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SONY HDR XR520E

2010-03-14T20:58:00.000-07:00

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Merit
-be usable easy , convenient in camera supervision.
-lens , G , tall both of sharpness clear quality and relaying colour are excellent.
-take photographs move meticulousness topmost , Full HD 1920 x 1080
-take photographs still meticulousness [powdery] topmost 12 million pixels.
-the speed in beginning to shoot fast very helps don't miss every important events.
-screen , LCD , meticulousness is tall , turn get 360 a degree
-the monitor is touch screen fast in commanding
-transfer at the a little light has file clean quality.

Disadvantages
-corner narrow lens , make transfer in the area can limit difficult ( not enough wide ).
-the battery in addition come to can is usable for a moment.
-view finder small-sized abundantly , stay in the bearings stares to are distress especially when , add piece big battery.

Suggestion
***if , there is the budget is left , advise give buy the battery reserves to enhance 1 again a piece , and camera tripod likes multi-function , there is remote control in , which , the way is SONY this give the discount in addition comes to with , or , if , the budget limits , camera video general usability should use camera tripod totals up with , for file good quality.
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New Product Development

2009-11-15T01:11:00.000-08:00

New product development is one of the most important components of product policy and product management. Product lines and products are appraise and are positioned effectively. Brand decisions are taken wisely. For a higher level of growth, a firm has to look beyond its existing products. A progressive firm has to consider new product development as a cardinal element of its product policy.

Innovation is the essence of all growth. This is especially true in marketing. In an age of technological advancements, change is a natural outcome -- change in food habits, change in expectations and requirements. Any business has to be vigilant to these changes taking place in its environment. People always seek better products, greater convenience, newer fashion and more value for money.

A business firm has to respond to these dynamic requirements of its clientele and these responses take the shape of new products and new services. Through such a response, the firm reaps a good deal of benefits. New products become necessary from the profit angle too. Products that are already established often have their limitations in enhancing the profit level of the firm. Profits from products decline as they reach the maturity stage of their life cycle. Thus, it is necessary for business firms to bring in new products to replace old, declining and losing products.

New products become part and parcel of the growth requirements of the firm and in many cases, new profits come to the firm only through new products. New products can be broadly classified into two groups: new products arising out of technological innovations and new products arising out of marketing oriented modifications. The first group involves innovations leading to intrinsically new products with a new functional utility behind them. The second group involves mere marketing oriented innovations in existing products; it gives rise to new versions of the existing products.

Product Development provides detailed information on Product Development, New Product Development, Product Design And Development, Product Development Processes and more. Product Development is affiliated with Enterprise Risk Management.

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The Top 10 Mistakes Technology Companies Make

2009-11-02T09:16:00.000-08:00

In working closely with technology providers over the years, I regularly discover that these companies are making common mistakes that devalue the company, leave revenue on the table, or jeopardize their long-term health. So this special article identifies the top 10 of these mistakes to help you avoid making them.

10. Failure to register a federal copyright for company-developed software

Your company has spent months, and maybe years developing the next-big-thing. You're out there licensing it to customers, fighting off competitors, and trying to maximize your revenues. What would you do if a customer was misusing your software? What if a competitor was copying parts of it to use in its product? There are various ways to respond to these problems, but one of the easiest to way to strengthen your claims is to register a copyright for the software with the United States Copyright Office. Registration provides you with an enhanced ability to have a court prevent infringing use of your software, and a greater amount of damages that are recoverable. The best part is that registration is relatively easy and inexpensive.

9. Licensing technology too broadly

So you've landed that big deal with that big customer. You've carefully priced the deal based upon your expectations of how the customer is going to use your technology - by a specific group within the customer's large organization. You're hoping that the success of this deal will lead to a greater adoption of your technology within the rest of the company, and ultimately more revenue for you. Unfortunately, you later learn that this one group is sharing your technology throughout the rest of the company, with no additional license fees to you, and there's nothing you can do about it. Why? By failing to carefully and narrowly draw up the license grant in your agreement, you've unwittingly granted the entire company the rights to use your technology, and you've left a pile of cash on the table.

8. Failure to provide detailed support and maintenance policies

Too often, once a company's technology is ready to be licensed, determining how to support the technology becomes an afterthought. General and non-descriptive obligations like "providing telephone and email support" and "providing updates" are invitations for disagreements and missed expectations. When is phone support being offered? How quickly will you respond to problems? What is considered and update and what is a new product for which you would charge the customer separately? Many times, you need your customer to provide you with certain information about the problem before you can diagnose and fix it. Set the appropriate expectations in your support and maintenance policies and avoid these issues in the future.

7. Not contracting customers to recurring support fees

Customers want and expect that you will be there to support your product, assist with problems, and provide them updates when you add features or fix bugs. Customers also expect that you will regularly charge them for these services, so why do so many technology vendors sell a product to a customer and fail to structure regular and recurring support fees? In general, a technology vendor's highest profit margins are realized through a support fee stream, and not in the upfront license charge.

6. Inadequate non-disclosure and non-compete agreements with employees and contractors

The technology business is one of the most competitive industries in the market. Why take a chance losing your competitive advantage by not ensuring that your intellectual property, customer lists, trade secrets, and other sensitive information are properly protected through appropriate agreements with your employees, contractors, and vendors? Finding and using some form agreement that you saw floating around on the Internet somewhere may actually make matters worse if you don't fully understand the terms. Moreover, simple steps can be taken to ensure that anything developed by your employees is, and remains, your company's property.

5. Giving away intellectual property ownership too liberally

Many technology companies develop customized technology for their customers, or make customized modifications to their existing technology on behalf of a particular customer. And most customers argue that if they're paying for it, they want to own it. But giving away your company's intellectual property in these instances can prevent you from reusing it for other customers - effectively shutting down a potential source of revenue in the future. And many times, your customers may not need to actually "own" the developments - a license right can often do the trick.

4. Using overly broad or subjective acceptance testing

It is not uncommon or unreasonable for customers to want to "kick the tires" of your technology before they pay for it. Problems arise when the customer has an unreasonable expectation of what the technology is supposed to achieve, and either want to withhold payment, or force you to provide extra services to meet that unreasonable expectation. This especially manifests itself when a customer includes acceptance testing language in a contract which is not tied to objective and realistic standards. Although it can be a laborious effort, taking the time to objectify these standards with the customer in the contract can save you significant time down the road, and get you paid faster.

3. Offering liberal source code escrow release conditions

For software developers, you know that your source code is the "crown jewels" of your business. It is the core of your technology, representing months or years of your blood, sweat, and tears. Yet many software companies are willing to give it away, for free, to their customers. How? By entering into a source code escrow agreement with a customer and allowing it to be released to them in situations where the code still holds value for you. Many customers will demand the source code be released to them if you stop supporting the software, but the intellectual property in the code may still be used in your other products or technology, effectively giving your customer the tools it needs to duplicate your technology. Creating very narrow and specific source code release conditions can minimize this impact.

2. Undervaluing technology

What is your technology worth? It's a difficult question, and value can be measured and determined in many ways. Many new technology companies feel compelled to undercharge for their technology in an effort to break into the market. Although there is certainly some merit in that, I see vendors consistently undervaluing what their technology is worth, leaving significant revenue on the table. Understanding the impact and loss to the customer if they DON'T license your technology is the first key to pricing your product. Plus, under-pricing your product can create an impression that the technology is "cheap" - not a label that will build a positive reputation of your company in the long run.

1. Using a form license and/or services agreement that doesn't fit your business model

Capturing exactly how you want to provide your product or services to your customer, allocating the risks, and creating each party's obligations and rights, is not a simple or quick process. Replicating some other company's form agreement not only exposes you to risks that you may not be aware of, but potentially violates the other company's copyright in their agreement, and raises the risks outlined in the other points of this list. Having a customized agreement created for you that aligns with your business processes, mitigates your risks, and addresses the laws that apply in your jurisdiction for your industry is a key component in running a successful technology business.

Pepper Law Group, LLC has been working with technology companies for over 10 years to address these mistakes head on and to adopt best practices in the industry. How can we help you? Contact us for a free initial consultation.

Daniel A. Pepper is the founder of Pepper Law Group, LLC, a law firm based in Somerville, New Jersey focusing on representing e-commerce businesses, and users and providers of technology. More information on the firm can be found at http://www.informationlaw.com or by telephone at 908.698.0330.

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The Importance of Information Technology Training from a Management Perspective

2009-11-02T09:13:00.000-08:00

Information technology training for IT managers and systems analysts may seem superfluous - these folks are usually well-learned in their areas of expertise. But, do they understand how a company's technology fits into the bigger picture from a business perspective? That's where management training becomes important. Every manager who plays a role in researching, selecting or implementing enterprise technology needs to have a firm grasp on the basics of emerging technologies, as well as how they serve a larger business purpose, to ensure that technology is being used to the company's best strategic advantage.

Stay Current on Revolutionary, Emerging Technology Applications

A program of continual information technology training is crucial to the success of any IT team. Technology is constantly evolving, and it seems that there is a new application released every day that is meant to simplify doing business. This can be overwhelming if you do not stay current on the high-level trends of technology and their corresponding impact on business. With the Web 2.0 revolution in full swing, management training is a useful tool for managers to become familiar with the online trends such as blogs, wikis, podcasts and RSS feeds, as well as how the trends are going to change the ways we view the Internet and communicate with each other. It is estimated that these technologies will have significant business impact in the coming years, and companies everywhere have to consider directly how it affects their business strategies.

Information technology training can help managers determine the impact of new technologies and how to adapt their business processes. Trying to envision how Web 2.0 changes traditional business models is difficult when you have no knowledge of how these new technical applications are being used from a business perspective. First and foremost, managers must take it upon themselves to become proactive by keeping abreast of emerging trends and understanding them not only from a technical standpoint, but evaluating them from a higher-level, strategic standpoint. Management training courses on technology focus specifically on the ways that emerging technologies affect businesses on a high level. This is the type of knowledge needed to make conscious and informed decisions on what aspects of new technologies will affect your organization in the next few years and transition your thoughts into strategic action and implementation.

Collaboration and information sharing, within and outside of enterprises, are two areas that have made huge strides that management training can help your organization harness to improve business strategies. The advent of user-created content sharing has transformed the way that enterprises communicate. Enterprise-class blogs and wikis boost productivity and innovation by enabling ad hoc teams to participate in complex, collaborative problem solving, and then make the results available to the rest of the organization with ease. Information technology training gives managers the high-level information about these technologies that they need to bring them effectively into your organization.

Large companies will often struggle the most with adopting new business strategies based on emerging technologies due to organizational inertia and the lag that comes from changing any integrated system. Not only do the right people need to be convinced of the value of a new application, but the proper infrastructure often needs to be developed or tweaked to implement the technology. This is where the importance of management information technology training to understand the potential impact of technology from a business perspective comes into play.

Management Training for Appropriate Technology Selection and Recommendation

Management training courses typically deal with logistics and personnel management but fail to guide managers when it comes to making decisions about technology. As a manager in today's world, what really matters isn't just your ability to lead and maintain technology infrastructure - it's your ability to deliver positive business outcomes. Cutting IT costs and managing infrastructure are only part of the equation. Technology must also reduce business risk and generate new opportunities and growth. Information technology training can help managers transition their views of technology as an isolated island off the coast of a business and look at it as one working part of the whole machine that is the organization.

Finding a cool application that has all the shiny bells and whistles you dreamed of and recommending implementation based on the technology's sheer innovation is no longer enough to make a good business case. Before presenting a recommendation, you must understand every step involved with the successful implementation of the technology. A thorough study will need to be conducted to determine what departments, processes and functions will need to be modified in order to benefit from the new technology. Management training courses focusing on information technology gives managers the tools they need to make that determination.

If you are going to make an impact on the decision makers of a business, you have to get on their level. When it comes down to making a decision, for many business people it is all about the numbers. That is why it is essential to participate in information technology training courses that help you perform your due diligence and gather the data you need to compile hard numbers around your recommendation. What is the true return on investment that the company can expect to achieve by implementing the technology? It is much easier to convince an associate of the merits of your idea if you can show a real increase in profit based on proven research instead of attempting to sway them based on opinion only.

Conclusion

Technology is rapidly changing the way that businesses communicate and function every day. It is important for managers to take a proactive role in understanding emerging technology trends and how they may affect a company's business model by investing in an ongoing program of information technology training for all levels of staff. Management training in particular is essential for ensuring the right technologies are pursued to ensure business success. Viewing technology as a direct influencer on the business as a whole ensures consistent alignment of goals throughout the enterprise.

About the Author

Mark Rogers is the president and CEO of WestLake Training + Development, which he purchased in 2005. After spending 10 years managing strategic accounts and developing new business for DDB Needham Worldwide and Ketchum Communications, Mark was co-founder of Virtualogic, which was one of the country's fastest-growing I.T. professional services firms. In 1999 Mark joined LifeMinders, Inc, a direct marketing "dot com", where he served as vice president, business development. To learn more about information technology training, please visit http://www.westlaketraining.com

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Get Rid of Slow Computer Speed - So Quick and Easy That Anyone Can Do

2009-03-29T20:38:00.000-07:00

Get Rid of Slow Computer Speed - So Quick and Easy That Anyone Can Do By Kaiser R.

Everyone has had a problem with their computer becoming slow at some point in time. Over the years of doing various maintenance methods to get rid of slow computer speed and performance problems. I've found these methods to be the most helpful that anyone can do.
One thing that most people tend not to do properly is getting rid of unused files. If you haven't used it in three months then chances are you won't ever use it again. So just go ahead and delete those files. Delete text files to because they clog your system just as bigger sized files do.
Be sure to defragment your computer at least once or twice a month. I defragment mine three times a month since I use my computer every day for many hours. There's a program called Defragger that you can use to defragment your hard drives. Most operating systems come with their own defragmenter tool so you don't actually have to download one.
Scan your computer for various viruses, spyware, and malware at least once every month to three months. Infections are one of the most causes of slow computer speed and poor performance. Also make sure you use your scanners in safe mode. You can go into safe mode by pressing F8 when booting up your computer and select safe mode option. You can get rid of much more viruses this way since they most likely won't be loading up when your operating system starts up. Remember you can't delete files that are in use.
After you have done everything else the next step is very important. Fix registry errors and clean out junk entires. So many people either never heard of a registry or completely overlook it. It contains data which every program has stored into. Including operating systems. By fixing the registry you will be able to fix most, if not all, system errors as well as increase computer performance.
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How Secure is Your IT Network?

