A Beginner's Guide to Online Casinos
Playing games is an important part in many of our lives – there’s evidence that humans have found ways to play since the very early days of the evolution of our species.
Games have developed in every culture and region of the world, and they form the basis of a lot of human interactions from the earliest accounts of our species’ existence.
So, it’s hardly surprising that games have evolved and changed as we have developed new ways of communicating and playing. From global games of chess played by exchanging letters through the international postal system to the current popularity of online gaming, every new innovation provides an opportunity to adapt games and make them more widely available.
The development of the internet meant that computer games, which had already taken the world by storm, could be played online. It also meant that games that were traditionally played in casinos could be adapted to allow players to get the same fun and excitement from an online casino experience as they were used to from a bricks-and-mortar casino.
The 50 years since the launch of the earliest home video games in the 1970s has seen a truly meteoric rise in the numbers of people playing, making and distributing games. In just half a century, an entire industry has been established and become an important contributor to the global economy, with an estimated value of around $150 billion.
Why are online casinos so appealing?
While bricks-and-mortar casinos have long held an appeal for those who enjoy playing with friends, the increasing popularity of online casinos shows that there are plenty of people who prefer gaming from the comfort of their own homes. Online casinos offer all the excitement of placing a bet and trying your luck with the flexibility of online gaming.
Being able to play online has been surpassed even by the development of several gaming and gambling apps. Players that habitually carry a mobile device with them can load it up with their favorite games and play whenever they have the chance – on their commute, on their breaks from work and even while waiting for a meeting to start.
The popularity of online casino games demonstrates an enthusiasm for traditional and familiar games that have been enhanced with all the additional features players expect from a digital one.
An easy way to keep track of your spending
Online casinos have tools in place to help you monitor your spending.
Online casinos are also ideal for anyone with a gaming budget as there are usually plenty of special offers and promotions that allow players to capitalize on their original stakes. With free spins, double stakes and other offers available across a wide variety of games, some players choose to hone their skills with free or cheap games to minimize their risks.
Playing at an online casino also makes it easy to keep track of your spending, see how much you have won and have full control over how you place your bets. You can set up payments from a variety of different methods, all backed by stringent online security measures, so you have all the information you need at your fingertips.
Players can see their deposits and withdrawals, put limits on their spending, and review their playing statistics. Playing online is ideal for those who want to learn more about casino games in a pressure-free environment.
Online casinos are the perfect way to familiarize yourself with the different types of games available, learn the best strategies for winning, and find out how good you are at calculating probabilities, all free from expectations from onlookers and with plenty of low-cost options available.
A great way to join a hugely social community
The global enthusiasm for online gaming has seen millions take to their devices to engage in international competitions and contests as well as games between individuals from all over the world. The average global gamer spends 8.45 hours playing games online per week, with gamers in China racking up nearly twice as much, with an average of 12.4 hours per week.
This enthusiasm for gaming has led developers to create spaces where fans of various games can come together and connect online. There are huge communities of gamers sharing strategies, tips and advice and celebrating wins together much like a physical casino, but with a much more diverse pool of players.
Most countries will have their own gambling laws. In the UK, online gambling is regulated by the Gambling Commission, which ensures that all gambling operators and establishments abide by the laws and codes of conduct that ensure fair play for everyone involved. They promote safe gambling, offer advice, and enforce the rules when necessary, making the UK gaming industry one of the most reputable in the world.
This means that gamers can search for licensed operators and be reassured that they will get the same high standards of service from them all and there are official channels to ask for advice and guidance for anyone involved in online gaming.
With online games from some of the best-established bookmakers in the country, to new developers that are creating innovative and exciting games to play, there are games to suit every player. From newcomers who are still learning the ropes, to experienced players that want a challenge, there’s the perfect game for everyone.


We are working on a full statement of accessibility for this platform. We will make sure that elements have adequate color contrast and text size, that interactive elements are large enough for touch interaction, and that visual indicators are included for element states like hover and focus.
Keyboard CompatibilityIn library views, such as the home page, or pages that open from the Header (like this) and within the Manifold reader that supports the Interactive editions, the application can be navigated and interacted with using the expected keyboard controls:
Standard NavigationTab advances focus forward, left to right and down the page
Shift + Tab moves focus backward, right to left and up the page
Enter or Return selects
Reader NavigationSpace or Page Down advance the view down the page by a screen view
Page Up moves the view back up the page by a screen view
Up and Down keys adjust the view forward or backward by line
Home and End move view to the top or bottom of the page
Resource NavigationThe audio and video players on this platform do not currently support keyboard functionality.
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Zoom in function enabling text to be read clearly at any size
All titles are available in text-only versions and can be read by screen-reading software


