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aMila oNlinE — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:14:00 GMT

PortableApps.com Suite Standard 1.1

aMila oNlinE — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:50:00 GMT

PortableApps.com Suite is a complete collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, audio player, sudoku game, password manager, PDF reader, minesweeper clone, backup utility and integrated menu, all preconfigured to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you're ready to go. the packages include: Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition (web browser) Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition (email) Mozilla Sunbird, Portable Edition (calendar/tasks) ClamWin Portable (antivirus) Pidgin Portable (instant messaging) Sumatra PDF Portable (PDF reader KeePass Password Safe Portable (password manager) Sudoku Portable (game) Mines-Perfect Portable (game) CoolPlayer+ Portable (audio player) OpenOffice.org Portable* (office suite) Writer (word processor) Calc (spreadsheet) Impress (presentations) Base (database utility) Draw (drawing) Download from here....(read more)

Microsoft drops free migration tool for Exchange 2010

aMila oNlinE — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:18:00 GMT

IT shops moving off of IBM Domino servers or generic POP/IMAP sources and onto Exchange Server 2010 won't be able to do it with free tools from Microsoft. The company isn't offering the Transporter Suite for the new Exchange, leaving little choice but to buy expensive third party software... Read more @...(read more)

SoftMaker Office 2008 Free Full Version Download With Genuine License Key

aMila oNlinE — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:00:00 GMT

SoftMaker Office 2008 is reliable office productivity software that is designed for beginners and professional users. SoftMaker Office Suite consists of a word processor TextMaker 2008 with DTP features, a spreadsheet PlanMaker 2008, and presentation graphics program that can reads and writes all PowerPoint files called SoftMaker Presentations 2008. In addition, SoftMaker Office 2008 also comes with user-friendly interface and compatibility with Microsoft Office formats. The new SoftMaker Office 2008 has added a ton of features such as writes OpenDocument files, direct PDF export, OLE server, programming language BasicMaker (Microsoft VBA clone), VBA compatible macro programming, full screen mode, envelope generator, and booklet printing. To get the free license for SoftMaker Office 2008 with free serial number follow these steps: 1. Visit the following promotional page URL: 2. Fill in your name, country, email address, and choose the version, then click “Submit” button. Note: Users can choose either Windows nor Linux version. 3. The SoftMaker Office 2008 serial key and download information will also be sent to the email address that is used to register. 4. Use the received serial number to install SoftMaker Office 2008 5. Enjoy the free full version SoftMaker Office 2008 Softmaker Office 2008 works in Windows 9x, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista....(read more)

11 Myths about Microsoft Exchange Disaster Recovery..

Amila Kumanayake — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:32:00 GMT

Hi Guys,

I found this useful article through web. It's useful for me. And would like to share it with you too.

Avoiding an Exchange outage requires a well thought out disaster recovery (DR) plan that is positioned to subvert disasters in the first place - but can also reduce their severity (length and data loss). Here then, are 11 Myths about Microsoft Exchange Disaster Recovery and how we can overcome them with careful planning and the right tool sets.

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Removing the complexity from information protection

