Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft® Office 2010 gives you rich and powerful new ways to deliver your best work - whether you’re at work, home, or school - on a computer, Web browser, or Smartphone. Grab your audience’s attention and inspire them with your ideas using enhanced tools, customizable templates, and photo editing capabilities. Work with multiple people from different locations at the exact same time using new co-authoring capabilities. By offering more ways to access your files from virtually anywhere, Office 2010 puts you in control.
Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft® Word 2010 gives you the best of all worlds: enhanced features to create professional-quality documents, more ways to work together with multiple people, and almost anywhere access to your files. Create and organize documents in less time, with less effort. Store your documents online, then access and edit Word 2010 from practically any Web browser. Word 2010 gives you tools that let you capture your best ideas whenever and wherever they occur.
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft®Excel ® 2010 makes it possible to analyze, manage, and share information in more ways than ever before. Track and highlight important data trends with new data analysis and visualization tools. Work more effectively with multiple people by simultaneously editing Excel files over the Web. Access important data on the go using Office Excel Mobile or the Office Excel Web Application. Whether you’re producing financial reports or managing personal expenses, Excel 2010 gives you the proficiency and flexibility to accomplish your goals.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010 delivers more new and exciting ways to create and share dynamic presentations with any audience. Improved audio and visual capabilities help you tell a crisp, cinematic story that’s as easy to create as it is powerful to watch. New, easy-to-use tools help you polish your presentations to help you keep your audience’s attention even longer. Almost-anywhere access to PowerPoint 2010 from your smartphone or the Web allows you to simultaneously work on presentations with other people. Simply put, it’s never been easier to express your ideas with PowerPoint 2010.
Microsoft Outlook 2010
It’s all too common to drown in e-mail every day. Luckily, Microsoft® Outlook® 2010 gives you tools you need to stay on top of practically everything. Save valuable inbox space with improved e-mail conversation tracking and management. Compress long e-mail threads into a few conversations that can be categorized, filed, ignored, or cleaned up with a few clicks. From advanced e-mail organization and search to a completely redesigned look, Outlook 2010 provides you with a world-class experience to stay productive and stay in touch with all of your networks.
Microsoft OneNote 2010
Microsoft® OneNote® 2010 gives you the ultimate digital notebook experience. Store and share notes in one single, easy-to-access location. Capture text, photos, video and audio files so your thoughts and ideas – as well as any other important information – are available when you need them. You can even take OneNote 2010 on the road with you by accessing Notebooks from the Web or smartphone, making everything you need available from virtually anywhere.
Microsoft Publisher 2010
Microsoft® Publisher 2010 helps you create, personalize, and share a wide range of great-looking publications and marketing materials with the world. Save time and money while communicating your brand’s message loud and clear. Deliver professional-quality results without having a background in graphic design, whether you’re creating brochures, newsletters, e-mails, postcards, or greeting cards. Using Publisher 2010, you’ll get the job done right the first time around.
Microsoft Access 2010
Microsoft® Access® 2010 is all about simplicity, with ready-to-go templates and powerful tools that stay relevant as your data changes and grows. Amplify the power of your data by making it easier to track, report, and share with others – either through your computer or on the Web. Access 2010 empowers you to make the most of your information, with fewer barriers and at a lower cost.
Microsoft InfoPath 2010
Microsoft® InfoPath® 2010 is a forms-creation and data-gathering tool that helps you and your organization streamline business processes. Without writing any code, advanced business users can use InfoPath 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 to design sophisticated and elegant electronic forms. Developers can create advanced forms for departmental and enterprise business processes, including composite SharePoint applications and document workflows, with InfoPath 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 – all using little or no code.Office Communicator 2007 R2
Office Communicator 2007 R2 is tightly integrated into Office 2010, working seamlessly with the familiar Office applications you use every day. Business users can rely on the presence icon in Office Communicator when communicating using Outlook® 2010 or co-authoring in Word 2010 or PowerPoint® 2010 to see who’s working on a file at the same time. If the person shows an available status, you can easily initiate a conversation directly through instant messaging, a voice call, or video without leaving the Office application you’re using.
