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		<title>Technology Dictionary: Convey Your Thoughts With Tech Key Words</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/380955535_706ffa65c4_m.jpg" width="160" /> The technical terms are those which are used by the experts in any industry; most commonly by those in the field of computers. They use these terms to communicate with the people in their field easily and feel comfortable to convey things by using technical key words. It is difficult for a common man out of this field to understand these techy terms and in that case comes the entry of &#8220;Technical or technology dictionary&#8221; to help you out with easy ways of understanding these stuffs. The main aim behind the design or creation of the technology dictionary is to make sense of what these technical terms actually means to you. Though this may appear as a specialized language to the layman, the technology dictionary makes it easy for them and gives them an assurance of comfort to learn these terms quickly. The technology dictionary is all about the high definitions used in the IT field and the computer related terms. It consist of all type of relevant definitions used in the technical industry and is not limited to any kind of programming languages, hardware or software, any high level OS or networking, electronics or telecommunications and many more&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/380955535_706ffa65c4_m.jpg" width="160" /> The technical terms are those which are used by the experts in any industry; most commonly by those in the field of computers. They use these terms to communicate with the people in their field easily and feel comfortable to convey things by using technical key words. It is difficult for a common man out of this field to understand these techy terms and in that case comes the entry of &#8220;Technical or technology dictionary&#8221; to help you out with easy ways of understanding these stuffs. The main aim behind the design or creation of the technology dictionary is to make sense of what these technical terms actually means to you. Though this may appear as a specialized language to the layman, the technology dictionary makes it easy for them and gives them an assurance of comfort to learn these terms quickly. The technology dictionary is all about the high definitions used in the IT field and the computer related terms. It consist of all type of relevant definitions used in the technical industry and is not limited to any kind of programming languages, hardware or software, any high level OS or networking, electronics or telecommunications and many more related things. The technology industry covers all the technical terms and the technology dictionary aims to cover the explanation for all these type of related terms and definitions. It is always worth going through the guidelines in the technology dictionary before peeping into the stuffs provided in them. The guidelines will give you a clear walk through on how to learn and when to use the unusual words that are used in the computer industry. Also, one more thing to be understood is that ‘technology’ does not stop with computer and related industry but also it is spread over all fields where innovative and creative things have their roots.Hence, technology dictionary is all about the collaboration of computing, networking and all the related terms of the technical database in the world. The terms and acronyms provided in the technology dictionary endows with the definitions and meanings of them in the wider area of information technology, science and computers. The creators and information providers of technology dictionary are the experts who are experienced in these fields. All these information provided saves the time that they spend to search for the meanings of these tech terms to their understanding. The technology dictionary is also valuable to people working in technology, computers, owners of these fields and even to the potential buyers.There are books and CDs and DVDs available for learning all these technical terms and definitions but the technology dictionary covers the entire concept of people’s expectation and no word could be said as ‘missed out’ in the dictionary. The dictionary is prepared in the user’s point of view and it suits all types of age groups, starting from school going to higher studies and to professional and also researchers and experts. So, make the best utilization of the technology dictionary and Enjoy learning! <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>How To Improve The Reach Of Your GPS Devices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1165/859983069_ecf6797c11_m.jpg" width="160" /> GPS antennas are an important part of any and all wireless systems. The GPS antenna works by combining a planar antenna and a frequency converter, which converts the high-frequency phase-modulated spread spectrum signal of the GPS system to an intermediate frequency. Nowadays, you can find many different types and brands of GPS antenna available in the market. You can select the one that is most suitable for your own personal or business needs. You can look up the details on the Internet of the various models available and select one that fits your needs and your budget.<br />
Some of the key reasons to consider getting a GPS antenna include:<br />
1) For use in a car or any other vehicle where the GPS device cannot or will not be placed near a window<br />
2) For use when trekking or hiking in challenging geographical locations like jungles or canyons<br />
3) For use in highly built-up areas like urban city centers<br />
4) For use in any place where the GPS device does not have good line of sight to the sky<br />
5) For use in a vehicle in motion to minimize temporary signal loss<br />
6)&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1165/859983069_ecf6797c11_m.jpg" width="160" /> GPS antennas are an important part of any and all wireless systems. The GPS antenna works by combining a planar antenna and a frequency converter, which converts the high-frequency phase-modulated spread spectrum signal of the GPS system to an intermediate frequency. Nowadays, you can find many different types and brands of GPS antenna available in the market. You can select the one that is most suitable for your own personal or business needs. You can look up the details on the Internet of the various models available and select one that fits your needs and your budget.<br />
