Microsoft Set to Launch MyPhone

The site is a web service similar to Nokia’s site where you can back-up your phone’s contents for restore at anytime. There is also a function that allows people to share pictures and other messages as well as contact information to all you deem important. The site says customers will get 200MB of free storage for their files and records as well as scheduling information that may be contained within your scheduler software. You can edit and update your phone book through the site for upload to your mobile at the press of a button. Continue reading ‘Microsoft Set to Launch MyPhone’ »

Adobe Takes on the WEB

Adobe, though quite late in the game has launched adobe.com a part of their strategy to take web publishing into their own hands. It allows digital documents to be made, collaborated and edited in real-time similar to capabilities of GoogleDocs that has offered the first online-real-time editing. The ability to have documents available to people all over the world, open by all and edited as needed, it makes it more productive to many. Business love the concept of such functionality for it shows in real-time, progress that is being done to resources that is spread over the globe. Continue reading ‘Adobe Takes on the WEB’ »

Firefox 3.5

Rolling out soon is another version of the much used FireFox Browser from Mozilla, one of the world’s biggest names in browsers that took the crown from IE. Microsoft has released IE8 but still many prefer the open-source counterparts due to their apparent speed compared to IE. IE has been known to guzzle up resources and tends to have a huge overhead but surprisingly, testing resulted in FireFox having a little more in terms of disk space consumption when it comes to the temporary files it saves on disk. Continue reading ‘Firefox 3.5’ »

Will IE 8 be a better browser?

The current buzz in Microsoft right now has much to do with Windows 7, which is largely seen as a response to the mediocre performance of Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista. In the same vein, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which is currently at version 7, isn’t receiving good reviews anywhere, and is being trumped by Mozilla’s Firefox 3 and Google’s new browser, Chrome.

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This is why there is Internet Explorer 8, which is still in the works, but is set to be released in its finality sometime in March. It boasts a faster performance that is set to rival (or maybe surpass) its contemporaries, and easier user interface controls and a much sleeker, cooler look. Parental controls have also been a major feature of IE 8, as well as a host of other features that Microsoft hopes will win back the hearts of internet users around the world.

Will Off-Site Data Back-up Be Secure Enough?

secureThe need for a reliable yet secure way to store information on the ever growing internet has prompted the introduction of off-site secure back-up which is currently being offered as part of some security suites like Norton’s 360. The program offers a sizable secure online storage space that can be used to store, say your contacts information or your company’s master list of clients and finances for safekeeping. Considering that threats (malware) comes in troves in today’s wired world, this may be a better option than having to copy all these files and placing them onto dvd’s which are then carried by somebody to a select location for safe keeping.
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Meebo

One of the great innovations for the web was the Instant Messengers. There are quite a lot of IM clients out there but it was limited to what you are currently using. With meebo, you can chat with people using other IM clients and it had no downloads required.

Meebo is an instant messaging software that runs inside a Web browser, as AIM Express, which supports multiple IM services, including Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, AIM, ICQ, Jabber and Google Talk. Meebo makes instant messaging services more accessible to users who are unable or unwilling to download the software necessary to implement them.

So Meebo is the one for you if you think that downloading another program to your hard disk drive and still want to chat with your friends.

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安全なオンラインデータ保管とバックアップ

自分のpcにデータが多量に入っていて、すでにバックアップCDやフラッシュドライブを作っているとしましょう。それでもまだ足りなくてもっと必要だとします。。 ファイル保管には結構手間がかかり、必要な時に探さなくてはならないのはもう一つのディレンマです。 人生って複雑だと思いませんか。そうでもありません。

オンラインデータバックアップがあります。私たちの技術は時代とともに進化しています。データバックアップは現在オンラインで行え、心配しなくてもあなたのデータは安全です。この技術は人々が別個のコンピューターにバックアップファイルを取っておかなかったことに後悔した時にやってきました。とうとうシステムがクラッシュした時、ファイルは取り戻せず、新たなシステムを準備するためには時間と努力が必要です。オンラインバックアップを持っていることの利点は保管スペースです。これらのサービスを提供する会社は巨大な保管能力を持っています。ハッカーを予防するように暗号化されているので、これらのサイトは相対的に安全です。すぐヘルプが必要な場合、会社は技術サポートを提供します。また、これらのサービスは割安です。

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Jam Legend, Who?

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its not a who, its a what. JamLegend is one artistic way of keeping your sanity. When most of us, working people, spend each and everyday of our tiring lives inside the office and unto a computer. JamLegend offers you another way to relax. JamLegend virtually converts your computer keyboard into a guitar. How about that. You can think of it as the widely popular Guitar Hero. It does not require any software and hardware. What you do is, just hit the note at the precise moment. It will require you to hold the corresponding keys and strum using the Enter button. You can either play with the chill mode, most effective if you are in the office or the jam mode where you hold the keyboard just like a guitar. Cool, just not so cool when your boss sees you.

MySpace still No.1

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MySpace is still the biggest social network in the U.S. for this year at least. MySpace is owned and operated by News Corp. But the news is not all that good. Because it is also observed that the overall traffic has only grown by 1 % since September 2007. As of this writing, the entire hits is just under 60 million visitors. While its biggest rival, the Facebook has grown by 116 % in the same time frame.

Here is a list of other top social networking sites.

  • Classmates Online
  • LinkedIn
  • Microsoft’s Windows Live Spaces
  • Reunion.com
  • Club Penguin
  • AOL Hometown
  • Tagged
  • AOL Community

The fastest growing social sites, meanwhile is dominated by Twitter which sees a 343% growth since September 2007. Next is Tagged, followed by Ning, LinkedIn, Last.fm, Facebook, My Yearbook and Bebo respectively.

Secure Online Data Storage and Backups

You have lots of data in your personal computer and you already created back ups on CDs and Flash Drives, but still it is just not enough. You need more. Storing files can be so much of a hassle and looking for them when you need it spells another dilemma. Life can be so complicated, right? WRONG.

There’s such a thing as, ONLINE DATA BACK-UP. Our technology has proved its keeping up with the times. Data back up can now be done online and you can be rest assured, your data is safe and secure. This technology came at a time when people had to learn the hard way of not keeping back up files in separate computers. Eventually, when their systems crashed… they have no files to retrieve and the process of putting the system altogether requires much time and effort. The good thing with keeping online back ups, is storage space. Because companies that offer these services have huge storage capacities. It is relatively safe due to the fact that the site is encrypted to prevent hackers. Companies offer technical support for immediate help. And these service come in affordable rates.

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