information about VPN

 article about VPN - I guess it's not worth it?

16 Major Advantages and Disadvantages of a VPN

March 18, 2020 by Louise Gaille

Search engines and trends

 https://trends.google.com/trends/?geo=US  Search queries, what are people searching! 

Explore what the world is searching

What does google know about you?

 What does google know about you? You might like to check it out.

https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated

New Digital Technology

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laserpecker-pro/laserpecker-2-the-best-handheld-laser-engraverandcutter?ref=discovery_staff_picks_most_funded

 

LaserPecker 2-Super Fast Handheld Laser Engraver

 

Online Auction resources and information

 I will be updating this page with information regarding online auctions and fundraising resources:

 

top charity auction websites to help your search:

1. OneCause
2. Qgiv
3. Snowball
4. Double the Donation
5. ClickBid
6. Silent Auction Pro
7. WebMaestro
8. Winspire
9. eBay for Charity
10. 360MatchPro
11. BiddingForGood
12. BenefitEvents

 

 

• Double the Donation Top 10 Charity Auction Item Ideas. Now that you have your charity auction website, you’ll need to procure some items to post listings of! Check out Double the Donation’s favorite items for some inspiration.
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• OneCause’s Charity Auction Item Ideas. If Double the Donation’s list doesn’t give you enough options, check out OneCause’s list of ideas. Between the two, you’re sure to find plenty of items your donors will love!
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• Double the Donation’s Charity Auction Guide. If you’re just about ready to host your charity auction, take a look at Double the Donation’s ultimate guide to brush up on your auction knowledge and get the best tips in the biz.

 

You might like to check out blog entry of May 25th regarding marketing private schools. 

On another note here is the database of organizations: you can search here

About Microsoft Office 365 in social media

 Compiling information about Microsoft Office 365 from various sources in Social Media:

Newsrooms, let's talk about Office 365

Martin Shelton

Principal Researcher

January 27, 2020

Information about VPNs

 I'll include at this page information about VPN:

Why I don't trust US VPNs

Commentary: Sure, you can still game and stream. But if you want top-notch privacy, you've got to import it. Information via CNet

5G information from CNET - July 2020

There is a lot of talk about 5G, some alarming and others positive. I'll post here several resources as reference and to make a decision if it's works for you: 

 5G handy glossary and some myths debunked 

=>  https://www.cnet.com/5g/?ftag=CAD-04-10aac3a&bhid=26824672969200884274889905229746&mid=12941740&cid=1290170515

The Pentagon's fight to kill Ligado's 5G network

The Defense Department says the FCC's approval of Ligado's petition to use satellite spectrum for 5G will destroy GPS.

5G: Everything you need to know

A big boost in speed and responsiveness is just the tip of the iceberg for the next-gen cellular technology being rolled out now. 5G made simple: https://www.cnet.com/videos/5g-made-simple/?ftag=CAD-04-10aac3a&bhid=26824672969200884274889905229746&mid=12941740&cid=1290170515 5G myths, debunked: 5G doesn't cause COVID-19 and won't replace 4G We clear up some of the confusion around the next-gen wireless tech. COVID-19 has pushed health care online -- and 5G will make it better Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon talks up mobile's role in helping combat the novel coronavirus

Webdesign for your business or personal website

It's the norm these days to have a website. It's not limited just for businesses. Individuals of various talents and needs, like to have their stand alone website.

If you have some time and you are a DIYer (Do It Yourself), you might like to try your hands at creating and maintaining your own website.

Weebly is one of them:



We have created various websites with weebly, check out sample portfolio.

​Now that you have your family photos digitized, you might like to have a website to share and enjoy them. Having your own website is a breeze. You no longer need to know coding. You can create password protected pages.

We will post here various resources to have your own website, get it hosted.
​If you need our help, please fill out this form, with brief description contact us.
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It's optional to have your own URL. However you will need a web hosting company, as well as maintain it regularly to keep it fresh and relevant.
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Step 1. Register your website if you like to chose a memorable URL - coming soon
Step 2. You need to get your website hosted - Weebly is a great hosting company. It has many DIY templates, as well as password protected pages. You might like to create your own family's website and share only with the people you select. Are you creative and in need of your own website, let Weebly is the answer. If you need our services to create your own website, please contact us.

Facebook and Google Data and privacy

We are all concerned over personal data and privacy. I'll have on this page information regarding this topic: I'll update it often.

6 Facebook security mistakes to fix on Data Privacy Day
Our Facebook accounts are a treasure trove of personal information about us. Take a few minutes to make sure all of that data stays private.


Facebook's new privacy tool lets you manage how you're tracked across the web
Mark Zuckerberg's long-promised "Clear History" button is finally launched globally.