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010
Groove 2007 has a new name: Microsoft® SharePoint Workspace 2010. More than a new name, SharePoint Workspace 2010 expands the boundaries of collaboration by offering fast access, online and off, to all SharePoint content. Synchronize SharePoint libraries and lists to your computer with just a few clicks, and then easily update documents and forms offline. When you’re done, you can be confident that everything will automatically synchronize to the server when you’re back online. Usher in an entirely new way of working with SharePoint Workspace 2010.
Microsoft Visio 2010
Office Web Apps
Office Web Apps, the online companion to Word, Excel®, PowerPoint® and OneNote® applications, allow you to access documents from anywhere. You can even simultaneously share and work on documents with others online. View documents across PCs, mobile phones, and the Web without compromising document fidelity. Create new documents and do basic editing using the familiar Office interface. By offering more ways to access files from almost anywhere, Office Web Apps enable you to get things done according to your schedule.
Office Mobile
Sometimes you’ve got to work, even when you’re moving between point A and point B. That’s why Office Mobile brings the powerful Office 2010 tools you use every day right to your mobile device. View documents, charts, and presentations in a rich interface designed for small screens with Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint® Mobile. Enjoy a familiar e-mail experience Outlook® Mobile. Connect with colleagues on the go using Office Communicator. Don’t waste any more time – take action wherever you go.
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/Why ponder the elusive Tablet when there is a giant hole in Apple’s lineup staring us right in the face – the MacBook.
MacBook is important to Apple and it has languished since the unibody (later to be called Pro) 13″ version. There is a clearer distinction now between the Pro/non-Pro Macbooks but current plastic model seems like an afterthought. There is no good, better, best option.
Unless they plan to kill the MacBook, it seems likely to me that Apple has some plans for that segment. Could it be a tablet?
No, I think the Tablet fits into the iPod range. If it exists, it will be a very specialized product.
MacBook is Apple’s general purpose entry level PC – it’s hard to imagine that going away. Right now the platform Apple uses is very good – Nvidia’s 9400m IGP chipset. Apple will not ruin it by installing useless Atom or only slightly less useless CULV CPU in it.
Apple’s minimum standard for a computer that will run iLife is Intel Dual Core. Therefore, the only way to differentiate MacBooks from Pros is by using Intel value CPUs with less cache, slower RAM and a plastic case.
Despite these penalties the plastic MacBook delivers about 90% the performance of the 13″ Pro. Lucky for Apple they managed to make the 13″ MacBook Pro extremely appealing with its hard core battery stamina and gorgeous screen (not to mention its hot body).
I think that when Apple moves MacBook Pros to the next Intel notebook Core 2 Duo refresh – alleged to use a faster 1333 MHz bus and matching DDR3 plus Nvidia’s new and improved IGP (lets call 205m) - that we will see a 9400m based value MacBook at the $799 price point. It will essentially stand pat in terms of performance (but at a lower price) as the Pros get much faster.
The new Intel CPU and Nvidia chipset will feature a GPU that is 30-40% faster than the 9400m and memory that is 30% faster. That will open up a reasonably big gap in performance between the base MacBook Pro 13″ and the regular MacBook. That discrepancy in performance will allow Apple to position everyone’s favorite polycarbonate volksputer in the value segment at the low low price of $799 or even $699 if they are feeling generous. I imagine an integrated battery will be employed allowing for a thinner and sturdier chassis and posibly some other design tweaks – but you will still know exactly what it is when someone walks by with one.
With decent hardware like a 9400m GPU, Apple’s unmatched software (Snow Leopard and iLifeX) and a very competive price I can see 15% marketshare becoming a real possibility. Look for these changes to happen in the next six to nine months
Source: http://notebookcritic.com/2009/08/23/my-take-on-the-tablet-again-if-anyone-cares/
2010 Smart Phones
Source: http://ajgalvez.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/5-hot-smartphones-to-be-released-this-october/Samsung Omnia Pro
One of Samsung’s high-end, touch screen phone but with a QWERTY keyboard to it. Yes that’s right! touch screen and QWERTY keyboard in one phone.
