![]() It features sophisticated privacy protection mechanisms, comes with a full-featured address book with groups and LDAP connectors, canned response templates, a template system for custom skins, and it can be extended with third-party plugins. Roundcube is free, open source, and available in over 70 languages. Written in PHP, Roundcube can be easily deployed in conjunction with a LAMP stack or any of its variations that support the PHP programming language. Roundcube has been around for more than 10 years, and it has since then established itself as a modern email client whose most prominent feature is the pervasive use of AJAX technology. In the second part of this article, we explain how you can install and configure our top pick, Roundcube, on your own server to enjoy a fully personalized emailing experience and better control over your data. In this article, we explore self-hosted email clients, which are perfect for those who desire more freedom and aren’t afraid to deal with the technical intricacies involved in setting up a self-hosted email client.Let’s take a look at top 5 best self-hosted email clients that are currently available for you to choose from. No, we’re not talking about, Yahoo! Mail, or privacy-oriented email services such as Tutanota and ProtonMail. ![]() Thanks.In the world dominated by Google, it’s easy to forget that there are actually many compelling alternatives to Gmail. If you liked this post please share it with your friends on the social networks using the buttons on the left or simply leave a reply below. For more updates, you can read our post on How to Install SquirrelMail on CentOS 7. Our admins will set this up for you immediately. Of course, if you are one of our Linux VPS Hosting customers, you don’t have to do any of this, simply ask our admins, sit back and relax. If you followed this tutorial you should get the Squirrelmail login page where user with a local email account can log in and access its emails. Open your favorite web browser and access Squirrelmail at. There are lots of different options in the configuration file that can be modified according to your needs, but these are mandatory. $attachment_dir = '/var/www/html/squirrelmail/attach/' $data_dir = '/var/www/html/squirrelmail/data/' Open the configuration file with a text editor and make sure that the following settings are set up $domain = 'YOURDOMAIN.TLD' Set the correct permissions chown -R apache: /var/www/html/squirrelmail/Ī configuration file for Squirrelmail is not created by default, so you need to create it: cd /var/www/html/squirrelmail/config We will rename the directory to a simpler name mv /var//var/www/html/squirrelmail This will create a ‘squirrelmail-webmail-1.4.22’ directory. Unpack the downloaded zip archive to the document root directory on your server unzip squirrelmail-webmail-1.4.22.zip -d /var/www/html/ As of this writing it is version 1.4.22 wget yum -y updateĭownload the latest stable version of Squirrelmail from their official website. Log in to your server via SSH as user root and make sure that all packages are up-to-date. There are few requirements for Squirrelmail:Īll requirements are included in our CentOS 6 full templates. In this blog tutorial we will cover the installation of Squirrelmail on a CentOS 6 VPS. With Squirrelmail you can send, receive and read your emails without an email client, just by using your web browser. ![]() It is one of the most popular webmail package because of its speed and simplicity. Squirrelmail is a free and open-source web based email application written in PHP.
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![]() Abiy’s ascent to power was buttressed by his visions of an ethnically harmonious, unified Ethiopia and initially appeared to be a critical change of course from the divisive policies of the TPLF-dominated ruling coalition. While in power, the TPLF had implemented a series of political reforms that marginalized other ethnic groups and consolidated the central government. In 2018, Abiy’s national election win signaled a transfer of power from the decades-long rule of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Prior to current Abiy’s ascension to power in 2018, the state dominated politics at the national level, with most of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition comprised of leaders from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The crisis has already forced prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the elder brother of the president, to resign on May 9.Īn inflation rate spiralling towards 40 per cent, shortages of food, fuel and medicines and rolling power blackouts have led to nationwide protests and a plunging currency, with the government short of the foreign currency reserves it needed to pay for imports.Tigray is one of ten regional states located in northern Ethiopia, sharing a border with Eritrea to the north and Sudan to the west. The economic crisis has also triggered a political crisis in Sri Lanka and a demand for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It is struggling with a shortage of almost all essentials, due to the lack of dollars to pay for the imports.