Some of the key reasons to consider getting a GPS antenna include:<br />
1) For use in a car or any other vehicle where the GPS device cannot or will not be placed near a window<br />
2) For use when trekking or hiking in challenging geographical locations like jungles or canyons<br />
3) For use in highly built-up areas like urban city centers<br />
4) For use in any place where the GPS device does not have good line of sight to the sky<br />
5) For use in a vehicle in motion to minimize temporary signal loss<br />
6) For enhancing the best possible GPS signal accuracy by having a lock on the most number of GPS satellites<br />
In fact, specific to piloting here a number of advantages in using the GPS antenna:<br />
1) Reduces flight time<br />
With a GPS antenna, it is possible for a pilot to reduce the time spent on aircraft turning from around five minutes to as low as one minute.<br />
2) Increase efficiency<br />
As the antenna is constantly maintaining a constant phase lock with GPS stations, no flight time is wasted while waiting to reacquire the lock on lost GPS signals. In addition, it also reduces the overall flight costs due to the reduction in turning time. Without a doubt, a GPS antenna helps to increase efficiency.<br />
3) Minimum investment required<br />
Since the technology is based on commercially available components, only a minimal investment is required. A low-cost and stabilized GPS antenna can be added to any existing vehicle or aircraft.<br />
Generally, a GPS antenna can handle many different types of situations regardless of the outside environment as the antennas are designed mainly for stationary applications. The GPS antenna is a high-quality solution for adding GPS RF signals to marine GPS navigation systems. One particular model of GPS antenna is the Bullet III which is an active antenna with 35-dB preamp and dual band pass filter.<br />
In fact, this brand has been in use for many years as it has proven its strength, durability and reliability. However, regardless of which brand of GPS antenna system you choose to purchase, all that matters is that you does what you need it to do at the right price and with the expected levels of reliability and durability.<br />
Get The Correct GPS Mount To Secure Your GPS Device<br />
It is important to get the proper GPS mount in order to secure your GPS device so that it is less likely to get damaged. In fact, it is quite tough to find the perfect GPS mount subsequent to your initial purchase of the GPS device, since your retailer may longer hold inventory of GPS mounts suited to older GPS equipment. You may need to spend some time and effort trawling through the Internet&#8217;s various auction sites to find a GPS mount for an older device. For this particular reason alone, after you have decided on the GPS device you plan to buy, you should also consider buying the GPS mount at the same time since your retailer might be able to recommend one that fits your device and its intended use.<br />
Get as much research regarding GPS mounts done on the Internet. Many GPS device manufacturers may suggest suitable GPS mounts in their online literature describing the devices&#8217; features and functions. There is a wide variety of GPS mounts designed for various purposes. For those who are not familiar with their GPS devices, some mistakes may be made in the process of purchasing GPS mounts.<br />
Some examples of different mounts available include:<br />
1) Aviation mounts<br />
This type of mount gives the pilot an option of positioning the mount over or under the yoke depending on their requirements. Some pilots may even bring along their own portable GPS mount and fix it to an area where they prefer.<br />
2) Marine mounts<br />
Marine GPS mounts are generally used by boaters to fix it onto their marine craft so that they are able to use the GPS device with ease. Like aviation units, most of the marine units are easily removable for safe-keeping and convenience.<br />
3) Laptop mounts<br />
There are people who use laptop GPS mounts for fleet vehicles. Therefore the dealer of the GPS mount has to ensure that the mount has the same specifications to fit all the vehicles in the fleet. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Gadgets to Take With you on a Vacation ? for Comfort and Entertainment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Gadgets To Take With You On A Vacation – For Comfort And Entertainment</p>
<p>If you are going on a vacation there are a few  gadgets that you may want to take with you. Lest we forget, that all-famous iPod or CD player to help you pass some of those boring hours on the plane or the train. iPods are fast growing as the best entertainment gadget people are choosing over all the rest. iPods can store music, video and any digital information you will like to take with you any where. </p>
<p>Of course the mobile phone is the ultimate communication device in case you need to contact anyone in the case of an emergency or just need to send a message across to someone. A camera phone is a good substitute for a cameras, however if you do not have one it will be nice to have a digital camera to use on your vacation. The Digital camera is economical and easy to handle. You can discard the images you do not like and retain the ones&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4291994637_6a8c85c2e7_m.jpg" width="160" /> Technology has produced many gadgets that can make a vacation more fun and relaxing. Some of the gadgets are listed here.</p>
<p>Gadgets To Take With You On A Vacation – For Comfort And Entertainment</p>
<p>If you are going on a vacation there are a few  gadgets that you may want to take with you. Lest we forget, that all-famous iPod or CD player to help you pass some of those boring hours on the plane or the train. iPods are fast growing as the best entertainment gadget people are choosing over all the rest. iPods can store music, video and any digital information you will like to take with you any where. </p>
