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The modern world we live in requires us to perfect our ways constantly. Whether it is learning new skills, trades or languages, we all have to put in the effort if we are to have success. There are numerous international circulation languages, among which the most important are English, French, Spanish, German, and more. Choosing a language to learn depends on the individual needs of every person. Take jobs for example. You might be the best advertiser, but if you want to also encounter success in other countries you have to learn the language spoken in that respective country in order to have a maximum chance for success. This also applies to students moving to another country to finalize their studies, and numerous other examples.

When deciding to learn Spanish language, most people find it pretty easy to accomplish. People wanting to learn Spanish language learn that Spanish is pretty similar to a number of other languages, including Italian and some other European languages. As we advance in age, most of us find it considerably harder to learn new languages, but it is not nearly impossible. Language experts have found that it takes a relatively short period of time to learn Spanish language, and reach a level that allows an individual to be able to handle easy conversations in that language. Most people, however, postpone starting to learn Spanish language because they can’t find foreign language services that are also cost effective and professional at the same time.

The internet is definitely the largest source for people interested to learn Spanish language. Companies presenting their tutoring services on the internet are able to present their students with far lower fees as the costs for operating this type of business online are far lower than for the traditional method. In order to attract new customers and to convince them of the quality of their services, some online providers of language tutoring services and software, present their visitors with the option of getting free language lessons, in order to get a feel for their services. Most companies offering free language lessons usually present this type of service for a short period that is usually limited to one or two days. So, I guess you can see that free language lessons are just a preview and that there are no truly free language lessons.

Professional online companies employ the services of expert Spanish teachers to handle all the tutoring lessons being offered to customers. If you are completely committed to learn Spanish language, then the first thing you need to do is go online and perform a search for related terms such as free language lessons, learn Spanish language, or anything similar. You will then be presented with, what will seem to be, an overwhelming collection of results. You need to take it slowly, and select a few companies offering professional services. You should then pay a visit to their respective websites so that you can get a better idea about their services.

Every computer has in it a hard drive or hard disk as some call it while a mainframe computer has hundreds of them connected to it. A hard drive is where digital information is stored and retrieved and has one or more rotating discs that are coated with a magnetic substance.A typical hard drive should have certain basic features starting with the storage capacity which is measured in gigabyte.A desktop hard drive can have anything from 160GB and beyond. Hard drives used to be quite large in size although the prices have come down considerably now along with the size.

A Solid state drive is what you have in a modern laptop and is considered the viable alternative to the hard drive. The difference in the two drives is that while the former is based on magnetic substance, the latter is built out of semiconductors. A Solid state drive is used in almost every electronic item that is based on semiconductors and chips. What this means in actual terms when compared to the hard drive is that the primary storage medium in the computer is through semiconductors in a solid state drive and not through magnetic substance as in the case of the hard drive.

Another drive that we are quite used to and is very popular among computer buffs is the USB flash drive.This is a drive that is invaluable in saving your work as back up or in order to take it somewhere else. Let’s say you have done some work on your office computer; be it a document, spreadsheet or even images and you need to complete the rest of it at home. All you do is plug in your USB flash drive into a USB port in your computer and save it. You can take your device home and plug it into your home computer, open the file and start working on it again. Although it’s a tiny device it’s very important as backup for your valuable data.

With everyone needing storage devices with large capacities they will have to go for an extra drive be it an external or internal hard drive. There are many aspects that should be considered when deciding which one to buy with the most important being the access speeds and rate of data transfer. With both the external and internal hard drive being almost the same on these aspects you can use either of them. Storing your valuable data in an external hard drive however gives added security especially because it is located outside the computer making it easy to use and also enables you to keep an extra copy of your data for use whenever required.

The type of external hard drive you purchase will depend on your needs with a desktop hard drive being larger and created specifically for the purpose of connecting to your computer while a portable hard drive as the name suggests being small and light enough to be carried around and used in different computers as and when the need arises.

