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Vibram Five Fingers Shoes KSO Review

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The Vibram Five Fingers Shoes are simply awesome. Using them has changed the way I feel about walking. Ever since then I truly enjoy walking more. It is as thought my feet knees and legs were finally being used correctly.

Walking on Vibram Five Finger Shoes

Walking is comfortable and enjoyable. I’ve worn the VFFs for a full day without any issues, except the odd looks that people give. That said, there has been plenty of strangers ask about the VFFs and where they can be found. If you are in the bay area there are a few stores that carry them, including some in Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Okland. Be sure visit a store to size your feet correctly. The Vibram Five Finger website has a store locator. Be sure to call the stores ahead of time to check if they have the shoes in stock.

Running on the Vibram Five Finger Shoes (KSO)

These shoes take a bit of time to get use to. Be sure to start running on grass and keep it below a mile at first. I can see how one can get injured if one is not used to these type of shoes.  The thing that kept me from running was a pain I would develop in the knees after a mile or so. Ever since using the VFFs I have yet to experience the pain and have learned to enjoy walking. My feet knees and legs feel as if they have been used correctly for the first time ever.

If you have not used the the Vibram Five Finger you are missing out.


Vibram Fiver Fingers KSO

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Cows, Stars, Dogs and Question Marks: the BCG Matrix in a Small Business

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Being small thinking big.

Small businesses have a luxury that large companies do not: making decisions and executing them rapidly. Without much effort the business owner can introduce a new product or service and just as easily discontinue it. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how much thought went into the decision.

Enter the BCG Matrix

A small business can use the BGC Matrix to categorize their products and services based on how much cash each brings and how much effort each requires. BGC Matrix

Categories

Cows

Cows are great, they require little effort and produce good cash. This is the product that will keep the lights on but will not send your kid to college. Drip coffee is good example of a cow.

Stars

Stars are good, they are popular, produce cash but require more effort. It’s the type of product that you should m

arket as a small business owner. A caffè latte is a good example of a stars.

Dogs

Dogs are bad, they produce little cash and take effort and eat up resources. Not everyone will like your awesome new product, get rid of it.

Question Marks

Question marks are bad, there should not be a product or service in a small business with a question mark. The whole goal is to quickly find out if the new product or service is a start, cow, or dog. A product with an identity crisis will cost you.

By using the BCG Matrix in a simple way, a small business owner can make better decisions on which products and services to keep and which ones to discontinue.

Click here to view details on the BCG Matrix over in wikipedia.

Herramientas

5 Herramientas Para Diseñadores y Programadores de Web

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Estas son las 5 herramientas que encuentro indispensables cuando estoy diseñado paginas de web. Antes que todo, tengo que confesar que prefiero cosas que son de código abierto (open source) y creando código a mano, es por eso que no listo a Dremweaver o Frontpage. Usando estas herramientas he tenido la oportunidad de crear páginas validas de xhtml y css siguiendo código semántico.

Geany

Es un editor simple y ligero que trabaja bien si se sabe xhtml y css. Necesita pocas dependencias y es basado en el GTK toolkit. Tiene auto compleción para XML y HTML, doblador de código y mucho más. Puede ser instalado en Windows y distribuciones de Linux. : ¿Mencioné que es gratis?

WeBuilder

Ligero y simple como el editor de texto anterior y trabaja solo en sistema de operaciones corriendo Windows. Da la oportunidad crear y editar paginas de web muy fácilmente con un panel de anticipación. Este es mi editor preferido si estoy diseñado en una maquina corriendo Windows. Este editor no es gratis pero si bueno. Descarga WeBuilder.

Firebug

Firebug plugin para Firefox es indispensable ya que da poder de editar y Depuración de HTML y Javascript en tiempo vivo en cualquier página. Usando Firebug un programador de web salvara horas de frustración.

Barra de Internet Explorer Para Programadores de Web

Esta barra (Internet Explorer Developer toolbar) tiene la misma función que Firebug para Firefox. La interfaz de usuario es diferente cuando comparada con Firebug.

Gimp

GIMP es un programa de tratamiento de imágenes libre. Puede substituir a Photoshop para la mayoría de tareas para un diseñador de web.
Con esta cinco herramientas un diseñador o programador de web tendrá lo necesario para crear paginas de web llenas de orgullo y salvando dinero.