Buzz: Uplogix.com – remote management tools for large networks

For large companies, and small, managing a diverse network of computers across branches, cities or countries, can prove a real headache. Uplogix provides Network Security Tools that allow you to manage remote locations, easily, reliably and efficiently.

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The device looks like a regular server from the outside in many ways, but it’s inside that you will know the differences. Take a look at the PDF Sheet that describes the Envoy.

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One of the advantages of the way the products work means that when the network is disrupted, your management of your tools and resources is not. Connectivity to your resources can be achieved through dialup, satellite or even across mobile networks. It will also help network managers automate the diagnosis of a lot of problems within their network, as well as enable admins to make changes and configure machines from remote locations. Of course, security is very important when performing such operations.

It would be good to read a real case study of how their products improve things for companies, but the only case study I could find was very general, it’s difficult to know if it was imagined or real! But I guess company anonymity was important. If you’re interested in trying their product, then have a look at their Quickstart Kit.

This posting was supported by Uplogix.com.

How Do Users Read on the Web? Good advice for Bloggers

For bloggers who write regularly, and those who read blogs frequently, it’s second nature that reading on any kind of monitor at the moment entails sacrifices on the part of the reader as much as the writer.

If you are writing for the web in any form, it’s wise to pay attention to the conventions that the medium imposes on readers in order to make an impact on your reader: paragraph length, choice of font, shorter sentences, using separate pages for longish articles with lots of text (so that readers get a break!)…

UseIt website answers the question in just two words: They don’t.

People rarely read Web pages word by word; instead, they scan the page, picking out individual words and sentences. In research on how people read websites we found that 79 percent of our test users always scanned any new page they came across; only 16 percent read word-by-word.

What other tips have you found on writing for the web? What helps your readers? What doesn’t?

BuzzFest #5: Know a New Freedom

In my series of 30 Blogbuzzes, we’ve got to number 5! This time’s buzz features the blog with the quixotic title Know a New Freedom. So sit back, and enjoy the charm design of this blog. Who writes this blog? I think it is a lady called Anais, but I can’t find her name anywhere or indeed any personal information except what she’s written on the about page. Nor can I find where I got this request. Oh, well. Hoping you don’t mind!

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The writer covers an array of topics that would be of interest to InvestorBlogger’s readers, including Finances, Internet, and Good Deals. Not only those, but the author goes onto write extensively about subjects close to her heart such as Addiction, Recovery, and Self-Help.

I found that the following posts were particularly interesting:

The Spending Spree: in which she writes “Once I did the bills and saw that we were going to be tight on money, I panicked a little bit inside” – I’d say if you like shopping then perhaps putting some fences around what you can spend before you go would be a good idea. Or set aside some money just to ‘splurge’ after all you need to reward yourselves for good behavior.

Slogans: I particularly enjoyed her comments: “Identify, Don’t Compare – When I’m in a situation where I find myself feeling uncomfortable, it’s easy for me to start comparing myself to others on some imagined ladder of self worth. I put myself either above or below others, when really, I need to lay the ladder down and put us all on equal ground then start looking for what we have in common.” In the financial world, it’s too easy for people to judge others by how much they have got in the bank, or at the very least, how much they appear to have.

Some good posts, that made me stop and think about things. So if you’re feeling the need for a little wisdom, hop on over to Know a New Freedom and see what she’s written today.

If you’d like a blogbuzz, like Know a New Freedom’s, then hop on over to buzz your BlogFest, read the instructions, and sign up today. There are only 22 buzzes to go, and 16 days! So hurry! I wonder if we can make 22 buzzes in 16 days! … Let’s try.