In the 3D scene, you can create several different kinds of PV fields:
|-||Single PV table: this is a rectangular sensitive area receiving PV modules, with possible extensions on the edges representing mechanical structures,|
|-||Array of tables: often named "sheds" or "rows": several tables one behind the other,|
|-||Array of domes: arrangement of east-west opposite arrays of tables,|
|-||Array of trackers: one or several tables tracking the sun for optimal irradiance reception,|
|-||Rectangular PV planes: sensitive rectangle, without frame. You may define several non overlapping rectangles at a time, in a same plane,|
|-||Polygonal PV plane: you can draw a field of any shape with the mouse,|
|-||Array of Sun-shields: special array of tables aligned vertically one above the others, for façades.|
In an existing scene, you can open a field by double-clicking on its border, or through the menu "Edit > Edit an object".
NB: we will name "Field" one of these composite objects; and "Table" one element of these objects.
In the field dialog, you have a page "Basic parameters" defining the main properties of a field, as well as parameters for its insertion in the 3D scene.
This page defines specific parameters for each kind of fields, like the orientation, number of tables and disposition, pitch between tables, etc.
In its own referential, the PV-plane is defined by its tilt, but always facing the OY coordinate. Plane azimuth will be defined only when positioning the plane in the global scene.
For the Tables (and arrays of tables), you can define a "baseline slope", which means that the base of the table is tilted (for example following the terrain on a hill or transversally on a 2-sided roof). When doing so, the real orientation of the plane is modified. So that, for example, a set of tables following the terrain will have a set of different orientations: PVsyst can treat these systems by defining an average orientation (which is not necessarily the nominal orientation).
cffor the basic definitions of tracking planes.
The table has a sensitive area meant to receive PV modules. Therefore when defining a field, you should define the associated PV module (as defined in the sub-arrays of he "System" part). A given table can only receive PV modules of the same sizes.
You may define a field:
- Either by modules: this option (strongly recommended) defines an area exactly suited for the desired number of modules, and a specific spacing between them.
- Or by the sensitive area: you specify the required size of the PV table, without constraints in a first stage. However at the end of your design, you can retrieve the exact required size for your modules by clicking "By modules".
Both of these options may be handled by the mouse (dragging the red points): the modules will fill the available area when modifying the sizes.
The arrays are made of identical tables. You also have to define the frame sizes around the sensitive area.
For the multi-rectangular fields (suited for BIPV), you may define rectangles of different sizes.
The polygonal planes may be drawn using the mouse. This area will be filled by modules. When defining it "By modules", you can add modules by clicking on a position, or suppress a module by right-clicking.
This defines the according to module strings"., used for the approximated electrical shadings option "
|-||You are advised to define tables as large as possible. This will simplify the drawing and lead to faster treatment during simulation.|
|-||You should choose the construction by arrays when it is possible. This is much easier than defining each table individually, and allows easy modifications.|
|-||Defining a table for each module individually is not the right way. This produces very high execution times, and the electrical losses are not accounted correctly.|
|-||When defining a partition for electrical calculations, each rectangle should represent one string, not one module.|
|-||When importing scenes from other software, the tables are usually little tables, Some models in the simulation (bi-facial 2D, backtracking) require that the spacing between tables be very regular (with possibility of circulation ways between groups). PVsyst will check this, and will soon provide some tools to analyse this situation in detail, table by table. Such a tool is already available for tracking systems (in the main menu of the 3D editor, choose "Tools > Backtracking management").|
|-||In many big installations, the base of the tables is tilted, following the terrain. This leads to variations of the real orientation between these tables. PVsyst may group these tables and define a common average orientation for the simulation, which represents a little approximation. However even in this case, the linear mutual shadings will be calculated correctly for each table.|


On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
Using real cases, this documentary demonstrates the extent to which violent criminals can use social media to locate and manipulate victims.
Dispatches goes undercover in the secretive world of the people who decide what can and can't be posted on Facebook, exploring how their decisions are made and the impact they have on users.
Between the first UK student protests in November 2010 and the global uprising in the spring of 2011, a new radicalism, fuelled by modern technology, has hit the streets. Over 6 months of government cuts, a collective of filmmakers has had exclusive access to the backroom meetings of a group of London students as they hacked software, occupied universities and shut down banks. In the process, they've helped build the movement currently sending ripples across the globe.
From her childhood bedroom in the Chicago suburbs, an American teenage girl uses social media to run the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social network in Damascus and Homs braves snipers and shelling in the streets and the world the human rights atrocities of one of the most brutal dictators. But as the revolution rages on, everyone in the network must decide what is the most effective way to fight a dictator: social media or AK-47s.


What is an adapter ring?
Most conference solutions provide 1 or 2 interfaces. These are mostly for HDMI (digital image signals) and VGA (analog image signals). However, modern mobile devices do not always have a corresponding interface. This is partly due to licensing reasons with HDMI vers. DisplayPort or also space reasons e.g. with Micro-HDMI or USB-C. So you need a lot of adapters, but unfortunately they are not always at hand when you need them. The patented adapter ring series was developed to adapt flexibly and quickly to a presentation place, conference table, workstation, etc., to bring the contents of mobile devices to a display
The adapter ring firmly connects a thin steel cable with a clamp to an HDMI cable which is provided e.g. as a cable pull-out at your presentation port. All desired adapters are threaded onto this steel cable and therefore cannot be lost. The adapter rings can be retrofitted with little effort if required. All adapters of this series are manufactured in high quality, adapters with system change have one board with the corresponding chips of the latest generation. Depending on the version, resolutions up to 4K@60Hz can be transmitted. The adapters always have a HDMI type A socket and adapt them accordingly to another system.
Features of the adapter rings:
- Fixed connection of HDMI adapters on one connection cable
- Adapter available in 1080P or 4K resolution
- Adapter available in short version or with short cable
- Retrofitting of further adapters possible with little effort
- Additional clamp for further adapters available (e.g. Lightning)
- High-quality adapters with integrated converter electronics
- Suitable tools available as a set
- Pendant with customer label possible on request


If you’re not moving forward, you’re falling behind.
We’re excited to announce the latest update to Acoustic Selector. With new features that let you create projects and share reports, we know you’ll find the new Acoustic Selector more helpful than ever before.
Creating an account takes less than a minute and is as simple as popping in your name, email address and creating a password. This gives you the ability to create multiple projects, helping you stay organised.
Acoustic Selector by Norseal – Create Project
The new Copy Link option enables you to share reports with anyone using a simple link that can be pasted into a message, an email or even a tweet.
Whilst you’ve always been able to change your selections and clear filters one by one, we’ve created a new Clear Filter option that lets you discard your current settings and start a new search with just one click.
The new experience for mobile lets you find and download reports on the go with ease, as well as access reports you’ve already saved or assigned to projects
Acoustic Selector by Norseal – Mobile
As always, we’re grateful for your feedback. Your experiences, thoughts and ideas have helped us make Acoustic Selector what it is today and we’re privileged to share this journey with you.


I am Krishna Babani, 15 years old Swift Coder and iOS Developer. I build applications for almost all the Apple products. I started my journey in 2011, today I play with almost all the developing tools and technology that Apple announces. I am not stopping here, design is too my passion. I create designs using Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate and Corel Draw. For me, design and development both are necessary because to make the app or web nice and rich, design is must and of course development is necessary too to build applications and websites.
Things I Love To Do
I like to spend my time into coding and designing. I sometimes even play games on PlayStation 4 to take a break. Weekends are spent into projects that I work upon and also in practicing Swift.
I love to implement what I think into designs. I create cartoon characters, banners, posters, visiting card, etc. and edit photos in Photoshop, it's just fun to use all the designing tools and create something new that nobody has ever thought about. I also keep on searching new tools and much easier techniques to create in short period of time.
I love developing something on Xcode with help of Swift. Swift is much easier and modern computer language, I love building Swift Playgrounds which is just for practicing and to create something extraordinary. I also work upon development tools that Apple announces in WWDC events, like ARKit, MLKit, ClassroomKit and lot more.
If you are interested in the latest articles, take a sneak peek at my blog. You have nothing to loose!


