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Visit the Focus in Pix download page and click on the button matching your computer's operating system to download the initial installer. For additional help with installation, visit either the MAC or PC installation instruction pages. Below is a video showing how to install Focus in Pix on a Mac.
You can make Photo Books, Greeting Cards, Posters and Calendars and much more in Focus in Pix! We are constantly adding and updating our products. Once you install your software, it will only come with a few products and they may be outdated. We highly recommend that you check for updates before starting any new project.
To update your software, start Focus in PIx and then click on "Create a New Project". Click on the "Check for Updates" button located in the lower left corner of the dialog box. A list of available updates will show. Click on the individual products you are interested in. Please note that some projects such as posters and photo books may take extra time to download depending on the product type and your internet connection. Please only choose 1 or 2 products at a time to download.
You may also see items such as Backgrounds, Scrapbook items, Frames and Masks in the update list. Click on the main categories for these items to get all of them. We recommend only clicking on one of these main categories at a time, per update session.
If you are new to using Focus in Pix, we suggest watching our Introductory Tutorial (below). Please visit our tutorial page for helpful videos showing you how to install and use Focus in Pix. Look for more tutorials coming soon on our tutorials page.
In Focus in Pix, most designs show a red guide line on the page which shows you where your design will be cut. It is a safe practice to keep important, critical items at least 1/8 of an inch or more inside this red guide line. This would include pictures and text that are not meant to bleed off of the page. For example, if you want to put a photograph on your page where the background would create a border around your photo, allow at least 1/8 of an inch or more of background around the photo.
If a red guide line does not show on your page, please position critical items so they are at least 1/8″ or more inside the edge of the page.
In many of the Focus in Pix designs, you may notice certain graphical elements will not move when you try to adjust their position on the page. To preserve many of our designs we have locked certain elements on the page. We feel that this will give most users the best results on their finished product(s).
If you feel you are are an advanced user, you can unlock an item by right-clicking on the element and choosing "Unlock" from the right-click menu. After unlocking an item, it will move freely on the page to any position.
Please be aware that when unlocking items in our designs, we ask that you adhere to keeping critical elements in the safe area on the page (see above item "Safe Area). For example, photographs and text should be kept at least 1/8" away from the red cut guideline if it shows on your project. We also ask that photos that should bleed off the page bleed fully to the edge of the page past the red cut guideline. If you have any questions about locked items and safe area, please feel free to call us at 952-891-8707 between 8 am and 2 pm, or send us an email at production@focusinpix.com.
From the top menu on your screen, choose Page > Insert to add more pages. This option will be grayed out if it is not available on the project you are working on (such as greeting cards and posters).
You may only delete pages in sets of 2-page spreads when creating photo books. First, navigate to the 2-page spread you wish to delete so it shows on your page. Select from the top menu Page > Delete. A prompt will show asking you if you are sure you wish to delete the 2-page spread — click the "Yes" button to delete it.
From the top menu on your screen, choose Page > Rearrange Pages… to bring up the Rearrange Pages dialog box. In this dialog box, you may either click and drag 2-page layout spreads to a different location, or use the arrow buttons on the side of the dialog box to move the spreads around. Please note that you will not be able to move individual pages or cover and back pages — only 2-page spreads.
You can duplicate a 2-page spread of your photo book to save time with similar layouts. To duplicate a 2-page spread, navigate to the page you want to duplicate so it shows on the page. From the top menu, choose Page > Duplicate. A duplicate set of these pages will now be added to your book.
If you have already imported your pictures and begun to organize your photos onto your pages, you may want to use the "Change Product" button located above your project page.
After your book has been converted to the new theme, a dialog box will appear on your screen. It will prompt you to check each page as some graphics may shift and photo cropping will most likely need to be re-adjusted after the conversion.
What types of image files can be imported into Focus in Pix?
You can import JPG, TIFF and PNG images into Focus in Pix.
Scans that are saved as JPG, TIFF and PNG can be imported into Focus in Pix. Before scanning your photo, use a dry, lint-free cloth to remove any unwanted dust or debris. Make sure your scanner bed glass is clean (refer to your scanner instruction manual when cleaning your scanner bed glass).
Output Size Dimension: Before you scan your image, you should have some idea how large you want your final image to be on your project board. For example, if you are working on a poster project and the photo box you plan to put the scanned image into is 5 inches wide by 7 inches high, this will be the dimension you want to note down. NOTE: You can find this dimension in Focus in Pix by selecting the photo box you want the image to go into, and then select the ruler icon (upper right of your screen). Dimensions for your photo box will be listed. If the dimensions for the photo box are not shown in inches, go to File > Preferences and change the units to "inches" by checking the "inches" check box.
For the Resolution setting, enter a number between 200 and 300 DPI.
Use 200 DPI if the image is cropped already and you do not plan to crop in on the photo image very much once it is in your layout.
Use 300 or more DPI if you plan to crop in on the image once it is in your layout — or you may choose to crop your image using your scanner software.
Scan the image entering the size and resolution settings noted above. Scans should be saved as JPG, TIFF or PNG files. When using compression, we recommend high settings for the best quality. Refer to your scanner software and hardware manual if necessary.
We recommend that photos and other raster images be saved at 100% the final size on the page (including cropping) with a resolution setting of between 200-300 DPI (dots per inch).
You can create custom colors for text and borders. To alter the color for any of these items, you will first need to locate the "Colour" box for that item.
Click on the square next to "Colour" to bring up a list of colors.
Choose one of the pre-mixed colors shown, or choose "Other…" to mix a custom color.
This will bring up your operating system's color mixer.
Play with the sliders and/or type in color values to create your own custom color.
Use tabs at top or pull down menu to select color type. Second icon from left (resembles sliders) or pull down item "RGB Sliders" will bring up Red, Green, Blue colors. Type in Red Green Blue values or play with sliders to create your own custom color.
To save color, drag created color into little color thumbnails near bottom of dialog box. Click OK.
Choose a pre-mixed "Basic Color" or click on "Define Custom Colors" button to expand this tool and mix your own custom color.
Mix colors using sliders and/or mouse clicks, or by entering [Hue, Saturation, Luminosity] or [Red, Green, Blue] values in these fields.
Click on "Add to Custom Colors" button.
The color will now be saved in the empty square chosen before mixing your color.
You can create a custom solid color background on any page or project. Note: You must delete any background images on the page for solid colors to appear.
In the upper right corner of your Focus in Pix screen, click on the "Page Background" icon. This icon looks like a blank, white page.
You can add your own custom background images to your Focus in Pix "Background" library as long as they are saved in the correct file format. Background images should be saved as RGB files as TIFF, JPG, JPEG, or PNG files. Depending on the output size of your Focus in Pix project, your image should be saved at the full size of the page, with minimum resolution of 150 DPI to maximum resolution of 300 DPI.
Click on the Backgrounds tab on the lower portion of your screen to show your backgrounds palette window.
