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This is the top 10 simple steps to create and manage online professtional identity

 These steps will provide you with enough encouragement to build up your brand and use your online identity for self-promotion, and to gain a little well-deserved recognition. << This resource assists with creating and managing a personal identity online.

Alignment as an effective web design principle allows us to make conscious decisions about how and where elements are placed on the page.

really effective definition as well as a bunch of great images illustrating the different types of alignment.

You may or may not be aware but alignment is such an integral part of most website design that you probably do not even realize it is there; it sits in the background, hidden as an initial design element. << Reinforces that alignment is more important than it seems.

This page contains three basic guidelines for making effective color choices that work for nearly everyone. << In order to understand contrast, you've gotta understand how it works, right! 

"Proper alignment of elements and text on your website greatly impact the overall design."

Most of us already have online identities. This shows how to manage them professionally.

Is it possible to separate your personal and professional online identity? This resource tells how you can.

"REPETITION is the use of similar or connected pictorial elements." This webpage also gives a clear definition of every element of design.

This site is great! It's almost a webinar in email etiquette.  There's and email etiquette expert, email etiquette 101, and more.

Really good example of a video resume with creativity and straight to the point.

There are several kinds of reports that can be written: Incident, periodic, investigative, progress, trip/call and major reports. These six categories have different goals.

When writing a report use lists when possible, use headings and subheadings to separate topics, use clear typefaces and use white space effectively.

In Chapter 2 of "The Computer," Ince describes the Google comparing data with the CDC to track those who are googling symptoms and the spread of illness. I found that idea very interesting and found that tracking information here on the web.

Tile is a small object including an RFID as described in Chapter 3 of "The Computer." The advantages of these devices are easily understood, but privacy could be a concern, as well. As suggested by Ince, many individuals are uncomfortable with their personal locations can be monitored. Tile's ability to send your location to other Tile users could make some uncomfortable with the concept. As someone who misplaces my keys regularly, I am willing to take the privacy risk!

Cray Supercomputer

This article discusses in-depth detail the three pillars of persuasion ethos, logos and pathos used in Rhetoric. I found this article to be very informative and interesting.

Stephen Boyd of Stanford defines and describes NP hard problems. Well, he sort of explains it...

Diigo+Google search results for "design fundamentals line."