How to install:
Copy the '.bin' file OR File folder directly to the empty USB stick, ensuring not to place it inside a folder. It should appear as below:
Insert the USB into the port labelled 'USB1' on your TV.
Turn the TV off using the master power switch (on the right hand side of the TV if you are facing the screen).
While the TV is turned off, repeatedly press the 'VOL +' button on the remote and turn the TV back on using the master power switch.
Continue pressing the 'Vol +' button on the remote until a blue screen appears and the firmware begins installing.
The initial blue screen will say 'Search USB Storage' and then be followed by 'Upgrade Software Do Not Turn Off'. A progress bar will then appear under the text.
Once this is completed, the TV will power itself off and on again.
If you encounter any issues after the firmware update has been completed, please try performing a factory reset and then attempt to use the TV again.


How The Avolution has transformed the Avocado market with its blockchain implementation.
The avocado market has experienced a significant transformation with the emergence of blockchain technology. The Avolution, a leading player in the industry, recognised the potential of blockchain and has successfully leveraged its capabilities to revolutionise the avocado market. This article explores the motivations behind implementing blockchain, its benefits, potential downsides, and how The Avolution has effectively utilised this technology.
I. Meeting Changing Consumer Preferences
As consumers increasingly demand transparency and information about the food they consume, blockchain technology offers a solution. By implementing blockchain, The Avolution can provide consumers with detailed information about avocados, building trust and loyalty. The tamper-proof nature of blockchain also aids in preventing fraud within the avocado industry, ensuring secure tracking of avocado movements.
II. Addressing Supply Chain Challenges
The ever-growing demand for avocados puts immense pressure on the supply chain. Through blockchain implementation, The Avolution has improved supply chain efficiency, ensuring avocados are available when and where they are needed. By leveraging blockchain’s traceability capabilities, the movement of avocados from farm to fork becomes transparent, enhancing the overall supply chain process.
III. Combating Counterfeiting and Improving Traceability
Counterfeiting has been a longstanding concern in the avocado industry. With blockchain, The Avolution has implemented a system to verify the authenticity of avocados, preventing counterfeiting practices. Furthermore, blockchain technology enables improved traceability, allowing stakeholders to track the journey of avocados throughout the supply chain. This transparency benefits both consumers and industry participants.
What is the Downside of using Blockchain Technology?
While blockchain offers numerous advantages, there are challenges that must be acknowledged. Cost is one such challenge, as implementing blockchain technology requires specialised hardware, software, and expertise. The Avolution had to invest in the necessary infrastructure to leverage blockchain effectively. Additionally, the complexity of decentralised systems and the absence of a clear regulatory framework for blockchain in the food industry pose hurdles to widespread adoption. Concerns regarding the environmental impact of energy-intensive blockchain networks also need to be addressed.
How The Avolution’s Uses Blockchain Technology?
To expedite payments to growers and address the financial challenges they face, The Avolution introduced a groundbreaking and streamlined blockchain financial system. Recognising the need for efficient and timely compensation, the company devised a solution that revolutionised the payment process for growers.
The implementation began with the incorporation of QR codes on fruit stickers. Each avocado was assigned a unique QR code, linking it directly to the grower and the specific pack-house it originated from. This meticulous tracking system established an unbroken chain of information, connecting packing details, batch information, and crucial grower data. The use of blockchain technology ensured the secure and seamless integration of this valuable financial information.
With the blockchain-enabled financial system in place, The Avolution devised a progressive payment structure for growers. At the point of packing, growers received an upfront payment of 85% of their fees. This significant portion of the payment allowed growers to access much-needed funds early in the process, alleviating the financial strain associated with labor costs involved in harvesting and packing.
The remaining 15% of the fees was then paid to the growers after the avocados were sold, creating a mutually beneficial arrangement. This innovative approach not only provided growers with immediate financial support but also fostered a sense of partnership between The Avolution and its growers. By empowering growers with upfront funds, the company enabled them to reinvest in their operations, improve efficiency, and further enhance the quality of their avocados.
The streamlined blockchain financial system implemented by The Avolution not only improved the growers’ cash flow but also established a foundation of trust and transparency. Through the integration of blockchain technology, growers were assured of fair and accurate compensation, while The Avolution gained a reputation for its commitment to fair trade practices.
In conclusion, The Avolution’s implementation of a streamlined blockchain financial system, coupled with the utilisation of QR codes, has revolutionised the payment process for growers. By providing upfront payments at the point of packing and leveraging blockchain technology for secure financial integration, The Avolution has empowered growers, easing their financial burdens and enabling them to invest in their operations. This innovative approach showcases the company’s dedication to supporting and strengthening the avocado industry while fostering a collaborative and transparent ecosystem.


Spam and Virus filter
The Importance of a Spam and Virus Filter
Experts estimate that the typical home user in East Pembroke NY receives an average of about 20 spam emails a day. For business users, that number can be astronomically higher - and those spam mails can cost your company an awful lot of money. As of 2009, the University of Maryland estimated that the economic impact of deleting spam mail amounts to $21.6 billion a year. If you had any doubt about the value of a spam and virus filter, that number alone should make you think twice. When you add in the damage that can be done if one of those spam mails happens to contain a virus, it's clear that a good spam and virus filter is an essential business tool in today's business world.
Why Email Client Spam Filters Aren't Enough
The most popular email clients and webmail services provide spam blockers and virus filters, so why should a [statetitle] business owner add a standalone spam and virus filter in addition?
Frankly, spam blockers in your email client just aren't very effective. They're only as good as the software that powers them, and a quick look at the mail that makes it through to your inbox is a clear indicator that something in there just isn't working right. The fact is that spammers are very motivated to find ways around the spam and virus filter options that are most commonly used. They target their exploits to the most-used email and webmail clients in order to bypass the spam and virus filter included in standard email programs.
If your East Pembroke NY business is relying on the spam and virus filter included in your standard email software, you are vulnerable.
Spam Is Not Just an Annoyance
The waste of time and effort is bad enough, but spam carries an even more insidious danger to your personal and business email accounts. Many spam emails carry a nasty payload that can compromise the security of your servers and all of your business information - including sensitive customer information.
All it takes to expose your entire network to danger is one careless employee who opens the wrong email or clicks on the wrong link, opening your company's servers to phishing attacks, backdoor exploits and other threats.
Spam and Virus Filter Software Protects Your Business
Installing a high-quality, customized spam and virus filter protects your business by zapping spam mails and virus threats before they reach your inbox. If you're trying to operate a business or website without the protection offered by a specialized spam and virus filter, you're endangering your business, your profits, and, perhaps most important of all, your customers' personal information.