aMila oNlinE — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:41:00 GMT

How encryption can add value to your business The use of encryption is no longer optional for many organizations. Certain new regulations demand its use while others provide a safe harbor so that organizations do not have to notify individuals in the event of a security breach—provided data was encrypted. Even those organizations that are not subject to such regulation should consider the use of encryption as best practice for protecting data on portable devices.  Security breaches are everyday news Data is increasingly being lost through theft and carelessness. As mobile devices proliferate and become ever smaller, more powerful and functional, it is all too easy for such devices to go missing. This puts large amounts of potentially sensitive information at risk. Encryption, and specifically full-disk encryption, is coming into wider use as a security best practice Software-based full-disk encryption and newer self-encrypting hard drives provide the highest level of protection by ensuring that no data can be retrieved by third parties from devices that have been lost. Encryption adds value to an organization by enabling the secure sharing of information Data security technologies should not restrict access to useful information. Rather, the use of encryption allows authenticated users to more easily and securely share information and enables organizations to expand their mobile working practices in a secure manner. Organizations can use encryption to considerably reduce risk across their organization By ensuring that encryption is always on, is transparent to the user and cannot be bypassed, the chance for human error is reduced considerably. For the best benefits, organizations should look for a product that integrates with all existing technologies in use, including security technologies such as threat management systems, all operating systems and all devices. Encryption can aid organizations in achieving their regulatory compliance objectives Through the use of full-disk encryption, organizations can ensure that no information, such as file names remain in the clear, so saving the expense and possible embarrassment of having to notify individuals in case of the loss of personally identifiable information. The use of self-encrypting hard drives and trusted hardware devices that can be safely erased adds a further layer of protection and can reduce the cost of securely re purposing old devices for new uses. Productivity gains will be seen through ease of deployment, management and use Provided the right solution is implemented, through centralized management capabilities, encryption software, cryptographic keys and security policies can be easily deployed and managed, freeing up IT resources for other tasks. Users will also benefit through robust self-service capabilities for provisioning encryption keys and resetting forgotten passwords. Conclusions The complexities and cost of using encryption systems have been reduced considerably through the provision of centralized management, making the use of encryption viable for organizations of all sizes. Whether centrally managed on-premise or through a hosted service provider, full-disk encryption systems can shield organizations from data loss and help them achieve their security objectives. F OR MORE READ FULL ARTICLE...(read more)

Remote Desktop Virtualization: Windows R2's most compelling feature

Amila Kumanayake — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:32:00 GMT

The release of Windows Server 2008 R2 brings many new features to the table, It is the Remote Desktop Virtualization feature, however, that stands out as the number one new capability in R2's Remote Desktop Services feature suite.

The Remote Desktop Virtualization (RDV) feature augments a Remote Desktop infrastructure with hosted virtual desktops alongside more traditional applications. This addition is important as it illustrates Microsoft's recognition for the need to support legacy applications as well as full-fidelity desktops for remote users.

A hosted desktop infrastructure provides a mechanism for supporting applications that cannot or will not install in RDS's traditional presentation virtualization infrastructure. What's more, it provides a platform that supports full, albeit virtualized, desktops for environments that need remote access.

Microsoft's implementation of hosted virtual desktops arrives as Remote Desktop Services and Hyper-V combine, with one enabling the network transport and the other providing the virtualization platform. Virtual desktops can be created in two different formats depending on your users' needs:

   *Personal virtual desktops are tagged to a specific user, creating a one-to-one mapping between a user and his identified desktop.

    * The user will always connect to a familiar and customized environment for a workload that contains any required applications and data.

   * Pooled virtual desktops are created for situations in which remote application access is needed, but high levels of personalization are not.

    * These desktops are configured as general access points for applications, with users accessing whichever desktop is readily available at the time of login.
     * While this configuration doesn't provide the same level of personalization experienced with a personal virtual desktop, it does enable application access when limited state data is required.

Microsoft enables this transfer of user state to either personal or pooled desktops through its existing Remote Desktop Roaming Profile infrastructure. The newly augmented RD Session Broker service orchestrates the acts of locating the right desktop, powering it on, injecting profile information and preparing the desktop for an incoming user. The job of this service is to ensure that the right user connects to the right desktop, and that the desktop is ready to access at the time the user double-clicks on its icon.

Core Remote Desktop Services are critical for this connection, as the RDP protocol is leveraged for connecting users into their virtual desktops. Microsoft's implementation of RDS in Windows Server 2008 R2 extends this access to users through integrations into its RD Web Access and RD Gateway role services.

The net result for users is that they need only double-click an icon on a Web page to start the entire process. Users that connect from outside the LAN will enjoy transport-level security and reverse-proxy functions through RD Gateway's services.

It's also important to recognize that Microsoft's single-source solution for hosted desktops is only one path to implementation. Microsoft recommends a combination of Hyper-V with Citrix's XenDesktop solution as the alternative for environments that require additional management support.

