Monday, April 21, 2014

Examples of RSS used in companies

So i was reading a few articles and came across some interesting ones. I came across this one in particular on zdnet.com. Its URL is here if you would like to read more: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/emergingtech/rss-for-companies/347. Anyways this article gave a few examples of how RSS can be useful to a company. RSS can be very useful in companies that have to constantly keep updated on whatever it is that helps them perform their job function. The example I found interesting was that a law firm used it to monitor what services a particular client is getting. That way, they can keep track of exactly what services that other attorneys in that law firm have already provided to the client. This made me realize that RSS can really be used pretty much anywhere. It is especially useful when you have a job that requires a lot of team work. With RSS, everyone keeps updated and stays "in the loop".

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Amazon Fire TV

Hello again everyone! Well this week i got some good news for all of you amazon lovers. Amazon has
now come out with the Amazon Fire TV. For those of you that are familiar with streaming boxes like the roku, apple tv, and WD streaming player, the Amazon Fire TV will be one of the competitors. Some of the nice features that come built into this little boxes (besides the numerous apps that can be installed) are its snappy interface, and voice commands. The microphone for the voice commands is actually built right into the remote. The inputs include: 1 HDMI, 1 Optical audio out, 1 ethernet port, 1 usb port. All in all what REALLY sets this streaming box player apart from the rest is the ability to play many android based games. For this though you might want to consider buying the game controller that is sold separately ($40). This little box will definitely catch the attention of amazon prime members as they can stream thousands of titles at no additional cost. This option i think is good if you don't already have a device that streams content and do not want to pay for a game console to be able to do the same thing.