#Google Helpdesk

[julibyrd]

In case you’re feeling insecure about your abilities… I just had to teach how to properly share a Google Drive file… to someone who works at Google. 💀 You’re doing better than you think.

[elinebrandy]

Nu, zonder er verder over na te denken, neem contact Google Bellen nummer team of gewoon, u kunt de officiële website bezoeken, en daar vindt u veel nuttige inhoud, volg ze gewoon, afhankelijk van uw behoeften voor snelle richtlijnen met betrekking tot W

[sipoyandy]

Gids over hoe Google beslist welke advertenties worden weergegeven

U kunt de categorieën beheren en dus zal Google dat soort advertenties alleen aan u laten zien. Om dit te doen, moet u deze inhoud doornemen, hier vindt u de eenvoudige stappen om een ​​categorie voor advertenties in of uit te schakelen. Dus ga door en neem in geval van problemen direct contact op met de experts op het Google Klantenservice Nederland voor directe oplossingen.

Om de categorie voor de advertenties in of uit te schakelen, moet u de volgende stappen doorlopen;

• U moet eerst naar mijn advertentiecentrum gaan.

• Daarna moet u naar privacybeheer gaan.

• Vervolgens moet u naar de categorieën gaan die worden gebruikt om advertenties weer te geven en vervolgens de categorie kiezen die u wilt in- of uitschakelen.

• Ten slotte moet u die categorie onmiddellijk in- of uitschakelen.

Dus na het volgen van de bovenstaande stappen, kunt u de categorie voor de advertenties direct in- of uitschakelen. Als u nog steeds hulp nodig heeft met betrekking tot uw respectieve account, moet u de experts onmiddellijk bereiken via het Bellen Google en de experts vervolgens onmiddellijk informeren over de vragen. U hoeft alleen de professional te informeren over de vragen die u doorneemt, zodat zij u kunnen helpen met de beste richtlijnen en oplossingen. Als u wilt, kunt u ook direct de officiële website bezoeken en daar vindt u nuttige inhoud, volg ze gewoon een voor een zonder stappen over te slaan om de beste oplossingen te krijgen.

U kunt ook direct met de live persoon praten of vragen per e-mail sturen over de problemen waarmee u wordt geconfronteerd, zodat zij u kunnen helpen met de beste oplossingen. Of u kunt ze rechtstreeks e-mailen over het probleem, zodat zij u kunnen helpen met de beste hulp en richtlijnen!

[googlenummer]

Vraag In Eenvoudige Stappen Een Verificatiecode Aan In Google Fi Wireless

Als u bereid bent om een verificatiecode aan te vragen in Google Fi Wireless, dan bent u hier aan het juiste adres. Hier vind je de eenvoudige stappen om een verificatiecode aan te vragen in Google Fi Wireless. Ga dus door en neem in geval van problemen contact op met de goed opgeleide professional voor snelle richtlijnen.

Volg de onderstaande stappen om een verificatiecode aan te vragen in Google Fi Wireless;

U moet eerst verder gaan om de code te krijgen.

Daarna moet u doorgaan naar de website van uw betaalmethode.

U moet zich vervolgens aanmelden bij het account en vervolgens moet u doorgaan naar payments.google.com.

U moet 6 cijfers in het gegeven veld noteren en vervolgens naar de verificatieoptie gaan.

Zo kun je na het volgen van bovenstaande stappen direct een verificatiecode aanvragen in Google Fi Wireless. Als u nog steeds iets dwars zit met betrekking tot de verificatiecode, neem dan zonder erover na te denken bellen Google Nederland op met de professional op het hulplijnnummer voor snelle oplossingen. U hoeft de experts gewoon te vertellen over de moeilijkheden die u doormaakt, of u kunt eenvoudig de officiële website bezoeken en daar vindt u veel nuttige artikelen, volg ze stap voor stap om dergelijke problemen in een oogwenk op te lossen .

U kunt ook de e-mail opschrijven of gewoon, of u kunt met de livechat praten om de volledige oplossingen met betrekking tot Google FI Wireless te krijgen. U kunt dus gemakkelijk de professional bereiken volgens uw behoeften of gemak voor het verkrijgen van de complete oplossing. Nu, zonder hier en daar rond te dwalen, moet u meteen contact opnemen met professionele experts of naar de helpdesk gaan om de oplossing voor uw respectieve account te krijgen.

