All tricks computer and internet

What makes a standard lens different from a digitally manufactured lens?

A standard progressive lens starts as a semi-finished premolded lens with the progressive design already molded on the front surface (hard, soft, short corridor, etc). The manufacturing lab will then generate the Rx on the back surface of the lens without altering the foundation of the progressive design already molded on the lens.

A digitally surfaced progressive, in contrast, uses software which takes into account pantoscopic tilt, vertex distance, Rx, frame fitting position, and sometimes even eye movement patterns, to create a "customized" progressive design for each particular patient. Specialized hardware then is needed to produce the lens. In theory, this will provide greater peripheral vision and definition. This is why "Freeform" is often used interchangeably with "digital", to imply that the lens is not confined to the same premold parameters as standard lenses are. So although digital lenses are often referred to by their brand name, the "brand" is actually the software which makes the design based on what it thinks the patient will like most. It might end up being a hard, soft, or short corridor design, depending on what inputs the optician specifies. The outcome, as a result, is unique for the given patient's prescription.

Therefore, contrary to the belief of many, it is not the lens itself, but rather the process by which the surface of the lens is manufactured.

No two lens manufactures use the exact same software or hardware to create their digital progressives. Therefore, each optical boutique cannot possible by proficient at fitting every type of digital lens available, as they all will have slightly different fitting requirements. Most offices will chose one or two digital lens manufactures in order to become proficient in their digital lens fits.

One of the biggest differences with digital lens technology is the accuracy of the lens manufacturing. Freeform lenses are accurate to 0.01 diopters. The human eye can only resolve as small as 0.15 diopter intervals, and doctors prescribe in 0.25 diopter intervals. This raises the question, how much added benefit does this accuracy difference really make? Consider that this means freeform lenses are 15x more accurate than the eye is capable of resolving and 25x more accurate then the doctor's phoropter is capable of prescribing. It would be similar to the analogy of pixels in a camera, at what point do increased pixels stop noticeably improving picture quality and just become a marketing strategy? Although freeform lenses do provide some theoretical benefits over traditional lenses, we do not believe that accuracy to 0.01 diopters is one of them, although this is often a marketed benefit by digital lens manufactures.

Due to the fact that the lens is designed based on many parameters, including the frame, the prescription in a free form lens is referred to as a "compensated Rx". Conventional progressive lenses are designed to maintain clarity when the vertex distance and pantoscopic tilt are the same as when the doctor measured it in the phoropter, not when actually worn by the patient in their new frame. Consequently, freeform prescription optimization attempts to provide that same clarity, but when worn in real-life. This optimized Rx is called the "compensated Rx", which is the prescription you will see when analyzing it in the lensometer, not necessarily the same as that which was prescribed. The lens manufacturer will provide you with a card along with the freeform lenses with the "compensated Rx" that you will find when analyzing the lenses in the lensometer. The correct "compensated Rx" will, in theory, produce the correct prescribed Rx for the wearer in real life.


Possible pitfalls

Just because a lens uses the word "digitally processed", does not mean it will be better than a non digital lens. The benefits are dependent upon:

1. Abilities of the processing lab.
2. Software designing the digital lens.
3. Hardware cutting the digital lens
4. Accuracy of the data provided by the fitting optician.

Because there is so much more required accuracy involved on the part of the lab and the fitting optician, there is also less room for error. Any error the optician provides the lab, such as an incorrect PD or seg height, will become much more magnified than in a standard lens design. Standard lens designs can absorb small errors more easily without patients perceiving the problem.

A digital lens, even if fit perfectly by the optician, is only as good as the software that generates the final surface design. For this reason, digital does not always mean better.

Will patients perceive an improvement in vision?

In our experience, maybe. Currently, digitally designed lenses, especially progressive lenses, can be thought of as being in their infancy. The software and hardware that creates them is constantly evolving and improving. For a patient who has been a long time successful progressive lens wearer without complaints, we recommend keeping them in their current design. However, if a patient has historically been unable to adapt to progressive lenses, a digitally designed lens may provide a beneficial outcome.

What is the future of digital lenses?

As with all things, digital lenses will become increasingly better over the next decade as the software and hardware that creates them improves. Similar to progressive addition lenses, there will likely always be top tier and lesser quality digital lenses. Most lens manufactures will eventually offer a digital lens, most do already. However, there will likely never be a uniform way to fit a digital lens as there is for varying brands of progressive addition lenses due to the customized nature of the lens. Therefore, it will be essential that optical boutiques partner with reputable lens manufactures and become proficient at fitting their digital lenses, since there will be no way to learn how to fit every type available.

