Samsung’s new phones will have flexible screens

Samsung‘s new mobile device lineup will feature flexible screens starting in 2012, the company announced today.

In its quarterly earnings call, Samsung’s vice president of investor relations, Robert Yi, told investors, analysts and press, “The flexible display we are looking to introduce sometime in 2012, hopefully the earlier part. The application probably will start from the handset side.”

After flexible-screen mobile phones roll out, the company plans to introduce the same technology for tablets and other devices.

In January 2011, Samsung purchased Liquivista, a strategic acquisition that will allow it to produce the kinds of displays that were announced today. Liquivista made electrowetting display technology, which is used to create mobile and other consumer electronic displays that are bright, low-power, flexible and transparent.

Flexible screen technology was also a focus of Samsung’s in March, when Yongsuk Choi, director of Samsung Mobile Display, gave an overview of the company’s future mobile device plans. At that time, Choi said most of the flexible-display technology Samsung was working on was still in very early stages.

Flexible displays have been on the fringes of up-and-coming mobile technologies for some time. For example, we saw a bendable e-reader from Plastic Logic back in 2008.

More recently, Sony, in particular, has shown some interesting work in the field, demonstrating its first flexible display at CES in early 2009 and showing off advanced, thinner, more flexible displays just last year.

Still, flexible screens aren’t something we’re seeing on the mass market yet; we wonder if consumers will warm to the idea when Samsung takes the wraps off these new devices.

Samsung recently surpassed Apple as the top smartphone manufacturer, shipping 27.8 million smartphones last quarter. Altogether, Samsung’s current share of the smartphone market is 23.8 percent.

Keyboard Shortcuts For Microsoft Excel

 F1 Key Help
F2 Key Edit current Cell
F5 Key Goto
F7 Key Spell Check
F12 Key Save file as
CTRL and A Select entire worksheet.
CTRL and B Toggle Bold Text.
CTRL and C Copies the item or items selected to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V.
CTRL and F Displays the Find dialog box.
CTRL and H Displays the Replace dialog box.
CTRL and I Toggles Italic Text.
CTRL and N New File.
CTRL and O Open File.
CTRL and P Print.
CTRL and S Save File.
CTRL and U Toggles Underlined Text.
CTRL and V Paste the contents of the clipboard.
CTRL and X Cut the selected item.
CTRL and Y Redo the last undone action
CTRL and Z Undoes the last action.
CTRL and 1 Displays Format Cells Dialogue Box
CTRL and 5 Toggles Strikethrough Text

Keyboard Shortcuts Result in Excel 2000 - Formulas
ALT and = Autosum
ALT and F8 Macros
CTRL and ; Insert Current Date
CTRL and : Insert Current Time

Keyboard Shortcuts Result in Excel 2000 - Movement
Left Arrow One Cell Left (also SHIFT and TAB)
Right Arrow One Cell Right (also TAB)
Up Arrow One Cell Up
Down Arrow One Cell Down
Home Go to End of row
CTRL and left Arrow Go to End of Column
CTRL and Home Go to Top of Worksheet (A1)
CTRL and End Go to End of Worksheet
CTRL and PAGE-DOWN Go to Next Worksheet

Keyboard Shortcuts Result in Excel 2000 - Cell Selection
CTRL and Spacebar Select the entire Column
SHIFT and Spacebar Select the entire Row
CTRL and A Select Entire Worksheet
SHIFT and Left Cursor Select all cells to the left of the active one
SHIFT and Right Cursor Select all cells to the right of the active one

How To Make XP Go Faster

 Services You Can Disable

There are quite a few services you can disable from starting automatically.
This would be to speed up your boot time and free resources.
They are only suggestions so I suggestion you read the description of each one when you run Services
and that you turn them off one at a time.

Some possibilities are:
Alerter
Application Management
Clipbook
Fast UserSwitching
Human Interface Devices
Indexing Service
Messenger
Net Logon
NetMeeting
QOS RSVP
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Remote Registry
Routing & Remote Access
SSDP Discovery Service
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Web Client
Cleaning the Prefetch Directory

WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. This keeps a shortcut to recently used programs.
However it can fill up with old and obsolete programs.