[lushwave]

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[thinking-about-blue-almonds]

[I react as I read: I'm currently reading svsss chapter five (Bai Lu)]

I didn't expect system hibernation mode. "If you require service, please help yourself," reminds me of every interaction with any kind of helpdesk in my entire life;

Corner-of-mouth whispered conversation about whatever or not to allow Gongyi Xiao to accompany them in their endeavour;

I'm... having feelings about that, okay?!;

There are a lot of cartoonish moments here;

Shen Qingqiu is missing his discipline again – longing never ends, it seems. No rest for wicked? Nah, no rest for SQQ's grief;

Reading stuff in my second language means that sometimes I need to pause, and quickly google "pincer attack";

That's a deep puddle. How exactly is all that dew collected?;

Single talisman turning into a stack, it sounds kinda cool;

Snake?

...man-snake?

"grotesque," "deformed specimen or crossbreed," "Punishment from the heavens,"

I, too, would be irritated;

Compassion? In this world? With SQQ it's apparently possible.

"Then that means this creature has never done anything malicious. There's no need to exterminate it. Moreover, all it's ever done has been to drink the dew water in this cave. We were the ones who intruded and disturbed it,"

Yes SQQ! Say no to murder-hoboing tendencies prevalent in fantasy settings! ;

(...by gods. Am I turning into one of SQQ's simps? Is it contagious? Did I spend too much time on tumblr? I shouldn't have followed that one "shizunfucker" who sings shen yuan's praises all day) (I blame them) (and am willing to say it to their face, later, if I remember to);

Noo, SQQ is missing his discipline again. Denial is not just a river, but everyone around has eyes;

I am here for those moments;

[zeroz2ro]

Hogy végleg megszabaduljak a Google Hitelesítőtől már csak a Facebookban kellene lecserélni a hitelesítő alkalmazást. Ehhez először is ki kellene kapcsolni vagy törölni kellene a mostanit. De nem engedi:

Valóban be van kapcsolva ez az Advanced Protection:

Aminél SEMMILYEN beállítási opció sincs. Be van kapcsolva és kész.

Helpdesk, ügyfélszolgálat nincs, senkinek sem lehet írni. Sakk-matt! És ez a világ legnagyobb social alkalmazása ... Akinek van ötlete, ne fogja vissza magát! @sztupy @kaoszkutato @borekdothu

[fromtraveldiaries]

Notes from the land of the rising sun

If you think the Paris subway is a marvel, wait until you step into Tokyo's intricate underground labyrinth. The Japanese subway system is an experience that best reflects the essence of Japanese culture and efficiency.

The first thing you notice when you step into a Tokyo subway station are the orderly queues - on the escalators, at ticket counters, at entry and exit gates, and while boarding trains. The Japanese have transformed queuing into a well-organized and methodical art form, much unlike the Indians for who queueing is a rather abstract and a largely inscrutable exercise. This queue discipline extends beyond transportation to restaurants, take-away counters, and billing counters, where you find patrons patiently waiting their turn for service.

Another striking feature of Tokyo's subways is the pervasive silence. Compared to the prattle on the Paris metro or the pandemonium on the Indian metros, the Japanese subway is a quiet sanctuary. The Japanese are a quiet people who keep to themselves during public transit, their animated conversations are reserved for meal times. Food, often accompanied by drinks, is a more communal experience that's filled with lively discussions and noisy chatter. On buses, trains, and the subway, one finds commuters reading novels, manga, news, diaries, or watching anime or otherwise engaged on their phones. This quietude carries onto the roads, streets, and other public places. There's no honking and people talk in whispers in most places, except of course in eateries. Most Japanese folks like to go out with their friends and colleagues or have social gatherings in eateries. They love to take their time during such meals, which are almost always accompanied by drinks. The conversations are loud, full of banter and laughter.

At every station, you also have a helpdesk that actually works. We used these at many stations and were very impressed by the service we got. While returning from Kanazawa to Tokyo, our Shinkansen (bullet train) developed a snag. We were informed on board about this by the railway staff. They dropped us off at Nagano, where more railway staff were waiting to assist us. They put us on a train to Matsumoto, where more staff were waiting to help. We were put on a train to Shiojiri, where another set of helpful staff put us on a slow Azusa train to Shinjuku. During the whole time, everyone was apologetic and insisted that we collect our refund for the Shinkansen from the Shinjuku station. We had booked our tickets through Klook, so weren't really sure if we were eligible for a refund and how and when (if at all), we would get any refund. To our surprise, the lady at the helpdesk counter gave us an almost complete refund in cash, no questions asked. She said that they had been informed of the Shinkansen glitch and were expecting passengers such as us to alight at Shinjuku. She also profusely apologized for the inconvenience. At how many Indian stations can you expect this service?

