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Convert Blog Readers To Listeners Via Trinity Audio Plugin For WordPress Posted: 22 Feb 2020 01:51 AM PST Over the last two decades, the world has gone through dramatic technological changes, each day we see a new innovation making previous radical technologies obsolete and redundant. These new innovations have transformed the way the world connects with each other; the world is going virtual even as we speak. This is the digital age. While this worldwide connectivity is increasing, we need to adapt to it too to be more efficient. This rapid revolution has made the world a small global village where you are supposed to be quick, effective, and efficient and you have to get the job done in a limited time-frame. There is no room for errors and delays. One of the most popular developments in the field of tech is the Artificial Intelligence which started from Siri and this concept of a personal virtual assistant expanded to the likes of Cortana, Bixby, Alexa and Google Assistant which allow for many features that were considered science fiction in the early years. One of the many interesting features of these virtual assistants is the text to speech function that allows the device to read out the on-screen text. However, the problem is that even with Google, only a small number of texts can be read out by these AI systems and thus texts such as on websites have to be traditionally read by the reader, which is in some respects time-consuming because the world is getting smaller and smaller, and time is now a luxury. There is no questioning the fact that life and tasks would be a lot easier only if all these texts could be read out. Sounds like a thing of the future, right? It did to us too when we heard about it the first time, but the truth is that Trinity Audio has developed such a program. If this raises your curiosity as to what exactly Trinity Audio has achieved, scroll down for more! What is Trinity Audio-Wordpress Plugin? Trinity Audio-Wordpress plugin is a tool developed by Trinity Audio that allows articles to be read out through an electronic voice. This plugin goes by the name of Website-voice and can be found in the plugins sections of Wordpress. Through this plugin, any website can get a voice of its own and the digital voice reads out the text on the website. Who is it for? When it comes to who the users will be of this plugin and who will derive the benefit out of it? The answer is, its benefits are not only limited to the publishers themselves but they extend out to content writers, freelancers, journalists, researchers, readers in general, and whoever may be interested in searching relevant information but does not have the luxury of time to go through each and every word, which is of course time-consuming as compared to listening to multiple articles one by one. How Many Languages are Supported By Trinity Audio Plugin? When it comes to the number of languages that Website voice is available in, there is a list that follows. This plugin has voice data available for languages such as (but not limited to) English American and British variations, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic and the list goes on. This allows the audience to gain knowledge and break barriers caused by language differences that act as barriers to learning. Voice Type? This is the particular element that made Website Voice popular. Along with a variety of languages, the plugin allows the user to change the gender of the voice too. For example, you can either select a male voice or a female voice. That is totally up to you. What is the cost? You might think that a useful function like this would come a price that would be hard on your wallet, but in all honesty, this plug-in is absolutely free and has no implicit or explicit charges. All you have to do is install it and use it. It might sound too good to be true, but it is indeed the truth. Since it is free, you might want to give credit to Trinity by allowing their name to appear next to the text to speech icon. What can it read out? When it comes to the function of converting text into speech, it should be known what the plug-in can read out and what it cannot. Before we get to that, you may find it useful to know that the plug-in has been tested with Wordpress version 3.0.1 or higher. The maximum has been tested till version 5.0.4, with PHP version 5.6 or higher. You should take these factors into consideration when installing the plug-in. In terms of text to speech, the plug-in system is able to read out the headline, main content of the text/article, and excerpt can be read out. However, with customized settings you can choose to prevent the headline and excerpt from being read out. User Interface Normally, such plugins are assumed to be different to operate and there is some technical literature that might support this statement. However, this is not an issue with Website Voice. Once you install the plug-in and are done with choosing the system's "gender" (pun intended) and language, all you have to do is choose a spot on your website where the read out sign will appear. Preferably, we would recommend that you place it somewhere in the start near the text body so the reader is aware of the text to speech function. How to Install the Plug-in? Just like the plug-in itself, the