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Use fossil fuels – not if we can help it says Saudi Arabia

Bhok Thompson
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Use fossil fuels – not if we can help it says Saudi Arabia
Khaled al Otaiby, an official of the Saudi oil company Aramco watches progress at a rig at the al-Howta oil field near Howta, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 26, 1997. Energy is the big strand in a web of U.S.-Saudi economic ties that has grown in the six years since an American-led army rolled back Iraqi aggression in the Persian Gulf. (AP Photo/John Moore)

It would seem everyone, except the US President, is firmly behind trying to reduce the world’s carbon footprint. Two of the planet’s largest suppliers of fossil fuel have recently announced big investment plans for the use of solar power in their respective countries.

In Dubai:

According to the Bloomberg news service, Dubai is planning to invest £770 million pounds in solar power technology to provide 200 megawatts of electricity during the hours 4pm through 10am – yep night time. Unlike the standard method of trying to maintain reduced power output through the night using normal solar panels and storage batteries, the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) operates using mirrors and molten salt.

CSP is not a new concept, and currently there are three main types of CSP energy systems. The Trough system uses U-shaped parabolic reflectors which reflect the sun’s rays to a grid of oil filled pipes in the centre of the reflector. The Dish system uses reflective satellite shaped dishes which track the sun, reflecting the rays to a receiver which is an integral part of the dish, and the third system is the Power Tower system, the technology being constructed in Dubai.

Molten salt has the ability to absorb the sun’s rays and reach temperatures of almost 500 degrees Celsius. Not only will molten salt reach high temperatures, it also has the capability to store this heat for a considerable period of time. A grid of flat mirrors is positioned to reflect the sun’s rays at what is called the receiver. In this particular case, the receiver is the molten salt. As the salt’s temperature increases throughout the day, at a fixed time, water is added which begins to produce steam. This steam is then used to power the turbines and produce night time electricity.

Although the project is not scheduled for completion until 2023, the Saudi Arabian company overseeing the work has completed similar solar energy generators in South Africa and Morocco. Already the debate between advocates of CSP and photovoltaic solar panels using storage batteries is heating up regarding which is the most cost effective system.

Saudi Arabia:

Talking of solar panels; according to the Financial Times mobile phone news, Saudi Arabia has announced it will shortly be issuing tenders for the construction of more than £40 billion worth of solar and wind energy projects spread over the next 12 years, as well as considering the building of the country’s first nuclear power station. It is also building a new green city called Neom. 

Although this announcement projects Saudi Arabia as an environmentally conscious nation, much of the decision is thought to stem from the fact the country is being hard hit by the downturn in oil revenue. Increasing concern over climate change and the fact the country has already had to draw hard on its reserves has exacerbated its concerns for the future of fossil fuel energy.

For whatever its reasons, a move toward renewable energy can only be a good thing. Until overtaken by Russia earlier this year Saudi Arabia was the world’s largest supplier of oil. It is also a major producer of carbon dioxide due to its high reliance on fossil fuel for it energy production. With the move to renewables, a whole new jobs market will also be created while improving the environment for the Saudi people.

Although tenders have yet to be issued, a price war between the more popular solar panels and battery powered generation, and the mirror and salt steam generation, seems set to take the stage. Currently CSP is considered the cheaper option. However, increased mass production of photovoltaic panels means the cost is dropping. As with mobile phones and electric cars, battery power storage technology is improving all the time. Supporters of solar panels believe they will remain the system of choice for most solar energy projects.

While the move to solar and wind energy production has been met with universal approval, not so the possibility of nuclear power. Although countries like France and Finland continue to rely heavily on nuclear power, others are reducing their reliance on nuclear reactors. Until such issues as the safe removal and long term storage of nuclear waste are satisfactorily addressed, nuclear power in Saudi Arabia will remain just a talking point.

 

London’s buses are #PoweredByCoffee

Faisal O'Keefe
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London’s buses are #PoweredByCoffee

bio beansThe idea that Brits love their tea is proving to be full of beans. The average Londoner drinks 2.3 cups of coffee a day, and the resultant spent coffee grounds end up in landfills which damage the environment, and – given the British landfill tax – is a costly means of waste disposal. Now those grinds are being put to use powering London’s iconic buses.

