We all know how convenient multiple monitors can be. However, have you ever wondered what types of people use this technology the most? Most of them fall into professional or occupational categories. Some of the many are as follows –

Office Workers

Office workers, in my opinion, should consider whether using multiple monitors will actually increase their productivity, and most importantly, save their companies money. So how do they accomplish that? There are several ways available to them. Some include keeping their lines of communications open on one monitor (like emails and corporate web chats) and keeping their current responsibilities on another.

This could serve the company well in the long run especially if an employee’s tasks usually involve clicking through several applications at once. Now it falls to you to convince your employer of investing in several monitors. Don’t forget to mention its benefits for the company when you do.

Designers

It is a well-known fact that web designers require a lot of screen real estate to create stunning visuals. You will usually find a professional graphics designer have an actual project open on one screen while the controls he uses on it are displayed on another one entirely.

A designer’s desktop tends to get very cluttered on a single monitor. It would take someone a lot of time to sift through all that digital junk in order to find what he is looking for. So why don’t designers close off the tabs that they don’t need or aren’t currently using?

Simple, it’s because they will eventually need to in the course of dealing with a single project. You can’t expect a designer to close off all tabs, realize that he needs them later and go looking for them in the computer’s hard drive. This will do nothing but waste a lot of precious time and time as they say, is money.

In other words, multiple monitors make it easier for designers to organize their work in a more coherent fashion. For example, a designer would usually keep his operating system utilities or applications (that he doesn’t frequently) use on one monitor while keeping browser specific (frequently used) applications on the other. This method helps him conserve the time he needs instead of wasting it by searching for tools that he will need on a single monitor.

Stock Brokers

A stock broker has only seconds to glance at the data at his screen and bid. A single monitor displaying numbers would be a hassle since the price might change by the time he locates the necessary data. Two screens will allow him to bid in real time since he would be able to track how the stocks and his options change.

Architects

This type of profession can work the same way as graphics design. An architect can view or change his projects on one screen while collaborating with important clients on another. In fact, dual monitors can help him modify it according to his clients’ requirements in real time.

When Natalie Buren heard that her husband had secured a lucrative role in the US, her heart sank. The prospect of moving their two girls from Melbourne, Australia to Colorado Springs seemed daunting. Having never even visited the US, she didn’t even know where to begin. Fortunately, corporate housing had the answer.

At first, Natalie went into panic mode, then denial, then depression. How on earth were they going to move the family, find a new home and adjust to life in a country she didn’t know? The only advantage was that there was no language barrier to contend with.

“We really had no idea where we wanted to be for the year,” Natalie said. “We knew we wanted to live in an area that had good schools, a lot of activities, and a safe environment. We also had to find some place that would allow my husband to do his work, since he would be working a lot out of hours.”

Fortunately, the Buren household was moving with the complete assistance of their new employer who had arranged a corporate rental for them to use until they got on their feet. The agency managing the property also helped with the move.

All the Burens had to do was sort out their home in Melbourne, sell or rent it out and pack everything they wanted to take. The rest was taken care of for them.

“We literally showed up in Colorado Springs with our suitcases and everything was taken care of for us,” Natalie said. “The utilities were all arranged, the internet worked we had cable TV, a telephone and we didn’t have to worry about any bills. I was quite amazed at the contrast between the hotel room we stayed in on our arrival and our furnished apartment.

“Each daughter had her own room and they were individually decorated, as opposed to a hotel. It was so convenient to be able to cook meals in a proper kitchen, do laundry in a real machine and feel comfortable right away. We actually became quite attached to the apartment.”

The foresight of their employer provided for a much smoother transition between locations than would otherwise have been possible. The difficulty with contemplating a move would probably have affected the Buren’s decision to make the move. That alone can affect how an employer can attract skills they need in niche industries.

While this is something of an extreme example, this is real life and is reflected every day in our fluctuating labor market. While employers make every effort to secure local talent, sometimes they have to import skills from across the country, or indeed, the world. When this happens, providing a furnished apartment as part of a corporate rental is essential if companies are to attract the talent they need.