2009-03-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

How Secure is Your IT Network? By Derek Rogers

Nowadays, just about all major businesses and corporations are powered by one or more IT networks and continuously serves as the life and blood of day to day business operations. Each of the units or nodes of the network are powered by computers and individuals that work together in their dedicated positions and fulfill their roles assigned. IT networks are so delicate since any disturbance in the network can either hinder or slow down the overall network performance to a certain degree. Not only must the network administrators do their jobs in preventing these issues from happening, but they must also evaluate how secure their IT networks are.
What about your network? Have you ever considered doing a security audit for your network? Just because your network has never bumped into any problems doesn't mean that the security is at its maximum. Therefore it is important to test your computer for any network vulnerabilities and stay updated with the current trends to see if new network vulnerabilities are discovered that may pose a threat to your network one day.
There will always be people that are up to no good in developing hacking programs and viruses that are specifically meant to disrupt or harm networks directly. These methods may involve data theft, data corruption, or a combination of the two and for the average business this can be a serious threat to the wellbeing of the network and business.
Security software and services are one of the allies of these networks that aim to hinder these rogue software and stay one step ahead of the threats to prevent IT networks from suffering at all. The payload of these vulnerabilities can sometimes be irreversible like if data is stolen so preventative measures must be forced, especially in businesses that have highly sensitive data in their servers.
Resorting to the various security software and services shouldn't be the only option, as they may not have defense to the newest threats out there right away. By making a habit to do your own network security maintenances, you can keep these new threats at bay and wait for your network security programs to update.
Common things to protect are sensitive files and entry web pages of the network. Passwords are a good first line defence to restrict access to the individuals within the network who know the password. Making the password complicated can reduce the risks of brute force attacks - a common method in breaking through password protected areas. Using the latest system software from operating system to other programs that have network access can also reduce the chances of a security breech since patches aim to plug in security holes.
Always take some time off to check your networks security. If you have no knowledge on how to do it, you can always ask a skilled hacker to try and break into your network. Former hackers are the best people to consult as these people dedicate themselves to helping personnel and using their previous hacking to improve the security of networks. This will allow your network to run smoothly without fear of a network crisis.
Derek Rogers is a freelance writer who writes for a number of UK businesses. For Network Security, he recommends Network 24, a leading network security solution company.
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Service Level Agreement Template Tips For Building Solid Client Relationships

2009-02-19T19:13:00.000-08:00

Service Level Agreement Template Tips For Building Solid Client Relationships By Joshua Feinberg

Do you use a service level agreement template to more efficiently manage client relationships? Templates are essential to running an efficient business with repeatable solutions, and can save you a lot of time and money.
Many computer consultants try to over-customize certain elements of their business. When you spend time re-inventing the wheel for each and every customer and client, instead of customizing already-working templates, you waste a lot of time and miss out on important business-building recurring service revenue streams.
Many computer consultants also mistakenly believe that templates will hurt client relationships because they will be too formal and rigid. But templates done right actually help nurture great relationships because they provide a solid, professional framework, while ensuring that your company gets paid on time, every time, and earns steady recurring service revenue.
The following 4 tips can help you understand the importance of having an effective service level agreement template program in place.
1.Understand Each Element of a Well-Designed Service Level Agreement Template. There are at least 9 important pieces of a comprehensive service level agreement (SLA) package. To make your business efficient, you should have templates in place for (a) annual service level agreement; (b) rate card; (c) non-disclosure agreement (NDA); (d) credit application; (e) credit reference letter; (f) change order form; (g) purchase authorization form; (h) client feedback survey; (i) contract renewal notice.
2.Templates Make You Look Professional. When you consistently use the same templates for all your clients to handle your service contract package, you show you really know what you are doing and that you are a legitimate computer consulting business. And when your clients see you can be trusted to organize and manage important information, they will see you as a credible provider of technology services and be more likely to enter into long-term agreements with your firm.
3.Don't Forget to Have Your Templates Reviewed by Your Attorney Before You Use Them. You must get any official agreement or document you use as part of your computer consulting business reviewed and approved by your lawyer before you use them. Otherwise you risk expensive legal mistakes, and compromising or destroying important relationships with clients. To avoid paying for your attorney to learn on your dime, at a cost of potentially several thousand dollars, consider writing your own first draft that takes into account the marketing and business issues that are most important to you. That way when you go to your attorney, you're mainly just paying for an hour or two of review time. And be sure to ask your attorney for their opinion on whether your service level agreement template is appropriate for (a) your personal financial situation, (b) your company's financial situation, (c) your business entity type, (d) your target client type, and (e) enforceability if needed.
4.A Service Level Agreement Template Protects You from Problematic Clients. Of course a professional computer consultant will have an attorney review any template for his/her business ... but no amount of documentation will completely protect you against the "World's Worst Client". You can't build a firm around one-shot deals. Service level agreements are the exact opposite of that concept. When you have a template in place for service agreements that clearly states your expectations of client relationships, you ensure you only work with those that will follow through and follow the rules.
In this article, we talked about important ways to build a stable computer consulting business. Learn more about how you can attract great, steady, high-paying clients now at http://www.ServiceLevelAgreementTemplate.com
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Information Technology and Its Vicissitudes on the Flexibility of Organization

2009-02-01T17:44:00.000-08:00

Information Technology and Its Vicissitudes on the Flexibility of Organization By Benedict Yossarian

The basic organizational values and capabilities of any business enterprise are vastly altered with the dawn of progress in information technology. The changes are not detrimental to the progress of enterprises; in fact the changes have been indeed very beneficial.
As stated by Henry C. Lucas, Jr. and Margrethe Olson from NYU and the DMR Group in Australia:
"Information technology (IT) contributes to flexibility by:
1) Changing the nature of organization boundaries and the time when work occurs
2) Altering the nature and pace of work
3) Helping firms respond to changing market conditions
But, there are also aspects of technology which can decrease flexibility, and there may be second-order impacts of flexibility that are not easily predicted."
Expenditures in the United States
In the United States alone, it has been estimated that capital expenditures for communications technology has reached over 1/3 of the total figure. This means that a sizeable chunk is being devoted to improving communication and data retrievable in businesses.
The picture has been optimistic since the dawn of the World Wide Wed, with the birth of decentralized data retrieval and data processing systems.
Uncertainty and flexibility
The issue in businesses is rooted in the uncertainty of doing business alone. The increased amount of expenditures in communications and other related technologies can be seen as one of the ways to safeguard one's business from financial harm.
In a world drawn completely to the centripetal movement of the global financial system, there is no clear indication what type of system would remain robust. In the long run, those who have been continually improving their systems will be the last to fall. This is manifested in the way the newer startups in the DOTCOM boom and bust have been able to roll with the tides.
Working with little capital, these small merchants have been able to brave and survive uncertain times by implementing strategic communication channels between buyer and seller.
Flexibility is the key term here, and is further is explained by Lucas and Olson:
"All of these observations suggest that flexibility is the ability to adapt when confronted with new circumstances; a flexible organization defends quickly against threats and moves rapidly to take advantage of opportunities. Flexibility provides the organization with the ability to adapt to change and respond quickly to market forces and uncertainty in its environment."
The investments take shape
What kinds of investments are we looking at here? The basic premise is that these investments are intrinsically linked with the improvement of production. Production takes a lot of work; and is now being aided by the most powerful computer systems.
As stated by Lucas and Olson, even the mechanization of basic forms of data is part of the progressive turn to information technology:
"Significant IT investment is for basic mechanization of the records of production and distribution of goods and services (e.g., invoices) or for actions like themselves, electronic money transfer. Technology is also used for manufacturing (such as CAD/CAM) and computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM). A centralized database enables production and dissemination of information for management control as a by-product of mechanization."
The author of this article is Benedict Yossarian. Benedict recommends Comm Store for all your networking needs including Cat 5e Cable and also Root3 for IP CCTV systems
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Five Reasons Why Your Business Needs an NTP Server

2009-02-01T17:31:00.000-08:00

Five Reasons Why Your Business Needs an NTP Server By Richard N Williams

Most businesses these days rely on a computer network. Computers in most organisations conduct thousands of tasks a second, from controlling production lines; ordering stock; preparing financial records and communicating with computers on other networks - often from the other side of the world.
Computers use just one thing to keep track of all these tasks: time. Timestamps are the computers only reference for when an event or task occurs in relation to other events. They receive time in the form of timestamps and they measure time in periods of milliseconds (thousandth of a second) as they may conduct hundreds of processes each second.
A global timescale known as UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) has been developed to ensure computers from different organisations all over the world can synchronise together. So what happens if the clocks on computers don't coincide with each other or with UTC?
The consequences of running a network with computers that are not synchronised can be disastrous. Here are five reasons why all businesses need adequate network synchronisation using a NTP server (Network Time Protocol) or other network time server device.
1. Tasks fail to happen:
When computers are running at different times, events on different machines can fail to happen as often a PC may assume an event on another machines has already happened if the time for that event has passed according to its own clock. And what is worse, when one task fails it has a knock-on effect with other tasks failing to happen and in turn causing further tasks to fail.
2. Loss of Data:
When tasks fail to happen it soon gets noticed but when networks are not synchronised data that is meant to be kept can quite easily be lost and it can go unnoticed for quite a while. Data can be lost because storage as and retrieval is also reliant on time stamps.
3. Security Breaches:
When networks are not synchronised log files are not recorded properly or in the right order which means that hackers and malicious users can breach security unnoticed. Many security software programs are also reliant on timestamps with anti-virus updates failing to happen or scheduled tasks falling behind. If your network controls time-sensitive transactions then this can even result in fraud if there is a lack of synchronisation.
4. Legal Vulnerability:
Time is not just used by computers to order events it is used in the legal world too. Contracts, receipts, proof-of-purchase are all reliant on time. If a network is not synchronised then it becomes difficult to prove when transactions actually took place and it will prove difficult to audit them. Furthermore, when it comes to serious matters such as fraud or other criminality a dedicated NTP server or other network time server device synchronised to UTC is legally auditable, its time can not be argued with!
5. Company Credibility:
Succumbing to any of these potential hazards can not just have devastating effects on your own business but also that of your clients and suppliers too. And the business grapevine being what it is any potential failing on your part will soon become common knowledge amongst your competitors, customers and suppliers and be seen as bad business practices.
Running a synchronised network adhering to UTC is not difficult. Many network administrators think that synchronisation just means an occasional time request to an online NTP time source; however, doing so will leave a system just as vulnerable to fraud and malicious users as having no synchronisation. This is because to use an Internet time source would require leaving a permanent port open in the firewall.
The solution is to use a dedicated NTP time server that receives a UTC time source from either a radio transmission (broadcast by national physics laboratories) or the GPS network (Global Positioning System). These are secure and can keep a network running to within a few milliseconds of UTC.
Richard N Williams and Richard Hawkesford are technical authors and specialists in atomic clocks, telecommunications, NTP and network time synchronisation helping to develop dedicated NTP clocks. Please visit us for more information about an NTP server or other network time server solutions.
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The 2nd Generation iPod touch - Better than the Best

2009-01-31T17:41:00.000-08:00

The 2nd Generation iPod touch - Better than the Best by Sara Thompson

In my previous post, we saw many great features of the first generation Apple iPod touch. On September 9, 2008 Apple released the advanced version of the iPod touch. Just like its predecessor, the 2nd generation Apple iPod touch digital media player is also loaded with many great features. In addition, it also has some newly enhanced functions to increase its appeal.
On the outside: The new Apple iPod touch portable media player features a sleekly contoured metal design. With rounded edges, it has a curved and compact design. Weighing just 4.05 ounces, it is lighter than the previous model. All these add up to the fact that the new iPod touch is more comfortable to carry around. The Apple MB528LL/A iPod touch MP3 player has volume controls on the top left side, providing easy access to the frequently used buttons. In my opinion, the best part has to be the built-in speakers, which means that you need not have to plug in the earphones every single time.
On the inside: iPod touch users no longer need to pay for an upgradation. The Apple MB528LL/A iPod touch MP3 player comes with iPod software version 2.1.1, so you no longer need to upgrade the software to gain access to the online App Store. The App store features a whole lot of iPod touch games and applications. These applications cover a series of topics - education, social networking, travel, photography, news, weather, lifestyle, and a lot more. iPod touch also comes with a Genius feature that creates playlists with similar songs. Who needs a DJ when you have the Genius? The new iPod touch now has a built-in Nike + iPod support. When you train with the Nike+iPod sensor in place, details like time, distance, and calories burned can be tracked. When you sync the iPod to iTunes, these details can also be transferred to nikeplus.com so that you can track your fitness goals.
Battery life: It has an extended battery life, which is quite impressive. When fully charged you can listen up to 36 hours of music and songs or watch videos and movies for up to 6 hours.
Cost: Priced lower than the first generation iPod touch, this Apple iPod touch digital media player will not pinch your pocket.
If you've been planning to buy yourself an Apple iPod touch portable media player, now would be a great time to get one. Enjoy!
About the Author
Sara Thompson is an expert on electronics, especially those products pertaining to entertainment

What comes with the 'Wii'

2009-01-31T17:12:00.000-08:00

What comes with the 'Wii' by Sara Thompson

Nintendo released its seventh generation home video game console, the Nintendo Wii console system, in many parts of the world over the course of 2006. Wii is the direct successor to the Nintendo GameCube. The Nintendo Wii console bundle is backwards compatible with Nintendo's previous gaming consoles. Its Wii Parents feature lets you choose age-appropriate games based on Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) game ratings.
When connected to the Internet you gain access to a whole lot of Wii Channels. You can watch trailers of new games on the Nintendo Channel and download them easily from the Wii Shop Channel. There are various accessories that go with the Nintendo Wii game console, including: • Wii Remote: The Wii Remote uses the latest motion-sensing technology to make the game interactive. It also packs a speaker, rumble feature, and external extension connector for other input devices.
• Nunchuck: The Nunchuck can hook up to the Wii Remote through the external extension. With 2 buttons and a Control Stick the Nunchuck allows you to move characters around.
• Sensor Bar: Two points of infrared light from the Sensor Bar helps to determine the distance between the Wii Remote and the TV screen. It can work with up to four Wii Remotes at a time.
• Wii Console Stand: Your Wii can be mounted vertically and displayed stylishly on the Wii Console Stand. To get more out of your Wii, you can also get a few more accessories, like
• Classic Controller: The Nintendo Wii console Classic Controller can be used to play many classic Nintendo games.
• Wii Zapper: The Wii Zapper allows you to club your Wii Remote and Nunchuk to give you a unique game feel.
• Wii Speak: Use the Wii Speak accessory to chat with people in up to four locations.
Buy these Nintendo Wii console accessories, and you are in for an entertainment experience of a lifetime.
About the Author
Sara Thompson is an expert on electronics, especially those products pertaining to entertainment

What Is The Difference Between Hd Dvd And Blu Ray Today?