Online Scammers Prey on the Jobless

Amila Kumanayake — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:41:00 GMT

When Claude Vera responded to the customer-service job opening he saw on the online-classified site Geebo.com back in February, it seemed like one of a hundred small acts that might get him back to work. Most of his e-mail messages to prospective employers...(read more)

Getting Lucky on LinkedIn

aMila oNlinE — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:35:00 GMT

As unemployment rates rise over 9% and job search results are down, everyone and their mother’s managers are on LinkedIn trying to social network their way to a new career opportunity. Except the rest of us think the site is like Facebook’s online schmooze fest and that jobs are going to clutter our home page as do mundane status updates, revealing photos, and odd quiz results. “Not so,” says Lindsey Pollak, LinkedIn Campus Spokesperson and author of Getting from College to Career. Pollak says, “The biggest mistake people make is that they join LinkedIn, and expect it to work for them like magic. It’s a tool and you have to work it to make it work for you.” It’s true that LinkedIn is the staple for job search success today, but are you taking advantage of all its unique applications? Here are some ways to step up your networking game on LinkedIn, break through the resumes, and make some real connections that can potentially lead to your next gig. Fill Out Your Profile 100%. No one is making you fill out some long eHarmony profile, but you should fill out every field in your LinkedIn bio so it appears as though you are taking your job search seriously. People will be more likely to network and share opportunities with you if you have a full, rock star profile. People search for profiles by keywords, so make sure you list all the search terms that fit your desired job descriptions. Look at profiles of people who you have your ideal jobs and see what keywords they have posted on their profile. Join Groups There’s one little catch: You can’t send direct messages to people on LinkedIn who are not in your network, but you can contact them if you are in the same group. Again, search for people who have your ideal jobs and see what groups they have joined. College alumni groups are filled with excellent connections and exclusive job opportunities. Join those groups and contact people directly who are working at companies that interest you. Get Personal t’s easy to send out the generic invitation customized by LinkedIn, but good luck getting a response. The standard alert “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn” sounds as enticing as getting invited to an HR information session about life insurance. When you send out invitations to connect, make sure you write a personal note. Remind your connections how you met or recap your last conversation. Read Those Updates Make sure to read your LinkedIn weekly updates, which are opted in when you sign up. Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn founder, says one of his favorite uses of the site is to do “small goods” for people. Networking isn’t about the once in a while chat; instead, it’s about touching base throughout the year. Read your updates to find out what people are up to in your network. Make sure to respond to those updates with a personal note. Something like, “Congrats on your new job!” or “Congrats on leaving your new job!” The way to keep your networking manageable is to do little things to maintain your relationship, rather than reaching out once a year. Get Searching You will get better results researching people on LinkedIn over Google any work day. For example, if you want to work at Ralph Lauren, type the company name into LinkedIn’s search fields to find contacts who work there. Connect with employees through your connections or by joining their groups. Get Set Up with a Job Friends and contacts can’t help you if they don’t know that you are looking for a job. Put together a letter and explain what you are looking for in a new position and send it out to people in your network who might be able to hook you up. Share your work experience and list your best qualities and send it to former employers, co-workers, and good friends who are great connectors. Make sure you check off individual contacts so that your e-mail blast doesn’t hit the inbox of your current employer. LinkedIn can be your ticket to a new opportunity if you do more than just sign up and log in. Sure, it’s not as festive as most social networking sites. No one will be sending you cakes, or trivia questions, but use its tools daily and leave the real partying for your new job celebration....(read more)

How Follow Your Dream

Amila Kumanayake — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:05:00 GMT

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Do you know what you want to be? To truly live is to follow your heart, to realize that you can achieve your dream and be who you were meant to be. Whether you are just starting this journey of life as a youth fresh out of grade school, or a middle age person, it is time to live your life.
During your life you have made a mistake or two, and you have to live with them. However you can overcome your past and create your dream future. To do that you need to know what your dream is. Did you truly want to grow up to be the night clerk at the motel, or the weekend cashier at the convenience store? If so congratulations, you do not need to read this article. If not, then you need to remember what it was that you wanted to be. Write it down and realize that it is not too late to start.