Top 10 take away things to know about digital "freeform" lenses

1. Placing the word "digital" on the lens does not automatically make it better than what the patient is already wearing.
2. The digital lens design industry is still evolving in technology, in 10 years the designs available will make today's options look like the Edsel.
3. Success with digital lenses require the perfect balance of 1) A good software design, 2) High quality hardware, 3) Good measure of all required parameters by the optician, and 4) Good fit of the frame to insure it fits exactly as it was when the measurements were taken.
4. We already know that the frame must be perfectly adjusted before taking measurements for standard progressives. It is even more important for digital lenses as errors will become magnified as customization increases.
5. Get to know how to fit a couple of them really well. Unlike standard progressives, you will never be able to fit all of them.
6. The potential benefits of freeform lenses is tremendous, however we believe the software and hardware is not yet evolved enough to make the most of the possible benefits. But just wait a few years!
7. It is hard to justify at this point using a freeform progressive lens in lieu of a patient's current progressive if they are already happy. Don't mess with a good thing. However, for previous PAL non-adapts, it might make sense to give a freeform PAL a try.
8. The "compensated prescription" values, the prescription as read through the lensometer, from the freeform optimization process may be noticeably different from the prescribed Rx values. Do not be surprised by this. Most freeform lens manufactures will send you a "Compensated Rx" verification ticket along with the lenses.
9. Freeform lenses are accurate to 0.01 diopters. The human eye can only resolve as small as 0.15 diopter intervals, and doctors prescribe in 0.25 diopter intervals. Therefore, this is probably an overrated benefit.
10. Don't be afraid to jump in and get your feet wet with this technology, this is the future of lens technology so the more you practice with them now the sooner you will learn how to use it to the patient's best advantage.

You've spent hours working on a report, and then your Word document just disappeared from the screen! Your computer crashed, some arcane error forced Word to close, or you've just unwittingly closed a document before clicking a save button.

The lesson to save early and often is learned the hard way, but what now?

Don't despair yet! There are some things to try before accepting the data loss. In most cases, the lost document can be fully or partially recovered.

If you're lucky, Windows may have automatically saved your file. When you start Word program the next time, see if there are any recovered documents, so called AutoRecovery files, in the Document Recovery pane.


AutoRecovery is a feature that performs an emergency backup of open documents when an error occurs. By default, AutoRecovery is set to ten minutes: that means that Word will automatically save a backup of your open document every ten minutes. You can change that interval by going to File - Options - Save. You can also select the option to keep the last saved autoversion if you close without saving.

Even when the AutoRecovery option was not selected, you could try to force Word to recover the document. Click Open, select the document, click the down arrow and then click Open and Repair. If the document was closed normally, AutoRecovery will not kick in, and no auto recovery files will be saved.

You may be able to bring back the document draft. It is a little known fact that the drafts in all applications within MS Office are saved automatically. After the crash, when opening a new Word document, go to File - Info - Manage versions. If there are previous versions of the file you've lost, you will be able to recover it by clicking the dropdown menu and selecting the option Recover Unsaved Documents. The program will open the location where you can browse recent copies of unsaved files. Word saves copies of unsaved documents for four days before the program deletes them.

To recover your document, select the draft, open it as a new document in the Word and this time save it properly. If a document is corrupted, you can try to open it with the Open and Repair option.

If neither of these recovery method worked for you, try searching for your lost document in the temporary files.

Microsoft doesn't provide a way to recover files that have been emptied from the Recycle bin. In those cases, you will have to use third-party tools to recover deleted documents.

Sometimes, none of these methods work. You will need a data recovery software that offers a word recovery option.

The Pill Reminder by Drugs.com

An increasing number of our aging population find themselves using a substantial number of medications each day. As seniors are prescribed more pills it becomes a difficult task to keep track of which medication is intended for what and how often it should be taken. Timing and unintentional overdoses are legitimate concerns that could lead to serious health altercations or even death. Enter "Pill Reminder", a smart phone application simple enough for boomers that sends daily reminders to your phone reminding you when it is time to take your medication.


Start by entering the medication's name, dosage, and schedule the time of day it should be taken. Pill Reminder will alert you when it is time to take your next pill and keep you on track each day. This application is a godsend for the aging who may have alzheimers disease or experience any form of memory loss. Likewise, this application is useful to caretakers looking for a way to stay organized and keep track of patients.

Internet Shopping

As people age, they lose their desire to shop or may be unable to find transportation to a nearby store or market. The crowds and traffic are often intimidating and troublesome as we grow older. Easy to navigate review based websites have sprung up across all categories that enable these elderly shoppers to take advantage of discounts and have orders delivered to their doorstep. People have learned to use the web based services that allow them to order groceries (Peapod or Amazon), home delivery meals, and handle other essentials purchases online.

Drive Gain and GPS

For those of still on the road, GPS (Global Positioning System) has made traveling easier for the elderly and reduces much of the stress associated with getting lost during a long trip or navigating our way to a new destination. For the seriously technical senior, the Drive Gain app takes matters even further by making recommendations including acceleration rates, braking, and gear selection choices to help improve fuel efficiency.

Toenail Fungus and Other Conditions that Plague Us We Age

Medical Information regarding common age related health issues are readily available online. Many of these age related health conditions begin to manifest themselves as we approach 50 years or older. For example, fungal toenails (Onychomycosis) are one of these common issues that affects nearly 12 percent of the elderly past the age of 50. There are plenty of free public resources for common ailments like wrinkles, sun spots, plantar warts, shingles, among most other conditions. Conduct a simple search on an engine like Google or yahoo and explore websites like the mayoclinic or webmd.