To clean this periodically go to:

Star / Run / Prefetch
Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the shorcuts
Delete them



Not Displaying Logon, Logoff, Startup and Shutdown Status Messages

To turn these off:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionpoliciessystem
If it is not already there, create a DWORD value named DisableStatusMessages
Give it a value of 1



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Clearing the Page File on Shutdown

Click on the Start button
Go to the Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Local Security Policy
Local Policies
Click on Security Options
Right hand menu - right click on "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile"
Select "Enable"
Reboot

For regedit users.....
If you want to clear the page file on each shutdown:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementClearPageFileAtShutdown
Set the value to 1

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No GUI Boot

If you don't need to see the XP boot logo,

Run MSCONFIG
Click on the BOOT.INI tab
Check the box for /NOGUIBOOT

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Speeding the Startup of Some CD Burner Programs

If you use program other than the native WindowsXP CD Burner software,
you might be able to increase the speed that it loads.

Go to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Services
Double-click on IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
For the Startup Type, select Disabled
Click on the OK button and then close the Services window
If you dont You should notice

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Getting Rid of Unread Email Messages

To remove the Unread Email message by user's login names:

Start Regedit
For a single user: Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUnreadMail
For all users: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUnreadMail
Create a DWORD key called MessageExpiryDays
Give it a value of 0

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Decreasing Boot Time

Microsoft has made available a program to analyze and decrease the time it takes to boot to WindowsXP
The program is called BootVis

Uncompress the file.
Run BOOTVIS.EXE
For a starting point, run Trace / Next Boot + Driver Delays
This will reboot your computer and provide a benchmark
After the reboot, BootVis will take a minute or two to show graphs of your system startup.
Note how much time it takes for your system to load (click on the red vertical line)
Then run Trace / Optimize System
Re-Run the Next Boot + Drive Delays
Note how much the time has decreased
Mine went from approximately 33 to 25 seconds.

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Increasing Graphics Performance

By default, WindowsXP turns on a lot of shadows, fades, slides etc to menu items.
Most simply slow down their display.

To turn these off selectively:

Right click on the My Computer icon
Select Properties
Click on the Advanced tab
Under Performance, click on the Settings button
To turn them all of, select Adjust for best performance
My preference is to leave them all off except for Show shadows under mouse pointer and Show window contents while dragging

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Increasing System Performance

If you have 512 megs or more of memory, you can increase system performance
by having the core system kept in memory.

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementDisablePagingExecutive
Set the value to be 1
Reboot the computer

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Increasing File System Caching

To increase the amount of memory Windows will locked for I/O operations:

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory Management
Edit the key IoPageLockLimit

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Resolving Inability to Add or Remove Programs

If a particular user cannot add or remove programs, there might be a simple registry edit neeed.

Go to HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesUninstall
Change the DWORD NoAddRemovePrograms to 0 disable it

4096 - 32megs of memory or less
8192 - 32+ megs of memory
16384 - 64+ megs of memory
32768 - 128+ megs of memory
65536 - 256+ megs of memory

Win XP Tip, Hidden Back-up utility

Win XP Tip, Hidden Back-up utility

 Insert your windows XP disc into your PC.

Click exit if your installation screen comes up.

Now go too your CD drive in *My Computer*. Right-click and select open.

Choose VALUE ADD\MSFT\NT BACK-UP FILE.

In the *files of type* drop down list be sure that *select all files* is on.

Click on the NTBACK-UP.msi file and click okay.

Click the finish button and now go over too the start button\ALL PROGRAMS\ACCESSORIES\SYSTEM TOOLS\ and there it is now.. BACK-UP FILES...



Great little tool that Microsoft never should have hidden.


