Sunday, November 30, 2014
About Ebay
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay)
eBay Inc., (stylized as ebay), is an American multinational corporation and e-commerce company, providing consumer-to-consumer & business-to-consumer sales services via Internet. It is headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995, and became a notable success story of the dot-com bubble; it is a multi-billion dollar business with operations localized in over thirty countries.[5][6]
The company manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. In addition to its auction-style sales, the website has since expanded to include "Buy It Now" shopping; shopping by UPC, ISBN, or other kind of SKU (via Half.com); online classified advertisements (via Kijiji or eBay Classifieds); online event ticket trading (via StubHub); online money transfers (via PayPal)[7] and other services. In the Brand Trust Report 2012, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory, a brand analytics company, eBay was ranked 209th among India's most trusted brands and subsequently, according to the Brand Trust Report 2013, eBay was ranked 286th among India's most trusted brands. In 2014 however, eBay was ranked 853rd among India's most trusted brands according to the Brand Trust Report 2014.[8]
It is not a free website, rather it charges users an invoice seller fee on the basis of if they have sold or listed any items.[9]
Monday, November 24, 2014
Get Discounts on Gym Memberships With Your Health Insurance
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Plans & Benefits
(Source: http://lifehacker.com/get-discounts-or-reimbursements-on-the-gym-with-your-he-1348458299 )
By Eric Ravenscraft
Contrary
to popular opinion, your health insurance provider has a vested
interest in you staying healthy. Naturally, many companies offer
discounts or even full reimbursements for gym memberships.
The amount
you can save will vary from provider to provider, so you'll need to call
or use your company's website to check, but as an example, Bluecross
Blueshield offers up to $150 in reimbursements
on gym memberships, and Kaiser Permanente offers discounts via partner
programs. Before you sign up to get fit, call your insurance company.
YSK most health insurance companies offer discounts or reimbursements for gym memberships. | RedditBlueCross Blue Shield "Blue Card"
(Source: http://www.empireblue.com/wps/portal/ehpprovider?content_path=provider/noapplication/f3/s0/t0/pw_ad069634.htm&rootLevel=2&label=Plans%20^%20Benefits )
Plans & Benefits
Health Product Chart
Summary of our health products.
BlueCard® Summary of our health products.
BlueCard® is a national program that enables members of a BlueCross Blue Shield Plan to obtain healthcare services while traveling or living in another Blue Plan’s service area.
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BlueCard®
What is BlueCard?
BlueCard® is a national program that
enables members of a BlueCross Blue Shield Plan (Blue Plan) to obtain
healthcare services while traveling or living in another Blue Plan’s
service area. The program links participating healthcare providers with
the independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans across the country and
in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide through a single
electronic network for claims processing and reimbursement. The program
allows you to submit claims for patients from other Blue Plans, domestic
and international, to your local Blue Plan, Empire BlueCross
BlueShield. As an Empire participating provider you are contractually
required to provide services to members from other Blue Plans.
How to Identify BlueCard Members
BlueCard Plan members have a three-character alpha
prefix at the beginning of their ID number. The alpha prefix is critical
for confirming membership and coverage and key to facilitating prompt
payments. In addition, the ID cards may have logos that appear on the
front of Blue Plan member ID cards:
 |  | PPO in a suitcase logo, for eligible PPO/EPO members |
| | Blank suitcase logo |
When you see these logos, it means that the cardholder
participates in the BlueCard Program, which provides healthcare
coverage for members outside their Blue Plan’s area.
Claim Submission
Out of area claims should be sent to Empire at:
| Empire BlueCross BlueShield |
| BlueCard Program |
| P.O. Box 3877 |
| Church Street Station |
| New York, NY 10008-3877 |
Quick Tip: For faster processing please submit
your claims electronically to Empire. Claims must be submitted within
180 days. The EDI# for Empire is 3154480080. If you would like more
information about electronic claims submission, or if you are having
problems submitting claims electronically, please call EDI at
1-866-899-7322.
Quick Claims Filing Tips (Border County Providers)
Do you contract with multiple Blue Plans in more than one state? Below are guidelines for filing claims for Blue members.
Border County Providers
| | For providers that practice in border areas (contiguous counties), the standard rule is to always file the claim to the Plan located in the state where you provided the service. |
| | Exception: When the member is from a bordering Blue Plan with which you have a contract, then file the claim directly to the bordering Blue Plan. |
Additional Information
Datto Inc (Tagline: We ditto your data)
(Source: http://dattobackup.com/ )
Go Beyond Backup. Datto Delivers Full System Continuity to Businesses of Every Size.
Why Choose Datto?Product Overview
Datto SIRIS 2 is a complete
family of enterprise business continuity solutions, available in both
physical and virtual platforms, built from the ground up, for businesses
of every size. When downtime isn’t an option, SIRIS 2 is the preferred
choice.
