Wednesday 27 February 2013

Acer Iconia B1 7inch tablet: inexpensive gadget with great utility

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Introduction:

Tablet is much more advanced device than a laptop. Even Laptop has become inconvenient for us as it its quite large to carry. Even the weight matters when an individual carries laptop from one place to another. But, if you can avail a tablet computer from the market, you can easily navigate from commercial use to entertainment purpose. It is having very light weight and can be carried any place you travel. You can get the facility of touch screen with the leading brands of tablet computers in the market.
Popularity:

Today tablet computers have become really popular in the market as it does not occupy large space in your bag. It is really convenient to carry from one place to another. Market can provide you with variety of tablet computers that is available in a cheap rate. This is done to appreciate more sales in the market. Acer is the brand name on which people trust. This is the leading company to manufacture variety of computer, laptop and other necessary items in the market. Acer Iconia B1 7 inch tablet is one among the variation which has become really popular in the market.

Features:

You must go through the technical specialties of the tablet before making a decision about its purchase. Acer Iconia B1 7 inch tablet has promising technical specifications. It is powered by dual core CPU with 1.2 GHz. Individuals can also carry on with graphics and video calling as it is supported by power VR SX531 graphics chips. Even the memory of the tablet computer is equipped with 512 MB RAM. The internal memory of the device is 8GB. You can also make an expansion of the internal memory of the device with the help of micro SD card.

Resolution:

Today, camera has become an important tool which needs to be attached with each and every electronic device. So, long camera was known as an integral part of mobile phones. But since tablet computer is a combination of mobile as well as laptop, camera resolution actually matters. Acer Iconia B1 7 inch tablet is equipped with a wonderful resolution as compared to other variety of tablet computers in the market. Acer Iconia B1 7 inch tablet price can be easily found out with the help of online shopping sites.

Conclusion:

Today Acer tablet pc is having a great popularity among the consumers. You can get a small sized pc with extra ordinary facility in very cheap rate. The quality product comes with brand name and Acer is a brand that holds the market for long period of time.

Author Bio: Piya Gogia is a well known author and has written articles on Acer Iconia B1 7 inch tablet, Apple iPad 32GB WI-FI, Google nexus 7 tablet and many other subjects.
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How to Drastically Speed Up Microsoft Excel

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Excel is the office worker’s best friend for life, and arch nemesis at the same time. You just can’t imagine yourself doing all those accounts, auditing, financials, without the use of this heaven-sent software. The major problem of Excel is its way too robust feature sets and buried functions, and you have to keep on digging in search for the function that you would like to use for your workbook.
The other problem is keeping Excel running, as your sheets or workbooks expands, Excel crawls to a pace that you can’t even imagine. It is not the problem of your machine; certainly you don’t need 16GB worth of RAM with Quad Processor as CPU not unless you are auditing the world’s daily expenses. It is in the set-up of your Excel. For starters, here are some few tips.

• Automatic calculations— If the crawl is intolerable, turn off the automatic calculations. This will ease up your workbook that has complex calculations, with huge databases that requires excel to keep on refreshing performing all the calculations live. You can change the setting into manual through the Options dialog. If you want to update the sheets, and perform the calculations, you can always press F9 like what you do in refreshing web pages in browsers.

• Formats— Formatting is, more often than not, the reason your workbooks in snail pace. Save the workbook as new file so that it will purge the formats and it won’t bloat. Like how it used to be with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, if you played it back in 2006. Aside from that, you can always clear formats on selected cells. Make use of that ribbon interface, it was put up there for a reason.

• Use Search Commands— Yes, the ribbon interface promised to put functions of every MS Office suit at the face of the users for easier, for the lack of a better word, use of the functions. However, some of the vital functions are buried inside the menu. You can always install the add-on, Search Commands, so ribbon won’t be a problem since you just have to search commands and functions at will.

• Delete Name Ranges, Excess Formatting, Unnecessary Areas— Simply put, just follow the instructions carefully. That is basically, it.

• Array Formulas— It is pretty tempting to use the Array formulas to automate everything, but sometimes, this is the problem: automation for the reason that it keeps Excel from performing calculations synchronically. Use Array formulas if it is really needed. 

