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NEVER Use Your ISP's Email Address
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Jul 28, 2011 | 4481 views |  0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

I know it's easy to just go with what you're given when you sign up for your internet service. Your internet service provider (ISP) , be it CableOne, AT&T, Comcast, or another, will offer you that free email account, and it can be tempting to just go with it. However, that's a mistake you, just like millions before you, will eventually regret.

The Reason

You will swap ISPs at some point. That is a fact. As long as you're using your ISP's email address, you've tied yourself to that ISP unless you're willing to go through the hassle of changing your email address and telling everyone you know.  It is a big hassle and can be frustrating enough to just stay with an ISP, even if they're overcharging you for slower speeds. CableOne's 50mbps service is now available in our area and I can't help but think of all the people who are stuck on AT&T's DSL service that will likely never see speeds that high.  To swap they will have a nice bit of work on their hands. Just think of the eBills, social network profiles, online stores, friends, family, and other places you'll need to update your email address.  Not fun.

The Solution

Get an email address from one of the big three.  Yahoo, Windows Live, or Google Gmail. Personally, I can't stand the slow, clunky looking, advertising filled, webmail interfaces of Yahoo and Microsoft. I'm a Google Gmail user through and through and I can't recommend it high enough.  It works with Outlook or Windows Live Mail if you prefer that method of getting your email, it's very fast, and the spam filter is unmatched from any other provider I've seen.

Please take this next bit as good all around advice and not an insult. Do not even think of getting an aol.com address.  It makes you look very out of touch when you email a potential employer, clients, or anyone that might expect you to be even slightly computer savvy from an @aol.com address.  If you have one, go ahead and go through the hassle of switching to Gmail right now.  At least get one and begin the process slowly.

At my website design company, WideNet Consulting, we even use Google's Gmail For Business product for nearly all 300 of our clients.  So when I say I trust the service and push it, I mean it.  Even my chris@chrisontech.com uses Google Apps to power it.

Email Intervention

Google has just launched a pretty clever marketing ploy asking people to help their friends make the switch away from bad email providers.  You can watch the video below and visit EmailIntervention.com, a simple site where Gmail users can send intervention letters to convince their friends to switch. It's straightforward and points out the incredible features of Gmail.


My Advice:

The choice is yours of course and I have many friends with Yahoo and Live addresses that seem to be perfectly happy with them.  I guess this could be an instance of to each their own, but I like to think after all I've looked at I am a pretty good judge of what's best in tech, and I say, go Gmail.

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting

If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.


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Best College Football Viewing Experience? Maybe!
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Jul 27, 2011 | 1441 views |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

You know how in the article about streaming I wrote yesterday I mentioned that missing live sporting events was the biggest drawback to cutting the cord on your satellite or cable subscription? Well today ESPN announced ESPN 2.0 for Xbox 360 Live via the Gizmodo blog.  There's a demo video of the ESPN App to watch on Gizmodo.

"You officially have a reason to watch ESPN on your Xbox 360 come this fall - ESPN 2.0 is pretty awesome. Watch multiple games in HD. Pause one while keeping the other going. Stats! So many stats. And oh lord, the mini-guide with live thumbs and scores.

Confession: The only sport I give even the slightest bit about is college football. Fortunately for me, ESPN on Xbox 360 is re-launching August 25 with college football in mind."
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August 25th is the day and personally, I can't wait to consume my favorite sport in my favorite way.  I just got my Xbox 360 about a month ago and it's worth it's weight in gold to me.  It's perhaps the perfect option to play Netflix and Hulu if you already have one instead of buying the Roku box I mentioned previously. Stats, Pausing, Split Screens, Mini Guide, and oh so much more goodness.  If you don't have an Xbox 360 be jealous.  Be very jealous.

My Advice:

This one is super simple.  On August 25th go and download the free ESPN 2.0 app onto your Xbox 360 and enjoy the mess out of college football and all other sports in the coming days.

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting

If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.


