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mobify.com Implementing push notifications for a react app is pretty straightforward until you have to do this on an app built with , you might have a new service worker file to work with. Create React App As someone modestly familiar with the folder structure of a CRA app you will know that this will cause conflicts or one service worker trying to overwrite the others. It simply gets complicated. Three reasons for this: Using the default scaffold flow for CRA , the service worker is generated automatically. Might take a while to understand all it is doing if you went through it now. npm run build You can not simply edit this file to include your firebase service worker methods and imports. You will have to do particularly and that means you will have to be . npm run eject on your own onwards You have to use plugins to generate the proper service worker when next you your project. Webpack npm run build An example of this is the npm package ServiceWorkerWebpackPlugin The way these plugins work is to release a dynamic file in place of the default with a runtime helper. service worker sw The Solution The alternative is to avoid modifying the default service worker in the root of your ./src and the one generated at the /build(we do not really have a business with this), it will most likely be named something like “registerServiceWorker.js”. You should try to put your new service worker in the public/assets folder, this is the folder that is used to hold our assets. My service worker is named “firebase-messaging-sw.js” The idea is that webpack will not bundle the js files in the public/assets folder unlike those in ./src and then we can call it and register it at the root of our react app. I decided to structure my app like so: On the initializePush() function we will be asking the users if they want us to be sending them notifications. And it is only called after registering/updating a service worker file. A service worker is updated after the browser does a binary comparison between the old and new file; on finding a difference in output after the comparison it will install the new service worker and then generate a new token. Below is the modal that shows on the first-ever request for permission to send push notifications to users. Show notifications modal And next getting the token based off your current instance of firebase. You will notice this function has the function and also the . and then the all in the chain. Does this mean we are getting a new token from firebase every time we reach that point in the code? requestPermission() messaging getToken() sendTokenToServer() .then() Apparently, it turns out we don’t. We are not getting a new token every time the function is called. What actually happens is that the first time the getToken method is called, a network call is made, once retrieved and used (sent to our backend) subsequent calls to () the token will return from the cache. getToken Extras message.onMessage() Receives messages sent to this client when the client has the app open. self.addEventListener("notificationclick",()=>{}) Called when a client clicks on the notification that is sent from the app server somewhere. message.setBackgroundMessageHandler This method handles the messages received when a client does not have the app open. Remember to instantiate your firebase instance in another directory, in case you missed it, it was used here; import messaging from 'config/firebase' Goodluck!

Integrating Push Notifications in your React Web App (CRA)

Gor Gevorkyan v. Bitmain, Inc., Bitmain Technologies, Ltd. And DOES 1 to 10 A lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California against Bitmain on 11/19/2018. See https://www.scribd.com/document/393971649/Bitmain-Class-Action In a brief summary, the Plaintiff alleged that Bitmain marketed and sold ASIC miners that were preconfigured to use the customers’ electricity to generate crypto for Bitmain’s own benefit. The Plaintiff bought his ASIC in January 2018, it was hard to configure, and it came pre-configured to operate in full power mode, at which time it mined for the benefit of Bitmain, using the Plaintiff’s electricity. The complaint alleges there are over 100 Class members and the amount in controversy exceeds $5 Million. Plaintiff’s is that Bitmain used unfair competition, which was unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising and offends public policy, is immoral, unethical, oppressive, and unscrupulous, as the gravity of the conduct outweighs any of the alleged benefits. Plaintiff demands the Court to issue an order requiring Bitmain to stop their unfair competition, pay restitution of all expenses incurred as a result of Bitmains unfair and deceptive practices; pay interest at the highest rate allowable by law and pay the Plaintiff’s attorney’s fees. first count The is for unjust enrichment, stating that Bitmain received a benefit at the expense of the Plaintiff, including electricity costs. Plaintiff seeks the Court to require Bitmain to disgorge all monies, profits and gains that it obtained at the expense of the Plaintiff. second count The is for conversion, stating