Rule of thumb: if the array formulas are IF statements, get rid of it.

• Paste Values— If the data you are going to include in invoices, audits, sheets, etc. etc. are no longer going to be updated, just paste the values. Get rid of the formulas so that it won’t slow down things.

• =if(iserror) <iferror: Change =if(iserror) <iferror to speed up that processing.

• Images— Yes, sometimes, the images we put on the rows and columns are actually the ones slowing down everything because of its huge unnecessary footprint.

Last, but not least – utilize a course in Excel to become a more avid user of the program. A faster program and a faster user will create results in no time!

Author Bio: Sarah Del Rosario is a Professional writer. She currently partners with officekonsulenterne. To find out more about course in Excel, visit their website.
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Saturday 23 February 2013

Progressing Web Development with ASP.NET

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Asp.Net is Microsoft web application and development technology made specifically for programmers to build dynamic websites, web services and web applications. ASP.NET is far better than other script-based technologies, including Classic ASP. Its superiority reflects in its ability to compile the server-side code to DLL files to one or any number of files on the web server.
Even if JavaScript provides a better and faster web experience, the restrictions on the net and the various types of browsers pave the way for HTML or Hypertext Markup Language to be the number one choice. Using DotNet development asp.net web developers can process the website code and return it to the server in a flexible way which is suitable for both HTML and JavaScript. If the browser provides support to HTML then HTML can be used.

However, if JavaScript is present then it will be used to get richer browsing experience. A website which has been built using ASP.NET apps development, even if confined to HTML, may offer enhanced performance. With the use of asp.net website development technology, asp.net web developers gain the capability to offer more comprehensive and well integrated set of features with more than just mediocre business solutions. Asp.net web developers can develop web apps solutions formulated for businesses to enhances its cost efficiency, communicate in improved ways with customers, suppliers and workers and to enhance sales opportunities.

A perfect ecommerce solution that has been framed with the help of ASP development technology is not just an integration of technology parts but instead is a perfect mix of effective business analysis with best industry practices and client input. ASP.NET development is perfect for large enterprises, web enabled businesses and institutions that require large apps to manage remarkable volumes of everyday business transactional activities.

Author Bio: Eliz Barrymore iPhone App developer and copywriter at Fusion Informatics Ltd.
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Friday 22 February 2013

Tips For Effective Ecommerce Website Development

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Ecommerce website development has helped many businesses emerge successful on the online arena. It has helped them increase the sales and efficiency of the business. Running an ecommerce website is not an easy task.
Here are some tips that can make things easier for ecommerce website developers.
  • The features of the system should be flexible so that changes can be made at any time. You will face no problems if you link the chosen software to the existing hardware and the operating system.
  • You should be able to import the existing data within the range of ecommerce solution. This is especially helpful if you have a long list of products and do not want to download them one after the other.
  • The ecommerce website design should also include a secure and stable virtual shopping cart.
  • Every ecommerce website should have the facility to calculate shipping costs and taxes. These options are important for all types of clients, domestic or foreign. It is always important to educate the customers regarding taxes on expensive goods.
Payment options on the site: Ecommerce website development should keep into consideration that different clients prefer different payment methods. If you have various payment methods you will not lose customers just because of lack of a payment method.
  • Ecommerce developers should perform the legacy application and APIs.
  • To make the ecommerce website more attractive, developers should use various tools. Presentation matters a lot and leaves an impact on the prospective buyer.
  • Special promotions boost sales. An ideal ecommerce website should have the capability to provide ease in sale of old products and attract more clients to the web store using promotional offers.
Thus, it can be concluded that ecommerce website development is a continuous process.

Author Bio: Eliz Barrymore is an App developer and copywriter at Fusion Informatics Ltd.
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Wednesday 20 February 2013

Top 3 Mono Bluetooth Headsets

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Bluetooth headsets are all around us, making our life easier. With them you can talk on the phone with your hands full or when driving to work. It is completely normal to see people with this devices on their ears on the street. Mono headset are headsets for one ear only, it has one earpiece and one microphone attached to this earpiece. It can go in your ear and on your ear. Besides earpiece and microphone, there is sometimes an ear hook for better fit. They are great because it goes on one ear, so you can hear what is going on around you with other.