2009-01-29T19:01:00.000-08:00

What Is The Difference Between Hd Dvd And Blu Ray Today? by Stacey Reid

There is an ongoing battle between Hd Dvd (High Density Digital Versatile Disc) and Blu Ray Discs. Right now Blu Ray is taking the world by storm primarily using the Playstation 3 game console. It is desperately trying to take over the Dvd market and gain a larger share over Hd Dvd. It is doing a good job of it too. For many people, buying Hd Dvd and Blu Ray products is rather common but the average person still does not know the difference between the two other than one holds more data space than the other. Here is a breakdown and an answer to the question of what is the difference between Hd Dvd and Blu Ray.
What is Hd Dvd? Hd Dvd is the abbreviated version of High Density Digital Versatile Disc. It is a digital optical media format (dvd or disc) that is used for high definition dvd players. It along with the Blu Ray disc uses the same size disc/cd which is 120mm in diameter and a 405 nanometers wavelength blue laser. The old dvd used a red laser which had wavelengths of 650 nanometers. The longer wavelengths are not capable of consistent clarity which limits their ability to focus directly on a surface. The Blu Ray lasers wavelength is shorter causing it to read and write data over a tighter surface which allows for more data storage on a disc the size of a cd. This essentially answers the question from a scientific point of view of what is the difference between Hd Dvd and Blu Ray.
From a consumers point of view and why anyone would be interested in either the Hd Dvd or Blu Ray here are a few facts. Both discs can hold many times more data than the old Dvd. The Hd Dvd can store more than 30 gigabytes of data while the Blu Ray disc can store 50 gigabytes of data. A single sided Hd Dvd can store 15 gigabytes and a dual layer 30 gigabytes. A single sided Blu Ray disc can store 25 gigabytes and the dual layer Blu Ray can store 50 gigabytes. The playback and recording time for the Hd Dvd is 4 hours for 15gb and 8 hour for 30gb. Blu Ray has a playback and recording time of 6 hours for 25gb and 13 hours for 50gb.
There are other reasons that can answer the question of what is the difference between Hd Dvd and Blu Ray. Here is a very powerful difference between the two. It is two letters and a number, PS3. The Playstation 3 is the difference maker between both media outlets. Currently it houses Blu Ray technology that enables it to really take advantage of movie and game storage. The average PS3 owner is not even aware of all of its capabilities. They only bought the game because it has awesome graphics but are missing out on its most unique capabilities which is utilizing its storage capacity the way it was designed to save them money in the long run.
With the storage capacity of Blu Ray combined with online PS3 download websites, PS3 owners can stop TODAY purchasing movie, album, video game, and television shows altogether. The PS3 is so sophisticated that it allows PS3 owners the privilege to download any media onto their Blu Ray storage area and immediately begin playing games without the need for a disc ever again. Many PS3 owners are missing out on the science inside their investment. They can pay a one time fee and have access to newly released media forever. There is no Hd Dvd format in any video game that can compare to Blu Ray in the PS3. You guys better learn all the ins and outs of your PS3 thus answering the question of what is the difference between Hd Dvd and Blu Ray.
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Warehouse Control Systems Leader QC Software Identifies Productivity Solutions with Advanced Shipment Notifications

2009-01-29T18:56:00.000-08:00

Warehouse Control Systems Leader QC Software Identifies Productivity Solutions with Advanced Shipment Notifications by Thomas R. Cutler

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) refers to the structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means. It is more than mere e-mail; organizations might replace bills of lading and even checks with appropriate EDI messages. It also refers specifically to a family of standards, however, EDI also exhibits its pre-Internet roots, and the standards tend to focus on ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) formatted single messages rather than the whole sequence of conditions and exchanges that make up an inter-organization business process.
An Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) is an EDI formatted electronic notification of pending deliveries; an electronic packing list. The ASN can be used to list the contents of a shipment of goods as well as additional information relating to the shipment, such as order information, product description, physical characteristics, type of packaging, marking, carrier information, and configuration of goods within the transportation equipment. The ASN enables the sender to describe the contents and configuration of a shipment in various levels of detail and provides an ordered flexibility to convey information
Jerry List, vice-president of QC Software, (www.qcsoftware.com) suggests that EDI - Advanced Shipment Notifications (ASN) is best used to identify inbound carton/pallet contents. According to List, "It reduces identification time in receiving while providing the means to verify and audit for integrity. It also allows distributors to measure with Scorecards by Vendor/Supplier for being On-Time, Accuracy - Matches Packing List, Wrong SKU's, and Wrong Quantity."
There are numerous productivity solutions for distributors including:
• EDI - Advanced Shipment Notifications • Dynamic Putaway Location Selection • Wave Management • Cartonization • Multiple Pick Slots • Dynamic Pick Location Selection • Quality Control /Auditing • Batch Picking
QC Software is the leading provider of Tier 1 warehouse control systems to the warehousing and distribution industries. Since 1996, QC Software, utilizing state of the art technology combined with extensive research, development, and rigorous testing, has developed the QC Enterprise suite of products. Designed to be modular in nature, easily configurable, and platform independent, this highly scalable solution satisfies the needs of any size warehouse.
QC Software, Inc. www.qcsoftware.com Jerry List JerryList@qcsoftware.com (513) 469-1424
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Professional Marketing Firm for the Manufacturing Community and Manufacturing Journalist to most manufacturing magazines

Slow Computer Advice

2009-01-28T18:42:00.000-08:00

If you have a slow computer this article might interest you. I have been helping my neighbor working on cleaning up his computer . It had become real slow and was locking up . So, I started my normal routine of cleaning up a computer . The first thing I noticed was that there were three different versions of software to speed up internet connection or optimize a PC . It appears that over four years of use the problem kept getting worse and he was desperately looking for a solution. All these types of programs do and can have a use but, his problem had nothing to do with the speed of his internet connection . What his computer really needed was a clean up and the configuration of the systems in the computer optimized . I wanted to just point this out because I could not believe how much money he must have spent on software that really did not address his issues. The real problem was the years of use and the lack of maintenance on his PC . Do not get me wrong though, there are situations that the software he had purchased would have been useful.
The first culprit was his installation of McAfee was trying to attempt to update and was not registered so it could not complete. So, I disabled that and continued on my way. The first place to look is on the bottom of the screen by the date and see all that is loading at start up . One of the biggest things that slow down a computer is things that load at start up that you are not using. A great deal of programs when installed have an option to load at start up and you really only want them to load when you are using them. You should look into the options and disable this feature. There are some however that must and should load at start up. Here are some examples of ones that should not load. But these are suggestions, if you use them a lot and have problems with them disabled turn them back on.
-Hp Printer Options and Picture Software
-Adobe Acrobat
-MSN Messenger
-Weather Bug
-Down loadable from websites
-Internet games
-Cd Writers
-Tool bars
This list can go on forever and not all are bad. Just be aware of what is loading.
An awful lot of things we download from web sites have tracking that loads and monitors what you are doing on the web and then traffic advertising to you. You can not completely avoid this but you can minimize it. This is the reason there are so many spy ware removal software out there. Now, the next step is to take a look at the Programs Menu in the Start Up folder . If there are things in there that you do not want to load delete them. They are just shortcuts for the most part and if you need one back it is in the recycle bin and can be restored . Just to give you a hint I only have my Logitech monitoring cordless keyboard and mouse battery life and my QuickBooks Update . When I finished with my neighbors PC he had none and he is pleased as punch with the computers improvement . He almost went out and bought a new PC and now he is thrilled he does not need too!
The next step I go through is removing unused and unwanted software . It is unbelievable how much advertising type software comes loaded on a PC you buy in the stores. The majority is designed for you to spend money. I remove as much as I can from the computer , if you have not looked at it in years why leave it there and the add and remove programs tells you when you last accessed the program . This so far is really the basics and the crucial points that will increase your computers speed. Now, wait a few days or weeks and use your computer and if you are happy with it clean out the recycle bin . Then go to the Programs Menu and Accessories and do a disk clean up and then a defragment of your computer drives and you will be in good shape.
Good Software for Speeding Up a Slow Computer and Configuration Assistance I have been using the Registry Easy program for a while now and really like it. I monthly scan my PC and it stays real nice and fast because the directories are clean . When I first used it I had 1135 errors and it finds about 400 a month and keeps things clean. My Neighbors PC had over 4000 errors just to give you an example and he is learning how to maintain his own PC from what the program shows him with all its options . This program will also take care of spy ware and has many good options for computer optimization . This is a good choice for a novice PC user to help keep their computer fast and efficient.
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How To Speed Up Your Computer

2009-01-28T18:41:00.000-08:00

How To Speed Up Your Computer By L Gehl

I'm sure you've seen the commercials for Speed Up My PC or a dozen other incarnations to speed up both your computer and your Internet connection. The fact is, most people don't need that software. What they need is something far simpler. While it is true that computers can slow down a lot after time, you'll likely not get that 500% boost in speed the commercials will lead you to believe. If you took your exact computer and re-installed everything fresh including everything you have running now, it would likely be no more than several percent faster than it is now. What is causing the slowdown is twofold. Below you'll find the two approaches to speed up your computer.
Part 1: Remove That Old Software
One of the most common problems for a slow down is the dozens of programs you've installed over the last couple of years. You install them because either they're fun or they make your life easier or you just plain like them. No matter the reason you've installed them. However the first way to speed up your computer is to remove all those old programs you don't use. Follow the steps below to do this.
1. Go to the menu Start and select Control Panel then select the icon Add Remove Programs (or Programs and Features if you are running Windows Vista or newer). This will bring up a dialog box that lists all the pieces of software that are installed on your computer.
2. Go through the list with a fine too comb, line by line, item by item. Look carefully. If you find something that you recognize but don't use it anymore, select it and then press the Remove (or Uninstall) button.
3. If you see something you don't recognize and don't know what it is, I recommend asking a computer greek amongst your fine circle of friends if you need it. Chances are good you don't, but there's always the chance its something important. Some of the software may require you to reboot before you can go to the next piece of software. Go ahead and do that. It won't take a few minutes to be back to where you are.
4. Once you've cleaned out all the old software off your hard drive, you have two more things to do. The first is to examine what is running on your system tray. Many times a piece of software installs something in the system tray (that little bundle of icons in the lower right hand corner of your screen). That is something that runs constantly and steals the precious free cycles of your processor. Examine everything in your system tray and if you don't think you need it, right mouse click over the icon and select Exit or Close for that program. (While this step in particular won't speed up your computer considerably, it will in fact help.)
5. Go to the Start menu and select Accessories and then System Tools. Inside that group select the icon Disk Defragmenter. This will run a program called the Disk Defragmenter. It will help order everything nice and neat on your hard drive to that when programs load, they load as fast as possible with the hardware they are running on. Select the Defragment Now button. When given the list of disks, check Select all disks. You will see messages and possibly graphical representation of the defragmentation. It will take some time to defragment the hard drive, but it will be worth it. What it is doing is ordering all the programs on your hard drive in order so that when it loads or writes a program, it doesn't have to move the read write very far. That alone will save time whenever your hard drive is accessed.
If you followed the above procedure, your computer is now running only what you want it to run and is running clean and as fast as the hardware will take it. Part 2 of this tip will do the most good because if your computer is old or new, it likely has the same problem.
Part II: Upgrade The Memory
The other reason your computer is slow is likely it doesn't have enough memory. This includes older computers and newer ones. Just because you bought a brand new computer doesn't mean it has an adequate amount of memory. You will know if your computer needs more memory by a rather simple test: does your computer ever do "screen paints?" A screen paint is where the screen is re-displayed but so slowly that you can see it. Imagine the window you are viewing if it came down the screen at an inch per second. That's a screen paint! And its the first indication you are short on memory. (Remember this is memory, not hard drive space. The two are not synonymous.) Simply adding more memory to your computer will speed it up considerably, especially if you are experiencing screen paints. If you aren't experiencing screen paints but an extreme slowness, then you'll also probably need more memory. Follow the procedure below to both determine if you need more memory and how to do it yourself.
1. First determine how much memory you have. By pressing (on the LEFT side of your keyboard) Ctrl-Shift-Esc (in that order), you'll have the Windows Task Manager pop up. Select the Performance tab. About halfway down you'll see Physical Memory (MB) or something pretty close to that. You want to see what it says under Total.
2. Each release of Windows has a different recommended minimum that is stated on the side of the box. There is however a recommended amount of memory to make it run well. I'm not going to quote the recommended values that are on the boxes, but what I've come to experience as the minimum I'd recommend in a computer. For Windows 2000, I'd recommend at least 512 megabytes. For Windows XP, I'd recommend at least 1 gigabyte. For Windows Vista (or higher), I'd recommend at least 2 gigabytes.
3. If the size you found in step one is not as much as I've stated in step 2, then its time to continue and find out about your computer. First find the make and model of your computer. You'll find them on the front of the case if its a desktop or near the bottom or top of the screen if its a laptop.
4. Now its time to see what the maximum memory your computer can handle is. Start up an Internet browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox or whatever your favorite one is). Go to http://www.google.com. Put in the search box the make and model of your computer but add the word "specifications" at the end. It may take a link or two, but you'll eventually find it. What you are looking for is how many slots your computer has and also what type of memory it needs. (If you have trouble here, just consult your favorite computer geek and bribe them with a beer or two or better a home cooked meal, to do this search for you.) You are looking for things like DDR2 or PC2700.
5. Next look on http://bestbuy.com or other sites you shop at to find out much memory is for your particular type needed. If you are having trouble and don't mind paying a little extra, then simply go to Google and type in your laptop make and model (HP Presario 6440) and add "memory" to the end. You will find any number of sites where you can purchase memory. One of the first links you'll see is for the manufacturer of your computer. Go to the site and buy the amount of recommended memory for your computer. If you have so little memory in your computer, then chances are pretty good you'll toss out what you have and put in new memory. (For some desktops, they only have 2 memory slots and you'll leave out the memory that's installed because its far tinier than what you will buy.) So buy the memory you need based on the recommendations from above.
6. Eventually you'll end up with a couple of sticks of memory that you bought at Best Buy or online from the manufacturer of your laptop. Now if you're a technically inclined person, this part will be easy. Power off the computer. Again, remember to make sure your computer is powered off before doing this!
7. If your computer is a desktop, look on the back of the case for a couple of screws that hold the metal or plastic cover on. The screws are likely Phillips, but sometimes they are Flathead or Torx. In any case, take the cover off. Next look for something that looks like the computer chips in your hand. Remove them and install the new ones. Its as simple as that. Be sure to make sure to follow the instructions that came with the memory. Its important to seat the memory tightly into the slots as well as to make sure the cover is properly fastened after installing the memory.
8. If its a laptop, there will be a small door on the bottom of it that you will have to open using a Phillips screwdriver. Under the small door you will find one to three slots where you plug in the memory. For both cases, follow the instructions that came with the memory. Lastly, put the cover back on and make sure the cover is properly fastened after installing the memory.
9. Power up your computer. In some cases, it will stop and make you press the F1 key (or some other key) while it updates BIOS (the firmware that records such things as how big and where your hard drive). But after that it should boot up into Windows.
Congratulations! Your computer is now as fast as it can be made! Some friends of mine ordered the memory I told them to order (I follow the above procedure to find out how much they had in their desktop and where to buy it from). They ordered it and installed and immediately noticed a difference. They were ready to buy a whole new computer! But all that was needed was a little cleanup of old software and some more memory to suit the needs of the latest incarnation of Windows. A little elbow grease and pocket change for some additional memory can make all the difference.
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About Hybrid Battery Life Expectancy