On the lower right corner of your screen, click on the button that looks like a "gear" to bring up the Backgrounds pull-down menu.
Select "Add…" from the drop-down menu.
A window will show allowing you to browse your computer for your background image file. Once you have found your file, select it; press the "Open" button.
You can add any clip art (known as scrapbook items) to your Focus in Pix "Scrapbook" library. Scrapbook items should be saved as RGB files as TIFF, JPG, JPEG, or PNG files. Depending on the output size of your Focus in Pix project, your image should be saved at the full output size you intend it to be on the page, with minimum resolution of 200 DPI to maximum resolution of 300 DPI.
Special note about scrapbook images: In most cases, scrapbook images look best when they are profiled or "clipped" so the background on your scrapbook item is transparent. To clip or mask out the background, the image will need to be manipulated and saved in PNG-supported vector or photo image editing software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, or Paintshop Pro. Once the background is removed and made transparent, it should then be saved as a transparent enabled PNG file. If done properly, the scrapbook item will be profiled on your project page. If your image is not "clipped," your scrapbook image will appear and print with a background on your project page.
Click on the Scrapbook tab on the lower portion of your screen to show your scrapbook palette window.
On the lower right corner of your screen, click on the button that looks like a "gear" to bring up the Scrapbook pull-down menu.
A window will show allowing you to browse your computer for your scrapbook image file. Once you have found your file, select it; press the "Open" button.
Before starting your project, we strongly suggest finding all the pictures you plan to use and copy/paste them into one folder located on your computer. This streamlines the process greatly if you happen to run into unresolved technical problems while creating and/or ordering your project.
Next to the plus sign in the "Pictures" palette, you will see a "gear" icon. Click this icon to organize your imported pictures. You can sort your photos by file name, file creation date, picture orientation, picture usage and rating. You may find Sort > By Picture Usage particularly helpful as this sort feature will show you with red burst icon on the picture thumbnail if it was used in your design. This icon will also show how many times the picture was used in your design with a number inside the icon.
There are two ways to change the months in your 11″ x 8 1/2″ calendar, each requiring you to change each month or each page manually.
Drag-and-drop the the appropriate Page Style month page onto the page to replace it.
Continue to do this on each month page. Double-check your calendar pages to make sure each month is in the correct order.
If you have already designed your pages, you might find it useful to change each month using the scrapbook images of the months. These are found in the Scrapbook tab near the bottom of your screen. To change a month on a page, scroll through the scrapbook items to find the correct month. Then drag-and-drop it onto the page in the area of the page where the month shows. Make sure that before dropping it into this area, you see a blue line around the area where you will be replacing the image before you drop it onto the page. This insures that the previous calendar image will be replaced with the new one.
The large wall calendars are slightly different types of projects in comparison to the 11 x 8.5 flip calendar. When creating a wall calendar, it is necessary to import some of your pictures first. The software will build a default calendar style using your pictures, however you can edit your calendar once it is open to change where pictures are added and page layouts. Additionally, the calendar month text and date text can be changed to different fonts and colors if you like.
When creating a wall calendar (11 x 17 or 12 x 25 1/2), it is necessary to import all or some of your pictures first. The software will build a default calendar style using these pictures, however you can add more pictures and edit your calendar once it is open to change where pictures are shown. You can also change the page layouts by dragging and dropping "Page Styles" onto any page.
There are two different kinds of backgrounds. 1) Background Images and 2) Solid Background Colors.
Background Images: We have added many background images into the "Backgrounds" library. Click on the "Backgrounds" tab near the bottom of your screen. Scroll through to find an image you would like to add to the background. Drag-and drop the background image onto the page background area.
Solid Background Colors: Click on the "Page Background" tab found on the right of your screen (the icon looks like a blank piece of paper). Click on the color square to select or mix a color. (This will utilize your computer operating system's color mixer.) Note: you must remove any background images assigned to the page in order to see a page background color.
11″ x 8 1/2″ Flip Calendar: The fonts used on the calendar month name and date cells cannot be edited. This is because we have created these calendars as images and imported them into the software. You can add custom text to any calendar cell, on top of the original calendar (see instructions below under topic, "Adding custom text to a specific calendar date").
Large Wall Calendars (11″ x 17″ and 12″ x 25 1/2″ wall calendars): You can change the font and text color on the calendar by clicking on the calendar edit button found right above the page. Sometimes adding a white box behind the calendar area, or choosing a different Page Style may work best with different backgrounds.
With either calendar project, you will want to be mindful of using an appropriate text color against different background choices to achieve the best readability.
You can add pages (months) to any calendar project.
The 11″ x 17″ and 12″ x 25 1/2″ wall calendars can be customized up to 18 months.
The 11 x 8 1/2 calendar can be customized to include up to 24 months.
Adding months to the 11″ x 8.5″ calendar: This calendar is built differently than the wall calendar projects. The default calendar will open to include 12 months. This calendar can be customized to include up to 24 months at an additional cost (see calendar pricing for more information).
Click on the "Scrapbook" tab near the bottom of your screen.
Scroll completely to the right to find the item titled, "CUSTOM TEXT BOX".
Drag and drop the "CUSTOM TEXT BOX" onto the date box you wish the custom text to appear. Adjust position with mouse pointer (click and drag text box into place).
Double-click on the custom text box that you placed on your page. A blinking cursor will appear when you are in "edit mode" within the text box. Click and drag over existing text to highlight it. Then type in custom text to replace existing text.
Change font, text size, alignment and other attributes in the Text Attributes panel (look under the "T" icon on the right side of your screen). You must select / highlight the text before changing attributes.
NOTE: You may find it useful to zoom into your page using the magnifying glass or "View" > "Maximum Zoom" from the top menu. When in "Maximum View" mode, you may need to use the scrollbar to locate the proper area on the page. To return to standard view, choose "View" > "Minimum View" from top menu.
Zoom into the page and find position where picture and text box will be added.
Drag and drop either "PIC WITH TEXT" or "PIC W/TEXT FADE" onto the date box you wish the custom picture and text to appear. This will add both a picture box and a text box to your page.
Adjust position and size of newly added picture and text box using mouse pointer. (Note, not all cells on each calendar month are the same size, so adjusting each new picture box will be necessary.
Drag a picture from "Pictures" tray into picture box. Take extra care to not drag the picture onto the calendar month image. To adjust cropping, double-click on filled picture box to access the crop tool.
Double-click on the text box to highlight and change placement text in text box. Change font, text size, alignment and other attributes in the Text Attributes panel (look under the "T" icon on the right side of your screen).
To return to standard view, choose "View" > "Minimum View" from top menu.
When moving items around on the page, they may "snap" into position, sometimes overshooting where you want them to land on your design. For better control when moving items on the page, you may want to turn off the "snap" feature.
To turn this feature off, go to your programs menu and select View > Grid > Snap Position. (To turn the snap feature off, there should not be a check mark next to this menu item. Select it to toggle it on or off.) Once this feature is turned off, you should notice that items are easier to move around on the page, and will land where you place them rather than snapping to the underlying grid.