JAWBONE ERA
Jawbone ERA is great headset with perfect performance. It is one of those headsets that can pair up to 8 different devices and have 2 connections at the same time. It is compatible to almost every phone and smart phone, all you need to do is power it and activate Bluetooth on your device. Noise filtering on this headset is great, you'll hear your caller with no problem, no matter where you are.
MOTOROLA COMMANDONE
Motorola CommandOne is mono with developed voice command system. You can say your commands and it will do what you ask. You can even download one application and this headset will read your incoming message and you can answer by dictating text in the microphone. Pretty neat, right? But, this application depends on your phone, it doesn't work with every phone.
PLANTRONIC VOYAGER LEGEND
Plantronic Voyager Legend has in total three microphones for the best audio quality. It also supports wide band audio for smoother clarity. For sound quality, there is noise filtering. It doesn't matter where you are or what you are doing, sound on this headset will always be great. Its design is great because it won't interfere with your glasses, if you have one.
Author Bio: Edin Crnolić is expert in WordPress, SEO and all about technology. He is developing web sites about technology and entertainment. You can see his work at Best Bluetooth Headset. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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Saturday 16 February 2013

Sony Xperia Z vs HTC Butterfly

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The HTC Butterfly will be landing on the Indian shores sometime this month while the Sony Xperia Z will follow close behind at an undisclosed date. Both are touted to be high end phones to be looked out with excellent features and a fab design. We’ll let our compare declare the winner between the two phones.


















Design

The Xperia Z has the same old brick design that has been carried forward from the previous Xperia phones with dimensions 5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches and weighing 146 gms. The HTC Butterfly has a sleek rounded off back, a very modern feel with dimensions of 5.63 x 2.78 x 0.36 inches weighing 140 gms. Both phones have similar dimension though HTC appears to be slightly broader and thicker. The Xperia Z is a waterproof phone, giving it a major design advantage over most phones in the market including the HTC Butterfly.

Display

The HTC Butterfly has a 5 inches Super LCD 3 capacitive touch screen and Xperia Z offers a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen. Both phones have the same display size at 1080 x 1920 pixels, and 441 ppi pixel density. With TFT power consumption is lesser than LCD and image can be seen on the screen from a 180 degrees angle as well giving Xperia Z and advantage.

Operating System

Both phones come with Android OS, 4.1 (Jelly Bean) that can be upgrade to 4.2Jelly Bean putting them on an even footing in this department.

Processor & RAM

Both phones are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad core CPU with 2GB of RAM making them equal heavyweights.

Camera

Sony smartphones have always had the best camera on board. The Xperia Z has a 13.1 MP rear camera offering 4128 x 3096 pixels, with features like autofocus and LED flash, video recording at 1080p@30fps with continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer and HDR. The Butterfly, on the other hand, has 8 MP rear camera offering 3264x2448 pixels, with features like autofocus and LED flash, video recording at 1080p@30fps with stereo sound recording and video stabilization. The front camera for both phones offers 2.2 MP with 1080p@30fps. Both the phones offer Geo tagging, Face detection, image stabilization.

Memory & Battery

Both phones have internal memory of 16GB that is expandable via SD card up to 32GB. Both the phones have non removable batteries. While the Butterfly houses a Li-Po 2020 mAh battery, the Xperia Z has a Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery which gives longer talk time and stand by.

Verdict

Both the phones have more or less similar features in every aspect. However, Xperia Z’s waterproof feature makes it a very viable product. At a heavy duty price of Rs. 44,000, HTC Butterfly is the most expensive phone in the Indian markets just now. Users will have to wait till March to really make their choice.

