PC software on server for Budget

http://moneydance.com

Emoney or Wealthvision is missing. They don't have true app's though. Nice list though.

https://www.youneedabudget.com/learn

JBL AC26 Ultra Compact 2-way Loudspeaker with 2 x 6.5” LF

If you're willing to go digging around pro catalogs and aesthetics aren't a big deal, I'd seriously look into the JBL AC26:
http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/i...ct-series/ac26

They will blow pretty much anything else away out there in terms of raw performance for the price and the 92 dB SPL/1W/1m sensitivity with 117 dB max should be close enough to THX reference for government work out to ~10' listening position with your typical home A/V receiver. You should be able to get them for a bit over $800/ea with an offline quote from somebody like John Schuermann (drop him a PM here).


http://www.avsforum.com/forum/89-speakers/2340049-best-lcr-under-2000-a.html

7 behaviors that stood out in the best managers

Facebook’s HR chief conducted a company-wide study to find its best managers — and 7 behaviors stood out

At Facebook, employees know that they don't need to become managers in order to be successful.

"The most important thing is that we choose managers who want to be managers," Lori Goler, Facebook's VP of people, told Business Insider.

Facebook is a strength-based organization, she said, and that means that leadership finds what employees excel at and place them in those roles. In order to determine what makes a manager excel at Facebook, a few years ago Goler and her team conducted a company-wide analysis of its roughly 12,000 employees to find which teams reported the highest levels of satisfaction and engagement.

They then reached out to these teams and asked them what it was about their bosses that made their work experience so rewarding. Seven behaviors stood out.

1. They care about their team members.

The first point ties back to finding managers who actually want to be managers rather than those who feel like they need to be managers in order to progress in their careers.

"It sounds basic, but it's harder than it sounds in an organization that's scaling quickly" to find these people, Goler said. Those who have that passion for leading a team are able to make personal connections with their employees and actually want to see them succeed.

2. They provide opportunities for growth.

Facebook's HR team found that its employees who reported the highest levels of satisfaction with their boss felt like they were given opportunities to constantly learn and develop their skills.

3. They set clear expectations and goals.

Employees have two formal performance reviews each year, and feedback, whether positive or negative, should never be a surprise. All employees need to constantly know what is expected of them, as both individuals and members of a team, or else their manager has failed.

4. They give frequent, actionable feedback.

Goler said that giving regular feedback is so fundamental to Facebook's culture that it becomes second nature to the best managers.

"And it's a two-way street," she said. The best bosses inform their teams of the feedback they've been getting from individual members as well as their own superiors. They're able to create an atmosphere where their employees aren't afraid to speak up when they believe there's a better way of doing things.

When a team achieves this level of trust and transparency, they can adapt quickly and become more productive and effective.

5. They provide helpful resources.

The best managers don't micro-manage, but they're aware of where each of their employees is at so that they can remove any roadblocks that may be hindering progress and provide the insight or assistance to get a project done.

6. They hold their team accountable for success.

In order for employees to feel motivated, they need to know that their boss will adjust their responsibilities accordingly depending on their performance.

7. They recognize outstanding work.

And finally, the most engaged employees reported that they work in an environment where impactful results are celebrated.

Ofrece Canadá residencia si tienes estas profesiones

Ciudad de México.-  El gobierno de Canadá está en proceso de reformar su sistema de inmigración para ofrecer “entrada express” lo cual podría facilitar el acceso y permanencia de los inmigrantes a este país.

Lo anterior se está efectuando con el único objetivo de que personas de cualquier parte de el mundo llenen alguno de los puestos de trabajo que se ofrecen en el territorio canadiense.

Según información del sitio de internet cbtelevision.com.mx, el gobierno canadiense dice que la “entrada express” hará lo que el Programa de Trabajadores Extranjeros Temporales no puede: se asegurará de que los inmigrantes cualificados son capaces de establecerse en Canadá de forma permanente para ayudar a satisfacer las necesidades de mano de obra del país.

