The Contester Blog

Following the announcement at the end of 2009 that the Australian government is planning on going in for internet censorship of certain websites – for the good of the citizens, of course – two new voices have joined the chorus of dissent.

Australia’s Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, is the brains behind the plan, which has been dubbed ‘the great firewall of Australia‘, and he has already put on trial a system of censorship by the number of public complaints about a particular website. An independent body then decides which sites to block based on how much public outrage they have caused. Any site considered RC, that is ‘Refused Classification’, will be blocked by internet service providers preventing all public access to them.

The idea’s strongest critics have been swift and vocal in their condemnation of the filtering, citing concerns over freedom of expression, and referring to the filter as ‘handing control of the internet to the moral minority’. There are also fears among those with more moderate views that the filtering system might be a step too far, with groups such as the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and the Inspire Foundation claiming that the subjects covered by the RC are too diverse to successfully implement a ban.

Now internet search engine giants, Google and Yahoo, too have joined in the call for the Australian government to ‘rethink’ the controversial plan, making public their submissions to the government’s consultation process.

For information on broadband UK, or for specific detail on your ISP, Broadband Genie is a good site to look at for provider reviews and up-to-date news; click – broadband comparison – for a comparative table of broadband providers.

Any customer of a broadband company will tell you that their supply speed is believably the most critical part of the supply. Yet some broadband suppliers will not provide you with instruments to test their speed. But there are many web sites available that will grant you to verify your internet speed. When trying out your internet speed it’s important to find a service that is custom-made to your nation, there is little point executing a trial employing a checker placed in the USA when you are trying to do a internet speed test in India.. A trial will give you your upload speed and your download speed. Upload can be seen as speed betwixt your computer and the Net, so if you send off a lot of files then upload is crucial to you. Download speed is how quick you can take data files from the net to your PC. Download speed is commonly a lot faster than upload and this is natural. Most people are a lot more worried in their download speed instead of their upload speed as users commonly pass a good deal more time on downloads. When you have determined the speed of your internet connection what can you do if you are not satisfied? The most obvious option is to get in touch with your supplier and let them know that you know your speed is unacceptable. You should also do checks locally to make sure that your connection is running as best it can. Constantly ensure that any built-in phone wiring is in first-class shape and don’t use low quality extension lines. See to it your computer antivirus computer software is working. When doing a broadband speed trial constantly see to it that you are not carrying out any other activities which may be causing the service to be utilised including torrent software or downloading movies.

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A Seattle home inspector will empower you to take charge of your real estate transaction by assisting you – identify potential issues, survey the property’s condition, identify required repairs and upgrades, take into account your investment decision, and experience peach of mind and confidence while negotiating.
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Standing out at a Job Fair can make a difference in your job hunting. Job Faires are starting to pick up, and Dice is running some nice ones, called Targeted Job Fairs. At a Silicon Valley Career Faire in early 2010, 10 companies as showing up, and a major job search company has 82 career fairs scheduled for this year across the States.

How do you rise above the crowd at a Career Fair? The contention can be considerable, but you can help yourself stand out from the herd with early homework. At AA-Careers, we have a simple six-step process to prepare. Plan to go? Here’s how to prepare:

First, research the companies that are going and pick your targets. Use the internet to check out the organizations that are there before you go. Go to their websites and see if they have their job openings posted. Pick a sound number to target, and get ready to spend an hour or more researching each one. It’s hard to do more than 8 in a day, and three or four is a much more reasonable target. For each company, you want to know: executive names, recent news, and key product lines. Try to see if you know anyone at the target companies. You should end up with a page or two of research for each company/job.

Second, if there are job openings on the web, read them to see what the hiring department is looking for. Create a mapping of your achievements and skills to the demands of the job. Make the language match. If the hiring organization calls customers "clients", your resume should do the same thing. The achievements should be written in the style of the hiring organization.

Third, create a ‘short sales pitch’ for each potential organization/job combination. Write down a 90 second ‘thumbnail’ that you can repeat out loud showing why you are a special prospect for that job. You’ll use this in your resume and when you meet the company at the job booth.

Fourth, modify your resume for each job type. The objective on your resume should exactly match the job you’re aiming for. The executive summary should be a written form of your “mini sales pitch” for the job. Then choose the accomplishments and skills that most clearly match the job description. Especially at a Job Faire, the purpose of your resume is a sales tool for you – to get you on-site job interviews. It should be very easy to see that you’re a match based on your resume.

Fifth, dress and prepare as if you’re doing on-site interviews. Dress nicely and be well groomed. Don’t over do-it (this isn’t a date!) and don’t underdress (no jeans or t-shirts, no matter how much you paid for them). Avoid strong cologne or perfume.