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Swap Society offers treasures, diverts trash

Faisal O'Keefe
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Swap Society offers treasures, diverts trash

clothing recyclingClothing swap and resale businesses allow you to shed formerly favorite clothes and accessories and – in exchange – refill your wardrobe with affordable “new” treasures. They offer an environmentally responsible alternative to dumping old duds into a charity box or trash can. Want to change up your wardrobe without damaging your wallet and the world? Check out Swap Society, an online clothing exchange for women and kids.

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4 things to keep in mind while travelling solo

Bhok Thompson
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4 things to keep in mind while travelling solo

land-sea bridge, saudi arabia, egypt, gulf of aqaba, sinai peninsula, tourism, development, business, politics,

As they say, you cannot find the true you unless you go on a solo trip once in your life. It is very true that when you are on a solo trip, you are not only completely responsible for yourself but you need to make sure that you take responsibility of keeping yourself safe and sound. For example if you plan on going for an African safari on your own, there are numerous things that you need to keep in mind, as you will not have anyone to fall back on. So it is vital that you make a note of the things that will make your solo trip good, if you want to have a safe and successful journey. Here are 4 things to keep in mind while travelling solo.

  1. Plan, but don’t expect everything to go as planned

It is a very important to plan some of the finer details of the trip if you do not want things to go bad. But at the same time, you need to remember that not all things will go as per plan and you need to accept these changes. We advocate that you keep some broad plans in mind and then go with the flow once you reach the place. This will help you to adapt to the situations well.

  1. A little local language knowledge can help a lot

It is always a good idea to know the local language to some extent. When you are travelling to a place, which does not use your mother tongue or the languages you know, you might have some problem in basic communication. So make sure to learn the basic words that will help you to move around comfortably.

  1. Interact and ask the locals

There are many small local jewels that you will not know about unless you ask the locals. It is good to go to the touristy places but if you want to know the place well, you need to go like a local person. Talk to them and ask them for places that are mostly visited by the locals.

  1. Always carry snacks and water

It is a very good idea to carry some snacks and water with you while you are travelling. You never know when you might need something to eat and drink but have nothings nearby.

It is important to make a plan when you are travelling solo. While travelling solo might come with a lot of responsibility, it can be a very positive experience if executed properly. You need to make sure that you have a concrete plan in place as it will help you to go about well. Always remember that even though you might not have someone to travel with you, there will be a lot of people around, so do not feel shy to ask them for help. At the same time, we also recommend that you keep some music and books handy, in case you feel that you need some company.

Icelandic town slows speed racers with 3D crosswalks

Faisal O'Keefe
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Icelandic town slows speed racers with 3D crosswalks

safe drivingI’m fresh back from a week in Iceland. Hard to enter a room these days and not have at least one other person claim the same; it’s the touristic destination du jour. A tiny nation where sheep outnumber people is bound to be an environmental nirvana. Go there for the Northern lights, active volcanoes and spewing geysers. Soak in its geothermal pools, and soak up its rugged terrain blanketed beneath thousands of richly colored lichen. The national treasure is uber-clean air that burned the lungs of this writer who spent six years in the dust, diesel, and nicotine-laden atmosephere of Amman, Jordan.

Just when I think I can’t love Iceland any more, I see this.

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Ktak drum is a snare you can wear!

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Ktak drum is a snare you can wear!

A few years ago, a professional drummer friend came to my husband, Shachar, asking if he could build him a cajon. The friend had tried umpteen cajons, and none of them had the quality of sound he was looking for. My husband co-owned a carpentry, and at the time his work was divided between designing high-scale home interiors and handmade electrical bass guitars. But drums?

‘No problem,’ he said, and when Yair gave a big thumbs-up to the results, the Kandu cajon was born and the carpentry slowly but surely began to move its area of core competence over from kitchens to cajons. Today, Kandu can be found throughout the world; it was even recently seen being played by a few of the Muppets.

This year, it happened again. Another percussionist friend approached Shachar and Yaniv, his partner, with a new request: a small, yet uber-powerful drum they could take easily wherever they go. Something unique, something diverse. Something that would offer a wide range of sound quality – from crisp snare to smooth ethnic.

A few months later, KTÄK was born.