Since there are literally millions of healthcare products on the market, choosing one that is safe, effective, and affordable can be troublesome. Fortunately, there are resources online that provide product comparisons evaluating the performance, price, active ingredients, and aggregate user reviews online. There are even toenail fungus review websites, the spectrum is limitless. Make personal healthcare product decisions based on the advice of your physician and based off clinically proven active ingredients recommended by the FDA.

Dragon Dictation... Naturally Speaking

For boomers who appreciate technology but are keyboard challenged, there are ways to get your message on paper that do not require typing. Dragon Dictation enables voice to text translation by verbally speaking into a microphone. This software interprets your speech into text allowing for you to compose documents or emails on your computer or phone. Find out more about the possibilities on the Dragon NaturallySpeaking® website. This software is compatible with Facebook, Twitter and email.

Kristie Collins is an associate editor at ConsumerMedReports. A public health startup dedicated to providing health related resources.

Windows Phone Development is a new technology platform in the market in comparison to the other well known mobile development verticals. During its short tenure, it has emerged as a valuable vertical and as of now, is projecting itself as a capable competitor to the existing rivals, of the likes of Android and iOS. This article takes a dig at the most feasible reasons leading to the widespread popularity, followed by the mention of prominent apps from various Windows Phone categories that fare way better than their counterparts.

Probable Reason behind Windows Phone development

A bulk of credit to the popularity of this mobile development domain goes to the extension of the Windows Phone 8 OS to multiple devices, such as HTC, Nokia Lumia and Huawei, which has also worked actively in motivating the professionals to develop exclusive Windows Phone apps. Yet another prominent factor in this regard is Voice command, which is the latest feature addition in the Windows Phone family. This feature helps users to operate the phone and apps using voice commands. They can call, make Bing search queries, send messages and much more by merely speaking instead of typing. As obvious, it acts as a significant booster in glorifying the Windows Phone app development industry

Prominent Windows Phone app Categories

Entertainment: The Windows App store is home to a number of entertainment apps related to movies, ringtones, HD Wallpapers, painting, etc. Flixster is a widely popular application in this context, which is perhaps the best one to enjoy movie trailers, get information about show times and read out films reviews by critics. The newly introduced features of the free App also let users set movie posters as lock screens. The voice command facility is a further plus that lets the users to search information about their movies by merely speaking to the phone while the app is up and running.

Lifestyle: This is the section everyone looks forward to. Sophisticated mobile applications that could help you maintain an exquisite lifestyle are always greeted by open arms, Magic Mirror is one such noteworthy app. As the name suggests, it lets you experiment your looks with a host of fresh and fascinating color variations, hairstyles and more. You may often use it for fun or for checking out various options to choose an enticing one finally for a party. It is available at a nominal cost, engages less space, works on Windows 7.5 and 8. and leaves the users with maximum exhilaration.

Travel: The travel industry is wide and rich, and so are its apps. You can have robust tools that provide detailed info on tourism, on the other hand, some may also fetch valuable details regarding flight, metro train or bus ticket availability, stations, stops, etc. Delhi Metro App from Finoit labs is a decent Windows Phone to fit the bill. It provides all the tidbits that one can gain about first of its kind modern public transportation system in India. Users can seek its help to know about tourist places, restaurants, hotels, metro train timings, fare, smart card info and so on. It works perfectly offline and is free of cost.

When Internet technology invaded the mobile phone industry, the sales of broadband-ready mobile phones grew to millions on a daily basis. Because of this innovative idea, 90 percent of hand sets sold in the market are designed to gain access to the World Wide Web.

The influence of mobile broadband in the modern way of life has made it one of the most successful innovations in the world today. Its ability to provide people with Internet access even in the absence of a wired connection is not just a genius business and technological idea. It also carries undeniable benefits which include:

1. Convenience and Freedom of Movement

Mobile broadband has set people free from being confined to their computer tables. Its ability to allow a person to gain access to the web through a smart phone is the greatest factor that makes mobile devices the most popular product in the world in the present generation.

2. Unlimited Access to the Web

Many individuals need broadband access even if they are out of their homes or offices. A lot of people in the business world need to provide their main offices with updates about special assignments. News writers, bloggers and journalists need to break real-time news to the world - and all of them want to be the first to do it. But how can they ever be the first to deliver their goods without the amazing power of mobile broadband?

People who are looking to buy handheld devices are no longer confined to use them solely for text messaging and phone conversations. A majority buy new smart phones because they want to access the web with their mobile phones wherever they are. A lot of people even abandon their old units to buy new ones that are Internet or Wi-Fi ready. The concept of integrating mobile and broadband technology is indeed the work of a great mind.

3. Availability of Frequent Upgrades

The introduction of mobile broadband is proof of a technology that's growing constantly. People who embrace this advancement are rewarded with updates of a continuously improving system.
This will allow users to take advantage of new systems that are intended to make mobile broadband fast, efficient, and reliable as a personal or business tool.

These are some of the most important benefits of mobile broadband. It is true that at present, this technology is not as fast as the standard or wired broadband. But its continuing innovation makes the mobile broadband the technology to reckon with now and in the near future. It is in fact, starting to become a part of the lives of people from all walks of life.

