Saturday, October 23, 2021

Step up your Google Docs game with these hacks. If you regularly use Google Docs, features like translating your entire document or creating custom shortcuts can help optimize your experience. See the 11 Google Docs features that will make your life easier.

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You might think you know Google Docs well, but there are a lot of lesser-known but useful features.
Not only can you voice dictate to Google Docs and display a real-time word count, you can create comparisons between similar docs.
Here are 11 of the most useful lesser-known features in Google Docs.
Dictate with your voice
Voice dictation isn't yet 100% accurate, but it's still a convenient way to create a document using just your voice. Google Docs supports voice dictation. To do it, just choose Tools, then Voice typing. You might need to give Google Docs permission to use your microphone, but after that a Click to speak button will appear on screen (you can drag it around if it's in the way). Click, dictate, and click again when you are done.

- Crop and edit images in a document

(note: I do use this feature often)

- Translate your document to another language (note: this is totally unexpected amazing feature - got to look into it)

for info check out in detail at:

How to change the language in Google Docs to translate a document or type in a different language

Jennifer Still

Dec 18, 2019,

- Turn on an automatic word count display (note: I don't need this feature, but it's good to know for those who need it) - how to: you can enable an automatic word counter if you need it. To turn it on, click Tools, then Word count. In the Word count pop-up, click the checkbox for Display word count while typing and then click OK.

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Bookmark sections of your document

You can bookmark sections within a Google Doc and then link to them from elsewhere in the doc. It's handy for setting up an interactive table of contents, for example, or just linking to another part of the document as a reference.

To do that, select the text you want to bookmark and then choose Insert, followed by Bookmark. Then select the text that you want to hyperlink to the bookmark. Click Insert link in the toolbar and click Headings and bookmarks. Find the bookmark you just created and select it.

(note: I might need this in my notes - it's good to know!)

- Templates are hiding in plain sight

It's easy to ignore on the Google Docs home page, but the top of the screen has a row of handy templates in Google's Template gallery. You can click Template gallery

(note: I should look into this, as I use google docs so often!)

- Compare two documents (note - not sure if I need this)

-Paste without formatting (note: sure if I need this feature)

- Quickly add a header or a footer

You can add headers and footers to your Google Doc files, and even create a different header and footer on the first page of the document.

To create a header, double click at the top of a page. You'll see the header region appear, and you can simply start typing to create your header. For more customization, click Options and choose the setting you want to change. For footers, do the same thing at the bottom of the page.

(NOTE: not sure if I need this feature)

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10-12-21

Move over, Microsoft Word: The race to reinvent document editing

As ambitious apps such as Notion and Coda think beyond word processing in its classic form, even Microsoft and Google are taking notice.

Here are some quotes from the above article:

"Modern editors such as Notion and Coda don’t mimic the printed page. Rather, using them feels more like browsing the web. Their writing spaces flow freely without page breaks, and they can branch into subpages that link among themselves. Those pages are also interactive by nature, with checkboxes, charts, Trello-like kanban boards, and tie-ins to outside data sources."

"Google Docs added interactive checklists and simpler linking to other documents earlier this year. A future update to Box’s Box Notes will add anchor links, callout boxes, and overhauled tables. The project management tool Monday launched a document editor in August with clear nods to Notion’s drag-and-drop content blocks. Microsoft itself is working on a modular Office editing system called Fluid Framework. Meanwhile, smaller upstarts Skiff and Craft are putting their own spin on the formula, with respective focuses on privacy and writing."

Conclusion:

"...All-in-one document editors like Notion and Coda could potentially be the holy grail for this kind of work, which explains why so many other companies are rushing to adapt. Google is trying to fit product planning into its document editor, while Monday is trying to fit document editing into its product planner. It wouldn’t be entirely surprising if Airtable or Trello were to expand beyond their core spreadsheet and kanban board interfaces to include word processing-like documents as well."

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Variety of information and resources

The Covid-19 years have shaken up many industries and businesses. People are changing drastically and it's no more business as usual. Here is an interesting article:

The Great Resignation Is Accelerating

A lasting effect of this pandemic will be a revolution in worker expectations.

By Derek Thompson

Resources:

Are you looking to improve your business?