Win XP Tip, Rename Multiple Files

A new, small, neat feature for winXP deals with renaming files. I personally have always wanted the OS to include a way to do a mass file renaming on a bunch of files. You can now rename multiple files at once in WinXP. Its real simple:

1. Select several files in Explorer, press F2 and rename one of those files to something else. All the selected files get renamed to the new file name (plus a number added to the end).

2. Thats it. Simple huh.

I would recommend that you only have the files you want to rename in the directory your working in. I would also recommend that until you get used to this neat little trick that you save copies of the files in a safe location while your getting the hang of it.

 Ever wonder what's going on behind that splash screen? Well, now you can find out!

Right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Edit. Edit BOOT.INI. Add "/SOS" right after "/fastdetect" with a space between. The line will look something like this:


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /SOS
. Then you're finished. The first part, multi(0)..... may not be the same on your machine. Upon restarting, the splash screen will be gone. It can be re-enabled by removing the new switch.

Speed Up Your Network and Internet Access

Windows Xp: Speed Up Your, Speed Up Your Network and Internet Access

I have a dial up connection and it improve my speeds about 25% in surfing the internet. give it a try. Im IT , only do it if you feel comfortable with changing registry.

Increasing network browsing speed

Does your computer slow down when you browse your local area network and connect to other computers that are sharing data? One of the most common causes of this slowdown is a feature of Windows Explorer that looks for scheduled tasks on remote computers. This effort can take some time on some computers and can really slow down your browsing. The window with which you are browsing the network may appear to freeze momentarily, as the system is waiting for a response from the remote computer.

Windows XP: Speeding Disk Access

Although this problem is a complex one, the solution is very simple. Instead of having to wait for the remote scheduled tasks, which is useless information to anyone who is not a system administrator remotely configuring scheduled tasks, you can disable this feature.


In order to do this, you will have to change the System Registry and delete a reference to a key so that this feature will not be loaded. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open up the Registry Editor by clicking the Start Menu and selecting Run. Then type regedit in the text box and click the OK button.

2. Once the Registry Editor has loaded, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key.

3. Next, expand Software and then Microsoft.

4. Locate Windows and expand that as well.

5. You will want to be editing the main system files, so expand CurrentVersion.

6. Because this feature is a feature of the Windows component known as Explorer, expand the Explorer key.

7. Next, you will want to modify the remote computer settings, so expand the RemoteComputer key and then expand the NameSpace key to show all of the features that are enabled when you browse to a remote computer.

8. In the NameSpace folder you will find two entries. One is "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}" which tells Explorer to show printers shared on the remote machine. The other, "{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}," tells Explorer to show remote scheduled tasks. This is the one that you should delete. This can be done by right-clicking the name of the key and selecting Delete.

Tip:
If you have no use for viewing remote shared printers and are really only interested in shared files, consider deleting the printers key, "{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}", as well. This will also boost your browsing speed.

Once you have deleted the key, you just need to restart and the changes will be in effect. Now your network computer browsing will be without needless delays.

WHAT IS A REGISTRY CLEANER AND WHY DO I NEED ONE?

If you've suffered attacks of slow computer processing times or sudden errors in your computer programs, someone may have suggested that you use a registry cleaner. There are varying opinions on whether registry cleaners work, but the simple answer is, yes. If you use a cleaner correctly they will help control the problems you've encountered on your computer. It also helps with the performance of your machine.



The computer registry is a detailed list of the installed and uninstalled programs, hardware and software attached to any computer. After frequent long term usage, the registry can become cluttered and start to impede the processing on your computer. It is common for that to happen when you have programs installed and then you remove them from your computer. This will lead the memory on your computer to have blank spots and other things and makes the computer go in a different route to try and pull up the information from the memory.
Errors occur on computers when numerous programs, links and repairs are added to the registry over a considerable amount of time. These errors begin to slow your computer and eventually can cause the computer to crash or lock up when it senses a threat to its internal system. There are simple solutions to de-cluttering your registry to improve speed and performance of the system.
There are numerous benefits from correctly using a registry cleaner. The amount of errors of driver process failure will decrease considerably if it is cleaned regularly; less time will be spent in frustration over the constant errors and frozen computers; the computer speed will increase during not only start up and shut down, but while you're using the system; corrupt entries that can do fatal damage to your system will be eliminated.
When you decide to use a registry cleaner software program, there are a few items you'll want to keep in mind:

• Choose software compatible with your system. Check the requirements before you purchase any software and if you have questions, contact the company first. Additional damage can be caused by incompatible programs. It's important to know what operating system is on your computer before choosing.