installation process of Website Voice is pretty simple too. All you have to do is Install the Trinity plug-in on your Wordpress by clicking the "Add new plug-in" option in Wordpress Once the installation is complete, activate/enable the plug-in in your Wordpress. Finally, if you want to make any specific changes and customize the plug-in, go to the Trinity Audio option and configure the plug-in. If you want to hear a sample of Website Voice, you can listen to the preview below by opening the link. If you face any difficulty installing trinity audio plugin on your wordpress blogs then let me know. Can trinity Audio Plugin be installed in Google blogger blogs? I am pretty sure, a compatible version that could be integrated with blogger blogs will be launched soon. Till that time, let your wordpress blogs speak out! :)

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Create A Professional Blog Website Design With These Tips Posted: 27 Jan 2020 04:34 AM PST A website's design is the very first thing people see in a blog. However, the design is one of the things that is overlooked by bloggers. Although content is the core of any blog, the model also matters as it'll give a lasting impression to first-time visitors of your site. A website's design is all about user experience and functionality. Aside from that, the design should greatly complement your content. If you're still in the middle of your website development process and starting to create your blog, read on below to learn some tips to create an attractive design: 1. Layout Content How you design and arrange your content is crucial in web design. If you're new to creating content, there's a lot of guide to creating the best blog content possible all over the Internet. Creating compelling content is critical in making your blog successful, but it's also crucial to design it in a way that looks professional. How can you do that? First, improve its readability. Reading your content shouldn't strain the user's eyes. You can use these tips in your next post format: Never use fonts that are too fancy and sizes that are too small The blog post title should be large and elegant that it gets enough attention to the readers The body of the blog must also involve subheadings, bullet points, and links Highlight the essential points of your content The words must be adequately spaced from each other You may have written an excellent article, but users won't be compelled to look at it if they're not easy to read. Focusing on how you layout your posts should also be considered when you design your blog. 2. Organize Your Content Professional looking blogs organize their content in a grid manner. It's one of the easiest ways to make the design look clean and organized. Placing the material in a grid design is a similar technique used by print layouts, like magazines and newspapers. Using a grid design also helps provide consistency since it's suitable for different screen sizes. Thus, users can easily navigate through your content, whether they're using the computer or mobile devices. 3. Use High-Quality Images The number one rookie mistake bloggers do is using low-quality photos. Low-quality photos also include stock pictures that you can simply get on the internet. Stock photos have poorly posed models and use generic white backgrounds. You can see that the expressions of these stock photos are fake, and they don't represent the brand you're serving. Most professional blogs never use stock photos. Instead, they invest in having good-quality images for the site. As a tip, choose high-quality photos that'll reflect your blog's personality and brand. 4. Make It User-Friendly Users are not drawn to websites that have confusing navigation interfaces. That's why when planning the design of your website, you should also focus on navigation. The navigation key is the map that displays the critical pages in your blog, which visitors can check out. When it comes to navigation, you should know what people would usually look for and make it easy for them to visit that specific page. The navigation bar should include organized, streamlined content, and responsive design. If the users cannot find what they're looking for, they tend to leave the site and find another blog to explore. 5. Don't Be Afraid of White Spaces Aside from readability, one of the advantages of using a grid layout is that it provides a healthy amount of white spaces. White spaces, also called negative spaces, are the areas around the different elements in your blog that don't have content or visual items. White space is a critical element of today's web designs since it can help you add breaks on pages, and it increases the pages' readability. Adding a healthy amount of white space will reduce clutter and improve the organization of the ingredients on the page. When you have enough white space, other aspects, like navigation panes and content boxes, are easily distinguished by users. Summary A blog's design is essential for its success. Without the right content and proper plan, you won't have the amount of traffic that you desire for your blog. A website's design is the first thing people will see, and it should make a good impression with them. The design should reflect your brand, personality, and reputation. These simple tips are the basics when it comes to creating a professional blog.