Bitmain converted the use of Plaintiff’s and Class members’ ASIC devices and requests disgorgement. third count I would have liked the lawsuit to include more information explaining how much the Plaintiff’s power bill was, and how much bitcoin he mined that got swept into Bitmain’s wallet, and perhaps a showing of that transaction on a block explorer. From my understanding (which is pretty limited), miners from all manufacturers, not just bitmain, come with factory settings and begin mining as soon as they are powered on. As soon as someone gets a miner, they should update the factory settings to their own customizable settings. I suspect Bitmain’s response will accuse the Plaintiff(s) of negligence for failing to configure their machines in a timely fashion. Plaintiff(s) will likely argue that Bitmain should be clearly disclosed to all purchasers that prior to configuration, mining will be done to Bitmain’s account. When I searched Bitmain’s website, I found nothing that would alert someone that the miner would be mining for Bitmain until configured, although there are extensive instructions on configuration. There were no Terms of Use or Terms of Service on the website. There was a short disclaimer that didn’t mean much to me, it simply says, Disclaimer You are not allowed to access (or attempt to access) this service by any means other than through the means we provide or have indicated to be used, and you specifically agree not to access (or attempt to access) this service via any illegal or unlawful means or use this service to support any illegal or unlawful activities or purpose. By entering this website and signing up for this service, you acknowledge and agree that you are a person to whom this service may be lawfully provided in accordance with the laws of jurisdiction in which you are located. https://service.bitmain.com/policies/disclaimer. See The support page has a lot of information on it, but nothing saying the machines will mine for Bitmain until configured. . See https://service.bitmain.com/support I watched a few youtube videos about the setup procedure, and none mentioned that prior to setup, coins would be mined for the manufacturer. . See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz-XZL77qqs In conclusion, I think the lawsuit has merit if it can actually prove that Bitmain was selling people miners without disclosing the miners would mine for Bitmain until configured, and that this actually happened to over 100 people and caused Bitmain to mine over $5 million worth of crypto (goodluck).

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A convenient untruth — Multi Arrays in C/++ Inspired by “A convenient untruth” by Glennan Carnie . When declaring a multi array (multi-dimensional array) in C/++, we end up with is a contiguous chunk of memory. This memory block spans over the size of the product of all the dimensions. For a 2x3 array ,we get a memory block of 6 units. I say units instead of the actual size (in bytes) because the size will be different depending on the data type of the array and the machine architecture. arr[2][3] When we query the array (i.e. access elements), we are performing pointer arithmetic to extract the value from a single 6 unit memory block. int arr[2][3] = {11,22,33,44,55,66};cout << arr[1][1]; // 55 int *ptr = &arr[0][0];cout << *(ptr + 1*3 + 1*1); // 55 data      11  22  33  44  55  66address  100 104 108 112 116 120↑               ↑ptr            ptr+4 This made me wonder — can I travel backwards? Negative Indexing Now here’s the fun part. In the 2x3 integer array given above, how can we query the number ? The obvious answer would be . And that’s correct. 33 arr[0][2] In pointers, it becomes which is just . So the next question is: in how many ways can we make equal to ? In other words, for what values of , will the equality hold? *(ptr + 0*3 + 2*1) *(ptr + 2) x * 3 + y * 1 2 x y 3x + y == 2 Here’s a sample of solutions: x  0  1  2 -1 -2 ...y  1 -1 -4  5  8 ... And we can use any of these pairs to query the number : (x, y) 33 int arr[2][3] = {11,22,33,44,55,66}; cout << arr[0][2];  // 33cout << arr[1][-1]; // 33cout << arr[2][-4]; // 33cout << arr[-1][5]; // 33cout << arr[-2][8]; // 33 data      11  22  33  44  55  66address  100 104 108 112 116 120↑       ↑ptr    ptr+2 This behavior is true for all multi of dimensions. The only problem is that it becomes rather cumbersome to visualize this principle in 3D and above arrays. Fortunately, I made a tiny utility that does the job for you :) arrays n This tool helps create a multi array up to 5D array and each “level” can hold up to 4 “cells”. After generating an array, you can run a query on it and the tool will highlight the memory cells used to arrive at the value. output What I mean by the words “levels” and “cells” is explained later on. Note: Show and Tell To explain things better, I will use the following memory map of a 2x3x2 array. Have a look at it and convince yourself of the following equality arr[0][2][0] == arr[0][0][4] == arr[1][0][-2] _____________________________________________________________|        | L0 |           0           |          1            ||        |----|-----------------------------------------------|| Memory | L1 |   0   |   1   |   2   |   0   |   1   |   2   || Levels |----|-----------------------------------------------||        | L2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 ||= ===================================||  Data Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10| 11| 12|‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ | Also, I am using functions and that give the product and sum of an array range. PROD() SUM() prod(i, [a..b], arr) = arr_a * arr_(a+1) * ... * arr_(b-1)prod(arr) = arr_0 * arr_1 * ... * arr_(n-1) sum(i, [a..b], arr) = arr_a + arr_(a+1) + ... + arr_(b-1)sum(arr) = arr_0 + arr_1 + ... + arr_(n-1) where n = size of array Cells and Levels Both these terms are made up. These are just notations I use to refer to a specific memory location. A is just a memory location that can be pointed to by a pointer or array index. When we access element , we end up with the data value . Memory Cell arr[0][2][1] 6 But what does represent? I answer this by saying that they are pointers to “memory cells”. One way to read it is: [0][2][1] * access 0th cell in the block* access 2nd cell in the 0th cell* access 1st cell in the 2nd cell* retrieve the value A is a collection of memory cells that reside in the same memory dimension. Memory Level Observations The first observations are the more obvious ones: Dimension Count: **N** = 3 Dimension Sizes: **D** = [2, 3, 2] If we access then Query will be: arr[1][2][1] **Q** = [1, 2, 1] Cell Stride (S) Standing at the memory level, if I move by 1 cell, the size of jump in the data level is the for that memory level. ith Cell Stride Cell strides at levels are: L0: 6 = 1*2*3 L1: 2 = 1*2 L2: 1 = 1 This gives us the relation that for the memory level, the stride length is product of all dimension sizes above that level. ith S_i = 1 * prod(j, [i+1..N], D)orS_i = S_(i+1) * D_(i+1) Query Match (M) When we run a query, we match a memory cell at each level. This forms a chain of jumps , ending in the data level and results in a data value. across the levels This gives us the relation that for the memory level, the matching cell is: ith M_i = (1 / S_i) * sum(j, [1..N], S_j * Q_j)or simplyM_i = (1 / S_i) * sum(S_j * Q_j) Unfortunately, my journey to this relation is pretty unwieldy to explain. So I’ll just skip it. It is this value — the query match — that I use to highlight the memory cells and the final data value that result from the query. Misc : The number of cells in the memory level Cell Count ith **C_i** = prod(j, [0..i], D) = C_(i-1) * D_i : The total number of data values stored Data Count **n** = prod(i, [0..N], D) = prod(D) By comparing relations , and , get the relation because: C_i S_i n n = C_i * S_i n = prod(i, [0..N], D) C_i = prod(j, [0..i], D) S_i = prod(j, [i+1..N], D) The End C/++ allows negative indexes in multi arrays since it is just a contiguous chunk of memory and index lookups is just pointer arithmetic on it.There. That’s a thing you now know. You can find the code or on . here codepen Also, if you’re wondering whether it would be possible in some other language, that answer is “it depends”. Languages that implement multi arrays as true multi arrays — arrays of arrays — cannot have negative indexes. Languages that implement multi arrays like C/++ does support it. might Bonus Say we have an integer array and we access the element , what do we get? Well, we get the 2nd value. That’s not interesting. arr[3] arr[1] What interesting is how the compiler works this out by re-writing the query as . This is simple pointer addition. And since addition is commutative, we can do … is *(arr + 1) arr[1]     -> *(arr + 1)*(arr + 1) -> *(1 + arr)*(1 + arr) -> 1[arr] … and conclude that is the same as . This bit is also true for multi arrays. arr[i] i[arr] int main () {int arr[2][3] = {11,22,33,44,55,66}; cout<<arr[0][2]; // goodcout<<2[0[arr]]; // badcout<<2[arr[0]]; // also badcout<<0[arr][2]; // ???} There’s a whole lot more where that came from. Checkout the article . “A convenient untruth” by Glennan Carnie

Negative Indexing Multi Arrays in C/++

There are a number of ways for an online shopper to find your brand, and, I’m sure you are spending hundreds and thousands of dollars in those marketing tactics to attract them. Hence, you would not like to miss on any opportunities that come your way!Spotting their favorite products the customer will click on the product link that diverts them to the product landing page. Therefore, your product page will determine the engagement and conversion rates for your eCommerce business. Key essentials and excellent display of product pages from leading brands 1. Product display Visuals trigger a sense of inspiration to online shoppers, and today, many of them use image search to find their favorite products. The more value your product image will display, the higher chances of them being influenced to take further actions. What you can do? a- Relate them to your one’s daily routine “Explore & Shop Outfit Photos” section on their product page is surely enhancing a shopper’s purchasing experience. Displaying your happy customer’s photographs using your product will automatically trigger an excitement among online shoppers and encourage them to engage and make purchases from your eCommerce store. Modcloth’s product page offers both great visuals, as well as, video. Dealing with organic beauty and cosmetic product, this brand allows it’s customers to gain better insights on the use of their products. Ensuring a demo video showcasing the use of your products, will increase engagement level and enhance your customer’s shopping experience. b- Get innovative, use videos Bodyshop After your products visual does the game of making the shopper cling to your site, they would like to know more about the product. 