This is a teaser for a documentary I am producing for Amarillo Art Institutes tenth anniversary. Narrated by Spunky Harrell, Director of Amarillo Art Institute.
Texas
Amarillo Art Institute – New Site Design
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- Gravity Forms
Spring Forward – Apple Event
Apple TV
HBO Now – Apple exclusive launch partner. All programing past, present and future. All you need is a broadband and an Apple TV, iPhone or an iPad.
Release is set for April 12th at a price of $14.99 per month.
25 million units sold to date.
Reduced price from $99.00 to $69.00
iPhone
Apple Pay – 2500 banks now support Apple Pay. Tripled the number of retail locations since launch.
CarPlay – Every major car brand has now committed to support Apple CarPlay. (Even Toyota?)
Home Kit – Lots of new device support announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January with many more expected throughout the year.
Health Kit – Benefits to medical research. Apple announced a new Research Kit software framework integrated with HealthKit to provide information to medical researchers in areas such as Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Asthma and Breast Cancer. As to privacy, Apple will not see your data, you decide what if any apps are installed and what information is shared. Project will be open sourced. The first five apps will be available today.
Mac
New Macbook
- 2 pounds – lightest mac ever
- 13.1 mm thin 24% thinner
- All metal enclosure
- Full Keyboard to the edge – All new full size keyboard 4x more stable 40% thinner. New backlight systems
- 12in Retina Display 2304×1440 pixels – Larger pixel aperture.
- Force Touch Trackpad – Taptic engine adjustable click feel, Pressure sensitive, new force click gesture.
- First fan-less MacBook
- 67% smaller motherboard
- Intel Core M – 5 wall power consumption
- 35% more battery size – all day battery life
- 803.11 c – Bluetooth 4
- 1 port for USB-C works for Power, Video output, USB, Port etc. all in one connector.
- New colors Silver, Space Gray and Gold
- Worlds most energy efficient notebook.
$1,299.00
Apple Watch
Time – Accurate to within 50ms of UTC.
Thousands of apps at launch.
IOS 8.2 Available for download today includes Apple watch app.
Apple Watch Sport – Aluminum
Sport Collection – Aluminum
- Silver or Space Gray
- New stronger alloy
- $349 – 38 mm
- $399 – 42 mm
Apple Watch – Steel
Watch – Stainless Steal
- $549 – $1,049* – 38 mm
- $599 – $1,099* – 42 mm
*Depending on band choice.
Apple Watch Edition – Gold
Edition – Gold
Priced from $10,000
Preorders start – April 10th
Battery Life – No word.
Windows XP – End of Life
What are we going to do about Windows XP?
Microsoft is ending Windows XPs service life on April 8, 2014 and it really is time to say goodbye. Microsoft will no longer be offering operating system fixes and no defenses against viruses and other online dangers.
There have been three versions of Windows since Windows XP and a lot has changed in the world of computer hardware so Windows 7 and 8 upgrades are really not an option for most people. If your computer is older that two or threes years you are not going to be happy with a Windows upgrade.
Windows lifecycle fact sheet http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle
Four Options
1. Replace Your Computer – This is the option that Microsoft (and the industry as a whole) recommends. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/xp/upgrade-options.aspx.
2. Upgrade Windows – (Not really an option for older computers)
a. Windows 7 Upgrade – Windows 7 Upgrade Edition is a hard to find commodity these days. I could not find a reliable source for this article. Plus it will probably not run well on your old hardware.
b. Windows 8 Upgrade – There are a lot of complaints about the Windows 8 user interface and I do not recommend running it on old hardware. http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.264951000
3. Linux – Ubuntu
4. Do Nothing – Hackers and scammers are going to be targeting computers still using Windows XP and you are going to be vulnerable.
What do you use Your Computer For?
If you are the type of person who is basically just on the web, looking at videos, reading email and occasionally sending a picture than a tablet computer such as an iPad may be right for you.
For business users it is still possible to order computers from Dell and many other manufacturers that still have Windows 7 which is a lot more like the Windows XP you know and love. You will usually find more of these computers in the business section of the manufacturers website.
Connections Recommended Minimum Systems Requirements
• Intel i5 or grater processor
• At least 4 GB of RAM MINIMUM! 8 GB is what I recommend to my clients as a starting point.
• 500 GB or larger hard drive
Why Must I Change?
You can blame it on the Internet. For all of the amazing things the Internet offers comes with the downside. One of them as well or ability a speed is going to exposure to you keep using it. It’s time to let go!
Matt Cutts from Google on WordPress & SEO
Matt Cutts from Google show the benefits of WordPress as seen through the eyes of Google. He discusses the basics of how Google search works and how you can increase your WordPress sites results in Google searches.
Posting to WordPress Tutorial
Nerd Difficulty Level
Level 1: Easy
This video is for WordPress beginners who want to learn how to make a basic blog post.
In This Tutorial I Will be Demonstrating How To:
- Login to WordPress
- Add a blog post to WordPress
- Add an image to your post
- Add a link to your post
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