Author Bio: The article is written by Sanjay Kumar Negi, working with 91Mobiles.
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Turn a Blog into a Business

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If you already have a blog and already have regular followers and readers, why not use your prominence to make some money? After all, you have done the hard part: Writing the content and getting an audience. Many bloggers never make it that far. Once you have devoted readers, it is relatively easy to turn them into paying customers. So if you have a blog that you are happy with, but aren’t making any money off of it, consider these ideas for turning it into a money tree.
 Add a Store

 Blogs are popular marketing tools for online retailers. Once they have an online store set up, they will start writing a blog that relates somehow to their merchandise, in hopes that the blog will attract readers and then feed those readers into the store. This is a workable approach, but it is hard to draw readers into a blog. On the other hand, it is really easy to set up online stores and add them to Premium WordPress themes. So if you have readers, ask yourself what kind of products those readers might like to buy, and then start selling away. Be careful, though: The blog should remain your focus, at least for the time being. Grow the store slowly, so readers don’t think you are giving up writing and turning commercial.

 Write for Others

 If you have a personal brand, you are in a very fortunate position. Whereas most small bloggers will pay to have their work included on larger blogs, many big bloggers can command writing fees to contribute their work to small blog, magazines, and newspapers. If you have contacts at other blogs, or in the journalism community, let it be known that you are willing to write on your chosen topic on a freelance basis. To grow your reputation as a freelancer, do an article or two for free, or for small outlets. Soon, the bigger outlets (that cut bigger checks) will come calling.

 Add Affiliate Links

 So maybe building a store or writing additional articles for other blogs and publications is more work than you care to do. If you don’t want to add to your work load, consider putting some affiliate links on your blog. This takes almost no time, and when your readers click on them and then buy from whichever store they link to, you will get a percentage of their purchase price.

 About author: Anny Solway is a creative writer at ThemeFuse.com. She is passionate by WordPress, SEO and Blogging. Don’t forget to check out stunning Premium WordPress Themes
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Wednesday 13 February 2013

Things to Consider Before Engaging with Cloud Computing

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Ever since the Cloud came in to our lives, we have been experiencing a lot of benefits from it. So, using the Cloud for a business edge seems very logical, right? But then again, you really have to consider some factors that Cloud Computing may not be for your business. You may experience a lot of advantages, due to the Cloud, but then again, there are certain drawbacks to look out for.
There are a bunch of factors that can be seen as a major role in the utilization of cloud computing. But then again, and believe it or not, but there are a lot of businesses that move their local services to the cloud and have neglected to consider all the factors that are involved with utilizing the cloud. And by not doing so, you leave your business open to every pitfall possible, because you just jumped into the cloud bandwagon.

Now, moving your business over to the cloud is a great step to increase the flexibility, reliability and accessibilty of your business, and a clear win if done right. So, here are some points to consider before moving your business to the cloud. Remember, careful planning is the way to go.

First of all, you have to consider if all of your programs, or let's just say the key programs can run in the cloud? You have to think about compatibility. The cloud works for you in terms of productivity, and your programs and apps also do the same. So, when you take one over the other, you are just back where you started, and before counter-productive. Remember, that you may be using third-party programs that may not be compatible with the cloud.

And with that, you have to also consider the speed of your Internet Service Provider. There is no use in taking your business to the cloud, if you can't even access it with ease.

You will also have to check if your updated to the latest compatible operating systems and programs for your cloud. Synchronization is the keyword here. Outdated programs will not probably meld well with the cloud.

The main purpose of cloud computing is efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. And if your cloud does not satisfy this, then it defeats the purpose. The factor of balancing your cost during your transition should be greatly looked into.

And lastly, all great ideas should always have a contingency plan. Because let's face it, in business, nothing is sure. In every methodology, there will always be a problem, and you should be prepared for it. Back up, back up back up. A data back up away from the cloud is always a good rule of thumb.

Now, after satisfying these considerations, you can make a vivid ruling on whether your business is feasible to be moved to the cloud, or not. Remember, a business method that should work in giving you efficiency and productivity, should do so. Otherwise, carefully review again these considerations on where the deficiency started, assess it, and fix it.

In conclusion, moving your business to the cloud can be both convenient and profitable, but you do have to be certain of what you have, and what you want to get out of the transition. Business is always about factoring in every scenario, and by doing that, a return on investment is well on its way.