2. Product Information What you can do? offers a crisp feature description making it easy and quick for customers to know everything about their product. Also, their innovative color selection options make the customer’s shopping experience even more fun. a- Ensure easy to spot features and color options Victoria’s Secret Allowing your customers an ability to choose for their favorite color is important; however, being innovative with unique prints for each will increase the shopper’s excitement for your products and make better purchases. “Compare to Other Products” feature on its product page is surely helping their customers to eliminate the risk of shopping for a wrong size product. Allowing your customers to compare the product size with other products will offer a unique shopping experience and your customers will feel safe shopping from your eCommerce store.​ b- Engaging size comparison Bellroy’s Once the shopper is happy with the product information, they will immediately spot for the product price and security for their purchase orders your store has to offer. Making it difficult for them such details will hamper them from proceeding with the purchase. 3. Purchase decision information What you can do? make it easy for their customer’s to spot the product price by highlighting it. Also, it offers price breakdown, ensuring customers know that they are not paying more. Keeping product price clear and simple to understand will stop your customers from making incomplete purchases. a- Clear price Harry’s allows its customers to gain insights about the product shipping and returns information for the product page itself. This way, customers will not have to switch over pages to find such important information that is needed to make a purchase decision. b- Other important information Graziashop Once the shopper is happy with the product, it’s important they are able to easily proceed further. Unable to offer clear prompts of purchase steps, can lose you a number of opportunities that made your way. 4. Call-to-action button What you can do? a- Clear add to cart and Add to wishlist option​ product page offers crucial call-to-action button in the simplest way to avoid distraction and keep customer focused in placing their purchase order. It is not necessary to use vibrant colors, as many feel it quickly diverts attention, instead, focusing on the placement of your call-to-action will matter the most to your customers. Aritzia product page performs one of the best up selling tactic that will automatically encourage their customers to make purchases in order to complete that look. Similar to H&M allowing customers with prompts of the most relevant match will immediately help you increase order value for your eCommmerce store. b- Up sell H&M Whether they are making a purchase for themselves or planning to send a gift to their dear ones, shopping online really makes one happy. So, would you not like to take an opportunity of your customer’s joyful mood? 5. Customer’s experience What you can do? makes it easy for customers to quickly share their wonderful experience by allowing them to easily log on to their favorite social networking sites from their product page itself. Integrating popular social share buttons on your product page will allow your happy customers share their purchase experience while increasing visibility for your eCommerce brand. a- Allow social sharing buttons J.Crew ’s product page does not only allow customers to share reviews but also, helps them make better purchase decisions by highlighting reviews that are already provided. Displaying a success indicator on your eCommerce product page will enhance your customer’s decision and will always trust your brand for making purchases. ​b- Reviews Incase.com With the above, you can ensure your product page has the most important elements to encourage customer, as well as, make them stick with your brand. However, playing around with the placements and integrating a tool to test the performance of each element, will ensure you land-up with an excellent product page for your eCommerce business. Closing advice A successful product page will enhance the online shopper’s experience; however, not being able to deliver products as per customer’s order will make all your efforts go in vain. Therefore equally important, is to adopt a cloud-based that will help you automate product updates and ensure accurate inventory levels, always. inventory management system GoodLuck!! Originally published at orderhive.weebly.com .