<p>Of course the mobile phone is the ultimate communication device in case you need to contact anyone in the case of an emergency or just need to send a message across to someone. A camera phone is a good substitute for a cameras, however if you do not have one it will be nice to have a digital camera to use on your vacation. The Digital camera is economical and easy to handle. You can discard the images you do not like and retain the ones you do through the preview LCD display on the rear of the camera.</p>
<p>Another gadget is the turbo charger. This is a small gadget that stores almost 40 hours of power for any mobile phone. This charger works in 150 countries adapting to any power outlet. There is no need for batteries and fits into your pocket. This means that your phone will never have to drop a call or miss any. This little gizmo, feels gadgets.in, is a must for any vacation or any travel plan.</p>
<p>A batter powered coffee or soup mug that keeps the soup warm for extended periods of time is another great gizmo to make a vacation even more comfortable fun.  In fact, there are many  gadgets one can take on a vacation that it will be impossible to list here. The most popular gadget, as far as comfort is concerned is the electric blanket. This is an age old but very useful gadget to have around. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>The Biggest Mobile Phone Shops in the USA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4821350431_01d154a5b1_m.jpg" width="160" /> The biggest mobile phone companies in the world today are Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Siemens, and LG.<br />
Nowadays, there are huge numbers of mobile phones around the world that offer high feature mobile phones. There are also other mobile phone shops such as online phone shops that sell phones via internet access. The leading mobile phones in the market are Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sonny Ericsson, Siemens, and LG. Some shops do not sell their phones directly. Normally, phones are sold bundled with their network package.<br />
Listed below are the largest mobile phone shops in the USA<br />
Orange Mobile Phone Shop: The Orange Mobile Phone Shop has an internet shopping that offers various choices of mobile phone products and quick service to all buyers or customers. Orange mobile phone shop completely deals from top mobile phone manufactures such as Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG, and Nokia. This mobile phone store or shop also offers network service of leading phone networks. Customers can choose their payment whether they want it monthly or pay-as-you-go plan.<br />
Cason Shop Company: This Cason shop offers video games, laptops, personal computers and other gadgets aside from mobile phones. The Cason shop&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4821350431_01d154a5b1_m.jpg" width="160" /> The biggest mobile phone companies in the world today are Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Siemens, and LG.<br />
Nowadays, there are huge numbers of mobile phones around the world that offer high feature mobile phones. There are also other mobile phone shops such as online phone shops that sell phones via internet access. The leading mobile phones in the market are Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sonny Ericsson, Siemens, and LG. Some shops do not sell their phones directly. Normally, phones are sold bundled with their network package.<br />
Listed below are the largest mobile phone shops in the USA<br />
Orange Mobile Phone Shop: The Orange Mobile Phone Shop has an internet shopping that offers various choices of mobile phone products and quick service to all buyers or customers. Orange mobile phone shop completely deals from top mobile phone manufactures such as Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG, and Nokia. This mobile phone store or shop also offers network service of leading phone networks. Customers can choose their payment whether they want it monthly or pay-as-you-go plan.<br />
Cason Shop Company: This Cason shop offers video games, laptops, personal computers and other gadgets aside from mobile phones. The Cason shop company sells their products at a cheaper rate so that they get a lot of clients. This mobile phone and gadget shop is located at #7077 South, Clinton Street, Englewood, Colorado USA.<br />
Mobile phone shop and internet café: This shop has a large basement and a large ground floor that acts as an internet café and mobile shop. The shop services and sells mobile phones, mobile phone accessories, personal computers, and laptops. This shop is equipped with spy cameras in order to secure the buyers of a safe transaction. It is located at Lillie road, USA.<br />
Electronic Shop: This Electronic shop offers brand new products such as mobile phones, laptops, television sets, video games, as well as personal computers. All their products have a 1-year warranty. It is situated at # 1402 Lakeside Drive Suite Oakland California.<br />
Simeye Mobile Phone Shop: The Simeye mobile phone shop provides their customers advanced state of the art mobile phones, phone accessories, and phone headsets. Their shops are located in the United States and other countries such as United Kingdom, New York, North America, and California.<br />
Coupon codes Mobile Phone Shop: It is an online network shop that offers good quality mobile phones that are branded and user-friendly. Some mobile phones that are sold here come from large phone manufacturers such as Nokia, Vodafone, Motorola, Alcatel, Siemens, and Sony Ericsson. A lot of buyers visit this place for they sell their gadgets at an affordable rate.<br />
T-Mobile Phone Shop: The T-Mobile Phone shops provide mobile phone internet package with every phone they buy. T-Mobile offers a professional e-mail T-mobile phone at a very low monthly price. The advantage of T-mobile phone over other phones is that the messages will be automatically delivered to the headset.<br />
