Wow, Ning has really stepped up their game in the past year! That makes me smile in a big way! I don't think I could ever not love this platform. Well, it was a challenge during their trials and tribulations. But, don't know if it could have been prevented after the first changing of the guard. From everything I have seen in the past year, it's looking like Ning is back full-speed and maybe better than ever.

Just to let you know why I've neglected JenSocial - - I've been…

If you're negative about the Ning platform, I sure can't blame you. You have excellent reasons for feeling this way. But, call me crazy. After the announcement (January 4th, 2017) from the CEO of Ning, I am 100% convinced that Ning will make a complete and total comeback!

Excerpt from Announcement:

I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every Network Creator for your continued support!  On behalf of the entire Ning…

Ning has added yet another new feature to Ning 3.0! A fellow Creator found the feature, before an announcement. Kudos to ThisIsBully for his awesome detective work.

• Edit your Photo Module, or add a new Photo Module to any page.
• Select Display: Slideshow
• Select Transition: Slide or Fade
• Show each photo for: 3, 5, 10, or 20 seconds.
• Update and Save.

See…

Announcement from Creators.ning.com (Ning):

Exciting News About Ning + Cyndx LLC

We are pleased to announce that Cyndx LLC entered into an agreement with Mode Media to take over the operations of Ning Inc from Mode Media immediately.  The Ning and Cyndx teams together are bigger, stronger, and better positioned to…

Feel free to discuss. I have little to say, so disappointed in this company, on so many levels.

Announcement on Creators, CLICK HERE. …

May 18, 2016

For what it's worth, finally "heard" from someone involved with Ning, the former Ning CEO - - and (just found out today, Former of Mode Media/CEO, as well), Samir Arora. It wasn't much, but great to hear he is listening. Does this mean Ning will improve their communication dialogue with Ning Creators? Who knows? But, maybe, just maybe, they will start listening, or at least tell Ning Creators their plans for the future…

As you may know, there are a number of brand names or makes for laptop computers. Furthermore, there are several laptop models that pertain to each brand. It is important to keep this in mind if you ever have to seek out a replacement part or piece of hardware for your laptop computer. After all, not every part or replacement piece will suit your specific laptop or notebook. Different makes and models call for different parts, replacement keys, batteries, and other hardware.

Some of…

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About - Fidelus Technologies LLC

We are Fidelus. We make the complex simple. Fidelus Technologies LLC is a leading provider of Cisco Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) Solutions, including voice calls, video, chat, presence and web sharing. We will work with your company to determine the best design to implement the optimal combination of products and services tailored to your specific…

Summer is almost here. And for today’s corporate workforce that often means more frequent work-from-home days, working vacations and other circumstances that call for a WebEx meeting. With that in mind, we thought it might be a good time to highlight a few simple things you can do to enhance the WebEx experience – for you and your audiences.

1) Simplify and speed up WebEx meetings with the new Collaboration Meeting Rooms. Historically, one of the biggest criticisms of…

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If you are like most people, you do not pay a lot of attention to the…

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Although free, cloud-based tools like…

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It can sometimes sound like a cliché, but our people really are the best asset Fidelus has. In that spirit we’d like to regularly highlight some of the team members that make Fidelus great.

Meet Carolyn Shea, one of our Unified Communications Trainers. She’s known by our clients for training team members on Cisco Unified Communications endpoints using superheroes, and more generally as a fun, friendly and dedicated…

Sometimes it is necessary to remove keys from your Sony Vaio laptop computer. This typically involves removing the entire keyboard first. Some reasons you may need to remove a computer key are as follows; it sticks, it is broken, something spilled on the keyboard, or it simply does not function properly. Keep in mind that basic maintenance of your Sony Vaio laptop is very important; at least if you expect it to function properly for years to come.

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With Apple laptop computers flying off the shelves like hotcakes these days, there is a strong demand for replacement parts as well. Apple laptop keys, for instance, are commonly needed by MacBook, PowerBook, and iBook owners all over the world. After all, sometimes they wear out, and on other occasions, they are damaged accidentally. Either way, they are always replaceable with little effort.

It is important to understand the…

Laptop keyboard key caps and retainers clips often go missing, or break for one reason or another. The usual call to tech support when you have a missing key, more often than not is they want you to send the laptop off for weeks, and wants to charge you upwards of $150 for a new keyboard. I said, don't do it.

You can simply replace individual laptop keyboard keys, without buying a new…

Have you been slacking on your spring cleaning? Me too! We can all start today with our Instant Messenger (IM) contacts list.

At Fidelus Technologies, the IM application we use to communicate with team members and clients is Cisco’s Jabber. In fact, we like it so much, it’s a product that we recommend to clients. So, I spend a lot of time training on Jabber’s features and benefits. Jabber’s standout feature is that it allows users…

Jamroom is a modular open source Community CMS that is uniquely customizable and powerful. 

Running on your own server, you have 100% privacy and control of your own system. 

It has been powering thousands of sites worldwide since 2003.

A few months ago we were approached by a Ning user,…