You have your dream, and you want to live it. Well, to get there you need to take a few steps along the way. Nobody ever (and I do mean nobody) accomplishes their dream life by wishing. You have to work at it a little bit at a time. You have to make progress a step at a time. You simply cannot wish to be able to be the next Mister or Miss Universe and expect them to mail you your prize from the comfort of your couch; you have to get off your gluteus maximus and go work out.

So you know your dream, but how do you get there? First you must resolve a path. Then decide what steps to take to get there. To determine what those steps are you have to set goals. Sometimes you even have to put deadlines on those goals. Goals are simply stepping-stones. You set a goal to achieve something then set tasks to achieve that goal.

Whenever you are setting a goal or two, you sometime find that your path has been blocked. Always research several alternative ways to reach your goal. You should do this just in case the most obvious path comes out short of the end. Let us say that the university you wanted to attend won't accept you so you are crushed and your dream of becoming a nuclear scientist begins to fade. So who says you had to go there? Maybe you can go to an alternate university, and the end will be the same. When you are a nuclear scientist, do they quote you and say you're a Harvard nuclear scientist or a University of Florida nuclear scientist? No-they simply say you are a nuclear scientist.

Be prepared to change and adapt. Have a few plans ready to go. Even a loose idea of a plan is better than nothing. If plan "A" does not work have a plan "B" ready to take its place. This avoids that trapped feeling you get when you realize that the goal that you were after has been taken out of your reach. This is similar to the way people plan a road trip. You look at the map and see the different possibilities to get from point A to point B. Say there is a blizzard or construction, or it is simply blocked; you merely back track a bit and resume your journey from another direction. Sometimes plan B is more enjoyable and more appropriate for the journey than your first choice.

Systematically re-check and as needed redefine your goals. It's not worth the wasted time to struggle to meet a goal that no longer fits with your life. During obvious stopping spots along the way, take a day to sit back check yourself about how you are reacting to reaching this milestone. Are you happy, or relieved? Are you excited, and want more? Conversely are you scared, with slight overtones of dread or entrapment?

As you grow into your new self some nervousness is to be expected. As you reach out in a totally new direction in your life, it is only fair to expect that not all feelings you have will be super positive. There is some mourning to go through for the loss of your old life, and growing pains in your new life. Take time to
just have fun, to balance your priorities. To love, laugh, cry, and otherwise allow yourself to be a normal person. However, take an occasional planned time out to make sure that you aren't ignoring obvious Warnings.

If your subconscious is screaming, "Run away! Run away!" then pay attention. These warnings usually happen for good reasons. For example, wedding jitters are perfectly normal. While ignoring abusive behavior, which doesn't seem to be declining (despite promises to the contrary), is not normal. If there are warnings take heed, and go to plan B, or if need be, change your goal. Make sure that the goal is your goal, and not what someone else says is your goal.

As you accomplish a goal and see yourself a little bit closer to your dream, re-asses. Is the next step logical or was it made without enough information. Do you really need to accomplish that next goal or is there a different goal to set and achieve? Change as needed. Do you really need to take underwater basket weaving 101 to become a nuclear scientist? Do you really need to watch TV for four hours every night? Look at yourself and see what you are doing. Can you do better?

Every time you set a goal write it down. Keep it in a journal, or a notebook. Review your writing daily to keep your mind fresh. In addition, it is very effective to write a start date when you set a goal, and a completion date when you accomplish the goal. It is a very satisfying feeling to look through your notebook and see that you are indeed completing goals, and moving towards your dream. So let us quickly move through the process so you can see how the process works. Let us say your dream is to be the president's limousine driver. You must now work from there backwards to where you are now.

To drive the president you must be trained to drive the executive limousine, an excellent driver, and a member of the secret service. To be in the secret service requires an impeccable reputation and a willingness to serve. There are three major goals in the dream. The first is to be an excellent driver. The second is to be a member of the secret service, and the third is to be trained to drive the executive limousine. (You know that tank that looks like a car)

So let us start with the first major goal. Become an excellent driver. We will have to break it down into a couple of regular goals. To be an excellent driver you must first be a licensed driver. To become a licensed driver now becomes a regular goal. The steps from there to here are: to become a licensed driver you must pass a drivers test. To be able to take the drivers test you must pass a written test; to pass the written test you must study; to study you must first have a book; to get the book you must know where to get it.

