When most people think of technology costs, they generally think first of the hardware, such as computers, printers, and the like. But the truth is that the greater part of your computing costs are likely to be for the software that runs on your systems, rather than the systems themselves. It is not unusual for a £500 computer to have well over £1,000 running on it, even if all the software is “off the rack” rather than proprietary. The smart business owner will take many elements into consideration when selecting software, realizing that initial purchase price might not be the most predominant factor in determining its ultimate cost. A Payday Loan could provide the necessary funds to purchase the software you require when your monthly budget doesn't stretch to cover additional purchases.
Proprietary programs, commercial software, shareware, freeware, or open-source?
Obviously, there isn’t sufficient space in a short article to address all the factors – much less, all the available programs – upon which you’ll ultimately have to decide. However, there are a few factors that can make your decision easier, as represented in the following questions.
Are you already running proprietary or customized commercial software, such as accounting, materials control, or payroll systems? If so, you’ll likely want to continue with it, so long as the license structure isn’t too constricting or costly. Most small businesses opt for commercial software applications, but even these can be pretty expensive, and there may be restrictions as to how the software is to be used, and how many machines it can be installed on without additional licensing requirements. There are, of course, a number of relatively inexpensive commercial programs that may be readily applicable to your operation. Particularly if your business is a new start-up, you might want to stick with the more popular commercial programs, so as to avoid having to go through a painful emigration to unfamiliar software in the future.
Office suites
Shareware or freeware programs abound in the marketplace, and many users have found them to be a good alternative to more expensive commercial offerings. Just to give one example, Microsoft’s Office Suite© is the de-facto standard for basic business applications. While it is wildly popular and familiar to most workers, a single license of the suite can cost hundreds of dollars, and if you’re looking to maintain compatibility on a number of computers, the cost can skyrocket rather quickly. There are, however, open-source office suites available that are fully compatible with Microsoft’s offerings, offer a similar user experience, and are available for download at no cost. The two most popular examples are the Apache OpenOffice suite (http://www.openoffice.org/) and LibreOffice (http://www.libreoffice.org/). Both suites are capable of opening, editing, creating, and saving to the standard Microsoft formats, and are continually evaluated, improved upon, and updated by teams of developers who are committed to providing a product that is as good as or better than available commercial offerings.
Antivirus, anti-malware, and security software
Given the increasing efforts of hackers, as well as the prevalence of always-connected networks, system security is a factor that no business or individual can afford to ignore. And while there are a number of good commercially-available products with which to protect your computers and – if necessary – rid them of malicious code, there are also a number of free or low-cost products that are arguably as good as or better than the most popular commercial programs. A couple of examples are AVG Free Antivirus© and MalwareBytes©, both of which do a commendable job of protecting and cleaning your computers, often with a less significant performance hit than their commercial counterparts.
System utilities
The system utilities that come packaged in Microsoft Windows© are adequate, but lack the power and/or versatility that most IT personnel recommend. Once again, there are a number of third-party utilities that offer additional capabilities, and are either low-cost or free of charge. A few of note are Glary Utilities©, Eusing Free Registry Cleaner©, and Iobit’s Smart Defrag©. The only caveat is that since these utilities have greater capabilities than the more generic offerings included in Windows, they also have somewhat greater potential to get the less computer-savvy user into trouble. That said, by leaving all settings at the developers’ defaults, you’ll be pretty safe using them, and will benefit from a more responsive and secure system.
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Airtame Connects TV And PC Wirelessly
So the wiring is not required. The project is supported through the crowd financiers Indiegogo and has reached almost their goal. For the system to work, software on the sending computer is required, which provides and ease the data communication. The unit itself is plugged with its HDMI output to a TV or projector.
Anyone who wants to transmit the screen contents can expand it to the desktop or even transfer images to multiple computers by the manufacturer. For this purpose the software must be installed on any Windows or Linux PC or Mac system which is going to receive images. This Airtame would be ideal for training purposes. According to the startups 1080p videos can be transferred via IEEE 802.11 b / g / n.
Where no WLAN is available, Airtame can span a private network to allow wireless transmission. Currently, a maximum of stereo sound is transmitted. The power is supplied via MicroUSB, for example, via the second USB port on the TV. In addition, a full-size USB port for accessories built into the Airtame.