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know you might be wondering, what is this all about, hold-on, I will tell you… I This is a premier story in this column, Ordinary Youths Doing Extraordinary Things, put together by my magazine, and it is about a young Nigerian, who is contributing his research to the development of Science and Technology in Nigeria. While some youths are busy playing politics and some are being used as miscreants and political thugs, to settle cheap scores, taken to social media to apportion blames and curses, being used for election rigging, et al, a young Nigerian has chosen to stamp his name into the annals of achievers. @GlitzPlusMag This young Nigerian is none other but Kwaku Williams, who built a drone, yes a drone, as his final year’s project at the University of Lagos, Akoka. Interestingly, he can be said to have dual citizenship, as paternally, he is from Ogbomoso, Oyo state, while also a Ghanaian, maternally. He unbolted up to Richard Oluseye about his invention, career and journey. Aeronautics has been Williams’ dream career line from childhood. But unfortunately (in his own words), they are not offered in Nigerian universities. However, Kwara State University (KWASU), an institution recently created now offers Aeronautics. Williams said he intended attending the aeronautical school at Zaria but was hindered financially. The device in testing mode Notwithstanding, he settled for Electrical/Electronic Engineering on which he has obtained both a HND and BSc. He obtained his HND in Offa Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State and his BSc in Nigeria’s First Choice University, University of Lagos. William’s BSc final year project is titled “DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROPORTIONAL DIGITAL RADIO CONTROL SYSTEM (for R/C Air-plane and Quad-copter)” — submitted to the Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Department, University of Lagos. Here he tried to build a device that will advance communication with air-planes and quad-copter. The Quad copter with its controller If we can recall, in December 2013, the federal government of Nigeria, under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan, launched the first drone that was indigenously created, which was credited to the Nigerian Navy. However, Williams will be the first independent Nigerian to build a drone from scratch. According to Williams, this project is about controlling the dynamic surfaces of model Air-planes or Quad-copter remotely using Servo-Motors and the generation of ‘Thrust’ to create lift using electric-motors. One important attribute about this project, which many technicians will agree on is this, the airframe was designed using light wood owing to its high strength to weight ratio. The applications of such system is sweeping across all areas such as the movie industries where they are fitted with cameras, weight lifting and recreational purposes among others. Also, the design utilises the power from a Lipo-battery unlike the fuel engine version which offers slot of advantages. You might be wondering, ‘what is the importance of this device and how does it change anything’… This is it: 1. Recreational applications (flying for fun or gaming), 2. Shooting of movies or media coverage (that is, a scenario where fitted cameras can be used in places inaccessible by humans; probably in crime/violence scenes, Atlantic, the beach or a tall mountain), 3. Security measures as a better substitute for CCTV (GPS intelligent modules can be incorporated to give it a specified locations of travel), 4. Weight lifting (as an errand device when built with high rating battery and motors).In addendum, the project in its advanced form (high stability and reliability) is a step towards designing remote piloting for a full sized airplane as was raised after the Malaysian airplane crash. However, had Williams not been financially constrained he would have designed a larger model, which will bring positive pundit in science and technology to the Nigerian government and people. This drone, built at the capacity of travelling ten kilometres, is capable of lifting up to 20kg worth of item. When asked the motivation and inspiration behind this project and device, Williams calmly replied that he concluded doing this project in order to marry his course of study, Elect/Elect Engineering with his admired field of study, Aeronautics. This is coming after taking quite a lot of time to study the principles of flight and airplane designs independently. In responding to the challenges faced while carrying out this project, Williams made a statement that he built quite a number of prototypes that failed but certainly added to his bank of technical experience in designing. At a point, he could spend the last kobo on him to purchase components for such fancy projects as this. Williams’ dream to get a body go airborne has been since 2007 while he was running his diploma OND and he wasn’t successful until 2010 when he crashed his first prototype owing to his inexperience in piloting prototype airplanes. Williams is a young intelligent and ambitious scientist, who is ready to change technological research in the country. In his words, “when I wanted to design a bigger project in the field, I made move to source for fund but unfortunately didn’t get the support from the areas where I visited.” If only talents are appreciated and things work the way they are supposed to in this country, you and I know that Williams’ gift will not be swept under the carpet. Hopefully, Nigeria will get better, and acknowledge the uniqueness of young people like Williams.