In contrast to India's metro stations, where photography is 'strictly prohibited', one is free to click away in Japanese subways. We didn't find a single place where photography wasn't allowed or one had to pay extra charges just to click.

Respect for individuals is on display everywhere and in everyone. Courteous gestures greet one at every turn and we were quite surprised to find people bowing to us even for trivial interactions. We also learnt to bow in return with gratitude. Starting from clearly designated 'foreign friendly taxis' to courteous strangers going out of their way to assist you, you feel truly welcomed in Japan. You also feel as if you are a celebrity when you step into an eatery, for as you step in, the staff, including the chefs and the kitchen staff, boisterously greet you with a loud shout. Google what this means and you'll see what I mean.

At restaurants, you are invariably served ice cold water with ice cubes in long tumblers. This is the way of life even in cold winters. You can, however, also order warm/hot sake that really fires you up on wintry nights. While Tokyo offers a plethora of culinary delights, vegetarians might feel the need to seek out specific eateries. The cuisine draws heavily on raw food, mostly seafood, with minimal oil and spices. This is where the super helpful convenience stores like 7-11 and Family Mart offer a variety of options, including liquor. Japanese convenience stores have more variety of liquor than one finds in the regular wine shops back home.

That the Japanese are punctual is well known, but their service levels are at a different level altogether. At Kanazawa, we requested for a taxi at the hotel reception which was on the first floor. The receptionist made a call to a local cab company and informed that a taxi would arrive in three minutes. True to their word, by the time we descended the stairs and reached the ground floor, the taxi was already waiting for us. In both Kyoto and Tokyo, we noticed many shops displaying merchandise outside their doors and well out of their sight. In several grocers' vegetables were left unattended with price boards. People leave their umbrellas outside when entering shops. We also observed most households leaving their stuff outside at night.

Despite the absence of dustbins, Tokyo remains remarkably clean. Littering is a rare sight, thanks to the civic sense instilled in its residents. Further, there's no expectation of a tip for any service that you hire. Taxis and restaurants return you the exact change and you are expected to pocket your change before leaving. In fact, tipping might be considered offensive in many places. Should you run out of coins, there are machines installed in most public places that take your notes and provide you with coins. To help you tender exact change, these machines are also installed in all buses. By the way, the Japanese bus drivers are smartly dressed, polite, and greet you when you pay and get off. Compare that with the Indian buses and our drivers.

An ubiquitous presence throughout Japan are the vending machines. The offer everything, from beverages to snacks, and refreshments to souvenirs. Game arcades are also quite popular, lined up in most tourist locations. We spent a fortune on the vending machines, collecting souvenirs that are quite cheap but of exquisite quality. Tokyo, Kyoto, and Kanazawa are filled with rows and rows of these vending machines stretching on for blocks altogether.

Tokyo is unbelievably busy at all times of the day and night. The trains are always filled and the stations are always crowded. Folks are either going to work or returning from work at all hours. Whether the well-groomed crowd of Ginza, the diverse crowd of Shibuya, the aloof funky of Shinjuku or the dignified crowd of Monzennakacho, the residents of each district have their own way to go about their lives. School kids, even when returning late, show impeccable discipline, immersed in their phones, reading manga, playing games, or watching anime. There were many places in the US and in France where we felt unsafe during our travels. The less said about India, the better. In comparison, we never felt unsafe throughout our visit in Japan, not even for a moment.

This trip to Japan has been a revealation to say the least. From the land of the rising sun, arigato gozaimas.

[nostalgebraist]

As you are undoubtedly aware of, the whole world is currently going crazy over ChatGPT and GPT-3. When I tried it myself a week or two ago, I was honestly pretty disappointed in the ChatGPT bot. I kept thinking, "Frank can do this too, but better".

I also found that Frank is currently on GPT-J 6.1, which I amassed is somewhat between GPT-2 and GPT-3, but please correct me if I'm wrong. So logically I'd think that Frank would be "behind" on ChatGPT (not taking the outdated dataset of ChatGPT into account, of course).

I however strongly feel Frank is better. This could very well be because I am biased in favor of Frank. Their functions are also completely different; ChatGPT is supposed to be a company helpdesk chatbot, where Frank seems to be allowed to roam free in a sense.

Do you have any thoughts on this?

I'm really glad to hear that you had this reaction!