Computer technology keeps changing so fast that by the time you decide to buy a new computer you find that it’s almost obsolete with new features and applications being introduced even before you can bat your eyelids. This however does not mean that you have to dump your old computer every time something new comes up because its always possible to upgrade the machine you already have which is not only cost effective but is also a more effective way to improve the technology you already have on your computer.

Upgrading the computer RAM memory or Graphics card always means that you have to open the computer case for which you must have some idea about what you’re doing as otherwise you could cause grievous damage to the interior components. While replacing the sound card or even the graphics card might not be too much of a problem to someone with even a little knowledge about computers, it could still be a daunting task for a novice. Such a person should therefore decide whether to go ahead with the upgrading on his own or get technical help which would of course cost him a certain amount of money.

Upgrading the Computer RAM Memory is definitely the easiest way of speeding up your computer because having additional RAM means less time is taken for the computer to access its hard drive. Similarly, upgrading the graphics card or installing a new USB sound card will improve the system considerably, but make sure that the motherboard of your computer is able to support the new cards you hope to install. All this however doesn’t mean that you should simply rush off to get your computer upgraded because most work that is usually done in an office such as preparing reports and documents, browsing the internet and sending e-mails etc. can be carried out quite well without any need for an upgrade.

Although buying a brand new computer will make you happy and excited, many professionals have found that their old machines can perform better with simple adjustments. If you however really feel like giving a new look to your computer, its always possible to go for a new computer monitor with a better screen resolution or even one of those new fangled computer cases that are all the rage today. If you decide to buy a new monitor keep in mind that the display is the most important part although the latest monitors offer various features such as adjustable heights, varied viewing angles and monitors that can swivel as well as tilt.

Similarly, if you like the look of the latest computer cases and would like to have one because you’re sick and tired of your old dented case, you should consider your needs and whether you want a case that provide high cooling for computer gaming or simply looking for a trendy case in flashy colors and transparent skins that lets you see the interior of the machine. Before you buy a new machine or decide to upgrade your computer, its best that you consider which is better for your present needs and make the correct decision.

I have spent nearly a year making my website. Frogster has 4 main scripts, 3 that were ‘off the shelf’ and highly modified, and one mostly original that I have highly modified. Most of the design has been completed but it needs full css validation and some design elements to give it the finishing touch.

There is no programming required…..just reorganizing of the current CSS into a more efficient way and some design work. I will run through it briefly here. Further details can be forwarded to you on request:

The three off the shelf scripts (arcade, directory and social networking platform) all have their own CSS files. As I am making the whole site ‘look like one site’ rather than separate components, each module borrows heavily from other each others CSS files. It makes it inefficient and there are CSS errors.

I want you to run through the pages and fix css and display errors so it all looks good in Mozilla / IE at least. I have nearly done this but there are small errors and I know that the CSS is some parts is all over the place. The arcade should be pretty simple as there is only 4 or 5 pages or elements to fix, and the base css file for a lot of the site is based on this design. Also you will notice in the directory catagory box I have some dynamic boxes where when you click the up arrow the box disappears. I want this for the game box itself so users can click it and the reviews / leaderboard part jumps to the top of the screen.

The directory part relies on just a few pages too to display all the pages. Both the arcade and directory graphics are shown via a smarty template platform so all in, it is not a huge job, just pretty fiddly!

The social network platform has more pages, maybe 10-15 to do. Once again I re iterate that most of it has been done….so going through each page and fixing the CSS should not take too much time. I have not made this look like the rest of the site yet so there are some errors and it needs the css applying correctly to fit in with the rest of the site. Also the media playlist parts do not look right so need fixing (I cannot find where to put my contectual ad, you will see what I mean where I go to the area as it looks too thin)

The actual design part revolves around the search engine and front end pages. The search engine has a member area and also an advertiser area. Both are very similar and will need the same look. I will need these back – end pages designed to fit in with the rest of the site. It will basically involve making and applying a ‘template’ as the back end has a standard backend already (that has all been programmed) – I just need you to make some dynamic menu’s to navigate between the php pages (there are also tpl flat files). It’s a pretty simple tempalte system but there are 30-40 pages to do in there. The majority of the work will be the main login areas and the menu’s – the rest are simple variations on that page – all the the actual text and most of the layout areas has been done.

