Business

Indigenous Funding Options in BC

National Programs PacifiCan Jobs and Growth Fund  If you are working on a project for your business to transition to a green economy, foster an inclusive  recovery, become more competitive and create jobs for Canadians, you could get a contribution for up to 100% of the project’s cost. https://www.canada.ca/en/pacific-economic-development/services/funding/jobs-growth-fund.html  Natural Resources Canada Indigenous Forestry Initiative  Funding of up to $6.2 million available for period 2021-2023...

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Installing Linux on Dell Vostro 1520 and Enabling RDP and AI Agents:

Here's a detailed guide to carrying out your plan: Choose a Linux Distribution: Ubuntu LTS: Beginner-friendly, stable, good for AI development with tools like TensorFlow and PyTorch. Download the latest LTS version. Fedora: More recent software packages, better hardware compatibility, good for AI with tools like Anaconda and scikit-learn. Download the latest version. Other options: Linux Mint, Manjaro, Debian - choose based on your experience and specific needs. Create a Bootable USB Drive:...

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Top 7 Signs A Website Is Abandoned

Top 7 Signs A Website Is Abandoned

An abandoned website can pose some liability for the site owner– the business the website represents. It could have outdated information, security exploits, and not adhere to the current legislation. 

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An Old Dog With A Few Tricks: The Dogpile Search Engine

An Old Dog With A Few Tricks: The Dogpile Search Engine

Dogpile, a name that might conjure up images of the last time you strolled through a busy park, has a rich history as a metasearch engine. Established in 1996 by Aaron Flin, a research attorney, Dogpile was born out of frustration with the search engines of the time. Flin was dissatisfied with the cluttered and often limited search results they provided. Thus, Dogpile was designed to aggregate multiple search indexes to present more organized and relevant results. Go2Net acquired Dogpile in...

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Calligo Going Away And What You Can Do About Your Website

March 1st is coming up fast and Calligo (www.calligo.io) clients have to find somewhere for their sites to live. This from Calligo : Important notice about your website and mail service from Calligo (previously 3 Peaks / Pacific Online) From 1st March 2021, you will no longer be able to access these hosted website or email services and should ensure you have made arrangements to migrate or back-up any data in advance of that date. Calligo, who acquired 3 Peaks and Pacific Online in 2017,...

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17 Ways To Win at Growth Hacking 

  Growth Hacking is a great option for anyone looking to grow their business fast! For anyone unfamiliar with the term, growth hacking refers to a series of techniques used to add social media followers rapidly and with minimum investment on your part. As growth hacking’s popularity grows, people are coming with more and more ways to draw followers to their brand. The tricky part is usually finding out which technique works best for you. Don’t worry, we’re here to help!  So, in no...

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Play Twenty Questions With Your Website Decisions

What is it that sets one site from another? In short, brand optimization: knowing what you want to present to your potential client and how you’re going to present it. To get there, and create the online performance your brand deserves, you need to consider some important questions.

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Turning the Clock, One More Time (Daylight Savings Time) 

On November 1, many provinces and territories across Canada may be turning the clock back an hour for the last time. Before automation in technology, we were required to remember two special dates that required the hard labour of changing our clocks by an hour. This quirked its way into two sayings we’ve engraved into our brains “Spring Forward” and “Fall Back” - a way to depict which direction to move the hour based on the season.  However, even with technology advancements that meant...

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