KTÄK is the world’s first handcrafted, ecological, two-sound body snare. In other words, it’s a snare you can wear. Highly versatile, made of Finnish birch wood and coated with a child-friendly, water-based lacquer, it’s ideal for musicians on the go, great for musical families going on trips or hikes who want to be ready to respond to any musical opportunity. It’s affordable enough to give your kids and high-quality enough to play on stage.

And the best thing about the KTÄK, in my opinion?

It’s proof that there are still some idealistic artisans out there who aren’t looking to copy what anyone else is doing – they’re looking around at the needs of the world today, and trying to create something the future will want.

Check them out on Kickstarter, where you can support their project and even order one of your own.

Or come visit the Kandu carpentry, located in an ecological, spiritual village called Maale Zvia, nestled in the hills of the Galilee in northern Israel.

This guest post is by Shachar’s wife, and a Green Prophet friend – Joy Pincus 

Repurposing coffee grounds to create safe drinking water

Faisal O'Keefe
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Repurposing coffee grounds to create safe drinking water

wtare remediationAccording to the International Coffee Organization, people wordwide consumed more than 11 million US tons* of coffee beans between October 2015 and September 2016. (Consumption is far outpacing production, due to climactic fluctuations.) Those beans depend on a sea of fresh water to convert them into the beverages we love. Now a team of Italian scientists have developed a new use for spent coffee grounds that helps decontaminate lead-laden drinking water. 

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Eggplant’s ancient arrival discovered in Israel

Karin Kloosterman
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Eggplant’s ancient arrival discovered in Israel
ancient eggplant seeds found in israel
Ancient eggplant seeds in vials

If you know me you know I love eggplant (see the best eggplant dip recipe in the world). It’s such a versatile veggie and it’s something I discovered first in Turkey, then Syria, tasting my way through Jordan and then Israel. We know you’ve been dying to know when eggplant first arrived to the region. Right? Well wait no more. Israeli archeologists have the answer. 

ancient eggplant seeds found in israel
Ancient eggplant seeds

The earliest evidence of the arrival of eggplants in this Israel was found in Jerusalem in a 1,100-year-old refuse pit. This finding reveals what people were eating in Jerusalem in the Early Islamic period, or the Abbasid period – 750–940 CE). A trove of eggplant seeds were found alongside thousands of grape seeds, olive and Christ’s thorn jujube pits, black mulberries, lentils, figs and more.

“The eggplant seeds, which originated in Persia, are just one example of the research potential of ancient refuse,” says Nahshon Szanton, excavation director for the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Among the findings was an ancient lamp bearing the inscription “baracha” or blessing, in Arabic. Also found were bones from cattle, fish and birds, as well as many types of seeds. These represent a variety of foods and vegetable products – legumes, fruit and vegetables, as well as edible wild grasses that were also used as spices and for medicinal purposes.

ancient eggplant seeds found in israel
“Blessing” written on ancient vessels

According to the scholars: “Finding thousands of grape seeds in a refuse pit could attest to industrial activity involving grapes. Wine may have been produced here, or, more likely, grape honey (dibes). We know that with the Muslim conquest grape honey production became more prevalent in the area while wine production declined due to the Muslim religious ban on alcoholic beverages.”

Get your kids writing for the environment

Bhok Thompson
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Get your kids writing for the environment

Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold was an American author who believed that our well-being, or the well-being of all people was tied to the environment. He created today’s idea of community to enlarge it to sentient and non-sentient beings other than us people, to include water, soil, animals and all plants.

His most famous book is A Sand County Almanac.

His most well-known idea from the book on land ethics is such: “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”

The first issue of the book included published essays that Leopold had been submitting to popular hunting and conservation magazines, along with more philosophical essays.

To get youngsters writing, and in the spirit of Leopold, entries are now being accepted for the Aldo Leopold Writing Contest featuring several $500 awards and open to students in grades 6 to 12 throughout the State of New Mexico.

In the essay students should tell a story about a local leader and in it reflect on Leopold’s ethics to the land. Local can be interpreted to be the entire southwest United States. And students can buy the book online or find it in bookstores for inspiration. The contest is open to kids in public, private and homeschool systems. But a teacher must sponsor the submission.