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Hybrid Cloud
Dramatically reduce downtime with backups saved both locally and in the cloud. Redundancy in data protection better protects users from the unexpected. Advanced bandwidth management software, local restoration and full cloud data copies are among the many advantages of this solution. -
Inverse Chain Technology™
This proprietary technology eliminates broken backup chains. Each time a backup occurs data is converted directly into a virtual machine, with the most recent backup image always being the base image. Data is always available immediately, both on and off-site. -
Backup Insights™
This groundbreaking proprietary technology allows you to identify file or application changes between any two backup points. You can easily find that deleted folder or determine which files a virus affected. -
Screenshot Backup Verification™
No more guessing if your backup is working properly. Datto boots backups as virtual machines, capturing an image of the login page to give you visual proof that your data has been successfully backed up. An industry first. -
Hot-Swappable Drive Bays
All SIRIS 2 devices come equipped with hot-swappable drive bays. This enables MSPs to perform on-site field upgrades, within each product line. It’s never been easier to scale solutions and grow with your customers. Learn more about the SIRIS 2 product line.
Product Features
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Hardware Upgrades
Datto devices now come standard with Solid State OS Drives for improved speed and reliability, Hot-Swappable Drive Bays for easy scalability, and RAID for added redundancy.
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Instant Virtualization On-Site and Off-Site
Backups can be virtualized locally to the Datto device or to the secure Datto cloud, instantly, with the click of a button. This unique feature is a key component to intelligent business continuity. Should a local disaster occur, business can continue as usual in the Datto cloud.
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Multiple Appliance Platforms
Datto virtual appliances now supports VMware and Hyper-V. Our Intelligent Business Continuity solution can now be purchased as a virtual appliance on virtual infrastructure in addition to our physical hardware.
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Image-Based Backup
Using image-based backup allows Datto to take an image (ie: picture) of an entire system, not simply individual files or applications. This contributes to a superior Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and the ability to boot virtual machines. Image-based backup is an integral component of Intelligent Business Continuity.
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Encryption
All data is protected by AES 256 encryption both in transit and in the cloud. Additionally, users have the option to encrypt data locally, and pass phrases can be specified per appliance or per protected machine to meet compliance regulations.
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Centralized Management
Power is nothing without control, and Datto offers a meticulously refined toolkit for device and account management. A single pane of glass is used to configure devices, schedule backup reports, monitor off-site amounts, set up alerts and more.
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Advanced Deduplication and Compression
All data sent off-site is compressed using LZMA2 compression to ensure maximum efficiency and provide a stellar user experience even in low bandwidth and high network traffic environments.
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eDiscovery Software
eDiscovery gives Datto users the ability to perform granular recoveries from Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Powered by Ontrack® PowerControls™ from industry leader Kroll Ontrack, eDiscovery makes it easy to search documents, emails and attachments by keyword and restore exactly what you need.
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ShadowSnap™
Datto utilizes the image-based ShadowSnap™ agent, developed in conjunction with StorageCraft. ShadowSnap is based on the premise of dual backup engines: application-aware VSS by default, with the engine as a safety net. ShadowSnap is particularly useful in performing bare metal restores as it supports dissimilar hardware.
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AgentSync™
AgentSync is Datto’s proprietary technology for quickly and efficiently transferring files to and from the cloud. It allows users to prioritize server backup order, pipeline recovery points, and set up multiple agents to sync off-site simultaneously. This provides greater data integrity, reduces network traffic, and keeps off-site backups up to date.
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Broad Operating System Support
Datto supports Microsoft Windows operating systems for almost any Windows PC or server that is still production today. Support currently ranges from Windows 2000 to Windows 8 and Server 2012. Granular recovery is also available for Exchange and Sharepoint servers.
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Bare Metal Restore
Restore full machines quickly and efficiently through our USB Bare Metal Restore process. Go from physical machines to virtual (P2V) or vice versa with our unique dissimilar hardware tool that allows for maximum flexibility when restoring. No drives or cables needed as the system can run completely over the user’s network. Datto uses the latest networking technology to increase speed and performance.
Technical Specifications
- 500GB-36TB Storage Capacity (Per Unit)
- Hot-Swappable Drive Bays for Easy Field Upgrades
- Solid-State OS Drives on All Models
- Available 2 x 2.0 GHz Xeon Six Core Processor
- IPMI Standard on Rackmount Units
- End-to-End Encryption
- RAID 1 - RAID 10 Storage Configurations
- Unlimited Server, Workstation and Desktop Licensing
- 3 Year Hardware Warranty
Technology
Datto has built its reputation on innovative technology and a superior level of reliability. We feel these are the cornerstones of data protection, recovery and business continuity. In the innovation process we have introduced new concepts and proprietary technology.
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Inverse Chain Technology™
Screenshot Backup Verification™
Image-Based Backup
Backup InsightsSaturday, November 22, 2014
Malpensa Shuttle - The Cheapest Way to Reach Milan
(Source: http://www.malpensashuttle.it/web2011/e-percorsiorari.php_ )
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Sunday, November 16, 2014
Empire BlueCross BlueShield Off-marketplace plans
After having seen a lot of bad reviews on Yelp about Marketplace plans, I am considering choosing off-marketplace plans
(Source: https://shop.empireblue.com/sales/eox/ebcbs/ny/en/shop/plans/medical/snq?execution=e2s9)
(Source: https://shop.empireblue.com/sales/eox/ebcbs/ny/en/shop/plans/medical/snq?execution=e2s9)
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