Ī crippling shortage of foreign reserves has led to long queues for fuel, cooking gas and other essentials while power cuts and soaring food prices heaped misery on the people. The island nation is grappling with an unprecedented economic turmoil, the worst since its independence from Britain in 1948. Sri Lanka has been mulling different options to facilitate measures to prevent fuel pumps from going dry, as the country faces a severe foreign exchange crisis to pay for its imports. With the original ILC nearing its end the government said another USD 500 million loan is to be worked out with India. ![]() Sri Lanka's ongoing forex crisis has meant that no fuel stock piling is possible.ĭue to the dollar shortages, the island since January this year has been banking on an Indian Line of Credit (ILC) for fuel purchases. The police conducted around 429 raids to seize 27,000 litres of petrol and 22,000 litres of diesel, police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said. ![]() Police said that over 130 people have been arrested for hoarding fuel. The hike came as the public continues to suffer in long queues at fuel stations hit by shortages. The decision to raise the Octane 92 petrol price by 24.3 per cent or 82 rupees and diesel by 38.4 per cent or 111 rupees per litre was taken by the state fuel entity, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). With the second fuel price hike since April 19, now the most-used Octane 92 petrol would cost 420 rupees (USD 1.17) and diesel 400 rupees (USD 1.11) a litre, an all-time high. The government has raised the petrol price by 24.3 per cent and diesel by 38.4 per cent, a record hike in fuel prices amidst the country's worst economic crisis due to the shortage of foreign exchange reserves. The government raised the fuel retail prices at 3 am on Monday and the station owners are accused of attempting to make an undue profit of rupees 4.6 million by selling fuel at the new rates when the station had bought stocks at the old prices. State fuel entity officials raided the station and ordered the entire stock of fuel to be released at the pre-increased prices. The police at a Colombo suburb said an attempt by one station to hoard 50,000 litre of fuel was thwarted. Shantha Silva of the fuel distributors' association said workers at pumping stations had come under threat. At least 40 retail stations in most populous districts remain shut due to intimidation by angry public. ![]() "Turning to supplication, they prayed that the sinful deed might be fully blotted out. The primary reference is in 2 Maccabees, 12:26 and 12:32. There is scriptural basis for this belief. Purgatory is necessary so that souls can be cleansed and perfected before they enter into heaven. The third option is purgatory, which is where most people, free of mortal sin, but still in a state of lesser (venial) sin, must go. The second is hell, where those who die in a state of mortal sin are naturally condemned by their choice. The first is heaven, where a person who dies in a state of perfect grace and communion with God goes. The soul of a person who dies can go to one of three places. This Monday 2nd November is the Feast of All Souls - the Commemoration of all the faithful departed. The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee. We praise thee, O God: we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. But surely we can have a strong hope that these three people are among those we celebrate today and give praise to God for. We only know for certain those in Heaven, when they are raised to the altar at canonization. On All Saints Day this Sunday we celebrate all those who are in the presence of God whose names we do not know. This is one of the attributes of a death that carries with it the idea of martyrdom and is one of the conditions accepted in the beatification process. It appears to have been a terrorist attack and the murders targeted those going to Mass - a clear case of their deaths being “in odium fidei”, which is to say, carried out in hatred of the faith. Three people, the sacristan, Vincent, who was 55 years old and a father of two daughters, who had served the basilica as sacristan for 10 years, and two women Mass goers, one 44, the other 60 years old. On Thursday morning at the Basilica of Our Lady at Nice in southern France, there was a terrible attack on those attending Mass. I pray that this Christmas will bring each of us new hope as we look to the future year with the strength of God's grace within us. The many tragedies of Covid 19 have also been the cause of so many acts of kindness and generosity that give us hope. The new life we celebrate each Christmas is the renewal of that which God has given each of us - His life that courses through our world, which re-invigorates our faith. When we cannot hold hands we can still hold one another in prayer as we gather in spirit with the Holy Family this Christmas. Let us be inspired to find new ways to reach out and care for one another. The