Mobile phone apps are now a huge part of the world's mobile market and have carved out a well established industry in their own right. The design, creation and distribution of apps is big business and everyone wants in on the monolithic app market. From individuals to small businesses and beyond, the concept of having an app associated to you is a very attractive option indeed. It opens up numerous prospects and potential, spreading your brand to a mass audience. But where did apps begin and what is their history?

It may surprise some, but apps have been around in one form or another since the relative birth of the mobile phone. Way back in the early 1980's, one of the first Motorola products featured an application whereby you could look at your contacts. This is possibly the earliest example of how apps would later be used to redefine the mobile phone.

A few years later, when mobile phone technology began to allow for more practical improvements, the race for competition truly began. Games began appearing on phones for purely entertainment value. The idea that phones were only useful for communication was becoming less apparent.

The size of mobile phones began to shrink, as did their prices; all the while, their capabilities expanded. More mobile phone masts were put up across the country, meaning reception was greatly improved. The features and apps of phones were becoming more advanced by the year.

The emergence of the internet really changed everything. Before, phones may have had a calculator or notepad and a way of showing the date and time. The internet made developers see the future with added clarity. However, there was a need to 'plug' the phone into the worldwide web. Once that could be achieved, phones could have almost unlimited resources.

The problem was phones at this stage didn't adapt well to the internet. The screens simply were not advanced enough to cope with online page. Everything had to be scaled down and saturated. Not only, did the phones themselves struggle to deal with this, but it cost the user extra to access.

WAP or Wireless Application Protocol started the revolution and paved the way for finding a solution this problem. It enabled the phone to operate online pages, albeit in a limited capacity. There needed to be further breakthroughs to push the boundaries of apps ever further. In 1994, the arrival of PDA improved the previous technology and allowed phones to be greater than ever before.

As trends for wallpapers and ringtones grew with mobile technology, as well as the memory to store music and photos, the possibility for apps also grew. Year on year, mobiles became more sophisticated and featured more variety in apps, including games. The rise of the touch screen smart phone, and Apple's uniquely simple way of accessing the internet by way of apps has brought along the latest revolution. The use of app-stores has pushed the industry into the stratosphere and there is now no looking back.

As a business with a presence online, you naturally have several things that you have to pay attention to. Of course your website is one of them, but with the number of expert website design services available in the market today, you will find several benefits to outsourcing your work. Whether you are building a website from scratch or are revamping one that you already have, there are several advantages to hiring website design services.

One of the first things is that it helps you grab attention online. This is by far the most difficult thing to do for any website. Being able to stand out in a crowd of sites and actually bring people to it will ensure that your page ranking on search engines also goes up. This can happen only when you have the right kind of web development processes in place.

With professionals handling your site you will be able to portray your business objectives in the manner you want. These professionals will take the time out to understand what exactly you are looking for and will be able to formulate how best to present it. Based on your requirements, they will be able to optimize the website to large extent with the use of designing and meta tags.

One advantage you have with professional services is that they view your website from the end user's perspective. This helps them make the website easier to navigate through. The simpler the navigation path, the better chances you have of visitors looking through what you have to offer. Research has shown the customers often take a few seconds to decide on whether they want to continue with the site or not. Professional website design services can help it get done.

The Internet can be a slightly complicated place and there are always technical glitches with a site that need to be looked into. For example, there has been a tremendous increase in the use of smart phones these days. Therefore websites need to be optimized so that they can be viewed on smaller devices in the right manner. Heavy designs and animation will load incorrectly thus making your site lose traction among smart device users.

Hiring the right kind of website design services is what will help you get the best for your website and give it the visibility it needs online. All this without cutting into your time in promoting your business.

Satellite TV is a very complicated system, and it is fairly obvious because the state of art technology is built in a digital age. However you may always rely on information that can make your satellite viewing experience slightly easier to grasp particularly when you are attempting to have your own customized set-up. Let us dig into some of the fundamentals as you pull into the store en route to having your own satellite TV system.


When heading off to your local store, keep in mind that you are going to go along with an entire system. So with that in mind, listed below are the three key units for your very own satellite system. You have to get a satellite receiver which connects to your TV set, your very own handy remote control, and last but not the least a satellite dish that can boost your reception. And one thing more, yea you need to get a subscription from your local provider who can provide you access to the needed signal for your own viewing experience.

You can have a go at either a standard set-up or a cranked up high definition system. In programming your standard satellite usually requires a spherical satellite dish measuring about 18 inches. On the other hand you can go high definition by procuring an oval-shaped dish having a dimension of 18×20 inches. Nonetheless if you don't want to have a fuss with your system, the dish comes as part of your subscription package. A must in order to receive good signal is that the dish should be to be oriented in a clear exposure by the southern direction and ensure there are no man-made structures hindering its reception. Trees are also a no-no.

Since the digital age is upon your time of wanting to have your very personal satellite system, assure that the broadcasting experience you are going to have is something to look forward to. Gone are the days of the blurring and fuzzy output on your TV screen. The present domain for a satellite system is in MPEG2. so either you have crystal clear signal or nothing at all. Nature can play with your signal in some cases such as strong winds and rain and when lightning comes bragging around. Nonetheless these problems occur less often.

Well that's it; you can now head on to the store feeling assured and use your satellite TV basics.

