Mar 16Google is forcing G Suite legacy free edition accounts to upgrade to paid Google Workspace Business plans.Free Is Never Truly Free In 2006, Google released Google Apps for Your Domain, and offered both free edition and paid business offerings. The free service was spectacular, provided all of Google’s enterprise solutions for small businesses, simply lacking enterprise support. The initial free edition provided means for custom domain names to be used with…Google4 min read
Dec 12, 2020It’s Not a Conspiracy Theory — USPTO Just Doesn’t Like Facebook’s FBCLID URL TrackerAn acquaintance on Facebook was sharing some interesting information about the US Army’s Analysis and Assessment of Gateway Process. …Facebook2 min read
Nov 4, 2020How To Get Wi-Fi Working on a Dell XPS 13 9343 (Broadcom BCM4352) Running Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)The Dell XPS 13 9343 is the second-generation Sputnik Developer Edition laptop that came pre-loaded with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). As a former Canonical employee, I was one of the first lucky folks to put that machine into production. And now, over five years on, it’s still one of…Ubuntu2 min read
Aug 30, 2020Originally published at Hamor Photography Blog on August 30, 2020.A weekly compilation of photography, journalism, and content creation news and resources written or curated by Sean Sosik-Hamor. Not everything posted is breaking news but is something that piqued Sean’s interest while researching or fact-checking other stories. Be Sure To Get Comprehensive, Itemized Quotes When Working With Local Businesses By Sean Sosik-Hamor for Hamor Photography My cousin, Brian Hamor, runs Hamor Architecture Associates LLC in Stowe, Vermont. He…Press4 min read
Aug 27, 2020Be Sure To Get Comprehensive, Itemized Quotes When Working With Local Businesses — Hamor PhotographyMy cousin, Brian Hamor, runs Hamor Architecture Associates LLC in Stowe, Vermont. He recently reached out, and asked for PC and monitor upgrade recommendations for AutoCAD, Archicad, Photoshop, and general office tasks. Since computer-aided design (CAD) has heavy processor (CPU) and graphics processor (GPU) requirements, a workstation-class system is recommended. …Entrepreneur6 min read
Aug 1, 2020The Infrastructure Behind Hamor Photography — Introduction: Beware of Business-Class and Consumer-Grade InternetIntroduction Earlier this week, a colleague reached out to me on LinkedIn to inquire about my small office/home office (SOHO) network setup. This was perfect timing, since it’s been on my to-do list to write such an article for a while now. Rather than attempt to pack everything into a single…Soho7 min read
Jul 28, 2020We Hire Bloggers Who Immediately Stop BloggingYears ago in 2007, when I first joined Canonical as a staffer, I attended their yearly in-person all-hands meeting during my second week of employment. During the opening plenary, after the icebreaker where all new employees were asked to stand up and explain the history of their IRC pseudonym, the…Marketing3 min read
Jul 27, 2020Trouble in Photography SEO Paradise with SmugMug and Squarespace — Hamor PhotographyReputation Management Gaining control over the first-page of search engine results for you and your business is critical to reputation management. It’s impossible to directly control the search engine results themselves but it is possible to influence them with quality content creation and proper Search Engine Optimization (SEO). For years, Google has…Photography3 min read
Jul 27, 2020Daily Photo News and Journalism Roundup for Monday, July 27, 2020 — Hamor PhotographyPhotojournalist and veteran combat medic Mike Hastie pepper sprayed in Portland By Sean Sosik-Hamor for Newsvoice Federal agents pepper sprayed photojournalist and veteran Vietnam War combat medic Mike Hastie during Portland protests over the weekend. Footage captured by video producer Andrew Kimmel shows Hastie being sprayed point-blank in the eyes. After being sprayed Hastie said, ‘Here, I’ll give you my card. Someone needs to get this…Press2 min read
Jul 26, 2020Weekend Photo News and Journalism Roundup for July 25–26, 2020CHINESE DRONE MANUFACTURER RESPONDS TO RECENT SECURITY CONCERNS OVER ANDROID APP BY SEAN SOSIK-HAMOR FOR NEWSVOICE Cybersecurity researchers revealed on Thursday that DJI’s drone control app for Android, DJI GO 4, can bypass the Google Play app store. Outside of China, app updates downloaded from Google Play must go through an approval process. DJI responded, if the app has been modified by the user, “we notify…Press3 min read