Be sure to click the preview button before sending your product in. Magnify your pages as needed to view small, fine details and their placement.
Once you are finished making your project within the Focus in Pix software, you will begin the order process by clicking the shopping cart in the upper right corner of the screen (or choosing File > Order from the top menu in the program). This should prompt your system to open up your order details within your internet browser (i.e. "Microsoft Internet Explorer" or Mozilla Firefox, etc.). Within your internet browser, you will fill out the quantity and choose paper, mounting and shipping options (if available) and pay for your order. After your order is placed, the system will prompt you to go back into the Focus in Pix software and upload the artwork files for your order.
If after following the instructions you still do not see the dialog box prompt, it is possible that this box is hidden behind your browser and Focus in Pix program. Try to minimize your internet browser (i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox). If you still do not see this box, try to minimize the Focus in Pix software.
If you still do not see the option to upload your artwork, please contact us at production@focusinpix.com.
You can order your project again via the "My Account" feature. Go to www.focusinpix.com and click on "My Account" in the upper right corner. Enter your Login ID and password to log into your account. (Note: Login ID and Passwords are case-sensitive). Click on the "Previous Orders" icon to bring up a list of all past Focus in Pix orders. Locate the project you wish to reorder in the list. (You may need to use the "Preview" link next to the order name review a preview image of each order.) Click on "Reorder" to place another order. You will be asked to log into your account again, submit order details and pay with your credit card. You will not need to upload your order again as we already have a copy of your files from your previous order.
You can share your book with your family and friends allowing them to order your exact project for their very own. You can currently share your book via Facebook or email. Your friends will pay for their order via their own credit card and Focus in Pix account which they will be required to make upon ordering a copy of your project.
First access your account via the "My Account" feature. Go to www.focusinpix.com and click on "My Account" in the upper right corner. Enter your Login ID and password to log into your account. (Note: Login ID and Passwords are case-sensitive).
A dialog box will appear. Under "How would you like to share?" click on either the social networking icon (1st icon) or the email (envelope) icon.
If you wish for this item to be protected with password protection (your friends will need to enter a password to access it), assign password in the password field. Confirm the password by typing it in again. (Be sure you provide the password to those you plan to share this with so they can access it!) If you do not wish for password protection, leave the passwords fields blank.
If you selected Email (envelope) icon, click on the "Share by Email" button near the bottom.
Fill in the Message Title, Email Addresses (separate each address with comma) and Message Text fields. Press the "Share" button.
Your friends can now view your book and reorder if they wish. They will be required to open a new account to order your project.
There are legal concerns involved in using photographs and other tangible works. The reproduction of photographs or other tangible works require the written consent of the author (i.e.artist, photographer, writer, composer). Professional photographers and authors automatically obtain copyright on all of their work and retain those rights unless transferred in writing. Ownership or possession of a copy of a professionally shot image does not give the possessor the right to reproduce the work without written consent of the author/photographer. Therefore, a customer must provide written permission from the photographer/owner for the use of a photo or logo in any project involving duplication of that image or photograph.
To avoid any interruption in your order being processed, please provide us with a copy of the release the photographer provided to you. This will either be a physical document, or it will be a file stored on CD/media along with your photographs. If you do not find a release with your package, please contact the photographer to make sure you can duplicate the photographs. If he/she approves, they will need to provide written documentation giving you permission to duplicate the image(s) and a copy of this should be provided to us. You can also ask your photographer to fill out our standard copyright release form.
Copyright releases can be forwarded to us via email at teresa@focusinpix.com, or via fax (952-891-8737). To ensure that your release is applied to your order, please reference your order number and last name when providing copyright releases.
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Bad Trip
Bad Trip is Borat revisited. Same basic idea – pranks being foisted on real people, with a bit of scripted dramatic infill (a story) connecting the gotchas together. The pranks are all standalones, one-offs, which explains that no matter how short this sort of film is (the two Borat movies and Bad Trip all come in at a sober 90 minutes-ish), they always feel a bit too long.
But is Bad Trip funny is surely the only important question? The answer is that, yes, it is. I went into laugh-out-loud vocalising at about 15 minutes in and erupted frequently right up to the final moments.
The plot is a string of spider silk caught on a breeze and sees Chris (Eric André) and best bud Bud (Lil Rel Howery) driving from Florida to New York in pursuit of a girl (Michaela Conlin) for Chris. They do this by "borrowing" the car of Bud's insane/angry sister Trina (Tiffany Haddish), who is meant to be in jail but breaks free and heads off in an "I'm going to get those fuckers" fury, driving a police car with one door missing – she ripped it off, that's how badass she is.
That's it. The rest is stunts, which lean more towards the sort we saw in Johnny Knoxville's Bad Grandpa film – private parts and bodily fluids – as well as physical maiming and bestial sex. But actually it's plain old fashioned awkward social situations that come out on top, like when Haddish approaches a fairly ordinary looking cop and is overcome with how handsome he is. The look of bemusement on the cop's face.
Trina is angry… very angry
Bearing the brunt of the Candid Camera-style stuntery is André. This is his baby and an outgrowth from his TV show, The Eric André Show, which was a prankish affair. He's the one who accidentally puts his hand into a blender in a moment of lovelorn reverie, sending blood fluming into the air in the juice bar where he "works". And he spearheads the more audacious and obviously choreographed pieces, like when he breaks into song in a shopping mall, and is joined by dancers as he extolls the virtues of Maria (Conlin). An onlooker merely says "the fuck" and it's enough for the whole thing to have been worthwhile.
Lil Rel Howery is an inspired choice as sidekick/sounding board. Black guys making mischief in a public space is a recipe for god knows what sort of unpleasantness and it really helps that "Bud" is obviously a good natured soul with an unthreatening doughboy physique. Haddish works a series of variations on the same gag throughout – she's very very angry – and Conlin only really gets a couple of chances to show that she, too, can pull off this sort of daredevil dicking around, and she can.
The dupes/marks/members of the public are a blacker crowd than you got in the Borat or Bad Grandpa films, and there are some real advantages to be had from this decision, not least black audience's call-and-response tendency to get involved, comment, play along. Though it doesn't always go as planned – like the scene where Haddish is threatening to drop André from the top of a building and one female onlooker down below is shouting that she should just let him drop…
The daredevilry of the performers wouldn't be anything without the reactions of the onlookers, in other words, who are in the main warm and honest, smart and funny, selfless and brave, as is often the case with these things. It's well worth hanging on for the outtakes, which are full of "reveal" moments, plus a few instances where the prank didn't go quite as well as it might have.
Humanity reaffirmed in 90 minutes-ish. Not a bad trip to be on at all.
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VoIP security -- problems inherited from data networking
VoIP security problems present a challenge for voice and network staff because IP telephony brings with it not only the security problems of data networks but also new, added threats specific to VoIP. In this tip, learn about the data network security threats that your voice staff must confront, how to secure both your call servers and endpoints, and how best to divide this work between voice and data personnel.
