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Mashable!
Australian researchers have figured out a way to harness the energy we use while typing to power a laptop. Using piezoelectricity, this method works in a similar way to cigarette lighters that create a spark by striking a piezoelectric crystal.
To power a laptop, though, a much thinner film of the piezoelectric material would have to be developed using nanotechnology. It’s so thin, it can be coated onto various electronic parts and integrated into a variety of gadgetry.
GizMag reports that the study‘s co-author Dr. Madhu Bhaskaran said:
“The power of piezoelectrics could be integrated into running shoes to charge mobile phones, enable laptops to be powered through typing or even used to convert blood pressure into a power source for pacemakers — essentially creating an everlasting battery.”
The idea of an everlasting battery is mind boggling. Scientists are also looking into ways to power touchscreen devices with piezoelectric film, putting all that energetic finger-swiping to good use.
Could this be a way around that perennial battery power conundrum?
[via Advanced Functional Materials, graphic by iStockphoto
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Cross-browser testing, as it is commonly referred to by web designers, can add both a significant delay to development cycles, and a significant increase in the overall cost of any web project.
As has been well documented, many large websites such as Facebook have ceased supporting older browser versions in 2010 / 2011.
eBoss currently supports :
Internet Explorer 7, 8 & 9.
Firefox 3 & 4.
Google Chrome.
Safari
eBoss does offer browser testing in other browser versions if a Client requires it at our Standard Hourly Rate.
To illustrate why eBoss adhere to this policy, we have included below some sample statistics on the Operating Systems, and Browser Types & Versions that are commonly used.
QUICK SUMMARY
A quick calculation based on the number of Browser Versions, and the number of Operating Systems below, indicates that we would need to test each website on (number of OS’s multiplied by number of Browser versions) several hundred different setups to make absolutely sure that every browser and operating system combination was okay. Obviously this is not a tenable situation, even for companies such as Facebook with extensive resources.
DETAILED STATISTICS
In descending order of popularity, with approximate percentages, these are the stats:
BROWSERS:
Firefox – 48%
Chrome – 30%
Internet Explorer – 13%
Safari – 5%
Opera – 2%
Mozilla – < 1%
BROWSER VERSIONS:
Firefox -
4.0.1
3.6.17
4.0
3.6.3
3.6.8
3.6
3.6.10
3.6.12
3.6.15
3.6.16
Chrome
11.0.696.68
11.0.696.71
11.0.696.65
11.0.696.60
10.0.648.205
10.0.648.204
11.0.696.57
12.0.742.77
12.0.712.0
12.0.742.60
Internet Explorer
8.0
9.0
7.0
Safari
533.21.1
6533.18.5
533.18.5
533.19.4
533.20.27
6531.22.7
Opera
11.10
11.11
10.53
11.01
9.64
Mozilla
1.9.03
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
Windows – 83%
Macintosh – 9%
Linux – 5%
iPhone – 1%
OPERATING SYSTEM VERSIONS:
Windows -
7
XP
Vista
Server 2003
Macintosh
Intel 10.6
Intel 10.5
Intel
Linux – 5%
(not set)
iPhone – 1%
So a back-of-an-envelope calculation would be something like this:
No. of browsers – 35
No. of OS’s – 9
= 315 testing scenarios.
** in the real world, the figure may be lower due to the fact that not every browser will be used on every OS, but this is a rough indication. So there you have it folks, straight from the IT department, we’d rather support the top browsers than go crazy perfecting a system for over 300!
Posted by David Lyons in general and tagged as database management, eboss, online recruitment software. 1 Comment
We are often asked -usually prior to a new client signing up-, what the structure of our business is. Below are some of the more common questions:
1) Exactly how many staff do you have?
2) How many per department and who works in that department?
3) Where are they located?
4) How many clients do you have?
5) How many users do your biggest clients have?
etc
I acknowledge that these questions may be asked in good faith, and that the potential client may even think that the answers could help to make a buying decision,
But really, what the client wants to know is whether we are a reliable firm and whether we can honour our promises. This is what help clients to make up their mind where to buy the services they need.
So, rather than enter into a numbers war, and provide information which does not actually help clients decide about their course of action, we reassure them that we are able and prepared to meet all our promises and guarantee our commitments with sufficient staff and prompt service. And this is really what is useful for potential clients to know and helpful for them to make up their mind with whom to go. For example, we offer a 30 day money back guarantee on our subscriptions and on our web site we keep updated testimonials from our many satisfied clients .