I don't mean that like, "oh yeah, I did such a great job with Frank, it's better than ChatGPT and I'm glad you can tell."

I mean sort of the opposite, actually. Frank and ChatGPT are different, but they're way more similar to one another than they are to almost anything else.

This type of technology has existed since ~2019 in one form or another, but most people have never seen it. Every time a new variant of it is released, it becomes some people's first encounter with the whole area. As a result, essentially the same hype wave keeps happening over and over, about roughly the same thing.

One of my hopes for Frank is that she can provide a relatively low-key, low-hype version of this introduction for people.

If someone's first experience with this-kind-of-thing is hearing everyone yelling about how ChatGPT is a revolutionary AI that will put Google out of business and take your job too, that primes them to react in a certain way. If their first experience with this-kind-of-thing is a bot sitting around on tumblr having casual interactions with people who've gotten used to its existence and abilities, that primes them to react in . . . a different way.

Maybe even a more objective way.

The very fact that you could talk to (the mindblowing! revolutionary!!) ChatGPT and say, "oh, I know what this is, this is just Frank from tumblr, except I like Frank better" suggests that Frank is doing this part of her job right.

All that said, ChatGPT is way better than Frank in a lot of ways. These can mostly be summed up as "ChatGPT is smarter than Frank." It makes sense a much larger fraction of the time, it "knows" a lot more things, it can follow and construct arguments with a lot more depth, etc.

However, some of this intelligence is kind of hard to access in ChatGPT, because it's so tied down to its "helpful assistant" persona. ChatGPT is obviously a lot less fun to talk to than Frank, which reflects a difference in goals, but goes beyond that: ChatGPT is so unfun, so rigidly committed to its one narrow boring little groove, that it actually makes it hard for the user to access a lot of the potential underlying it. It's abysmal at writing fiction, for example.

In my opinion, this is the fault of a second training process (RLHF) added between "raw" GPT-3 and ChatGPT.

"Raw" GPT-3 is harder to use, but much closer to being "just like Frank but better" for really expert users. This is kind of a big topic and I've written on it elsewhere before, like at the end of this post. You might also find this illuminating.

[quaranmine]

day 2 of me complaining about my computer and IT issues:

i created a folder in my phone of all the errors i get and have taken pictures of the screen for (i normally take screenshots of these but some of the errors appear on startup/log-in so i cannot access the snipping tool and must photograph the screen with my phone)

i closed my laptop, went to a meeting for 45 minutes, and came back to it having completely restarted and run a BIOS memory diagnostic again. this is typical. this has happened to me upwards of 4 times in one morning before.

so now i'm trawling through dell support forms to try and see what fixes other people implemented so i can pitch this to IT the next time i put in a helpdesk ticket

so far things people tried:

1. disable all sleep mode (ugh, but at least i CAN access those settings)

2. disable "sign of life" settings in BIOS? pretty sure i will not have access to that

3. wake-on-wifi. no idea what this one means

except um???? all of these have only REDUCED errors in these people's computers, instead of fixing them. one person says it stopped it from happening every 2 days and now it happens every 7 days. well...still doesn't seem like a fix to me because something clearly is still messed up?

people report that clean install of Windows does not fix the issue either :/

HMMM. THIS PERSON SAYS TEMPERATURE MIGHT CAUSE IT. my laptop always runs hot and has the fans on. it is Loud. i'll probably get some compressed air to clear dust out but? i do not SEE dust and it’s been like this since brand new. unfortunately these people are using something they downloaded to monitor temperature, and i cannot download anything onto my work laptop without admin approval.

I feel like my memory in the task manager always spikes a LOT and the diagnostic that automatically runs is always a memory diagnostic. I have 16 GB of RAM and again, I'm not a computer girlie, but i don't think it should always be like 60-90% used when all i have open is a browser tab or one spreadsheet. running ArcPro or InDesign or Illustrator? Sure, those are hefty programs with lots of graphics. But you're seriously running hot and using all the CPU/Memory on 6 Google tabs????

and then when you throw in the consistent card reader issues .....ugh

[thessalian]

Thess vs "Help Desks”

Sweet blessed gods, if people are going to try to phase out and or cheap out on phone helpdesk staff for the sake of their bottom line, they could at least do it competently. I’ve been using automated phone trees of one type or another for a long time, since the days when “hold the line while we transfer you to an operator” meant “some people are still using a rotary dial phone”, and it’s amazing to me how they get smarter and yet somehow more ridiculous every time I turn around.

