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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Apple rolling out new iPhone and iPod Touch devices

iphone-3rd-generationThis isn't the first time anyone is hearing rumors about a new iPhone in the works. We too had shared the rumors in the past, several times. But this time, the source of the rumors seems to be authentic, if not official.

According to Boy Genius, the latest iPhone OS 3.0 beta launched by Apple contains identifier strings about 6 upcoming devices in the firmware, including two iPhones and two iPods along with two unknown devices.

The rumors seem to be authentic because the evidence was discovered in Apple's own firmware that was recently released to the developers. This raises a lot of questions, with the most important being the fact that if the new devices would make it in time with the official iPhone OS 3.0 launch, which is scheduled for this summer.

According to the hardware strings, there would be two new iPhones, one identified as iPhone 2,1 and iPhone 3,1. As AppleInsider notes, the first generation iPhone is identified as iPhone 1,1 and iPhone 3G has the the numbers 1,2 in the ID. Apple's version scheme suggests that the first number is a major revision while the second number indicates minor changes to the device. This essentially means that iPhone 3G was a minor update to the original iPhone while the new devices would be major design revisions. It isn't clear at the time if there are going to be two simultaneous releases or Apple is only testing two devices, and would release only one among them. Or it may be possible that one is the long rumored iPhone Nano.

As for the iPods, the versions are iPod 2,2 and iPod 3,1, meaning that one of them is a revision to the current iPod Touch 2G and the other is a new design. The remaining devices are currently a mystery, with one called iProd 0,1 and the other only known as iFPGA. These two are pretty much early development prototypes, but what confuses me is that why is Apple planning to launch iPhone OS for FPGAs.

Strong to the tradition, Apple is tight lipped about these new devices right now, but they won't be under wraps for long. We would keep you updated as more information pours, but would like to hear your thoughts on the two new mystery devices via comments

How to upgrade to iPhone 3.0 beta on iPhone or iPod?

A couple of days ago we shared links to download the iPhone 3.0 beta Firmware and as promised, we are back with an exclusive article on how to update your iPhone or iPod Touch device to iPhone 3.0 beta firmware.

Before I continue with the procedure, let me remind you folks that it is an advanced level hack so only proceed if you have a clever understanding of what you are doing. I strongly recommend users with unlocked iPhones to wait till the iPhone Dev team releases a patch for the new firmware.

Following procedure is applicable for those with a AT&T locked iPhone and all iPod Touch users.

Installing iPhone 3.0 beta on the iPhone

  1. Make sure to have downloaded the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware that relates to your iPhone (2G or 3G).
  2. Extract the firmware IPSW to a folder.
  3. Connect the iPhone to your computer.
  4. Get the UDID registered on the iPhone Developer program. (How to?)
  5. Open iTunes and click Restore while holding the Shift key (for Windows) or Option key (for Mac).
  6. Locate or browse to the firmware IPSW.
  7. Wait for iTunes to unpackage and install the firmware.

Note: Attempting to do this upgrade on a unlocked iPhone can make it useless forever. Even the AT&T locked iPhone users will need to get their UDID registered before trying to upgrade.

Installing iPhone 3.0 beta on iPod Touch

iPod Touch users are pretty safe in this case as there is no question of baseband like iPhone but their is still a catch which I shall be mentioning further below.

  1. Once the firmware has been downloaded, extract the IPSW to a folder.
  2. Connect the iPod Touch to your computer.
  3. Get the UDID registered on the iPhone Developer program. (How to?)
  4. Make sure to disconnect from Internet such that iTunes cannot communicate with the web.
  5. Only then, open iTunes and click Restore while holding the Shift key (for Windows) or Option key (for Mac).
  6. Locate or browse to the firmware IPSW.
  7. Wait for iTunes to unpackage and install the firmware.

Note: Step-3 is optional for iPod Touch users but in case you decide not to get your UDID registered, you won't be able to Sync with iTunes. The upgrade method is valid for both iPod Touch 1st Gen and 2nd Gen.

Please note that after upgrading to iPhone 3.0 beta, you might not be able to downgrade to firmware 2.2.1 later on so it is always a good choice to wait for the official release which is due in summer. iPod Touch users are always safe but I have already clearly warned the iPhone users to proceed at their own risk.

Keep checking back for more hacks and tips related to the iPhone, I shall be publishing more of it soon.

How to activate the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware?

Although the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware doesn't quite neccessarily require you to activate it but if you want to use it on a device without any problems, we recommend you to follow the procedure.

Activating the iPhone 3.0 firmware for your iPhone or iPod Touch is equivalent to getting the UDID of your device registered in the iPhone developer program so you are legally able to test the new firmware on your device without any syncing problems with iTunes.

How to get the UDID registered?