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The Modern Web Application: A Twisted Mess of Third-Party Dependencies Posted: 23 Jan 2020 06:08 AM PST For most organizations, the company website is a core part of their ability to do business. For the modern consumer, an organization's web presence is their preferred choice for interacting with a company. Customers will browse the organization's product offerings on the website and talk to customer service through live chat. As an obvious result, an organization's website security is vital. A cyberattack against an organization's web presence can have significant business impacts. These can range from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack creating site lag that drives customers to more responsive sites to data skimming malware designed to steal payment card information. Securing an organization's website requires securing the web applications that run on it. However, this can be more difficult that it would seem. The modern web application isn't written using fully in-house code. Instead, web developers take advantage of a wide range of third-party code and libraries to speed development and implement complex functionality. A great deal of this code is high-quality and has undergone peer review for functionality and security; however, not all open source code is created equal. The Growth of Third-Party Dependencies Most organizations use JavaScript on their website. The programming language allows their web pages to be much more flexible and interactive for their customers. In the modern world, where an organization's web presence is the primary point of contact between a company and its customers, a well-designed website can be a crucial factor in landing a sale. However, most organizations don't write every piece of code on their website. A widely-used JavaScript package ecosystem, npm, is used by every one of the Fortune 500 companies - and many others as well. The ecosystem contains a wide range of open-source libraries built by millions of developers and made available for public use. The appeal of open-source code on npm - and other open-source code repositories - is simple. Any third-party code that a program imports as a dependency is code that the organization doesn't have to write itself. In a competitive landscape, this faster time to product can have a significant impact upon sales. As a result, the average web application contains 1,000 different dependencies on external code. And the spread of dependencies doesn't stop there. Each of these dependencies contains an average of 80 dependencies of its own. As a result, a web application's attack surface is much greater than the little bit of code written in-house. The Supply Chain Security Problem The average web application has at least a thousand dependencies on third-party code. Each of these dependencies represents a potential security threat to the organization's web presence. Any bugs and vulnerabilities contained within these libraries can also affect the security of the web application using them. The security and code quality of libraries contained in npm and similar open source repositories varies greatly. Some code on the site is developed as part of projects maintained by large organizations with strict code quality and security review policies. Others may be developed by individual contributors who perform little or no review of source code. In order to be secure, an organization needs to manage the security of all the code that it uses, both in-house and third-party. However, the sheer amount of code that the average web application depends upon can make this difficult or impossible. The organization's security team would need to perform a comprehensive security review of every line of code in every dependency used by a web application. In reality, only 40% of developers perform this type of security check - which is called software composition analysis (SCA) - at all, let alone testing every piece of code in use. As a result, most organizations are largely unaware of the potential threats to their web application security. Managing the Web Application Supply Chain The need to meet swift release deadlines and operate in a fast-moving and competitive environment has driven many organizations to take advantage of third-party libraries and open source code during their development process. While the use of existing code can speed up development and even provide higher quality code than can be produced in-house, not all open source code is created equal. While some libraries are produced by organizations with formal software development and review policies in place, others are created by individual contributors with little or no oversight. Regardless of the source, these third-party libraries can contain bugs or exploitable vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities then transfer to the software that depends upon it, making it vulnerable to attack. For many organizations, performing a comprehensive code review of their code dependencies is not feasible. Achieving a reasonable level of website security requires an alternative approach. By deploying solutions that are capable of identifying and blocking attempted exploits of their web applications, organizations can protect their web presence from attack. A strong web application firewall (WAF) is a good choice for general protection of an organization's web presence. With a robust set of built-in detection algorithms, a WAF can protect against common web-based attacks like cross-site scripting and buffer overflows. Some applications may require more specialized protection, tailored to applications that process sensitive data. For these solutions, runtime application self-protection (RASP) is a good choice. A RASP solution monitors an application's inputs, outputs, and behavior for any anomalies that may indicate an attack.

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Surf Shark- The Best VPN? Posted: 04 Nov 2019 02:48 AM PST Before we jump in to the technicalities, let's talk a bit about what exactly a Virtual Private Network, commonly known as VPN really is. The VPN is an online security tool that is used to connect to the internet to send and receive data through an encrypted tunnel which reduces the potential risk of your important data from being hacked by third parties which may misuse your data. A VPN hides your Internet Protocol Address (IP) and masks it with that of the VPN's server you are connected to.  