I will also need 4-5 front end pages. Tidy up the search results page to look better, a new front page that shows elements from the site (latest directory ads, latest social networking members and latest arcade games), also I need an advertise section designed which is just a page dedicatated to advertising on the directory and also a page on the PPC advertising part. All of these pages need to be done to make it look more profesisonal.

This part will be simple as I will supply the content………just make the actual page.

The last part is simply to run through images, clean them up if its needed (I think the arcade top end needs cleaning up) and thats pretty much it.

I would like a 468×60 banner done to advertise the arcade, and a tower banner -160px width) for the social part.

I will answer and questions accordingly……This job is pretty simple for a good designer, but is quite fiddly. I would really like it if you could make a ‘one login, login to them all page’, as at the moment you need to create a login for the search engine, directory, arcade and social network, but if a page could be made that sends login info to all parts (MYSQL databases), and then from the main login page you can access all parts of the site then it would be great.

I do need this done as soon as possible and also would like to see a few examples of your work before commencement.

Brief recap:

1. Tidy up CSS files and check validation on total 20-30 pages. Make social part conform in looks etc. 2. Design internal advertiser/member login pages for search engine 3. 4-5 Front end pages (I will supply content, just make the pages and areas) 4. 2 x graphics banners 5. One login for it all page on login / signup (if possible) 6. Validate whole site and clean up any untidy parts to make it look more professional.

Modern stylized office furniture is all the rage today but, as to how comfortable they are is something else. The days of heavy, ugly furniture is gone for good let’s hope and it’s nice to see the new straight sleek lines of furniture that is light and airy and comfortable as well let’s hope, because those are the chairs we have to sit on for most of our lives; or as long as we work in those state of the art offices we go out of the way to choose. Now this can’t be very different for guys and gals that work in Australia because we do know for a fact that office furniture in the big cities like Sydney and Melbourne aren’t primitive anymore but right on par with furniture you find in all the major cities around the world.

Ergonomics is a word we get to hear more often than not in connection with office furniture and irrespective of where the office is located; office chairs Melbourne can give you a good run for its money since they are designed to promote good posture and keep those aches and pains away. Today’s furniture is not only good to look at but meet all health and safety requirements so that at the end of the day everyone can go home without feeling the stress of having sat on a chair that gave you the most awful back ache or cramp in the neck one can imagine.

Fortunately for us workers, office managements are more conscious of the comfort of their employees because they do realize that in order for an employee to be productive and carry out as much work as possible, they have to feel comfortable and this means providing them with ergonomic office chairs Sydney, Brisbane or anywhere else for that matter since someone in continuous pain or discomfort will not be able to finish the work in time.

Today’s office furniture manufacturers also takes into consideration the size of a person using a particular chair because they have to ensure that heavy people should have strong enough chairs to support their frames, their weight and height and provide them with sufficient comfort by leaving at least a little extra room around to move and breathe. One thing you can count on when you want to buy office chairs Sydney or office chairs Brisbane is that the furniture stores in these cities are well aware of their customers needs are and extremely conscious about creating furniture that is of the highest standard and built to last a life time. They also carry out research to ensure that they keep up with the latest trends in office furniture around the world while also being able to come up with the designs and specifications requested by their clients.

Another interesting aspect of office chairs Brisbane and Sydney is that you don’t have to waste time and energy going from store to store because now its possible to discover all the furniture shops in Australia online where you can find not only modern office furniture but also matching upholstery in leather or high quality fabric which can be ordered be it for office chairs Melbourne or anywhere else in the country.

Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains as new ERP for multinational corporation manufacturing facility in Brazil.