El ministro de Inmigración, Chris Alexander explicó que este programa de “residencia express” se encuentra vigente desde el pasado 1 de enero de 2015 y continúa activo para recibir nuevos inmigrantes calificados.

La “entrada express” podría ser ofrecida a los inmigrantes cualificados que hayan presentado una solicitud a través del programa federal de trabajadores calificados (FSWP), el programa federal de operaciones calificados (PTSA), el de experiencia canadiense (CEC), y una parte del programa nominado provincial.

Canadá está reclutando activamente a inmigrantes calificados para el programa federal de trabajador calificado en las siguientes 50 profesiones, las cuales dice el gobierno, reflejan las últimas necesidades del mercado laboral.

A continuación se muestra la lista de profesiones solicitadas:

Altos gerentes financieros, de comunicaciones y otros servicios empresariales.

Altos gerentes comerciales, de radiodifusión y otros servicios, no clasificados bajo otros epígrafes.

Directores financieros.

Directores de recursos humanos.

Gerentes de compras

Seguros, bienes raíces y gerentes de intermediación financiera.

Gerentes de servicios de salud.

Encargados de la construcción.

Gerentes de construcción de casas y de renovación.

Gerentes de producción en recursos naturales y pesca.

Gerentes de manufactura.

Auditores y contadores financieros.

Analistas financieros y de inversión.

Agentes de valores, agencias de valores de inversión.

Otros agentes financieros.

Ocupaciones profesionales en publicidad, marketing y relaciones públicas.

Supervisores, trabajadores de las finanzas y de seguros.

Administradores de propiedades.

Geocientíficos y oceanógrafos.

Ingenieros civiles.

Ingenieros mecánicos.

Ingenieros eléctricos y electricistas.

Ingenieros del petróleo.

Analistas y consultores en Sistemas de información.

Analistas de bases de datos y administradores de datos.

Ingenieros de software y diseñadores.

Programadores informáticos y desarrolladores de medios interactivos.

Tecnólogos y técnicos en ingeniería mecánica.

Estimadores de construcción.

Tecnólogos y técnicos de ingeniería eléctrica y electrónica.

Técnicos y mecánicos de instrumentos industriales.

Inspectores de salud pública y medio ambiente y salud y seguridad ocupacional.

Técnicos de red informática.

Coordinadores y supervisores en enfermería.

Enfermeras registradas y enfermeras psiquiátricas registradas.

Médicos especialistas.

Médicos generales y médicos de familia.

Dietistas y nutricionistas.

Audiólogos y patólogos del habla-lenguaje.

Terapeutas ocupacionales.

Terapeutas respiratorios y técnicos cardiopulmonares.

Tecnólogos en radiación médica.

Ecografistas médicos.

Auxiliares de enfermería.

Ocupaciones paramédicas.

Catedráticos y profesores universitarios.

Psicólogos.

Educadores y asistentes de la primera infancia.

Traductores, terminólogos e intérpretes.

REQUISITOS

Debe quedar claro que, según lo expuesto en el portal del gobierno de Canadá www.canadainternational.gc.ca, para recibir a los inmigrantes económicos en el país del norte estos deberán aplicar a : Programa de Profesionales Calificados (Federal Skilled Worker Program); Programa de Oficios calificados (Federal Skilled Trades Program), y Clase con Experiencia Canadiense (Canadian Experience Class).

De la misma forma, las provincias y los territorios de Canadá también podrán reclutar candidatos bajo el sistema “Entrada Express” para cubrir una parte de sus programas de nominación provincial y responder a las necesidades locales del mercado laboral.

Este sistema consiste en dos pasos:

Paso 1) Los candidatos potenciales deberán ingresar un perfil “Entrada Express” en línea donde proporcionarán información sobre sus habilidades, experiencia laboral, conocimiento del idioma (inglés y/o francés), educación y otros detalles. Aquellos que cumplan con los criterios para alguno de los programas de inmigración económica federales considerados en el sistema “Entrada Express” serán colocados en una reserva de candidatos.