The IP address is provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), thus whatever you download, upload or whatever purpose you use the internet for is visible to your ISP. For example but not limited to social media account passwords like that of Facebook, Netflix, Gmail. Online banking transactions and your account details might be visible to the ISP and anyone who is monitoring your online whereabouts if you are not using a VPN, this puts your data at a very high potential risk of falling into the wrong hands. The Virtual Private Network in general terms scrambles the data to create a private network. What is Surf Shark and Why us? Surf Shark is one of the widely growing Virtual Private Network providers. We deliver you all the protection you need for your online needs while ensuring high speed connectivity so you can browse seamlessly without worrying about the bandwidth or ping. And you get all of this without breaking the bank. If that sounds interesting, hop in! Block Ads, Trackers, Pop-ups and Malware: None of us like advertisements, all these unwanted ads act as obstacles to our browsing experience. It might be surprising to hear that online sellers track your browsing history through cookies and show ads that display those particular products that you might be interested in depending on your previous spending on online selling websites. Who knows what else other third parties might be tracking? Moreover, pop-ups lead to websites that are of no use and utility, to be honest, these pop-up websites should be avoided at all costs because they do more harm than good and at times lead to downloading of unnecessary software and at times malware and viruses too that not only compromise your data but can damage the hardware of whatever device you are using to browse the internet. These Pop-ups are a big no. Be Secure While Online Banking With the growth in online banking, there has been an increase in the growth of cyber-crime as well. Hackers can easily withdraw or transfer all your money from your bank accounts if your bank does not have a strong firewall. With Surf Shark, you will be able to initiate all the transactions you want without worrying about your money going somewhere it should not. We know how much you have worked hard to have that bank balance, which is why we want to protect it at all costs. Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Anywhere you go, no matter if it is your neighborhood's local coffee shop or a high end restaurant or the subway, you will find a public Wi-Fi that you can connect to and enjoy browsing. This is the 21st Century nevertheless, the digital age, the age of 'staying connected'.  However, the problem with such public internet networks is that they have no passwords, no high end encryption and no security. This is a very good tool for hackers to hack their way into your system and steal the information/data without your knowledge or may upload a malware just for fun (yes, it happens). Regardless of the reason, you will be the one on the suffering end; it is you who will be adversely affected. But what if you had Surf Shark? If you have us, we will make sure to block out all the potential threats that come with these unreliable public networks. Apart from that, you might be under surveillance too, as per a report published, almost every individual accessing the internet through a public Wi-Fi is under some degree of surveillance, nobody wants being spied on. Surf Shark prevents such unwelcomed surveillance. Secure Your Crypto Currencies With this new digital age, a new form of money has come into existence, the crypto currency. This form of online money has taken the world over by storm and requires an online wallet which needs a similar high end protection to that of the online banking system that we highlighted earlier. Surf Shark encrypts your data and blocks out all malware and makes sure that your wallet can not be traced down via your internet protocol address. Available On Multiple Platforms   It does not matter which platform you are accessing the internet from, we have got you covered. Our application is available across all operating systems such as iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Smart TVs including Fire TV and Apple TV. You are one step away from the best online security on all your devices. Protect Yourself While Gaming That's right, not only do we provide our app for the above mentioned platforms, but we also provide our services for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. With Surf Shark you don't have to worry about doxxing. You can enjoy all the online games you want while we shield you. Safe and Fast Torrenting Downloading movies and series through a torrent software does have its own perks, there is no questioning that. The torrent app itself has no issues, however, the torrent link providers are not allowed in some countries even if the app itself is available and legal. With Surf Shark you will be able to download your torrents without big speed drops. Find the Best Prices While Shopping Online The internet has surely made trade easier, but due to growing globalization, it is common for suppliers to charge different prices for the same products from country to country, with Surf Shark, you will be able to get the best deals with our region selector feature Bypass Censorship Some cyber laws of a country ban particular websites due to political tensions between the state and the country of the website's origin. The website itself has no moral or ethical issues, why should you suffer the consequences of something you are not responsible of? With Surf Shark you will be able to access censored websites without anyone ever knowing. Explore the content from anywhere you want to. Simple User Interface The Surf Shark application is simple to operate and has a decent design. There are no complicated prerequisites to deal with. All you have to do is install the Surf Shark application and enjoy the service. Camouflage Mode and the Kill Switch With the camouflage mode even the Internet Service Provider will be unable to know if the user is operating through a Virtual Private Network or not, for the ISP, the user will be using the normal unsafe browsing methods with the default internet protocol address.  The Kill Switch; this is an interesting feature of Surf Shark that many VPN providers don't have. What the kill switch basically does is that in case of a drop in the connection with the VPN server, the IP Address will not be immediately exposed and will stay masked. Customer Service Surf Shark has a 24/7 customer support service. If the customer is having any problem with the Surf Shark Application, the customer can reach us through the customer support helpline or start a chat with one of our representatives who will ensure that the problem is solved as soon as possible. The Surf Shark representatives have a response time of 2-3 minutes. The representatives try to be as straight-forward as possible but will go beyond their means to solve the customer's query. Pocket Friendly Prices One of the many benefits of Surf Shark is that it offers the best competitive rates as compared to other VPN providers, along with the low prices; Surf Shark offers more features too. You can try Surf Shark for free also. If you want to get the best deal, take full advantage of their black Friday offers on the website. The packages include 11.95$ per month. The second package after a 50 percent discount costs 5.99$ per month for a one year period while the 27 month package costs 1.77$ a month after an 85 percent discount. Surf Shark is one of the best VPN providers in the market for VPNs right now and globally ranks number 2 out of the 78 popular VPN brands and offers the highest bandwidth out of them.  As per many reviews by customers and technical websites, Surf Shark has managed to come out on the top and you can surely give it a try. You will not be disappointed :).

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