Sorry! No Bill Gates Article Today - Word Took Over
By John T Jones, Ph.D. - 04/01/2008
Dear Reader: I won?t be writing an article today. I thought that you would like to know. I decided to put the article in letter format. Although Microsoft Word® asked if I would like help in writing this ?letter,? I declined. If I let Word® help me pretty soon it would take over all of my writing. I...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Business Networking (and How to Avoid Them)
By Leesa Barnes - 04/01/2008
The seven deadly sins are transgressions that stymie spiritual progress. But what if these sins were applied to business networking? Follow these tips to make your next networking endeavour a heavenly experience. Pride - Arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness.
(Source: Amer...
Troubleshoot Windows with Task Manager
By Stephen Bucaro - 04/01/2008
Task Manager is a Windows system utility that displays the
tasks or processes currently running on your computer. To
open Task Manager, press Ctrl+Alt+Del. The Applcations tab
lists the applications currently running on your computer.
A single application may actually consist of several ...
The Inaccurate View of Science
By Andy Carloff - 04/01/2008
If I have one purpose in life, it is to enlighten those around me. All too often, if one has a social and political awareness, we are going to hear such statements as, "Science has proved this," or "Science has proved that," and it will be implied in a way that it is absolute. So often have I hear...
A Case Study on Selecting Contract Management Software
By Lisa DeMaio - 04/01/2008
Professional services firm cuts costs and improves productivity with integrated software system. "I could satisfy the government, but I couldn`t give managers the information they needed to do their jobs," says Shannon Winston, Controller for Apex Environmental. Apex Environmental, like many profess...
USB Key Drives - Useful Tool
By Ken Dennis - 04/01/2008
There are many different names for these drives, just so we are all on the same wavelength about what I`m talking about, here are a few of the other names: USB Key Drives, Thumb Drive, USB Pen, Key Drive, Microdrive, Flash Drive. These drives, regardless of what you call them, are an extremely handy...
Would you like an iPod with your Checkup?
By John Thomas - 04/01/2008
When you walk into most dentist offices, you see a receptionist, a fish tank, and a magazine rack, not necessarily in that order. If my dentist has as much influence as I think he does, you may soon find an iPod rack next to the magazines. On my last visit, my dentist, offered me an iPod as his hyg...
When Disaster Strikes: How Long Would Your Business Survive if Files On Your Computer Disappeared?
By Debbie Jenkins - 04/01/2008
A Tornado? In Birmingham? In The United Kingdom? Unthinkable! Yes, in July 2005 (while I was putting finishing touches to my cave-house in Spain) my house, along with many of my neighbours` houses was struck by a powerful tornado that literally tore up the streets. Leaving people homeless as their h...
Bridging the Gap between Paper and Data
By David Coxell - 04/01/2008
The cornerstone of successful automated office systems is the ability to convert printed information into electronic data. Document processing applications need to capture and index data accurately and efficiently to bridge that gap. This capability can be enhanced with the integration of Optical Ch...
Is A Laser Printer Right For Me?
By Bill Smith - 04/01/2008
The average home computer user definitely does not need a laser printer. Sure laser printer prices have fallen considerably in the last couple of years. But have you look at the cost of laser toner? The average laser toner cartridge sells for over $100. The cost of replacement ink can really ad ...
Don`t Get Hacked - A Guide to Protecting Your Business from Thieves
By Nick Temple - 04/01/2008
You`ve seen it in the news - 40 million credit cards exposed! With all the news about web sites being hacked and cyber
thieves stealing credit card numbers and other personal data,
it`s no wonder that some shoppers are still hesitant to provide
payment information online. You don`t have to be. Is i...
Microsoft CRM Data Conversion FAQ
By Andrew Karasev - 04/01/2008
Microsoft Business Solutions CRM data conversion deserves FAQ type of article, where IT people could get initial directions. Even if it seems as a trivial task, we would suggest you to think about these possible scenarios: objects mapping between your legacy CRM: GoldMine, ACT, Siebel, Lotus Notes ...
