Education is one of the primary reasons to which computers were developed. For the aspiring student, doing their homework and doing research has never been easier considering that they can type and do computations through the various software such as MS Office installed in standard desktops.
Businesses as well have benefited and has become a learning experience. Imagine doing away with the standard manual means of doing business to produce timely business reports pertinent towards overall assessment business performance. Through computers, much of the reports have become easy to produce and pinpoint should there be figures up in question.
In all aspects of life, it shows that computers have surely showed the way. Children today should be happy that computers came to be during their time. Learning and enhancing their studies has opened a lot of doors as far as methods of learning is concerned. In short, a lot of time and methodologies make education these days totally advanced.
There are still families without computers and while they aspire to have one, finance constraints have become an issue. But just the same, they are provided proper exposure through schools today which are normally offering computer courses and lessons to familiarize students of their use and benefits as they progress.
Indeed, a computer is a child’s partner and is a good investment. All that really remains is knowing up to what extent you can invest on them. Whatever the amount would be, it is a good one considering it helps in practically all aspects of our life these days.
Written by PC Freak on August 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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As far as technology is concerned, it would be an understatement if we would not admit that for most, both personal and business, we have been overly reliant on computer use. Too reliant that while we find computers as a big lifesaver, we forget to go further when treating certain issues such as backups and computer maintenance.
Computers make our life easier. That is a fact. But it also remains that for these devices to be able to work properly and efficiently, human intervention and responsibilities still remain. Here are some of the forgotten human responsibilities that account for human errors on computers these days:
1. Periodic Backup of data and system resources
2. Scandisk utilization
3. Defragmentation of Hard Drives
4. Proper Uninstallation of Programs
5. Spring Cleaning of CPU chips
These are things that are not so hard to do. But people are either afraid to try or lazy do them. Both are really unacceptable. The fact remains that computers do not have a mind of their own. They can perform certain routines but that will not happen if they are not programmed or scheduled. In short, human intervention is still imminent. Without it, a computer will sit there and do nothing but gather dust.
These days, if you want technology to work for you, you have to do your part in making it happen. A small effort will not hurt. And it is not even that complicated to do.
Written by PC Freak on August 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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As it stands right now, it seems that a personal computer is present anywhere we go these days. Either they are being used for business or personal use, computer technology is no longer a scarce sight where we used to see them only among the elite or from the people who know what to do with them.
In homes, they are now used in lieu of the traditional typewriter and communications means using the Internet. The standard telephone units we have are taking a backseat since compared to using computer applications such as Skype, people can communicate anywhere on a broader range and at a cheaper rate.
As far as word processing is concerned, the computer is the better option considering you can save paper while at the same time review on your monitor what you have composed before pushing the print icon on the usual applications that we are accustomed to using right now.
For business, it is not only a word processing or spreadsheet ally. It is likewise instrumental in automating most business operations, leaving lesser rooms for human error and making the job of the worker a whole lot easier. So in the case of managers, today you can generate reports in shorter time and at presentable fashion as well. You don’t have to cram and make lives of neighboring departments harder since with computers participating in a network, programs these days have made the whole process as simple as pushing a single button.
Written by PC Freak on July 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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If we look at standard operational procedures, we would see most jobs and workloads relying so much on manual labor. But that was yesterday’s news. These days, we have seen the power of technology as some tasks have shown the latest injection of computers and systems to make jobs accurate and faster.
This is not to say that man cannot do routine work on his own. But the real competitive leverage these days is being fast and efficient. Apparently this has become the benchmark for companies to be at par with modern companies and also a means of getting them a step ahead. In the corporate world, you cannot afford to nap and if you do, chances are you will find yourself tailing other companies that are the frontrunners for success.
While the presence of a computer desktop may seem like a threat to most workers today, it should not. Computers are innovations and they are in now way present to take the place of hands-on labor. This is the wrong perception that most people put in their minds today. Rather than cooperate and enjoy the fruits of making their work easier, they make it harder by treating these fruits as banes to their livelihood.
This is crab mentality that many just cannot figure out. Rather than make life easier, they take at the influx of computers and gadgets as a step towards a different direction. So rather than enjoy and even look forward to gaining additional knowledge from these technology developments, they are showing that they have resistance and may even lose the opportunity to advance in knowledge and experience. In job requirements these days, you will notice that computer literacy is a must. Perhaps people should look at this chance as working to their advantage.
Written by PC Freak on July 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Practically all companies today are apprehensive on the flow of the market and for Lenovo, taking another crack at a faltering marketing in the desktop division seems to be a move that will certainly draw varied criticism on the timing of its market penetration efforts towards the desktop computing sector.
Apparently, the risk is quite high. No one knows what the future of the desktop computing industry will hold. But with their fingers crossed, apparently Lenovo is banking on a turn for the better any time soon, making a move that most companies would save for later when something clearer sets forth.
Lenovo which bought the PC division of IBM in 2004, has been a prominent figure in the laptop market. With its brand, its association with IBM is something that has carried it towards strides in better business. But as far as desktop computing is concerned, it can really be seen as something as starting once again from scratch.