The Burens have rented their own property now, but still remain grateful to their employer for easing the transition with that corporate rental. This not only allowed them to quickly adjust to their new surroundings but increases employee loyalty immeasurably.

The debate over rebates on real estate commissions took a wrong turn Friday when the NAR published a curiously inept article misleadingly entitled “Crackdown on Buyer, Seller Rebates“.  While the article is devoid of any evidence of any such “crackdown”, it strongly suggests:  1) that on the whole, ”full-service” agents do not participate in rebate programs, and 2) those that do might not serve their clients well.

The first proposition - that establishment or full service agents don’t do rebates - is not true. And the NAR knows that it is not true.

The truth is that the largest real estate franchises in the country provide rebates to affinity groups.  For example, take a look at Coldwell Bankers programs for Harvard professors and the Emergency Nurses Association.  They market this rebate program to businesses and organizations and collect referral fees from their own agents to pay the rebates.  Take a look, too, at Prudential’s marketing pitch for its “Smartmove” and “Home Advantage Real Estate Assistance Program” (HAREAP?)  Not to mention that Cartus, the largest relocation company in the country, previously boasted on its website that it has paid over $100 million in cash rebates to highly paid executives.

As to the second proposition in the article - that Beverly Hills furnished apartments who participate in rebates somehow won’t do a good job for their clients - that is absurd.

Are we to assume that the Coldwell Banker or other large real estate company agents who provide services to folks like Harvard professors and emergency nurses are “[reducing] the level of service they provide” as the NAR quotes Blanche Evans as saying?

And then there are the rebates to relocating corporate executives from relocation divisions of some real estate giants. Realogy’s Cartus claims “the nation’s leading real estate referral network” through which it provides relocating company executives with “[r]ebates ranging from .35 to .36 percent on real estate commissions in most states.”  Relocation divisions compete for corporate business by offering rebates through referrals.

Are we to assume that the executives served by these relocation divisions receive bad service because, as Blanche is quoted as saying, the brokers to whom they are referred “[have] to cut back on something to stay profitable, and that is usually labor”? Maybe we should call some of these agents and see if they agree with Blanche.

And then there is that little problem called the Code of Ethics. What Blanche is suggesting is that all of the above agents have broken that first rule of the NAR’s own Code of Ethics wherein they “pledge themselves to protect and promote the interests of their client”.

What would a farm, ranch, or general rural land owner want his or her property to border?  I’m sure, more land of the same type, right? Try corporate apartments Denver!

What about someone in a housing community?  Many wouldn’t mind their back yard being against a farm, ranch, or just open land right?

Well, it’s not always “Love Thy Neighbor” when the two are next to each other.  As land is sold off and developed expanding the city reach with housing communities, the horizon is forever changed where the rooster crows.  Land owners may find themselves dealing with more trespassers, random trash dumps, and complaints and legal action taken against them for the way their cattle or other livestock smell.  Can’t we all just get along?  Well, unfortunately no, not without laws in place to protect.

John Diamond, a land owner of Clinton, Utah recalls another farmer with 6,000 head of cattle chased off as subdivisions were put up around him.  The complaints to the city and attempts to force policies and limits to his farm were just too much.  This is why John Diamond and his wife Marilyn applied for agricultural protection for their land in Davis County.  They’re taking these precautions due to some land bordering them that’s now been sold off to be developed into housing lots that will put houses as close as 30 feet from his feed lot.  Diamond said homebuyers often don’t realize what living next to a farm will entail. “People want the rural feel, but they don’t want the things that go with the rural feel,” he said. “Cattle smell. Horses smell.”

During weaning time, calves can bellow for a week or 10 days, John Diamond said. And this isn’t lowly mooing. It’s frantic crying from separated calves and mothers. Then there’s the irrigating and baling, which have to be done at night because you have to trap moisture in hay before it’s baled.  For this, they get the police called on them.

The state law that allows the Diamonds to apply for protection indicates that farmers were there first, so everyone who builds homes near farms should expect farm smells and sounds. Plats for any subdivisions within 300 feet of a protected area are supposed to be recorded with a special note that says residents aren’t going to get anywhere if they complain about normal farming operations.