If your company plans to outsource manufacturing in Brazil by purchasing existing facility there, the first step would be to implant new management team and revise business processes and procedures. The way there comes through the new ERP/accounting system implementation from scratch. We’ll show you the way to implement new system on the base of Microsoft Great Plains. You may have two reasons to place Great Plains, first – you company has Great Plains implemented in the headquarters and this is worldwide policy, second – if you have high end ERP at the headquarters, such as SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft – it might be too complex/expensive for Brazilian facility. Looking at the Brazilian ERP software market you will find out that the leader there is local ERP application – Microsiga and it is relatively easy to implement it there, however you will have language barriers, plus differences in reporting and tax rules, when you consolidate the statements to the corporate report. Let’s review Microsoft Great Plains option:

• Licensing. You should consider two options. First, if you host your Brazilian company GP databse in the USA, Europe, Australia, or where your headquarters is located, you do not need to pay additional fee to Microsoft Business Solutions. You may have connection performance issues, but this is separate consideration. Alba Spectrum Technologies owns Great Plains Brazilian version through our office in Sao Paulo – Enterlogix.com.br. Second option and this is applicable if you have high end accounting application in the Headquarters – you can purchase Brazilian version through Enterlogix.com.br and in this case software price would be about half of what you would pay in the USA or Eurozone.

• Localization. Brazil is self-contained large country and people, including executives and accountants speaks Brazilian Portuguese there, not necessarily English. Plus all the local reporting and documentation, including expenses and invoicing should be done in Portuguese. You need localized version and in the case of Great Plains it is available.

• Implementation. Again, consider that Microsiga holds huge percentage of the Brazilian ERP market and the majority of local consulting folks are Microsiga gurus, you probably have to deal with the multinational consulting company with the presence in USA, Europe and Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro

• Customization. Microsoft Great Plains stays in the low end of the pricing pyramid and so, instead of long implementation cycle you should expect light or mid-level customization to meet your unique business processes requirements. In this case you need Great Plains Dexterity, Modifier/VBA/Continuum developers, who are working on the Brazilian market.

Final words: Brazil is excellent manufacturing place for beverage production, especially the one, related to fruit juice concentrates, food import to the USA, restaurants suppliers, automakers, especially in the Salvador area.

Good luck with implementation, customization and integration and if you have issues or concerns – we are here to help! If you want us to do the job – give us a call São Paulo 55-11-3826-3449! help@albaspectrum.com

Andrew is Great Plains specialist in Alba Spectrum Technologies ( http://www.albaspectrum.com ) – Microsoft Great Plains, Navision, Microsoft CRM Partner, serving clients in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Manaus, Lisboa, Coimbra, Porto, Cascais and having locations in multiple states and internationally

The equipment that makes it possible for you to use your PC such as mouse and keyboard are very important things to keep clean in order for them to work correctly. The process of cleaning them is very simple and if cleaned when needed the overall life span of the product will be longer. Underneath are some simple instructions to follow to clean your key board and mouse ensuring they are both working to the best of their ability:

Cleaning your keyboard

There are two ways of cleaning your keyboard there is the quick clean and the extensive clean both are very simple to do;

Quick clean

Firstly make sure there is no power going to the keyboard.

You will need the following in order to clean your keyboard using this quick method; ear buds, liquid cleaner (alcohol based), a container of compressed air or vacuum cleaner and a lint free cloth. Once you have all the right equipment then you start by turning the key board upside down and shaking slightly to release any bits that may be loose between the keys. Then either using the compressed air or vacuum go over the keys getting rid of any debris trapped under the keys, once this is done get one of the cotton buds and apply a little of the cleaning fluid to the tip, making sure not to get any on the actual keyboard directly. Once this is done use the cotton bud to go between the keys and along the sides of them getting any bits that may be left behind. Next use your lint free cloth with a little of the cleaning fluid on to wipe over the top of the keys, cleaning off any dirt that may be on top of the keys. Finally use a clean duster or a cloth similar just to ensure everything is dry.