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Netflix & Hulu. Do you Stream?
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Jul 25, 2011 | 2189 views |  0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink
Netflix & Hulu. Do you Stream?
Netflix & Hulu. Do you Stream?
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Any Time. Any Where. Any Content. That is how I want to consume my TV shows and movies. With the plethora of online services that exist, there's hardly any reason to keep your cable or satellite subscription. They're filled with endless commercials that you are either forced to watch or fast-forward through, and it's only on when it's on. The DVR has made this experience a little more "Any Time" than it used to be, but it is still very frustrating when you want to watch your favorite episode of Big Bang Theory.

For many years now I've been hacking computers together to pull off what Netflix, Hulu, and the like now serve you with very little effort on your part. If your TV doesn't already have these services built in, you can pick up a Roku 2 XD box from $59 - $99 and have Netflix, Hulu and most other services on your TV pronto. All of the services run through your internet connection and have been structured specifically to be very easy to use from the comfort of your couch. See a full list of services on the Roku. 

Another plus is that these services are breaking new ground all the time. According to Hollywood Reporter, Netflix will soon announce they have penned a streaming deal with DreamWorks Animation which will bring a ton of new content to the service. Netflix is no stranger to gaining and losing content providers which can be a bit frustrating at times if your favorite movie disappears from the service. However, HuluPlus offers you another source of content which, combined with Netflix, should satisfy your movie and TV show needs.

The only things lacking dwell in the realm of live TV. The available live sporting events and news updates are a bit slim, but they are available at times.  You could always pick a pair of "digital rabbit ears" and get most of the local channels free if they're important to you. If not, this is still a small price to pay for a family who rarely consumes live events when the benefit is the reduction of your monthly bill from $70 to $15.

My Advice:

Pick up a Roku 2 XD box if you have any interest at all and give the services a chance through their free trials.  It's super easy, and once you see how great having all of this content on demand is, you'll likely never go back. Especially if you have young children.

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting
If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.


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3G, 4G? What it means to you
by Crestien
 Chris On Tech
Jul 25, 2011 | 2858 views |  0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

Verizon Wireless Speed ComparisonLast week Verizon Wireless flipped the switch on for their 4G LTE phone service in 28 new markets around the nation.  Most people around Calhoun County are just getting over the excitement of AT&T finally bringing 3G to our area only now to find out that we're behind again.

What is 4G? Well it depends on who you're asking and when. The most basic of answers is that 4G is the next generation of data speed available for your wireless devices.  The more complicated answer is that AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon all claim to have 4G and they're all talking about something different.  If anyone is telling the truth however, it's Verizon.  LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the most common type of true 4G networks being produced by the big 4 (soon likely to be the big 3 when AT&T buys T-Mobile) and that's what Verizon is rolling out.  HSPA is what the others are claiming is 4G which is really just slightly faster 3G.  So please don't get confused when buying your new phone or Mifi device when they start spouting on about 4G.  We don't have it in Calhoun County and you don't need it right now.  Currently the closest Verizon 4G areas are:

  • Alabama:  Decatur, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery
  • Florida: Ft. Lauderdale, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Sarasota-Bradenton, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach
  • Georgia: Athens, Atlanta, Augusta
  • Tennessee: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cleveland, Knoxville, Nashville
The current Verizon LTE Map is available off of the Verizon LTE page. Verizon is way ahead of the game on 4G coverage just like they have always been with their 3G.

My Advice
If you're going to get a phone in the next year and you don't travel outside of this region very often, don't wait on your favorite phone (i.e. Apple's iPhone) to go 4G, because we're not going to be seeing those speeds around here anytime soon.  If you're going to get a Verizon Mifi, go ahead and get the 4G because it won't cost you any more than the 3G, and you'll have it just in case it's ever available to you.