The Pro’s interface is all business. Underneath running is Windows Mobile 6.1 and is upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5. The phone uses an ample 3.5-inch, AMOLED screen, at a WVGA resolution of 800 by 480 pixels, that gives a large keyboard plenty of room to hide when it’s not needed. It comes with a 5-megapixel camera with auto focus and a LED flash, 1GB of internal memory, can handle microSD cards up to 32GB, able to integrate with a DLNA living room, and will have TV output capabilities for showing movies and pictures on a larger screen.
Smartphones are the phones of the future and these are just a few of what’s to come but as for their prices, it ranges from $200 to $700 and even higher. And as these cellular giants say… “Having all these features to make things easier for you is worth your money”… Technology does make life a lot easier especially when it comes to communication but we also have to be practical sometimes.
Samsung Omnia 2
The Samsung Omnia 2 will be a Windows Mobile phone running Samsung’s own TouchWIZ interface version 2.0. Its 3.7-inch active matrix OLED (AMOLED) display will be the largest OLED screen available on a mobile device.
It has a high-resolution of 800 by 480 pixel display whose colors are bright, sharp and crisp. It can handle multiple home screens where you can place widgets. The camera boost to an 8-megapixel sensor, and the phone is able to record video up to WVGA resolution with 8GB of internal storage. Samsung is really on the go for the smartphone trend.
Nokia N900
N900 is equipped with a slide-out QWERTY thumbboard, Quad-band GSM network support, 10/2 Mbps HSPA connectivity (with T-Mobile USA support), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 support. In terms of RAM, it offers 256 MB RAM plus 768 MB virtual memory.
The Nokia N900 is powered by an ARM Cortex-A8 processor and 3D graphics acceleration with support for OpenGL ES 2.0. Its 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen display responds both to finger and stylus navigation.
It has a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. The camera is capable of recording WVGA video. The front-faced camera will act as a VGA web camera. It’s also capable of video and audio playback, and offers up to 32GB of internal storage as well as a microSD memory slot capable of holding 16GB cards.
HTC Imagio
This phone has the best features we’ve seen among HTC’s Windows Moblie line up plus Verizon Wireless’ best services including V Cast Mobile TV. It’s a big phone, but touchscreen fans will like the huge, 3.6-inch, hi-res display. It also comes loaded with Microsoft’s newest Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system.
The HTC Imagio has all the great calling and contacts features of the Touch Pro2, plus Web browsing with Flash video support, and even the Microsoft Windows Marketplace.
HTC Imagio has plenty of great and occasionally unique features, and if you’re a dedicated Verizon fan looking for an innovative, high-end smartphone, the HTC Imagio is for you.
Last but not least…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 will be running on the new Windows Mobile 6.5 and on Sony Ericsson’s enignmatic Panels interface. It has a slideview feature, which will offer users an overview of missed incoming activity and make it easy to jump to missed calls, messages and the like.
The Phone has an 800 by 480 pixel resolution, WVGA resolution still pegs the phone at the top of the mobile marketplace.The phone will use resistive touch technology, a mix of stylus and finger input. The camera boosts an 8.1-megapixel sensor that uses touch focus. To help with images, there will also be an image stabilizer on board, and users will be able to geo tag and upload photos from the device.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 will rely on the Panels interface on top of Windows Mobile with the help of an improved Panels SDK with a Panelizer function. You’ll be able to convert existing Flash, Java and Windows Mobile applications into a Panel using the Panelizer. It already has 14 panels on board, with another 16 panels available for download. First round panels will include Skype, Mytopia, Google, CNN and Windows Live, along with Sony Ericsson’s 3D signature panel. You can schedule panels so that your favorite panel will appear at certain times of day.
This is just a quick preview of what is to come. We can expect 4G smartphones by January where you can download movies in as fast as five minutes. And as for their price, it ranges from $200 to $700 and even higher but these phones will surely be the future in cellular and wireless technology.
Cellular giants wants to make sure that they’ve got everything you need in one phone and if I may suggest, I’d like a phone that is capable of detecting body temperature just like a thermometer. I hope that they’ll be able to invent a special type of earplug that is similar to a small earphone where you can connect it to your phone and the phone would show you your body temperature. With all these viruses and diseases around, a thermometer would always come in handy. How about you? What would you like to have in your phone?
Source: http://ajgalvez.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/5-hot-smartphones-to-be-released-this-october/
This USB Fridge is the only way to keep your drink cold while you're at your computer and it looks cool on any desktop.