precautions we live under are a sacrifice for the greater good, so that more of us may live to see another day. So likewise, we must do so today with courage and dignity in the face of that which afflicts us. But our Order began precisely to combat that to find ways to give them that comfort of care. This year, we have all shared in that feeling. The warmth of the embrace of family and friends, one of the most basic of human needs, denied to them. We know from the Scriptures and we know it remains true today, that those suffering from it are often excluded from society. Our Order is called after St Lazarus and it's founding charism that of caring for those suffering from leprosy. Not least, that for the most part we have not been able to gather together in the Order, either nationally or internationally. Perhaps what we will remember most is the necessity of being apart. Let us stand together with those who have found their incomes disappear or their businesses struggle. Let us recall that we have all suffered emotional and mental distress through fear and through being kept apart from our loved ones and friends. Let us stand with those who have been bereaved. We come to the end of a year when so many have endured so much suffering in so many ways brought on by the Covid 19 pandemic. This Christmas may be like no other we have experienced. To enter the code in the game, simply find the Twitter icon on the left side of the screen. How to Enter Codes in Black Hole Simulator If you want to give your black hole an extra boost, try the codes for this month that we have right here. You can also eat your friends and other players. Easy Maintenance - Located on the top of the Black Hole is a dust filters, helps to prevent dust from getting into your build and helps improve the performance of your chassis.Black holes are awesome, and you can play as one in Roblox, roll around, suck bricks, and upgrade your black holes.Tempered Glass - A 3mm full left side tempered glass panel to show off your build from all angles.Once all connected enjoy PWM auto speed controlled via MB's PWM signal, also 2 RGB buttons (Mode & Brightness), it much better for user to easy adjust light mode and adjust between 5 different brightness modes (0-20-40-80-100%). ![]() RGB Hub - Included in the Black Hole is an ARGB V2.0 ARGB PWM hub, connect up to five fans and two LED strips, have access to 18 colour modes manually or have even more using the motherboard software.Excellent Airflow - Excellent cooling options are on offer with two 200mm fans at the front are not only more efficient but a lot quiter compared to mounting 120mm fans, mount a total of eight fans and room to mount water cooling radiators on the front (Up to 360mm), top (Up to 280mm) and rear (Up to 120mm) your case will have no problem cooling those high end components.Motherboard Sync - You can now take your colour control to new levels with the included ARGB motherboard connection on the PWM hub, simply connect the 3pin AURA from your motherboard and you can use the mobo software to sync your fans and strips the way you like.Fit an ATX motherboard and with plenty of room you can fit a wide selection of top hardware, meeting most installation requirements. Design - The Black Hole is a brilliantly designed Mid-Tower PC gaming case and the first GameMax chassis to include two 200mm ARGB fans not only will these look great in your gaming set up but enable exceptional airflow.The GameMax Black Hole is compatible with the following GameMax hubs: GameMax Velocity 120mm Rainbow ARGB Fan. ![]() GameMax Mirage White Fins Dual-Ring Rainbow RGB 120mm Fan. ![]()
![]() NuhnEdu works well for teaching controller mapping, DSP processing and live performance interaction. It has a number of unique software including the Bell Granular Synthesizer and the PitchSet System, both developed by Dirk Stromberg. It has been implemented on PC (in conjunction with GlovePie for Wii and HID), OSX (in conjunction with OSCulator for Wii) and Linux. The program is designed to function like a sandbox for testing different controller possibilities with a collection of audio abstractions. It allows for routing of controllers such as MIDI, HID, Wii as well as audio control signals such as envelope following and pitch tracking. Īny idea what i'm doing wrong here? i'm using OSCuMote 1.2 and Unity 2.NuhnEdu is a series of abstractions for dynamic patching in PD (Puredata). When we deleted the WiiMoteTest.cs from the WiiMoteListener and instead attached our hacked version of WiiMoteTest.cs to a cube, we got it to wiggle around. i had a friend who knows some C# look at it. Osculator is responding to the buttons joystick, and i was able to get a different app to receive the button messages from Osculator using your settings.