In summary, we reassure our clients that we are a medium sized recruitment software company with enough resources to support our commitment to provide the best services for the product/service they buy, whether it be in the area of Support, Training, Marketing or Accounts.
This approach, we find, satisfies people and gives them the reassurance and guarantees they want when buying a service, while helping them to focus on the services they require and on making a decision to buy with the recruitment business most suited to their needs.
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Did you know that in Australia David is the most popular name of recruitment consultants and if your name is Mark or Lisa you have the biggest chance of leaving the industry and not returning. These are just a few of the revealing facts I discovered on the blog of
proshortlist.com - They show interesting statistics for the Australian recruitment industry click here for more…
http://blog.proshortlist.com/2010/04/23/australian-recruitment-industry-statistics/ . If anyone has this type of information for the UK recruitment industry, then please let me know here at
eBoss recruitment software
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Are you clear on email standards and keeping it simple? Do you worry about whether you need to sign every email or not, as in letter writing? I found this useful article on the subject.
http://m.lifehacker.com/5687586/email-writing-values-keep-it-relevant
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There are 2 categories which most of us fit into, let’s call them the ‘show me the money group’ and the ‘Go the extra mile’ group. Which group do you fit into and which one is best suited to become a recruitment entrepreneur
The ‘show me the money’ group are normally the employed recruitment consultant that can’t live with the thought of not having a steady salary and commission paid into their accounts every month. (don’t we all?), And the go the extra mile type are the recruiters that have ultimate confidence in the service they offer after years proving the fact by producing large amounts of profits for their employer with only a fraction of the profits paid in return.
There are arguments for both types however If you fall into the ‘extra mile’ group it’s time to start building blocks towards your empire!
The first stage is to understand a few very important points. Many business fail quick due to money being drawn for wages. Forgoing earnings is essential; to go without income for probably 3- 6 months is where you need to be thinking before you start receiving enough profit from your clients to live
in order to give yourself the best possible chance to succeed you also need a well drawn out comprehensive business plan and game plan, this will get the support you need from back office type services and any financial companies that may be required for funding.
After going through the personal route of forgoing wages for many months and seeing a few companies come and go, I have seen firsthand that by following a well drafted business plan enables you to look long term rather than here today gone tomorrow.
If you can /want to commit years rather than months to your recruitment project then read on.
For any budding recruitment entrepreneur out there the message is quite simply this, Are you the perfect employee FOR YOU. What do I mean by that, well quite simply are you prepared to supply and prove what’s special about you and your brand before trying to expect serious financial returns for your efforts. I must quote Napoleon Hill at this point that ‘The most successful people in any business follow the habit of rendering more service than that for which they are paid’.
The major difference between a recruitment entrepreneur and an employed consultant is the risks they are prepared to take to prove to themselves what they say on a regular basis that ‘I Can do better’. I’m not talking about sacrificing all of your possessions, (that would be silly) but making serious calculated sacrifices is the difference between successfully running your own business or remaining an employee.
If you have the conscious desire backed up by absolute faith, it then becomes part of your subconscious thoughts and once this happens there in no known record of this kind of desire having ever been without fulfilment.
There is more support for recruitment entrepreneurs than ever before, with back office services now tried and tested and most will help with business plans which requires time and detailed thought and they will also assist with banking set up. And with online advertising resources now available from state of the art sites such as recruitersite which offers tools available to recruitment consultants (You can quote me on this) ‘There has never been a better time to start a recruitment business or become an independent recruiter’
If you want to talk about any part of this article please call me Mark Jones on 0845 604 8343
Thanks to Mark Jones from RecruiterSite.co.uk for providing this guest article.
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> When using your eBoss recruitment software to tweet your jobs, it also allows you to have default hashtags or insert hashtags on the fly. We have been asked how hashtags work and I found this really useful guide from Twitter to help explain further…
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http://support.twitter.com/entries/49309-what-are-hashtags-symbols>>>>>>
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Ihon began using Eboss in August 2010, we needed an easy to use Online Recruitment Database to support and grow our business, this is exactly what Eboss delivered.
We realised early on that the level of Technical Support we were receiving from Eboss far outweighed our existing providers and they now manage all our email accounts and also recently designed & launched our website.
As a new business with limited technological experience we needed to work with a company who provided us with solutions and Technical Support that is easy to follow, Eboss have exceeded our expectations and continue to offer not only technical support but advice on how to move forward.
I have no doubt that as our business grows we will work together with Eboss to support that growth. I would recommend Eboss without hesitation and regardless of your location in the world!
Sarah Lunn
Partner – Ihon People Recruitment, Dubai 2nd November 2010