In recent years, we’ve witnessed many technological revolutions. Professional translators, amongst other specialists, have had to adapt to new technologies. And while translation memories and other translation tools have improved their productivity and opened a whole new world of possibilities, a new “danger” has emerged: machine translation.
Should professional translators fear the machine? Are translation companies threatened by this automated process? Are translators an endangered species? Before demonizing the machine, let’s take a look at its benefits.
It is widely accepted that a machine translation tool can process a large amount of texts and documents faster than any human. All you have to do is select the documents you wish to have translated, press a button and voilà! The translation tool spits out an English translation, a French translation, a Spanish translation or a text in whatever language you need it. With Google Translate recently launching a new Japanese feature, possibilities could be endless.
Online, you can find many translation services for free. And let’s be honest: moneywise, who can beat a free translation?
If no one can argue that machines can translate documents from English to French – or in any other pair of languages – faster and cheaper than anything else, one also has to know that this approach comes with many disadvantages. Let’s now explore the darker side of machine translation.
The whole process of machine translation is done automatically. Most automatic translation services use statistics to provide translated content, whether they are used for translating websites, PDF or other file formats. While it can be surprisingly close to what a professional translator would do, it does not take context into account, and that’s where it can all go wrong. Since machines don’t get nuances of a particular language, they often make the wrong decisions, which will inevitably introduce grammatical and meaning errors in the end text, not to mention shortchange it in terms of cultural references. Simply put, you get a word-to-word translation that does not convey the meaning of the original document.
A human translator analyzes the text. Most of the time, translation agencies will hire native speakers. So, if a company’s target audience is located in Canada and needs translation in French-Canadian, the translator assigned to its project will most likely be Canadian, and a native French-speaker. Therefore, he will use idiomatic expressions intended for the target audience, which will in the end provide a higher-quality translation. Instead of translating literally, the translator adds a native color to the text and makes sure it reflects the meaning and the goals intended by its original author. The creativity of the specialized translator adds value to your content. No matter how hard a machine tries and how well the translation tool is trained, it will never get to this result.
While an automatic translation service can deliver a translation in a heartbeat, it will never get to know you. You have requirements and preferences that only a human can understand. By choosing to partner with a translation agency, you ensure consistency in content, trusting it will meet your requirements without having to spend precious time on extra reviewing or subsequent editing.
The list of inconveniences and problems with machine translation (or, inversely, the list of advantages from using translation services offered by real professionals) could go on, but the bottom line is, even if Google Translate and the likes can give you results that are “good enough” at first sight, there is nothing like a human touch. Thanks to the creativity and critical thinking of a professional translator, you are more likely to get a translation that reflects a positive image of your company and that show just how much you care about your customers.
A skilled manager with a strong grasp of his métier, Jean–Guy Latulippe brings FIG Translation’s clients over 30 years of diversified experience in the fields of communications, marketing, business development and training.


I always love to use beta software, and with that comes the occasional, “oh great, what just happened?” moment.
I repaved my main machine last week, and really loving how Visual Studio 11 is shaping up, only installed that. Yesterday, I decided I needed to install Visual Studio 2010, did that, then ran the Web Platform Installer from www.asp.net/downloads to update the installation. This included IIS 7.5 Express.
The process went fine, until today, when I started working and none of my MVC 3/4 sites would work, even small “delme” projects. The browser would show a 500 Internal Server Error, with no other messages. Bingling, for IIS 8.0 Express, I ran across this page, http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/1286/iis-80-express-readme/#KnownIssues, which states that “Side-by-side installations of IIS 8.0 Express and IIS 7.5 Express are not supported.” It goes on to say that the IIS 7.5 Express installer doesn’t check to see if IIS 8.0 Express is installed, so, there is the rub.
Fortunately the article goes on to talk about how to fix the issue.
1. Open Control Panel –> Programs and Features
2. Uninstall IIS 7.5 Express
3. Right click IIS 8.0 Express and click “Repair”
4. Open Registry Editor and delete the following key:
I did all that, and my pages are working again. All better now.


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Security: How secure is it?
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The website’s encryption technologies guarantee the privacy and confidentiality of all collected information. All survey responses are encrypted using secure socket layer (SSL) technology and stored in secure databases which are protected against unauthorized access by passwords and other authentication methods. Furthermore, Sakfcsurvey.com uses firewalls to protect its servers from external threats such as hackers or viruses, ensuring that customer data remains safe at all times.
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How to install *.8bf filter in Adobe Photoshop?
- Just copy “.8bf” filter file into the “plug-ins” subfolder inside Adobe Photoshop directory, for example: c:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\Plug-ins\
- After restarting the application, you will find the new plugin on the Filter menu.
How to install *.8bf filter in IrfanView?
- Open the image using IrfanView.
- Press Ctrl+K, or select menu item: “Image > Adobe 8BF PlugIns > Filter Dialog”(in older versions: “Image > Effects > Adobe 8BF filters”). In the appearing dialog press the “Add 8BF filters” button and choose the folder or file where filter is located.
- Select the filter and press the “Start selected filter” button.
How to install *.8bf filter in other software?
- Please follow the link.
For now the filter work stable only for 32-bit software. If you have a problems with the Photoshop compatibility, you can always download 32-bit IfranView (it’s freeware) and use the filter on it.


In the digital age, website performance for ecommerce websites is not just a luxury but a necessity. It plays a pivotal role in user experience, conversion rates, and even Google rankings. A website's performance is a key factor in Google's search algorithms, and a site that loads quickly and smoothly can significantly improve its position in search results.
With platforms such as Magento and Adobe Commerce being historically quite difficult to achieve good performance (unless using Hyva or Breeze), keeping performance high once you've achieved it is of paramount importance. Otherwise, all your hard work goes to waste!
As an agency, it is especially important to monitor the performance of client websites. After all, changes made to the website can impact front-end performance, sometimes seriously. Of course, not all of those changes come from deployments that your agency makes.
On Tap's AuditIQ service gives agencies the ability to track the performance of their clients' websites every day, detecting changes and where these become trends, it proactively alerts your team about the issue.
AuditIQ uses Google Lighthouse to automate these checks, and agencies can scan many different pages on a client's website in order to separately track the home page, category pages, different types of product pages, etc.
The tool also provides 30 days of historical reporting of all the metrics it collects for each of the pages tracked - and it tracks more than just performance because it measures accessibility, best practice and SEO and more. All of the checks are done daily automatically, so your team can concentrate on the day-to-day business whilst having the peace of mind that issues are being looked for and notified about if they are found.
As an agency, getting an early notification of performance issues is vital in managing customer expectations. It enables you to be proactive about reporting and fixing issues, rather than receiving a support ticket from your client at some point in the future saying, "Why is my website so slow?". The opportunity for greater client engagement is enhanced significantly by using AuditIQ.
In conclusion, maintaining optimal website performance is crucial in today's digital landscape. Tools like Google Lighthouse, combined with practices like daily scanning, can help developers keep their websites running smoothly and efficiently. By identifying and addressing performance issues proactively, businesses can provide a better user experience, improve their Google rankings, and, ultimately, drive more traffic and conversions. So as a digital agency, scanning should be a key part of your client website maintenance strategy.