Younger students can submit shorter essays, and on them the writer’s name must not be identified so they can be judged anonymously. Of course while it is easy to buy cheap essays online, no forms of plagiarism will be expected. Buying essays is okay for use on commercial interest business websites, but not in creative submissions in this case.

Go to this site for more information on the essay contest.

Find all kinds of tutors online including chemistry tutors

Bhok Thompson
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Find all kinds of tutors online including chemistry tutors

chemistry beacon

For many people, chemistry is one of the most difficult science subjects to study. However, for others, it is a fun subject to study. It requires hard work, persistence, discipline, patience and a lot of commitment in order to succeed. For you to become a good chemistry student, you also require a lot of practice.

Chemistry comes in several units and structures. These are inorganic, organic, theoretical chemistry, analytical chemistry, and biochemistry, commonly referred to as the traditional branches of chemistry.

In order to get good grades in chemistry, you need to study hard. Sometimes it gets overwhelming because the subject is not that easy to tackle. One way to overcome this is by getting a chemistry tutor. You do not have to join a college or a classroom to find the perfect tutor. Technology has evolved so much that there is practically an online tutor for every subject. So how do you find a good online chemistry tutor?

Finding a good online tutor
With every subject, finding a tutor that specializes in any particular subject is the best way to go. With every subject that you take, there is an online tutor for that particular subject. Science subjects, one might think are harder to find online tutors because of their complexities but they are there in plenty.

Chemistry tutors know all the structures and what they entail. They will walk you through every one of them, give you all the essentials, the point at what books to read on the subject and generally walk you through from the basics to the complex topics. Of course, every tutor is different as they all use different materials and sources to teach.

Science subjects require a lot of assignments and homework as part of their study structure for grading purposes. These assignments and homework can be overwhelming. Online tutors can help with homework and assignment help while you use that time to do something else.

Are you struggling to keep up in your chemistry class? Are you trying to keep straight all those elements, compounds, and compositions? Well, relax – help is out there. You have probably spent hours trying to hack it yourself, and now it is time to check for a proper online chemistry tutor who will assist you in improving your chemistry homework problems and grades.

How do you find Online Chemistry Tutors?
Most of the online chemistry services for tutoring are in specific sites where students can look them up quickly. Some of the sites even offer free tutoring services while others do it for a fee. The process of selecting the tutor you want is simple and easy. All the available help the students to get the best out of their expert services to get assistance from whatever topics they do not understand.

The tutors stay up to date on all the current syllabi and you can reach them through many different ways. You can choose to go live with them via skype or live chats on social media. They have many years of unmatched experience and their guidance will take you through the introductory phases to the advanced levels. Whatever online platform you choose, it will definitely be a positive learning experience for you.

Conclusion
Learning chemistry can be fun if you follow all the guidelines and knowing about generalizations and distinctions between different items. Associate your everyday happenings with some of the things, you learn during your lectures and if you do not understand anything or have difficulties with some topics, get help from online tutors.

Get rolling with these play-inspiring compost orbs

Karin Kloosterman
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Get rolling with these play-inspiring compost orbs
Compost as you roll
Spherical E-Composter – Charcoal Black

The kids were lining up to take a crack at jumping on the big black ball. Looks like fun. While I thought it was some plastic refuse rescued from a building site, one of my son’s preschool teachers told me it’s something special and something one of the parent’s found on the street – it’s a compost recycling orb.

After preparing salad for breakfast and lunch, they unscrew the lid and dump in all the organic uncooked waste. Some days they add leaves and things, and throughout the day with the kids fighting over who will jump next on, over or on the orb, perfect compost is made.

The compost orb is a great teaching tool, plaything, and composter. I also like that it’s made from heavy plastic and has only tiny holes to the outside world. If you live in the city you will also have experience with rats and compost bins. The orb perfectly protects your compost in motion from the wrong type of critters (rats & mice) but when you open it you can feel the heat and see all sorts of slugs rolling around and enjoying the party.

The dark color adds to the heat, which helps break down food matter faster. In the center of the orb is an air induction tube which helps circulate oxygen into the center of the active pile. If you add only uncooked matter from plants there will be no smell.