Jed Diamond, John and Marilyn’s son, raises 4,600 pheasants for hunting inviting many to participate.  Even though they keep 600 feet from homes, the hunter complaints still come in.

Since the Utah Legislature enacted the agriculture protection law in 1994, 178,862 acres have been protected.

If you are designing your own web site, you want to have an eye pleasing presentation. But you also NEED it to compel the visitor to take an action of some sort. That can be as simple as a click for more information, give you their contact information or to actually purchase a product right there. IN order to do any of these, here are some guidelines to successful basic web design.

Content

Be sure that all the content on your pages is current and relevant to the subject of the page. The information should paint you as an authority on the subject matter. This helps make the visitor feel comfortable ordering from you. Be strong and certain that your info is correct and accurate ALL THE TIME.

Watch common errors like misspellings, grammatical misuse and punctuation. For instance, if you mean "residents", don't use "residence". Two words with completely different meanings altogether. When a visitor sees glaring errors like that, it makes you look as if you just threw the info up there with no planning or forethought. In other words, like you don't care about the details. Bad, bad, bad.

Compatibility

With the use of the mobile web on the rise, there are probably close to 90 or 100 browsers in use. Your site needs to be accessible by a good number of them. Some of these support flash, some do not. Others support java script well and others don't. So don't go hog wild with special effects and animations and such. It could limit your visibility across the browser universe.

It is suggested that your site be accessible to the major web browsers like MS IE (version 8 at the least), Firefox and Safari at the very least. TO be sure your site is good to go, access it in different ones and see for yourself how it looks, then adjust accordingly. This you should do BEFORE you send it to the masses. Planning is the key and is beneficial to success.

Web graphics and pictures

Make sure these elements are loaded with a small file size so the site loads faster. This doesn't mean you have to sacrifice image quality either. Always use the image dimensions in your HTML. This way the page itself loads and the graphics can come in a few, and I mean a FEW, seconds later. Using the ALT HTML command tells folks with the graphics turned off what the graphic is.

Backgrounds and link colors

Any background besides white can cause problems here. If you are using a different color behind the text on your pages, be sure to display the links, both clicked and unclicked, in a color that is readable.

Videos, audios and background music

IF you are making use of these elements, ALWAYS use streaming files. Streaming video or audio requires less load time than a file that has to start off of your site's HTML directly. Also give the visitor an option to stop or start the stream at their discretion. If the media requires download or plugin to operate, make the link available readily.

Conclusion

A little thought before you go live is a good idea. Be sure your site acts the way you want it to. You'll be happy and so will your visitors.

Internet Explorer has never been the web designers favorite. Ever since IE6, we have had more work on our hands creating code that worked with the browser, or creating separate CSS stylesheets to circumvent the code it couldn’t handle. The new incarnation of the browser, IE9 was released a short time ago, and from what we have seen so far, it looks far better than its predecessors.

We’re going to highlight four things Microsoft seem to have gotten right with IE9.

Web standards are important as they make the internet a better place to be. By having a framework of rules and standards for every browser and every website, it ensures visitors can see everything, no matter where they are or what browser they use.

While the specifics of CSS3 and HTML5 have yet to be agreed by the W3C, the governing body, the main modules and ideals of both have been implemented into IE9. That means we can start using the new options these technologies offer. For example, we can use media queries to ensure our websites render properly no matter what device is accessing them.

Websites for computers, cell phones or tablets will render properly to adapt to the different screen sizes and capabilities of each device. That’s good news for all of us.

Microsoft have never been particularly open about what they do and how they do it. That seems to be changing with Internet Explorer 9. Throughout its development, the team has run a blog that has spoken frankly about the browser. That is unprecedented for the company.

Rather than making web developers guess at what code the browser will accept, the team have been open about it. That makes life much easier for us. The widely publicized H.264 support blog is evidence of this.

For the first time, the IE9 team actively encourage external developers to play with the system. It gave us a heads up as to what to expect, and allowed us to find bugs for them to fix. While this in no way meant they shared the source code with us, it meant we could help in the development. This benefits everyone.