Gary Audin
Delphi Inc.
The security personnel who oversee and manage network and data systems and software have a never-ending job. In large enterprises, the network and endpoint/server security are divided into two separate groups. These groups have to work together but have different responsibilities.
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The voice staff has not encountered many security problems with traditional TDM PBXs, but voice staff may not be prepared for the new range of security issues that will become evident as the enterprise migrates to IP telephony (IPT) or Voice over IP (VoIP). The VoIP personnel will either have to take on their own security responsibilities or use the existing security personnel.
In either case, the new responsibilities for VoIP security will require education, possibly some organizational adjustment, and expanded job descriptions. There may even be battles with existing security personnel who do not want to deal with the new VoIP security issues. For example, the firewall personnel may not want to change the firewall settings to accommodate VoIP calls. The person in charge of the DHCP may see VoIP phones and devices as a disruption and disallow VoIP devices from using DHCP to obtain an IP address. Both of these problems have already occurred.
What data security threats exist in VoIP/IPT?
Most of the people working with Ethernet and IP networks today were not around when these technologies debuted. No security was integrated into the Ethernet design. Ethernet endpoints were to be responsible for security, not the Ethernet network. The creation of TCP, UDP and IP protocols also left security to the endpoints. Security problems such as viruses were considered a novelty in 1988 and were not given serious consideration. We do not want to make the same mistake with VoIP security.
IPT vendors have been moving to common operating systems (Linux, UNIX and VxWorks), as well as continuing to use Windows. All of these operating systems will be attacked, whether they support data or voice applications. The threats to the operating systems for VoIP will be the same as those encountered for data function support.
The following data threats are not yet as prevalent for VoIP as they are in data networks, but they will become more common in the future.
Viruses and worms (in call servers, gateways and phones)
Port scanning (for signaling and RTP speech ports)
Malicious executable software (even in the IP phone)
Spoofing source identity (pretending to be the call server)
Spyware (in IP phones)
Password/identity cracking
Denial of Service (both traditional DoS and new types for VoIP/IPT)
These data threats will only increase with time as more people learn about VoIP and more products are installed. IP telephony systems use the data DHCP, DNS, TFTP and NTP servers. If these servers are not well protected (they are vulnerable in many enterprises), the IPT system is also vulnerable to security threats. Verify the security of these servers with the appropriate staff before you allow the IPT system, gateways and IP phones to access them.
A good set of security resources can be found at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Look for the following publications:
SP 800-100, Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers
SP 800-12, An Introduction to Computer Security: The NIST Handbook (look for the latest version)
Draft Special Publication 800-94, Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) Systems
Draft Special Publication 800-80, Guide for Developing Performance Metrics for Information Security
Voice or data: Who should manage what?
VoIP call server and endpoint security -- best practices
1. Assign call server security to the same group that manages data server security.
2. If there are firewalls in front of data servers, there should be a firewall in front of the call server.
3. Check with the call server vendor to determine whether third-party security software can be resident in its call server product.
4. Consider IP phones as a desktop endpoint, managed as a desktop with some unique problems.
5. The IP side of the gateway should be managed as any other data device by the same personnel who handle the endpoints -- most likely the desktop security personnel.
The first conclusion is that VoIP security issues that occur in the data network should be managed and solved by the existing network security personnel. They already do the job and have the responsibility for protecting data traffic. The security problems may not be new, but the problems will occur more frequently as VoIP is added to the network traffic mix.
The IPT call server is not quite the same as the data server. Data servers normally correspond with a desktop and deliver the information or service to the desktop. The call server exists for signaling, but once the call is set up, voice traffic bypasses the call server and is no longer in a signaling dialog with the IP phone. Call server security is concerned with PBX administration, call control, performance, call admission control, management, features and functions assignment, and restriction.
The security of the call server should be assigned to the same group that manages the data server security. DoS, tampering and malicious code, which are problems for the data server, will be problems for the call server as well. There will be more attempts to access the call server to modify privileges and restrictions assigned to the IP phones and gateways. An intruder may attempt to register rogue phones.
If there are firewalls in front of the data servers, there should be a firewall in front of the call server. Check with the call server vendor to determine whether third-party security software can be resident in its call server product. Some call server vendors will optionally supply their own security software but will not allow third-party security software to be resident. Resident third-party security software may impair call server performance.
IP phones with two Ethernet ports can be used to invade the data network by connecting a laptop to the second Ethernet port on the phone. Someone could disconnect an IP phone with a single Ethernet port and plug in a laptop that simulates an IP phone in order to gain unauthorized access to the data network.
Voice security may be initialized by the call server, but the voice connection security operation is the responsibility of the endpoints: phones and gateways. The endpoints can be attacked without interfering with the call server. The call server can be fooled into thinking that the endpoint security is satisfactory. The IP phones should be considered as a desktop endpoint and managed as a desktop with some unique problems. They can be attacked like any other IP device.
The gateway presents a new set of problems because it connects to legacy analog and digital phones, faxes and other analog devices, as well as PSTN trunks. Some IPT vendors offer security software in the gateway, such as an integrated firewall. The security of legacy connections has issues that will be new to the data security personnel. These issues will be covered in the next tip.
The IP side of the gateway should be managed like any other data device by the same personnel who handle the endpoints -- most likely the desktop security personnel. The desktop security personnel may be reluctant to accept this responsibility because the gateway is so different from the typical desktop.
Although the data network, server and desktop security problems will also occur in VoIP devices, the voice staff may have holes left in the VoIP security picture. The existing security personnel see disruptions caused by deploying VoIP as weakening their security controls. New policies, and probably new hardware and software, will be necessary to fully protect the IPT environment from existing data security threats.
Gary Audin has more than 40 years of computer, communications and security experience. He has planned, designed, specified, implemented and operated data, LAN and telephone networks. These have included local area, national and international networks, as well as VoIP and IP convergent networks, in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.
This was last published in March 2007
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New Delhi [India], Sept 4 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India is the soul of world cricket, and gets special attention when celebrities decide to enter the field, as if, to prove wrong a former Indian cricketer who said he forgot the game when he was coaching celebrities.
AECL (Artist Event Cricket League) is a cricket tournament to bring artists and event companies from all over India on one platform where they do not just enjoy the love for the game but also unite to play together creating an opportunity to know each other better, thus resulting in new Business collaborations and growth in some way or the other.
The second AECL season is commencing from September 9 and will continue till September 20 at the Talkatora Cricket ground, New Delhi. Sixteen teams and 272 players are playing with more than 50 celebrities taking to the bat and ball.
They include the Meet Bros, Hussain Kuwajerwala, Sapna Chaudhary, Daler Mehndi, Shibani Kashyap, Sulabh Nagpal, DJ Akhbar Sami, MD and Manish Goyal, Aj Singh, Dilbagh Singh, Kaptan Ladi, Milind Gaba, Mannat Noor, Dr Zeus, Navraj Hans, Rahul Vaidya, Deep Money, Indeep Bakshi, Kavya Khurana, Nidhi Kohli, Dj Sumit Sethi, Rj Rocky, RJ Yuvi, Maddy Rapper, Akhtar Brothers, Farhan Sabri, Sonia Verma, Diwakar Nayal and many more.