To kick off their campaign, they have introduced into the market the IdeaCentre K210 Desktop last June 30 towards the consumer desktop market outside of China. But the weird thing about it all is that while other large computer companies are shifting towards mobile solutions, Lenovo is moving towards the opposite direction.
From a strategical management standpoint, you may call it catering towards the remaining customers in the desktop industry. For sure there is still a wide open market for it. But the question is on whether this investment will pay off. Perhaps Lenovo has seen something that other have not. Only time will tell if the investment risk will indeed reap dividends.
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Written by PC Freak on July 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Microsoft is offering Windows Vista users no less than 17 User Interface (UI) Language packs designed for integration with the operating system. However, the company informed that only the 32-bit editions of the latest Windows client can have LIPs implemented. In fact, the Language Interface Packs are restricted only to the English language versions of 32-bit Vista, with no support for the 64-bit variant of the operating system or for previous Windows releases. The 17 LIPs can be installed on Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate, but only 15 of them also play nice with the Starter SKU.
Albanian, Assamese, Bosnian - Cyrillic, Bosnian - Latin, Gujarati, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Kazakh, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Serbian - Cyrillic, Tamil, Uzbek - Latin, Vietnamese and Welsh are all the language UI packages offered for Windows Vista. With the exception of Icelandic and Welsh, all can also be deployed on the Vista Starter edition. The rest of the Vista SKUs are supported by default.
The Vista User Interface Language Packs are not exactly an item of novelty, as they have already been available for download for quite some time now. However, Microsoft has added two more packs namely Malay, and Assamese.
“The Malay Language (ISO 639-1 code: MS) is officially known as ‘Bahasa Malaysia’ or ‘Bahasa Melay’. The Malay language is spoken in many countries and is estimated as spoken by between 20-30 million people throughout the world. The Malay language is spoken in several countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, East Timor, and southern parts of Thailand and the Philippines. It has also been known to be spoken in some parts of central eastern Sumatra and parts of the Riau Islands and also Borneo,” revealed Microsoft’s Rob Margel.
Users will have to understand that the Windows Vista Language Interface Packs (LIP) are different from the Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface Packs (MUI). While the MUI packages are limited to Vista Enterprise and Ultimate, translating the entire GUI, LIPs can be installed on all editions of the operating system, but will need a parent language (English) and will only translate parts of the user interface.
“Assamese is the official language of the northeast Indian state Assam. It is spoken mainly there but also in the neighbouring states of West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh. There are also speakers found in Bangladesh and Bhutan. Including second-language speakers the total of Assamese speakers might be as high as 20 million,” Margel added.
Windows Vista Language Interface Pack can be downloaded from here.
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This guide shows you how to allow computers to connect to a computer and use it remotely via Remote Desktop.
The only Windows Vista versions than can be connected to via Remote Desktop are Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions. All versions of Windows Vista can use Remote Desktop to remote to another computer though.
Enable Remote Desktop
1. Right-click Computer in the Start menu and then select Properties.
2. Click Remote settings in the Tasks list on the left side of the System window.
3. Select Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop if computers connecting to it will only be from within a local network or are running versions of Windows other than Vista. Select Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication if computers connecting to it will connect from the internet or all computers connecting will be Windows Vista.
4. Click OK to save your changes.
Note: If you’re using the Windows Vista firewall, Remote Desktop will automatically be allowed through it. If you’re using another firewall, you’ll need to open port 3389 to allow Remote Desktop connections.
Select Remote Desktop Users
If you have a user account(s) that do not have administrative credentials and you want to use to log in when connecting with Remote Desktop, follow these instructions.
Note: All user accounts with administrative rights are automatically allowed to log in using Remote Desktop.
1. Open the Remote tab in the System Properties window (see instructions above).
2. Click the Select Users button in the Remote tab of the System Properties window.
3. Click Add in the Remote Desktop Users window.
4. Click the Advanced button in the Select Users window.
5. Click the Find Now button.
6. Select the user you want to add to the list of users able to log in with Remote Desktop and then click OK.
7. Click OK in the Select Users window.
Note: Make sure the user you’ve just added is in the object names box.
8. Click OK in the Remote Desktop Users window.
9. Click OK in the System Properties window.
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There is no way to guarantee complete security on a wireless network. However, there are precautions you can take to help minimize security risks when you use a wireless network.
• Whenever possible, only connect to wireless networks that require a network security key or have some other form of security, such as a certificate. The information sent over these networks is encrypted, which can help protect your computer from unauthorized access. When you view available wireless networks in Connect to a Network, you’ll see text indicating if a wireless network has security enabled or not.
• Before you connect to a network provided by a wireless Internet service provider (ISP), such as a public network in a coffee shop or airport, read the privacy statement carefully and make sure that you understand which files, if any, are saved to your computer and what type of information the network provider collects from your computer.
• If you connect to a network that is not secure, be aware that someone with the right tools can see everything that you do, including the websites you visit, the documents you work on, and the user names and passwords you use. Make sure that you don’t work on any company-sensitive information or visit password-protected areas of your business network while you are connected to that network.
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Written by Windows Vista Team Blog on June 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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