Author bio: Vanessa Parks is a Freelance Systems Analyst with 5 Years of solid experience. She has been an advocate of cloud computing and collaboration for improved work efficiency and performance. She also has a passion in dancing, cooking and playing golf.
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Thursday 7 February 2013

5 tips for working with Alfred on Mac

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Alfred is a wonderful addition to a standard Spotlight search which makes your work on Mac simpler and more effective. Whether you’re an experienced Alfred user or just get acquainted with this application, here’re 5 tips for working with it.

1. Start using open and find commands

By default Alfred decides independently what to do with the founded file or application when you click on it. But if you type the open or find command before your request, then Alfred, correspondingly, will launch or will show you the file in Finder.

By the way, you may not even type open command. Instead of it, just put a space or ‘ sign before your request.
2. In command searches for information in files

If you don’t remember in which document you have written down the recipe of a new dish, then the command In is something that will surely help you.

3. Learn the commands that help you manage your Mac

At your disposal there’s a whole list of standard functions: Lock, logout, sleep, screensaver, restart, shutdown, trash, emptytrash, etc. You may find other commands by the path Alfred → Features → System Commands. Also there you may change the shortcuts for the commands.

Don’t forget that on typing them autofill is running, so you don’t have to type full commands.
4. Type in only key letters from the names of the apps

If you have a lot of programs with similar names installed on your Mac, then you only need to type in the key letters. For example, if you want to find Photo Booth app, you may type photo b, but also you may simply type pb.
5. Hide Alfred from the upper menu

As you can launch Alfred any time by a shortcut Option+Space, it’s not necessary to keep it in the upper menu. You can hide it via the settings. Also in the settings you may hide the Hat icon from the search window.
P.S. If you work with Alfred, then you may hide the Spotlight icon from the upper menu. In order to do that, launch terminal and insert the following command:

$ sudo chmod 600 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search

To bring the icon back insert the following:

$ sudo chmod 755 /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search]

And don’t forget to reload menu each time with this command:

$ killall SystemUIServer

Author’s bio: Eugene Rudenko is a copywriter for IT company Intellectsoft.The company specializes in Android, iOS, Blackberry and WP development.
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Wednesday 6 February 2013

Nokia Lumia 920 Review: Advantages and Disadvantages

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Nokia Lumia 920 is the companies new windows smartphone which runs on 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and it got a new interesting feature called PureView Camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Optical image stabilization.
Nokia Lumia 920 got an Awesome screen which is 4.5-inch (1280 x768 pixels), it also includes Pure Motion HD+ IPS display with 332 PPI pixel density and 600 NITS brightness is really mind blowing feature.The screen is protected by gorilla glass which is one of the famous touch screens today. Lumia 920 really got an excellent touch screen than any other smartphones in the market today, we can even touch the screen by wearing gloves and touch reaction is just cool.The mobile is coated with oleophobic to prevent the screen from smudges due to fingerprints.

The phone has a 1.2 MP front facing camera on the top and 8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash at the back is stunning.
 
On the front it got three touch buttons to navigate to home screen, back and search and on the right side it got another three buttons volume, Power/lock button and dedicated camera button. The thickness of the phone is just 10.7mm.

The buttom of the phone has loudspeakers and a micro USB and on the top it has a sim tray which is just like iPhone sim tray model which has a sim ejector to eject the sim.
 
The phone includes all other technologies like wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, Voice-guided navigation, Xbox Live integration and Xbox management.

Disadvantages of Noika Lumia 920:
  • The main disadvantage in Nokia Lumia 920 is the windows App Store that which has less Apps when compared  to Android and iOS.
  • There is no microSD card, FM Radio, system-wide file manager, lockscreen shortcuts.
  • The size and weight of the phone is to be considered before you buy because it is bit uncomfortable to handle the device.
  • The Audio output is not so cool.
  • The battery is not replaceable, if there is any problem with the battery than it is not so simple to replace it with the new battery.
Conclusion:

The Nokia Lumia 920 has got 8.5 / 10 rating by the users.We can say the mobile is in the leading position in today's market, Nokia has got excellent sales of this mobile just because of the Awesome features, Touch screen, Camera, Battery life and Performance.
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