One way is to simply pay $100 and enroll yourself into the iPhone developer program but perhaps this solution is just too expensive and useless when you are not a developer yourself. So just do the following.

  1. Connect your device (iPhone or iPod Touch) to the computer.
  2. Open iTunes and click on the Summary for the device.
  3. Hover the mouse over to where it says 'Serial Number' and click on it to make it toggle into UDID.
  4. Note the UDID carefully.
  5. Head over to this page to purchase a registration of the UDID for just $5.

Unfortunately! there is no other way of bypassing this.

iPod Touch users have the liberty to even not purchase the UDID registration but in that case, they won't be able to Sync with iTunes. Once UDID registration has been purchased, follow our article on how to upgrade to iPhone 3.0 beta and you should be good to go.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Dynamic Duo: SnagIt and PowerPoint

snagit pc screen capture toolAmazing but true—once upon a time screenshots on the PC were made with the PrtScn key, which just takes a picture of whatever is on the monitor at that moment. Then along came several screen capture programs, and after a while, SnagIt became a standard tool for many of us. Now we can slice up the screen into segments or capture specific windows or snapshot menus, all with just a couple of clicks.

And the latest versions of SnagIt for PC provide such good editing tools that you can usually finish a shot (including everything from borders to balloons) without ever leaving the program. Since one requirement for great presentations is a strong visual component, SnagIt and PowerPoint make a terrific team — especially for creating courseware, tutorials, user manuals, and demos.

Three Surprising Ways to Use PowerPoint suggested using SnagIt’s “Send to PowerPoint” feature to build scrapbooks and galleries on the fly. But beyond that nifty trick, you can actually utilize SnagIt to build a presentation from scratch, setting up images and slides quickly, then completing in PowerPoint.

Start by setting up SnagIt to create a specific slide layout when you send images to PowerPoint. Just Select PowerPoint from the SnagIt toolbar, then choose Options. You’ll see a dialog box like this:

snagit-dialog-box

Set the options to “Insert into new slide,” then select a default “Slide layout.” Close the Options dialog, make your first screenshot, and when it comes up in SnagIt, choose PowerPoint from the toolbar and select “New presentation.” The image will be placed on a new slide, using the default format you selected.

I chose Title and Object in Options, and SnagIt created this slide for me, with the image already in the content box:

other-programs-snagit-1

Now I just save the presentation, and from that point on, all I have to do after snagging a screenshot is click the PowerPoint button on the SnagIt toolbar. The program will keep sending my snags to new slides in the newly created presentation until I say stop. I can change the default slide layout by going back to Options, and/or I can change the destination of my snags by choosing a different presentation from the PowerPoint pull-down on the SnagIt toolbar.

Using SnagIt to set up slides while you capture is a great timesaver, since you are actually creating the basic presentation as you make the screenshots. When you have all the shots, just continue to develop the presentation in PowerPoint: apply a theme, add text to the screenshot slides, and create any additional slides needed for the presentation.

There are many other great ways to use SnagIt and PowerPoint together, so look for more tips in future posts. Meanwhile, check out this interesting interview with the SnagIt product manager. And there are additional ideas for using PowerPoint with other programs in the recent Power of Three post

Thursday, March 19, 2009

This Is How To Send Internet e Fax Through Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007 Express

send_fax_email_online_internet_free_printer_machine_outlook_office_mass_fast

Skylook is an extension to Microsoft Outlook. (NOTE: If you don’t run Outlook, or if you only have Outlook Express, you can Record Skype Calls by downloading CallBurner instead). You can fax any supported document from the context menu of the file. Standard Outlook lets you send, receive, forward, reply to, store, organize, search, follow-up and archive emails.

With this revolutionary fax server technology, is the fax software free? Surprisingly Yes! Click here to download the Skylook 1.5 or also known as the basic edition, totally free of charge. The only catch it no more bug patches and support available.

However, the latest version, Skylook 2.0 is €99.95 per computer. For this price you get a Skylook license to use for as long as you like, receive all major and minor updates for twelve months, and technical support for twelve months via email, with guaranteed response within 24 hours.

P.S. Looking for free fax services online? Read this post on the various free fax services available online.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

SMS Bundle Offer:

Jazz brings bigger and better SMS bundle offer for all networks. After the success of SMS Fever in the past, Jazz again proves that the brand provides value & economy to its users nationwide. This latest Jazz SMS Bundle offer has rates that apply to all networks and gives Jazz users a widening spectrum to reach friends & family through SMS.