This approach is the way of the future. If you’re unsure, think Linux or Wordpress for a minute. Both are open source, and developed by the community.

With browsers like Firefox and Chrome blazing a trail, IE9 had to do something special to make us want to use it. While Internet Explorer still has around 50 percent of the market, that’s down from 95 percent 5 years ago.

Making IE faster and more responsive allows it to keep up with the competition. It still isn’t as fast as Chrome, but it has moved quite a way up the speed list. Making the browser faster and more efficient is essential to its success.

IE9 is still going to give website designers a headache, but the platform has come on in leaps and bounds since the bad old days. If this trend improves, that slide of market share is going to stop real soon.

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There is no denying that school management software became essential with the arrival of the internet. Typically, even though it is the single most effective learning tool mankind is known, children have a tendency to ignore that fact in pursuit of fun or things they shouldn’t.

Computers in a classroom environment are a magnificent learning tool. They are also necessary in at least some classes to keep up with the demands of society. Employers expect increasing levels of computer literacy, so it is steadily becoming essential to teach these skills from an early age.

Computers in class do have their downsides though. They are expensive to administer and offer a whole host of ways for students to waste time, and get themselves into trouble. Effective classroom management comes down to a few elements.

Robust and transparent computer and internet use policies are now common in schools. They not only provide a framework for acceptable behavior, they also publish what the schools regards as acceptable use and what it does not. This tells the student how the school regards computers, and their attitude towards them. Each policy should state clearly what is permitted on the computer, and on the internet.

These policies must be enforced by effective management across the board. The rules, whether computer or not, have to be enforced and effective sanctions meted out for non-compliance. If this doesn’t happen, if there are no consequences for non-compliance, that management fails.

There are two ways of filtering content, software and hardware. Filters are there to prevent students accessing parts of the internet we would rather they didn’t. this is to protect both the school and the student. Firewalls are used to prevent access to sites the school deems unacceptable. Firewalls can be hardware of software and have to be actively administered.

Individual websites can be barred, as can domain names, types of site, and anything else the school requires. It isn’t just about internet pornography, but can include politics, extremism, mischief sites and anything else the school deems unacceptable.

An eye has to be turned towards social networking when establishing firewall policies. While it’s invariably non-school related, social interaction is important, so an intelligent policy must be introduced for social media sites like Facebook and Instant Messaging tools.

Programs like HDGuard and NetControl2 offer school management software solutions to classroom problems. HDGuard protects the computers themselves from viruses, malicious code and the tampering of students. NetControl2 allows the teacher to monitor classroom computers and to dynamically restrict internet access during class.

Both of these types of programs give teachers a lot of control over what happens in a computerized class, or computer lab. Everything can be monitored remotely, and controlled from a single point, giving the teacher the ultimate say in what goes on.

Effective school management isn’t about one thing alone. It’s a series of mechanisms that all contribute to the wellbeing of the whole. Classroom management software can solve many of these problems, but it can’t do it alone.

Lanyards have become a core component of corporate life where employees are asked to wear them to displaytheir identity. Many companies now prefer to use lanyards that display thebusiness name, logo, and other insignias too.

If you have a new or small business and want to create a distinctive brand, then it will be a good idea to customize your lanyards if you have them or get them if you haven’t. This will create a unique culture among your employees, and make you easily recognizable by the design.

You can start lanyard customization by looking at your company profile, logos, and other branding elements. Even more important is the length and width of lanyards, as that plays an important role in defining the culture of a company. A length of 36 inches and a width of 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch remains the standard for most companies.

You will, however, have the choice to create a unique line and length of your own that may be as wide as one inch and as long as 48 inches. The only thing to consider while deciding these dimensions is the overall look where every employee should feel comfortable wearing them. Too large or small can be a hassle, so it is better to choose the correct length.

Lanyards can be customized to be completely original if you print your company logos and slogans on them. This is where you might start feeling confused about the right way of doing it. It is not a difficult process as long as you are concentrating on your core business strategy. It is always good to use the official slogan of your company or simply use your logo.

It will be enough to create a unique image, and look professional on the lanyards.