Drink and drive? Water friendly innovation from Ford

Maurice Picow
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Drink and drive? Water friendly innovation from Ford

ford water car engine drinking

Creating potable drinking water from the air is coming closer to being everyday reality, with companies like Drinkable Air already offering devices that create drinkable water from thin air. This idea is already in use by some military forces, including the Israeli and US military, for creating drinking water in arid regions where obtaining clean drinking water supplies is difficult at best.

Anyone running their car’s AC system in hot weather, often notices the runoff water when parking afterwards (photo).

ford water car engine drinking

These ideas have now gone a step further with prototype devices being developed by automotive manufacturers to harvest the AC runoff in cars and produce clean drinking water while you drive!  Ford Motor Company, for example, is testing a prototype device that creates up to half a gallon or 2 liters of cool drinking per hour by simply utilizing the car’s AC runoff while driving. An illustration of this technology:

As in other water from air devices, the amount of humidity determines how much water vapor is available to produce the runoff. Filtration devices are required to rid the water from impurities, including bacteria.

Vehicle AC water systems are likely to be desirable in regions where potable fresh water supplies are less available. These regions include much of the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Sub Continent. Being able to utilize water that normally runs off to the ground while driving can be very helpful in areas where clean water supplies are scarce.

More about utilizing AC water and obtaining water from thin air:
Drinkable air makes water frpm thin air
Air con water runoff; cherish it like the rain.
Tap Into Auxilary Water Supplies With Your AC

Photo of car AC drain tube, by KIA Soul forums

Solar Batteries 101: How They Work and What Homeowners Need to Know

Bhok Thompson
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Solar Batteries 101: How They Work and What Homeowners Need to Know

While most homeowners know that adding a solar array to their homes can save money on energy bills, only a handful have enhanced their systems with a solar home battery.

Not only do home battery storage systems allow you to back up your home in the event of an outage and reduce reliance on the grid, but they also make it possible to dodge peak energy charges, which is an additional money-saving perk.

If you’re wondering whether a home battery backup system is right for you, we’re here to help. Here’s what you need to know.

The Benefits of a Solar Home Battery

Installing a solar home battery offers many perks. Here are a few of the most compelling reasons to consider adding battery backup to your residential system:

  1. Batteries Store Energy for When You Need it

Adding a solar home battery allows you to store energy. Your home can then draw upon this power at night or during grid outages. This reduces energy bills and promotes energy independence.

  1. Batteries Help You Break Free From the Utility Grid

A house with a solar array is its own micro-grid. This allows you to go net-zero. In addition to lowering utility bills, most residential micro-grids produce excess power in the summer months, which can then be credited back to the grid.

  1. Batteries Power Your Home’s Appliances

Solar batteries can power your home’s lights, small appliances, and computers. This means you don’t need a generator or a flashlight to keep your home running if the power goes out.

  1. Solar Batteries Provide Clean Power

Solar batteries are excellent sources of clean energy. Recently, the Middle East has used them on solar-powered boats, which were deployed to clean floating debris from local lagoons. Additionally, a startup in Israel has developed an everlasting solar battery, designed to power remote and mobile devices.

How Home Battery Systems Work

UAE builds solar powered retreat

Confused about how a home battery system works? Here’s a simple breakdown:

  1. The solar panel collects energy from the sun and stores the unused excess in the battery
  2. The system’s inverter converts the stored energy into AC power
  3. The inverter then sends it back to your electrical panel, which powers your home

The Types of Solar Home Batteries Available

There are several different types of solar batteries available. These include the following:

  1. Lead Acid

Lead acid batteries are a standby in residential off-grid energy systems. While they don’t last as long as other batteries, they’re an affordable option for people who don’t need a great deal of energy storage. These are best utilized in off-grid applications.

  1. Lithium Ion

Lithium-ion batteries are light and compact. They also last longer than their lead-acid counterparts. SonnenBatterie, one of the most popular lithium-ion battery brands on the market, offers Lithium-Iron-Phosphate cells for residential systems. Tesla Powerwall Batteries, are also popular, and the new LG Chems are promising.

  1. Saltwater Batteries

Saltwater batteries use saltwater electrolytes in place of heavy metals. The benefit of these cells is that they don’t require a special disposal process and are easy to recycle. They are also non-toxic and do not off-gas. However, they are larger and require more space.