2009-01-25T07:58:00.001-08:00

About Hybrid Battery Life Expectancy by Donovan Baldwin

People who are looking at the possible purchase of a hybrid car, usually try to figure up how much they will save in gas over the lifetime of the car.
Most, except those who are expecting to encounter extremely high mileage figures, will probably NOT be especially excited by the figures. You generally will not save that much money on gas with a hybrid car.
Of course, owning a hybrid car, such as my Toyota Prius, which gets great fuel economy when prices are extremely high, like they were in the Fall of 2008, can be a blessing to the pocketbook. No doubt about it. However, over the course of the car's life, the actual savings due to fuel economy alone will be minimal if any.
Really, at this stage in hybrid car technology, purchasing one of the many hybrid models available is really more of a statement of civic responsibility rather than an economic one.
Having disposed of that, I would like to address a more compelling question that potential hybrid owners should be concerned with.
They want to know: What is the hybrid battery life expectancy?
We can easily answer most other mechanical and economic questions about vehicle costs, operation, and repair by simply comparing a hybrid, such as my 2006 Toyota Prius which gets about 47.5 miles per gallon with 75,000 miles on it, to other cars of its approximate size and weight. Except possibly for the brakes (a separate discussion, but a positive one), tire wear, generator life, fluid and oil changes will probably be about equal.
However, there is little at the moment to compare to when speaking of hybrid battery life expectancy.
It is simply that hybrid cars have simply not been on the road that long, and you just cannot turn to your neighbor, or neighborhood mechanic, and say, "Hey, John! Got any idea how long a hybrid battery should last?"
So, in the interest of at least allaying that worry for a few people, here's a wee bit of information on the subject of hybrid battery life expectancy.
Ordinary Vs. Hybrid
Regular car batteries will generally need replacing on average about every three or four years. Hybrid car battery packs, on the other hand, are commonly warranted to last for about eight to 10 years. Testing indicates that they may eventually actually outlast the car itself.
If figures in years don't do it for you, let's say the batteries are designed to last between 150,000 and 200,000 miles.
Failure of the hybrid battery pack.
As yet, hard figures are difficult to come by because hybrid cars presently comprise such a small percentage of vehicles on the road, and also because they have been in use for such a short time, speaking in automotive history years. However, Toyota has released some figures to indicate that some of their battery packs have lasted in excess of 300,000 miles!
The word, "failure", when we apply it to hybrid battery life expectancy is so far a relative word. A hybrid car battery pack is actually made up of hundreds of nickel cadmium elements, known as cells. The "failure" of a couple of these cells would probably not significantly affect the overall life expectancy or immediate performance of the battery itself.
Those who have purchased a hybrid car in order to make a statement about their concern for the planet, will be happy to know that hybrid car batteries are highly recyclable and have been designed to have a reduced toxic waste effect as compared to other, similar products.
Additionally, there is also the available option of possibly refurbishing an aging, or failing, hybrid battery pack. Each "battery" is itself constructed of about 28 modules, and faulty modules can be replaced for much less cost than replacing the battery itself. Even better news, at least economically, is the fact that a non-faulty module can be taken from another battery, thus creating a new distribution chain for reuseable battery modules.
It is certainly also encouraging that hybrid battery life expectancy is currently (no pun intended) an on-going research issue for manufacturers. As a result, hybrid battery packs of the future will probably last even longer and be even more environmentally friendly than their counterparts of today.
If you purchase a good hybrid car, you will probably do pretty well as far as fuel economy is concerned, especially if gas prices start heading back up towards four dollars (as I write this in early 2009). Regular vehicle maintenance expenses should be roughly the same as those of any other comparably sized car or truck, The only worry many people may have will be about hybrid-car-specific issues such as the one of hybrid battery life expectancy, and, as you can see, that should not be much of an issue.
About the Author
Donovan Baldwin is a freelance writer living in central Texas. He is a University of West Florida alumnus and member of Mensa. He is retired from the U. S. Army after 21 years of service. You may find his blog on hybrid cars at http://hybridcarsalternativefuelsandmore.blogspot.com

About Hybrid Battery Life Expectancy

2009-01-25T07:58:00.000-08:00

Two OLED technologies: AMOLED and PMOLED

2009-01-25T07:51:00.000-08:00

Two OLED technologies: AMOLED and PMOLED by Ron Mertens

OLED is a new technology that can make thin, efficient and bright displays. OLEDs are made from organic light-emitting materials, and OLEDs do not require any backlight and filtering systems that are used in LCDs. So OLEDs are more simple to make and actually can be made flexible and transparent as well. OLEDs are also very efficient, and companies are working towards OLED lighting - an OLED "lightbulb" will be efficient and thin, opening the way for great new lighting designs.
There are two types of OLEDs used in displays - PMOLED and AMOLED. The difference is in the driving electronics - it can be either Passive Matrix (PM) or Active Matrix (AM).
With Passive-Matrix OLEDs, the display is controlled by switching on rows and columns. When you turn on row number x and column number y, the pixel at the intersection is lit - and emits light. Each time you can choose just one pixel to light. So you have to turn these on and off very quickly. You do so in a certain sequence, and create the desired image. This is somewhat like the interlace-system used in old CRTs, but the control is done pixel-by-pixel.
PMOLEDs are very easy and cheap to build, but they are limited to small sizes (up to 3", typically). The image displaying is a bit complicated (because of the row/column method). Also the power consumption is not as good as AMOLEDs.
AMOLEDs have a different driver electronics - each pixel is controlled directly. AMOLEDs are more expensive, and much more difficult to create, but can be used for larger displays (current prototypes are up to 40") and are very power efficient.
The first OLED products in the market used PMOLEDs - these were MP3 players, sub-displays on cellphones and radio decks for automobiles. The displays were small and usually with just one or two colors. When AMOLED panels started to emerge in 2007 and 2008 we have seen these larger displays in mobile video players, digital cameras, mobile phones main displays and even OLED TVs.
PMOLEDs are still very popular - there are more MP3 player sold today with PMOLED than with LCDs. But for larger displays, AMOLED is the best technology, and is growing much more quickly than PMOLED displays. Obviously for larger displays, such as TV, laptop monitors or PDAs, AMOLED is the only choice.
Today there are several companies that are working on technologies that actually close the gap between PMOLEDs and AMOLEDs - offering a sort of hybrid system. The promise is that these displays will be both easy to make and allow power efficient larger displays. We still have to wait and see whether these technologies actually work on commercial displays. One such technology is Dialog's SmartXtend.
About the Author
Ron Mertens has been following OLEDs since 1998, and is the editor of OLED-Info, the web's leading OLED display information web site. OLED-Info is published by Metalgrass software, who provides shareware for AdSense publishers and several other web sites.

10 Recessionary IT Trends

2009-01-24T11:02:00.000-08:00

10 Recessionary IT Trends By Robin Bloor

The sales of PCs, desktops and laptops, are in decline. It's not a forecast, it's a reality that didn't begin when Mr Recession rapped smartly on the door and the stock market fell out of bed. The trend began a year ago (reported in surveys by ChangeWave Research.) There was no sudden decline in buying intentions in November following the nightmare on Wall St. The trend just stayed in place, indicating a drop of about 10 percent year-on-year in buying intentions. This trend will continue. It's inevitable.
Unemployment is set to rise and that's going to add to the inventory of desktops and laptops lined up for disposal on eBay, both from consumers and companies. The situation is further exacerbated by the fact that corporations currently aren't inclined to upgrade their PCs just for the privilege of running Vista. One of the first calls I got after Wall St went deep sea diving was from a CEO who simply said that Vista was out of the question for a year. He's thinking of skipping Vista completely and I'm sure he's not alone.
The practical reality is that most budget decision in most organizations will be implemented round about now (January), so we don't really know what the real damage to the PC market is yet, but the signs are not good.
The Economy
Let's cut to the chase. There are some obvious trends that have already taken hold and which will inevitably persist. Economically, the contraction in the economy (worldwide) will not be reversed until sufficient government spending has actually been made to stimulate the deflationary trend. Reversing the current economic momentum (or lack of momentum, if you like) will not happen until the upside growth eliminates the downward momentum. This may not be an easy trick to pull off. There are unknowns and there are perils.
Here are some things to consider:
- The dominant world economy, if you think of it as an economic block, is actually Europe (with GDP greater than $17 billion). The US is a little smaller (with GDP of $14 billion). Taken together the two make up about 56% of the world GDP.
- While the European economy is larger, the US economy is more vibrant at the sunrise edge. It is just more entrepreneurial and hence capable (imho) of faster revival. We should expect the slump will be deeper in the US (because that's where the collapse in values came from and where it's deepest), but once it fires it will generate more momentum that Europe is capable of.
- The recovery will be politically driven. In the US there is resentment about "jobs being exported by major corporations." Doesn't matter whether it's a fair opinion, because it's a political fact. Therefore recovery is going to be all about US jobs. Reversing a dip in the GDP will be politically meaningless if it doesn't generate US jobs. The jobless figure will be the metric by which President Obama will be measured.
- The last time the world economy got this bad, the major economies (they were empires mostly) went into a protectionist stance and raised import tariffs in the hope of keeping home markets healthy, but it just made matters worse. There were also rounds of competitive currency devaluations, which simply reinforced the slump. It's a different world now, with a completely different economic foundation (no gold standard), but the tendency will be for countries to engage in similar activities to move the pain elsewhere. Remember that China has been artificially suppressing the value of its currency (by buying wagon loads of US Treasury Debt) to drive exports into the US. That game is probably over.
- This time, it looks to me like there will be little option for many countries but to print money in a big way, but in the end that's not much different than competitive devaluation - although the trick is to drive down the value of the currency without driving capital away, and it's no easy trick to pull off. The UK is currently seeing the value of its currency fall, but capital is flowing out.
The upshot of all this is that we can't know how severe or long the recession will be, until we see whether the governments of the world, and particularly Europe and the US, choose to hang together or hang separately. The world is waiting on Obama.
The IT Consequences
As a rough figure, 50% of capital investment worldwide is in IT. As capital investment falls, so will IT spend. The dip in IT spend should, pretty much, mirror the dip in GDP in a country. In the last recession, the dotcom bust, IT had a bad time. The damage to IT was disproportionate, because the inflated dotcom values had translated into IT spend in a a disproportionate way.
On average, 10% of the IT spend in any country comes from government spending. Given that nowdays all the governments of the world understand the economic wisdom of John Maynard Keynes (the government isn't just the lender of last resort, it's the spender of last resort) IT spending may not dip as low as it might otherwise do. In particular, in the US Obama intends to:
- Invest in healthcare, especially in IT in healthcare. - Extend investment in the Internet
America also intends to restore regulatory sanity to Wall St and the banking industry, and that will probably mitigate in favor of IT spend to some degree. Put this together and it will alleviate some of the economic pain for the IT sector in the US - but not so much that the recession magically vanishes.
There is also what we can think of as a big psychological factor. Even if IT budgets hadn't been cut at all, there's an irreversible psychological impact from what has happened, which has flipped attitudes towards being cautious in purchasing anything. Having said that, it's fairly easy to lay down a few inevitable consequent trends.
1. PC spend, as we've seen, was contracting before the economy leapt off the balcony. It will continue to do so. Vista upgrades will be deferred. The netbook will do well (it's cheap but cheerless.)
2. This will be the year when Open Office makes a breakthrough.
3. There will be a trend towards more widespread use of open source products. Thus far its been mostly a bottom-up revolution. Now there is likely to be more "strategic adoption" of Open Source.
4. The trend to desktop virtualization will accelerate to some degree. Vendors of desktop virtualization technology will do better if they can minimize the capital spend involved and demonstrate quick ROI.
5. The trend to server virtualization will remain healthy as a means of forestalling increases elsewhere in data center costs.
6. The cloud will be dominate. Every vendor that can have a cloud offering will have one, whether it makes sense or not. It will be like Web Services/SOA. Everyone and his dog will be cloud-ready.
7. Mashups and mashup ecosystems will prosper. This is a trend in progress (Facebook and Twitter have both done well in this regard. They've become strong software ecosystems.)
8. Despite recent stirrings in the world of the semantic web, this is not the year of the semantic web. That (I believe) will require a resurgent economy.
9. Despite the costs involved, BI (from simple BI implementations to big BI projects with very large databases) will do reasonably well. There's a gap here that needs to be filled and which complements SOA developments.
10. Despite the costs involved, service management software of all varieties will continue to sell well. As with the last point, there's a gap here that needs to be filled and which complements SOA developments.
Robin Bloor, Founder Bloor Research, Partner Hurwitz & Associates, http://www.havemacwillblog.com/.
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iPod vs competitors