• Cleaner programs offer varying degrees of user ability. Scheduled scans for timed checks of your system will help your computer work smoothly and more efficiently. Quick scans offer immediate help if you encounter a problem while working on the computer. Most cleaners will run a window in the background and launch automatically to make it a carefree and easy to use program.


• As files become corrupt or damaged in the computer, the cleaner program will try to remove these files. Unfortunately many of them cannot detect whether the file is imperative to maintaining the use of certain other programs in the computer and could cause unexpected problems. Search for a registry cleaner that offers an option to check the invalid entries before removing them so you can safeguard your wanted programming.

In today's software market there is a registry cleaning program right for just about any consumer. Make sure you find the right fit for your needs, your abilities and your operating system. Compare programs for not only pricing but what is offered and ease of use.
Registry cleaners, if used properly, can increase the speed and life of your computer immensely. They are easy to maintain and update and may save you many hours of frustration and errors. Head to Download.com where you can find a free registry cleaner  that will work effectively and will be able to help you have a faster and efficient system.

3g Mobile Phones

 3g or Third Generation, or International Mobile Telecommunications is a group of standards for wireless communications. This gamut of wireless connection includes all the mobile technologies- GSM, CDMA, UMTS, WiMax and DECT. A 3g mobile phone is enabled with wide area wireless telephony, video calls and wireless data. These mobile phones provide a greater network capacity than the other mobile phones.


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Computer Training

Computer training is an additional qualification every person must acquire. The employment environment has become demanding over the years and since computers have replaced manpower it is of great importance that new recruitments have basic knowledge of the machine.
In every corporate organization, all the operations are carried out with the help of the computer rather manually. Everything has become computerized therefore computer literacy is deemed valuable.
Why is Computer training is crucial?

A student is required to matriculate certain computer programs before he becomes an apprentice in his field. Many computer training institutions combine computer education with other applications so that it is easy to apply in a certain field pertaining to the student’s career choice. Student’s practice various applications like Photoshop, CorelDraw etc because they are used in many companies and it adds value to a person’s curriculum vitae. Knowledge about such applications also opens a number of career paths and employment opportunities.

Computer training has been facing hindrance from the beginning because in order to operate a computer a computer literate person is required along with hardware peripherals so that the computer performs its tasks efficiently. However, past ten years computers have been reining the economical front with the increasing number of people wanting to become computer literate. Computers with attached CD-ROMs and mobile hard disks have made education effortless and uncomplicated.
Corporate firms have realized the cardinal function of a computer in the organization therefore they have started IT training program in the film itself. Increasing development in the IT sector has made training individuals in a company on computers a viable option.

Online training:

Computer training and online training is similar. The difference being, online training does not involve a physical teacher as such and the training is delivered through the internet using a web browser. Online training is fun as a student can be educated through different interactive methods and he becomes well-acquainted with the system. There are an array of interactive methods viz. chat rooms, social media, instant messaging, video chat, bulletin boards, blogs and discussion forums. Online training can be undertaken as per your convenience, there is no specific timing neither is there regular evaluation, there might be online tests at certain intervals.

Selecting an appropriate computer course:

One must do a research well in advance about all the computer courses available and the institutions providing it in their vicinity. It is the top most priority to make the right choice. Enrolling yourself I for a computer course may not be a cinch. Besides compatibility and awareness, it also requires qualities beyond the system, being a quick learner is one of them.

A person keen on commencing training can simply search for online computer courses. It is economical in terms of price and convenient to be adjusted with a busy routine life. Be cognizant of hoax websites, just because a name appears in the top searches does not mean it cannot be faceless. Discuss with your friends circle and enquire about quality computer courses, it is definite you will get your answer soon.

