How do QR codes operate?

 

 You may well have noticed on your travels these strange looking boxes of black and white pixels appearing on everything from television advertisements to billboards and magazines, and you may be wondering what exactly they are? Well to the uninitiated they are known as QR codes. So what are they for and why are they becoming more popular?

QR codes are fast becoming the big marketing and advertising tool for the next decade and anyone who owns a business needs to be aware of just how much potential good they can do for their business.

In order to take full advantage of a QR code a smart phone is needed and there are a lot of new phones on the market that already have a QR code application already installed. However, do not worry if your phone does not already have one, as you can find plenty of QR code reading apps for your phone and they are usually free of charge to download and use. Just bear in mind that there are some QR code readers that are only suited to specific phone handsets, so make sure you choose to download one that is compatible with your phone.

When you have a QR code reading application installed on your smart phone, and then you will need to open the application and use the camera on your phone to scan the QR code. You need to keep your hand as steady as you can and make sure that you capture the whole code, although, perhaps the best thing about QR codes is that they can be read from any angle, or even upside down!

Once your device has scanned the QR code, it will decode the information and then it will open up whatever application it needs to complete the job, such as the internet browser or the email or SMS feature. Mostly QR codes are used to direct the user to a website or a specific webpage within a website with the information they wish to share with the user. However, sometimes the QR code will use your phone to try and prompt you to call or SMS a certain telephone number.

Care Instructions for Organic or Natural Materials Such as Organic Plugs

Natural materials have being considered the best materials to make any product. Organic plugs are made from natural materials and thus are considered to be the best types of body plugs if used correctly and in the right time. Organic materials are also the most effective materials when used to make any product especially the Body plugs and other jewelry. A lot of care should be maintained when buying organic made products. Organic plugs and jewelry might not be the best choice of jewelry for moist areas of the body or for sensitive individuals. This is because natural materials are not supposed to worn on unhealed tissues.

They may lead to irritation, body or tissue swelling, tissue loss, allergic reactions or other infections. You should thus know your body and how it reacts to new materials before making a choice of buying organic materials like organic plugs. You should also handle organic materials with clean hands or use gloves. All jewelry is bought non- sterile. Natural materials should also be washed well with water and mild or non chemical soap before use. Organic plugs should also be washed periodically even if they are not being worn.

A small amount of vitamin E oil can be used in cleaning them. This reduces swelling of tissue. Other oils used may be peanut, jojoba, mineral and olive oil among others. Reapplication of oil on organic materials such as organic plugs may cause the material to become darker. Organic materials are also sensitive to changes in humidity and heat, thus exposure of such materials to sunlight or cold temperatures is not recommended. When wearing natural materials, care should be taken when moving from one condition to the other. Organic plugs are insulated to prevent them form being infectious.

Considerations When Opting For Body Plugs

Body plugs are forms of jewelry that are have a large diameter and are worn in a stretched piercing. Some of the most common body plugs used nowadays are flesh tunnels. These tunnels are placed through very large stretched piercings. They are mostly placed in the ear piercings, although they may also be worn in frenums, nipples, hood piercing and tongue piercings or probably in any other large piercing. Body plugs serves the same purpose as earings or any ornamental used for beautification or for cultural purposes. There are so many designs of body plugs popularly used nowadays.

 

To wear a body plug, you have first to be capable of changing your jewelry on a regular basis. The jewelry should not be kept in the body or worn for quite long periods. This may lead to infections that are severe. If the body plugs are left in the body for quite long period, they extend the healing time of the piercing. Regularly cleaning and changing of body jewelry ensures that the piercing heals quickly and without infection. The healing period also depends on the part of the body where the plug has been placed and also how well you take care of it. Body plugs look good if well taken care of.

 

The other thing to put into consideration when thinking about body plugs is to purchase an o-shaped rings from any of the stores or shops either online or offline. These are placed on the newly cut dowels or the blank body plugs. The o shaped rings will serve as body piercing jewelry items that you will have to hand from the plugs in order to see how they are looking. You can also purchase the flesh tunnel body plugs. You can even create body plugs out of rods or plastic dowels. You should make sure that you avoid porous and organic materials when you are purchasing or are making a body plug. Avoid objects sharp edged objects and consider using clean, smooth and synthetic plugs.