The participating 18 teams are Aasma Royals, Singh Strikers, Verve Smasher, P & M Tigers, EEMA North, Fearless Titans, Show Stoppers, Tamasha Superstars, ZR Crick Stars, B & O Blasters, J K Panther, Galway Superkings, Friends XI, Bolly Jammers, Morden Marvels, Radio Red FM, QThamba, and Delhi Event Challengers.
AECL (Artist Event Cricket league) is a cricket league founded in 2019 by Ashish Mathur. Its main objective is to bring all the artists, vendors (Events related) and events companies on one platform, and unite to play together creating an opportunity to know each other better thus resulting in new business collaborations and growth.
The AECL opening ceremony will be held on 9 September at Talkatora Cricket Ground. Press conferences, Jersey and Trophy launch, Team introduction and a friendly 5-5 over match with India's World Disabled cricket team and all the celebrities of AECL will be the highlights.
Member of Parliament Manoj Tiwari, Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, and former Cabinet Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain will be the guests at the opening ceremony. They will honour the Blind Cricket team, stressing on the importance of Sports. Aasma Dance Company will enliven the opening with their performances.
The AECL matches will be held from 10 to 20 September 2019 from 9 am to 11 pm.
The First league matches will be played in 12-12 overs and after that Quarter final, Semi Final and final match will be played in 15-15 overs. The matches will be played by tennis Ball, and include day-night matches.
In every match, a Man of the match will be honoured by a trophy and a gift, while the winning team will get an AECL main trophy and Rs 2 lakh.
All the matches will be live on YouTube on the 'Artist TV Live' channel. The PTC Punjabi and its sister networks PTC Gold, PTC News and PTC mobile app in India and countries like Australia, Canada, Middle East, UK, New Zealand, and Ireland through Red FM is the official radio partner and the weekly newspaper 'Zoom Delhi' is associated as print media partner.
The AECL closing ceremony will be held at Orana Convention Hall on 22 September 2019 where the winning team, Man of the series, and sponsors/associate of AECL second season will be honoured, concluding with the gala dinner.
The first season of AECL in April this year which was a huge success had eight teams with celebrities like Daler Mehndi, Milind Gaba, Dilbagh Singh, Deep Money, Indeep Bakshi, Sonia Verma, and Diwakar Nayal. In the coming years, AECL will be held in all the major cities of India.
Ashish Mathur began his journey with Aasma Dance Company which he founded in 2005. His company did shows in more than 20 countries for the Government. This led him to work for the event industry.
Mathur has choreographed for music albums and movies as well. He choreographed songs like 'Saturday-Saturday', 'Ladki kar gaichul', 'Thodi Jinni Peeti Hai' for Dilbagh Singh, and the movie 'Love Day'. From 2007 to 2012, the 'Aasma Dance Company' continuously performed in Norway and also handled launch of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's movie 'Dabang'.
In 2018, he founded a trust/association called 'NAWA' which was started for artists and their welfare. He also started a mobile app 'NAWA' which is available on App Store and Play Store to bring all the event companies and artists on one platform.
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Bristol singer-songwriter started making some serious waves last year, culminating in a BBC Sound of 2014 appearance at the start of 2014. Not that many people got the memo when I caught him at Southsea Fest 2013. Safe to say, the dozen or so interested parties were suitably impressed however, and new track 'Coat Of Armour' captures Ezra's soulful vocals and warm-spirited music.
The track appears on the forthcoming 'Cassy O'' EP, and while the title track didn't quite do it for us, 'Coat Of Armour' demonstrates just why we mentioned Ezra as a addendum to our tips for 2014. One of those songs to enjoy in front of the fireplace. Or radiator. But that's a bit less romantic.
'Cassy O'' is out on 16th March. Find more info at georgeezra.com.


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Montana State University–Bozeman is een Amerikaanse universiteit in de stad Bozeman, in de staat Montana, Verenigde Staten. De universiteit werd in 1893 opgericht en kent 51 bacheloropleidingen, 41 masteropleidingen en er zijn doctorale opleidingen op achttien verschillende gebieden.

De colleges zijn:
 College of Agriculture;
 College of Arts and Architecture;
 College of Business;
 College of Education, Health & Human Development;
 College of Engineering;
 College of Letters and Science;
 College of Nursing;
 University College;
 College of Graduate Studies.

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is seen as the biggest business opportunity of 2017 by nearly half of visitors and exhibitors at Mobile World Congress surveyed by the GSMA (48.2%), followed by mobile payments (14.5%) and artificial intelligence (14%).
"39.2% of respondents said the mobile operators' role should be to support banks and financial institutions, while 34.5% said operators are trusted payment providers in their own right," Mobile World Daily reports.
Ten percent of those surveyed said that operators "shouldn't have a role" in mobile payments, however, with brands such as Apple "better placed" than operators.
In terms of IoT opportunities, the survey highlighted the "opportunity for mobile operators to play a greater role in the IoT value chain than simply providing the connectivity".


Do you use cloth grocery bags? I try to when I go to the store, but I have never had any smaller cloth bags that would work well for produce. Until now, that is.
When my daughter and I were going through her outgrown clothes I noticed a few tank tops and undershirts that I thought would make perfect produce bags.
The sizes of the shirts were 14-16 girls and they made a large produce bag. If you prefer smaller bags you can simply use a smaller shirt.
While I used tank tops and undershirts for the produce bags in this tutorial you can use regular T-shirts and cut the sleeves off before following this tutorial.
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2. Set your sewing machine to a triple stitch so that your seam will be very secure.
3. Sew the bottom of the T-shirt closed by sewing just to the left of the shirt's original seam.
4. Now, fold the shirt turning the side of the shirt towards the middle, and make 1/4 inch (or 1/2 inch) cuts every two inches.
This isn't an exact science. Just be careful not to cut too close to any seams.
5. Once you have made your cuts then you need to refold the shirt so that you can cut another area just like you did.
6. Continue until you have little cuts all over the shirt.
7. Turn the T-shirt right side out and stretch it a little.
You are now ready to fill your T-shirt bag with produce.
The picture below shows the difference between 1/4 inch (pic on the left) cuts and 1/2 inch (pic on the right) cuts.
While I think the 1/2 inch cuts are fine, they won't work for smaller produce.
If you are a little more ambitious and want to create a rounded bottom to your produce bags simply fold the T-shirt in half lengthwise.
Then, cut it so that it is rounded, like in the picture below, before sewing it together.
Follow the same steps as for the straight bottomed bag.
