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The Internet has made the world into a hyper-connected global village. A century ago, connecting with someone on the other side of the world on a real-time basis would have been scoffed off as an impossible idea. In fact, radio had just become a mainstream technology. The telephone was a luxury that was restricted to a very few users. Instant connectivity was hard to come by. Analog wires made connectivity difficult, and the quality was nothing close to the broadband quality of today. With the ARPANET , Internet technology leapfrogged from being a novel idea to a firm technology that could be scaled and made accessible to millions of users all over the world. The interesting thing about the Internet is that it has no single inventor. It was a collective project for the whole world that tech enthusiasts took great interest in and contributed with a feverish passion. In time, the Internet grew into a force of its own. The first domain was registered in 1985. Five years later, the Inte...

Art collecting is an expensive hobby, but some eagle-eyed aficionados can score valuable masterpieces at bargain bin prices. Whether you’re hunting for deals at a thrift shop or evaluating a piece at an art show, knowing how to determine a painting’s authenticity and worth will help you spot great deals in a sea of knock-offs and reprints. Edit Steps Edit Searching for High-Value Pieces Seek out paintings created by renowned artists. For many people, the goal of art hunting is to find a lost masterpiece from a beloved artist. Though you most likely won’t find anything by Monet or Vermeer, you may come across a hidden gem made by a lesser-known or regionally popular painter. [1] Some artists whose work ended up at thrift stores include Ben Nicholson, Ilya Bolotowsky, Giovanni Battista Torriglia, Alexander Calder, and even Pablo Picasso. So you’ll know what paintings to keep an eye out for, learn about different artists through local galleries, art museums, and online databases l...

Nobody likes opening their front door at night and immediately being swarmed by bugs, but the warm glow of the porch light seems to be a magnet for them. What’s a homeowner to do? Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to help reduce the number of unwanted insects around your entranceway. One of the simplest solutions is to switch to LED or yellow “bug” bulbs in your lighting fixtures. You can also try making the area less critter-friendly by setting out aromatic candles or spices, hanging an electric bug zapper or bird house nearby, or installing a dense screen for total protection. And, if all else fails, there’s always your trusty fly swatter! Edit Steps Edit Using Alternative Lighting Options Turn off any lights you’re not using. The heat and light given off by porch lights are like a homing beacon for bugs, which means the simplest way to thin their ranks is to leave them in the dark. Hold off on flipping the switch until there’s not enough light outside to see by. ...

If you recently harvested brussels sprouts from your garden or got a lot of them on sale at the grocery store, you may be wondering how you’re going to eat them all before they go bad. Luckily, you can store your brussels sprouts in the freezer for up to a year so you have plenty of time to enjoy them. If you want your brussels sprouts to keep their flavor and nutritional value for longer, blanch them before stashing them in the freezer. Edit Steps Edit Freezing without Blanching Take the brussels sprouts off the stalk. If they're already off of the stalk, you can skip this step. Otherwise, grab the individual sprouts and pull them away from the stalk until they snap off. Once all the sprouts are off, dispose of the stalk. [1] Soak the brussels sprouts in warm water for 10 minutes. Soaking the brussels sprouts in warm water is an easy way to clean them before storing them in the freezer. The water will wash out any dirt or particles underneath the leaves on the sprouts. [2] ...

It isn’t uncommon for B2B marketers to be faced with the challenge of creating exciting marketing campaigns around technical enterprise solutions. B2C marketers, on the other hand, have a field day generating content that connects instantly with audiences. They use a variety of media such as images, audio, video , social media, and so on. This is why we often think of B2B and B2C as being worlds apart. But they actually aren’t. In fact, many B2C techniques can be used to a B2B organization’s advantage too. These include: Engaging with customers at a personal level Audience-centric content creation Using real-time marketing Omnichannel marketing Leveraging social media. 1. Engaging with Customers One area that many B2C brands are brilliant in is customer engagement. When it comes to keeping their customers involved with their brand, they have it covered. Whether it is counting on them for innovation, promotion, feedback or a recommendation, their customer engagement initiati...

Looking in the mirror in the morning to discover you have puffy, swollen eyes is a drag. Puffy eyes can be caused by fluid pooling in the sensitive skin under the eyes, or as the result of eye irritation. If puffy morning eyes have got you down, don’t worry! There are some things you can do to prevent them from happening. Edit Steps Edit Changing Your Sleep Habits Get 7-9 hours of sleep every night. Not getting enough sleep can make your eyes puffy and swollen when you wake up in the morning. Try to get in the habit of going to sleep and waking up at the at the same times every day so you know you’re getting a full 7-9 hours. [1] Avoid eating food or looking at a screen right before bed. Eating and screen-watching can impact the quality of sleep you get at night. If you're not getting a good night's sleep, your eyes are more likely to be puffy in the morning. Make it a habit to stop eating and looking at screens an hour before you go to sleep. [2] Sleep on your back a...

This wikiHow teaches you some of the most useful Alexa abilities and the voice commands you need to use them. Once you have set up a new Echo you might not know where to begin. Since there are so many different abilities it can be hard to know where to start, so this will help you get to know some Alexa abilities you will want to start using on a day-to-day basis. You may also want to give Alexa's wikiHow skill a shot. Edit Steps Edit Asking General Questions Ask for the time. Get the current time or the time in different cities around the world. You can also ask about when different days are. "Alexa, what time is it in London?" "Alexa, when is Easter?" Ask about the weather. Ask about local weather, the weather in a particular city or a weather forecast for either. "Alexa, what will the weather be like on Tuesday in Chicago?" "Alexa, is it going to rain?" Get current traffic info. To enter in your home and work address in t...