Chris Williams, Web Developer, WideNet Consulting
If you have a news tip or a topic you would like to see me write on, please email me at chris@chrisontech.com or write on my facebook page's wall.
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• Dailey Street Baptist Church, 106 S Church Street, (across from Lively’s foodland) will have Vacation Bible School June 24th - 26th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. nightly. Kick-off is June 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Our theme this year is “The Mighty God”. Classes for ages 4 to adult. Van rides will be available. For more information and/or to schedule pick-up, please call the church office at 256-447-6301. • Arrington Chapel Church will host a community fifth Sunday night singing on June 30. A meal will be served at 5 p.mn. and the singing starts at 6 with the Interstate Quartet. Everyone is welcome. • On June 29th beginning at 8 am and ending at 3 pm, there will be a Spring Into Summer Festival in downtown Piedmont. There will be arts and crafts, food, games, live music and drawings for prizes. If you are interested in renting a booth or would like more information, please contact Lover’s By Glover at (256) 792-9063 or at glovesd0509@gmail.com • Anytime Fireworks Blood Drive will be held July 3rd from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. It is located at 8806 Hwy 431 in Alexandria 256-847-3969. Free fireworks for every donor. • Chapter 1511, National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), invites all federal civilian employees, retirees, and annuitant survivors to its monthly meeting,10:45 AM, Thursday, June 27, at the DeSoto Pastime Center, Anniston Army Depot. Guest speaker: Calhoun County Commissioner Don Hudson. Lunch available onsite. No special requirements to enter the Depot for this event. For information on NARFE, call Joyce Smith, (256) 358-4257 or go to www.narfe.org . For speaker information, call Beverly Williams, 256-268-5286; email narfenotes@gmail.com . • Trade Day and Farmers Market at Nances Creek Community Center on the first Saturday of each month through October. It starts at 7 a.m. There is no set up fee. • A reminder that while the spring season is here and many landowners will be cleaning their property, any outdoor burning within the Piedmont City Limits requires a burn permit which can be obtained free of charge, provided that you meet the outside burning criteria, you can apply for a permit at the Fire Department at 312 N. Center Ave., If you have any questions concerning outdoor burning you can call the fire department at 256-447-3364. • YOU’RE INVITED TO LUNCH & LEARN….A series of free gardening programs sponsored by Calhoun County Master Gardeners & Calhoun County Commission held the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Cane Creek Community Garden at McClellan from noon-1pm ; bring your own lunch! June 26 “A Simple Water Feature for the Garden”: Hayes Jackson, ACES July 24 “Herb Gardening”: Dani Carroll, ACES August 28 “Getting to Know the Talladega National Forest: Part 2”: Jonathan Stober, District Biologist September 25 “Gardening for Dry Places”: Hayes Jackson, ACES Speakers & topics subject to change. Contact the Extension Office to confirm. 256 237 1621 • Dogs for the Deaf, located in Central Point, Oregon, is a non-profit organization that rescues dogs from animal shelters and trains them to help adults and children with different disabilities, challenges, and needs. For example, a Hearing Dog is trained to alert it’s owner to household sounds that could affect his or her safety and an Autism Assistance Dog would keep an autistic child out of traffic, bodies of water, and other dangerous situations. Chris Hill, a resident of Anniston and a volunteer “ambassador” for Dogs for the Deaf, has a DVD presentation he will give to civic and community organizations or individuals. Contact Chris at (256) 835-6918 • New classes for the Jacksonville State University Adult Wellness classes are: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Senior water aerobics and senior floor aerobic classes, 8 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 or jsu9517k@jsu.edu for more information and: Tuesday and Thursday: Senior water aerobics and senior therapeutic yoga classes, 8 a.m., Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 or jsu9517k@jsu.edu for more information. • Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 21 meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6 P.M. at 114 N. Center Ave. downtown Piedmont, to discuss the latest Veteran’s issues and benefits. If you are a service-connected disabled vet or you think you may have a military service related condition, the DAV may be able to help you. Help Workshops are also available on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday’s of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. Veterans are urged to attend for possible compensation and benefits unknown. • Anyone with knowledge about German and Italian POW’s and their artifacts at Fort McClellan during the time period 1943-1946 please contact Klaus Duncan at 256-782-2991. • Crossplains Church of Piedmont, in partnership with the Piedmont