The next step is we now write down the tasks to accomplish the goal. Write them down in the reverse order you thought of them, and add a start date.

· August 8th

· Find out where the drivers books are

· Get a copy of the book

· Study the book

· Go to Department of Motor Vehicles and take written test

· Pass written test

· Take practical driving test

· Pass test, get drivers license

Each task is a miniature goal in itself. Once you have completed a task move on to the next. If you find out there is another step, you must take add it in to the list. For example, we found out after taking the written test that you have to have a bit of experience to pass the practical test, so you add the task "Practice driving."

As each step is taken you write down the completion date. As you review your journal you see that you are making progress towards your first goal. When you have accomplished your first goal (to become a licensed driver), you re-asses and make sure you are on the right path. Then, set your next goal, keeping it in line with your dream.

There you go, you now have an idea of what to do. I cannot make you do it; you have to do it yourself. Do you want a good life where people will respect you, or is the couch just too comfortable? It's your life-go and live it.

Be Blessed.

Building Startup Sales Teams: Tips For Founders

Amila Kumanayake — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:31:00 GMT

First off, just to be clear, I’ve never been a sales person. All the points below have been pulled from startup sales teams that I think work pretty well (including the team at my marketing software startup).

Building Startup Sales Teams

1. Don’t hire sales people too early. In the early days, the founders should be able to sell (and should be selling).

2. You don’t need sales people, you need sales. Don’t think VP of Sales — think “Revenue Engineer”. (Not the greatest analogy, but just like you won’t hire a development “manager” as one of the first 5 people in a startup, you shouldn’t hire a sales “manager” either). Don’t get caught up in fancy titles — focus on dollars in the door.

3. Don’t hire several sales people at once. Your goal is to figure out the “pattern” of what kinds of people are best based on what you’re selling and who you’re selling it to. You need some feedback from the system so you can continue to iterate on your hires.

4. If you’ve never hired or been around sales people before, be prepared for a bit of a shock to the system. They’re not bad people, they’re just different. If you're an introverted geek like me, it's helpful to remember that your startup needs to sell stuff.

5. Resist the temptation to create complicated compensation plans. If it requires a spreadsheet to figure out the commission, it’s too hard. You’ll have plenty of time to confuse sales people later — start simple.

6. Agile methodologies can work in sales as well. Iterate! Refine your demo script, your slides, and any other collateral information. Capture the lessons learned by the best-performing people and spread it to the rest.

7. Sales people will generall act in mostly rational (but often surprising) ways based on incentives. The rules of the game defines the behavior of the players. You were warned.

8. ALWAYS connect incentives somehow to ultimate customer happiness. If you reward just “deals getting done”, you’ll get deals — but at too high a price. You might get push-back that sales people don’t control/influence customer happiness, but they do. They “pick” customers, they set expectations, they control the degree of “convincing” applied.

9. Make sure you understand the economics of your business. Figure out your total COCA (Cost of Customer Acquisition). This includes sales people, marketing people and marketing campaigns. Quick example: Lets say you paid a sales person $10k, a marketing person $10k and you spent $5k on Google AdWords (for a total of $25k) last month. If you sold 10 customers last month, your COCA is about $2,500. Different businesses have different needs in terms of sales vs. marketing spend. Make sure neither is too far out of whack.

10. Your life-time-value (how much revenue you expect to generate per customer) should be higher than your COCA. No, I did not need a degree from MIT to figure that out. Once your LTV is a multiple of your COCA, you’re ready to start turning the knob and scaling the business a bit (hiring more sales people). But, if your LTV is way lower than your COCA, proceed with caution. If there is no hope for LTV getting higher than COCA, you’ve got a problem. Don’t try to hire additional sales people until the economics sort of make sense. If the car is pointed towards a brick wall, hitting the accelerator is not a good idea.