Talk to Your Local Solar Installer to Get a Solar Battery Today

egyptian solar energy for residential consumers

Solar batteries are widely available from certified solar installers, including Sandbar Solar. Here are a few things to consider as you begin your search for a solar battery:

Battery Rank. Batteries are ranked according to their amp-hours. If a battery is rated at 100 amp-hours, for example, it can produce 10 amps of electricity for 10hours.

Battery Lifespan.  A battery’s lifespan relates to its depth-of-discharge. Lifespan also takes cycle life into consideration – one cycle is the time it takes for a fully charged battery to drain below 30 percent capacity, and then charge back fully again.  Outback Power offers quality deep-cycle batteries many homeowners like.

If you have additional questions about which solar battery is right for you, speak to your local solar installer. By improving the functionality of residential solar systems, solar home battery storage can make your home more efficient and energy-independent.

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How to streamline your green business to increase profitability

Bhok Thompson
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How to streamline your green business to increase profitability
al gore with plabet behind him for Green Prophet environment news for the middle east
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As a green business owner, you’re committed to making your business as successful as possible. However, with an abundance of possible ways to enhance a business, it can be difficult to decide exactly how to increase business performance. One useful way to acquire more clarity on the subject is to think of your business as an integration of numerous processes. Consequently, streamlining your business processes enable everything in your company to work faster and better.

Although this project may seem like a herculean undertaking, the work of figuring out how to make every aspect of your business run better has already been done for you. All you have to do is select the right software for the job. Your business will make a huge leap forward when you use applications specifically designed to improve business functions.

No doubt your business is already using business applications, but are your staff members still performing some tasks with old-fashioned paper processes, or doing work that could be better organized and automated with software? Or, perhaps you’re using more than enough software to run your business, but better alternatives are available. You’ll know you’re using the best business applications for a job if you can increase productivity, accuracy or quality.

Identifying Business-Critical Software

When it comes to business software, some are useful, while others are applications that today’s businesses simply can’t do without. This is especially true for larger businesses. Included in the list of business-critical software are field force management software, software for customer management and relations, HR software and accounting software.

  1. Field force management software

Field service management (FSM) is highly useful if you run a B2B business that installs, repairs or services specialized equipment, or a B2C business that services a particular brand of appliances. It enables you to better organize the work that your service technicians are rendering for your customers. Since the needs and demands of this type of work are constantly changing, software serves to keep things organized and running smoothly. Consequently, the primary advantage of this software is that it’ll increase overall productivity. Naturally, when you can provide faster, more effective service, your business will increase its profitability. By optimizing your field service operations, you’ll control labor costs, empower service technicians to order parts quickly and invoice customers in a timely manner.

  1. Software for customer management and relations

While sales, of course, is all about face-to-face interaction or communicating via a telephone conversation or email, the use of a business application can help nurture customer relationships.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software covers a wide set of features, and it can help your sales team interact with customers access relevant customer or business information, as well as automate the sales process as much as possible. This software makes it easier to improve customer relationships, increase cross-selling opportunities and enhance collaboration between the sales manager and sales reps.

By improving how efficiently your business serves its customers, it’ll provide a higher level of satisfaction and reduce client attrition. In short, it’ll make it easier for your business to increase revenue, decrease costs and make more profits.

  1. HR software

Having a robust Human Resource Management System or a Human Resource Information System in place ensures that daily human resource processes get done in a timely manner, because it makes it easy for HR staff to access employee data, their schedules, payroll and benefits. In short, it can enhance the productivity of the HR department. Additionally, HR software can automate a large number of functions that used to be time-consuming, paper-based processes, such as taking care of payroll or administering benefits.

  1. Accounting software

When it comes to managing your business finances, money moving in and out of your business has to be routinely recorded and processed. Consequently, every business, regardless of its size or business model, needs a dependable accounting system. Computerized accounting software offers many advantages over hand-written ledgers or accounts based on spreadsheets, simplifying many tedious tasks and providing a higher level of accuracy.

Accounting software is an accounting information system organized along familiar accounting categories; for instance, it offers modules for:

  • ·  Accounts Payable
  • ·  Accounts Receivable
  • ·  General Ledger
  • ·  Payroll
  • ·  Trial balance

In closing, using the right business applications for your business can automate tedious tasks, cut costs, make your staff more efficient by measuring their productivity, streamline all of your business processes and increase communication with your partners, suppliers and customers.