Jack the DVDRipper Comes Back to the 21st Century
By Ted Peterson - 04/01/2008
Don?t worry! It?s not about killing; it?s about converting ?
Still, if you want to be a ripper, do it for a good purpose! For you, for your friends, for your computer, for your free time and - who knows - even for me! As a matter of fact, I?m not talking about crime at all! That is, if you don?t h...
9 Year Cycle; El Nino and Super Computers
By Lance Winslow - 04/01/2008
Super computers, weather prediction, fuzzy logic, valuation of events and the reality of randomness; what does it all mean? How far have we really come? Well we are done with El Nino and ready for LA Nina right? Not so fast. After all this El Nino was not within the proper 9 year cycle right. Right,...
Automating MS Word Using Visual Studio Net
By Vahe Karamian - 04/01/2008
Introduction One day you may be asked to write a parser that will have to parse a bunch of documents and break them down into a structured model and store them in a relational-database. And those documents will most likely be written in MS Word. And the sad part would be that they would not have any...
Computer Equipment Rentals
By Eric Morris - 04/01/2008
There are many companies that provide computer equipment on rent for home, classroom or office use. Every part of the computer may be rented such as processors, desktop monitors, LCD display monitors, plasma monitors, computer projector screens, printers, scanners, etc. Rentals are usually taken by ...
Unsolicited Commercial Email, SPAM and the FTC
By Lance Winslow - 04/01/2008
Most recently the Federal Trade Commission has put forth their requests for further budget funding for fiscal year 2007 and in this report to Congress for more taxpayer?s monies the FTC cited their efforts to curb SPAM. Yet many critics of the agency who have called it everything from incompetent to...
Adware, Spyware and Monitoring Software-–What`s What?
By Alexandra Gamanenko - 04/01/2008
Everybody seems to have heard about spyware now. Media
publish loads of surveys, "how to"s, and horror stories
about the victims. Readers are supposed to know exactly what
terms like "spyware", "adware", "malware" mean. Alas, their
meanings may vary from article to article, from author to
autho...
Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise Upgrade ? Things to Consider and FAQ
By Andrew Karasev - 04/01/2008
If you have Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise (version 6.0 or earlier) and support it for your company then you need to know some technical details about Great Plains version upgrade and what is going on behind the scenes, which options do you have in case of Dexterity, VBA, SQL customization, addit...
Identity Theft ? Additional Protection for Soldiers on Active Duty
By Charles Essmeier - 04/01/2008
Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act several years ago in an attempt to smooth out some problems in the credit reporting industry. The best known provision of this Act is one that permits Americans to receive a free copy of their credit reports from each of the three main credit bureaus on...
Electronic Document Management - Why?
By Kevin Calhoun - 04/01/2008
Irrespective of a company`s size, most businesses have already adopted some sort of an electronic document management system, but they usually do not think of it in those terms. As a result, the system is often incomplete; it may include word processing, spreadsheets and a backup system for storage...
10 Steps To Secure And Manage Your Passwords
By Cavyl Stewart - 04/01/2008
Passwords protect your most sensitive personal, financial and business information. They are the key to accessing membership, financial, and other web sites that you are a member of. All sorts of havoc can occur in your life if some unauthorized person discovers your password. Here are some tips for...
Wireless VGA - Yes, It Is Possible
By Preston Wily - 04/01/2008
Nobody likes a cluttered desktop
OK, maybe somebody somewhere in the world likes a cluttered desktop, but it is the goal of most office workers to keep their work area clean and clutter-free. Many studies suggest that such an environment is conducive to creativity, brainstorming and productivit...
Virus and Adware - Fix them Both!
By Daniel Nethersole - 04/01/2008
We all get the odd virus now and then, but sometimes that one virus could cause so many problems. In this article I shall be going though just some of the problems that these virus software programs can do, and how to fix them. One of the worst type of virus is one that effects the Boot Config, if t...
Camera Cell Phone
By Rolf Rasmusson - 04/01/2008
Camera cell phone ? benefits. Camera cell phone is a great new development in the current market. It combines the benefits of a cellular phone and camera in one gadget. The convenience of a camera cell phone is obvious. You can take picture of something that you liked and save them for later. You ca...