Jazz SMS Bundles



Daily Bundle
Rs. 2.79
sms= 500
validity= 1 day
with tax= Rs. 3.38

Weekly Bundle
Rs. 10
sms= 100
validity= 7 days
with tax= Rs. 12.1

15 days Bundle
Rs. 35
sms= 500
validity= 15 days
with tax= Rs. 42.35


*21% tax apply on the above mentioned price

Subscription Process



Process 1:

For Weekly Bundle(Rs. 10): Enter *101*1*01# on mobile screen and press send

For 15 Days Bundle(Rs. 35): Enter *101*1*02# on mobile screen and press send

For Daily Bundle(Rs. 2.79): Enter *101*1*03# on mobile screen and press send

Process 2:

Dial 121 for Jazz Features Menu



Press 6 for New features

Press 3 to Hear information about SMS bundles

Press 1 to Subscribe to SMS bundles And then

Press 1 to select ‘Weekly Bundle ’ OR

Press 2 to select ’15 Days Bundle ’ OR

Press 3 to select ‘ Daily Bundle ’

Press 1 to confirm the selection

Balance Inquiry of Free SMS



For balance inquiry of Free SMS Enter *101*2# on mobile screen and press send.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Digital Physiognomy 1.70

Digital Physiognomy - physiognomy of the figures. By identikit (forehead, cheekbones, chin, eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, ears) program identifies and builds a psychological portrait of man (temperament, intelligence, optimism, conformity, selfishness, self-esteem, will power,****uality, vezuchest, sense of humor).

For the basis used the so-called "militia" identikit:
* Forehead,
* Cheekbones,
* Chin
* Eye
* Eyebrows,
* Nose
* Mouth,
* Ears.

We used only those types of people who interpreted fiziognomistami. Therefore, do not pursue the full similarity with the photo. For interpretation, it is important to match the types of individuals. For example, triangular eyes, not round. The more types of people you choose, the more secure will be the interpretation.

Used blur identikit drawing. This contributes to a decision in choosing the type of person on a subconscious level - like / not like.

The psychological portrait includes:
* Temperament,
* Intelligence
* Optimism - pessimism
* Conformism - adventurism,
* Egoism - altruism,
* Self-esteem,
* Force of will,
* ****uality
* Vezuchest,
* Sense of humor.

Results can be printed. Results are displayed digitally in the form of graphs. A diagram of temperaments. Highlights the main features of human nature.

The program includes a library of hundreds of photographs and selected identikit of famous people of Russia and all over the world - billionaires, politicians, gangsters, artists and writers. You can find those from well-known people like you. The full version of the program you can add your face to the gallery of celebrities.

Year: 2009
Language: English
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Friday, March 13, 2009

Motion charts in Excel

Creating motion charts in Excel is a simple four-step process.

  1. Get the data in a tabular format with the columns [date, item, x, y, size]
  2. Make a “today” cell, and create a lookup table for “today”
  3. Make a bubble chart with that lookup table
  4. Add a scroll bar and a play button linked to the “today” cell

For the impatient, here’s a motion chart spreadsheet that you can tailor to your needs.
For the patient and the puzzled, here’s a quick introduction to bubble and motion charts.

What is a bubble chart?

A bubble chart is a way of capturing 3 dimensions. For example, the chart below could be the birth, literacy rate and population of countries (X-axis, Y-axis and size). Or the growth, margin and market cap of companies.

Example of a bubble chart

It lets you compare three dimensions at a glance. The size dimension is a different from the X and Y axes, though. It’s not easy to compare differences in size. And the eye tends to focus on the big objects. So usually, size is used highlight important things, and the X and Y axes used to measure the performance of these things.

If I were to summarise bubble charts in a sentence, it would be: bubble charts show the performance of important things (in two dimensions). (In contrast, Variwide charts show the same on one dimension.)

Say you’re a services firm. You want to track the productivity of your most expensive groups (“the important things”). Productivity is measured by 2 parameters: utilisation and margin. The bubble chart would then have the expense of each group as the size, and its utilisation and contribution as the X and Y axes.

What is a motion chart?

Motion charts are animated bubble charts. They track the performance of important things over time (in two dimensions). This is chart with 4 dimensions. But not all data with 4 dimensions can be plotted as a motion chart. One dimension has to be time, and another has to be linked to the importance of the item.

Motion charts were pioneered by Hans Rosling and his TED Talk shows you the true power of motion charts.

How do I create these charts?

Use the Motion Chart Gadget to display any of your data on a web page. Or use Google Spreadsheets if you need to see the chart on a spreadsheet: motion charts are built in.

If you or your viewer don’t have access to these, and you want to use Excel, here’s how.

1. Get the data in a tabular format

Get the data in the format below. You need the X, Y and size for each thing, for each date.

DateThingXYSize
08/02/2009A64%11%1
08/02/2009B14%33%2
08/02/2009C78%55%3
08/02/2009D57%73%4
08/02/2009E39%32%5
08/02/2009F40%81%6
09/02/2009A64%12%1
09/02/2009B14%33%2
09/02/2009C78%56%3
09/02/2009D57%73%4
09/02/2009E39%32%5
09/02/2009F40%81%6
..