Here is a resource for you to check out:

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Miami and Bitcoin

October 2021

Miami's mayor says the city is moving toward paying public employees in bitcoin. The move is part of Mayor Francis Suarez's ongoing push to make Miami a major hub for digital assets. Here's what else Suarez has planned for his city.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Social Media news and updates

Updated August 18. 2022

Social media is polluting society. Moderation alone won’t fix the problem

Companies already have the systems in place that are needed to evaluate their deeper impacts on the social fabric.

August 9, 2022

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Updated information Aug 1, 2022

Jul 25, 2022 - Technology

Sunset of the social network

Scott Rosenberg
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Now Facebook wants to shape your online life around the algorithmically-sorted preferences of millions of strangers around the globe.
That's how TikTok sorts the videos it shows users, and that's largely how Facebook will now organize its home screen.
The dominant player in social media is transforming itself into a kind of digital mass media, in which the reactions of hordes of anonymous users, processed by machine learning, drive the selection of your content.
.........
What's next: Messaging will continue to grow as the central channel for private, one-to-one and small group communications.
Meta owns a big chunk of that market, too, thanks to Facebook Messenger and its ownership of WhatsApp.
At the other end of the media spectrum, the "discovery engines" run by TikTok and Meta will duke it out with streaming services to capture billions of eyeballs around the globe and sell that attention to advertisers.

All this leaves a vacuum in the middle — the space of forums, ad-hoc group formation and small communities that first drove excitement around internet adoption in the pre-Facebook era.

Facebook's sunseting of its own social network could open a new space for innovation on this turf, where relative newcomers like Discord are already beginning to thrive.

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Twitter now lets you soft-block followers

Now you can remove someone from your followers list without blocking them entirely.

Firefox issues - websites blocked

It turns out Firefox is blocking wordpress websites:

Here is some information what to do about it:

https://wpglorify.com/cookies-blocked-error-wordpress-admin/

Sunday, September 12, 2021

The companies that were tenants at WTC - World Trace Center - Twin Towers

List of companies that occupied the WTC - World Trade Center, Twin Towers https://tbtf.com/unblinking/arc/2001-09a.htm

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World Trade Center (1973–2001)

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Companies in the Twin Towers: Before and after

Here are the major businesses in the World Trade Center towers during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Almost a decade later Fortune tracked where the companies or divisions relocated-and how many employees now work at those offices.

By Anne VanderMey and Marilyn Adamo.
Reporting by Josh Dawsey, Cameron Hough, Alex Konrad, Elaine Pofeldt, and Avery Stone

Graphic by Nicolas Rapp

Notes on Methodology

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List of tenants in One World Trade Center

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One World Trade Center
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, pictured at night in July 2001. One World Trade Center is on the left, with its antenna clearly visible.
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Alternative names	1 WTC North Tower WTC 1 Building A Building 1 Tower 1
General information
Status	Destroyed
Location	West Street, New York, New York, United States
Construction started	August 6, 1968
Topped-out	December 23, 1970
Completed	1972
Opened	December 15, 1970
Inaugurated	April 4, 1973
Destroyed	September 11, 2001, 10:28 AM ET
Owner	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Management	Silverstein Properties
Height
Antenna spire	1,728 ft (527 m)
Roof	1,368 ft (417 m)
Technical details
Floor count	110
Floor area	4,300,000 sq ft (400,000 m²)
Lifts/elevators	99
Design and construction
Architect	Minoru Yamasaki Emery Roth & Sons
Structural engineer	Leslie E. Robertson (Worthington, Skilling, Helle, and Jackson)
References
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The original One World Trade Center (also known as the North Tower, Tower 1, Building One, or 1 WTC) was one of the Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center in New York City. It was completed in 1972, stood at a height of 417 metres (1,368 ft), and was the tallest building in the world until 1973, when surpassed by the Sears Tower in Chicago.

It was distinguishable from its twin, the original Two World Trade Center, also known as the South Tower, by the 110.3-metre (362 ft) telecommunications antenna on its roof. Including the antenna, the building stood at a total height of 1,728 feet (527 m). Other things that made the North Tower distinguishable from its twin was that there was a canopy connected to the North Tower's west facade on street level and there was two small pedestrian walkways that extended from the west and south promenades of Three and Six World Trade Center to the North Tower's north and south facades on plaza level, while the South Tower lacked any of those. The building's address was One World Trade Center, and the WTC complex had its own ZIP code (10048) due to its large size.