If you have a smart phone you may enjoy one of the new pelvic floor exercise apps. These are great innovations. This week I have tried out a couple of reminder apps (Squeezy & my pff), a tracking app (Elvie) and an exercise workout to watch on your phone (Pelvic Floor First)
Road-testing has had entertaining moments with my phone beeping and buzzing. I have done a LOT of pelvic floor exercises this week. Perk of the job.
TIP (obvious, to everyone else I’m sure, but I did it by accident): When you are looking at them the first time and organising your settings you might find it easier to view the app on your iPad/tablet so all the buttons and instructions are bigger.
Sadly there is no app that actually does the exercises for you. Though they all have similar sounding descriptions on the app stores, I would categorise them into ‘reminder’ apps, ‘ exercise tracking’ apps (with wearable device) and ‘portable exercise workouts’ to follow on your smart device.
Squeezy – the NHS Physiotherapy App for Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises, Propagator Ltd £2.99. Also offers the Apple Watch App for iphone.
This has been designed by one of my specialist physiotherapy colleagues, Myra Robson, using all her NHS experience and hundreds of clients feedback to develop an informative, easy to use, clear and visually pleasing app. You can change settings easily yourself to chose how many times a day you want to be reminded to do your exercises. It sends you a (silent!) text message to remind you to do your exercises. Then you tap on the screen to start a balloon/type bubble moving – you can’t but help start squeezing in response! Its a great visual prompt (with optional ‘boing’ noises). There are drills to practice fast contractions or slower ‘holding’ contractions. You can change the settings to make the exercises a comfortable speed for your ability. You can record your sessions, as well as how much you have been drinking.
If you are working with a physiotherapist they can help you set up your programme to fit with their training and check up on your efforts!
My pff – an app sponsored by Lights by TENA. Free.
This free app is a similar exercise concept, with a screen changing colour up and down to show you how long to hold and relax for, but lacks the helpful information and bespoke settings options of Squeezy. It was very simple to chose your level (in the settings bar at the base) and then get started. I liked the very simple interface of this app but similar to the reviewers I had problems with it crashing when trying to set the reminders. Once I had set them (2 or 3 crashes but it restarted easily each time) it worked fine. I like that there was a simple button to turn the reminder off (if you finally get a daytime nap you would be hideously cross if it’s an app that wakes you up)
HACK Use your phone clock function! Free.
Set your phone’s ordinary timer to alert you every 4 hours through the day to do your exercises
Exercise tracker device with smart phone app
Elvie feedback/tracker device with free app £169 www.elvie.com
Tracking apps communicate with a wearable device. You may already have a FitBit worn on your wrist to communicate with your phone? The Elvie is, as they say, ‘the most intimate’ tracker – a small, pebble shaped unit which you put inside the vagina. Then it communicates via blue tooth to a phone app. When you practice your pelvic floor contractions a patented force and motion sensor system detects the strength of the muscle activity and shows up on your phone screen, giving you real time information about how well you are contracting. There are clever ‘games’ to play by contracting your muscles – think pacman controlled by your pelvic floor? It records your exercise sessions – great for motivation.
Important note – designed for discreet home exercise, unlike a FitBit, not for going out & about!
WORK OUT APPS WITH PELVIC FLOOR FRIENDLY EXERCISES
Pelvic Floor First – by the Continence Foundation of Australia . Free.
This app is not a ‘reminder-type app’, rather a portable workout regime to copy. If you like your pelvic floor exercises disguised amongst your other body part exercises then this app may be just right for you. The app is based on the Continence Foundation of Australia’s Pelvic Floor First website with the workouts designed by a physiotherapist and fitness professional to be ‘pelvic floor safe’.
There are 3 levels of workouts, using light hand weights and a gymball as props. The exercises are very clearly presented as just stills, audio or audio & video together. It has a nice feature to count down a daily workout but you do have to keep starting each new exercise by pressing the arrow on the screen.
Have you tried a pelvic floor exercise app? Did you like it? Please share your recommendations in the comments below and let me know which one I should road-test next?!


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Internet Explorer has two versions on Windows 8/RT:
(a) The desktop version of IE supports plugins and accelerators. This is the version that you launch from the Windows 8/RT desktop.
(b) The Windows Store app version (with "Modern" or "Metro" UI) of IE is touch-optimized, full screen, and plugin free. This is the version that you launch by tapping/clicking the tile in the Start screen.
See the Microsoft documentation titled Get ready for plug-in free browsing.
with Windows 8, IE is one web platform that provides two browsing
experiences: the new IE in the new Windows UI optimized for touch
devices, and the traditional browsing experience of Internet Explorer
for the desktop. As a Windows app, Internet Explorer runs
without plug-ins so that you have a clean, fast, and secure web browsing
experience, while also providing a native Adobe Flash player. "
Similarly, Adobe Reader also has two versions on Windows 8/RT.
(a) The desktop version is called Adobe Reader XI. It is a mature product that has been available in the market for the past 20 years and offers a rich set of features. It supports in-browser viewing of PDFs by installing the browser plugin to the desktop version of IE. However, the downsides of the desktop version are the incompatibility with the Windows RT operating system and security vulnerabilities. In general, the desktop version is less secure than the Windows Store app version.
The Windows Store app version is called Adobe Reader Touch. It is a
relatively new product that was introduced a year ago. It does not
support in-browser viewing of PDFs because of the security restrictions
that are imposed on all Windows Store apps. It is compatible with both
Windows 8 and RT operating systems.
Because the Windows Store app version of IE is designed to be plugin-free, no other desktop/Windows Store apps (hence, not even Adobe Reader XI) can install additional plugins (other than the Flash support that is built-in by default).
If you want the in-browser PDF viewing support, you need to use the desktop version of IE and the desktop version of a PDF viewer like Adobe Reader XI.
This is the application architecture decision that Microsoft has made deliberately. It's not a bug or oversight.
Microsoft has the Windows Store app version of PDF viewer called "Reader". It may be possible for Microsoft to add the in-browser PDF viewing support using Reader (just like Google Chrome does) in a future release of the Windows Store app version of IE. But it did not happen in the newer version of the operating systems: Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1.
The information source is the Adobe Forum: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1327187


