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Month: October 2016
How to Maximize Holiday Sales and Profits
Are you ready for the holiday shopping season? Use this eight step guide to maximize holiday sales and profits.
20 Ways to Creatively Market This Holiday Season
Want to stay ahead of the competition this holiday season? Make sure potential customers think of you first by applying these 20 creative holiday marketing strategies.
How to Avoid Online Shopping Pitfalls this Holiday Season
Shopping online is a convenient way to buy holiday gifts and other things. Get the best prices and protect against online shopping problems and fraud with these tips.
The Secret Formula for Attracting Customers
Businesses that are thriving and growing have a steady flow of repeat and referred customers. Learn their secret for attracting clients here.
Branding Strategies for Your New Business
Creating your business’ brand is one of the most important steps in starting a business. Put these strategies to work when crafting your brand.
New Tool Takes 3D Models into VR with One Click
via Tech Crunch
The emergence of virtual reality applications for architecture has been one of the big stories of the past few years – in the future, we’ve been told, VR will become an integral part not just of presenting a project, but of the design process as well.
That future may now be upon us, thanks to new tool from New York City startup IrisVR. The company has released Iris Prospect, a program that enables you to send your plans and models directly into VR with a single click.
A beta version of the software is currently available for free download from their website, making VR accessible to anyone.
The software can be installed as a plugin and is compatible with Revit, Sketchup and .obj files, as to integrate fully into your workflow. The VR experience can then be viewed on all leading VR headsets, including Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, GearVR and Cardboard.
Once in VR, Prospect will allow you to toggle between layers and design options, change atmospheric conditions and make annotations. The model can be experienced through a variety of walkthrough options, and can be controlled a mouse and keyboard or game controller.
But perhaps the best feature is how quickly it works. On their website, IrisVR claims: “In less time than it takes to print, your 3D files will be converted into a VR experience. “
IrisVR also offers Iris Scope, which will convert panoramic images into VR experiences for smartphones.
After raising raising $8 million in Series A funding, the company now hopes for an official launch before the end of the year, so if you want to test it out for free, it’s worth checking out soon.
Try it out for yourself, here.
News via TechCrunch.
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Little Changes Can Make a Huge Difference
By Leo Babauta
When I’m feeling down, I make a list of what’s contributing to the down-ness:
- Didn’t get enough sleep
- Overwhelmed by too much to do
- Not exercising or eating well
- Got in an argument with someone
- Feeling uncertainty about something
So there might be five different factors contributing to a funk. That’s a lot of things to deal with at once, and so it can be depressing to think about all the things I need to fix in order to feel better.
I can’t fix everything at once, so I just start with one step. I meditate for a couple minutes.
Then I take on another step: I make a list of what I need to do. Pick a few I can do today. A few I can do tomorrow. Vow to focus on the first one on the list.
Another step: go for a walk, get my body moving.
Then another step: talk to the person I had an argument with, in a loving, compassionate way.
Suddenly, with these small steps, I’m starting to feel better.
I spend a little time with my son, playing with him, reading with him.
I take a nap.
I eat a healthy meal.
I meditate on my uncertainty, staying with it as long as I can, with compassion and friendliness.
I go to bed early, and try to get a good night’s sleep.
I focus on one small work task at a time.
And with each step, my mood improves. One step at a time, I help myself feel better.
These are small steps, taken one at a time, with as much presence as I can muster. And they make all the difference in the world.
Five satirical designs created in response to Donald Trump
The design community doesn’t seem to like Donald Trump very much. With just two weeks until the US presidential election, here are five products and proposals influenced by the Republican Party candidate. Read more
Sig Nordal 