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435 Views How your brain's executive function works — and how to improve it
You use your brain's executive function every day -- it's how you do things like pay attention, plan ahead and control impulses. Can you improve it to change for the better? With highlights from her research on child development, cognitive scientist Sabine Doebel explores the factors that affect executive function -- and how you can use it to break bad habits and achieve your goals.
Post date : 2019-05-12 00:44 Posted by : moviegoer
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448 Views The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god
Nanahuatl, weakest of the Aztec gods, sickly and covered in pimples, had been chosen to form a new world. There had already been four worlds, each set in motion by its own "Lord Sun," and each had been destroyed. For a new world to be created, another god had to leap into the great bonfire and become the fifth sun. Will Nanahuatl complete the sacrifice? Kay A. Read recounts the myth of the sun. [Directed by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat, narrated by Christina Greer, music by WORKPLAYWORK and Cem Misirlioglu].
Post date : 2019-05-12 00:42 Posted by : moviegoer
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443 Views Matt Walker: Sleep is your superpower
Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get sleep -- and the alarmingly bad things that happen when you don't, for both your brain and body. Learn more about sleep's impact on your learning, memory, immune system and even your genetic code -- as well as some helpful tips for getting some shut-eye.
Post date : 2019-05-12 00:39 Posted by : moviegoer
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501 Views Mark Carrara: Google Analytics
You can’t fix what you don’t measure. How well is your WordPress site doing? How do you know? Google offers free analytics for all website owners. WordPress has several methods to set this up on our site. We will look at what you need to do to start collecting data, how to interpret what you collect and next steps for your business.
Post date : 2019-05-10 10:26 Posted by : peter88
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461 Views Kitty Lusby: Getting Traffic
It’s the inconvenient truth that all aspiring bloggers must face – just because you write a great blog post, that doesn’t mean anybody is going to read it. You could pay for traffic through things like Facebook ads and Google Pay Per Click, but is that really a viable solution to increase your readership? If you’re like most bloggers, simply boosting your posts on Facebook probably isn’t the answer. In this session, we’ll talk about how your blog can help you build a large, loyal following of interested readers, and then what to do with those people once they get to your website.
Post date : 2019-05-10 10:25 Posted by : peter88
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448 Views Dustin Hartzler: Starting a Store
WooCommerce 101 In this fundamentals course, we will be going over how to set up and configure WooCommerce. Topics covered will be: Why WooCommerce? How to Install A walk through the settings Set up your store and add products And how to run your store.
Post date : 2019-05-10 10:23 Posted by : peter88
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423 Views Adam Warner: The Personal and Website Security Mindset
Mindfulness – “The quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.” Security can seem intimidating and complex for many, but we shouldn’t (can’t) let that stop us from doing everything we can to secure our WordPress sites and ourselves. After all, our websites are often part of our livelihood. In this session Adam addresses the “big picture” of personal and website security and breaks down the fundamental tasks needed for a strong security plan online. He provides an actionable checklist on what audience members can implement immediately to better secure themselves online in addition to their WordPress websites. After attending this session, audience members will have a better understanding of personal security online and how it affects website security as a whole, as well as steps they can take to mitigate risk in the future.
Post date : 2019-05-10 10:22 Posted by : peter88
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455 Views Nathan Ingram: Mastering the Client Consultation
Has a client ever wasted your time in a consulting session? Ever had a one-hour consultation turn into 3? Have you experienced the sinking feeling that comes when you leave the consultation and realize you failed to ask a key question? This talk provides answers to these issues and more. Attendees will leave with a clear, memorable outline to manage the client consultation.
Post date : 2019-05-10 10:21 Posted by : peter88
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445 Views Alonso Indacochea: Getting Started with WordPress
An introduction to using WordPress
Post date : 2019-05-10 10:20 Posted by : peter88
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529 Views Kim Kuhlman: Security on a Shoestring
Security on a Shoestring: Kim will talk about a number of free WordPress plugins for increasing website security that folks are not likely to know about. These include IQ Block Country, NinjaFirewall and iThemes Security (free version – This one is well known, but worth talking about). Also included will be a discussion of testing WordPress websites for vulnerabilities with WPScan. Kim will wrap up with a discussion of Let’s Encrypt for free SSL’s.
Post date : 2019-05-10 10:13 Posted by : peter88