Īs you've probably guessed, i'm not a coder. no change appears in the in-game display for the buttons and joystick values when i press them. However, nothing happens in the demo when i move the wii - the sphere just drops onto the plane and sits motionless. GameOn.unity receives OSC data for Pitch, Roll Yaw, and these value changes appear in the in-game display. hope you have a minute to help me troubleshoot: I'm a performing artist and OSCuMote is a wonderful solution to help me add a Wii to my media performances, but i'm having some trouble. * Last thing could be an implementation issue from my part that i unfortunately don't have time at the moment to improve or look into it. (This is located in the "Wiimote drawer" in OSCulator) So here you might also be able to tweak things. * In OSCulator you can "smooth" the data. don't send ir data if you're not using it etc. I do have some recommendations that might speed up things though. I haven't had any issues with lagging as such. If you experience any memory leak and can track it down, please let me know I'm getting really busy at school so i might not have so much time to look deeper into it the coming month. It should only be an issue inside the unity editor and not when you have a standalone application (hopefully ). I did make a fix that worked when running the code from a normal C# program, however unity doesn't seem to want to stop the thread. I have also tried to fix the issue with the thread not stopping in unity when you stop running the application. After having it run for a while i haven't experienced any memory leaks. I have been looking into it and i think i was too quick with regards to the memory leak. Its on my work pc which i cant access right now, so you'll have to wait for tomorrow.ĮDIT: Remember (and this is important) to have the same port number in the GlovePIE script AND in the WiimoteReciever script in Unity! otherwise you wont get squab out of it. That way, whenever you hit button A it will return 1.0, and if you dont it will return 0.0.Īnyway, to help ease things up a bit - if you havent figured it out by tomorrow i'll throw up my GlovePIE to Unity script which contains all that is needed for using all the buttons, pitch and roll and the XYZ (using sensor-bar) - so all you have to do is run it. In this case the data is sendt as a 1.0 - meaning it will always be true - we dont want that, so either directly link the button input through a Wiimote.A in glovepie, or store the data as a float in GlovePie using something like var.buttonA = wiimote.A. Then in the Unity Oscumote part, you ensure that the port in the script is set to the same (in this case 6000) - what the code you posted yourself then does is check the "/1/" value - if its a 1 - then it has found wiimote 1 and will access the GUI parts and such to be displayed in Unity. So for instance, this following code would send a message to the local pc, on port 6000 - and indicate what it is: ![]() (Cant guarantee the caps is correct but you'll see if it works when you e.g. Basically what you do from glovepie is that you send out the following: ![]() Really really really enjoy punching (or kicking) my opponent in the gut one more timeĪfter KO'ing them with a light attack. Little things, like overkill hits, that I love most about fighting games sometimes. Things, why take something like that out? It's fun Surprise you: Why can't I EX cancel or hit my opponent after KO anymore? Now for one of my biggest gripes I have with the game, and it might I was hoping it would be a bit moreĬhallenging to get a high score. WhatĪlso seems to be lacking is a Gallery/Theater mode where you can view artworkĬrusher & Barrel Buster bonus modes have returned for nostalgia value, but Call it nitpicking, but I think a change of sky colorĪnd some new background details/characters can go a long way in a sequel. On the flip side, I was hoping they'd "remix" some of the returning stages Stages are all visually stimulating and each carries a decent soundtrack of their That only a true Street Fighter fan can fully appreciate. Nearly all of the remixed themes bring a certain nostalgia Sequences which no Street Fighter fan should miss.Ĭharacter soundtracks build upon SFIV's already solid soundtrack and add Also included are some all new "Rival Fight" Series and don't take themselves too seriously, but most of the story artwork doesn'tįail to impress at least. ![]() the character storylines are what you'd come to expect from the The story element for each character, and offers all new prologues &Įndings. Incredibly slick, and given some much needed personality by badassĬharacter artwork (specific for certain modes mind you). Street Fighter themes from the series' past and present and flows nicely from beginning to end. The new intro is packed with style, badass remixed Thankfully, that dreadful "Indestructible" theme song was removedįrom the game entirely. Presentation-wise, SSF IV lives up to the original's. Still solid, fun, and requires a high level of skill to master. Overall but what isn't broken doesn't have to be fixed I guess. Returning characters didn't receive any movelist updates but certain move Less-inspired, overly-exaggerated, and/or involve entirely too much some areĮven more epic than the originals and hit hard, while others seem Unlike Super Arts from Street Fighter III. Has two Ultra Combos to choose from before the match begins, not The most