Extensive clean

(This process takes a little longer but is best used for those keyboards that are a little more dirty than most)

For this process you will require the same equipment as above apart from you will also need a flat headed screwdriver. Start by making a note of where each key is, drawing a diagram may be the best way to do it, then you can start taking off the keys, you do this by wedging the screwdriver underneath the keys at the edge first and flicking them out whilst working your way round the board. Once all the keys are removed you then use the compressed air or vacuum to get rid of any larger pieces of dirt along the inside of the keyboard. Then for the best result clean each of the keys individually this is where the time is taken up, clean them with a cloth that has the cleaning fluid on it. When each is done you can then use a clean lint free cloth with the cleaning fluid on it to give the inside of the keyboard one last clean, use a dry cloth to ensure everything is dry before replacing the keys in the right place. (Any keys you haven’t removed simply use the quick cleaning technique, or remove all keys.)

Cleaning your mouse

Your mouse can stop functioning correctly if it’s got dirt trapped inside so it is very important to keep clean.

When cleaning your mouse once again ensure it has been removed from the power source.

For cleaning your mouse you will require cotton buds, lint free cloth, a tissue and a cleaning fluid such as window cleaner. First you will remove the base cover do this by turning the opening to the case anti-clockwise this will release the ball from inside. Then get the lint free cloth with a little window cleaner and wipe the ball clean, then get a cotton bud apply just a couple of drops of the window cleaner to the tip of the bud and use this to clean inside the mouse removing any debris. When this is done use a clean bud with a little window cleaner to clean the three rollers on the inside of the mouse making sure no debris is left behind. Then finally use a clean tissue to ensure all the inside of the mouse is dry and the ball then fit back together, plug into your computer and it should work fine once again.

These are very simple processes to follow and ensure your equipment works to the best of its ability. It is thought best to thoroughly clean your keyboard every 6 months or so depending on how quickly the dirt builds up. Your mouse tends to show signs when it requires cleaning such as stopping moving or moving in an erratic way and using this simple cleaning method will solve the problem.

Computer forensics salary varies greatly for both the private sector examiners and public sector examiners. Although most private sector companies offer lower starting rates, they are compensated by larger benefits compared to the benefits provided by government agencies. The salary scale is also affected by geographical location wherein those who are working on “hot spots” such as New York will earn more compared to other states. This is because workers in busy and large cities tend to have higher costs of living than those who are in the less expensive cities.

Computer Forensics Salary-Public Sector

Public sector examiners are those working for the government. May it be that, they are law enforcers or the FBI or simply working as military personnel on some government regulatory agencies, they typically received compensation based on qualification and prevailing pay scales. Their salary is not often based on their experience on the field. The computer forensics salary for new recruits ranges from $50,000 to $75,000. This amount is also dependent on the current budget of the government office they are in. Although these amounts may seem ordinary just like any other jobs, computer forensic examiners usually tend to have workloads which are often demanding more than any ordinary jobs. They are can be on – call or work on duty during the night shift. There will also come a time that this rate will increase as demands for this profession rising all around the world. With the advancement of technology, it is expected that more crimes related to it will also appear. From cyberspace to digital media, these are the coverage of computer forensics. Earlier exposure to data retrieval and digital process analysis will give new recruits an edge when application for promotion will come in. This promotion will enable them hold position such as senior officers and the like. Their salary range will then increase to six digits.

Computer Forensics Salary -Private Sector Private sector examiners are those who are employed by private investigation firms. These are the companies which handles investigation usually requested by private firms. Before such investigation will be made, a contract will be made stating what services will be offered and the rates they will be working on. Usually a retainer fee is also asked from the client as to protect the private consulting firm from being ripped off. Sometimes computer forensic agency might be unable to find the alleged evidence which the clients wants them to find, and so the client doesn’t pay for the services done. Such retainer fees collected is around $1000.The usual hourly rate for services offered by the consulting firm ranges from $200 to $400. This would make around $50,000 to $60,000 per year as the usual computer forensic salary for private examiners. These numbers will also increase as your experience grows and your skills are honed until you become senior managers of the firms. The typical salary for senior managers of will fall between the ranges of $100,000 to $200,000. For owners and partners of the firms, their salaries are even much higher.