Help to Keep Alligators Afraid of Humans!
By Stephen Bis - 04/01/2008
Alligators are amazing creatures and surviors. However they have built a certain reputation of being very deadly and dangerous creatures. The American alligator is normally a somewhat docile creature who has a natural fear of man. Yes there have been attacks and deaths caused by alligators on humans...
Microsoft Great Plains/Dynamics GP Support & Upgrade FAQ
By Andrew Karasev - 04/01/2008
As Microsoft Business Solutions partner, supporting clients and prospects (including so-called orphans), we would like to review (however it might seems to be too retrospective, when everybody around are talking about Microsoft Dynamics GP/NAV/AX/CRM/SL implementation, customization, integration & s...
Bar Security Cameras: The Bar is One of Businesses Most Vulnerable Areas of Theft
By John Beagle - 04/01/2008
Shrinkage, the average loss due to theft, spillage and waste, nationally is approximately 23 percent on liquor and draft beer, about 10 percent on wine and 2 percent on bottled beer*. That?s a lot of money. It could mean your profits for the year! Eliminating shrinkage can mean the difference betwee...
Microsoft Great Plains Accounting/ERP Implementation ? Finance Industry Customization Example
By Andrew Karasev - 04/01/2008
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is very generic accounting application out of the box and has multiple modules to address specific horizontal or vertical market requirements. At the same time Great Plains, now being moved on MS SQL Server platform allows you to deploy standard tools to cu...
XM vs. Sirius
By Bradley James - 04/01/2008
So you want to switch to satellite radio, but you aren`t sure with which service to go with? Two of the biggest names in satellite radio today, XM and Sirius, both offer a large variety of music stations that you would never hear on regular commercial radio. And most of the music channels, for both ...
An Easy Way to Avoid Fraud
By George W. Cannata - 04/01/2008
An Easy Way to Avoid Fraud I publish a web site on the subject of fraud.
I personally have been scammed on eBay, have been a victim
Of Identity Theft, commonly known " Phishing "and a Telemarketing scam. Fraud is on the increase particularly on the Internet and most especially on online au...
The Potential Conundrum of Regulating Pay-TV
By Terry Mitchell - 04/01/2008
In last week`s column, I argued the merits (or rather the lack thereof) of extending decency regulations to cable and satellite TV. This week, I`ll point out just how much of a quagmire this would actually be and how difficult it would be to implement, regardless of the merits. Regulating cable and ...
How Did DNA Testing Children Begin?
By Avi Lasarow - 04/01/2008
The landmark immigration case Sarbah vs. Home Office (1985) was the first to use DNA testing to prove a mother-son relationship between Christiana Sarbah and her son Andrew. The case started in 1983 when Andrew, then 13, arrived in England after a long stay in Ghana with Christiana`s estranged husba...
The Newest Thing in Lighting - LED Lighting and What It Can Do
By Paul Forte - 04/01/2008
The other day my son said to me, what else could anyone possibly invent? Sometimes it would seem that way, but I think that couldn?t be further from the truth. Back in the late sixties and early seventies someone realized that light emitting diodes could be used for indicator lights. They only were ...
Why Stick With Email Clients Like Outlook?
By Iulia Pascanu - 04/01/2008
Trying to figure out a stream in banning one email client or another is no easy job. As soon as somebody rises up saying Outlook is bad, somebody else comes saying it`s good and the other one is bad. And the story goes on and on. On one hand, email clients like Outlook Express and (even more) MS Out...
Discount Laptop Cases
By Jimmy Sturo - 04/01/2008
Laptops and notebook computers are made of tough material but are prone to scratches and other problems if handled in a rough manner. It is suggested to protect the laptop or the notebook with a durable portable laptop case, a backpack or a bag. Portable laptop cases can facilitate to easily carry ...
Spyware Definitions List
By Gary Gresham - 04/01/2008
The adware and spyware definitions list is very long. But the definitions listed below are the most common ones. This is a glossary of spyware facts and terms so you`ll know what these malicious programs are and what they can do to your computer. Adware Adware components are generally installed al...
