchased Weblogs, Inc., alongside other influential sites including Autoblog, Joystiq, and Engadget. TUAW currently has 11 editorial staffers, according to its about page. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong forecasted these changes during an earnings call back in November, stating that the company would "simplify everything that can be simplified." Armstrong said AOL would try to increase growth and value from its content sites by "simplifying the portfolio of brands," while improving its video offerings, which has rapidly become the backbone of just about every new media company’s advertising strategy.In total, AOL will lay off around 150 people, according to TechCrunch. The site is also reporting that TUAW and Joystiq will be "folded" into Engadget, with Joystiq staying on as a separate channel, but we've heard different. AOL will put the archives of TUAW on a subdomain of Engadget, but past receiving the same treatment, Joystiq won't be sticking around in any meaningful capacity. We've heard AOL may keep a couple writers to run the subdomain, but Joystiq as it currently stands will not continue. TechCrunch is also reporting that AOL Autos will be folded into Autoblog.AOL's most profitable division is led by dial-up internetAOL is also reorganizing its sales organization, according to sources familiar with the situation, and first reported by Recode. Currently, AOL’s most profitable division is its Membership Group, which includes its dial-up internet offerings (yes, it still exists) and pulled in $139.2 million in adjusted income in the third quarter.Right now AOL has three flagship content properties in The Huffington Post, TechCrunch, and Engadget. TechCrunch, which originally reported the news of AOL’s restructuring, noted that tech and lifestyle sites would most likely be affected by the changes. AOL decided against selling TUAW, leaving open the possibility it could resurrect the site in the future. But for now, a team of writers and editors are out of jobs.Update: January 30th: 10:00AM: TechCrunch …

10/20/2014

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10/02/2014

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10/02/2014

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09/29/2014

It looks like this week’s Apple ###gate is a big one with the Financial Times reporting that the European Commision is about to come down hard on Apple for its long held tax avoidance strategies in Ireland.Typically the EU has used its state aid powers to address broader competition issues. But in the past year Brussels has attempted to target the tax affairs of companies such as Apple, Starbucks and Amazon. It is a novel application of the law with far-reaching implications, not just for the companies, or EU countries, but for EU-US relations in general.This week the European Commission will publish the first findings in the Apple case. The details – including evidence from bygone tax negotiations – are likely to be explosive.Did Apple apply pressure to Irish authorities in 1991 and again in 2007 when negotiating tax deals and if so were these illegal competitive measures that gave Apple advantages over competitors? Luca Maestri, Apple’s finance chief, of course denies any wrongdoing…“If countries change the tax laws, we will abide by the new laws and we will pay taxes according to those laws,” Maestri is quoted as saying.In August, Apple started campaigning hard on its benefits to Europe saying it had created 629,000 jobs on the continent, many from the App Store.Apple’s rebuttal falls into two major categories:The commission’s attempt to retrospectively apply international guidelines on taxing branches of multinationals is misleading and wrong. The OECD rules only came into force in 2010, and have yet to be adopted by Ireland.• Apple argues the rates agreed with Irish authorities are appropriate. It hopes to show its tax bills were a measure of the profits attributable to its Irish subsidiaries and within a similar profit range to comparable companies.Maestri said that Apple plans to stay in Ireland no matter what the outcome of the investigation yields.Perhaps a little irony here: If Ireland is found to have made special deals with Apple, it stands to make a great windfall of money from the fines and new taxes levied on Apple.

09/28/2014

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