Look How Far We Have Come
The invention of the first handheld mobile phone is credited to Dr. Martin Cooper and his team at Motorola in April 1973. It weighed in at around 4.5lbs and had a battery life of only 20 minutes.
It is mind boggling to see how cell phones have evolved. Consider this, the Apple iPhone 4s is 4.5 x 2.31 x .37in and weighs in at a measly 4.9oz. Battery life is up to 8 hrs talktime on 3G networks, 14 hrs on 2G networks and 200 hrs standby time.
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Do you have the magic touch?
Being new to the world of iPhones, recently I became aware of the fact that my touch screen doesn't work when I have plain old gloves on. If you've come to this conclusion as well, don't fret, you needn't freeze your fingers to operate your touch screen in the cold thanks to special gloves that incorporate conductive thread into the index finger and thumb. If you're in the market for a pair, check out the vendors below or do a Google search for smart touch gloves.
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Live The Happiness Formula
5 Rules To Be Happy
- Free your heart of hatred.
- Free your mind of worries.
- Live simply.
- Give more.
- Expect less.
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We want all your experiences with us to be great!
We've been getting a lot of questions about our website, one in particular is "I changed my "Bill-To" address and now I'm getting an error message, what's going on?" Here's the scoop.
If you need to make a change to your "Bill-To" address please give us a call and we are more than happy to assist. Due to a glitch in our system, changing your "Bill-To" address online causes an error message and/or the page reloads and you will not get a confirmation page of the order. In the very near future we'll be upgrading our website to eliminate this error and make your web experience with us even better.
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Nortel WLAN 2212 Battery
Battery 36700
$32.00 Each
3.6V, 730mAh, NiMh
**To see wholesale pricing login to your account**
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NEC PSiii Battery
AVAILABLE & BETTER THAN OEM!
Battery 34111
$20.00 Each
3.7v, 520 mAh,
Li-Ion Polymer
25% higher capacity than OEM. OEM was 420mAh.
Others sell this same battery for as much as $200 each!
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 Cloud Computing; What's that?
What is cloud computing?
Cloud computing allows files and content to float in cyberspace for the enjoyment of all instead of encased within the narrow confines of a hard drive. In other words, using external computers to handle IT work.
What services are available through cloud computing?
Simply put, almost anything you do on a computer. Distributed web or database hosting, APIs and web services, remote backup service, hosted applications such as CRM and HR applications to specialized software like maintenance management or medical records systems. Thanks to VoIP, cloud computing is even moving into telecom: hosted phone services replace the PBX server in your data closet with a remotely managed system that delivers your calls and telephone features via the network.
What are the benefits?
The main advantages are cost savings and reliability. Cost savings come from reduced demands on your business to maintain servers, hire IT staff, and pay expensive up-front software licensing fees. Reliability improvements stem from two areas: first, cloud computing vendors run high-end datacenters that are miles above most small businesses in terms of redundancy and uptime. Second, most cloud services are distributed in nature: the vendors can run your services in two or more physical locations and switch back and forth between them with little to no disruption. Other benefits are you can count on always having access to the most up to date version of the software, without the hassle of upgrades. Remote employees can generally access your applications from wherever they are. And cloud service providers have experts in security to protect your data from hackers and thieves. Another big advantage to cloud computing is off-site data backup. If something happens to your company's computers the data is not lost.
What are the drawbacks?
Long-term cost: while cloud-based services are far cheaper than purchasing and running your own servers and software initially, the small monthly fees can add up over time. Over years of use, you may find that the cost savings aren't as dramatic as they seem at first.
There's also a level of control that you give up when using hosted applications or servers. While vendors can usually customize the appearance and functionality of an application, or tweak the settings on your virtual servers, there are often limits to the extent of the customization you can get - or additional fees for the work.
Finally, while it's not a regular occurrence at most workplaces, Internet connections and networks do go down from time to time, which can leave you without access to your servers, your data, or your critical applications.
Want to get started?
PC Magazine put together a list of 13 cloud-based apps for small businesses that might give you some ideas. |
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