Benevolence Center, invites kids ages 5 and up to the church every Wednesday to get F.I.T. (food, interaction, teaching) Every Wednesday night from 6-7:30 p.m. Supper, Devotion and Games. Anyone needing transportation contact 256-447-2721. Someone will return calls regarding pickup times. • Applications for Head Start are now being taken. Come visit a Head Start/Early Head Start Center in your community and talk with center coordinators or family advocates. For additional information in Calhoun and Cleburne counties call Gayle McClellan at 256-237-8628. Head Start Centers located in Calhoun County are Norwood, Piedmont, Ayers, Constantine and Hobson City. Children must be three years old by Sept. 1. • Piedmont Health Care has started an Alzheimer’s support group. The Alzheimer’s Support Group at PHCC is designed to increase public awareness and enhance individual and family education regarding Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. For more additional information, please call Yolanda Pierce, social services director (256) 447-8258 Ext. 232. Refreshments to be provided.
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by Patsy Frachiseur
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Jun 19, 2013 | 1 views |  0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend | print
The Sunshine Club met June 2 at First Baptist Church. After prayer requests, Ramon Feazell asked Ronnie Morrow to open the meeting with prayer. June hosts were Pitt and Peggy Peel, Maxine Simmons and Betty Lively. Happy faced flowers were centerpieces on each table. Spring flowers were in abundance around the room, including lilies, roses and day lillies which were a delight. Audrey Simpson reported on the trip to feed over 2,040 students and members of the Jess Jennings Nehemiah Team. Fourteen members from First Baptist joined others at the luncheon. These student missionaries will form 52 teams to go to various countries worldwide to spread the word of God. This is an awesome task and these young people need prayers. Pam Jones presented the program, giving her testimony and sharing her experience as a cancer survivor. Along her journey she has met others having the same experience. She had two such ladies, Carol Harcrow and Trisha Noah, from Hokes Bluff with her. After playing a CD, “Blessings Come Through Tears,” she quoted Romans 12:12, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” As she closed she asked the question, “Are you blessed?” Ramon closed with prayer. Thirty-four members and 11 guests enjoyed fellowship around the dining tables. Guests, along with Pam, Carol and Trisha, were W. A. Nickelson, Savannah Thornberg Caleb Smith, Aniah Jones and Amanda Smart and her three children.
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Jun 19, 2013 | 148 views |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Linda Jones looks forward to Wednesdays. That’s her off-day at Stinson Howard Jewelers in Piedmont, which gives her an opportunity to cook for her entire family. “All of them come,” she said. “I’ve been doing this for 20 years or longer.” By “everybody” Linda means her husband, Roy, their sons, Darwin, Brian and Barry and their families, which includes eight grandsons and two granddaughters, as well as her sisters, other family members and friends. Linda said it’s a good thing she likes to cook, because that’s not the only time she cooks a lot. “Everybody comes to our house about once a month, and we play music,” she said. “There’s usually about 70 to 75 people here. Roy helps me cook and everybody brings a dish. We play gospel, country, rockabilly, it makes no difference, if we like it we play it, and we have a ball. And there’s no alcohol.” The Jones home has been the site for this get together for about 40 years. Linda said she’s no drummer, but she does like to play the snare drum. “I like keeping time with them,” she said. Roy plays lead guitar, their oldest son, Darwin, plays bass, and Michelle Hudson sings. Harold Parris is on steel guitar and Rodney McReynolds, Brian Carroll and Dan Freeman play guitar. Linda said that all the guitar players also sing. For many years, Linda and Roy made syrup at Nances Creek Community Center. That led them to create trade there which is the first Saturday of the month June through October. Linda has worked in jewelry stores for the past 30 years. She spent the first 20 at the old DuBar’s store. It was bought by Stinson Howard who built a new store and asked Linda to stay on as manager. She’s been there 10 years. “Sometimes I’ll ask my boss (Sam Stinson) if he’s ready for me to retire and he’ll say no,” said Linda, admitting that she doesn’t want to retire. “I love all of it,” she said. “I love meeting people and selling. I’m never out and I’m never late. My boss said he’s going to put on my tombstone ‘old reliable’. They’ve just turned the store over to me more or less. I pay my own self. I write my own check and I write Brandon’s check. I tell people that selling, cooking and eating are all I’ve ever done.” Brandon Stinson repairs jewelry. Linda’s sisters, Olene Penny and Thyra Smith take turns working on Saturdays. Linda was born in Jacksonville and moved to Nances Creek when she was a baby. She’s