Fundamentals of computer architecture: digital logic design, working up from the logic gate level to understand the function of a simple computer; machine-level programming to understand implementation of high-level languages; performance models of modern computer architectures to enable performance optimization of software; hardware primitives for parallelism and security.
CS 233 has several goals:
The first two goals we will address together as we teach you the principles of logic design through the implementation of a processor capable of executing a subset of the MIPS instruction set architecture (ISA). Along the way we will discuss how computers represent numbers, understand the decode/execute model, the design of finite state machines and more. Specifically we will test the following objectives:
As computers execute programs in machine language, we will address the third goal through an extensive discussion of machine language and its human readable counterpart, assembly language. We will demonstrate how features of modern programming languages (e.g., function calls, recursion, pointers, dynamic memory allocation, etc.) are implemented in assembly language. In addition, topics like compilation, linking, I/O programming, and interrupt programming will be covered. We will specifically test the following objectives:
The fourth goal will be addressed in three ways: 1) We will present an overview of the organization of modern computers (processor, memory, I/O system) demonstrating the key challenges and ideas (e.g., pipelining, caching, indirection, etc.) that influence their design, 2) we will present both theoretical and practical performance analysis techniques and analyze the performance of many parts of modern machines (processors, memory, caches, disks, networks), and 3) we will write code in high-level languages and assembly to optimize program execution. We will specifically test the following objectives:
While the previous goals focus primarily on single-processor systems, the last goal presents hardware mechanisms for implementing parallel processing. Specifically, we will discuss SIMD execution, cache coherence, memory consistency, and hardware synchronization primitives. As part of this discussion, we introduce concepts of race conditions, false sharing, and the need for memory barriers. We will specifically test the following objectives:
Officially, we have 50-minute lectures, three times a week and discussion/lab section once per week. Because of COVID-19, we will not be keeping strictly to the official registrar schedule. We will use two lectures time slots per week to support students during assigned group work. We will use one lecture time slot a week for open office hours, auxiliary group work time, or review sessions. We will not use our discussion/lab section time in any strict manner, though you are welcome to use that time to facilitate finding times to meet with your team members.
You will be assigned to a team of 3-4 students. Twice a week, your team will complete a collaborative, team-based exercise that will dig deeper into the core concepts in the pre-flights. If everyone on your team has completed and understood the pre-flights, we expect that these collaborative exercises will take about 1 hour and should take less than 2 hours. Everyone in your team will share the same score. You are encouraged to work together, checking and challenging each other’s understanding as these collaborative exercises will be graded such that you will need to answer each question correctly only once but you will lose points for each incorrect submission. At the end of each collaborative exercise, one team member (on a rotating basis) will be required to submit a write up, documenting code and design decisions. You will provide peer reviews of your teammates.
All textbooks are optional. Copies of the textbook (as well as others) are on reserve at Grainger Library.
Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, by M. Morris Mano and Charles R. Kime. (Published by Prentice-Hall), 2008. Fourth Edition 2008 ISBN: 0-13-198926-X
Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface, by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy. (Published by Morgan Kaufmann) Second Edition: 1998 ISBN: 1-55860-428-6 Third Edition: 2004 ISBN: 1-55860-604-1 Fourth Edition 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0123744937
Verilog HDL: A Guide to Digital Design and Synthesis, by Samir Palnitkar. (Published by Prentice Hall). Second Edition:2003 ISBN: 0-13-044911-3
The first part of this course follows the first book Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, but much of this material is available in an appendix of Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface.
Some of the discussion sections in the first part of the course consist of Verilog problems, for which the Verilog HDL book can be used as a reference. However, the Verilog material covered in this course is very basic, and you should be able to find on-line any references needed.
The second and third part of this course follows the book on Computer Organization & Design: The Hardware/Software Interface very closely, so it is highly recommended, but many students find they don’t refer to the book. Any of the second, third, or fourth editions are fine.
Throughout the semester, we will be using iverilog, gtkwave, gcc/g++, and SPIM, all of which are installed on the Linux EWS machines, but many of which you can set up on your own machine. We can, however, provide little assistance in getting this software running on your machine.
cs233.github.io has the schedule and lecture and section notes. Just about all course materials will be distributed on the web.
We’ll be using Piazza. Piazza is designed to reduce the time to getting your question answered and for easy navigation, but this in part relies on your appropriate usage. Please follow the following guidelines:
We will have web-based preflights before each class meeting that will be worth roughly 5% of your overall grade. These pre-flights will provide you with links to introductory videos and will be available in PrairieLearn. These preflights are intended to prepare you to contribute to your in-class group work. Most questions in the preflight will need to be answered correctly multiple times to receive full credit. Aside from the first few class meetings, preflights must be finished prior to class meetings to receive credit.
You will be assigned to a team of 3-4 students to work on longer, collaborative assessments in PrairieLearn during class meetings. All members of your group will receive the same grade on these assignments. These assessments will help you dive deeper into the course content and prepare you for the lab assignments. Most questions in these collaborative assessments will need to be answered only once and many will allow only one submission for full credit. Aside from the first few class meetings, group work muts be completed with 36 hours of class meetings, though it is expected that these assignments will be able to be completed during class time.
There will be 13 labs throughout the semester each weighted equally. See Lab Submission Policy below.
We’ll have a comprehensive final to cover the material that follows Quiz11 and a sampling of the material from the rest of the semester.
Submission: Code will be submitted through Github and occassionally PrairieLearn. Like any workplace would, we expect you to correctly check in your code. We will grade whatever was checked in most recently at the deadline. We won’t be lenient if you forget to check in your code or check in the wrong version. You can verify which version of your code is checked in using the web interface for Github.
Partners: For most labs, you can work individually or with 1 partner. The exceptions are labs declared as individual, and the SPIMbot tournament lab, where you must work in groups of two or three. You will specify your partners using the partners.txt file, by including the netids of all collaborators (your netid + any partners), one per line.
Late Submission: One lab’s second part (other than the SPIMbot tournament) can be submitted up to 48 hours late without penalty. Otherwise, a 10% penalty every 12 hours (or part thereof) will be assessed, up to a maximum of 48 hours. See our Submission Policy page for more details.
Style: Good style is important whenever writing code; We reserve the right to assign a 0 to any assignment that demonstrates total disregard for standard good style conventions.
Regrade requests for quizzes must be submitted within 48 hours of your quiz. Regrade requests must be submitted either as issues during your quiz or as a private piazza post after your quiz.
For labs, regrade requests must be submitted within 48 hours of the grade being released. The grade release announcements will have directions for asking grade-related questions and requested regrades.
All grades will be available via the Compass grade book. Please verify the accuracy of your grades often during the semester! Typos are unfortunately very possible in a class with many students.
Letter grades will be assigned based on your overall numeric score. Also, the top and bottom 1% in each range will receive plus and minus grades (i.e., 99% and above get an A+, [91%-99%) get an A, [90%,91%) get an A-, [89%,90%) get a B+). We reserve the right to lower these thresholds but we will never raise them.
Academic integrity is an important issue in general. The University expects you all to be familiar with Rule 33 in the Code of Policies and Regulations Applying to All Students. If we are able to pick out two nearly identical assignments out of 400, then cheating has likely occurred. All parties involved will receive a 0 on that assignment or quiz and their final course grade reduced by one letter grade (e.g., A->B, B->C, etc.). A second offense will result in a failing grade for the class.
Do NOT post your code into public code sharing tools such as Github. While you may not be cheating, you are enabling other students to cheat which is against the student code.
To obtain disability-related academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact the course instructor and the Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) as soon as possible. To contact DRES, you may visit 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign, call 333-4603, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org or go to the DRES website.
For instructions on how to handle accomodations with the computer-based testing facility, please see https://cbtf.engr.illinois.edu/#dres
As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student’s ability to participate in daily activities. As a course staff, we are concerned about advancing the mental health and well-being of our students. If you or someone you know is feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and/or in need of support, services are available. You can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus via https://www.mckinley.illinois.edu/medical-services/mental-health
If you want to take the course but have not been able to register, please refer to the Registration FAQ