Los aspitantes serán clasificados en comparación a otros en la reserva de acuerdo a un nuevo Sistema Comprensivo de Clasificación, el cual tomará en cuenta los factores que han demostrado llevar a una inmigración exitosa una vez en Canadá.

Paso 2) Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Canadá (CIC) convocará a solicitar la residencia permanente únicamente a aquellos candidatos mejor clasificados y a aquellos con ofertas de empleo válidas o que hayan obtenido una nominación por parte de alguna provincia/territorio.

Los candidatos tendrán 60 días para presentar en línea su solicitud de residencia permanente. Una vez recibida, CIC procesará la mayor parte de las solicitudes en seis meses o menos.

Para más información y/o registrarse y recibir noticias por correo electrónico, favor de dirigirse a: www.canada.ca/ExpressEntry. Además encontrará datos complementaria en twitter en www.twitter.com/CitlmmCanada.

Las preguntas frecuentes del programa para empleados inmigrantes, que se encuentran en inglés y francés están en los siguientes enlaces: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2014-12-01.asp;

http://www.cic.gc.ca/francais/ministere/media/avis/2014-12-01.asp, pueden resolver muchas de las dudas respecto a este programa.

Para información adicional se puede comunicar a la Embajada de Canadá en México – Sección de Asuntos Públicos mediante el correo: gloria.antonettielectrónico o gloria.antonetti@international.gc.ca

best app to download youtube videos to watch offline?

The legendary file manager Goodreader has that ability built in. Essentially, when you play the a YouTube video in Safari, you can tap a bookmarklet and it will import the video into the app. It works for all HTML5 videos,including YouTube ones.

YouTube Red allows you to do that, among other things. If you watch a lot of YouTube, it's worth the money

I use amerigo for all my downloading needs on my iPad mini.

I use Workflow to do this without JB.
https://www.reddit.com/r/workflow/comments/2p0vga/workflow_download_youtube_videos/

verifying and chasing VPN blocks.

Netflix doesn't waste valuable employee time with the dumb task of listing, verifying and chasing VPN blocks. It outsources this to a commercial off-the-shelf product, which isn't even that expensive.

https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-anonymous-ip-database

As you can read from the product description, many other answers in this post are inaccurate as tor exit nodes and data center blocks (where you would typically host your own VPS) are included in their listings as well.

It could be that they use another offering and not this specific one, but I know that this one is quite popular in the digital rights world.

MaxMind is pretty accurate and also very quick to add newly detected blocks to their list. It is a question of time before many VPN providers will just give up because it will become too expensive to keep buying US-registered MaxMind-unlisted IPv4 blocks. IPv6 should allow that cat-and-mouse game to continue for a while longer but I'm sure that more refined technology is being developed to detect VPN's beyond just the IP address (it can be done).

However, there will ALWAYS be ways to circumvent these listings for the truly determined and tech savvy. But it won't be the "easy 1-click setup" kind of circumvention anymore. And I guess Netflix can live with that. They probably also realize they can't weed out all non-US users, 90-95% should be considered sufficient. The smartest truly determined and tech savvy will not brag about it on Reddit and will never share how they circumvent the system anyway.

Whatbox

Whatbox is a great service and a great value. 3TB for $40 a month in the US is a good deal.

They don't mess around with "fake" marketing numbers either. They always quote what you can actually use. Stand up company.

 

You should look at their beta plans, which are located here: https://whatbox.ca/plans/beta

They are faster, offer more storage for the price, and are extremely stable, in my opinion. Mine's restarted twice in the month I've had it.

I do agree that their other plans are a little overpriced, but their service and reliability are top notch. You get what you pay for.

By the way, the beta plan I'm on is $22 a month for 1.8 TiB of storage, 4.5 TiB of upload, 1 Gbps up, and for what it's worth the beta servers are the most powerful seedbox servers I've seen.

Also...

 i'm looking at offers like SB 4 & SSD 300 from seedhost or Vampire Box from seedboxes.cc, two very reputable competitors for their speed,