My First Post: Meet the Nigerian Youth Who Built a Drone from Scratch

Adopting a coworking space will allow startup companies to save time and money. But is it a good fit for your company? that 77% of startups say they’ve used coworking spaces with 61% satisfied with their experience. In some industries, like tech, coworking spaces are the norm. Studies have shown Even so, some big corporations are within the company. creating their own co-working space But the truth is, not every company needs a co-working space. Rather, we think that an agile working environment is a better investment for startups and companies. So Why Should Companies Adopt Agile Working Spaces? We’ll go through some of the benefits below. There are many advantages to this type of work environment including; Saving time and money Increased productivity Increase in creativity among employees Working in an open space provides new employees with maximum flexibility for collaboration and learning. A collaborative work environment also supports the idea of one or more teams working on different projects at the same time, which is an important way for companies to succeed. What If My Company Is Not Ready Yet? If your company is not ready to or not interested in this idea, don't worry! It's completely okay. There is a multitude of ways to help develop the overall culture of an organization without having to go through the contrived movement of open space. . Collaboration can be promoted outside of the physical space For example, if your company has a great group communication tool and you all communicate through it on a daily basis, that would allow for the same kind of face-to-face interactions found in open space, but without having to sacrifice any privacy or quiet time. Moving Office Can Increase Productivity Whether you are moving to a temporary location while trying to find the perfect fit for your business, or you are moving to better accommodate the flow of your company's employees, making a change could be exactly what is needed to get everyone on the same page. At the same time, we understand the frustration and anxiety of moving an office, and the fortunate fact is that moving an office can dramatically increase your company's productivity. or companies can be helpful and to ease all your moving problems. Office moving services The flexibility to move your office is the number one benefit of agile working spaces. You don't have to worry about a long-term commitment or having plenty of storage space, so you can change direction as needed without disrupting your business ecosystem. In fact, to Menlo Park in 2011. Facebook moved into its offices When they did, they were able to increase their productivity and by 2016, they bought up the place they rented in the first place when they deem fit. You can do the same for your company whether you're moving to a temporary office or moving to a new permanent location. Moving office will also allow you to see if a different layout will work to increase your company's production, which if nothing else is a fun experiment for everyone involved. Why We Need Agile Working Spaces The benefits of agile working are endless especially what we had gone through during 2020 and 2021 where the Covid-19 pandemic had changed the landscape of the business world. The ability to stay agile and retain talent is the key to survive in the business world these days. This is why flexible workspaces are so important. Allowing your employees to work remotely is a great way to keep them happy. , 52% of workers prefer a more flexible working model as oppose to the pre-pandemic situation. According to a recent study It will help retain key talent who would have otherwise left. Remote workers can regularly work from home and only come into the office for meetings or if they need additional space, which means that your office does not need a large number of employees in it all the time. In a nutshell, an agile working space can help your business retain talent and continue to remain competitive.

