What Tablet PCs Can Do for You by Nick Smith Tablet PCs are great. If you are a mobile person, and you have never considered getting a tablet PC in the past, now is as good a time as any to start checking them out - the technology is cutting-edge, the usability is superb, and prices are starting to drop. There are two main types of tablet PCs: convertible and slate. Convertible tablets look a lot like normal laptops except the screen can be rotated all the way around and laid down flat across the keyboard. You then input information throug ... 4 Computer Money-saving Tips by Sharron Senter Here are four tips that’ll save you money when buying your next computer. Tip #1 -- Rebates: A rebate is not always a bargain. Computers with rebates are often close to being discontinued. You may pick up a good deal or purchase technology that's about to become yesterday’s news. What's more, stores will often package computers with a bunch of free items to make it look like you're getting more value. Chances are the extras are either poor quality or items you're unlikely to use. Also, they’re c ... Keep Spam Mail Away From You ! by Deniz Akay In the last couple of years, spam mail has become perhaps the most terrible headache of email users on the internet. Depending on how popular your mail service provider is and how old your email account is, you may be receiving every day ten to several hundred unwanted emails about advertisements, propaganda, news and a bunch of other topics that you did not and most probably will never ask for in the future. Mail service providers have developed some protection systems to reduce this discomfort ... Product Review on Maxxum D70 Digital Camera by Carla Ballatan Are you a professional photographer or digital technology enthusiasts into photography and is crazy about the ever-increasing line of digital cameras? If you are then, here’s something new for you from the Konica Minolta. The Maxxum 7D’s (Dynax 7D in Europe) detailed specification came out on September 15, 2004 in a press release, just before the Photokina tradeshow. Maxxum 7D is Konica Minoltas first digital SLR for five years since RD-3000. Maxxum 7D digital camera is based on the Maxxum 7 (Dy ... Lay-Out Tips by Carla Ballatan Effective Lay-outing for Newsletters If you’re thinking that plotting a plan for something as simple as a newsletter is very elementary then you’re dead wrong. It takes more than just your basic ABC’s to create a truly effective newsletter that can stir a response from your target readers. The making of an effective newsletter takes careful planning. Writing, designing and printing a piece would take time and effort since these can’t be done in an instant. But your effort may all be put to wast ... Playing With The Color And Image by Blur Loterina Does your image appear good on the screen, but looks blurred, jagged or fuzzy when you print it? To clearly see the difference of the quality of image on screen and on print, take an image from the internet. Zoom it out or make it larger. Can you see how series of little squares appear on the image? Try to print it and you’ll see that the color will fade. There will be a change in the resolution. Resolution is, basically, the sharpness or crispness of an image. When an image is shrunk, the color ... Practical Tips for Designing HTML & Plain Text Newsletters by Carla Ballatan If you’re completely unfamiliar with how e-newsletters are designed and what benefits they bring, you might wonder why people put so much attention into laying out the design and the details of e-newsletters. You might think that all that matters is that the information we want written there is present. In the contrary, this article shall explain to you why HOW the lay out of your e-newsletter is as important as the information you wish to impart to your readers. Lots of newsletters appear on t ... Vector Drawing Programs by Blur Loterina One of the best tools in creating and modifying a vector-based image is the Adobe Illustrator. Artworks done through the Illustrator can be used for print, multimedia and online graphics. Illustrator is used to open and manipulate vector-based drawing. Vector-based images are series of points connected by lines. It is also called object-oriented or draw images. It uses geometrical formulas to represent images. Vector files have graphical elements called objects. These objects have properties inc ... Guide to Finding Music Online by Keith Kingston Are you frustrated because finding your favorite songs on the net has become more of a chore than an enjoyable activity? Read this simple guide to finding music online and your troubles will be out of mind before you download your next Green Day hit! MP3s are compressed music files that are one-tenth the size of regular audio files. As a normal audio file requires about 40 megabytes to download, and MP3 requires four. Although this is still a substantial number, it is much more manageable for t ... What Is The Perfect Letterhead For Your Business by Blur Loterina If you want to make a letterhead, think of a unique and pleasing design that would fit the nature of your business. Search on effective letterheads to serve as your guide. Consider making a letterhead with raised letters that are rounded on the front. For the materials, you will need foam, sandpaper, scroll saw or cutter, spray paint, varnish, cardboard, carbon paper, push pins and wooden plank for the panel. In making the outline, you can use the Corel Draw or any other computer graphics progra ... About: A Child's View From Behind the Lens by Nash Ville According to the article “Photos by a Four Year Old” by Mike Rowehl which was posted last December 23, 2004 at www.bitsplitter.net, the author was taking a picture of the Christmas tree at his parent’s place when his four year old niece spotted him and wanted to take pictures too. So, he released her unsupervised for about half an hour just to see what was on his phone when she came back. Personally, when I first saw the pictures, I was a bit surprised. Are those pictures really taken by a four ... Texturing and Lighting in Discreet 3ds max 6 by Nashville Global illumination tugs along cool products for the modern people. They are geared toward hard core production and fill just about any visualization, animation and visual effects’ needs. Texturing and Lighting in Discreet 3ds max 6 by George Maestri as published in Computer Graphics World, covers everything needed to texture, light, and render realistic scenes in 3ds max. The title steps you through designing materials, mapping textures, and lighting scenes as well as creating shaders, lights, ... Edit-able Art by Carla Ballatan Ways to Edit Art Graphics If you’re an individual who’s someone less than an art graphics expert, you might think that a good piece of digital art is just something that didn’t take as much as a drop of sweat from digital artists. You might think that all it takes is raw talent and the absence of which results in nothing but digital garbage. This article aims