2009-01-23T12:18:00.000-08:00

iPod vs competitors by Ben T Wilson

The iPod has always had competition in the MP3 market. This comes from well-known names such as Cowon, Creative, Samsung, Sony, and Phillips; and yet Apple's iPods continues to outsell every other brand worldwide.
The appeal of the iPod
One reason for this dominance is that Apple knows what its customers want. The four models in the iPod range - the shuffle, nano, iPod Classic, and touch - reflect different customer needs and offer distinct MP3 experiences.
The iPod shuffle, for instance, is a basic MP3 player of superb quality. It's ideal for anyone who wants to carry a wide selection of their favourite music in a tiny, almost feather-light device.
The iPod nano is a remarkably compact media player. You can choose from up to 4,000 songs on the 16GB version, or up to 16 hours of video. You can also store thousands of photos, and play games.
The iPod classic is a remarkable storage device. With its 120GB hard drive, you can carry a substantial music library wherever you go - up to 30,000 songs, in fact. If you prefer watching films or TV programmes on the classic's bright, LED backlit screen, you can load up to 150 hours of viewing. With the ability to listen to 36 hours of music between battery charges, or six hours of video, the iPod classic is a portable powerhouse for digital media.
The appeal of the iPod touch is its brilliant versatility. In addition to being an MP3 player, it has built-in Wi-Fi technology. The touch can therefore download music, video, podcasts, games, and applications without the need for a computer, as well as receive and send email. It also has some of Apple's cutting-edge software, complemented by a three and a half inch Multi-Touch screen.
Consistent quality
The consumer choice offered by these four iPod models is comprehensive; but in a market where a number of manufacturers are associated with superior products, customers want consistent high quality. If they don't receive this, they lose faith in a company. Apple knows this, and hasn't let its customers down.
Since introducing its first iPod in 2001, Apple has put quality at the front of its manufacturing policy. Every iPod is extremely well-engineered. The robust casings resist the knocks and scrapes that all MP3 players endure; and on the inside, the technology is what you'd expect from a maker renowned for the graphics and audio capabilities of its computers.
Innovation
Along with quality, consumers like to see frequent innovation, particularly with technological products such as portable media players. Unlike some of its competitors, Apple has regularly introduced new and exciting developments to the iPod range. In fact, you can almost take for granted that a new generation iPod will have at least one ground-breaking additional feature.
Such an approach to innovation is part of the iPod heritage. It gives Apple an edge over the competition and provides you with the most advanced MP3 players available.
Style
The look of an MP3 player is critical to its sales success. People like to have products that are elegant and clutter-free.
This is why Apple chooses its materials for the iPod range so carefully. Brushed aluminium, polished steel, and high quality glass form the casings of the iPods. Using such smooth and sleek exteriors is not enough, however. The shape of the iPods is also a vital part of the overall concepts.
Apple's success in this area is thanks to curved designs, thin bodies, compact size, and lightness. The iPod shuffle, for example, weighs a mere 15.6 grams (0.55 ounce). The iPod nano is just 90.7 mm (3.6 inches) high by 38.7 mm (1.5 inches) wide. The iPod classic, despite its large hard drive capacity, covers less than half the surface area of a CD case. As for the iPod touch, it's a mere 8.5 mm (0.33 inch) thick.
The distinctive wheel-shaped controls and the discrete positions of the ports and switches add to the overall sense of style on the iPod shuffle, nano, and classic. The iPod touch stands out thanks to its Multi-Touch screen that in itself is a statement of technological achievement and flair.
It's hard to find any other MP3 players that can match an iPod's sheer good looks.
Colour
Yet another feature that distinguishes iPods from their competitors is the choice of colour Apple offers for the shuffle and the nano.
You can order a shuffle in one of five colours: blue, green, pink, red, and silver. The nano has an additional four: black, orange, purple, and yellow. All these colours are bright and wear-resistant, and help to personalise your iPod. They also add to the fun of using an MP3 player.
Extras
MP3 players are gadgets, and as with all such devices, people want useful, interesting extras. There can be little doubt that Apple meets this demand far more successfully than anyone else.
The shake-to-shuffle feature on the iPod nano; Wi-Fi connectivity on the iPod touch; and the Genius playlist feature on the iPod nano, classic, and touch are three examples of recent developments that have caught people's imaginations. These extras are the latest in a history of additions that help make iPods such desirable gadgets to own.
iTunes
iPods also maintain a significant advantage over other MP3 players because of iTunes. iTunes is the free software that lets you organise your digital media into a library and transfer it to your iPod. It also offers a store in which you can buy music, films, TV programmes and audiobooks from a vast selection. You can even rent certain films, and obtain podcasts without charge.
The best
Apple started the portable media player revolution and has continued to develop the iPod ever since with spectacular results. Look through any sales catalogue of MP3 players, and it's clear that where the iPod leads, others try to follow. iPods always set the pace, and the rest never really catch up.
About the Author
Ben T Wilson writes about Apple products, in association with http://www.considermac.com

Bring Down Your Phone Bills with Voice over Internet Protocol

2009-01-23T12:11:00.000-08:00

Bring Down Your Phone Bills with Voice over Internet Protocol by Michael Sorensen

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which lets you make voice calls using the Internet or other packet-switched networks, is one technology that has gained much popularity among Internet users. It is also called as internet or IP telephony and voice over broadband. Your speech is converted into a digital signal, packetized into smaller units, and transmitted over the Internet. It helps bring down the communication and infrastructure costs to a great extent.
All that you need to get going are a broadband connection and either a specialized VoIP phone system or an adapter so that you can use the traditional phone itself for the purpose. But this depends on the VoIP service providers. Some will work only over your computer or a VoIP phone, while others will give you the flexibility to use your existing phone by means of an adapter.
Following are the many advantages of using internet telephony:
• I can simultaneously take more than one call using the same broadband connection.
• Conference calling, call forwarding, and caller ID don't cost me a bomb.
• Data transmitted using VoIP is totally secure once the digital data stream is encrypted and authenticated.
• I am completely free to access the service from anywhere with only a fast and stable internet connection.
• I can have video conversations, exchange message and data files even while talking, and manage my address book easily.
Skype is one of the popular VoIP software. You can call other users of the service free of charge. However, you are required to pay for the calls you make to landline and cell phone numbers. You can use a Skype USB Phone Adapter to use your corded or cordless phone or you can go for the USB VoIP Skype Calling Kit to take advantage of Skype's low cost calling features.
About the Author
Michael Sorensen has been in the computer networking field for many years now. He has taken care of several large-scale networks at leading organizations in his capacity as network administrator. Michael Sorensen invites his readers also to contribute posts to this blog about products they like or have recently purchased.

Advantages of Satellite Internet

2009-01-12T18:02:00.001-08:00

Advantages of Satellite Internet By Marshawn Edwards

Those who have never used satellite Internet and have been stuck in the past with their dial up modem for the past decade don't know about all of the advantages that high speed Internet can provide. Satellite Internet is perfect for homes, small businesses, and everyone else who wants unprecedented access and connectivity to the web.
Speed is the most noticeable thing about satellite Internet. With satellite, you will be able to do more and see more on the Internet in a fraction of the time. Consider that the average speed of a dial up modem is 56k. Satellite Internet has an average speed of 2mbps. There is simply no contest when it comes to speed - satellite wins, hands down.
Look at some of the other benefits of satellite Internet and you will see why it is quickly gaining ground on all other forms of Internet access.
The service is available all around the United States, in places that cable and DSL simply can't reach. No matter where you happen to live, no matter how far out into the wilds your home is, you will have access to satellite high speed Internet. The only thing you need is to have a clear view of the sky for the satellite receiver. You don't have to rely on cables making it all the way out to your house, as you would have to with broadband.
With dial up, you have to login and wait for access to the Internet. Sometimes, the connection doesn't work and you have to continue trying to access the Internet. This is a frustrating chore on the best of days. If you have to do business on the web, it becomes a nightmare can cost you business.
Another advantage over dial up is that many different computers can access the same connection at the same time. You don't have to take turns to jump onto the web. For families with more than one computer, as well as for small businesses that need to have more than a single person on the Internet at once, this is a necessity.
When you need to upload or download information from the web, you will appreciate just how fast the connection really is. It only takes seconds to download large files, such as songs and videos. The speed also helps with streaming music and videos, allowing you to watch them directly on the Internet without having to stop and start as the data tries to load.
Satellite Internet uses state of the art technology, which means they are always on the cutting edge. Yet, the equipment is familiar and easy to use. You won't have any trouble using your satellite Internet, as it is compatible with all types of computers.
With so many advantages, it is easy to see why so many people are making satellite Internet their choice for high speed access to the web. It has everything they need, and it promises to get better with time.
Hughes Net is America's leading satellite internet service provider, delivering broadband speeds up to 50x faster than dial-up. Hughes Net internet service is available anywhere in the contiguous U.S. and with lease options and free standard installation, getting started is easy and affordable.
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Hiring an SEO Company - What Does Google Say?

2009-01-08T20:04:00.000-08:00

Hiring an SEO Company - What Does Google Say? by Steve Lazuka

When it comes to understanding what Google thinks about Search Engine Optimization, I prefer to listen to the folks at Google themselves. Usually this involves quoting the Google Webmaster Guidelines, or quoting Matt Cutts, Senior Engineer at Google - head of Quality Control and their authorized spokesperson.
The first thing that Google says in their Webmaster's Guidelines page devoted to hiring an SEO company is:
"Deciding to hire an SEO is a big decision that can potentially improve your site and save time, but you can also risk damage to your site and reputation. Make sure to research the potential advantages as well as the damage that an irresponsible SEO can do to your site.
"Coming from Google, that's no joke. This is a clear statement to site owners that if you hire a company to optimize your site, and they break the rules, there's no playing dumb.
"Practices that violate our guidelines may result in a negative adjustment of your site's presence in Google, or even the removal of your site from our index."
… so whether you knew the techniques your SEO company used violated Google's policies or not, your site will be penalized or banned nonetheless.
After warning of the dangers of hiring an unethical SEO company, Google goes on to recommend that site owners become informed about how search engines work. This is Google's attempt to get people to understand that there's no secret, magic formula that SEO companies have to cause your site to rank higher. In the end, it comes down to taking the time to build a great site with lots of great content, with some basic common sense optimization procedures to ensure Google can find your site, understand what it's about, and can see that other sites on the net like it enough to link to it.
Not all SEO Companies are Created Equal
Google's discussion on SEO companies, however, is not all fire and brimstone. While Google clearly warns of the dangers of "over aggressive" SEO companies, they also point out all the benefits that responsible SEO companies can provide.
"'Many SEOs and other agencies and consultants provide useful services for website owners"
"… a good SEO can also help improve an existing site."
As you can begin to see, SEO companies that perform these types of "natural" SEO services are actually appreciated by Google and the other search engines. Search engines recognize that responsible SEO companies can help improve the quality of the Google index by producing high quality content, making that content easier to find and decipher, and helping to promote that content to other site owners who may choose to link to it if the quality is good enough.
Natural SEO
In my post entitled, "What is All Natural" SEO?", I discuss Google's philosophy when it comes to search engine optimization. To summarize, Google and the other search engines only allow natural behavior when it comes to designing, building, and promoting your website. What they consider to be unnatural is any actions performed that aims directly to manipulate their algorithm in an attempt to cause your site to rank higher in their index.
The Bottom Line
If you're thinking of hiring an SEO company, feel free to listen to all the "experts" out there as to what techniques are acceptable or not. However, it's always wisest to listen to the folks at Google in the end. Educate yourself about the various optimization techniques out there and demand to know what which of these techniques your SEO is using. Read my post that discusses various link building efforts. Some techniques will work in the short term, but if you're caught, the penalty can be devastating.
Just like in real life, there's always a shortcut, but there's also always a price to pay in the long run. There's no substitute for taking the time to build a great site, with high quality content, that builds gradually over time into a true authority on your subject matter. Don't be afraid to optimize. There are some powerful optimization techniques you can use that Google permits and will gladly reward you with.
Focus on building a great site, and staying within the rules, and your short term reward will be peace of mind. Your long term reward will be loads of free search engine traffic, and the respect that comes with doing things the old fashioned way… with hard work and patience.
About the Author
Steve Lazuka is a well-known organic SEO specialist. He is the founder and president of Interact Media, a natural seo content service that leverages the power of high quality writing to drive search engine traffic for its clients. For more about this and other natural seo info, visit Steve's blog at http://www.interactmedia.com/blog.html

How Do You Get Music Videos on Your iPod?