Also a USB Ethernet adapter can be used. The biggest drawback of the device is its inability to work with mobile devices running on Android or iOS. The Airtame costs around $ 90 plus $ 15 for shipping.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Nexus Smartphones vulnerable to DoS attack via SMS
Affected are the Galaxy Nexus, the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 5 running 4.x with Android - including the current Android 4.4 Kitkat. This has discovered over a year ago and now according to a website made public at a security conference, since the vulnerability in the newer versions still exists, according to the Romanian system administrator Bogdan Alecu .
By attacking the Smartphone, the Smartphone will be forced to restart. If the user does not realize that he is not normally accessible because the device hangs stay with the PIN prompt. The DoS attack works according Alecu not with ordinary SMS, but only with the so-called Class -O or Flash SMS. These sms are displayed but not saved automatically.
Usually they are used to transmit information from the provider, such as one-time passwords. The SMS go for the affected Smartphones without a beep and then superimpose until the system is overloaded and reboots. Bogdan Alecu says he has reported the problem a long time ago to Google. Actually, the company wanted to close with Android 4.3, because of the vulnerability, but what is not happening.
Monday, 2 December 2013
WhatsApp, The Broadly Utilized Informing Administration Between The Mobiles
At the same time you may have confronted the issue that you can't utilize more than one Whatsapp accounts on portable. Double Sim clients dependably wish to utilize two separate accounts on their versatile. Prior it was extremely challenging yet now it is conceivable with the assistance of Switchme various accounts App. Indeed single Sim clients can utilize this application to utilize various accounts.
SwitchMe user account:
Much the same as we have different client accounts, we do have same thing for Android. For that we require Switchme various client account application. Switchme permits you to log done and finished with different client spaces similarly as you might on a desktop machine, with every record having its own particular framework settings, applications and information. Be that as it may a root access is must for it. By utilizing this application you can make numerous accounts like one for electric cell sparing which holds crucial applications just or one for high execution. Every record will have its own particular settings, provisions and information. The information from the other profile is not approachable to current profile. The free form of Switchme permits just 2 records without any security emphasize. For different accounts, you have to use not many bucks to get Swtichme various accounts key. We should perceive how to utilize different Whatsapp accounts on your mobile.Step by step instructions to get Two Whatsapp account on an Android Device
First, introduce Switchme application; you can get that on Google Play StoreThe first profile will hold your present System Settings, Apps, and Data. It will go about as Administrator naturally, and it will run your first Whatsapp account.
The Second profile is Virtual and new, this profile will have its own particular System settings, Apps, and Data. Open the Switchme requisition. Assuming that it solicits the Superuser asks for, Grant it.
Now make two diverse client profiles to arrange 2 Whatsapp accounts. Each of these records will have their own framework information and applications.
The first profile you made will be the manager account which will be holding the applications and settings you have presently. Assuming that you are utilizing Whatsapp as of recently it will be accessible in this profile.
The second profile will be the new one. Switch to this profile and commission the Whatsapp application again from the Google Play store.
After the establishment, enroll new Sim for your Whatsapp account.
Done with Installing Switchme application? In the event that yes, accompany the steps gave beneath.
Open the Switchme application and make two diverse client profiles for running two distinctive Whatsapp account. These client profiles will have their own framework settings, applications and information.
CMOSIS offers Upgraded CMV12000 with 300 fps at Full resolution
The company recently showed a version with a capability of 300 pictures can be made per second at a resolution of 12 megapixels. Mass production is scheduled to begin in June 2014, while now only one sample copies to be delivered to the manufacturer.
The older version of the sensor reaches 150 frames per second. The sensor is attractive not only for film and television, but also for monitoring solutions and engineering manufacture, according to CMOSIS. The CMV12000 offers image color depths of 8, 10 and 12 bits. The high-speed mode of 300 frames with 4,096 x 3,072 pixels per second is supported with 10-bit.
The CMV is equipped with 12000 pixels with an edge dimension of 5.5 x 5.5 microns and held in the APS -C format. In addition to an RGB version and a monochrome version is available. Applications range from -30 to +70 degrees Celsius, which allows the usage in the industry.