lived there ever since. Her parents are the late Mitchell and Emma (Smith) Doss. She graduated from White Plains High School. She and Roy met at the Pig in the Basket, a small café that was torn down years ago, that was located in front of Piedmont Hospital. “Back then, the kids would ride around and go to the Pig in the Basket, then they’d go to the Coffee Cup,” she said. “It was back and forth, back and forth. You’d blow your horn and they’d bring your tray and hook it on the window. They were good times.” She and Roy married in 1961 The preacher who married them had cut pulpwood that day. When he came home, he had a bath before marrying them, and Linda remembers that his hair was still wet. Roy’s friend Larry Hill, who lived in Ellisville as did Roy, went with them. Linda said before they could start their honeymoon, they had to take Larry back to his home in Ellisville. “People spend $50,000 on weddings, and they don’t last,” she said. “We didn’t spent anything, and we’ll be married 52 years on Oct. 13. We got married on Friday the 13th.” Linda and Roy renewed their vows on their 50th anniversary. “We had a big celebration at Terrapin Creek Lodge” said Linda. “Our good friend Alice Martin (probate judge) married us. Our kids and grandkids were there and we had a lot of friends.” Roy is retired and spends a lot of his time tending to his 25 beehives. He was a self-employed cement finisher. Linda said her husband is a good cook, and she appreciates the fact that when she gets home from work, he often has her plate waiting for her. She likes to prepare Instant Miracle Rolls, Peanut Butter Fudge, Pecan Pie Cake and Tater Tot Casserole. Contact Margaret at pollya922@gmail.com. Recipes Instant Miracle Rolls 5 c. self rising flour
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Jun 19, 2013 | 22 views |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print
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Alabama’s Career and Technical Education program is designed to empower students to meet the daily challenges of the twenty-first century with the work-readiness skills needed for success. This program provides a curriculum wherein students are actively engaged in learning through career-oriented activities. National affiliated student organizations such as FBLA and FFA are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations serve as a means to enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills and broaden opportunities for personal and professional growth. The focus is to help students develop an understanding of all aspects of industry and technology in the program area while learning teamwork and leadership skills. Piedmont City Schools currently offer Career and Technical Education classes at the middle and high school level. Piedmont High School offers classes through a 2-year rotation. During the 2013-2014 school year students will have the opportunity to take Agriscience, Construction Framing, Introduction to Metal Fabrication and Horticulture. In 2014-2015 students may choose to take Agriscience, Construction Finishing, Introduction to MIG Welding and Horticulture. • Agriscience is a course that provides students with a general overview of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. • Construction Framing is designed to provide students with an understanding of the framing phase of a structure, including framing components. • Construction Finishing is designed to facilitate student understanding of the finishing phase of a structure. • Introduction to Metal Fabrication provides students with opportunities to examine safety and technical information in metal fabrication and to participate in hands-on activities in the laboratory. • Horticulture includes career opportunities, safety, plant physiology, growing media, greenhouse facilities, greenhouse and nursery crop production, plant identification and classification, pest management, hydroponics and vegetable gardening, and technological applications. • Introduction to MIG welding provides students with opportunities to examine safety and technical information in metal fabrication and participate in hands-on activities in the laboratory. The middle school offers Computer Essentials for eighth grade students who want to master basic skills in the areas of word processing, database management, spreadsheet applications, multimedia presentations, and Internet research. The Piedmont City School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and provides equal access to affiliated student organizations. In addition, arrangements can be made to ensure that the lack of English language proficiency is not a barrier to admission or participation. Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies should be directed to: Mike Hayes, Title II Coordinator 502 Hood Street West Piedmont, AL 36272 256-447-8831 Debra Ledbetter, 504 Coordinator 504 Hood Street Piedmont, AL 36272 256-447-7483 Revonda Pruitt, Title IX Coordinator 504 Hood Street Piedmont, AL 36272 256-447-7483 For more information contact Mark Mitchell at mmitchell@piedmont.k12.al.us regarding high school classes and Jennie Baer at jbaer@piedmont.k12.al.us.
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