It is also possible to keep changing the designs of lanyards with changing promotions, products or seasonally affected items. For example topromote New Year offers, or new products for Christmas. It’s a subtle, unobtrusive way of marketing, but surprisingly effective.

People will look at your employees wearing them and absorb the information. If there are product slogans printed on them, some curious minds will want to find out more about that product. It is an excellent way of temporary marketing while your employees are out and about.

For such a simple piece of work wear, the humble lanyard has a lot of potential. It can strengthen a corporate brand between employees, advertise your company to the outside world, and promote new products or seasonal offers temporarily.Oh, and it can carry things too.

Lanyards are like anything, if they are left to the standard sizes, colors and looks, they are instantly forgettable. Do something innovative with them, like branding them, using different materials, printing logos and product materials on them and they suddenly become much more interesting.

Solar path lighting has emerged as an innovative way of illuminating walkways as well as creating a unique ambience. They do not use regular electrical power, which saves money. It also makes it much more affordable to run the path lights all night long.

They are available in a number of shapes, designs and illuminating patterns, offering a range of options for your exterior landscaping.

It is a good idea to install this type of lighting in your front and back yards for a number of reasons. The main purpose of these lights is to protect you and those visiting your house from falling at night. There can be a number of reasons that can increase darkness around your house including power breakdowns, and non-functioning streetlights.

To keep your family, and an any visitors safe, you can illuminate the path to your home with solar lights to avoid any kind of accidents. They run on solar power, eliminating the chance of the lights going out in the event of a power outage. In rural areas where there is limited electricity, they can be an ideal solution for night illumination.

A solar cell serves as the main source of energy for the lighting system. It is present right under the cover along with an AA-size Ni-Cad battery, controller board, LED light, and a photo resistor. The solar cell acts as the energy harvesting device during the day, which is stored in the Ni-Cad battery. The photo resistor keeps track of natural illumination and springs into action when darkness falls. It sends a signal to the controller board to turn on the LED light, resulting in illumination of the area.

Solar path lighting can also illuminate your walkways during cloudy weather when there is not enough natural light. The photo resistor will analyze the quantity of light and trigger the illumination mechanism. Some lights are turned on automatically at lower natural illumination levels while others will not spring into action until full darkness has fallen. This is adjustable on many models so you can fine tune it to your own requirements.

Solar lights can be used in a number of ways in front and backyards. The most basic purpose of these lights is to provide illumination at night. You can, however, turn them into an exterior accessory while retaining their original use.

• You can use these lights around fountains and plants in your backyard where they will create a distinctive ambience.

• If you have a simple walkway leading to your front entrance then these lights can be installed on its sides for illumination.

• You can also use lights that can be installed underneath the tiles where they will illuminate when someone will step on them.

You can use solar path lighting in a number of ways and innovative styles to enhance your exterior décor either on their own or as part of an overall landscape design.

Ithaca College's softball team was bounced from the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday after being shut out by Luther College, 4-0, in Eau Claire, Wis. Bombers pitcher Alyssa Brook tossed a complete game, striking out six batters.

Ithaca (34-15) lost its opening game inside the double-elimination tournament on Friday to DePauw University, 6-3.

Luther scored two runs in both the second and sixth innings. The Norse opened the scoring with an Erin Crist two-run double to center field. Luther added two a lot more inside sixth on a throwing error and an RBI single up the middle by Kayla Denner.

Brook ended her senior season having a 1.07 earned-run average and 137 strikeouts in 156 2/3 innings. She finished her career with 31 wins and 307 strikeouts.
Men's track and field

Junior Max Orenstein had the Bombers' very best finish Friday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Last Opportunity Qualifier by placing 2nd from the 100-meter dash in 10.85 seconds.

Andrew Brown placed third inside pole vault (15 feet, 3 1/2 inches).
Women's track and field

Junior Marcia McCord provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships inside 400-meter dash on Friday at MIT's Last Opportunity Qualifier.

McCord clocked in at 56.30 seconds to place 2nd in the event.

The meet was Ithaca's last before nationals.

The Ithaca Journal

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