Smart TVs are television sets that can retrieve content from the Internet and offer built-in applications for streaming music and movies, apps for social networking, apps for news, weather, sports, games, YouTube and more. In addition to using apps, one of the most appealing factors for tech-savvy consumers is voice activation technology to control TV sets.

According to DisplaySearch, a leading provider of reliable information about the display-related industries, connected TVs are forecast to grow to over 123 million shipments in 2014 (at a 30% compound annual growth rate). The market is now developing beyond mature regions like Western Europe and Japan. Emerging markets play a major role in this growth. With the improvements in the broadband infrastructure, the adoption of connected TVs is a natural next step in TV feature innovation. Eastern Europe is expected to grow from 2.5 million connected TVs shipped in 2010 to over 10 million in 2014. In addition to that, 33% of flat panel TVs sold in China in 2013 will have the Internet capability.


DisplaySearch also forecasts that the connected TV market will become fragmented and increase in complexity. One group of TV sets is supposed to feature basic video on demand and appeal to consumers who expect television to remain a passive experience. Those who want something more substantial will find interesting other TV sets offering configurable apps, sophisticated search and navigation engines, as well as advanced user interfaces.

The main contemporary connected TV platforms include Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Mitsubishi Stream TV, Panasonic Viera Connect, Sony Bravia, Toshiba NetTV, Apple TV, Google TV, TiVo, Liberty Global's Horizon and Yahoo! Connected TV. Samsung, with around 20 million apps downloaded by the end of January 2012, is the segment leader, followed by Panasonic and LG.

However, the biggest shake-up in the television industry is going to cause Apple's much-talked-of TV set. It promises to revolutionize television like once the iPad hit the market. Steve Jobs was quoted in his official biography saying that he "finally cracked the case" of an integrated TV. The new iTV (alleged name) is expected to be completely easy to use, seamlessly synced with other Apple's devices and with the iCloud. At the moment Apple with its $99 set-top box Apple TV seems to be doing very well, with 2.8 million units sold in 2011.

We are constantly hearing rumors related to the expected Apple's product, its features, price, and release date. CLSA Group views Apple TV hardware as a 2013 event. According to the estimations of ITG Industry Investment Research, the new iTV set could increase the company's market cap by 10%, or $60 billion. Apple, already the world's most valuable company, has recently hit the $600 billion level.

Analyst Peter Misek from Jefferies, a global securities and investment banking group, doesn't expect the device to be called iTV. He suggests the new television could be called "iPanel" which can reflect its potential as a hub for gaming, media and more. The iPanel name also follows the "iP" format of other Aplle's products, like the iPod, iPhone and the iPad. However, it is just a guess from the analyst. Misek expects that an Apple television will have a $1,250 average selling price.

The success of Apple's products, like the iPod, the iPhone, and iPad, are much about the design. The iTV (let's take this name) is supposed to have superior quality and excellent design. The list of possible features includes the following ones:

• An aluminum construction;
• FaceTime video calling;
• Siri-based remote voice control;
• 42-inch HD screen;
• iOS operating system;
• iCloud support;
• Control from the iPhone or the iPad;
• Access to Netflix, YouTube, Flickr, etc. (same as on the existing Apple TV);
• Content sharing and media streaming from Apple's devices.

Obviously, we'll soon witness the appearance of a new smart TV from Apple that is going to bring new changes to the TV market. And, yes, Apple may win!

Industries and Technology Areas:

Industries: mass media, television

Technology Areas: Smart TV, connected TV, Smart TV applications, TV application development, software development

Elinext Group

With over 15 years of experience and over 300 professionals on board worldwide, Elinext Group is a global supplier of IT solutions for various industries, including advertising, accounting, banking, education, finance, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, retail, tourism and others. Elinext companies specialize in custom software development, mobile development, web development, TV app development and game development.

In this age of technology, it will be hard to get away from mobile phones or cell phones. These devices are everywhere, and are used by a large number of people. In order to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the mobile communications market, businesses around the world have started creating mobile websites and mobile applications. The mobile websites are those sites which can be accessed from the cell phones, with the help of a GPS or internet connection. On the other hand, a mobile application is an application which can be installed and directly used from the cell phone itself.

In order to have a better understanding of what would be more beneficial to a business, let us discuss the various advantages and disadvantages of mobile websites and mobile applications.

Mobile Website

Advantages

The various advantages are -

• Requires fewer resources in comparison to an application.
• It is easier and faster to launch a mobile website.
• It can be created by reusing much of the structure of the actual (regular) web page.
• It is accessible to all devices with Internet access.
• It is easy to promote a website in comparison to an application.
• The updates can be uploaded at any time and can be made available immediately.

Disadvantages

The various disadvantages are -

• A website cannot be tailored to suit the features of a cell phone (smartphone), in addition, most mobile browsers are extremely simple.
• A mobile website will be less attractive, and will never be as complex and dynamic as an application.

Mobile Application

Advantages

The various advantages are -

• Within an application, we may include some features that cannot be included on a mobile website.
• Even if we do not have access to Wi-Fi or 3G, we can use the application that is installed in our mobile device.
• An application can use the entire screen of the device and provide a better interface to the user.
• The application is always visible on the desktop of the device, so the chances of using it are greater.