significant update in addition to the new characters is that each character now Unique fighting styles & personalities to the series. & gameplay strategies! The newcomers, Juri & Hakan, offer two exceptionally School Street Fighter players happy and each has his/her fair share of new abilities More importantly, their play-styles are traditional enough to make more old *sigh* some characters just look much more Look and sound the way they should, but a few of the characters indeed have their quirks and The new characters from the series past look superb in SF4's "cartoony yet intricately ![]() I also believe fungi hold a couple of keys for sustainable living, but that’s a subject for a later date. So they’ve influenced me from a young age. Whether it’s Alice in Wonderland or The Lord of the Rings, mushrooms are often featured in fantasy literature and films. While at heart I’m a landscape photographer, I also love mushrooms. “ Glowing Mushrooms” is a very peculiar macro Photoshop tutorial. Then there’s one more video that is in a league of its own. Zooming way in on those distant craggy peaks, where clouds swirling among them create interesting shapes. In “Ghostly Mountains”, we switch to using telephoto lenses. In “Mountain Landscapes”, we use the wide-angle lens to take it all in and use the lens’ natural distortion to our advantage. Again, the focal length used in either processing video varies. “ Ghostly Mountains” is very different from “ Mountain Landscapes”. And spending an hour dodging ridges on a mountain isn’t always interesting to watch! There’s plenty of time to learn the trick and the tools to use it with, but sometimes it’s also a matter of grit. Most of that tedious work is sped up in each tutorial on this website. This videos is not long because of that attention to detail. I can lose myself in the tiniest details and really shape how light affects both sky and landscape. What better way to convey that passion for moody mountains in an editing tutorial? “ Ghostly Mountains” is not only the longest processing video I ever recorded, it’s also one I like to watch myself. ![]() Heck, I get excited by dunes and hills with 5 meters of elevation. Maybe because I’m Dutch and we don’t have mountains in the Netherlands. The interaction between clouds, light and sharp peaks is what drew me into fantasy and later into landscape photography. There’s just something about the way they connect the landscape and the sky above it. If I had to pick which subjects most fascinate me, I’d say those are mountains. ![]() While “ The Dark Forest” shows you how I would approach a forest scene with a telephoto lens in which the subjects are multiple trees, “ Monumental Trees” takes the wide-angle lens and pits you underneath an ancient, lone sentinel of the forest. Forest photography and Monumental Trees are different in two ways. As of this writing, most of my galleries now have a processing video associated with them. And since I have a couple galleries on my website, I started out with the idea of offering a Photoshop tutorial for each of those galleries. A certain subjectĮach video focuses on a particular subject within landscape photography. Here’s an outline of what you will learn in each video. That’s why I don’t have many processing videos on offer. That way, you can put on some tunes that help you get in the mood! What to Expect from a Landscape Processing Videoĭrafting a Photoshop tutorial is never easy. That’s why all of my Photoshop tutorials feature English subtitles. Since I rarely post-process without music, I wanted to leave that opportunity in my processing videos for you too. They all help to make me feel a certain way when I process. My vision is fueled by films such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Prometheus, but also by atmospheric music, paintings and collectible card games. Without vision, or the sense of direction through which you take your photos, the results will almost certainly disappoint. In every Photoshop tutorial I offer, vision is key. In my case, Photoshop came first and photography second. But it wasn’t until much later that I actually used these techniques in conjunction with photography. Not much later, I discovered how to paint in Photoshop. You see, I grew up with wanting to draw scenes from movies by hand. There is a cinematic quality to my still images and that is no coincidence. In these Photoshop video tutorials, you watch me edit my landscapes with that dark, dramatic mood you like. However, if you’re just looking for specific information feel free to browse whichever articles interest you.Do you struggle with post-processing your landscapes? Would you like to watch a Photoshop tutorial to help you guide your way to amazing results? Then these editing videos are for you! Photoshop Tutorial - Having Vision If you’re new to photo editing or to Photoshop we recommend that you follow along all of the articles in order as they will build on each other. From this page you can access all of the articles/tutorials that are currently available, and we will be adding links to the new