There’s a thing I’ve been dealing with at the behest of my parentals regarding my state pension. Basically, over here, your state pension is based on your National Insurance contributions, and you have to have 35 years of full National Insurance contributions before you can get your full state pension. Thing is, because I worked as a temp a lot, there are a lot of years when I didn’t make a full contribution, and there weren’t National Insurance credits available for a lot of reasons. (It doesn’t help that I was allowed and in fact encouraged to use a temporary National Insurance number for years and it doesn’t look like those years count towards my state pension now, even though I paid above the odds those years. Ugh.) Now, theoretically, if everything goes to plan, I should be able to claim my full state pension because I’ve got fifteen years of full contributions as of this tax year and I’m not due to claim my state pension until 2044. Or later, because they might change the laws on that again; wouldn’t put it past the government as is. Anyway, point is, I should be fine. But it’s possible I won’t be fine, because I am, after all, disabled. Also, let’s face it - my luck with jobs has been made of dogshit for ... well, most of my life, if you think about it. My luck’s holding so far but shit does happen, often, and often to me. So anyway, the point of all this is that you’re allowed to make voluntary contributions towards your state pension for the last five years that a full contribution wasn’t made. My parentals intend to make that voluntary contribution to take five years’ worth of pressure off my quest for a full state pension. Which is nice of them.

Now, if they just didn’t make it so damn complicated to give them money in that way, that’d be great.

They tell you to go to the website and follow the instructions to pay online or by direct debit. They don’t tell you that you need an 18-digit reference number until the box requesting one is staring you in the face. You actually have to go to ancillary information sources (non-HMRC help sites) just to find out how to get that 18-digit reference number they’re apparently so hot for. There are apparently two options for getting one: write to them and wait two weeks while they send one back by post, or call.

However, their automated voice-recognition phone tree piece of bullshit does not understand the difference between National Insurance reference number and National Insurance number. There is a difference. One you get given on a card so you can write it down on tax documents (like a social security number); the other is a very specific number used only by HMRC internally to deal with voluntary National Insurance contributions. However, the automated phone tree does not recognise this difference, so giving it the key phrase “National Insurance reference number” is useless. So is “voluntary National Insurance contributions”, and similar phrases. It’s not that the automated phone tree doesn’t understand it to a point; it just doesn’t recognise it as something I literally need to speak to a human being to sort out. Thus it just says, “Our lines are busy, look up the information online, good-bye”, and hangs up. No option to ask to speak to an advisor, nothing. Just “Check our website; bye. *clik*”

It took awhile, but I finally figured out how to actually speak with a human being in this instance. Every time it repeated the Google-perfect phrase I gave it and asked, “Is that correct?” ... I said “no”. Even if it technically was. See, at that point, deliberately playing obtuse is the only way to go, and even then it was a nightmare. First they just let me try again - “Is this correct?” “No.” Then it suggested some key phrases I could give it as search terms. I picked one that sounded close-ish but no cigar - “Is this correct?” “No.” Then it gave me even simpler verbal options that really did sound like basic Google search terms - “Is this correct?” “No.” Finally, they gave me a number menu, and at the end of that list was “To speak to an advisor, press 4″. They went all the way around the houses to make it as hard as possible to speak to a human being, because every one of the options I was given in the first three tries were designed to point you at the website and hang up on you. I know because I tried them on and off for a fair bit of last week.

Then I spent over an hour on hold. I can’t blame them that much because we are coming on to tax season but especially when you consider how hard that phone tree works to shunt all callers to the website ... fucking hell. All of that for an eventual conversation with a pleasant lady who asked a couple of questions, seemed grateful I had all the information she wanted to hand, and dealt with the whole thing in three minutes.

Don’t even get me started on the power company. On one hand, it’s a little easier to get to the “please hold for an advisor” stage. Not much, but a little. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure they outsource most if not all of their call center and web help staff overseas. Leaving aside the whole “You’re just outsourcing this work overseas so you can get a service while drastically underpaying your staff ... more than you can get away with here, anyway” problem, the other issue there is that if you’re providing call centre services to a company that does business in an English-speaking country ... it might be good if you at the very least made sure the staff providing the services can actually speak English to a reasonable degree. It’s hard to say that without worrying that I’m judging these people for not speaking English, but I swear I’m not judging. I don’t expect them to speak English because I’m fairly sure they’re not in England, or in any other country that speaks English as its first language, come to that. This is bad enough when it’s the web chat help system, where it’s pretty obvious that the person at the other end just copy-pasted your question into a FAQ search and then copy-pasted the result back to you without necessarily knowing what it said; it’s worse when it’s a human being and you need three tries for what effectively boils down to “I want to check my balance” but is a bit more complicated than that.

