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Yuri's Night

Yuri's Night

Yuri's Night is the World Space Party. Every April 12th we bring the world together to dream about where we're going, explore where we are, and celebrate where we've been.

Yuri's Night commemorates two, twinned space anniversaries: Yuri Gagarin's historic first orbit in space, in 1961, and the launch of the first Space Shuttle, in 1981.

That first Space Shuttle was Columbia. Yuri's Night 2003 is in honor of Columbia's February 2003 crew - Shuttle Commander Rick Husband, Pilot William McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialists David Brown, Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Clark, and Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon.

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Have you ever been audited by the IRS?

Internal Revenue Service

Are you a business owner? Then you must face the probability that sooner or later the IRS will audit your business.

It will help to be prepared:

  1. Keep ALL receipts, invoices, bills, etc.
  2. Organize them if you can. But even if they are all shoved into a box, that is better than having no receipts at all. Just as long as you have them!
  3. If you have employees keep up to date W4s on file
  4. If you sub out work to independent contractors keep up to date W9s on file

This is all stuff you probably have heard before but it really is important. And it may save you valuable time down the road!

 

One bot to rule them all? Not likely, with Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft virtual assistants

One bot to rule them all? Not likely, with Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft virtual assistants

What's a bot? A bot (short for robot) is just a computer program that runs automated tasks. Typically this program helps you search for information on the internet. Bots perform tasks that are both simple and repetitive, at a much higher rate than is possible for a human. Bots help us manage our calendars and keep up to date, find facts, files, places, and info.and free us from the stress of lives and so much more.

These are some of the most popular tech company bots that offers you more free time:

  • Apple's Siri
  • Google Assistant
  • Amazon's Alexa
  • Microsoft's Cortana

Virtual Assistants are rapidly increasing as technology evolves each day, and they can be found almost everywhere: in your phone, your home, your car and even your watch!

The development of Virtual Assistants continues to expand. AI (Artificial Intelligence) is helping us today by learning about our behaviour, likes and preferences.

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What Does Your Browser Know About You?

What Does Your Browser Know About You?

So you've heard that government agencies are watching what you do online. You also know that Google tracks what you search online.

Did you know that your browser may also be gathering information about you? What exactly can a browser know about you? Glad you asked!

Seeing is believing. Visit this website for a demonstration of all the data your browser knows about you.

All this data can be accessed by any website without asking you for any permission.