articles as they are published. Photo Editing 101 is our free course that teaches the basic fundamentals of how to use Photoshop for editing photos. ![]() The ESS Credence glasses are similar to the Rollbar glasses but with a more tapered and smooth appearance than the boxier Rollback. Tactical Kit includes – Rollbar frame with subdued ESS logo, (3) lenses: Clear, Smoke Gray, and Mirrored Copper.Standard Kit includes – Rollbar frame, Clear & Smoke Gray lenses, Elastic retention strap, Microfiber cleaning pouch, and zippered hard case.ESS ToughZone anit-scratch lens coating.Lens Colors – Choice of (5): Clear, Smoke Gray, Mirrored Gray, Mirrored Copper, Hi-Def Yellow.Lenses – 2.2mm high-impact Polycarbonate, 100% UVA/UVB protection, Polarized lenses are an option.Frame Color – Black with optional silver or subdued ESS logo.Frame – Rollbar Medium-Large size, thin fit, folding arms.Resistant to impact and shatter, the Rollbar glasses are designed to be used by those who enter harm’s way each day. The gate then snaps back into place to secure the lenses in place. Opening the gate allows the lens to swing outward for easy replacement. ![]() The gate is a snap open section at the front of the frame on the outward side of the lenses. The Rollbar glasses are designed with the Rollbar Lens Gate to allow rapid lens changes. The lenses are completely encased in the frame, and have a small whole at the end of the arms for the elastic retention strap. The ESS Rollbar glasses come in a medium-large black frame, and are designed to be low profile for use with comms gear. This year the company announced the addition of two new sunglasses to their ballistic line of sunglasses – the Rollbar and Credence. ESS has a well established line of “ballistic†sunglasses and goggles that offer both superior eye protection in a compact, and appealing appearance. Armed Forces, as well as militaries, police, and fire personnel from over 100 countries. The company claims to be the largest supplier of eyewear to the U.S. The ESS U-Rx™ Insert prescription carrier is cross-compatible with ESS Cross-Series™ and ICE™ Eyeshields, providing an Rx solution that can be used across numerous ESS eye pro platforms.ESS is a leading producer of a variety of eyewear options. Federal OSHA compliant, exceed the requirements of ANSI Z87.1-2010, and are considered Primary Eye Protection by NFPA 1500.Ī prescription eyewear solution is available for ESS FirePro™ goggles. ![]() The FirePro-1977 EX™ is certified to meet the NFPA 1977 Wildland fire equipment performance requirements, including the 350☏ for 5-minute oven test. This high-impact, 2.8mm polycarbonate lenses meet and exceed ANSI Z87.1-2010 and CE. FirePro™ goggles use Profile™ Series lenses, all of which provide 100% UVA/UVB protection and distortion-free optical clarity. These lenses also feature ESS' advanced ClearZone™ FlowCoat lens treatments, which provide an optimal combination of anti-scratch coatings on the outside of the lens and anti-fog coatings on the inside. The extra-thick, 2.8mm high-impact lenses provide wide peripheral vision and distortion-free optics. Like all other components of the FirePro EX™, the OpFoam™ is heat and flame resistant. The FirePro-1977 EX™ features battlefield-proven OpFoam™, a thin-yet-durable anti-microbial face padding that provides maximum comfort and ease of cleaning. The full-perimeter ventilation and filtration system minimizes lens fogging and filters airborne particles, dust, and debris. The patented ESS Speed-Clip™ strap system makes adjusting the FirePro™ straps quick and easy, even with gloves on. In either case, this system works extremely well in conjunction with face shields or Bourke flip-downs. This patented system allows the goggles to be stowed in a pocket and quickly deployed, or they can remain attached to the brackets and kept on either the front or back of the helmet. Each strap contains a circular grommet that snaps on and off the two mounting brackets, which attach to a helmet brim with no drilling required. The ESS FirePro-1977 EX model features a two-piece strap system with Snap-on/Snap-off helmet mounting brackets. ![]() It’s important to try your best to gain valuable exposure to the many different elements of event management.Event project managers balance logistics, financial management, and detailed event-planning tasks. It also allows you to gain the fundamental organisational and administrative skills. Starting off at the bottom allows you to gain good insight into the industry. It’s not always as glamorous at it seems.Īny advice for someone just starting out within the events industry? There are always good and bad experiences in every event, you need to take those experiences and learn from them.Īre there certain traits one requires in this industry?Ībsolutely, you need to love working with people, but you also need to be organised and dedicated to your work. Is experience as important as formal training?