History: Biography: Father of Hong Kong

Source:

https://armedia.am/eng/news/97820/sir-khachik-paul-chater-father-of-hong-kong.html

Sir Khachik Paul Chater, Father of Hong Kong

09.08.2021, 13:03
World, Armenia, Diaspora, No-politics

The most famous Armenian of all times who lived in China was Khachik Pogose Astwachatoor, known as Paul Chater. Ha worked as Senior Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong, was a member of the Governor’s executive and legislative councils, owner of many companies, as well Hong Kong General Governor first adviser for 40 years.

Khachik Astvatsaryan was born in Calcutta (India), on September 8, 1846, into a large family of Armenian traders, in which there were 14 children. He was baptized in the Armenian church of Holy Nazareth. His father was a member of the Indian civil service, and his mother was a house wife busy with upbringing the 14 children. Life seemed to flow but at the age of seven Khachik lost his father, and 2 years after that his mother.

The children were taken to orphanage. Paul gained entry into the La Martiniere College in Calcutta on a scholarship. At the age of 18 he moved to Hong Kong to earn money and bring his brothers and sisters together again.

In the early days in Hong Kong, he was an assistant at the Bank of Hindustan, China and Japan. Later, with the aid of the Jewish Sassoon family, he set up business as an exchange broker, resigned from the bank, and traded gold bullion and land on his own account.

Due to his diligence, exceptional business skills Paul soon became very rich. An owner of major banks, land, fleet, he soon became one of the richest and most influential figures in Asia and Hong Kong. Due to him Hong Kong nowadays has its unique place in the world economy.

In 1886, he helped Patrick Manson establish the first Dairy Farm in Hong Kong (nowadays known as ”Dairy Farm International Holdings”). The same year he entered the Legislative Council. Through his connections he acquired an old graveyard in Wan Chai, where he built one of the earliest power stations in the world in 1890. He supported the construction of Hong Kong university, many schools, hospitals, blocks of flats, as well as the Hong Kong Fleet.

In 1889, he established Hongkong Land with James Johnstone Keswick. Hong Kong Land commenced the land reclamation project under the Praya Reclamation Scheme, under which the sea shore was made into land at Victoria city and more than one thousand houses were built for thousands of people.

In 1897 he was awarded Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George by the British government and in 1902 he was knighted and called Sir Paul Chater.

“This young Armenian from Calcutta filled all of Hong Kong. He is everywhere, nothing is done without his knowledge and participation. He is the father of Hong Kong,” historical documents read.

Chater was enthusiastic in two sports: He played for the Hong Kong Cricket Club 1st XI, and was a thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast. He reportedly never missed the weekly races at the Happy Valley Racecourse in 60 years. In 1872 he set up the Chater Stable in Hong Kong that won many races at Happy Valley. In 1955 The Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup, the Group One third leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown, was named in his honour.

Chater was a major philanthropist to world wide Armenians. Throughout his life he donated huge amounts of money to Hong Kong, Calcutta, London, Paris and Beijing Armenian social, religious and educational causes. He also supported the Armenian churches in India, orphans with Armenia descent, built a home for the Armenian elderly in Calcutta, named The Sir Catchick Paul Chater Home. To help the Armenian Genocide survivors he founded “Armenian migrants’ charity foundation” in Britain.

Paul Chater Chater died in 1926 and was interred in the Hong Kong cemetery. Because of not having children a part of his estate went to the Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth in Calcutta and other churches in south-east Asia, the remaining part went to the college where he studied. As a response the college made a decision to accompany the morning hymn with such lines, “We are grateful to our benefactor, honorable Paul Chater,” recited in front of Chater’s picture. The Armenian church in Calcutta named the auxiliary building at the church after “Sir Paul Chater”.

Nowadays there are a number of buildings, streets, parks, metro stations after Chater’s name in Hong Kong.

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Asset protection zoom meeting link

I recently attended the Asset protection zoom meeting and it was well worth the two hours that I spent listening to Elder Law Lawyer, namely Ann-Margaret Carrozza Esq

Ann-Margaret Carrozza, Esq. provides tips on protecting your assets and long term care expenses with the newly changed NYS Asset Protection Laws. Visit MyElderLawAttorney.com for more information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwO_F72dBjc&t=818s