Why Companies Need to Adopt Agile Working Spaces

Modern entrepreneurs and tech-savvy innovators around the world are increasingly coming to realize that building an app business is one of the most effective routes to fame and fortune. Check out the story if you have not heard it yet. WhatsApp founder Nonetheless, most app businesses fail to ever get off the ground and many otherwise eager entrepreneurs automatically dismiss their chances of making it big through an app. Despite all the competition in the app marketplace, it’s still very possible to create your own successful app business if you know the ins and outs of the market. Here are the secrets you can rely upon when it comes to building an app business, and the common mistakes you should learn to avoid before you end up wasting your precious money. It All Starts with a Plan Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you have an idea so amazing that you can just rush a product onto the marketplace and expect to be greeted by success. Every entrepreneur that wants to succeed needs a plan, meaning you should start out by charting out the waters of the industry you’re trying to break into. Crafting an investor-ready business plan won’t be easy, but you can do it with the right level of commitment and a willingness to honestly assess your situation. Forging a mobile app business plan begins by evaluating your lines of credit; you should establish how you intend to fund your business early on in the process and consider what kind of marketing endeavors you may rely upon in the future. You’ll also want to closely study your competitors in the market, as you’ll need to copy their successful tactics while learning what to avoid from the onset of your app business. Don’t be afraid to speed this process up by doing your homework and the common mistakes too many developers make when trying to churn out a commercially-viable app. reading up This is also a fantastic time to assess how large of an app business you’re trying to start; the app industry is rife with startups defined by their sole employee, the founder, who does everything from creating to marketing the app. Others have found success by assembling an A-team of professionals to churn out a high-quality app that dominates the marketplace. Whatever route you’re going for, establish ahead of time whether you’ll be enlisting the help of others and how you’ll be compensating them if so. Study the Success of Others Besides keeping a close eye out for the failures that others have encountered in the market, it’s also imperative that you study the success of others so that you may one day enjoy it yourself. The secrets to building a successful app as who have already established themselves won’t necessarily work for every business, but knowing about them can’t possibly hurt your prospects. detailed by rich entrepreneurs More than just listening to the leaders of other app businesses, however, you should be studying their business plans to determine what kind of employee model they relied upon and how they brought their product to market. Marketing to Growth is one of the most important aspects of the business, and those entrepreneurs who shun this area will quickly find it impossible to generate a buzz despite how impressive their app may be. Marketing your mobile app Take the time to walk through a step-by-step guide for marketing your mobile app, as the mobile industry is by far the most lucrative scene for any aspiring developer right now. No business owner wants to part ways with their cash in order to fund an exuberant advertising campaign, but the truth of the matter is that you’ll need to work to establish a presence for your app in an already robust marketplace. With so many competitors, it’s also imperative that you don’t let yourself become easily disheartened by failures. App businesses inevitably run into hurdles, and those entrepreneurs who succeeded oftentimes did so only after failing a few times. Understand that with the right team behind you or the perfect idea to keep you inspired, your app business can go far regardless of what hurdles you encounter in the early days of your operations. Don’t stray far from your business plan, establish clearly if you want to be a team-led business, and focus on your marketing efforts if you’re hoping to build an app business. Before you know it, you’ll have a hit on your hands that’s rapidly accruing downloads.

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The cloud storage industry is growing exponentially in India as there is tremendous growth in the country's Information and Technology sector. This has lead to many businesses adopting the use of technology, including cloud storage. Also, global multinationals locate their region's headquarters in India, and there's a need for a lot more storage. I believe the storage industry in India will continue to grow in double digits. With the latest pandemic development, as a way to stop the spread of the Coronovirus through their . India government is urging people to start adopting cloud storage Digitalindia twitter handle The growth of IT industry in India The IT industry has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies in India. Moreover, the IT industry has created over four million direct jobs and 12 million indirect jobs in India. This is a testament to this growth is the fact that most Indian IT services companies are "currently valued at over US$100 billion and generates over US$20 billion in revenue". They have realized India's potential in IT and have set up their own hubs to take advantage of the vibrant digital technologies ecosystem. Both multinational and start-up companies are focused on building platforms and digital products for India and global markets. In fact, there are more than 7,000 tech start-ups in India. India is already home to 18 start-up trailblazers valued more than "US$1 billion, and another 10 are expected to be added by the end of 2020". As one can see, India is becoming the fastest-growing tech hub in the world, as "the public cloud services market in India is projected to grow 38% from 2017 total $1.81 billion to $4.1 billion in 2020." So, it makes perfect sense for cloud storage providers to thrive there. Are there any restrictions? No, there is no internet censorship or restriction. There's no special law for cloud computing in India, but it's under the . Under this law, it covers necessary conditions such as security, data regulation, user monitoring, and privacy issues. Indian IT Act With that being said, cloud storage is not the 'new kid in town.' Every business, regardless big or small, have started to adopt cloud storage due to its many benefits that provide efficiency and security in backing up data. Let's take a closer look at the top cloud storage providers. Major global cloud providers in India Given the number of cloud storage providers out there, it is wise to choose a service that offers the maximum amount of low-price storage while keeping our data secured in the cloud. Hence, this list represents my top picks for cloud storage. 