Disadvantages

The various disadvantages are -

• For a user to use an application, he or she must first download it, requiring greater knowledge and brand loyalty.
• It requires more money and resources to develop an application.
• Applications are not available to be downloaded on all mobile devices.
• Updating an application is not as easy as updating a website.

Thus, we can see that mobile websites and mobile applications can both be beneficial to a business and its customers.

IT operations today, are a mixture of day to day operations and isolated large scale projects. Outsource software development enables flexibility for large scale projects with the easy incorporation of additional project resources. Outsourcing involves bundling of multiple customers to specific infrastructure components. It thus increases the potential for process optimization as a fixed number of employees working on the project each time and usage of the right tools. According to the new analyst report, outsourcing relationships and destinations are changing, and similarly vendor management is as important as ever.


Innovation is flourishing in competition to bring in the best clients and to create a great relationship and to hold on to them. This competition-fuelled inventiveness is a blessing in disguise. It is ably benefiting the outsourcing relationship. Large U.S - based technology companies and Indian IT outsourcing firms are paying close attention to proposed legislation focused on tightening restrictions. They are also increasing the oversight of the non-immigrant professional visas and they use to place foreign professionals in roles stateside. New reports have included recommendations for software vendors which can collapse down on piracy.

Offshore software outsourcing is getting easier- if it already isn't:

Offshore software development is a significant part of the offshore IT outsourcing market which helps the companies to focus on their core activities, and over the period of time, it has developed a distinctive place for itself. They also provide them with a means of fulfilling their business requirements and that too in a cost effective manner. It sets up an extended development center at the offshore delivery center that works as an extension to the in-house IT team. The specialized IT services - custom software development and web application development allow the business to focus on core competencies and can enable to attain the business goals and objectives faster.
Nowadays, challenges require the support of a committed partner who is quick and responsive with a comprehensive solution offering. To maintain a perfect coordination between all the offshore development centers and that too in accordance with the client's satisfaction is a big task. This limitation can be overcome by making the best possible use of the most modern means of communication. On-site team, remains in direct contact with the client, and thus is able to understand the client's needs in a better way. Well, agile software development hold the key to interactive programming of software which is now gaining steam by virtue of mobiles and clouds.

Inarguably, there is a advanced amount allowance amid accessories that are fabricated in the Western apple and those that are fabricated in Asian countries. Today, cyberbanking accessories such as China-made adaptable phones are adequate broadly adequate in altered genitalia of the apple and they are actual bargain compared to added high-end products. Here, you would ascertain the 5 above classes of phones in the world.


Available Buzz Brands

In allegory to high-end cellular devices, Chinese phones are affordable, appropriately alluring added advocacy from all over the world. Many retailers or dropshippers adopt articles that are fabricated in China. Whether you appetite a buzz from China, the US, Japan or any added accomplishment countries, actuality are 5 classes of phones you can acquisition today:

* Quad-core Phones

They are cellular accessories that appear in advanced varieties of styles, designs, appearance and functionality. They are actual fast and responsive. They usually appear with bifold SIM features.

* Android Phones

These are phones that are powered by Google's operating system. Most of them appear with a cool fast processor such as Tegra 2 and Snapdragon; they usually accept a acceptable GPU basal and 4G connectivity. You can acquisition these cellular accessories with Cool AMOLED affectation and aerial awning resolutions.

* HiPhones
Have you acclimated an iPhone before? The Hiphone is the aggressive accessory that compares with a approved iPhone device. In added words, it usually comes with appearance and functionality you can acquisition on the Apple gadget. Nonetheless, the corpuscle buzz has added acid bend that shows that it is not aloof a archetype or a cloned adaptation of the Apple's product. HiPhones are a abundant another to those who can't allow the iPhone. They will get added amount for the money spent to boutique for this China-made buzz brand.

* Mini Phones

They are alleged mini phones because of their abbreviate architecture and lightweight. They are accepted acceptable and stylish, accepting advantageous appearance that an boilerplate user will like in a corpuscle phone. They are aeroembolism versions of their ample versions. Remember that miniaturisation is the added of the day.

* Touch Phones

We are active in a apple area acceleration and adaptability absolutely count. These are the allowances that are derivable from blow phones. Such accessories accord you a quick and convenient interface to admission whatever you appetite to do with your fingers - you alone accept to swipe, slid and compression displayed icons and airheaded with a finger. These accessories accept no keypads.

Before you go to boutique for a cast or a model, try to analyze accessible options by account products' descriptions and customers' reviews. Two added things you should do are as follows:

- Check the IMEI cardinal to ascertain the acceptance assurance of the device.

- Check the array appraisement and ensure that it's 1500mAh so that your accessory can aftermost continued with use. Remember that appearance like bifold SIM, alternation TV and 4G connectivity absorb array activity actual fast.

Now, five (5) basic classes of popular phones accept been identified. All the phones do not accept the aforementioned akin of achievement and functionality. Ensure that you boutique for a cast that apparel your aftertaste and requirements.