11. Track data maniacally (even if it’s just in a spreadsheet). Information you will want includes: What was sold, who sold it, when, for how much, etc. This data will be invaluable later as you start to scale. For example, you should be able to answer the question: We had 14 customers cancel last month — who sold those customers? Is there a pattern? In the early days, you likely won’t have the volume (or the time) to analyze the data — but you should at least capture it for future use.

12. Your pricing should be in line with your sales structure. For example, you can’t expect to have an outside salesforce (that meets with customers in person) if your average deal size is only $10,000. The math won’t work.

13. Once you get beyond three or so people, running your sales in a spreadsheet will become painful. Start looking at CRM systems (like Salesforce.com).

14. Start watching the shape of your “funnel” as early as possible. How many leads are you getting a month? How many turn into opportunities? How many of those convert into paying customers? Once you understand your funnel, you can slowly start tweaking your system to fix the “leaks”.

That’s all I’ve got for now. For those of you that have built early-stage sales teams, what are your ideas and insights?

Microsoft Plans Motion Sensing Natal Technology for Windows System

aMila oNlinE — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:51:00 GMT

Nintendo Wii has been getting good traction and becomes the top selling gaming console in high end gaming market. With the popularity of its motion-based games targeted for whole family activities, now seems that other competitors are trying to learn from its success story. Similarly to Microsoft, the giant software company has just introduced a new Motion Sensing Natal Technology that can be incorporated in Windows PC to have the same control capability not only in gaming segments, but also could be extended to other usage model as well. The main difference between the Natal and Wii technology is that Natal is claimed to be able to utilize any exact device, such as your golf, or tennis racquet for more real interactive gaming experience while Wii will have to stick back to its own replica remote control stick. Besides being used as gaming devices, the usage can also be extended to digital media home in controlling home theater system either to stream movie or run PC programs with only simple hand gestures. Not to be limited by personal use, the Natal technology could be deployed for enterprise environment too It could be too early to judge if this is going to be another victory for Microsoft but final pricing will be the major determining factor. Anyway, we should expect this to reach consumer market at least one year from now....(read more)

Jade Property Suite 6 Real Estate Software Free Full Commercial Version Download

aMila oNlinE — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Jade Property Suite 6 is probably one of the best real estate software available in the market which allows real estate property agents to easily keep track and manage their property listings with ability to automatically print real estate brochures or flyers, save to PDF format for easy sending by email, and create HTML files of complete property listings and publish it to Internet on hosted websites for online marketing of real estate, an essential step to bring in more clients – buyer and seller. Jade Property Suite 6 saves all agency listings and contacts in a database that is easy to update, search, match, print, export and web publish. With a database, it has added advantage of can be used with a standalone local database or with a shared database in a multi-agent office. Key Features of Jade Property Suite 6 * Web Publish real estate listings with a directory of categorized listings, a property search engine and property details pages with ability to select which properties to publish on web. * Print real estate marketing materials or output to PDF with ready-made, editable full-color templates for generating flyers, brochures, catalogs, window cards, reports, letters and envelopes, or business cards and labels. * Generate emails and send them with own favorite Windows email application. * Export data to Excel or a text file and PDF. * Match potential buyers to properties. * Track the activity and progress of real estate sales. * Ability to customize the templates, menus and filters. * Support multiple agents share the same database. http://www.jadetools.com/jps/download/jade.exe...(read more)

Google helps you keep your Gmail account protected

aMila oNlinE — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:16:00 GMT

How Google helps me? You just need to pay a litle atention to details. Just scroll down to bottom of any page from your Gmail account and click the Details link next to the Last account activity line. What you get on this link? Like Google says : It's information we'd use to troubleshoot unauthorized account activity, and now it's available to you. On this page you can find about conccurent sessions opened of your Gmail account. You have even an option to sign out from all other sessions opened of your account. This is not stoping here. Google give us access to some more information. The recent activity table present to you the last five activities with Access Type column showing how your account was accessed, like browser, POP3 or mobile access, an IP address column showing the IP address that have accessed your account and a Date/Time column showing you the time when your account was accessed. If you think that you need a litle more information on this subject just click the Learn more link from the Details page....(read more)

Does 6figurejobs.com really work?

aMila oNlinE — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:48:00 GMT

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