I’m sure that companies were wetting themselves in sheer joy when technology allowed for the automation of something vaguely resembling a help desk. Thing is, as my brother-from-another-mother says, computers are just very fast idiots. They will do exactly what you tell them, and only exactly what you tell them, and if your request deviates even a little from their parameters of what a request looks like, they will throw a fit. As for outsourcing overseas ... like I said, I don’t blame the people on the other end of the phone or web chat who don’t speak English very well. I blame the people who hire them on at ludicrously low pay and horrific hours and then setting them up for hours of abuse from customers who are a lot less polite than I am about their understandable inability to speak fluent English when they live in a country that doesn’t.

I think this pisses me off to a greater degree than usual these days because of a certain piece of rhetoric regarding jobs and people in this country doing them since the fucking Brexit referendum. They yell about “foreigners taking our jobs” while throwing ones that would actually be perfect for people in this country on a work-from-home basis - for the disabled, carers for small children or vulnerable adults, even for second jobs that wouldn’t require even more time spent on commuting - at places with fewer employment rights and minimum wage laws, which only results in a worse service and more stressed staff. If the xenophobes in this country don’t want “foreigners taking our jobs”, maybe they should demand that we stop throwing 'our jobs’ at ‘foreigners’ in a massively exploitative model that does nothing but fatten the profit margins of the CEOs. And also maybe don’t throw it at computers that require a certain specificity to function in a helpful way, when help desks are generally called by people who don’t have specifics - THAT IS WHY THEY ARE CALLING FOR HELP.

I mean, I think a lot of this boils down to “stop using technology to exploit people in the name of The Great God ECONOMY, you shitheads”, but with specific examples and a lot of frustration.

[laminatedoor]

In recognition of the service and dedication of national servicemen, the government has introduced the NS LifeSG Credits program. This initiative offers servicemen a token of appreciation through $200 worth of credits, which can be used to enjoy various benefits and discounts. Here’s everything you need to know about the program, from eligibility to how you can claim and use your credits.

What Are NS LifeSG Credits?

NS LifeSG Credits are a form of recognition for the national servicemen who have served the country. Announced in November 2024, eligible national servicemen will receive $200 in credits. These credits are valid for one year from the date of issue, allowing ample time for them to be used on various products and services across Singapore.

Who Is Eligible for NS LifeSG Credits?

The NS LifeSG Credits are available to:

National servicemen, both past and present.

Those who enlist by 31 December 2024.

Eligible servicemen will be notified via SMS when they become eligible. Once you receive this notification, you can download the LifeSG app to access your credits.

How to Know If You’re Eligible

To check your eligibility, keep an eye out for the SMS notification from the government. If you’re eligible, you can download the app on your smartphone or other digital devices. The credits will be automatically available in the app once eligibility is confirmed.

How to Claim Your NS LifeSG Credits

Claiming your NS LifeSG Credits is a simple process:

1. Download the LifeSG App

Visit the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android) and download the LifeSG app.

2. Log In and Check Your Balance

Open the LifeSG app and log in.

Go to the “Benefits and Support” section on the Home tab.

Find the NS benefit and select “View details” to confirm your $200 credit balance.

3. Locate a Participating Merchant

You can use your credits at over 100,000 merchants in Singapore that accept PayNow UEN QR or NETS QR payments.

If the merchant is using a PayNow UEN QR code or NETS QR code and you’re unable to use your credits for payment, please email us at helpdesk@life.gov.sg for assistance

How to Use Your NS LifeSG Credits

While the NS LifeSG credits are not directly transferable to cash, you can still use them in a variety of ways:

Shop at Participating Merchants: Over 100,000 merchants across Singapore accept LifeSG credits, from home improvement stores to electronics outlets and more.

Online and In-Store Purchases: The credits can be used both online and in physical stores, as long as the merchant accepts payments via PayNow UEN QR or NETS QR.

By using the LifeSG app, you can easily check your balance, find eligible merchants, and use your credits to purchase goods and services.

Credits Not Appearing in Your App? Here’s What to Do

If you don’t see the credits in your app, contact the NS Call Centre at 1800 367 6767 or email contact@ns.gov.sg for assistance.

Additional Benefits of using NS LifeSG credits:

Renovating or upgrading your home essentials? then Laminate Door Pte Ltd is the go-to place where you get $20 off with a $200 minimum spend on doors, gates, digital locks & more security items.