Dial-a-phone mobile phone shop: This shop provides low monthly billings for your mobile phone. Dial-a-phone shop offers the best camera phones, smallest phones, sleekest phone models and of course, the latest phones available in the market. It also has superb latest headsets. The mobile phone brands that this shop normally sells are Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and LG.<br />
No.1 online Mobile phone shop: This mobile phone shop is more of like an online shop that deals directly in mobile supplies such as headsets, accessories, housings, batteries and much more. They also give discounts to customers. Online mobile phone shops sell their product at a very low price.<br />
Techoni Mobile Phone Shop: This shop offers the latest cell phones at very affordable prices. It has become one of the leading phone manufacturers around the world. It manufactures phones in different countries such as USA, Australia as well as other states in the USA like Las Vegas, Alaska and Indiana. This mobile phone shop has a delivery service and also has stock of all leading brands of mobile phones such as Nokia, Samsung, and Panasonic, along with LG, siemens, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, as well as PDA. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>ZTE Racer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Teaming up to release ZTE&#8217;s first Android device to arrive in the UK and Three UK&#8217;s first sub-£100 device: the ZTE Racer.  With the Racer, ZTE intends to make smartphones more widely available at an affordable price as well as gain a portion of the increasingly large Android-based phone market by offering a low-cost mobile device running on the Android 2.1 OS. If you <a href="http://www.moby1.co.uk/">compare mobile phone offers</a> online you can find the best ideal for you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Racer has some unexpected features and performs well for its price, though it makes a few noticeable compromises in quality to keep the price in the intended range. Featuring a 2.8” QVGA resistive touch screen, the Racer has some fundamental touch-based navigation, making it simple to use. An on-screen soft key QWERTY keyboard allows you to send emails, SMS text, and MMS multimedia messages to your friends and family with ease, and a 3.2 megapixel camera makes it possible to capture images and video, making the Racer a convenient device to create and view multimedia on the go. The included Google application suite gives you access to Gmail, Google Talk, Google Search, and Google Maps, which coupled&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Teaming up to release ZTE&#8217;s first Android device to arrive in the UK and Three UK&#8217;s first sub-£100 device: the ZTE Racer.  With the Racer, ZTE intends to make smartphones more widely available at an affordable price as well as gain a portion of the increasingly large Android-based phone market by offering a low-cost mobile device running on the Android 2.1 OS. If you <a href="http://www.moby1.co.uk/">compare mobile phone offers</a> online you can find the best ideal for you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Racer has some unexpected features and performs well for its price, though it makes a few noticeable compromises in quality to keep the price in the intended range. Featuring a 2.8” QVGA resistive touch screen, the Racer has some fundamental touch-based navigation, making it simple to use. An on-screen soft key QWERTY keyboard allows you to send emails, SMS text, and MMS multimedia messages to your friends and family with ease, and a 3.2 megapixel camera makes it possible to capture images and video, making the Racer a convenient device to create and view multimedia on the go. The included Google application suite gives you access to Gmail, Google Talk, Google Search, and Google Maps, which coupled with the internal GPS can help you find where you&#8217;re going and how to get there. Instant access to over 100,000 applications on the Android Marketplace allows users to customise the functionality of their mobile device to fit their needs. You can find some really cheap <a href="http://www.moby1.co.uk/phones/ZTE/Racer.html">ZTE Racer deals</a> when shopping online.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Along with its wide and picture capabilities, the Racer also serves as a decent platform for playing MP3 and AAC music files, and offers FM radio support. Using Bluetooth or the 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, you can listen to your music wirelessly or plug in an analog headset to listen. The Racer offers an initial 256MB of internal storage and comes standard with a 2GB microSD card, offering a bit of extra space to store all of your data on. 3G broadband access and WLAN support allow you to stay connected with the Racer nearly anywhere, allowing you to browse the web or chat with friends.</p>
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		<title>Concise Computer Consulting of Farmington Hills Saves Their Clients from Identity Theft with On Site Computer Repair</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2647699204_bef09ff3f6_m.jpg" width="160" /> Jeff Atto, Business Manager for Concise, noticed the uptick rate of illegal virus and malware incidents in the summer months of June and July.  He explained the unusual activity that included: Concise was created to help small businesses with various technological needs such as onsite computer repair, offsite data protection, disaster recovery solutions, computer repair training, and data backup services.  Lately, ConcisePC has been responding to client demand for anti-virus and anti-spyware protection.  The damage to a business with a compromised informational technology system is catastrophic.  With bank accounts larger than an individual’s, a small business has the responsibility of protecting the critical personal information of its customers and vendors.  The result comes in the form of law suits, credit fraud and quite possibly the demise of the business itself. Jeff Atto and the entire staff at Concise advise and educate their clients to be proactive to avoid a scenario mentioned above.  “There are plenty of actions that a client can choose,” offered Jeff.  “These actions are covered by our services that cost nothing compared to the devastation of a viral invasion or an illegal computer hack job.” Concise Computer Consulting services the small and medium sized business community&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2647699204_bef09ff3f6_m.jpg" width="160" /> Jeff Atto, Business Manager for Concise, noticed the uptick rate of illegal virus and malware incidents in the summer months of June and July.  He explained the unusual activity that included: <br/><br/>Concise was created to help small businesses with various technological needs such as onsite computer repair, offsite data protection, disaster recovery solutions, computer repair training, and data backup services.  Lately, ConcisePC has been responding to client demand for anti-virus and anti-spyware protection.  The damage to a business with a compromised informational technology system is catastrophic.  With bank accounts larger than an individual’s, a small business has the responsibility of protecting the critical personal information of its customers and vendors.  The result comes in the form of law suits, credit fraud and quite possibly the demise of the business itself. <br/><br/>Jeff Atto and the entire staff at Concise advise and educate their clients to be proactive to avoid a scenario mentioned above.  “There are plenty of actions that a client can choose,” offered Jeff.  “These actions are covered by our services that cost nothing compared to the devastation of a viral invasion or an illegal computer hack job.” Concise Computer Consulting services the small and medium sized business community as well as residential homeowners.  Concise offers every kind of on site computer service:  laptop repair service, online pc repair, pc tech support and computer trouble shooting. Concise also offers Remote access configuration, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Web site design, Server Administration, and Preventive maintenance in the metropolitan Detroit area.  In addition, Concise diagnoses, installs, and manages both wired and wireless Local Area Networks, and even resells computers, laptops, and servers for Dell and IBM.  When you are experiencing computer problems, the time and money lost in productivity grows by the minute. Give us a call if you are having technical troubles and let us get you back up and running &#8230; within hours. <br/><br/>Jeff Atto of Concise Computer Consulting, LLC, located at 2150 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI.  Please contact us for any question about your home computer or laptop.  248-745-8255 <br/><br/>My email address is info@concisePC.com and our website is http://www.concisePC.com <br/><br/>This article was submitted by Right Now Marketing Group. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Biometric Technology, are They New Toys for Children?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2891943355_2db83d1771_m.jpg" width="160" /> As a mother, I can truly understand how parents across the world feel about their children. The parent-child relationship is a universal one. It crosses languages, barriers, and borders and speaks the same language of love and protection. All parents have the same goal &#8211; to protect their children from the problems of the world. Obviously, most parents would like their children to grow to be model citizens and they would never want their children to be associated with anything criminal. Fair enough&#8230; but (and of course there is a but to everything, isn&#8217;t there?) there are two sides to everything. The knife that we use to cut fruits and vegetables could also be used to kill! Does this mean that we should stop using it?</p>
<p>I believe it all depends on how people look at things. We can choose to be positive and to look at all the positive aspects of life, or we can choose to be pessimistic and to be threatened by every fly that passes by. (Flies can carry germs!)</p>
<p>Recently, I have been reading countless accounts of parents who are paranoid about fingerprinting their children, and so far I haven’t been able to understand&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2891943355_2db83d1771_m.jpg" width="160" /> As a mother, I can truly understand how parents across the world feel about their children. The parent-child relationship is a universal one. It crosses languages, barriers, and borders and speaks the same language of love and protection. All parents have the same goal &#8211; to protect their children from the problems of the world. Obviously, most parents would like their children to grow to be model citizens and they would never want their children to be associated with anything criminal. Fair enough&#8230; but (and of course there is a but to everything, isn&#8217;t there?) there are two sides to everything. The knife that we use to cut fruits and vegetables could also be used to kill! Does this mean that we should stop using it?</p>
<p>I believe it all depends on how people look at things. We can choose to be positive and to look at all the positive aspects of life, or we can choose to be pessimistic and to be threatened by every fly that passes by. (Flies can carry germs!)</p>
<p>Recently, I have been reading countless accounts of parents who are paranoid about fingerprinting their children, and so far I haven’t been able to understand what the real issue at hand is. We have made numerous technological advancements to make our lives easier. We believe that now, in the 21st century, we are more civilized than man has ever been. So why are we not able to accept certain changes which come due to new technology? Is it because we are inherently pessimistic and cynical? I’m sure that when Marie Curie discovered Nuclear Physics her intentions were clearly not to create nuclear bombs. Humanity has benefited greatly from the development of nuclear science. Still, every time we hear the word nuclear we think of bombs and wars. It is the pessimistic nature of modern man that guides our thought process in this way.</p>