You can keep your beverage chilled and stay at your computer longer.
Just minutes after plugging in the USB Fridge the cold plater chills to the perfect temperature for helping keep your beverage cool.
Takes 5 minutes to bring the fridge down to 8°C (47°F).
Blue LED lighting effects.
Color：Black
Easy installation, no driver required, plug & play.
Powered by USB with 4 feet of cable.
Compatible with all platforms.
Dimensions: 19.5 x 9 x 8cm
Weight: 365gm
Apple’s Plan to Enter the E-reader Market
There has been a rapid development in the e-reader world where many have just recognized the power of e-books, although rumors abound regarding Apple's plans for this field in which are as yet uninvolved. Apple are due a new product shortly and there has been a great deal of activity, both in development and verbally. All that remains to be seen is the form that the expected new product will take.
It is almost a given that e-reader capability will be incorporated but whether or not this will be the main focus of the product is unknown. It is highly unlikely, however, since Apple have not professed a great desire to enter the eBook reader market in recent months. Whether or not this is a subterfuge however, will be established only when the new product is unveiled. Will be it be a tablet with e-reader functionality, or an e-reader that can also do other things? The consensus is the former.
In a January 2008 media interview, founder Steve Jobs stated that the Amazon Kindle was not finding significant use by Americans and that Apple intended to enter the market with a new e-book reader that would serve their needs. He recently told the New York Times that Apple aren't interested in a single-purpose eBook reader, so there is a wealth of predictions of what Apples' new product will be.
While we are still waiting, it would make sense for Apple's planned new tablet to be released before Christmas, and even more likely that it will incorporate an eBook reader as part of a multi-purpose application platform. It has been heard that this will incorporate the iPhone operating system, either as currently or in a modified form. Some, however, are quoting the first quarter of 2010 for the main launch, with details of the hardware being released in advance of that to allow manufacturers to develop applications, as Apple did in 2007 with the iPhone.
The current buzz is that it will have a 9.6 inch color screen using OLED technology, although others have mentioned a 13 inch tablet. The rumors possibly arose from a leak earlier this year that LG were working on a 10 inch OLED touch-screen for a new Apple tablet. As it was described in article "How to Choose the Most Suitable e-Reader" (Digital Book Readers), the Kindle DX offers a 9.7 inch grayscale screen, and it has also been reported that 9.6 inch color touch-screens are being assembled in Taiwan for Apple.
This might or might not figure with the belief that Apple will focus on its e-reader capability with a $500 price tag, but others expect a launch at $800 with a more complex product offering e-book readability as only one of many of the capabilities that the reputed OLED product could also provide.
As discussed earlier, the Apple screen is said to be using OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology in the screen, similar to that used with TVs, and incorporating new touch software that allows the user to turn pages easily, and enlarge them with the use of two fingers, and also that it will be suitable for both books and newspapers. It is conceivable that the technology can enable press advertising to contain links that will enable the reader to directly access advertisers' websites. It has also been rumored that a low-cost subscription will be applied for access to newspapers and books, although the problems of price for downloaded products that has beset the music world might also intervene.
It is likely that the hardware prices being quoted are too high for a dedicated e-reader, and it is highly unlikely that Apple would fail to incorporate music and games technology into any new product. Whether this is fact or fancy remains to be seen, but what is fact is that the competition is not sitting around waiting. There will be a few new products in the stores this Christmas, and Apple's competition will be different to what it was when they began their development.
What is also true is that many people are awaiting the new product with a great deal of anticipation. Will it be a burst bubble, or will it blow the competition away? Naturally, Apple is saying little
, but the iTunes store has just introduced a comic book called "Mayhem" which is currently available with one song from the store.
Is this an indication of the future?
Smartphone - Phones With IQ
The history of smarphones takes us to the first smartphone called Simon, introduced by IBM in 1992. This device contained calculator, address book, email, games, notepad and fax. Later, the Black Berry smartphone gained astounding popularity by bringing various models varying in price ranges and features such as Bold, Pearl, Curve and Storm.Mobile phones are a craze today. Earlier, people only required phones for communication, but now the multimedia gizmo bestows multitudes of top notch features. The majority of the brands of mobile phones is renowned for their excellent features and is a craze among people. The craze is increasing day by day as the hand sets are coming with more features that cannot be ignored.