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Passengers could be boarding pilotless planes by 2025
By Samantha Stewart| 2 years ago
Within the next ten years, remotely controlled planes could potentially be taking you to your desired destination. Sure, it sounds a little far-fetched, but putting a droid in the cockpit could see enormous cost savings for airlines and consumers. Plus, the technology isn't far off.
Analysis by investment bank UBS found that the technology to facilitate pilotless planes carrying people and cargo could appear by 2025. By taking pilots and training out of the equation, airlines could save over $44 billion AUD a year. As for passengers, the removal of pilots could also mean an 11 percent reduced fare rate.
So how does everyone feel about this?
As it turns out, no amount of money saved could tempt customers into boarding a pilotless aircraft. UBS surveyed 8,000 people in Australia, the United States and Europe and found that just 17 percent would willingly board a plane without a human pilot.
"Perhaps surprisingly, half the respondents said they would not buy the pilotless ticket even if it was cheaper," said UBS Evidence Lab report.
Luckily for those of us already sweating over the thought of a robot pilot, it seems these technology-driven flights would be more beneficial for cargo planes.
"Unlike passengers, cargo is not concerned with the status of its pilots (human or autonomous). For this reason, pilotless cargo aircraft may happen more swiftly than for passengers," the report concluded.
The question remains, how comfortable would you feel getting on a plane without a human in charge?


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Trace Adkins Loses Home in Fire
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Published Jun 4, 2011 at 9:41 PM | Updated at 4:24 AM PDT on Jun 5, 2011
"Best Video" and "Best Male Video" nominee Trace Adkins performs during the CMT awards.
Country singer Trace Adkins' house in Brentwood, Tenn. burned down yesterday, The Tennessean reported.
Adkins was not home at the time of the fire, which had happened around 3:35 p.m. Fortunately two of his five children escaped unharmed, as well as other people who were watching after them.
According to Adkins' wife Rhonda, the singer was en route to Alaska and doesn't know what happened to the home. She told The Tennessean: "He's gonna freak. He's probably gonna think I'm dead."
Rhonda Adkins came back from Atlanta yesterday afternoon and was three minutes away from her house until she saw smoke. A neighbor called Rhonda and told her the home was on fire.
"You can replace things, not people. I'm just glad that my children are safe," said Rhonda.
The singer, who had appeared on "The Apprentice," has a new single, "Just Fishin,'" from his forthcoming album.
Selected Readings: The Tennessean, Trace Adkins Web site, IMDb


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Healthy marine waters are vital to Maine's economy and quality of life. This is such an important issue that we are hosting this presentation at three locations in the coming weeks: Portland, South Portland, and Brunswick.
Weather cancellations will be posted here on our website, and our Facebook page.
What is Casco Bay Matters?
We host periodic presentations and panel discussions on issues of current concern though our Casco Bay Matters series, which are open to the public.
The purpose of our Casco Bay Matters series is to provide an opportunity for concerned citizens and local decision makers to learn about and discuss issues affecting the health of our coastal waters.
We have found that leading such community discussions can launch efforts that change pollution laws or practices. A forum we held in 2002 on Pollution Solutions to Cruise Ship Discharges led to state legislators enacting a law to prohibit the discharge of gray water (from large passenger vessels' sinks and galleys) in Maine marine waters and to the EPA designating Casco Bay as a No Discharge Area, which prevents large ships from releasing vessel sewage within three miles of shore. Even as Portland has become one the most popular cruise ship destinations, with about 100 ship visits each year, we are the most protected harbor in the nation from cruise ship pollution. We hosted Casco Bay Is at Risk in 2014. There, a panel discussed threats to Casco Bay's ecosystem from acidifying coastlines, invading green crabs, dwindling clam populations, and disappearing nurseries of the sea, all issues that scientists and legislators are working to address.


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When The Capital published its Aug. 13 story about higher than acceptable lead levels in drinking water outlets at nine of our schools, the reaction was predictable: parents were — and are — concerned.
Rest assured, we are every bit as concerned. We are working as quickly as possible — and as the law allows — to remedy those situations as we await results of tests from the remainder of our schools.
It is critical, however, to maintain a proper perspective on this situation. HB270 is the 2017 legislation that requires all public and nonpublic schools on public water to have all drinking water outlets tested for the presence of lead.
After reading the Anne Arundel County Public Schools water testing results of 2018, I have become highly concerned as both a parent and a previous student of the school system.
In the 33 schools completed to date, we tested all such outlets. However, we also tested outlets such as all bathroom sinks and slop sinks in custodial closets — places from which water is not intended to be consumed. We have results to date for 2,487 water outlets, with elevated lead levels at 190. Of those, 30 — 1.2 percent of the total outlets tested — are drinking water outlets.
To be clear, we absolutely want that number to be zero. We immediately turned off any drinking water outlet with an elevated lead level and, following protocols developed by the Maryland Department of the Environment, are replacing the fixtures at those outlets. Those outlets will be retested and will remain inoperable until we have satisfactory lab results.
The law requires that testing be done while school is in session. The prescribed testing protocol — which involves flushing and refilling the pipes, allowing the water to stand in the pipe for a designated period, and then drawing a sample — means samples must be taken before students arrive.
The timeline is not as quick as we, or parents, would like it to be, and is far more involved than taking a test tube and drawing a sample from a water fountain.
While some other school systems have not yet begun testing, we are about 25 percent of the way through our school inventory and will resume testing when classes resume. We, like other school systems, will proceed as quickly as our independent laboratory can complete the tests.
We have also — as noted by The Capital — in its Aug. 15 editorial, been transparent about these results and the communication of them. We have transmitted information to parents as we have received results, with the first letter going home in late April.
Email notifications have been sent throughout the summer. A website with complete results for every tested school can be found at www.aacps.org/watertestresults, and we will continue adding information there as we receive it.
There is every reason to believe that the threat to health posed by drinking water contaminated by lead in Anne Arundel County Schools is being dealt with in a practical way.
There are those who have asked why testing has not been done before the new mandate. The public water supply is, in fact, regularly tested by the county Department of Public Works in accordance with federal and state regulations. We are notified of any concerns by DPW.
In addition to continuing our testing, our work now is to identify the places where water which leaves the plant clean is picking up lead. The most common culprit — and most easily remedied situation — is the fixture itself. Should retests continue to show elevated levels of lead, we will work with the county to determine the source.
Meanwhile, we will continue to test as aggressively as permissible and communicate those results in an open and transparent way.
George Arlotto is superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Contact him at superintendent@aacps.org.


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The vaping community is a vibrant one which is growing rapidly, and there are many well-known figures that are supporting vaping. There are also numerous companies that are trying to improve vaping as a hobby – creating great looking mods, and building e-cigs that are easy to use and maintain, improving safety, and helping people to learn more about how to vape different waxes, herbs and e-liquids to get the most satisfying experience.
We have compiled a large database of Ecig Expert Interviews with company directors, innovators, key figures, reviewers and even passionate vaping devotees to help you get the most out of your hobby.