to illuminate the fact that the techniques on designing an unforgettable piece of digital art also have a significant weight on the magnif ... Perfect Color Combinations (Is it really important in designs?) by Nash Ville Color communicates so effectively so, it’s truly important to make sure that it says the right thing. Choosing the colors that blend well together and draw the attention to your design is truly important. Doing so is like picking out the clothes that you’ll wear on special occasions and other significant events. If the overall colors clash and are too distracting, your design will definitely become not compelling but annoying instead. It’s actually all about finding the right color combinations! ... A Review on “Power Shortcuts for Adobe Photoshop CS” by Nash Ville If you want to produce outstanding and award-winning movies instantly, you can count on Adobe Photoshop CS software and its integrated web production application software. Photographers, graphic artists, web designers, and video professionals can take advantage of its indispensable features such as new design possibilities, improved file management, a more intuitive way to create for the web, and support for 16-bit images, digital camera raw data and non-square pixels. With it, you can truly cre ... An Extended Christmas Animation by Nashville According to the blog entitled “Animation” which was posted by Neil last December 2, 2004 at www.eightlines.com , someone spent way too long on a Christmas Flash animation. You can actually view the animation at http://www.tongcom.co.kr/dingani_13.htm . It was definitely enjoyable and entertaining! The animator used the song “Last Christmas” by Beatles as the background for the animated Christmas music video. I must say that the one who made this animation has already mastered the Flash software ... The Dangers of Peer-to-Peer Systems by Dee Scrip Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems do not operate on secure lines, thus providing a conduit for hackers to enter a network or computer, access personal and confidential information, as well as deploy viruses or worms. Users of P2P systems are prime targets and/or launching points for malicious hacker attacks simply because it requires downloading and sharing electronic files or programs, not to mention usage on publicly open and interpretable industry standard protocols and industry standard codec. A St ... Why Over 90% of VoIP (Computer Phone) Services are Vulnerable to Attack by Dee Scrip You are in the crosshairs as a primary target of computer hackers if you own a computer or operate on un-secure VoIP (computer phone) services. John Ashcroft, Attorney General, in remarks at the High Technology Crime Investigation Association 2004 International Training Conference held on September 13, 2004 stated, “We have seen worms and viruses attack…disrupting basic services…And with the increased use of the Internet and especially peer-to-peer networking, we have seen malicious code spread ... Instant Menaces or Instant Messengers? by Dee Scrip Many vendors offering Instant Messaging (IM) services have added new capabilities such as voice messaging and file sharing. Among others, AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo offer these IM services. Clients of Instant Messaging services are also easy prey for the community of hackers. Using a simple monitoring program, the plain text from Instant Messaging can be easily captured and creates vulnerability to electronic eavesdropping. In one version of AOL’s Instant Messenger, aka AIM, a user was found to ... Free Article Use on Your Web Site by C Brackney If you are trying to drive traffic to your web site and have researched your options, you have probably reached one conclusion. Content is essential. They say content is king and that mantra is oft-repeated for a reason. It’s true. Content is a key component in driving top-notch search engine placement. Content attracts visitors and keeps them longer. Content can help to reinforce your sales message. For those involved in affiliate marketing, content can fill space and increase the perceived le ... Is DVD Storage An Attractive Alternative For Your Computer Backup? by Per Strandberg If you have a computer for home use or for your business and don't take comprehensive backup for full protection then you are in the danger-zone. Maybe you do not take any backup at all. You can find in Windows a basic backup utility which are installed during the installation. I should say for all Windows…,but in fact it is not included during the installation of Windows XP Home Edition. It is as if Microsoft thinks that data protection is not necessary for home computers and computers used ... How Do I Print Images I Snagged Online? by Paul Hood People who want to print images from the internet but are not familiar with the resolution differences between said images and the requirements of printing presses will find comfort in the knowledge http://printing.lifetips.com has to offer. It offers helpful information and tips that is sure to be of valuable help to the readers. As the site discusses, “Jpeg and Gif files are internet images, saved with a compression process designed to remove color and visual quality to achieve small file siz ... What Does The Year Of The Rooster Have In Store For The Digital World? by Julian Fernandez Roosters are supposedly deep thinkers—capable of handling any challenge, they are outspoken, aggressive, talented, and courageous. Which is exactly what we can expect this year from the digital world. Mini-Me’s Just as Roosters are aggressive with whatever they do, Apple isn’t one to let the PC drag him out of the ring. The introduction of the Mac Mini, which measures 6.5” square and 2” tall is hitting sales hard with its stylish, yet convenient package. The company that made MP3s on the go th ... 4 Computer Money-saving Tips by Sharron Senter Here are four tips that’ll save you money when buying your next computer. Tip #1 -- Rebates: A rebate is not always a bargain. Computers with rebates are often close to being discontinued. You may pick up a good deal or purchase technology that's about to become yesterday’s news. What's more, stores will often package computers with a bunch of free items to make it look like you're getting more value. Chances are the extras are either poor quality or items you're unlikely to use. Also, they’re c ... A Peek Into the Near Future of Electronics Technology by Terry Mitchell How long do you think DVDs have around? 20 years? 10 years? Actually, they have only been around for about eight years, but it seems like they have been around much longer. Many of us can hardly remember life before DVDs. That can be attributed to how rapidly we can become acclimated to some innovations in electronics technology. I believe there are other electronics technologies, either just getting ready to take off, not widely available yet, or just around the corner, that are going to become ... |
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