<p>It is true that fingerprinting has been used in the past for identifying criminals. However, the technology has evolved just as most technologies tend to do. It is rare to see someone today with a car phone or with a computer the size of an entire room. These technologies have evolved, and certainly for the better. Today, fingerprinting is generally used as a device to accurately identify people. In fact, there are a number of other biometric technologies available. Such technologies include signature readers, retina scanners and DNA samples. These have all been used to identify criminals at some point or another. But DNA is also used for many scientific tests and the study of DNA has advanced so greatly that medical science could not possibly think of doing away with it. If you were being treated for a sickness and your DNA needed to be analyzed for a possible genetic disorder, would you choose to die instead because DNA sampling is used to identify criminals? Of course this is an extreme example, but I doubt that anyone answered “Yes, of course!”</p>
<p>We show our children TV shows like Star Trek, The Jetsons, etc. All children have seen doors slide open and computers accessed by using fingerprinting technology “in the future”. Why can’t we realize that “the future” could be now, if we would only allow it to happen?</p>
<p>Parents are concerned that their child’s fingerprint will be stored in some kind of database. To be honest, I was also concerned about this at first. However, I felt that I should gather extensive knowledge about the technology before I shot it down without a second thought. I have done online research and contacted reputable firms that offer biometric technology like M2SYS, Motorola, NEC (citations to these websites are given below) etc.</p>
<p>M2SYS they are an American reputable leading company in fingerprint biometric technology and most of their clients are private firms, school, gyms, banks, clinics, etc. Motorola and NEC are big multibillionaire companies that produce high-fi biometric technologies for big government agencies all around the world.</p>
<p>These companies confirmed what really happens when an individual is fingerprinted. It basically breaks down into an initial enrollment process and an identification process. During initial enrollment, an individual scans his fingerprint for the first time. The biometric software recognizes certain unique, key points of this individual’s fingerprint. These points are then converted into a series of numbers, or a binary string. Then, each time the individual scans their fingerprint for identification, an algorithm is used to determine if the binary numbers match up with the fingerprint. If they do, then voila! The software provides instant and secure identification.</p>
<p>If you are still scratching your head at this point, you are not alone – I was too. Most of us will never understand the entire science involved in biometric identification. But what is easy to understand is this: every software company uses a different algorithm. There is not some magic, all-encompassing fingerprint algorithm that every company uses within their software to identify people. This means that if you had two children attending schools in different districts that were both using fingerprint identification by different biometric companies, and you accidentally sent them to the wrong schools (Mondays…) there is no way that either child could be identified. Their prints are not stored in some common database. All that is ever stored is a binary number associated with points of their prints that can only be accessed by the company that has provided the biometric software. These companies are not even associated with the government. They are mostly private technology companies just looking to sell their software solutions.</p>
<p>Biometric technology can be beneficial to our children by improving the security at schools and increasing the overall safety of our children, all with binary numbers which are useless to anyone but the private biometric company. I would advise every parent to do some research into the realities of biometric identification and to unveil the myth behind the infamous fingerprinting technology.</p>
<p>Of course if we want to think negatively, nothing is one hundred percent foolproof. Computers make our lives easier but they can be hacked too. However, if the biometric software is hacked, the thief would be disappointed that all he would receive were the useless strings of numbers. As one company put it, it would be easier to steal fingerprint data from something a child had touched than to design an intricate reverse algorithm; all to retrieve a useless series of points of a fingerprint.</p>
<p>Life is full of possibilities if we think positively and are open to new technology. I, for one, am more interested in my child safely growing up in a world full of amazing technological advances that my generation could never have even dreamed. I believe that this world is possible if we don’t hinder its progress by bashing advancements that we know nothing about. In the end, we may all have different opinions, but I am asking that we all gather knowledge about each new technology before we ruin a great possibility for our children.</p>
<p>Resources:</p>
<p>http://www.m2sys.com</p>
<p>http://www.nec.com</p>
<p>http://www.motorola.com <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Gadgets That Really Change Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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This article is about the gadgets that improve people life and aren&#8217;t so known as party and funny gadgets. I&#8217;m going to talk about the gadgets built for people with disabilities, devices that help this people to have a better life. The majority of these gadgets are made for the blinds so I will start with those.<br />
Electronic eyes<br />
This high-tech device recognizes the white stripes of a pedestrian crosswalk and reads traffic lights could tell a blind person when it&#8217;s safe to cross the street. The electronic eyes are being developed at Kyoto Institute of Technology.<br />
Braille PDA&#8217;s and computers<br />
The Braille Display allows blind users to use standard computers or PDA devices. The Braille gadgets use refreshable Braille displays, which raise small dots through holes in a flat surface to create Braille that refreshes as the user inputs commands. So a blind person will be able to play music, read books, take notes, making presentations&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1337/1411868486_f7d267ba3b_m.jpg" width="160" /> Too often we think about gadgets like small devices made for us to have fun: mp3 players, cell phones, PDA&#8217;s, music players. So we forget about the ones made to help people and really change their life.<br />