Tablets are a abundant apparatus that enhances the online acquaintance and increases productivity, not alone in account to business, but in attention to activity as a whole. It's abate than a laptop, but beyond than a Smartphone. The book is aloof appropriate size, so you can accumulate them with you whenever you are. You can attending a the internet, complete business tasks, video babble with clients, and analysis your email. You can additionally download games, books, and videos, and you can get pleasure movies, allotment photos and abundant added on your claimed tablet.


Now, it's time to adjudge which book is best for you. Before you shop for one, you aboriginal charge to amount out what you'll be application your book for. This is how you can amount out which book will be best for your own needs. Here, we attending at some of the key areas you'll appetite to anticipate about. You can calmly analyze the appearance of altered tablets by attractive at the advice pages of assertive book on the internet.

There are amazing tablets accessible in the bazaar that are amazing and action able brand performance. If your account allows you to be able to splurge a little bit, again you can try for articles from BlackBerry, Toshiba, Acer, Samsung, and Amazon. But, if your account is smaller, you'll still be able to acquisition a deluge of bargain tablets.

Leader International launches bargain 4.0 tablets. There will be a bifold barrage of their aggregation during the aboriginal allotment of the year. The Impression 10A book has a affectation of 9.7", 1024 x 768 pixels, and has a bifold amount processor of NVIDIA Tegra 2. The amount of the book is $299, at the aforementioned time, the Impression 7A possesses 7", 1024 x 600 pixel affirmation and a processor of 1 GHz. This blueprint will advertise for $179. Both tablets are featured with Adobe Flash Player and 10.3 Android. They both accept the affectation of a capacitive touchscreen.

It's not that you wouldn't acquisition best of these appearance in a book that amount beneath than $400. But Google has freed the source-code for Android 4.0 that permits book and buzz manufacturers to put the arrangement on operating systems of all kinds of devices. NVIDIA is additionally proceeding with its next-generation Tegra3 quad-core processor, so it can be accepted that Tegra 2 ability be cheaper for the accessory builders.

When the Android and iPad tablets amorphous arresting the streets, a cardinal of bodies started to counterbalance it adjoin added net books. After all, they were both analytic priced acquiescent accessories that you could advance to cream the web or backpack out added alive jobs. But present day tablets are in actuality a absolutely avant-garde accessory that's adamantine to appraise with the added predecessors. Before there were additionally PC tablets, but they were luxurious, influential, and had absurd array time.

You ability like to shop for the afterward bargain tablets: Samsung Series 9 Ultra attending with 1080 p display, HP Envy X2 Windows 8 Hybrid tablet. It is astute to get the most recent updates about the availability of most recent bargain tablets by internet surfing.

Android 4.0 is one of the most recent innovations in the cyberbanking industry. Bargain Book acquiesce the user to get pleasure abysmal interactivity, re-sizable widgets, and able articulation ascribe engine, affluence of admission to your amusing groups, profiles and contacts. Bargain tablets active on Android 4.0 Book platforms acquiesce the user to acquaintance affluence of multitasking, feel bash appearance and affluent notifications.

Security is a hot topic in today’s networks, and will continue to be for a long time to come. With that in mind, you must consider adding a Cisco security certification to your resume and firewall skills to your skill set.

It’s quite a jump from the CCNA to the CCSP (Cisco Certified Security Professional), and Cisco has made that leap more manageable by adding Specialist certifications. These certifications can give quite a boost to both your resume and your skill set, and act as a great “stepping stone” to the CCSP.

At present, Cisco offers four VPN/Security certifications, those being Cisco Firewall Specialist, Cisco IPS Specialist, Cisco VPN Specialist, and Cisco VPN/Security Sales Specialist. Since every WAN engineer has contact with Cisco firewalls on a regular basis, we’ll take a closer look at this popular certification first. (And those who want to be WAN engineers had better learn something about firewalls, too!)

At the writing of this article (October 21, 2005), Cisco is offering an option for each of the two exams you’ll need to pass to earn this certification. For the first exam, you can take either the 642-551 SND (Securing Cisco Network Devices) or 642-501 SECUR (Securing Cisco IOS Networks). The final day to register for the SECUR exam is December 19, 2005.

For either, you’ll need to be able to answer questions regarding the proper use of Cisco security devices; how to configure security on a Cisco switch and on a router, including syslog logging, AAA, ACLs, and security for router services and interfaces.

The choices for the second exam are the 642-522 SNPA (Securing Network with PIX and ASA) and 642-521 CSPFA. Topics for these exams include , IPSec, NAT, firewalls, AAA, and policy mapping. (As always, you should check for the latest exam blueprints at Cisco’s website. Click “Learning And Events” on the main page, www.cisco.com).

The only prerequisite for this certification is that you must hold a valid CCNA certification.

As always, getting some hands-on experience is the best way to prepare for your Cisco exams. (Your employer is going to get a little upset if you practice your configs on his or her PIX. It would be a good idea to have a good lawyer, too.) There are online rack rental services that include Cisco security devices in their pods.

Cisco certifications are a great way to help protect your career as well as your network. The more you know, and the more varied your skills, the more valuable you are to your present and future employers. Use your CCNA as a foundation, and keep building on your skills!