Validity of NS LifeSG Credits

The NS LifeSG credits are valid for one year from the date of issuance. This allows you enough time to plan your purchases and make use of the credits at your convenience. However, it’s important to keep track of the expiration date to ensure you don’t miss out on the benefits.

The NS LifeSG Credits are a fantastic initiative by the government to honour national servicemen. Whether you’re looking to redeem discounts at participating merchants or convert your credits to cash, the process is easy to follow. Remember, you must use the credits within one year of issuance, so take advantage of this opportunity soon.

Disclaimer: Information is sourced from the official site; for further queries and details, please visit https://www.life.gov.sg.

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Dus na het volgen van de bovenstaande stappen, kunt u direct geld verzenden vanaf een Google Pay Business-account. Als je nog steeds hulp nodig hebt met betrekking tot je respectieve account, bel dan meteen Google Nederland, zonder er verder over na te denken. U hoeft ze alleen maar goed te informeren over de vragen, zodat ze u kunnen begeleiden met de beste richtlijnen en oplossingen met betrekking tot uw respectieve account.

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How to Integrate Shopify with Your Favorite Tools 

Shopify must be integrated with several kinds of solutions in today's competitive e-commerce industry to improve workflow, increase productivity, and guarantee a positive customer experience. Linking Shopify to your preferred apps will improve the functionality of your store, whether it is for inventory control, marketing automation, or customer service.

Why Shopify Integrations Matter for Your Business

Seamless integrations are crucial to streamline your operations and maintain a cohesive approach to managing your business. With the right integrations, you can automate manual tasks, synchronize your data, and create a better experience for both your team and your customers.

Benefits of Shopify Integrations

Increased Efficiency: Automate tasks and reduce the need for manual input.

Better Customer Experience: Integrated tools create a smoother, more enjoyable experience for users.

Data Synchronization: Ensure that all your platforms and tools have the most up-to-date data.

Scalability: Easily add tools and apps as your business grows without disrupting your operations.

Step-by-Step Guide to Integrating Shopify with Popular Tools

1. Marketing Tools Integration

Tools like Mailchimp, Klaviyo, and Google Analytics allow you to sync customer data and create personalized marketing campaigns.

Steps to Integrate Shopify with Mailchimp

Log in to your Shopify admin panel.

Navigate to the Apps section and search for “Mailchimp.”

Click Install and follow the prompts to connect your Mailchimp account.

Customize your email marketing workflow to suit your business needs.

Set up triggers for automated emails based on customer behavior.

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graph TD;

    Shopify-->Mailchimp;

    Mailchimp-->AutomatedEmails;

    AutomatedEmails-->Customer;

2. Payment Gateway Integration

To provide flexible payment options, Shopify integrates with gateways like PayPal, Stripe, and Shopify Payments.

Steps to Integrate Shopify with Stripe

Go to Settings > Payments in your Shopify dashboard.

Select Stripe from the available options.

Enter your Stripe account details and connect.

Test transactions to ensure everything is working smoothly.

Customize payment preferences based on your target market.

3. Inventory Management Tools Integration

Inventory management tools such as TradeGecko, Stocky, and SkuVault offer advanced features to keep your stock levels in check.

Steps to Integrate Shopify with TradeGecko

Navigate to the Apps section in Shopify and search for “TradeGecko.”

Install the app and connect it to your Shopify store.

Sync your product catalog with TradeGecko.

Set automatic stock updates to prevent overselling.

Monitor stock levels, purchase orders, and fulfillment from one dashboard.

4. Customer Support Tools Integration

Providing exceptional customer service is essential. Integrating with platforms like Zendesk, Gorgias, or LiveChat helps streamline customer interactions.

Steps to Integrate Shopify with Zendesk

Go to the Apps section and search for “Zendesk.”

Click Install and log in to your Zendesk account.

Configure your helpdesk settings within Shopify.

Set up live chat options or email tickets to enhance customer support.

Train your team to manage all customer inquiries through Zendesk’s unified interface.

5. Shipping and Fulfillment Tools Integration

Shipping platforms like ShipStation, Shippo, and Easyship can be integrated with Shopify to simplify the fulfillment process.

Steps to Integrate Shopify with ShipStation

In your Shopify admin, go to Apps and search for “ShipStation.”

Install and connect ShipStation to your Shopify account.

Sync orders and set up shipping preferences.