Data Privacy Day: Find and delete the scary amount of data Google has on you
Everything you do online while signed into Google, and even some stuff when you aren't, becomes a part of your Google profile, but you can wipe the slate clean with these steps.

Information about 5G

I will be updating this page often:
All information regarding 5G and it's effect on health:


November 10, 2019 by Shelly Palmer
Does 5G Cause Cancer?

Digital Age and the media

We all here the buzz in social media about false news and after a while, either we stop listening to major media news or try to figure out if something presented to us is factual or biased. We came across today this website, which tries to present the information on various media sources and how reliable they are: The Facebook page of Media Bias Fact Check is at: https://www.facebook.com/mediabiasfactcheck/

Estate management information

I'll list here important information we all need to know about managing our estate:
When you read some of the articles listed below, you would understand the importance of having an Estate Plan to avoid pain someday, when you are you no longer can manage your estate.

If you live in New York, I highly recommend Law Offices of Ann-Margaret Carrozza


Where there’s an LPA, there’s a way
You would need a Power of Attorney as per this article: Powers of Attorney, Wills, Probate, Change of Name Deeds or buying and selling property
You might like to search and find an attorney in your area.

General Powers of Attorney

• Lasting Powers of Attorney; • Wills; • Change of Name Deeds;• Buying and selling property;• Dealing with the administration of estates;• Trusts;• Prison Law;• Criminal Law.



Kozloff Stoudt Outlines the Most Common Reasons People Plan for Their Estate

AGING WITH A PLAN
Legal work for older Americans is growing for several reasons. Attorney Jeffrey Voelkl and others help seniors properly prepare.

Latest information about DNA databases

Update: April 25, 2022

I love reading comments in groups that discuss people's experience with their DNA results. I

Sharing here some comments:

 

A. I have done FTDNA and it isby far the worst at identifying my Armenian DNA (I'm 1/4). Ancestry was better, but 23&me knocked it out of the park. If another test is in your budget, I'd retest with 23&me.

 

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In this digital age, we have the option to find out about our DNA. Many are so thrilled to find out. However, many are worried of it's negative side, with so much information already about you on the world wide web, what would be the consequences of such personal data accessible by total strangers?

On Facebook DNA conversation thread had this posted:
" Funny thing is the USA government just bought everything ancestors. Com had on all people who did DNA tests the USA also bought the national geographic DNA collection data and that data was not supposed to be allowed for third party sale".
So now it's being trades left and right.

I'll list here more information I find about those huge databases, as they keep changing hands.

23andMe Pros and Cons


11 Significant DNA Database Pros and Cons


10 Pivotal Pros and Cons of DNA Fingerprinting

While we are at it, here is an interesting analysis of technology: 12 Pros and Cons of Technology

You are welcome to comment with updates as well. Knowledge is power as they say. A short thrill of knowing your DNA vs the negative usage by strangers of your data, is it worth having your DNA done? With this knowledge, you might decide to proceed to have your DNA done or not.

Some research got these results, sharing with you:

11 Significant DNA Database Pros and Cons, While having this information, it turns out Vittana organization has a bunch of important research about different topics, such us the pros and cons of living in various states. So if you are thinking of moving to a specific state, you might like to read and decide for yourself. I have friends who live or just moved to Boca Raton, so here is the info. 20 Pros and Cons of Living in Boca Raton, Florida

See also in this blog:

DNA testing and it's dangers

By Social Media - December 26, 2019 

 

 

 

 

 

DNA testing and it's dangers

Have you taken your DNA test yet? I haven't done. Well, I guess I'll do it maybe someday.

What's your experience with it?

I know some people try few sources and want to compare the results. Then there is the problem of some companies being bought out and what happens to your data? Would it be in the hands of the wrong person and what dangers would it pose to individuals?

Today I came upon this article regarding the Pentagon and DNA Pentagon Tells Military Personnel to Avoid Using At-Home DNA Kits

I did some research to learn about the dangers of taking DNA test and here is the results:

 5 Reasons You Should Avoid Take-Home DNA Tests

  DNA Ancestry Kits: The Risks to Consider Before You Spit The Woman Scholar Who Foresaw the Dangers of DNA Testing In 2003, Christine Rosen wrote that “[w]e may come to know too much about ourselves to truly live in freedom.”

  The dangers of the government's DNA testing program

 After you spit into a tube for a DNA test like 23andMe, experts say you shouldn't assume your data will stay private forever

What is polycythemia vera? | Hematologic System Diseases | NCLEX-RN | Kh...