Do not limit yourself to online computer training courses, do your research well and enjoy the result.

Computer Clean Up Tips To Speed Up Your PC

If you’re tired of always beating the deadline due to a slow laptop or slow desktop; if you’re sick of restarting the system because of freezes, and the like, it’s about time that you find out how you can make your computer faster. Do not think that the only way you can increase PC performance is by bringing it to a technician – there are computer clean up steps you can take that will help to significantly speed up your PC. Here are some of them:

Hard Drive Defragmentation

Defragmenting the drive means letting the system become more organized, the files will be compressed, etc, making it easier to access programs, files, or documents, freeing up some space on the disk, and so forth. There’s a built in Disk Defragmenter tool in every laptop or desktop, and it is best that you use it on a monthly or even on a weekly basis (depending on how frequently you use your personal computer) to really make your computer faster. The process takes half an hour to one or two hours, depending on the number of files and programs you have. While the tool is running, make sure that all windows or applications are closed, for effective and faster defragmenting.

Removal Of Unused Applications And Files

Part of computer clean up steps that help increase PC performance is for you to review the system and check for any unused programs, malfunctioning applications, and so on. By removing those kinds of files, you’ll be able to speed up your PC. For unused documents, you can instantly delete them and then, empty the Recycle bin. For applications or programs that you want removed, you should use their uninstallers or remove them from the Add/Remove Program directory, and then, delete them completely from the Recycle Bin. Check for these files at least once a month, do the necessary deletion, and voila, you’ll be able to make your computer faster.

Updating The Drivers And Applications

To increase PC performance, you also have to ensure that the drivers and the programs are updated or have the latest versions. You see, if their versions are not up-to-date, they could malfunction or can affect the performance of your system negatively. Most applications or software automatically prompt for the need to update the versions or drivers – all you have to do is to click OK or Yes, and the update will start.

Other computer clean up tips and tricks that will really speed up your PC are: scanning for viruses and malware and cleaning them out using a reliable anti virus and anti malware program; deleting the temporary files, cookies, Internet history, etc; among others.

How to Determine Which Kind of Remote Desktop Solution is the Right One for Your Business

n the world of Remote Access tools, there are a few choices that you have when it comes to selecting a remote access solution for your business.

The two main categories of these tools are: server based remote access programs and PC to PC remote access programs. In the server based model, the client PC connects to a remote server which is dedicated for this purpose. The user is then presented with a virtual desktop. One main advantage of this is that it allows more than one user to be logged into the server at the same time, as each user would have their own separate login and desktop. A PC to PC type of remote access tool would run on a PC, which is also usually a workstation when not used remotely. The user can connect to it from another computer or a mobile device. While this is the simplest and most inexpensive form of remote access, it may not be suitable for everyone. This is because with this kind of PC Remote Control Software, the server PC can only be used by one user at a time in the majority of cases.
Here are some factors to consider when you want to decide on which kind of solution you would like to implement. Your level of technical skill and the presence of a tech support or IT department in your company

In general, server based remote desktop software applications are more complex and slightly harder to configure and manage than a PC to PC software type. However, you don't really need to be an IT professional to install a server based virtualization solution, but you would still need to be comfortable working around computers and know some networking terminology.

Software Outsourcing

Software outsourcing is a job contract awarded by a contracting party from a country to a company having a team of human resource with a definite skill set sitting in another country. On completion of the proposed job the Software is shipped to the clients organization.

The need to rapidly complete large development projects has cause many organizations in recent years to consider outsourcing work rather than perform development in-house. A major reason for doing this is the reduction in costs that can be achieved, compared to those incurred if the work is executed in their own IT department. Development time can also be shortened, especially if the company does not already have the skills required to undertake the project. Thus offshore software development has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. Offshore outsourcing provides the ability to hold skilled overseas staff at a small part of the human resource cost which is elating to several entrepreneurs.
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