CCNA and CCNP candidates hear it all the time: “Get some hands-on experience”. From my personal experience climbing the Cisco certification ladder, I can tell you firsthand that there is no learning like hands-on learning. No simulator in the world is going to give you the experience you will get cabling and configuring your own routers.

Whenever I mention this to one of my students, they always say it costs too much. The truth is, it is cheaper now to build your own CCNA and CCNP lab than it has ever been. The secret? Used routers.



The word “used” turns off a lot of people not many of us buy used computers or used servers. Cisco routers, though, are robust. I personally own a Cisco 4000 router that I use as a Frame Relay switch in my lab that I’ve had for about four years, and I’ve never had a problem with it.



The good news for current CCNA and CCNP candidates interested in building their own labs is that used Cisco equipment has never been more plentiful or cheaper. eBay is a good way to get an idea of what’s out there and what the prices are, but you don’t have to assemble your lab one piece at a time. Many eBay vendors who sell used Cisco equipment sell ready-made CCNA and CCNP labs for one price, including cables.



I asked one major vendor of CCNA and CCNP labs, www.ciscokits.com, what the most common questions are regarding building your own home lab. Here’s what they had to say:



Why do I need real routers instead of a simulator?



You need a physical router,as the simulators just don’t have the ability to give you the “hands on” you need to see what happens when you disconnect a cable or put a cable in the wrong location. You will come to find quickly that mistakes you make on Router 1 are affecting Router 5 all because you did not screw in a cable properly. No simulator can simulate that.




How many routers do I need?



Two routers really are required to see if anything works. If you have a very limited budget, you can receive value from only purchasing a single router over working with a simulator. However, you will not be able to see the main thing we are trying to accomplish. The propagation of route tables!

The only way you can see if your configurations work, is to have at least two routers. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you purchase a dual router kit that comes with all the accessories you need. Otherwise you can spend days trying to find all the little extra pieces you need to get your lab up and running.



Do I need a switch?



Well, it is nice to have. However, with only about 2 questions on the test dedicated to “hands on” switch knowledge, if you have to skimp on something, skimp on the switch.



What routers and switches should I buy?



Choices, choices, choices! Which 2500/2600 router do I pick? I will list some pros and cons of each router below, along with current prices (note that prices are generally lower if you buy a dual router kit instead of a single router). Please note that prices are approximations.



1) Cisco 2501 Router with 16 MB Flash/16MB DRAM $94.99. The cheapest introduction router, and it can support a vast majority of the commands that you will need to learn for your CCNA test. All 2500 routers that we will discuss come with a minimum of two serial ports and an Ethernet port.

You will need to add a transceiver to this unit to convert the Ethernet AUI port to an RJ-45 style Ethernet port.



2) Cisco 2503 Router with 16 MB Flash/16MB DRAM $119.99. This is the same as a Cisco 2501, except it adds an ISDN port so you can complete all your ISDN commands for the CCNA test. You will need to add a transceiver to convert the Ethernet AUI port to an RJ-45 style Ethernet port.



3) Cisco 2505/2507 with 16 MB Flash/16MB DRAM $109.99. The same as a Cisco 2501 except it has a built-in 8 or 16 port hub so you do not have to purchase a transceiver.



4) Cisco 2514 Router with 16 MB Flash/16MB DRAM $149.99. This router is the same as a Cisco 2501 except instead of one Ethernet port you have two. You may ask, what is the big deal? Well, you can use this as your Cable Modem/DSL Modem router. Now you can test your ability to setup a firewall and router in a live environment on the Internet. Lots of fun! You will need to add two transceivers to convert the Ethernet AUI ports to an RJ-45 style Ethernet ports.



5) Cisco 2520 Router with 16 MB Flash/16MB DRAM $119.99. This is the same as a 2503 but it also adds two more serial ports so you can use this as a frame relay switch later in your CCNA studies. It costs the same as a 2503, so this is a great money saving tip.



6) Cisco 2612 Router with 32 DRAM and 8 MB Flash $199.99. This is a modular router unlike any of the 2500 series routers. So the big benefit of this is you can buy extra modules to add functionality such as more serial ports, ISDN ports, Ethernet ports, WICs and such. However, due to the flexibility you will pay a bit more. One day it is a frame relay switch, the next it is your ISDN router. In the long run it will be cheaper than purchasing a bunch of dedicated routers for each

discipline you want to learn.


7) Cisco 1912 or 1924 Switch with Enterprise Software $109.99. This is a good low cost switch. The only drawback is it is a 10 MB switch except for the two 100 MB uplink ports. Not a big deal since you have 10 MB routers.

Cisco 2912 or 2924 Switch with Enterprise Software $249.99. This switch will run all the current commands needed for the test and is a full 100 MB switch.

And should you desire to sell your lab after you complete your certification, you can either negotiate a price with the vendor who sold it to you, or you can sell it yourself on ebay. It’s my experience that 95% of candidates who earn their CCNA go on to pursue their CCNP within one year, though, so don’t sell it too quickly.


In the end, you spend only a few hundred dollars, and you gain invaluable experience and knowledge that will help you both in your certification quest and your job performance. Having worked my way from the CCNA to the CCIE, I can tell you that you will learn much more from actually configuring and cabling your own equipment than you ever will from any simulation of the real thing.