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I'm very impressed with this bit of software, which is easier to install and configure than I had expected. Selecting and releasing locos is very easy - probably easier than on my DT402D.
The JMRI web page for Engine Driver Throttle is here.
More information and the software can be obtained from here.
Note that Engine Driver throttle is for Android phones. For devices running iOS, you can use WiThrottle (which is not free) or WiThrottle Lite (which is).
What a great way to extend the life of an unwanted smart phone.
Thanks for looking.
NOVEMBER 2013 UPDATE
The latest version of Engine Driver allows three locos to be selected at once, and offers better consisting capability. I just tried out this latest version and had three trains running around the layout at once using my smart phone. It's kinda neat being able to run three trains from the one hand-held device.
I also tested out the improved consisting capability. You just keep 'acquiring' the locos on the same throttle, and when you're done the s/w allows you to specify which loco is "lead" loco (it defaults to the first selected), and to specify the direction of travel of each loco. You can add extra locos by 'acquiring' them as you want to. I didn't think to test how to remove a loco from the consist, or how to change settings such as the direction of travel of individual locos, once you've built the consist. Perhaps the worst negative was that when you release the top loco the consist is lost.
Anyway, this piece of software is certainly evolving in the right direction - and it's FREE!!


Mangastream Downloader is a lightweight Windows application whose purpose is to help you download your favorite manga stories and save them on the computer for offline viewing.
This is a portable program, so it is important to mention that it doesn’t leave any traces in the Windows Registry.
You can copy it on any USB flash drive or other devices, and take it with you whenever you to need to grab manga on the breeze, without having to go through installation steps.
Since this is a Java-based utility, you should make sure you have previously installed the working environment on the computer, otherwise you cannot run the tool.
Mangastream Downloader sports a clean and simple layout that allows you to carry out most operations with just a few clicks.
The tool gives you the possibility to add a new manga to the list by providing details about the name and directory, and selecting the site from where the utility grabs the information, namely MangaStream or MangaFox.
One of best features bundled in this application enables you to automatically add all available manga stories to the current list.
What’s more, you can select the manga that you want to download, specify the chapter or grab all of them, pick the saving directory, check for new chapters when you run the program, as well as stop the downloading operation. By default, the tool parses a manga chapter into individual images, which are exported to PNG file format.
During our testing we have noticed that Mangastream Downloader carries out a task pretty quickly and without errors. However, just like any similar Java utilities, it eats up CPU and memory, so the overall performance of your system may be affected.
All in all, Mangastream Downloader offers a simple software solution for helping you download your favorite manga stories on the computer. Thanks to its intuitive layout, it is suitable for rookies and professionals alike.
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Over the last two decades, process mining emerged as a new scientific discipline on the interface between process models and event data. The research we started in the late 1990-ties in Eindhoven, led to a wave of process mining tools, including Celonis, Disco, Apromore, UiPath Process Mining (ProcessGold), SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, ARIS Process Mining (Software AG), Abbyy Timeline, Appian Process Mining (LanaLabs), IBM Process Mining (myInvenio), Minit (Microsoft), Mehrwerk, QPR Process Mining, Skan, UltimateSuite, Mindzie, Nintex, PuzzleData ProDiscovery, Kofax, LiveJourney, iGrafx, Logpickr, Decisions Process Mining, Synesa, Everflow (Pega), Process Discovery Automation Anywhere (FortressIQ), BusinessOptix, Datricks, PAFnow (Celonis), DCR Process Mining, Oniq, Noreja, Mavim Process Mining, Process Science, Promease, Scout Process Discovery, Workfellow, Stereologic, UpFlux, Worksoft Process Mining, , etc. and open source tools like ProM, ProM Lite, RapidProM, OCPM, OCpi, Cortado, PM4knime, bupaR, etc. Note that many of the ideas first implemented in ProM were later adapted by other tools. On the one hand, conventional Business Process Management (BPM) and Workflow Management (WfM) approaches and tools are mostly model-driven with little consideration for event data. On the other hand, Data Mining (DM), Business Intelligence (BI), and Machine Learning (ML) focus on data without considering end-to-end process models. Process mining aims to bridge the gap between BPM and WfM on the one hand and DM, BI, and ML on the other hand. Here, the challenge is to turn torrents of event data ("Big Data") into valuable insights related to process performance and compliance. Fortunately, process mining results can be used to identify and understand bottlenecks, inefficiencies, deviations, and risks.
We are eager to collaborate with external parties on topics related to process mining. It is a very generic technology that can be applied in many fields (production, logistics, finance, auditing, healthcare, energy, e-learning, e-government, etc.). However, we get flooded by people that have data and processes, but have no clue about process mining. Before contacting us, please study the slides on how to get started. (Here is the PowerPoint file.) Next to the slides there are many ways to get more information about process mining, e.g., via the process mining website, by reading the book Process Mining: Data Science in Action and by taking take the joint RWTH/Celonis course Process Mining: From Theory to Execution. To go deeper, one can also take the Coursera Process Mining Course to get a comprehensive overview and a deeper understanding of the concepts and techniques. See also my publications page for loads of information.
Business Process Management (BPM)
Business Process Management (BPM) is the discipline that combines knowledge from information technology and knowledge from management sciences and applies this to operational business processes. It has received considerable attention in recent years due to its potential for significantly increasing productivity and saving costs. Moreover, today there is an abundance of BPM systems. These systems are generic software systems that are driven by explicit process designs to enact and manage operational business processes.