Smartphone allows the communication functionality and tons of other aspects including internet browsing, GPS, email, calendars, mp3 players, complete operating systems, full keyboards, organizers, video and camera and certainly the cell phone. It has a galore of features and today these devices come featured with touch screens.
Smartphones come with multiple advantages. The internet is a mandatory feature and this is available with hi-end models. These devices have services such as SMS and instant messaging, besides e-mail and MMS in the 3G device. Similarly, carrying cameras can be conveniently avoided as these devices are capable enough to capture quality images and also to make video footages. It also facilitates video calling.
The camera quality is excellent offering the best pixels resolution as well as LED flash. Entertainment aficionados can have a great time with 3G device that supports the music formats. Working professional`s efficacy that depends on instant and accurate action also finds the smartphones of today of immense use. There is no doubt that these gadgets are developing by leaps and bounds. The working professionals can find the top models with software features such as Excel, Word, PDF documents, PowerPoint and OneNote on the handset screen.
The connectivity features comprise EDGE, GPRS, WiFi, 3G HSDPA, USB connection and Bluetooth. The new smartphones come with options such as expandable memory card and good storage capacity. The GPS technology helps in identifying the locations and also in comprehending other vital information.
This new technology of smartphones helps even in commercial utility such as for property buyers. Tenants and potential buyers can acquire photos and property data such as lease rates, price and more on their phone. The profile of the shopper is matched and e-mail is also sent updating the interest expressed. Blackberry and iPhone facilitates in sorting through quotes, news, latest headlines, saving or sharing articles, images and photos through email or twitter.
The latest features are designed in the aim of being user friendly. The dimensional size is easy in carrying and the long touch screen is well integrated. The pixels resolution snaps clear pictures effortlessly and records the video clips conveniently. These devices are designed intelligently such that the auto turn off technology keeps you out of the power saving worries. Similarly, the phone book memory helps saving unlimited entries. Models such as Acer, Nokia
, Black Berry and iPhone are some of the hi-end smartphone models that are the favorites and are available to suit the needs of each person. Winds of Change in the Electronic Security Industry
Shrinking market share due to changing technologies and increasing competition threatens the survival of many businesses in the security industry - including those with a large subscriber base. Companies that intend to lead and stay true to their vision must change in order to remain relevant to their Customers.
Change improves organisational competitiveness and allows a company to respond to the ever evolving marketplace. However, change brings along uncertainty and leaders must be able to reassure their people that the business will benefit in the long run. Leaders must convince the whole company that IP will play a very important role within the security industry over the next decade and that it would be a grave mistake to think otherwise. Businesses must innovate
when faced with the uncertainty of new technology.
It should be noted that both Customers and employees are resistant to change. It requires a responsible leadership to collectively assemble and integrate the whole company's efforts toward facing the inevitable. Those who's job it is to lead the change must first map out a definitive plan for the transition from old analogue technology to the newer digital world of IP. Planning ahead helps everyone understand the direction of change and should be viewed as a chance to open up new opportunities instead of persisting existing insecurities.
Navigating the change to IP is not in itself a gaurantee of success, but more an opportunity to take advantage of new methods of regaining a competitive edge. People within the business must therefore learn how to be flexible, adopt new ideas, new processes and systems and learn to abandon old ways. Leaders and their people must identify what is needed for the journey into the world of IP and what hangups must be defeated as they move from the old land to the new land.
It is essential to work as a team and to ensure that a sufficient number of people with the right technical expertise are on board in order to increase the pace of the transition. If your company believes they do not have the technical expertise to introduce an IP based monitoring solution into your organisation, then think again. Some companies can offer you guidance and patience from start to finish, regardless of your technical ability in the area of IP.
Leaders in your company can focus more on learning to deal with both resistors and supporters. You should make sure that supporters are encouraged, while resistors are either made to accept the change process or are dropped along the way. Clearly state the company vision and mission once a sufficient number of people are on board so that the whole company works and moves in the same direction. Prepare the team mentally through education and simulations so that they are in a position to visualise the change process, as well as to envision the new land of growth and prosperity that the new technology will bring them.
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