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“Peering” — Another Reason to use a VPN

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I've written plenty in the past about why expats need VPNs (virtual private networks). You can find previous articles here and here. Now comes yet another reason. It's called peering. No, it doesn't have anything to do with looking over someone's shoulder. It refers to the way the internet works. Recently Netflix and Comcast reached an agreement where Netflix pays a hefty fee. In exchange Comcast won't throttle (slow down) traffic between Netflix and the Comcast servers. While that …

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Las Tablas, Panama: To You, it’s only a Hot Dog. To me, it’s a Sign of Growth

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Today my husband came back from Chitre with a huge smile on his face. He was as excited as a little kid with a new toy as he unloaded the car. The new Riba Smith store has opened in Chitre, and that’s cause for celebration at our house. (Chitre is about a half hour drive from our home in Las Tablas, Panama.) “What’s the big deal about a store?” I hear you wondering. . . Well, if you’d been living here for a while, you’d understand. Riba Smith is a grocery store in Panama. But it’s not just …

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An In-Depth Look at the WordPress Dashboard Media Menu [Video]

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Video Tutorial #5 Here's the fifth video in our series about the WordPress Dashboard. Today we're looking at the Media Menu. If you missed the previous videos in the series, you can find them here: A Video Look at the WordPress Dashboard An In-Depth Look at the WordPress Toolbar An In-Depth Look at the WordPress Dashboard Home Menu An In-Depth Look at the WordPress Dashboard Posts Menu Want just a quick Dashboard overview? Want to see future videos as soon as they're relased? Subscribe to …

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Countries with the Highest Quality of Life in 2014

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Where in this big, glorious world can you find the countries with the highest quality of life? There's no single answer to that question. Mark Twain famously said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Keep that in mind when you're reviewing "best of" and "worst of" rankings. Several organizations produce a list every year of the best and worst countries or cities for quality of life. But what makes one place enjoyable for you might make it torture for someone …

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Seven Stunning Magazine-Style WordPress Themes

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Magazine-style WordPress themes have a complex homepage layout. Unlike a blogging theme, which usually has one sidebar and a list of your posts, a magazine theme lets you feature groups of posts and pages arranged by category. Magazines and news outlets use magazine themes to give readers a taste of the most important content on the site. Think CNN.com, for example, where you'll see the most important story at the top. Then as you scroll down the page, you'll come across other topics that …

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An In-Depth Look at the WordPress Dashboard Posts Menu [Video]

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Video Tutorial #4 We're churning out the videos here! This is the fourth in our series of in-depth looks at the WordPress Dashboard. This one takes you inside the WordPress dashboard Posts Menu. Did you catch the previous videos? You can find them here: A Video Look at the WordPress Dashboard An In-Depth Look at the WordPress Toolbar An In-Depth Look at the WordPress Dashboard Home Menu If you'd like a quick Dashboard overview, check out this video. If you want to see new videos as soon …

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