2009-01-08T19:34:00.000-08:00

How Do You Get Music Videos on Your iPod? by A. Nutt

The Apple I-pod is one of the most technologically advanced multi media players on the market. The new I-pod touch and I-pod video have the capabilities to store and play thousands of songs and pictures like the older models, but now have the technology to store and play hundreds of hours of video as well.
Apple has taken instant, hand held entertainment to a new level, allowing I-pod users to create their own videos and upload them onto their I-pods to enjoy and share, or to purchase their favorite music videos from I-tunes (or one of any number of other online retailers) to carry with them anywhere they go.
Where to get your Favorite Videos
There are a number of ways to get your favorite music videos and movie clips onto your I-pod where you'll be able to enjoy them wherever and whenever you want.
The Safest Bets
You can join a website for the specific purpose of supplying videos for portable media players. This is often a good option, because the files will already be in the format that will be compatible with your I-pod software, so all you have to do is essentially point and click to have all of your favorite music videos in the palm of your hand. The only downside to joining a membership site, is that you have to pay the fee regardless of how many videos you download - so if you only find a few that you really want, then you could be paying an exceedingly high per-video fee. The up side is that downloading videos this way is perfectly safe and legal; you can search and download all the videos you want without any fear of viruses or legal repercussions.
You can transfer videos from DVDs that you already own, which will be free, but a little bit more complicated. I-pods only support video in the MPEG 4 format, which means that any videos in any other format will have to be translated into the MPEG 4 format in order to be compatible with your I-pod. Translating video into this format will require you to purchase software that can change the video format, creating an extra cost and adding an extra step to the process. You may or may not be able to find a software application that can translate certain video formats for you for free, but be very wary about what sites you download programs from - in looking for a cheaper alternative, you may just find yourself with an unwanted virus.
You can also join a "pay as you download" site, where you won't have any out of pocket cost to join, but will pay for each individual video that you download. This is just as safe and legal as the pay membership sites, but you will probably end up paying a bit more for each individual video that you download. These sites often have very extensive libraries containing thousands and thousands of videos to choose from, so finding the exact videos that you want shouldn't be very challenging.
A Cheaper but, Risky Option
If you don't want to pay for the software to translate videos into the MPEG4 format, or pay anything for the videos that you download, you can always visit a free download or shareware site. You'll usually be able to find exactly what you are looking for on these sites, but the big downsides here are that it is dangerous and illegal. These sites usually aren't monitored very well, so it's pretty common to find that either a virus or some form of spy-ware has found it's way onto your computer, particular if your are on the sites often.
Whatever method of downloading videos to your I-pod that you happen to choose, you'll be opening yourself up to a whole new style of entertainment. You'll have instant access to all of your favorite music videos, no matter when or where you want to view them. Apple has totally changed the way we are able to entertain ourselves with the capabilities of the new series of I-pods.
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VOIP Terminology Explained

2009-01-08T19:28:00.000-08:00

VOIP Terminology Explained by Mark Etinger

Chances are, you've heard something about Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) technology and that it can save you money on your monthly phone bills. But if you're like many people, you don't quite understand how it all works, or what you need to know in order to get the appropriate service for your home or business.
The following represents a dictionary of VOIP terminology that can help you understand this cutting-edge technology and make more educated purchase decisions.
VOIP Dictionary
Broadband - A broadband connection is one that transmits data at a rate of over 100kps. Broadband service is required in order to access the services of a VOIP provider.
Clipping - Term that refers to words or parts of a conversation being dropped when either two people attempt to talk at the same time over a VOIP line or due to a temporary loss of signal.
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) - One of the types of high-speed Internet access required to access a VOIP service.
Hub - A hub is a device that distributes communication data between different devices, such as a PC, printer, fax machine or VOIP set top box.
Internet Protocol (IP) - The method by which information is sent from one computer to another using the Internet. Computers have their own individual IP addresses that help differentiate it from other computers delivering information online.
Internet Service Provider (ISP) - A company that, for a fee, provides access to the Internet. An ISP account is required to gain access to a VOIP service.
Internet Telephony - Refers to any means of voice communication transmitted over the web. For example, "VOIP is a growing method of Internet telephony."
Online - A term used to describe an individual who is currently active on the Internet.
Router - A router is a device used to connect computers on an Ethernet network and deliver data between them.
Set Top Box - A device that is installed near the PC and high-speed Internet connection that allows individuals to access their VOIP service.
T1 - A high-speed method of data transmission that is currently one of the most widely used forms of online communication in the United States.
WI-FI - Wireless internet technology that allows individuals to access the Internet without wires while in the vicinity of the signal.
WI-FI Phone - A WI-FI capable cell phone allows individuals to access their VOIP services without using a phone connected to their computer. As long as the VOIP service is active, and the individual is within range of the WI-FI signal, they can communicate as if using a standard cell phone.
VOIP - An acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol
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About the Author
Mark Etinger is a business strategist at Ajax Union Marketing Ajax Union specializes in Business Development and Internet Marketing

Understanding LED Technology

2008-12-27T20:38:00.000-08:00

Understanding LED Technology By Billings Farnsworth

You might have seen these tiny lights in blue, red and green colors. These are actually LED's or Light-emitting Diodes.
These days, LED technology has advanced in such a way that they will push forward the multitude of applications that LED's have been known for.
LED Technology: The Basics
To have a deeper understanding of what LED technology is all about, here is a quick definition. LED is actually a semiconductor diode which emits light when current is applied to it.
Take a typical mobile phone charger as an example. Once you plug it in, there will be a blue or red indicator light which signals that the mobile phone is charging. This is just one of the many applications of LED technology in which Light-emitting Diodes are used.
As compared to other types of light-emitting devices, LED's do not waste energy. This is because LED's use the 'cold light technology' - where not a great deal of heat is produced by the device.
Applications of LED Technology
Again, LED technology has numerous advantages over other forms of lighting, making it suitable for a number of unique applications.
Here are a few examples:
Ultra-violet LED's are used in water sterilization.
Ultra-violet LED's are used in disinfection.
LED's in general are used as a 'grow light' to enhance the growth of plants, imitating the rays of the sun to promote photosynthesis.
With more advancements in LED technology in the horizon, there is no doubt that this useful technology will continue to be used in a multitude of useful applications in the future.
Marktech Optoelectronics (http://marktechopto.com) is the place to go for LEDs. Billings Farnsworth is a freelance writer.
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How to Purchase a Digital Camera

2008-12-18T19:21:00.000-08:00

How To Purchase a Digital Camera by Computer Village USA

How to Purchase Digital Cameras
Purchasing a Digital Camera can seem like a daunting task. All those numbers, 6.0 mega pixels, 640 x 480, 64 MB Flash memory , who can understand or convert between different cameras? This tutorial will help you understand what all those terms mean, which aspects of a digital camera you may be interested in while shopping, and be able to compare different cameras with seemingly different descriptive terms. Digital cameras allow for instant access to your pictures. Most cameras on the market have an LCD screen to view the pictures immediately. You can then choose which pictures to keep and which to delete. Using different methods, you can then send the pictures to your computer to email them, print, or store them for future use. Important Characteristics of Digital Cameras Depending on what you want to use the camera for, different characteristics will interest you over others. As your features increase, so does the price. Resolution The resolution of your digital camera tells you how sharp the pictures will come out. The resolution is measured in dpi, or dots per inch. It is an expressed in pixels, each pixel is a dot of color. For example, 640 x 480 has 480 lines from top to bottom and 640 pixels that make up each of those lines. A typical inexpensive camera will be 640 x 480, which is suitable for web or emailing, but if you want to print pictures, anything below 1280 x 1024 is probably unacceptable. When a camera has more than a million pixels, it is commonly referred to as a "mega pixel" camera. For example, a description of a camera may say "Digital Zoom Camera, 1.5 mega pixel, 1280 x 1024 resolution." This camera has over 1 million pixels, which means it is a high quality camera. Storage Space...to be continued
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3+1 Solution of the Forensic Data Recovery

2008-12-18T19:16:00.000-08:00

3+1 Solution of the Forensic Data Recovery by Selina

voteAlong with fast development of information technology and a huge population of computer users, it is more and more difficult for the computer forensic inspector to collect useful evidence from highly skilled and experienced suspicious bodies. The suspicious media containing criminal evidence has a higher possibility of being damaged or destroyed deliberately, rather than being performed a deletion, a format or an encryption. It becomes more and more difficult and complicated during the exploration of the criminal evidence.
Hard disk drive is one of the most common storage systems that may be used to contain the computer criminal evidence. In order to gain access to the data on the hard disk drive through one of the operation systems (e.g. Windows, MAC, Linus), the quality and status of the hard disk drive needs to be in a very good standard. For further analysis and investigation of the data on the media, some special and authorized forensic software tools are also needed. 3+1 Concept Introduction

Case 1: Extract, analyze and validate the data on a working hard disk drive.
There is a couple of computer forensic software available in the market, such as Encase, X-Ways, FinalForensic, F-Response and so on. These software are designed to achieve a high performance in data restoration, data analysis, generation of auto-report and data archive.

When the forensic investigation comes to a situation where the computer hard disk drive is malfunctioning, none of the forensic software will be able to access the data. The malfunctioning hard disk drives may behave like having severe bad tracks, corrupted Master Boot Record (MBR), or being recognized by its 'Alias' in BIOS.

Data Compass is designed to resolve the problems mentioned above. It can be used to extract the data from a defective drive while maintaining 100% integrity of the original data. This is one of the most significant breakthroughs in the computer forensic and data recovery industry.

We will introduce the second and third step of forensic data recovery below:

Case 2: Fully and effectively recover data from instable and bad sectors defective hard disk drive

As far as you know, it is not suggested to recover and analyze data on instable or defective hard disk drives. It is not able extract the data from this kind of hard disk drives due to the instability of the read write head and the likelihood to damage platter. Furthermore, it may also cause a further damage to the whole hard disk drive, which makes the data irrecoverable forever. The most efficient and common approach is to image the data onto a stable donor media, and then proceed to recover and analyze data from the donor.

The technology and algorithm that used to deal with the bad sectors is a crucial and critical part of a cloning tool/procedure. The bad sectors cause system to crash or freeze, making the hard disk drive irresponsive or even being damaged. Data Compass possesses a superb solution for this problem. As you may be aware of, the existing image/cloning tools skips the bad sectors and results in data loss, which corrupt the integrity of the files. The intelligent 'Bad Sector Leap Function' and 'Dynamic Balanced Enhanced Reading Technology' help the users obtain 30% more data than the other image tools. The 'High Efficiency Power Supply System' function is also introduced and integrated into the Data Compass, which is used to resolve the problem of hard disk drive being irresponsive. A multiple of parameters of the reading algorithm are also set to be configurable by users, e.g. the Retry time, Readiness Time, Reset Time, which enable an optimized data recovery.

Obviously, to ensure the security of the original hard disk drive is also important. This has been addressed during our research process. The new technology of 'ShadowDisk' has been developed and introduced in Data Compass after a few years hard research. This technology is also be classified as the 4th generation of image technology. The 'ShadowDisk' minimizes the reading times towards the source drive and protect the further damage to the source drive.

The hard disk drive Bitmap can be also be analyzed by the Data Compass. Different Operation System (OS) will have different bitmap to record the cluster and sector information. In order to find the location of specific file for cloning, the bitmap information is needed. This information are contained in FAT table in FAT system, BT table in NTFS and Block Allocation table in Linux system.

Along with the development of the hard disk drive technology, higher capacity and higher density, the traditional image tools will not be able to resolve all the problems mentioned above. The Data Compass will be a leading technology in the data recovery industry. ATA password protection is also one of the problems that need to be addressed during the evidence collection procedure. The decryption software and the forensic software support up to70% hard disk drives. This is extremely not good enough for the fast developing hard disk drive models. The Data Compass 'Password Filter' function can thoroughly and effectively resolve this problem. Data Compass detects hard disk drive through integrated virtual background files, bypassing the original password protected firmware. It establishes the corresponding firmware modules and then retrieve and recover data directly. This technology is achieved independent from any other decryption software. It will not damage the original password module and support up to 95% of the drive models available in market, include all the Hitachi hard disk drives. Along with the rapid manufacturing of new hard disk drive, Data Compass will be constantly updated and supported the new models. For example, Data Compass has already supported Hitachi 5432 which was manufactured in June 2008.

The function is very easy to use. It is achieved by selecting a corresponding hard disk drive model from the menu. The Data Compass will automatically start the emulation of the firmware. The tips message will also guide the users step by step to complete the restoration of data.

Obviously, the evidence is not only the completed set of data, but also 100% compare to the original data. During the forensic investigation process, the content and the last modified time should be maintained and imaged to a donor copy. No additional data will be introduced during the whole process.

The 'SWPS Technology' is used to maintain the original copy and avoids the affection by virus and Trojan. This is another leading technology developed by SalvationDATA which satisfy the requirement of forensic investigation procedure where the 100% original data is compulsory.

Case 3: Access and analyze data from unrecognized hard disk drives.
The reasons why the hard disk drive is not able to be recognized by BIOS can be categorize into two types: 1. Physical damage. The HPE Pro will be helpful in this case where the read write head or platter needs to be swapped. For more details about HPE Pro, please refer to our website. 2. Firmware corruption, which is quite common. For example, if a certain amount of modules of the firmware are corrupted, then the hard drive may not be recognized by BIOS correctly.

How to access the data quickly and effectively from a hard disk drive which cannot be recognized?
As a professional data recovery research and development department, SalvationDATA released the innovative equipment of Data Compass which is integrated with the 'SA Emulation Technology' in 2008. This new technology allows the hard disk drive to be started up by Data Compass independent on the native firmware copy and access the use data area directly. Nowadays, the capacity of hard disk drive is increasing dramatically, as well as the density. Hard disk drives have a higher possibility of being corrupted or damaged than before. Thus an efficient way to access data independent on local/native firmware is undoubtedly a big advantage. Benefit +1: Recover data at any time, any place, and any environment from any manufacturer of hard disk drives. In terms of computer forensic, evidence should be collected as soon as possible and securely protected. Therefore, ensure the data is being recovered/imaged without external influence is a crucial thing during the forensic evidence collection procedure. The portability of Data Compass is designed to allow you to provide an on-site evidence collection through the USB interface. The Data Compass can be used by connecting with anyone of the laptops at any time, any place and any environment to recover data from any manufacturer of hard disk drives. Data Compass supports a physical or logical data recovery from PATA or SATA hard disk drives, including IDE, SATA, 3.5", 2.5", 1.8" and 1.0" of different manufacturers. Also it can be used for the logical data recovery from the FLASH storage media such as USB pen drive, SD, MMC and FDD.

Data Compass supports more partition formats than the other similar tools, includes FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux Native, Linux Swap, HFS+, and other peculiar partition formats used on special equipment.

The Data Compass adopts the 'Open-source' design on high level recovery/image software. Thus, users are free to use any one of the logical data recovery programs they are familiar with to work with the Data Compass, such as ENCASE, X-WAYS, FianlForensic, F-Response and so on. Data Compass eases the limitation of high level software programs to be used. This is also one of the significant breakthroughs in this industry.