This is your chance to learn the different reasons that people started vaping, what they think the future of the e-cig market is, and what their favorite e-cig and e-juice combinations are, as well as hear other thoughts about the industry.
There are tens of millions of smokers in the United States, and smoking traditional tobacco products is not ideal for your health. Quitting smoking is never easy, but it's not just the addictive nature of nicotine which makes it that way – there are other issues too. Smoking is habit-forming, and people get used to using smoking to socialize. They get used to the idea of using cigarettes to occupy their time and occupy their hands, and this makes it hard for them to quit, because it's not just the nicotine craving that is hitting them, it's the mental process associated with stepping outside and performing the act of smoking a cigarette.
Vaping sites can help with that, and that's one thing that many of the experts discuss. How vaping can help us to take back control and fight against cigarette addiction, while also helping to improve the environment for non-smokers too.
The e-cig industry is fighting a difficult battle as those who have never smoked and who do not vape fear that e-cigs could be a gateway for teenagers to get them hooked and eventually smoking. The truth is that prior to the existence of e-cigs, teens were smoking, and if they are now vaping instead that's a step forward for public health.
At License to Vape we hear from many people who have improved their overall health and wellbeing by cutting out smoking and turning to vaping instead. They save money, and they breathe in fewer chemicals while vaping compared to smoking. The experts we talk to discuss issues of FDA regulation, monopolies, Big Pharma, and public health, as well as the more lighthearted and enjoyable issues of what flavors and mods the like the most. If you're interested in the industry and want to know about the people that have built it and made it the varied landscape that it is today, then these interviews will definitely provide you with a lot of fascinating reading material, and could give you some new ideas to try as well.
Vaping is more than just "a way to quit smoking". It is a hobby in its own right, as you can experiment with flavors, mods and e-cigs to tailor the experience, and sample oils that have different ingredients to have different mouthfeels, and even in some cases medicinal effects.
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There are four areas in which I desire God's help this year. I know many of you can relate such desires. I want to share these areas with you in a collective challenge to our church and community.
1. In 2011 God help me to: Follow the way of love.
1 Corinthians 13:1-10 The Message Bible 1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 2If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. 3-7If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love.
2. In 2011 God help me to: Expect and hope in God's Word.
3. In 2011 God help me to: Expect and hope in fellow church members.
Exodus 18:18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
4. In 2011 God help me to: Expect and hope in God the Father.
The characters of the Christmas story, the wise men always intrigued me.
Ever wonder why they were called wise men? What made them so wise? Did they carry diplomas or have titles? We don't know. We do know they studied the stars and the scriptures and we know the area that they came from but there is very little else to go on. It was obvious however who and what they were searching for. We all search for truth about God. We are all faced with many questions that demand answers. The wise men found both truth and answers in their two year journey.
Today let's journey with them with a mindset that we to will encounter the Christ child on our journey. Let's follow the Bethlehem Star.
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him." After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Wisdom searches for truth and questions demand answers.
May we like those wise men find the truth and worship?
The messiah has come to us.
Herbert E. Campbell October 11, 1947-November 22, 2010 Click on memorial page at right.
Herb Campbell served our church and community for years. Our love and prayers go out to Pam and the boys. Click on Memorial Page On the right side of the page.
Christmas is more than parties, eating and shopping. Christmas is a good news story. The headline could have read like this: Man was in a Mess. Scriptures delivered a Message. God sent the Messiah.
What does it all mean? Let's break it down and experience what makes Christmas a very magical and special time of the year.
Genesis 6:3 And the Lord said, My spirit (ruwach)shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
(Heb. mashiyach), rendered 39 times in the Old Testament It means anointed.
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Without one, your Instagram account can quickly turn into wasted space.
If you get it right, you'll be able to drive website traffic from casual Instagram users and convert them into buyers.
Instagram business account will enable you to run paid in-app ads and utilise the Instagram shopping feature, get access to your account insights and analytics, and add the contact buttons (email, call, directions).
"How to advertise in Instagram" and "Instagram analytics", two broad questions, nonseparable from Business Account management, were moved into standalone chapters. They deserve their own "moment of glory".
Another convenient feature of Business accounts is that it can be run by several people you work with – they can have different page roles, Admin or Editor, and this role is configured on the Facebook Page side.
If you want to advertise on Instagram, you gotta go through the Facebook Ads platform. That's why Instagram advertising setup is pretty much the same as creating Facebook ads so if you know Facebook marketing, Instagram ads should be a breeze.
Last but not least, Instagram Business account can easily be converted back to a personal one, so you may want at least to try it without any risks.
Connect to a Facebook Page where you're an admin. Do not confuse it with a personal page – you need a separate business page where you're an admin.
Fill in or edit the contact info (email, address, cell) if you want it to be displayed on your profile page. And you want it – a customer must be able to get in touch with you in the blink of an eye. For the sake of credibility, loyalty and any other "-ty" that makes people spend some cash with your brand.
Whether you decide to use a Business account or not, your profile page is the very first page the potential followers see, when they find you in a search or upon somebody's mention. Use every opportunity to create positive impression and it will pay off.
As you can see, there's profile image, a "follow" button, your profile info. There can also be call/email/directions buttons, if you're looking at a Business type of Instagram account.
Your link in bio deserves special attention. Unless you're paying Instagram for an ad, Instagram is not eager to send its users to external websites. You can't publicly post a clickable link in the caption or comments. The only exception is the link in bio. It can be a link to your eCommerce website in general and a link to a particular product featured in your recent posts.
Besides, the 150 characters limit allows you to squeeze some more info ( free shipping, shipping worldwide – what is your USP?) or additional contact info like Whatsapp, or email, or cell, you name it.
Your profile copy supports emojis. Keep in mind that Instagram is the social media network where visual perception rules, so at least consider these little yet so expressive smiling faces and images.
Your Instagram profile info, and the link in particular, is not carved in stone, so you can change it as many times as your Instagram marketing strategy shifts.
Once your Instagram profile page is all set, post eye-candy content that stands out in the feed of your followers.
What kind of content is that? Keep reading.
We all know that eCommerce sites should have legit product photos and comprehensive product descriptions.Those images are key to selling online… inside your own online store. But Instagram is a bit different. Those product photos on white backgrounds won't fly there.
Everyone knows that blurry, badly-lit images won't do. Keep in mind that people come to this platform to satisfy their hunger for visual pleasures.
But the content itself should definitely be different. It's a place where you can say NO to formality. You have to post more than product shots — Instagram for business is a place to demonstrate the personality of your brand, show its character.
Think of the values your business gives, the feelings you want to touch – and create the content that tells your story and communicates your message.
UGC, or user-generated content. Getting other people to create content for you is a solid Instagram strategy.
Educational posts about the sphere where you're a pro: a dentist can write about choosing the best irrigator, an ecommerce platform vendor – about the way to Beat eCommerce Fraud and Protect Your Site From Scammers, a shoe-maker – about the latest shoe trends in the fashion industry.