Įxperience is key in the events industry. Technology is always advancing, so it’s important to keep up to date. It’s a tough goal and the competition is fierce. My current goal is to turn Avenue into an internationally recognised conference centre and venue within the first two years of opening. My responsibility was running the hospitality and ticketing at Ellis Park Stadium. I was headhunted to work for FIFA for the World Cup 2010 South Africa team. What’s been the highlight of your career to date? You have to be ready to do crisis management at any point. Every event has its challenges, and not everything goes according to plan. There are many small and large hurdles in the events business. Sometimes I struggle with the long, exhausting hours! I enjoy creating events and the feeling of knowing that a client is happy with what you have created for them. In between this, I do the financial aspects of the venue and events, sales and marketing, and client liaison. Depending if it’s a build day, event day or break day, I am on-site with suppliers and clients. Each day brings on its own challenges and demands. There isn’t really a typical day in the events industry. Some of my most valuable training was the first year of working. I completed a 4-year BA (Hons) Degree in Event Management. I studied at Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK. It’s a little different to creating an event, but the planning, research and implementation is the same. A year ago, I took on an unusual challenge, assisting with the project management of Avenue, a new event venue. I have been focused on international and domestic events for the last ten years. What Does an Event Manager Do An event manager ensures the smooth running of an event from conception to completion. I made a decision that day that I would do it as a profession. Event Management is the operational organisation of conferences, B2B events and exhibitions, from concept through to delivery. I couldn’t believe the décor, flowers, food and the way everybody and everything looked so beautiful and elegant. They’re less involved with design details and deal more with scheduling and directing event staff. Most of their work is done on the day of the event. My dreams of being a ‘party planner’ all started when I was 12 years old I attended a wedding that blew my mind. An event coordinator makes sure that all of the planning is correctly executed. What got you into the field of event management? post-event evaluation (including data entry and analysis and producing reports for event stakeholders).overseeing the dismantling and removal of the event and clearing the venue efficiently. ![]()
![]() It’s easily my favorite Apple TV remote ever, and Apple TV has been where I watch the vast majority of my TV for over a decade. Seriously, if you’re an Apple TV user, break out the champagne. I mean, just look at the three of them: the new aluminum Siri Remote looks like the direct successor to the 2012 Apple Remote. The new aluminum Siri Remote that ships with the new 2nd generation Apple TV 4K looks, feels, and acts like the black Siri Remote never happened. ![]() I believe some people like to watch movies in dark rooms. It’s black and has no backlighting, which makes it harder to see in the dark. A remote control is something that is supposed to be touched, but Apple chose a surface texture that looks bad as soon as it is touched, unless you wear gloves while watching TV, in which case you won’t be able to use the capacitive trackpad. The glossy bottom half never looks good in real life because it’s a high-gloss surface with (seemingly) no oleophobic coating at all. This pauses whatever is playing or maybe does something else, depending on the current context. It’s easy to click the trackpad inadvertently - especially when picking it up - because the whole top of the remote is clickable. It’s easy to pick up backwards because the buttons are centered. It’s been around for so long - six fucking years - that surely you’ve heard all the complaints about it numerous times. ![]() It is offensive, because it’s so clearly a bad design. I never liked that black Siri Remote, but over the years - six! - that I’ve been using it, I’ve grown to truly resent it. Conceptually it really is just like a laptop trackpad - you can swipe around and click to take action. The black Siri Remote also has a button that doesn’t look like a button: the whole top of the remote is a trackpad surface that is clickable. Apple doesn’t even list them as different remotes in their support pages. Apple made one minor tweak when the Apple TV 4K shipped: they put that raised white ring around the Menu button, but otherwise the remote was unchanged. 4th generation Apple TV) and 1st generation Apple TV 4K (20). The despicable black Siri Remote shipped with the Apple TV HD (a.k.a. It’s not obvious from looking at it, but the center of the D-pad ring is a Select button. The old aluminum Apple Remote shipped with the 2nd and 3rd generation Apple TVs (20). (There have only been four, but alas, I can’t find my original white Apple Remote. Here are the last three Apple TV remotes. The New Siri Remote (and Updated Apple TV 4K) Thursday, |
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