Looking for a good carpet drying company

When your carpeting has been affected by excess water due to flooding or water seepage then you will be in need of a carpet drying Atlanta company to fix the problem. Obviously you will need to find a good and competent carpet drying Atlanta company in your area and you will probably find that there are several companies that offer carpet drying Atlanta. So how do you choose the best one for you?
Well to begin with you may find that some companies do not offer an around the clock service, this could be problematic if the flooding event has happened in the early hours of the morning. So you may want to look for a carpet drying Atlanta company that is available around the clock all year long.
Secondly you will need the company to tell you exactly how much the remedial work will cost and roughly how long it will take. A good honest company will be able to provide you with a free of charge estimate and there should be no obligation to use their service if you are not entirely happy with the numbers they have given you. So avoid companies that want to charge you for an estimate, or who only provide and estimate if you sign up for the work to be completed by them before hand.
Carpet drying should be left to the professionals as usually flood water is not clean water and it may contain a whole host of harmful contaminants such as raw sewage and mud and silt.
A wet carpet is going to be a magnet for mold spores who love to multiply in damp and humid conditions and that are why your carpet needs to be clean and dry as soon as possible.

How to make sure your wireless network is secure

 

An open wireless network is one the major threats to your internet security and you may find that your identity is compromised and your bandwidth is stolen. This article will tell you how to secure a wireless network.

To start with you need to click on the “Wireless Network Connection” tab as this will enable you to see a list of networks that are available. This will tell you whether the connection that you are currently connected to is secured or unsecured. If it is a secured wireless network then the next step is to see if it uses the WEP or WPA method of encryption. You can find this information by right clicking on the network you are connected to and then select “properties” from the menu that pops up. Then click on “Encryption Type” this will cause a box to appear and under the security tab you will be able to see what kind of encryption you have.

If you are using an unsecured network then you will need to secure it as soon as possible, and this can be done by getting access to your wireless router. You can do this by typing in the IP address “192.168.0.1” into your browsers address bar, this will then show the default properties of your router. Then the next step is to click on the security tab and then change the “Authentication Type” to WPA, then under “Key”, type in a new password. This password is the one you will be using to access your wireless network in the future. Once you have changed the password click on “Save” or “Apply” and to make sure that you have made the right changes then go back to “Wireless Network Connections” and your network should appear as “Security Enabled Connection (WPA)”.

Cleaning After A Flood

Cleaning a flooded home requires professional services. There are many situations that may cause the flooding. Whether the water damage was small or extensive, flooding creates some emotional discomfort to some people while others will try to rectify the damage themselves which may lead to getting hurt or increased  damage as a result of the absence of training, experience and the necessary tools and equipments meaning inadequate restoration.

We want to labour on your behalf if your home requires urgent cleaning after flooding. Everyone would like to avoid floods at all costs but they happen anyway. It may have happened for the first time for you. The best situation would be by clean water such as rain water or plumbing water. But even the clean water has potential to ruin your dry wall and carpet in a short while. It is therefore important to get professional help.

There is a possibility of the flooding being caused by raw sewage water and this requires you seek our help. The main problem with that is the fact that the sewage water contains pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria that can cause serious infectious diseases.

Why should you call us for your home cleaning after floods?

• Though it may be your first case of flooding, for us it is what we always deal with. We have the requisite training and certification to handle such situations. We have done it for others with great results and will do it for you too.
• We are available at any time of the day or night al days of the year and respond within one hour of your call, in addition, we guarantee you of effectiveness of our work for a whole year.
• We have the following qualifications
  • I.I.C.R.C. (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, Restoration and Certification) which ensures we maintain the standards of the industry
  • Members of IAQA (Indoor Air Quality Association), which means we do a thorough job after the draining to prevent mold infestation.
  • All our staffs are fully certified including the indoor environment consultant and master restorer. All the technical persons are also certified so that we can offer you the best service.

 

 

 

Strength in Defense Depth Strategy of Protecting Your Network

Defence in depth is a strategy for security that focuses on having multiple layers of protection for network and computers. If one layer is breached, there are more layers of protection in place that a hacker must go through before they get to your network of computers. The hacker will thus give up and move to another target or they be detected before they achieve their goal.

How to apply defense depth strategy when securing a wireless network

 

• Install a VPN account to a wireless router that is VPN enabled 

VPNs allow for encryption of all traffic entering and leaving your network. They allow you to create an encrypted tunnel that can protect your privacy, provide anonymous browsing and have other great features as well. The more sophisticated VPN providers allow you to install their VPN service on your VPN-capable internet router so that every device on your network is protected. Since the router does all the encryption and decryption work, you don't have to install VPN clients or reconfigure any of your PCs or mobile devices. The protection is virtually transparent; you won't notice anything except for some delay caused by the encryption and decryption process. This thus enhances wireless network security.

 

• Secure DSL cable with a firewall router

You should add an inexpensive wired or wireless router with built-in firewall capability to provide you with an additional outer-layer of protection. Enable the router's "Stealth Mode" to help make your computers less visible to attackers in order to secure your wireless network.

• Enable and configure your wireless or wired router’s and computer’s firewalls

Firewalls may prevent inbound attacks to your wireless networks. They secure a wireless network in an effective manner.

• Install antivirus and use strong passwords for all network devices and encrypt your files at disk or OS level.

This helps in securing a wireless network in a great deal.