It is no doubt that numerous outstanding technologies are being researched and developed in different sectors, SalvationDATA are always engaged in research on leading high technology of data recovery and computer forensic.

About the Author
Selina is a member of Salvationdata involving data recovery search and data recovery technology.

Removing Protection from a USB Flash Drive

2008-12-15T10:48:00.000-08:00

Removing Protection from a USB Flash Drive by Derek Rogers

The use of USB flash drive has given everyone the choice between bulky stacks of CDs and a compact travel data storage device. By having the ability to take a lot of files this memory stick, flash memory, flash drive or pen drive is by far the most convenient option to carrying files wherever you go. It basically serves as an electronic filing cabinet, but just like in any product of advanced computer technology, one of the concerns in using USB flash drives is security. That is why some USB's come protected, which works very similar to write protected disks.
However, to some, USB-protect features become a problem in data storage and retrieval. Many of the USB users are seeking ways on how to remove the Write Protected error; a USB-protect setting that is actuated through storage or download errors.
Here are some of the probable causes of Write Protect errors and their possible solutions:
o The use of certain computer software: Sometimes, when saving work from software applications, saving options may cause the automatic actuation of write protection. There's no need to worry because most of the computer software have update versions or troubleshoot settings that can help fix USB problems.
o Drive letter conflicts with network or subset drive: In the context of "system", USB problems may be rooting from driver problems. Check your computer's mount manager and try fixing the drive letter assignments; especially those concerning USB flash drive mounts. When this happens in a computer using Windows XP, the computer immediately recognises the problem. When configuring for write protect errors, make sure that you know what you are doing. It would be wise to ask a technician to face this kind of problem if you are lacking skills in handling this.
o The new external drive is not partitioned: New external drives usually come unformatted and un-partitioned. You can fix this problem by clicking on the Windows Disk Management.
o The use of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and DataCentre Edition: This program usually does not assign letters to new fixed drives, which means USB and Firewire are usually "fixed". Check the Storage Area Network or Administrator for the drives may have been mounted accidentally, leading to USB-protect errors.
o Drive Encrypted: Some USB flash drives and other external hard drives readily have encryption software. This software usually has options to divide the data storage into two parts, the encrypted part and the unencrypted part. The unencrypted part appears on all computers and is readily accessible or can be accessed by using the password required by the encryption software.
o Incorrect installation of computer tools: Sometimes, this results to the computer's inability to assign letters to the new drives. If this happens, it is suggested that you uninstall the software.
o Filter driver problems: This manipulates the communication between the software and hardware; this is a possible cause of USB-protect problems.
o Other third party software: Anti-virus, anti-spyware, personal firewalls, CD/DVD writing software and other protective software usually controls the drivers, causing strange effects to USB flash drives.
Simple troubleshooting tips for write-protect errors:
o Try to locate the switch located at the body of the USB, if there is one, then turn the switch to the other side to turn the protection off.
o The problem may be caused by virus activity, get it scanned by an updated anti-virus.
If none of the above mentioned tips work, perhaps your USB may have gone corrupted. Ask a technician about your problem. If your USB flash drive goes beyond salvage, then it may be the right time to buy a new one.
About the Author
Derek Rogers is a freelance writer who writes for a number of UK businesses. For logo branded USB Flash Drives, he recommends Flashbay.com.

A perfect solution to reduce your spam

2008-12-08T11:28:00.000-08:00

A perfect solution to reduce your spam by Meredith Wilson

Meredith is trying to spread the word in the communicity about how to stop spam. She has tried a number of anti-spam software packages and been disappointed. Now, she has found a solution that really does stop spam for herself and her team.
Meredith has tried the one month free offer for http://www.spamdetour.com.au/ and her spam has disappeared.
Most anti-spam systems don't work. How can you get an effective anti-spam solution
Despite the constant improvement in technology, the problem of spam has been getting worse in the past year, increasing in volume and in the sophisticated level of crime. Most of the anti-spam software out there doesn't really work. I have found a solution which stops spam, requires no installation, costs very little and even in a small business will pay for itself very quickly.
The problem of spam has been getting worse. In recent years spam has been an annoying nuisance such as advertising. There has been a considerable worsening of the problem with an enormous increase in the number and sophistication of fraud, being perpetrated through spam.
I first became aware of how serious the problem is when I received an email which advised me that an additional person has been authorised to access my online bank account. I am fairly computer literate and well aware of the common deceptions which are delivered by email, but this one looked particularly convincing. So much so that I phoned the bank to check if it was real (of course it wasn't genuine).
I thought, well, if someone as computer literate as myself could be even half-convinced that the email was genuine, undoubtedly some of the novices on the internet would fall for the trap. If the spammers send out a million emails, they only need to "play the numbers" to uncover a few naive internet users who will fall for the spammers criminal tactics.
I then asked around some of the most computer-literate people I know. Several of them had fallen victim to scams. There is no doubt that these criminals are getting much smarter and more sophisticated in the types of frauds they perpetrate.
For example, one of the most highly computer literate people I know recently fell victim to scam which was related to eBay. He had recently purchased an item on eBay. Shortly afterwards he received an email asking for his credit card details. As the two events happened around the same time, my friend mistakenly thought that the spam was a genuine request from eBay for credit card details. After a day or so my friend realised his mistake, but meanwhile he was defrauded from his credit card account.
Stories abound about people who have fallen for quite simple frauds, such as the Nigerian scam. I believe people need to have some level of common sense to avoid scams as obvious as those. Of greater concern is the new spate of sophisticated spam scams.
Spam statistics show an increase of 30% in the past year. Today, 80% of the email in the world is spam. Why is spam increasing so fast? The answer is simple. Spam fraud is a huge success for the criminals behind it. The more profitable the fraud, the more the criminals will invest in developing smarter methods of stealing money from you.
To make matters worse, some of the people who sell protection software are allegedly the same people who are spreading the problem. There have been some notorious cases of people and organisations who develop new viruses and also sell the anti-virus solutions.
What can you do to protect yourself?
Companies such as Symantec are selling protection software. (By the way I am not suggesting for one moment that Symantec are doing anything disreputable). But, is a software solution really the best way for you go? After all, you have to install it on your computer so it's just one more software item to slow down your PC. The other concern about software solutions is that in order for them to work you have to firstly bring the spam into your network. There are many disadvantages to this, including that the traffic itself clogs up your internet link and your server. Also, once the spam is inside your network or your computer, if the spam filter does not deal with it correctly then you will have to deal with the consequences.
There is a simpler and smarter way to protect yourself against spam. The answer is anti-spam managed filtering services. These services come in a couple of different types. Some of the anti-spam services are marketed to large business and government clients.
There are also some anti-spam services which are designed for small to medium businesses. It is even available to individuals. I believe that one of the most effective systems for small to medium business is the SpamDetour service - the worldwide link is http://www.spamdetour.com/.
I employ four people in my office and they are all very busy. I hate seeing them waste their time with spam. I tried a free trial of SpamDetour at first as I was unconvinced about the promises it made about stopping 99% of spam. It took one day before the SpamDetour started working, and immediately, the spam stopped for myself and my colleagues. It was like suddenly being in the countryside and experiencing golden silence, after the noise and traffic of the city. Wonderful!
SpamDetour requires no installation or configuration and is therefore suited for people and/or organisations with little or no computer / internet skills.
The biggest advantage of spam filter managed services over anti-spam software is that the managed services keep the spam far away from your network and away from your computer.
Would you invite criminals inside your house and then deal with the problem of removing them? Obviously not. You would keep the criminals as far away as possible. Yet that's how most anti-spam systems work; they bring spam into your network to be dealt with.
Managed anti-spam services work in a completely different way to software based anti-spam systems. The managed anti spam services create a new location for your email domain, which is generally at an Internet Service Provider site. This acts as a spam trap. Then, once your email reaches the spam trap the filter takes over and directs genuine email to the real user, and it directs spam to a storage area on the anti-spam managed service server where it cannot do any harm to you, the user, or to your business.
Of course, no anti-spam system is 100% accurate. From time to time it is possible that a genuine email will be classified as spam, or that spam will sneak past the filter and reach into your computer or your network. Still, this is much less likely to happen with a managed service than with an in-house spam filter.
The best anti-spam managed services on the market allow you to log in and check your spam to pick up any errors in the system, add blacklists and whitelists, fine tune the system. If you find any genuine emails on the anti spam database you can pick them up from the spam trap and direct them to your own network and computer.
If you are a high-tech internet user, a computer specialist or a large organisation you may well have your anti-spam protection strategy worked out. On the other hand, if you are an individual or a small to medium business then an anti-spam managed service is a simple, practical and cost effective solution.
A major benefit of the anti spam managed service is that it saves time. If you add up the millions of people who have to manually pick spam out of their email every day, waste time dealing with fraudulent spam, read unwanted advertising etc., the cost to the economy is enormous - billions of dollars each year.
Some of the anti-spam managed services offer a free trial or money back guarantee. I believe that anti spam managed services, with the anti-spam technology provided by experts are the only way the world is going to combat the problem of spam.
One last thing - I am a big advocate of local support. The team at SpamDetour have been fantastic. We have had a few queries from time to time and we have been able to call their Melbourne or their Brisbane office and they have been able to give us an immediate answer. It is fantastic to deal with a local company that gives honest old-fashioned service.
Regards,
Meredith Wilson
About the Author
Meredith Wilson is an accountant living in Australia. One of her interests to develop the internet for the purpose of providing genuine benefits to the community, and to reduce exploitation of the medium.

Samsung U900 Soul: The Rage of Today

2008-12-01T11:01:00.000-08:00

Samsung U900 Soul: The Rage of Today by Stephen George

The world today is highly influenced by materialistic goods which are not only produced keeping in mind their usage but a lot of emphasis is given to their designing and construction.
The Samsung U900 Soul is a phone which is going with the trend of the present times.
The exclusive gadget is making a fashion statement with its intricate style and power-packed functions. The ultra-stylish phone is grabbing the attention of the user with its compact constructions which measure 105 x 49.5 x 12.9 mm allowing it to fit into the pocket of the user.
The Samsung U900 Soul mobile phone is a wonderful slider which is graced with a good-sized TFT screen having a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels displaying sixteen million colours. The user will enjoy a great imaging experience with the brightly crisp scene.
For a mobile joyride, the widget is equipped with a touchpad which makes way for a smooth and easy navigation. The users can access various applications with the touchpad.
For round-the-clock entertainment, the versatile media player plays it part perfectly.
The player is able to support popular music formats and delivers high audio quality. One can listen to his favourite sound tracks and feel the music lingering on at all times. For the latest news updates, a user can tune onto his favourite radio channels.
One of the majestic features of the phone is its 5 mega pixel camera which takes the world of photography to newer heights. The picture quality would be exceptionally good and one can relive those incredible moments with the help of the camera. The camera is also bundled with powerful options such as autofocus, flash and image stabiliser.
The flash option will eliminate blurriness cropping in the images. For optimal clarity, the image stabiliser rises to the occasion. One can eternalise unforgettable moments with this phone's QVGA camera. With its dependable connectivity channels, a user can have internet facility right under his/her thumb. GPRS, EDGE, 3G and HSDPA will ensure access to internet within a matter of seconds.
Browse from one website to another with the WAP 2.0/xHTML and HTML enabled browser of the Samsung U900 Soul . One can also wirelessly connect with other handsets with the Bluetooth technology. For enjoyment of instant communication, the various messaging options such as SMS, EMS, MMS and Email help the user to stay connected with near and dear ones. The user can also synchronise his/her emails and view email attachments with great ease.
The user can store photos, songs and games in the device, having 128 MB memory.
For further expansion of the memory size, a user can insert a microSD (TransFlash) card into the card slot.
The power-packed Standard battery, Li-Ion 880 mAh gives long hours of talks with friends whereas it offers a standby time of four hundred and seven hours.
Lastly, the exclusive handset supports Triband network and works on GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 frequencies allowing the user with global calling facilities.
About the Author
Stephen George is expert author of Telecommunication industry. Who writes on Mobile Phones, Samsung Mobile Phones

New LED Digital Display Design Provides Price Point Breakthrough

2008-11-29T11:07:00.000-08:00

New LED Digital Display Design Provides Price Point Breakthrough by Adaptive Micro Systems