This article is about the gadgets that improve people life and aren&#8217;t so known as party and funny gadgets. I&#8217;m going to talk about the gadgets built for people with disabilities, devices that help this people to have a better life. The majority of these gadgets are made for the blinds so I will start with those.<br />
Electronic eyes<br />
This high-tech device recognizes the white stripes of a pedestrian crosswalk and reads traffic lights could tell a blind person when it&#8217;s safe to cross the street. The electronic eyes are being developed at Kyoto Institute of Technology.<br />
Braille PDA&#8217;s and computers<br />
The Braille Display allows blind users to use standard computers or PDA devices. The Braille gadgets use refreshable Braille displays, which raise small dots through holes in a flat surface to create Braille that refreshes as the user inputs commands. So a blind person will be able to play music, read books, take notes, making presentations or reviewing/editing documents.<br />
PC with a screen reader<br />
Screen readers access information displayed on computer monitors and interpret that information via text-to-speech output. This software must be used along with text to speech synthesizers to allow the blinds to use the computer easy.IBM offers Home Page Reader, special software to read and navigate Web pages for those who are blind.<br />
Cell phone with Talks software<br />
Talks software was created by Cingular Wireless. With it a blind person will have full access to the capabilities of the cell phone using only his voice.<br />
Other usual gadgets for blinds are: Braille and talking clocks, Braille color-identification labels for clothing, tactile writing and signature guides, talking calculators and magnifiers.<br />
For deaf persons there are several helpful gadgets which I will tell you about.<br />
Portable amplifiers<br />
These are small devices that can be easily carried and they are used to provide increased sound amplification.<br />
Telecommunication devices<br />
The telecommunication devices for deaf have typewriter keyboards, and the typed conversation appears either in a readout display or on paper.<br />
Telecaption Adapters<br />
The adapter is attached to television set. These enable viewers to read captions on their television screen.<br />
Alerting gadgets<br />
Now a deaf person can know when someone knocks at the door, when the baby is crying or the telephone is ringing. All these are possible because of the alerting systems. An alerting system for deaf will send a signal if: the baby is crying, the doorbell rings, telephone rings, the smoke alarm systems is on, the security alarms or the wake up alarm was started. The signal may be visual (a flashing light); auditory (an increase in amplification); or vibrotactile.<br />
For the ones without hands or fingers there are some new gadgets designed to improve their life.<br />
X-Finger<br />
X-Finger is medical gadget replaces lost fingers created by Dan Didrick. X-Finger is a non-robotic prosthetic finger, or set of multiple fingers, with a full range of motion, including being able to curl like normal fingers.<br />
The Bionic Hand<br />
The Bionic Hand was created by David Gow. It is unique because thumb and fingers can move and grip just like a human hand and it is unique because it is uses patients mind and muscles control the movements.<br />
So when you hear the word gadgets don&#8217;t think only to a device to have fun with, think about devices that improve people life, especially the ones with disabilities. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>The Definition of Gadget?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/82339986_ad45c6b742_m.jpg" width="160" /> GADGET, what is the meaning of this word? well, this word refers to any electronic device that has a very specific function as voice recording, music playing, video playing, photo displaying, surveillance, etc. The great thing here is you can access these electronic gadgets anywhere, anytime.</p>
<p>I will talk about some of these gadgets, what are their jobs and how you can enjoy them.</p>
<p>Audio Gadgets, gadgets that help you listening to your favorite music anywhere, it is very small, lightweight and smart device that can play any type of music in all formats, mp3, wav, wma, etc. Audio gadgets may be a mp3 player with some kinds of flash memories, 256mb, 512mb, 1gb, 2gb, it even may be 20gb, according to your needs you will find your favorite one.MP3 player may be included in another stuff like sunglasses, it is very good for people who have active lifestyle. It also may be included with watches, pens and digital cameras.</p>
<p>Ipods, they are perfect gadgets for personal uses, they are perfect with music and recording functions, they also have other options like FM radio, E-book functions, voice recording, they have great models according to the flash memory. they can&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/82339986_ad45c6b742_m.jpg" width="160" /> GADGET, what is the meaning of this word? well, this word refers to any electronic device that has a very specific function as voice recording, music playing, video playing, photo displaying, surveillance, etc. The great thing here is you can access these electronic gadgets anywhere, anytime.</p>
<p>I will talk about some of these gadgets, what are their jobs and how you can enjoy them.</p>
<p>Audio Gadgets, gadgets that help you listening to your favorite music anywhere, it is very small, lightweight and smart device that can play any type of music in all formats, mp3, wav, wma, etc. Audio gadgets may be a mp3 player with some kinds of flash memories, 256mb, 512mb, 1gb, 2gb, it even may be 20gb, according to your needs you will find your favorite one.MP3 player may be included in another stuff like sunglasses, it is very good for people who have active lifestyle. It also may be included with watches, pens and digital cameras.</p>