Life before to USBs

This is fascinating read regarding our life before USBs. Read the complete information in this amazing article: Only connect There’s almost certainly a drawer in your desk, kitchen, or office that’s dedicated to a knotted mess of wires and cords. They go to digital cameras you haven’t powered on in a decade, archaic iPods with a 30-pin connector, printers that mysteriously stopped working, and maybe even a GPS watch from that time you figured you’d try training for a marathon. That was life pre-USB: unique ports with variably shaped connectors and different numbers of pins. You couldn’t guarantee that your computer would have the correct port for the product you wanted to use, and if you didn’t have one, it required buying and installing a card—physically opening the computer and nestling in the fragile board. This Wild West era of ports came to an end when USBs entered the picture in the mid-90s, and untangled the mess. With a new USB just around the corner, let’s take a look at how these handy (and mildly irritating) gadgets came to be.

Inheritance related articles

I have compiled herewith inheritance related articles. Note, I'm not affiliated in any way with these selections. I have them listed as personal reference and articles I have read regarding the topic of inheritance.
I hope you'll find it useful:

An interesting opinion piece in the Financial Times abound financial planning and your will. It raises questions about Inheritance Tax. Should you put money in a trust? How much should you gift? When? To whom? How? How often?

Read in New York Times:
A battle over the French entertainer Johnny Hallyday’s estate was effectively decided by his Instagram feed, which a judge consulted in determining that he was a resident of France

Postnup, remarriage and children:
Today in #GirlChat: When it comes to leaving an inheritance for your children

Dubai denied a British teen £500k inheritance, citing that she's Christian!

Check out the new Pinterest Board often, as new information gets is added:
ESTATE LAW | FAMILY LAW || Retirement planning || Relationships and finance

Digital file formats: .VOB

HOW TO OPEN A .VOB FILE:
http://www.wikihow.com/Play-VOB-Files

We will cover here about .vob file formats and various reference sources to answer your questions about this video file extension:

The VideoHelp Forum is a great help resource to go to: They cover about avidemux video editor and converter:

How to get started with avidemux, edit and convert any video format
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/295782-How-to-get-started-with-avidemux-edit-and-convert-any-video-format

How to convert DVDs back to MPG files for reauthor or reedit
If you have authored, recorded a DVD and you want to reedit or re-author it without reconverting it again then just "convert" the DVD VOBs back to a MPG file or MPEG2, AC3, MPA, WAV elementary streams(called demultiplexing) for easier editing and authoring. This does not affect the video or audio quality. and to further read the response to the above question check out:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/169081-How-to-convert-DVDs-back-to-MPG-files-for-reauthor-or-reedit

What is the Function of .IFO .BUP .VOB files on a DVD?
Brassplier's question is: Some of the .vob files are quite large, some are small. Looking at the individual .vob files with mediainfo, it lists them as mpeg2 files. And in fact, I find if I put an .mpg extension on them, media players will play them.
So, I take it the .vob files are the primary audio/video files. The largest three on one particular disc I made are 921,990KB, 921,680kb, 921,950kb. What's the significance of this size? The larger .VOB's are listed as VTS_01_1.mpg, VTS_01_2.mpg, VTS_01_3.mpg VTS_01_4.mpg though the last one is apparently the "leftovers" since it's only about 32 megs. and he likes to know What are .ifo and .bup files for?
Check the responses at this thread:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/289288-Function-of-IFO-BUP-VOB-files-on-a-DVD

Q: Multiple .VOB file to one file?
Here is the responses thread http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/320071-Multiple-VOB-file-to-one-file

Q: What is the Best/Fastest way to easily convert a dvd (.VOB) to .avi
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/325182-Best-Fastest-way-to-easily-convert-a-dvd-(-VOB)-to-avi

Q. Edit a VOB without Intermediate Files:
This guide assumes you already have a prepared VOB to edit.
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/278086-Edit-a-VOB-without-Intermediate-Files

Q. Devices to play VOB files in VIDEO_TS folder like a DVD?
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/364542-Devices-to-play-VOB-files-in-VIDEO_TS-folder-like-a-DVD

REFERENCE:
https://www.reference.com/web?qsrc=999&qo=semQuery&ad=semD&o=35372&l=sem&askid=8b93f773-2475-40e7-9574-398da8edc8b7-0-rf_gsb&q=how%20to%20edit%20vob%20files&dqi=&am=broad&an=google_s

About: I love the wdtv live gen 3! Streaming media on TV:
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/363471-I-love-the-wdtv-live-gen-3%21

Welcome to Bayside Digital

We welcome you to our new blog of Bayside Digital.

We will share with you amazing information and links to useful digital tools and instructions.
You are welcome to share with us your additional input.

So let the fun begin!

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