Adaptive's EzView™ modular series introduces industry-leading digital performance, reliability and serviceability for outdoor digital advertising
Milwaukee, Wis., November 5, 2008 . . . Adaptive Micro Systems LLC is announcing the release of the first models in its EzView™ Modular Series of outdoor LED digital signage products. EzView expands upon the latest generation of Excite™ electronic message center and MEDIAMaster™ billboards, and builds upon the legacy of Adaptive's highly successful AlphaEclipse™, Excite™, StreetSmart™, and RoadStar™ families. At the same time, it offers a completely new combination of the latest streamlined electronics and an amazingly low price point.
"Adaptive prides itself on meeting customer needs," says Richard Johnson, President of Adaptive Micro Systems. "Today's EMC users are more value-conscious than ever, but their definition of value goes beyond the initial price - they need an energy-efficient, durable product that will enable them to take full advantage of the opportunities for increased revenue that digital signage has been proven to deliver.
"With that in mind," Johnson continues, "our engineering team has developed an innovative product that takes the best of new high-performance electronic technologies and delivers a leaner but stronger unit. We back this up with our commitment to setting the standard in our industry for short lead times, reliability and end user convenience."
The first products available in the EzView line will be 20mm full color and 20mm and 23mm monochrome (red/amber) units, which can now be ordered through Adaptive's Authorized Dealer network for shipment beginning in December of 2008.
EzView modular displays are available in a specific range of popular sizes from 1' x 3' to 4' x 12', hitting the "sweet spot" of the outdoor EMC market. Combining the best elements from Adaptive's well-known Excite, StreetSmart and large character RoadStar series, the EzView line still succeeds in forging a completely new presence in the outdoor LED display market. Adaptive's worldwide parts sourcing and manufacturing facilities enable the EzView line to hit price points never before attained in the industry for a product of this quality.
"A base palette of 16.7 million exciting colors on the RGB unit and 4,068 shades on our mono units, along with an embedded controller, wired or wireless Ethernet connectivity and a completely reworked Ooh!Media™ content creation and scheduling software application make it easy to achieve that 'WOW' factor customers are looking for these days," notes Johnson. "Of course with Adaptive, you will also receive our expert dealer/partner technical service support to make sure you are using your EzView digital sign to your maximum advantage as a communications tool."
In addition, EzView modular solutions are meant to be enduring values. The innovative Protector™ case virtually eliminates contamination by rain, ice, salt fog and dust. There are no vents to clean or fan filters to change. "Our combination of design simplicity and enclosure integrity enables the EzView™ Series to meet the most stringent certifications in the industry, including ETL/UL 60950-1 and military standards for weatherability," says Johnson. For added servicing convenience, low-voltage SmartPanels™ allow quick, easy replacement of digital drivers from the front of the unit.
"Any way you look at it, EzView is an excellent display investment and a terrific business-builder for our end users and our dealers," concludes Johnson. "Of course, our other solutions will have their place. For large character displays, RoadStar™ continues to perform strongly. Our MEDIAMaster billboards fit the requirements for very large scale advertising applications. But it's easy to see that the this newest addition to Adaptive's evergrowing family of digital signs sets a new standard for value in outdoor digital on and off-premise sign advertising, putting one of today's most dynamic advertising mediums into the hands of many more users than ever before."
About Adaptive Micro Systems LLC Founded in 1978, Adaptive Micro Systems is a leading supplier of indoor and outdoor programmable LED electronic display systems. The ALPHA® brand is the defacto industry standard for multiple indoor applications as diverse as state lotteries and manufacturing automation displays. Adaptive's Excite and MEDIAMaster brands are fast becoming the popular choice for any outdoor digital display need from commercial advertising to integrated transportation information systems. Adaptive leverages its US, Malaysian and European manufacturing, sales and service capabilities to provide high-value solutions and world-class customer support. For more information on Adaptive products or how to become an Adaptive Authorized Dealer, visit www.adaptivedisplays.com or contact the company at 800-558-7022.
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For more information please contact: Bob Radder, Vice President of Sales Adaptive Micro Systems LLC Phone: (414) 357-2020 Ext. 232 Fax: (414) 357-2029 800-558-7022
About the Author
For nearly 30 years, Adaptive Micro Systems LLC has designed, developed and manufactured digital displays and software solutions. Our display systems are everywhere: manufacturing plants, transportation/highways, commercial and retail stores, restaurants, billboards, theaters, schools, and gaming and lottery.

An E-learning Community Can Help Employees Enhance Their Skills

2008-11-29T11:04:00.000-08:00

An E-learning Community Can Help Employees Enhance Their Skills by Alfie Corey

The word about e-learning is spreading like wildfire. The Internet has changed the whole concept of learning. E-learning enables people to receive comments and views of experts who are miles away from them.
This new generation concept has led to the emergence of various online communities.
E-learning communities are also one of them. An e-learning community allows people to learn and gain knowledge on different subject matters through video-conferencing, chatting and online meetings.
It is amazing that people sitting miles apart come in contact with another and share their experiences as if they are just sitting together. These e-learning communities have shrunk distances between people who are at quite a distant from one another.
Online experts feel that e-learning is the most suitable way of imparting education to oneself using the Internet.
For some of you, the concept of e-learning may look something new but people who have been associated with the Internet for a long time know what it is and what is its importance.
Just wreck your brains and think of any e-learning communities that know about. An e-learning community's basic theme is to educate members via Internet connection with the help of online tools that can be run with efficiency.
The world wide web is packed like sardines with different online communities that offer people information and knowledge on varied sectors such as business, sports, shopping, sharing knowledge, health tips, marketing, stock tips, etc.
Even corporates have realized the importance of the concept of e-learning communities and have come up with their own e-learning communities so that they can sharpen the skills of their employees or impart training to them as and when required.
These corporates have really enjoyed the tastes of this effort of theirs. E-learning communities started by corporates help their employees to use them to brush up their skills during free time.
These communities really provide employees the right medium with which they can improve themselves and contribute towards the progress and growth of their respective companies. It is a very cost-efficient way of educating employees unlike orientation programs that prove to be a costly affair.
About the Author
Alfie Corey is an expert writer; he is currently associated with Latestt.com, an online professional networking community, online veido community, e-learning community.

GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems

2008-11-26T10:37:00.000-08:00

GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems by Kent Stabler

The implications of this type of technology are wide ranging for security services and anyone who needs to monitor information on vehicle movements.
As an anti-theft device for a vehicle it is a huge leap forwards and similarly as a monitoring system for detailed vehicle movements there is not really a comparable precedent.
To be able to instantly locate a vehicle through a vehicle tracking system, and with some of the more sophisticated systems to be able to see on a computerised map its current movements, has until relatively recently been the stuff of James Bond films and the like.
In recent years technology of this type has become available and affordable to everyone from individuals to security services and businesses.
As a system to increase the security of vehicles against theft it can be used to recover stolen vehicles or to demobilise a vehicle when not in use.
At a simple level if a stolen vehicle needs to be found then a tracking device will allow the police, in tandem with the system providers, to discover exactly where the vehicle is. More sophisticated systems can allow a vehicle to be mobilised or demobilised remotely from a computer screen.
The systems involved in vehicle tracking range in sophistication with some now being able to provide an increasing range of information.
The use of GPS tracking systems by businesses that own multiple vehicles is a fast growing area of the use of the technology. It is invaluable for a business to know instantly where those vehicles are, what they are doing and to some extent being able to control them remotely.
The anti-theft security systems mentioned above are immensely useful, as some of the more sophisticated systems would allow a user to demobilise a fairly large number of vehicles remotely, thus protecting them from theft or any other unauthorised use.
In the realms of business efficiency, staff that are mobile and drive around have been impossible to monitor effectively until the advent of this type of GPS technology.
Now businesses can directly observe driver habits including the efficiency of their working methods, whether they are wasting time or not and also in terms of the details of their actual driving. It is possible for example to see whether they are speeding or not.
This type of information can both increase efficiency and productivity of staff as well as monitoring their safety and wellbeing. To be able to gain information of the whereabouts of a vehicle at the tips of your fingers is clearly the main advantage of GPS technology. For those with in need of advanced vehicle security and/or for those with vehicle dependent businesses, GPS technology offers new possibilities of relieving old headaches associated with those areas.
About the Author
Kent Stabler - Marketing Manager - Chameleon Direct are suppliers of GPS vehicle tracking systems, hands free car kits and speed camera detector equipment. With over 1 Million UK customers Chameleon Direct they also provide hands free installation services.

Samsung U600i: An amazing sliding phone

2008-11-17T09:55:00.000-08:00

Samsung U600i: An amazing sliding phone by Stephen George

The Samsung U600i mobile phone is an amazing slider phone, which has 81 grams of weight. This light weight handset measures 103.5 x 49.3 x 10.9 mm in dimensions.
The stunning looking handset is available in seven vibrating colours, which include Sapphire Blue, Crystal Blue, Platinum Silver, Copper Gold, Garnet Red, Neutral White and soft Black.
The wide and large screen handset is enhanced with 2.2 inches of screen size.
This large size TFT screen is filled with 262K colour screen.
The screen is empowered with 240 x 320 pixels resolution. It has quad-band technology, which supports 2G network.
The 2G network is capable of 850, 900, 1800, 1900 GSM frequencies.
This handset has 60 Mbytes of memory, which allows you to save the data in the phone's memory. Its also has expandable memory with microSD memory card option.
The phone-book has 1000 contact entries capacity with photocall. Its phone memory keeps the record of 30 dialled, 30 received and 30 missed calls.
The full rechargeable battery gives 3.5 hours of talktime with 240 hours of standby period.
The connectivity options are enabled with Bluetooth, USB, EDGE and GPRS features. Its Bluetooth technology allows you to download or transfer the data from other devices or from computers.
The USB option allows you to share the data from computers or laptops. Whereas, the EDGE technology gives the high speed for data transmission.
The GPRS facility helps you in proper navigation, where users can navigate the place anywhere from the world.
The Internet browser is capabled with WAP 2.0 and XHTML.
Samsung U600i's entertainment based games features include Java games, downloadable games and embedded games.
This handset is integrated with 3.2 mega pixels camera, which allows you to click amazing photos. The high resolution auto-focus camera comes in digital zoom and flash feature. Its digital zoom option allows you to zoom-in and zoom-out the camera according to the requirements and flash feature helps you in dim light.
The video camera is also integrated with photo settings, video player,video recorder, video settings, screensavers, wallpaper and photo caller ID.
Its messaging features include SMS or text messaging, EMS or enhanced messaging, MMS or multimedia messaging, Email and predictive text. The MMS or multimedia messaging option allows you to send messages in the audio or video formats. Whereas, the predictive text message option allows you to correct the errors in the messages text after sending it to the receiver.
An amazing music phone music player support MP3, WMA, AAC and eAAC formats. This handset is also surrounded with polyphonic ringtones and MP3 ringtones.
Its FM radio option allows you to listen the latest songs with great quality. This device comes with vibration alert and voice memo.
Samsung U600i organiser features include phonebook, calendar, To Do List, clock,worldtime, stopwatch, timer, alarm, converter, calculator and business card exchange.
The organiser document viewer support Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF programme. This high-tech handset also includes Yahoo search, which allows you to search about anything in the handset. Users can also connect with the Yahoo messenger with this option.
About the Author
Stephen George is expert author of Telecommunication industry. Who writes on Mobile Phone Reviews, Samsung Mobile Phones

Mobile phones : Ruling the roost of wireless technology

2008-11-17T09:54:00.000-08:00

Mobile phones : Ruling the roost of wireless technology by andrew brandan

Today, we are the dwellers of high tech age. So, almost all our activities have also certain changes. Like for instance, earlier, communication used to be a big matter of concern as a considerable amount of money was required to communicate with people residing in other parts of the globe.
Moreover, the whole process also used to be quite complicated and consumed much time. But now, it is just a matter of few seconds. We just have to dial a number and instantly we can get connected with the concerned person on the other part of the globe. This has become possible due to the introduction of the wireless gadgets
These days, mobile phones are enjoying the top position in the priority list of every people. These tiny gadgets have smoothed the communication track which was earlier disturbed by numerous speed bumps.
Moreover, these days, these high-end widgets come with various messaging options, high resolution camera, advanced connectivity options and much more. But, keeping all these features apart, the big question that arises would obviously be, what actually make these mobile phone so special?
To answer the aforementioned question, numerous things have to be taken into consideration. Actually, when these gadgets were first introduced, price was the most diluting factor.
In other words, these gadgets used to came accompanied by high price tags. But, gradually this factor also became negligible as the modern time's price tags welcomed people of every class to own them. Now, the situation is like everybody possess at least a handset.
Quite interestingly, earlier people were used to be judged by their shoes but nowadays mobile phones are used to judge a personality at times.
Change is actually the most obvious reality of our existence and as such this change is also not an exception. Furthermore, the mobile fraternity these days, boasts of numerous top-notch mobile phone manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, BlackBerry, Motorola etc. Moreover, these giants are constantly traversing strides to offer the best to their valued customers. The mindset of the people have also changed i.e., 'not to be like the rest but to be the best'.
The latest mobile phones have all the high-end features from stylish designs to advanced connectivity options. However, these days, the online shopping stores are also further changing the shopping style of the people.
You can easily get cheap mobile phones from these websites and that too without any hassles. Not only this, you can read the reviews from various customers and get a deep insight about your most preferred handset.
Furthermore, when shopping can be done from the comfort of your living room or office, what more can you demand?
Moreover, all the latest models from all the top-notch brands are assembled under one roof. As such, you are not required to roam around numerous showrooms to get your most preferred handset. It is only a matter of decision and exploring the new dimensions of technology that we now have these tiny gadgets at our disposal. As a matter of fact, these high-end gadgets have given a new meaning to your mobile life.
Moreover, the latest mobile phones offer features that go beyond the voice calls and the text-messaging features. You can now enjoy surfing the Internet, listen to your favourite music tracks, access push-to-talk, infra red, memo recording and Bluetooth etc., all while on the move. As, such it is very well said, 'make hay while the Sun shines'. When such various options are available to change your lifestyle and mobile communication then why not change it today? Be the best and try to excel the rest by the latest models so that you are envied by everyone.
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Apple iphone - The High-tech phone

2008-11-17T09:52:00.000-08:00

Apple iphone - The High-tech phone by Rahul Bhadaurya

The Apple iphone introduces all the high-tech facilities in one phone.
The phone which is slim and sleek in looks can be used as a phone, music player, camera, video and internet. It is 11.6mm thick, 2.4 inches wide and 4.5 inches tall.
Features of the iphone iPod
The feature of the ipod is made in such a way where the user can feel more comfort with a touch screen control in it. It has a widescreen display with 3.5 inches. Just one touch with the finger the user can scroll through songs, artists, albums and play list. One can enjoy all the facilities including music, TV shows, movies and audio books.
Phone Calls and SMS
The calls can be made from this phone with one touch of a finger at the name or number in the address book. To the most frequently made calls one can make a favorite list also.
The contacts can be taken from PC or Mac and stored. Unlike e-mails voicemail messaging is also possible in this phone. Conference calls can be made without any inconvenience with a touch button.
The apple iphone has a QWERTY soft keyboard where it prevents and corrects mistakes while receiving and sending message as it is predictive.
The battery lasts for 5 hours including talk, video and browsing. It has 16 hours of audio playback.
The ambient light adjusts the brightness itself to the current ambient light so as to save the life of the battery.
Camera
The camera has a 2-megapixel with a photo management application.
Photos can be taken from PC and through browsing and emails.
Internet Device
The Apple iphone has a Safari browser and a HTML e-mail client. With the Safari browser Google and Yahoo search is possible.
Google maps are viewable and can be zoomed to view specific points.
A web page can be read while downloading the e-mail in the background with WIFI or Edge.
You will be given a Bluetooth headset apart from these great features and a set of new headphones.
This has a switch to answer and hang up the calls which is a n extra facility that has been provided in this mobile phone.
About the Author
Nokia 7900 Prism, Nokia E66 Grey and Nokia E66 White are the popular in UK.
Rahul Bhadaurya is Search Optimizer for Chums IT Systems PVT LTD