1. Google One Google One, which used to be known as Google Drive back then, is one of the best cloud collaborative providers out there. Collaboration & sharing capabilities. Differentiator: What sets Google Drive apart: ●    Free 15GB storage capacity with flexible paid plans. ●    Efficient built-in search engine. ●    Supports all kinds of file formats from documents to photos, videos, and recordings. ●    Share and collaborate files on them without an email attachment. ●    It allows you to open anything from Microsoft office templates to Adobe suite files. Google is very generous with its cloud storage plans, even with its free storage plan, which is quite a lot! So, is Google One worth it? Try them out yourself. It's free! 2. pCloud pCloud is one of the best cloud services that is known for its robust security and easy-to-use platform. It offers a 10GB free plan and offers 500GB and 2TB lifetime plans. An awe-inspiring cloud service, I won't hesitate to recommend this service to most people. Strong security & security capabilities. Differentiator: What sets pCloud apart: ●    Excellent full-scale features. ●    Free 10GB storage plan with other flexible subscription plans. ●    Utilize TLS protocol and encryption to secure data-in-transit & at-rest. ●    All files are encrypted with AES 256-bit. ●    It comes with private, end-to-end encryption with a price of , which is roughly a . $3.99 per month 307 INR 3. Sync.com Sync.com offers excellent speed, security, and ease of use for a reasonable price. It also provides a free plan, which you can use to test it. Unlike pCloud, the free plan comes with zero-knowledge encryption. Top-notch security with a free plan. Differentiator: What sets Sync.com apart: ●    Affordable and easy to use. ●    Offers incredible sharing options. ●    Strong security with unlimited versioning. ●    No file-size or upload limits. ●    Zero-knowledge security. 4. Microsoft OneDrive OneDrive offers reliable functionality with plenty of rich features, online office apps, and excellent collaboration features. But it doesn't stop there. It provides decent pricing plans. Productivity & collaboration features mark its legacy in the cloud storage industry. Differentiator: What sets OneDrive apart: ●    Share your files and folders easily. ●    The user experience is excellent. ●    Connects with other Microsoft products, such as the Office 365 suite, Skype, and Outlook. ●    Fast sync. All in all, OneDrive offers the best in the form of file sharing and editing. 5. Dropbox Who doesn't know Dropbox by now? Known for its simplicity, reliable file-syncing, and storage capabilities with enhanced collaborative features, Dropbox is a 'thumbs up' for its value. Productivity & collaboration features mark its legacy in the cloud storage industry. Differentiator: What sets Dropbox apart: ●    Good collaboration features by integrating with Google's office suite or Office Online. ●    View photos and play music and videos effortlessly. ●    30 days versioning. ●    Excellent user experience. If you're interested to know how Dropbox is very different compare to Google One or One Drive, check out the . comparison here 6. IceDrive A newcomer, IceDrive, is pretty similar to pCloud. Its services are showing a great promise with its private encryption and its fast speed. Oh, did I mention they offer 10GB of free space - well, now you know! 10GB free plan with private encryption. Differentiator: What sets IceDrive apart: ●    Showcase or share your documents, pictures, and video at the touch of a button. ●    The application's functionality tools are straightforward to use. ●    Fully compliant with the GDPR. ●    Provide private encryption but only for premium users. ●    Reasonable subscription plans. I highly recommend that you check out their lifetime plan where as of now offer the best value in terms of price per GB in the market. 7. Tresorit Popularly known for its fast and robust service, its security features easily ranks among the best in the cloud storage industry. It also provides strong sharing capabilities, along with content control options that keep your file shares secured. Top-notch cloud service for its security standards. Differentiator: What sets Tresorit apart: ●    Client-side encryption. ●    Zero-knowledge encryption. ●    Two-factor authentication. ●    End-to-end AES encryption 8. Mega Mega is known to be one of the best zero-knowledge services. It provides robust security, enjoyable user experience, and capable file-sharing options. Best zero-knowledge encryption service. Differentiator: What sets MEGA apart: ●    Zero-knowledge encryption with encrypted link-sharing. ●    Excellent user experience. Conclusion: Which best cloud storage services is right for you? Cloud storage services are so popular among millions of users. Not only they store your content but also sync them across your devices - be it offline or online. Some of the services are known for their collaboration and productivity features, while others are known for their top-grade security standards. My take is always on security before anything else as it involve my . All of these cloud storage services above can be accessed in India with great security protection. privacy concerns

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