To make life (and lookups) easier, add a column called “Key” which concatenates the date and the things. Typing “=A2&B2” will concatenate cells A2 and B2. (Red cells use formulas.)

DateThingKeyXYSize
08/02/2009A39852A64%11%1
08/02/2009B39852B14%33%2
08/02/2009C39852C78%55%3
08/02/2009D39852D57%73%4

2. Make a “today” cell, and create a lookup table for “today”

Create a cell called “Offset” and type in 0 as its value. Add another cell called Today whose value is the start date (08/02/2009 in this case) plus the offset (0 in this case)

Offset0(Just type 0)
Today08/02/2009Use a formula: =STARTDATE + OFFSET

Now, if you change the offset from 0 to 1, “Today” changes to 09/02/2009. By changing just this one cell, we can create a table that holds the bubble chart details for that day, like below.

ThingXYSizeFormula
A44%19%1

X =VLOOKUP(TODAY & THING, DATA, 2, 0)

Y =VLOOKUP(TODAY & THING, DATA, 3, 0)

Size =VLOOKUP(TODAY & THING, DATA, 4, 0)

B6%13%2
C90%71%3
D41%61%4
E59%40%5
F16%77%6

Check out my motion chart spreadsheet to see how these are constructed.

3. Make a bubble chart with that lookup table

This is a simple Insert – Chart. Go through the chart types and select bubble. Play around with the data selection until you get the X, Y and Size columns right.

Example of a bubble chart

4. Add a scroll bar and a play button linked to the “today” cell

Now for the magic. Add a scroll bar below the chart.
Excel 2007 users: Go to Developer – Insert and add a scroll bar.
Excel 2003 users: Go to View - Toolbars - Control Toolbox and add a scroll bar

Right click on the scroll bar, go to Format Control… and link the scroll bar to the “Offset” cell. Now, as you move the scroll bar, the value in the offset cell will change to reflect it. So the “today” cell will change too. So will the lookup table. And so will the chart.

Next, create a button called “Play” and edit its code.
Excel 2007 users: Right click the button, go to Developer – View Code.
Excel 2003 users: Right click the button and select View Code.

Type in the following code inside the button’s click event:

Sub Button1_Click()     Dim i As Integer     For i = 0 To 40:            ' Replace 40 with your range         Range("J1").Value = i   ' Replace J1 with your offset cell         Application.Calculate     Next End Sub

Now clicking on the Play button will give you this glorious motion chart in Excel:

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No matter what product you make and sell: software, e-books, music, movies, video or audio records, books, or even corn flakes. The TBS Cover Editor is a unique tool that will help you create any virtual cover image for your product presentation. Adding a photorealistic cover image to your website, banner, article, or print ad will attract more attention to your product and will bring more customers and sales to your business.

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With the TBS Cover Editor you can create your 3D box shot, DVD, CD or book cover design in a single flat worksheet. Say goodbye to separate designs for each side; no more design slices in many image files. The single-sheet concept of the TBS Cover Editor allows you editing of all box or cover sides on a single screen. The real time 3D preview immediately shows how your 3D cover output image looks like without switching between different windows or applications.

Save yourself money: no extra designers or tools are require
With the TBS Cover Editor no additional expensive third party tools are required. The program supports all the steps of box shot and cover creation: from drafting and design, to 3D scene setting and image rendering. The TBS Cover Editor has a rich toolkit for graphics creation and processing, including simple shapes, text labels, bitmap images, artistic texts and vector objects. You can quickly create a nice looking box cover by combining special effects that were previously only available in high-priced professional image processing programs. The TBS Cover Editor comes with a large clipart library of common shapes and signs. You can create professional-quality 3D box shots, CD, DVD or book covers with no extra expense in a single program.

Get instant results: quick start, easy work, and immediate output
The TBS Cover Editor comes with a brilliant collection of software cover design templates for various types of software, e-books, movies, and other products. The Design Wizard helps you to get started quickly. You can make a cover in less than two minutes. Choose a template and just add your product info such as product name, company, and web site URL to create a custom cover design. You can easily tweak the templates or create new cover templates with your corporate identity style. In two clicks you can set up a 3D scene and render your box shot image.

Professional output: create realistic looking box shots and covers without designer skills
The TBS Cover Editor has a powerful rendering engine that produces realistic 3D box shots, CD, DVD, or book covers by applying original 3D rendering and ray casting algorithms. The advanced mechanisms of the TBS Cover Editor produce 3D images with high precision which leaves no chance for fuzzy edges, making images look clean and nice (beautifully clear). Your design and image processing skills don't matter when creating eye-catching box shots and covers for your products with the TBS Cover Editor. Your every cover will look as if it is made by a studio.

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