<p>Ipods, they are perfect gadgets for personal uses, they are perfect with music and recording functions, they also have other options like FM radio, E-book functions, voice recording, they have great models according to the flash memory. they can play all types of music, with some models, they can play videos, display pictures.</p>
<p>Video Gadgets, gadgets to enjoy your time, by these gadgets you can watch your favorite videos and display/share your personal photos. MP4 player is one of those gadgets which allow you to watch your films, video clips, personal recordings and even play games. It should supports all video and photo files, it should has a high resolution screen for good displaying.</p>
<p>Camera Gadgets, like wireless internet cameras, surveillance cameras, sunglasses cameras, etc. With some models of wireless internet cameras, you can access the camera from anywhere, at anytime by using the IP address, it is very good idea to try a something like that.</p>
<p>This was a very short description about some of cool gadgets, I try to provide you some information on haw you can benefit from electronic gadgets. There are great gadgets available now, they are created to have better life, search to find. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Things you should know about mobile phone plans</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4612213728_9735fc447e_m.jpg" width="160" /> I often joke with my new client&#8217;s that we (mobile phone companies) purposely make mobile phone bills confusing just to make it difficult for them to see exactly what they&#8217;re being charged. If you&#8217;re often having difficulty making sense of the fees and charges that appear on your mobile phone bill then perhaps the information I&#8217;ve appended below will help you get a better understanding of how to accurately read and decipher your account. Probably 80% of the clients I meet don&#8217;t have a clear understanding of their mobile phone call rates; or what they believe they&#8217;re are being charged and what is actually being charged are two completely different things! To calculate your mobile phone call rates follow these steps: a). FIND A 30 SECOND PHONE CALLb). FIND A 1 MINUTE PHONE CALLc). DEDUCT THE COST OF THE 30 SECOND CALL (a) FROM THE 1 MINUTE CALL (b) This will generally provide you with your &#8220;real&#8221; call cost per 30 seconds. You&#8217;ll now notice that the new 30 second charge varies from the 30 second phone call cost (a) that you found in your mobile phone bill. This variance is due to an additional fee referred to as&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;margin: 0 20px 10px 0;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4612213728_9735fc447e_m.jpg" width="160" /> I often joke with my new client&#8217;s that we (mobile phone companies) purposely make mobile phone bills confusing just to make it difficult for them to see exactly what they&#8217;re being charged. <br/><br/>If you&#8217;re often having difficulty making sense of the fees and charges that appear on your mobile phone bill then perhaps the information I&#8217;ve appended below will help you get a better understanding of how to accurately read and decipher your account. <br/><br/>Probably 80% of the clients I meet don&#8217;t have a clear understanding of their mobile phone call rates; or what they believe they&#8217;re are being charged and what is actually being charged are two completely different things! To calculate your mobile phone call rates follow these steps: <br/><br/>a). FIND A 30 SECOND PHONE CALLb). FIND A 1 MINUTE PHONE CALLc). DEDUCT THE COST OF THE 30 SECOND CALL (a) FROM THE 1 MINUTE CALL (b) <br/><br/>This will generally provide you with your &#8220;real&#8221; call cost per 30 seconds. You&#8217;ll now notice that the new 30 second charge varies from the 30 second phone call cost (a) that you found in your mobile phone bill. This variance is due to an additional fee referred to as &#8220;flagfall&#8221; or &#8220;connection fee&#8221;. If you now deduct the new 30 second phone call cost from the original 30 second phone call cost (a) you&#8217;ll end up with a figure that is your flagfall cost per phone call. <br/><br/>Flagfall (or connection fee) is what I call the &#8220;hidden fee&#8221; that many client&#8217;s either forget they&#8217;re being charged, or in some cases, were never told they&#8217;re being charged. Flagfall is a &#8220;single&#8221; fee applied at the beginning of a phone call every time you &#8220;connect&#8221; to someone (or something) on the other end. Simply put &#8211; if you make a phone call and someone (or something) answers, you&#8217;re charged flagfall. If nobody answers and the call &#8220;rings out&#8221; no flagfall fee applies. Many clients ask &#8220;what if I get someone&#8217;s message centre, am I still charged flagfall?&#8221; and the answer is &#8220;yes&#8221;. In this scenario your mobile phone call has still connected with something on the other end and therefore flagfall and call costs apply. <br/><br/>Call rates and flagfall fees vary from carrier to carrier, plan to plan and call to call (see we really do try to make things confusing!) and this greatly depends on the type of plan or plans you and your business is subscribed to. <br/><br/>To give you a rough guide, in my experience CAP PLANS tend to have higher flagfall fees than BUSINESS PLANS and on occasions some BUSINESS PLANS may have no flagfall fee at all. You may even find that flagfall (and call costs) vary depending on the type of call that you make. For example, a call to a &#8220;landline&#8221; (office number) may be charged at a higher rate than a call made to a mobile phone, or a call in the morning may cost less than a call made in the afternoon! <br/><br/>So as you can see there are many variables that need to be considered when trying to accurately establish what you and your business is being charged for mobile phone calls. <br/><br/>I trust these simple &#8220;Tips &#038; Hints&#8221; will help you make sense of your next mobile phone account. <br/><br/>Jason HellyerMobile Guide <br/><br/></p>
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