This does not get rid of our plastic obsession but at least it’s in the right direction.

There are some brilliant web experiences to be had these days, but every now and then, something goes wrong and it is not always an error on someones behalf.

We ran into a couple of technology related issues with different clients this week which serve as a good reminder about the need to both be aware that different technologies can cause different website and internet experiences and the need to be vigilant and keep your website and other technology more up to date.

These issues related to newly released websites that a number of viewers had trouble viewing correctly. You would expect, and quite reasonably, that if you told your friends and colleagues to check out your new website that they would actually see it as it was designed.

Well that wasn’t the case. As it turned out some earlier browser versions of Internet Explorer have trouble with the latest versions of many web technologies. In this case a version of IE that was first released back in 2001, nearly 10 years ago.

Old Technology
The reason there are different versions of web browsers is because of technology changes. The big up-dates (eg from version 8 to 9 for example) are supported by interim changes (ie 8 to 8.1 to 8.1.1 to 8.2 etc) which are usually for bug fixes and smaller updates until the next major update release. These updates are to keep up with the ever changing demands on web experience and expectation as technologies change.

So, these constant updates are done for very good reasons and it becomes more and more important over time to keep your computer software up dated.

4 Technologies That Drive The Need To Update Websites And Computer Systems And Software

* Search Engines – these have become more and more sophisticated and over time many have disappeared as the web advanced in leaps and bounds. Do you remember names like Infoseek, Lycos, AltaVista, Excite, Netscape among others? Where are they today? Google dominates search today with only really 2 other contenders in Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing.
* VOIP – Voice over Internet Protocol which is a technology for transmitting voice over the internet. Skype is probably the biggest player in this space and allows cheap and free calls to be made globally. With both text and video chat, computers must be powerful enough to deal with it and internet connections must have high volume capacity. I know many people who simply cant use the video chat because it interupts the voice call quality.
* Real Time Streaming – Consider the real time status updates available in Facebook and Twitter. New technologies that have and are changing the way we deal online. It has improved the way we communicate and spreads news…but this is only a couple of years old.
* AJAX – a new (’ish) technology that effectively allows a webpage to update information without re-loading the page. Too complicated to discuss in full here, but it is a technology that allows things like Google Maps, Google Docs and Meebo to deliver a more computer desk-top like user experience by updating text edits, or new images and messages without have to reload the page…I bet you hadn’t even considered that this feature on many websites wasn’t able to be done until recently. Now we just expect this powerful user experience to be there and that websites and computers should be able to deliver.

There are many more examples than this, but I think that is enough to get the message across. These technologies don’t necessarily impact on browsers directly, but over time, their ability to provide the expected user experience is affected and they must continually update and develop to keep pace.

New Website Development

When developing a new website, we work to ensure that the viewer experience is a positive one in as many browser versions as we think are reasonable and across a number of platforms…Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox, Mac’s Safari, Google’s Chrome (and don’t forget iphone), plus in the most likely recent versions of these programs.

But we do draw the line at going back in time too far (and 10 years is way too far!). The cost of trying to make a website work correctly on every possible version of a browser would make websites prohibitively expensive for the majority.

Other issues still arise, however, such as the same browser on a PC and a Mac will likely display things differently…it’s not a perfect world.

So, it becomes a percentages game.

The Viewers Computer
Two other issues that drive viewer experience are;

* Age and quality of the computer being used – speed of processor, available memory, number of other programs open etc.
* Speed and quality of internet connection – to those of us using the latest high speed ADSL or Cable internet connections, it would seem crazy to think that there are still dial up accounts operating today, but there are. With memory and download hungry media such as video being so common on websites today, most of us would understand that dial-up connections just won’t cut-it any more accept for the most basic of needs.

So, as a user, you need to understand that more and more activities are becoming web based and that this trend is rapidly growing. For example, my wife opened a new mobile/cell phone account the other day and the default choice of invoice or account delivery was email…to save trees and of course cost. The old standard of a paper version via snail mail was not mentioned and is considered the last resort. It wasn’t that long ago that snail mail was the only option. The result is that you need to regularly make sure that your computer systems are up to date so you can do what you need to do online. What’s more, it is becoming the norm to have an email address now.

What Are The Marketing Takeaways?
If you own a website, you need to think about who your core target audience is and what technologies and understanding they are likely to have so that you can make sure you give them as positive an experience as possible.

Unfortunately, unless you are an individual or organisation with budgets that extend to funding full time web development teams, you must expect that the user experience with your website will vary. As mentioned earlier, the key is to ensure you pitch a positive message to your niche…and don’t forget, people actually like to receive the odd message in more traditional ways…don’t forget to catchup for a coffee from time to time and actually talk!

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University of Michigan (U-M) Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists say they’ve found a compound that could help prevent and potentially treat breast cancer. It’s not a drug or a new radiation treatment but a natural component of broccoli and broccoli sprouts. And it has the remarkable ability to target cancer stem cells – the specific cells responsible for fueling the growth of cancerous breast tumors.

The researchers tested the broccoli compound, known as sulforaphane, in animal studies as well as in breast cancer cell cultures in the lab. Their findings, which were recently published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, showed sulforaphane not only targeted and killed cancer stem cells, but it also prevented any new malignancies from growing.

What makes this such an extraordinary breakthrough? Current chemotherapies don’t do anything to stop cancer stem cells. That’s why cancer can recur and spread after chemotherapy. So many researchers have long believed that to control cancer, you have to find a way to eliminate cancer stem cells — and now it appears sulforaphane does exactly that.

