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Could Your Business Benefit from
OutLook to SMS?Now you can cut
back on expensive mobile calls to employees on-the-road by
sending SMS messages to mobiles and also receiving them
using Outlook! Some of the providers that can offer
this service are:
RedOxygen, and
MessageNet. There are others and it is worth checking
with your communications supplier to see if they have
similar services. Telstra have an online service but they
don't seem to link it to Outlook.
To find out more out this type of service and how it could
help your business click on the "read more" link for
Microsoft' take on this.
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Age of information overload
Books are being scanned to make them
searchable on the Internet. Television broadcasts are being
recorded and archived for online posterity. Radio shows,
too, are getting their digital conversion -- to podcasts.
Will all this instantly accessible information make us much
smarter, or simply more stressed? When can we break to
think, absorb and ponder all this data?
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more...
The business of search engines
Understanding how Web advertising,
partnerships, and the race for market dominance affect
search tools and search results. With well over 8 million
distinct websites and billions of individual Web pages,
finding high-quality information is increasingly
challenging. Providers of information and services know that
their website is a key component of their business and that
in a crowded information marketplace, searchers must be able
to find it using search engines. 4 part series.
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more...
Gaming technology changing IT and
society
We have a whole new generation of game
players who are going to be the prime engine of our economy
and society," says Robert Andersen of the College for
Creative Studies in Detroit. "These are the people who will
be writing our books, interpreting history, becoming
scholars and doctors. It's too late to marginalize the gamer
now; the industry is imbedded in the fabric of our society.
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more...
SNARFing Your Way Through
Email
With the world's inboxes overflowing with unread
messages, researchers at Microsoft are offering up a tool
they hope will help people sort through the morass.
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more...
Download Snarf...
2006 year of wireless VoIP trials
A recent study from technology
research group IDC found that 2006 will be the year of
trials and proof-of-concepts of wireless VoIP deployments.
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more...
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Top time wasters
at work
A work productivity survey has revealed that about 17 hours
out of a 45-hour work week is generally unproductive. The
main culprit is ....
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Using
Microsoft Office Templates
Set up templates for the work you have to frequently
create like client reports, invoices, plans, media releases,
faxes etc. Templates can be created in all Office
applications or visit the
Microsoft Office Template Gallery to explore the many
pre-formatted templates available.
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more...
Get to Know Microsoft Outlook Calendar
After completing this
tutorial you should be able to:
- Use the right type
of calendar entry for each occasion
- Use reminders to remember what's in your calendar
- Quickly schedule items that occur more than once
- Show time in your calendar according to your needs
Click here for the tutorial...
Get
to know Excel - 5 Excel Features that will help you to work faster and easier.
After completing
this course you will be able to:
- Freeze the upper and left panes to keep column or row
titles in view while you scroll through data.
- Compare two workbooks at the same time by using the new -
- Compare Side by Side feature in Microsoft Office Excel
2003.
- Add up numbers just by selecting them.
- Use the fill handle instead of typing to complete
repetitive series of numbers, dates, or text.
- Make formatting changes automatically when values are at a
certain point by using conditional formatting.
Click here for the tutorial...
Gadget Tutorials
So you'd really like to get
wise about gadgets and online stuff but don't have the time?
Don't despair! Click on the links below courtesy of the
About Video Library
and the
New York Times.
You will need broadband to
view them and will have to put up with an add first.
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Choosing a PDA
Addicted to email? You're not alone. If
you can't bear to be without email and Web access for
even a minute, a PDA might be the way to go. Check out
what's available, and get a few shopping tips before
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Choosing an MP3 Player
Ready to throw out that old walkman and
upgrade to an MP3 player? Before you hit the stores,
check out these tips on how to choose the best player
for you. |
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Choosing a Camera Phone
Last year camera phones outsold digital
cameras. Haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet? With image
quality increasing and prices decreasing, now might be
the time. But first, get a few tips on what to look for
when shopping for a camera phone.
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Slim Video Cameras
2005/2006 brought with it a raft of coat-pocket-size MiniDV camcorders that offer easy operation, at street
prices that cluster around $800.
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Shopping for a Digital
Camera
Whether you're buying your first digital
camera or your fifth, finding a quality camera that fits
your budget can be a challenge. Before you hit the
stores, we'll help you cut through the lingo, from
megapixels to digital zoom, so you can snap up the
perfect camera for you. |
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Digital Cameras 101 -
Getting the Shot
So, you've brought the digital camera
home and have been snapping photos left and right, but
the features are still a bit overwhelming. If you're
ready to move beyond the "auto-everything" setting,
we've got a few tips on how to get the shot you're after
every time. |
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Online Music Stores
Need some help sorting through the world
of digital music? See comparisons of the top online
music stores from Apple's iTunes to Yahoo! Music.
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Portable Gaming
From Nintendo's Gameboy to Sony's PSP,
we'll help you compare these systems side-by-side so you
can choose the best gaming device for you.
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Choosing a DVR
Digital video recorders (DVRs) are
changing the way people watch TV. Suddenly you're not
bound to a specific time to watch your favorite show.
You can watch TV on your own schedule. If you're ready
to revolutionize your TV-watching experience, check out
this comparison of the top DVRs on the market.
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IPod Shuffle
Apple made some noise by introducing a
miniature Mac and a solid-state iPod. How good are they?
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Podcasting
Apple's iTunes software now offers a
gateway to 3,000 podcasts - audio files that can be
downloaded to a portable player. But how would a
technology columnist dramatically interpret them?
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VHS to DVD
Combination VHS-DVD recorders are a safe and relatively
inexpensive way to transfer old videotapes to discs. But
what do you do when they don't work?
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