Blackhole or Fail - Which One Is Better For Your Mail Server?
By Christoph Puetz - 04/01/2008
Very often SPAMMERS take advantage of catch-all email setup on webservers. Every email no matter what the recipients email address is will be caught by the default email account. It is highly recommended not to use catch-all email accounts and to discard SPAM send to non-existing email addresses. SP...
How Spammers Fool Rule-based and Signature-Based Spam Filters
By Paul Judge - 04/01/2008
Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than blocking individual IP addresses and creating rules based on keywords that spammers typically use. The increasing sophistication of spam tools coupled with the increasing number of spammers in the wild has created a hyper-evolution...
Getting A New Laptop At A Great Price
By Cody Kahl - 04/01/2008
With all the wheeling and dealing that seems to take place on the internet at all times of the day, it can sometimes get confusing just trying to find your own deal. Finding the best price on your new laptop is most likely your highest priority at this point, but there are other important factors as...
Small Computers
By David Ovienmhada - 04/01/2008
Today, small form factor computers demolish the myth that bigger PCs are faster. Specially designed SFF computers from Ovi PC, like the Prometheus, deliver tower-crushing performance in one-third the space, and at the fraction of the price. In today?s world, the core of technological advancement lie...
Aviation Headsets
By Josh Riverside - 04/01/2008
Pilots use aviation headsets. Longer flights are very uncomfortable, especially with an ill-fitting headset. The wrong headset can cause head clamps, hotspots and pinching, which is why most manufacturers are designing aviation headsets with adjustable options. Ergonomics is very important. The main...
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
By Paul Van Zyl - 04/01/2008
When I observe most colleagues and friends working on their PC`s they mostly use the mouse as they are unaware of the powerful Windows keyboard shortcuts that will make their lives so much easier. Some people might be aware of the keyboard shortcuts, but they are used to be working mostly with the m...
Screenshots Vista Windows
By Adam Fletcher - 04/01/2008
Features
Additionally, Vista will include many other new features. Aero
Vista will include a completely re-designed user interface, code-named Aero. The new interface is intended to be cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing than previous Windows interfaces. The most visible addition to the ...
All About Computer Viruses
By Kara Glover - 04/01/2008
Your computer is as slow as molasses. Your mouse freezes every 15 minutes, and that Microsoft Word program just won?t seem to open. You might have a virus. Just what exactly is a virus? What kind is in your computer? How did it get there? How is it spreading and wreaking such havoc? And why is it bo...
Delta Devastated and Delisted in Debt
By Lance Winslow - 04/01/2008
Delta Airlines announces that it will have huge lay offs and that they ?will not be small.? Before they had filed bankruptcy the stock went under $1.00 per share. The latest hike in fuel costs are problematic and costing over $3.1 Million Dollars per day more and jet fuel is not coming down. Delta h...
Constructionalist Parsing - Deciphering Natural Language
By Sasson Margaliot - 04/01/2008
The research in the field of Natural Language Processing usually assumes the existence of a syntactic "Generative Engine" that combines words and word-like elements into syntactic structures, and then sometimes displaces them by "syntactic movement". A Linguistic Parser must "undo" all the effects o...
Explanation of EMF Protection Devices
By Juliette Pickup - 28/01/2007
The two small words electromagnetic fields or EMF (or one small acronym depending on your direction of thought) describe something that is part of the root cause of many terrible things that are currently plaguing man at this point in time. The new and improved methods of protection from this terrib...
You Can Have Night Vision Too
By Joe Andrea Gooden - 20/01/2007
When you think of night vision the first thing that comes to mind is most likely a cool thing that you see in spy movies or something that the army uses on their top secret missions. The catch is that night vision technology is not all that high tech or just available to the operations of the govern...
A Primer on Digital Cameras... Everything you need to know
By Joe Leech - 20/01/2007
It wasn?t long ago that digital cameras were essentially for
the rich and the geeks; if you spent just a few bucks you
didn?t get anything worth having, and if you really wanted
something good.. well, you?d better be in the book about the
Rich and Famous.
Technology and costs have changed dr...
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