An online Q-and A session with you or a guest poster, normally – a doctor, or a celebrity somehow related to your industry, or some other person everyone wants to ask a question or two. This may seem a bit out of Instagram format, but such a post will involve lots of engagement, i.e. generate lots of comments and likes – the key parameters used by the Instagram news feed algorithm to raise the post, or, vise versa, hide it.
Instagram filters, stickers, text and drawing over the images can make your posts look organically in the followers feed. But it really depends on your target audience, so be careful with all these bells and whistles not to look too informal and even childish.
I should also mention filters, that can be applied to both photos and videos in Instagram. Clarendon,Gingham, Juno, Lark and Valencia are listed among the most-liked Instagram filters in the USA.
Research shows that most successful brands are consistent in the use of filters. Many authors, writing about how to sell on Instagram, tend to include this recommendation to use the same set of filters (or even a single filter) among the other best practices of business account management.
But to me it does not seem to be a direct contribution into success. The filters you use will play a little role, as long as you promote engagement, share compelling content and interact with your audience.
Video on Instagram: what format works best for Businesses?
Instagram has a comprehensive guide of their video requirements, but all you really need to know is that a video shot with your iPhone (as well as most of other popular smartphones) will work perfectly fine on Instagram.
Just make sure to keep your Instagram videos are less than 60 seconds.
The first few seconds of your video are crucial. If you can't grab user's attention instantly, they'll just keep scrolling.
If you want to stop users dead in the tracks, take care of the video cover image. Uploading a video, you can also select a cover image by choosing the best one from a series of snapshots. Do not omit this step, tap on the best one to select.
What you should pay attention to is the video format.
A square format seems to be the most balanced one, showing both an image and text.
A vertical one stretches itself out from the top to the bottom of the screen, but to like or comment, the user needs to slide the screen, and this extra step may cost you some likes or comments.
But let's keep it simple. Though it matters HOW you share, it is even more important, WHAT you share. If the content is good, the loyal audience of Instagram will be engaged, and you will collect your harvest of likes, comments, beams of love… and orders referred by Instagram.
If interested, your followers will be able to swipe left and right on the photos or videos or mixture of both.
"If interested" is not an introductory word, it matters: the very first image in the carousel must be chosen with special attention.
There can be up to 10 pics/videos in total, but they go with a shared set of hashtags and caption. All the likes and comments apply to the whole post too.
In other words, if there's at least one photo or video in the carousel that impresses the reader enough to tap ❤, the entire post will receive these beams of love.
It's a nice tool for social media marketers to show all the facets of your product, or it's options, or related products, or to demonstrate the product in use.
To me, Carousel for multiple photos and videos uploading is an amazing Instagram feature that gives you more power and helps you to remain respectful to your audience at the same time. With it you do not annoy them by flooding their feeds with alike photos going one after another.
Just take a look at this awesome Caurousel ? by @tescofood.
Instagram Stories is basically a secondary feed, in addition to your main feed of posts. Or, in a sense, even primary. The thing is that it appears right at the top of the screen, when the users open the app.
That's why when Instagram rolled out their "Stories", it became an instant hit for both Instagram users and businesses alike. Currently, Instagram boasts 250 million people using Stories every day.
It's a bit tricky to publish the media created more than 24 hours ago. Actually, Instagram intentionally limits this. But such a workaround exists, there's also another trick to do that without any external tools and apps.
Unlike a regular post, Stories are displayed without any comments or caption. If you can not write it under your post you write it… in it (or "on" it?).
Add stickers, location tags, post mentions and hashtags, write your CTA – or your Story will look "bare". This is a common practice Instagrammers are used to, so benefit from it unless being different is a part of your Instagram marketing strategy.
The stories disappear within 24 hours after the publication, so you can play with a sense of urgency, say, posting a coupon for a hot deal that will be live for the next 24 hours only.
I have also seen the Stories advertising the most recent post of the profile with a CTA like "check out our latest post, there's a giveaway with amazing gifts/an important news for my Chicago followers" etc.
As an active Instagram user following about 500 accounts, I should say that the competition in Stories is strong. The Stories bar is always full, and I occasionally watch only the latest ones.
So to be seen you must choose the right time to publish your content.
Live videos on Instagram can last for up to one hour. While you're live, you can turn the comments off at all or, vice versa, encourage the comments. You can also pin a comment, describing what is going on.
What you will like about Live Stream in Instagram is that when it starts, your followers (if the app is open) see a popup notification shown at the top of the screen. Also, just like Stories, the live streams are shown in the top bar, so they stand out against the regular posts of yours.
A Q&A session is a good place to start. Say, a famous pointe shoes brand @GaynorMinden arranges such sessions on regular basis on "#Fittingfriday", and dozens if not hundreds of viewers join the stream.
How to get more viewers of your Live Stream?
the session is very informative. It does bring value to the watchers.
it is announced in the regular photo feed, so the new followers are also being informed about the upcoming live session.
In terms of selling on Instagram, Live Stream is a good tool to collect your potential customers together and give them an additional incentive to buy your product, like offering a short-term discount or just promoting a campaign they may be not aware of.
When your broadcast is over, you can either hit "Discard" and it will be deleted forever, or tap "Share" at the bottom of the screen, and thus add your LIve Stream replay to your Instagram Stories for the following 24 hours.
In addition to creating your own content, it's a very good strategy to regram ( or repost, or reshare – it's all about the same) the photos of your customers that show your goods in action… as long as you're lucky enough to see them posting such a content.
A user-generated content is one of the most genuine ways to make a sale on Instagram. Social proof can be a huge contributing factor when your account viewers are considering a purchase with you. Guess why?
The photo feels more authentic and reliable.
Since it's submitted by a customer, one has no doubts if the product faults might have been "photoshopped out" by the brand.
Customer's testimonials help to find the new USP for your brand.
Unlike you, they have no "brand messaging guide" on file, but they do have a fresh head, strong feelings and positive impressions to share.
It shows that the product has been successfully ordered and received by another happy buyer, hence you're a person they can also trust to.
How to repost in Instagram? Install one of regram apps like "Repost for Instagram" or "Instarepost" or alike , as Instagram itself does not have this feature out of the box. There's a good how-to-repost-in-Instagram instruction with screenshots.
IMPORTANT: respect the intellectual property rights and repost media in Instagram only after getting an explicit permission of the original publisher. Ask him in a direct message, or in comments, or call, or pay a personal visit with a bag of Oreos – make sure they don't have any objections.
No matter if you sell fashion apparel or equestrian sports equipment, most likely your followers are subscribed for your competitors too.
It means that you should create the content that stands out against the others.
Use something that makes your posts different among the dozens of alike ones. The same tender palette, some special background (do you want 12 background ideas that get your photos more likes?), a logo of your store somewhere in the corner.
As long as your content is recognizable in the followers' feeds, it will contribute into your Instagram sales.
Now you know what and how to post in Instagram efficiently. it's time to learn, what techniques will bring you real followers that convert into buyers. The next chapter will tell you.