Finally, rehearse your ‘mini-sales-pitch’. Collect your research and the resume for each spot – bring a couple of copies for each – and put each in a distinctly marked folder. Keep them in a lightweight briefcase or folio.

Remember to smile, and good hunting!

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Mavenir also offers Converged Messaging Solutions.The world of messaging providers is experiencing a shift from the previous standard of SMS messaging to new rich, multi-device MMS and IP-based Instant Messaging. Smart mobile providers have a compelling need to combine the messaging core among different service domains as well as devices in order to meet thesse changing requirements. Mavenir accomplishes this with a simple strategy by limiting investments in their legacy systems and providing new services to generate revenue. Mavenir’s IP SMSC is a very highly scalable IP SMSC that greatly reduces the cost structure to deliver old SMS at greater than five times savings compared to the competition Instant Messaging and Presence allows a very highly integrated IMS Presence and Instant Messaging server that reduces cost of introduction,and greatly accelerates enhanced service deployment.

Anybody who has even a
fleeting interest in the
ongoing developments
in phone
technology will be conscious of the
rising popularity of VoIP as a
way to make low cost and even free
international calls. It is an
indisputable fact
that it is the cost saving potential that
remains the
principal reason for the
growth of VoIP phone systems and
it is undeniable that cheap VoIP calls are
a highly attractive and cost effective
means of communicating. The downturn has
heightened the need
for many people to
attempt to
trim costs and
migrating from the traditional phone system to a VoIP
phone system is considered by many as
a painless way
to economise.

Today the quality and
reliability of VoIP calls has made the use of
traditional telephone technology
appear more
and more moribund. The costs of the old analog
systems are seen
as too high and now that an alternative is
establishing itself on the scene
people are
eager to
convert so that
they no longer throw away
money on big
telephone bills.

Although using a VoIP phone system can save you money
on virtually any call it is the international calling sector where
the most conspicuous savings can be
made. The
difference between the
cost of calls using traditional
telephone long-distance providers and VoIP service
providers is
startling.

If you choose the
traditional route you will be
billed exorbitant amounts of money
to phone someone overseas.
But if you have an
internet connection you can make cheap VoIP calls
internationally once you have the relevant software
(supplied by the VoIP service provider) and a headset
or internet phone. The VoIP calls
that you make will cost only a few pence
- merely a fraction of what you would
otherwise have to pay out.

With savings of this
order the case for
changing over to VoIP is becoming impossible for many to resist.

To conclude it must also be
mentioned that the use of VoIP is now
spreading to the
mobile phone sector. Low
cost long-distance and
international VoIP calls over mobile phones and other devices are the latest
innovation in the VoIP success story.

3 mobile broadband customers will soon be greeted with ad pop-ups on the welcome page of their network, whenever they access internet. 3, with a huge customer base has decided to sell advertising space on their network to interested parties.

Neil Andrews, the head of advertising for 3 UK, said 3’s dynamic and powerful network has been able to encourage new ideas about mobile content and advertising by providing unique ad space, unlike any other service provider – click for a pay as you go dongles comparison.

In an attempt to placate its customers, 3mobile has promised that they will make sure that the advertisements will not interrupt in their surfing experience. On the other hand, it is reported that prospective advertising clients are being told on the grand opportunity to promote their products, which will be indeed eye-catching.

3 is trying to increase its revenue with dashboard advertising. They have been successful in this venture in Austria, where a 6% click through rate has been achieved.

The customers, it appears, cannot block these advertisements even if they want to. Moreover, 3 is yet to clarify whether it is going to consider the advertisements under the data allocation limit allowed to the customers. As customers never opted for these advertisements, they will certainly not be willing to lose their data allowance due to some unwanted graphics.

Lincolnshire businesses can now enjoy speedier ADSL broadband as result of a bonded ADSL service that has been set up by BT, in partnership with Sharedband.

The companies have joined hands to deliver broadband speeds of up to four ADSL lines attached to the customer’s building. This new service is being publicised as just the right thing for aiding applications meant particularly for business, such as virtual private networks. One can also carry out functions of off-site data back-up, video conferencing and VOIP conveniently with this new service.

Stephen Heath, the IT manager of Househam Sprayer, a business located in Lincolnshire, explained that the new technology had indeed been a great help to them. He said that they were now getting 2MB upstream speeds instead of the much lower speeds that were offered by other services, and that the download speed was now twofold. Besides, the technology was exceptionally compatible with their Virtual Private Network service, which enabled them to get a fast access to the internet and made a protected entry in to their network available to their users in remote locations.

Users based in rural locations too will be able to take advantage of this service. However, the service would be at a slightly lower speed if they happen to stay far away from the local telephone exchange. If you need more information on your broadband speed, click here for a broadband speed checker. Interested corporate customers can call on the BT Local Business number – 01522814400 – and select option 3 to register.

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