“Sulforaphane has been studied previously for its effects on cancer, but this study shows that its benefit is in inhibiting the breast cancer stem cells. This new insight suggests the potential of sulforaphane or broccoli extract to prevent or treat cancer by targeting the critical cancer stem cells,” study author Duxin Sun, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the U-M College of Pharmacy and a researcher with the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, said in a statement to the media.

For their study, the U-M researchers first worked with mice with breast cancer. They used several well-documented methods to assess the number of cancer stem cells in the animals’ breast tumors. Then the research team injected varying concentrations of sulforaphane extracted from broccoli into the mice.

The results? There was a dramatic decrease in the number of cancer stem cells after treatment with sulforaphane, but there was little effect on the normal cells.What’s more, the cancer cells from mice treated with sulforaphane were unable to generate new tumors.

Next, the scientists tested sulforaphane on human breast cancer cell cultures in the lab. Once again, they found the numbers of cancer stem cells plummeted after exposure to the broccoli compound.

“This research suggests a potential new treatment that could be combined with other compounds to target breast cancer stem cells. Developing treatments that effectively target the cancer stem cell population is essential for improving outcomes,” study co-author Max S. Wicha, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Oncology and director of the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, said in the press statement.

The scientists pointed out that concentrations of sulforaphane used in the study were higher than what can be normally achieved by eating broccoli or broccoli sprouts. However, previous research suggests the body can absorb high enough concentrations of sulforaphane from broccoli extract to impact cancer. Currently, the U-M research team is working to develop a method to extract and preserve sulforaphane. They are also planning a future clinical trial to test sulforaphane both as a prevention and treatment for breast cancer.

NaturalNews has previously reported on additional health benefits of broccoli. For example, broccoli sprouts have been found to potentially play a protective role in the prevention of gastric cancer by reducing colonization of the cancer and ulcer-linked bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in the body (http://www.naturalnews.com/026018_s…).

Research by University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists also found that sulforaphane in broccoli appears to protect against respiratory inflammation that causes asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other conditions that make it hard to breathe (http://www.naturalnews.com/025771_b…).

Editor’s note: NaturalNews is opposed to the use of animals in medical experiments that expose them to harm. We present these findings in protest of the way in which they were acquired.

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I was doing a little research on the web and came across this information of interest.

From your www.lockyourspot.com web site under the WHAT tab.

This nutritional breakthrough is both cellular and electromagnetic, as research scientist, electrolyte expert, and product developer Dr. Shawn Mueller explains.

“An electromagnetic charge is critical to every process in the human body. The quality of these charges is linked to the health of cells. My patent-pending technology speeds absorption, enabling the body to take maximum advantage of the nutrients in food and supplements. The cell is where health begins and ends. That’s why the difference increased cellular energy makes in the body is so profound and powerful.”

Dr. Mueller holds a Ph.D in Naturopathy with degrees in Exercise Sceince, Psychology, Phlebotomy, and Neuromuscular Therapy. His revolutionary technology is the result of decades of research and testing in sports science, fitness, and physical therapy.

360 promotes cellular health for all 360 degrees of life and encourages a healthy diet and regular exercise.

Is this the Dr Shawn Mueller referred to above?

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Team Leader – Dr. Shawn Mueller Dr. Mueller brings to ElectroLife Laboratories a genuine, deep seeded desire to enhance the current state of health of as many people as possible through his extensive knowledge of cellular health.

Dr. Shawn Mueller Dr. Mueller began his journey at the age of fifteen as a cleaning boy for a chiropractic clinic owned and operated by his older brother.From that point on, the next twenty years of his life would be dedicated to health and fitness.

Dr. Mueller has acquired degrees in Exercise Science, Psychology, a doctorate in Naturopathy, Phlebotomy, Iridology, Neuromuscular Therapy and the Martial Sciences.Being an accomplished martial artist in four different disciplines earned him the title of Senior Team Trainer and Assisting Physician for Team U.S.A. at the 1995 Goodwill Games in Australia and the Pan American Games in Mexico.

Dr. Mueller practiced clinically for several years offering such services as Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Fitness Instruction, Massage Therapy, Iridology, Pain Management, Microscopy (assessing the condition of the blood in its LIVE state) and nutritional counseling.Dr. Mueller has lectured both nationally and abroad in the fields of health, fitness and nutrition for scholastic institutions, Fortune 500 companies, health expos, cruise lines, and a variety of national and state organizations on cancer, heart disease, diabetes, weight control and soft tissue impairments.In addition, Dr. Mueller served as Executive Health Advisor for the Global Martial Arts Federation and the United Nations Martial Arts Organization.Many facets of Dr. Mueller’s clinical research, work and knowledge in the Health Sciences found their way before the public via numerous publications in various local and national periodicals, journals, and newspapers.He has also served as a consultant to more than twenty independent publications in the field of Cellular Nutrition.

Dr. Mueller is the founder of the Critical MMASS (Mueller Muscular Assessment) Technique, which is a means of assessment designed to pinpoint muscular impairments and deficiencies by way of his proven neuromuscular “action/reaction” principles.He also founded B.E.S.T. Training Systems (B.E.S.T.: Bio-kinetic Enhancement of Soft Tissue).This is a clinically proven therapeutic system of enhancing physical movement and performance.Dr. Mueller’s acquired friendship with several professional sports figures lead to the filming of two nationally promoted therapeutic fitness videos.

Dr. Mueller reflects upon his life and his award winning efforts as a labor of love in order to educate the many who care about their health.Perhaps this outlook on life is his greatest contributing factor towards his abundant success and popularity in the eyes of so many people as a nationally recognized motivational teacher in the evolving world of health.

Now are you excited?