BPM can be seen as an extension of Workflow Management (WFM). WFM primarily focuses on the automation of business processes, whereas BPM has a broader scope: from process automation and process analysis to operations management and the organization of work. On the one hand, BPM aims to improve operational business processes, possibly without the use of new technologies. For example, by modeling a business process and analyzing it using simulation, management may get ideas on how to reduce costs while improving service levels. On the other hand, BPM is often associated with software to manage, control, and support operational processes. This was the initial focus of WFM. However, traditional WFM technology aimed at the automation of business processes in a rather mechanistic manner without much attention for human factors and management support.
See Business Process Management: A Comprehensive Survey. ISRN Software Engineering, pages 1-37, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/507984.
Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency
Petri nets are the oldest and best investigated process modeling language allowing for concurrency. Although the graphical notation is intuitive and simple, Petri nets are executable and many analysis techniques can be used to analyze them.
Petri nets have a strong theoretical basis. Moreover, a wide range of powerful analysis techniques and tools exists. Petri nets take concurrency as a starting point rather than an afterthought. Obviously, this succinct model has problems capturing data-related and time-related aspects. Therefore, various types of high-level Petri nets have been proposed. Colored Petri nets (CPNs) are the most widely used Petri-net based formalism that can deal with data-related and time-related aspects. Tokens in a CPN carry a data value and have a timestamp. The data value, often referred to as color, describes the properties of the object modeled by the token. The timestamp indicates the earliest time at which the token may be consumed. Transitions can assign a delay to produced tokens. This way waiting and service times can be modeled. A CPN may be hierarchical, i.e., transitions can be decomposed into subprocesses. This way large models can be structured. CPN Tools is a toolset providing support for the modeling and analysis of CPNs (www.cpntools.org).
See Petri Nets World and the book W.M.P. van der Aalst and C. Stahl. Modeling Business Processes: A Petri Net Oriented Approach. MIT press, Cambridge, MA, 2011 for more on Petri nets.
Workflow Patterns and WFM Systems
The Workflow Patterns initiative is a joint effort of Eindhoven University of Technology and Queensland University of Technology which started in 1999. The aim of this initiative is to provide a conceptual basis for process technology. In particular, the research provides a thorough examination of the various perspectives (control flow, data, resource, and exception handling) that need to be supported by a workflow language or a business process modelling language. The results can be used for examining the suitability of a particular process language or workflow system for a particular project, assessing relative strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to process specification, implementing certain business requirements in a particular process-aware information system, and as a basis for language and tool development.
The web site www.workflowpatterns.com provides detailed descriptions of patterns for the various perspectives relevant for process-aware information systems: control-flow, data, resource, and exception handling. In addition you will find detailed evaluations of various process languages, (proposed) standards for web service compositions, and workflow systems in terms of this patterns.
Based on a rigorous analysis of existing workflow management systems and workflow languages, we have developed the workflow language: YAWL (Yet Another Workflow Language). YAWL is a powerful workflow language based on the workflow patterns and Petri nets that is supported by an open source environment developed in part in collaboration with industry.
Simulation provides a flexible approach to analyzing business processes. Through simulation experiments various what if questions can be answered and redesign alternatives can be compared with respect to key performance indicators. Increasingly, simulation techniques will need to incorporate actual event data. Moreover, there will be a shift from off-line analysis at design time to on-line analysis at run-time. Hence, the link between process mining and simulation is obvious.
See my Business Process Simulation Survival Guide for more information on modern forms of simulation and the pitfalls people typically make when using simulation.
Conducting Research: Beauty Is Our Business
Working as an academic and having the freedom to pick your own research challenges, is the best job one can imagine. However, writing papers is not easy and the impact and quality of research are difficult to measure.
- How to Write Beautiful Process-and-Data-Science Papers? After 25 years of PhD supervision, I noted typical recurring problems that make papers look sloppy, difficult to read, and incoherent. The goal is not to write a paper for the sake of writing a paper, but to convey a valuable message that is clear and precise. The goal is to write papers that have an impact and are still understandable a couple of decades later. Our mission should be to create papers of high quality that people want to read and that can stand the test of time. We use Dijkstra's adagium Beauty Is Our Business to stress the importance of simplicity, correctness, and cleanness. I wrote this tutorial-style paper to help people improve their writing skills and also reflect on what they write from the viewpoint of the reader.
- Yet Another View on Citation Scores How to evaluate scientific research? is a controversial topic. In this blog post, I provide some of my personal views. Whether we like it or not, we need to evaluate the productivity and impact of researchers. In some universities, it has even become politically incorrect to talk about published papers and the number of citations. This creates the risk that evaluations and selections become highly subjective, e.g., based on taste, personal preferences, and criteria not known to the individuals evaluated. My personal opinion is that we cannot avoid using objective data-driven approaches to evaluate research productivity and impact. Therefore, I discuss the challenges related to citation scores. For example, comparing a Physics paper with thousands of authors published in a US-based journal versus a computer science paper with two authors presented at a highly competitive conference in Europe. I was triggered to write this blog when I came across the datasets provided by John Ioannidis and his colleagues. They suggest using a normalized citation score and provide data on 200,000 top researchers across all scientific disciplines. The goal is to address the challenges mentioned. I include some of the findings by using the data and provide several pointers. I expect that more people are not aware of these data and may find them useful and interesting. Enjoy reading!