Generate shipping labels and track deliveries from a single dashboard.

Automate fulfillment notifications to keep customers updated.

Advanced Integrations for Scaling Your Shopify Business

Once your basic tools are in place, advanced integrations can further optimize your business:

1. CRM Integration

Tools like HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zoho CRM allow you to manage customer relationships more effectively.

2. ERP Integration

Integrate NetSuite, Odoo, or SAP for streamlined financial and operational management.

3. Accounting Tools Integration

Sync Shopify with QuickBooks or Xero to automate accounting and tax filing processes.

Optimizing Shopify Integrations for Maximum Impact

To make the most of your Shopify integrations:

Monitor Performance: Regularly check reports and KPIs to measure the impact of each integration.

Keep Apps Updated: Ensure all integrations are using the latest versions to avoid compatibility issues.

Backup Data: Implement backup strategies to protect your data during synchronization.

By integrating Shopify with the right tools, you can automate routine tasks, improve accuracy, and focus on growing your business. Each integration opens new possibilities for scaling and optimizing your operations.

If you need help with Shopify web development, Arham Web Works is your best solution. With a team of experienced developers, they specialize in creating custom Shopify stores that are not only visually stunning but also fully optimized for performance and conversions.

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Weekly Review 20 September 2024

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky): 

Do web browsers really need AI embedded in them? https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/10/web_browsers_ai_holdout_vivaldi/

An AI scientist that performs at the level of an early PhD student-a few good ideas, a lot of bad ones, and poor ethics: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-for-science-2

But will the government AI be able to put you on hold for three hours? https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350411368/government-launch-ai-chatbot-called-gov-gpt

What executives need to do to successfully implement AI in business: https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/forrester-ceo-lessons-for-executives-to-implement-ai-successfully

Cloning handwriting using AI: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/my-dead-father-is-writing-me-notes-again/

Jobs in IT are going to be impacted by AI, especially entry-level helpdesk positions: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3507029/will-genai-kill-the-help-desk-and-other-it-jobs.html

The Digital Divide include access to AI technologies: https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/11-09-2024/how-can-everyone-be-part-of-the-ai-revolution

Don't fall for the hard sell over AI: https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/cios-resist-ai-hard-sell-as-adoption-tactics-shift

Remember folks, conspiracy theories are what stupid people talk about when they want to sound smart. So let an AI talk them out of it: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-conspiracy-theories

How AI can contribute to marketing: https://www.datasciencecentral.com/how-ai-is-transforming-marketing-strategies/

Oracle is building nuclear reactors to produce carbon-free electricity to power its data centres for AI computing: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/oracle-will-use-three-small-nuclear-reactors-to-power-new-1-gigawatt-ai-data-center

Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics were brilliant for their time, but they are flawed in that they assumed that an AI would have a physical presence. They are a good start, though: https://www.datanami.com/2024/09/11/the-three-laws-of-robotics-and-the-future/

A guide to the proper way to converse with an AI: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/11/delvish_llm_language/

AI can help to improve sustainability of business operations, but AI themselves have an environmental cost: https://www.informationweek.com/sustainability/how-ai-impacts-sustainability-opportunities-and-risks

Some numbers around the adoption of AI: https://blocksandfiles.com/2024/09/11/weka-genai-report/

Biased data will result in biased AI models. And businesses have a lot of biases: https://www.informationweek.com/machine-learning-ai/how-bias-influences-outcomes

This new AI can at least count: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/openais-new-reasoning-ai-models-are-here-o1-preview-and-o1-mini/

A voluntary commitment to combat deepfake nudes isn't very helpful, regulation is needed: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/white-house-extracts-voluntary-commitments-from-ai-vendors-to-combat-deepfake-nudes/

California continues to move towards regulation of AI, and tech companies continue to over-state the impact of it: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/11/24226251/california-sb-1047-ai-industry-regulation-backlash

Using one AI to design molecules, and another to explain the outputs of the first: https://spectrum.ieee.org/organic-solar-cells

Of course people are using AI to produce election propaganda, they don't have any real facts to attack their opponents with: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24243021/springfield-ohio-haitians-ai-generated-misinformation-trump

Using AI to debunk conspiracy theories: https://www.popsci.com/technology/conspiracy-debunk-ai-bot/

European Union takes legal action against Google over the data it uses to train AI: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3518073/google-faces-eu-investigation-over-ai-data-compliance.html

A generative AI app for making music: https://dataconomy.com/2024/09/09/how-to-create-music-jamboss-ai-2024/