Pumpic parental control app review

Bhok Thompson
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Pumpic parental control app review

Have you ever wondered how much time our kids spend online? A lot is the answer. To be precise, according to the recent research conducted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (NIH), kids and teens between the ages of 8 to 18 spend about 44.5 hours each week in front of their digital screens.

Of course, it is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family, find useful information in no time or simply have a rest playing favorite game. On the other hand, our children are likely to fall victims to Internet addiction, cyberbullying, sexting or other digital dangers. That is why various monitoring apps are gaining more and more popularity among caring parents who realize all the threats of the Internet era. Today we’ve reviewed Pumpic parental control application designed for Android and iOS devices.

Pumpic Android solution

Features

To begin with, Pumpic is compatible with Android 2.2 – 6.0. 1 tablets and smartphones, however, the app will function properly only with such devices that have an implanted active SIM card.

There are two subscription plans for Android users: Basic and Premium. Basic package includes Calls and SMS monitoring and blocking, Location history, Geo-Fences, Calendar, Browsing history, Websites blocking, Bookmarks, Photos, Application management, E-mails and Remote device lock. Premium plan adds up Videos, Historical data, SMS commands, Keylogger, and certain IM chats and Social Media apps. All features are available on the website.

Note: due to peculiarities of Android OS monitoring, rooting is required to get access to Emails, Skype, WhatsApp, Viber, Kik, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Browser history (Android 6+), Websites blocking (Android 6+) and Bookmarks.

Android Pricing

In general, Pumpic is very affordable and one can easily find an option that matches his budget whether it be 1-month plan for $23.99 (Basic)/$33.99 (Premium), 3-month plan for $33.99/$43.99 or 6-month subscription for $43.99/$53.99.

Visibility

Android solution installation requires physical access to the target device and creates an icon named Monitoring on the screen. The app is password-protected, so only you will be able to manage or delete it with a special secret key. However, to be on the safe side, you may try hiding the icon from your tech-savvy kids with the help of some third-party sources from Google Play.

Pumpic iCloud solution

Features

iOS monitoring seems a little bit limited comparing to Android packages, however, Pumpic for iOS gadgets lovers still has a lot to offer. You can get advantage of viewing SMS (even deleted ones) and calls, checking on browser history, contacts, calendar, photos and monitoring IM chats (Kik and Whatsapp). In general, the new data is usually uploaded once per day, location monitoring is real-time what is extremely useful to find out your kid’s whereabouts in no time. Considering quite good reviews on the Internet, for some parents Pumpic seems to be the best parental control app for iPhone.

iCloud Pricing

Pumpic cost for iCloud solution as well as for Android one differs depending on the duration of the recurring period:

1 month – $39.99

3 months – $69.99 ($ 23.33 per month)

6 months – $87.30 ($ 14.55 per month)

Visibility

Plenty monitoring apps require jailbreak in order to track iOS devices that might be a real pain in the neck for some parents. With Pumpic non-jailbreak iCloud solution, you don’t need to worry about it. Moreover, no apps are installed on the target device, so monitoring becomes completely invisible. Physical access is not required to install the app on your child’s device as well unless you need to adjust some backup settings. All you need to start monitoring is just Apple ID and password.

How it works?

After the purchase at the Store on the website, you receive an e-mail with your credentials to the web-based Pumpic account. Once you log in, you need to choose the monitoring platform (iCloud or Android) and follow the detailed installation guide to the very end. All the information will shortly be loaded to the respective sections of the Control Panel – your main navigator. The process of downloading and installation is quick and easy but if you face some difficulties, support is available daily via LiveChat, e-mail or phone.

In addition to this, responsive Demo version on their website is a way for users to see how all the information will be presented and shape their opinion about the app before paying their money.

What is more?

Although, web-based Pumpic Control Panel is easily accessible via any browser on PC, tablet or smartphone, developers offer iOS Control Panel app and Android Control Panel app for your convenience available at AppStore or Google Play for free.

Conclusion

  • All things considered, Pumpic is a great thing when it comes to protection of your children. Providing a wide range of features – be it for iOS or Android tablets and smartphones, the app is sure to become your reliable digital assistant in constant efforts to make your kid’s Internet experience safe and efficient.
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