Leo Doank

Mengenal Jauh Google Sand Box .

2011-03-27T00:30:00.000+07:00

Hallo doankers..
Apa teman-teman doankers tahu google sand box..??
Pasti menurut teman-teman doankers pasti mikir pasir yang di masukin ke box. Sebenarnya bukan itu, ada maksud tertentu dalam pembahasan yang saya sampaikan ke teman-teman doankers.
Sand Box di artikan ke dalam bahasa indonesia adalah kotak pasir.

Mungkin dalam ilmu dunia blogger atau webmaster menyebutkan google sand box adalah penjara nya blog atau situs.

Disebabkan situs atau blog tersebut melakukan sebuah backlink dan SEO Offpage optimization yang berlebihan yang membuat traffic pengunjung sangat cepat dengan cara yang kurang diperkenakan google. Blog dan web tersebut akan di masukan dalam list Google Sand Box..! ngeri bukan teman-teman doankers..!!

Jadi teman-teman Doankers, setiap situs atau blog yang telah masuk dalam penjara Google Sand Box , situs dan blog tersebut akan menghilang dari peredaran search, apalagi search google. Buat teman-teman doankers lebih hati-hati dalam melakukan back link. Bisa saja kalian lah masuk dalam perangkap Google Sand Box.

Buat teman-teman yang masuk atau ikut dalam sebuah kompetisi blog atau situs atau SEO. berhati-hatilah dalam backlink, bikin cara sehat blog mu dalam membuat meningkatkan traffic pengunjung.

Berapa lama sih sebuah situs atau bog masuk Google Sand Box..??
Sebenarnya tergantung google itu sendiri. saya sendiri sih belum pernah merasakan masuk google sand box. Mungkin relatif waktu sangat bervariasi, mulai dari 1 hari ampe berbulan-bulan.

Mengerikan bukan .. ?? buat tgeman-teman doankers harus bagaimana , biar situs atau blog kalian enggak masuk dalam google sand box. teman bisa ikuti langkah-langkah dari om Leo, mudah-mudahan mujarab :
1. Pelajari dan Tahu SEO
2. Kalau teman-teman mau backlink, cari tempat backlink tepat dan sesuai dalam kriteria blog atau situs mu.
3. Lakukan lah SEO yang baik dan backlink sewajarnya , jangan berlebihan.

teman-teman doankers sudah tahu Google Sand Box itu. Coba teman-teman doankers pikirkan , kenapa blog kalian menurunnya pengunjung dan menghilang dari peredaran SEO. Yah itu , karena Google Sand Box.

Saya sudah kasih tahu ke teman-mtean apa pengertian Google Sand Box. Mudah-mudahan sangat bermanfaat buat teman-teman dalam berselancar di dunia blog .

sekian Tulisan artikel saya
leo.
terima kasih.

Sahabat Ku.

2011-03-24T13:19:00.003+07:00

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Cities XL 2011 , Game Hot saat ini !

2011-03-23T17:49:00.001+07:00

Halo doankers.
Kembali dengan saya, si Leo . Akan memberikan informasi bagus kepada kalian tentang informasi game terbaik saat ini. Tahukah kalian game Cities XL 2011 ? yah, game membuat suatu kota dengan grafik luar biasa, dan game ini bisa di zoom dari yang terkecil sampai di zoom diluar angkasa. Game ini sangat detail dan mempentingkan grafik.

Developer: Focus Home Interactive| Publisher: Focus Home Interactive| Genre: Strategy (Manage / Busin. / Real-time) / 3D| Release Date: 2010-10-14

Artikel Tentang Cities XL 2011

Cities XL 2011 di publish oleh Monte Cristo tetapi sekarang Focus Home Interactive telah mengambil alih game ini dan akan merencanakan untuk re-launch game ini pada bulan Oktober 2010.
Pada re-launch game ini akan ada ratusan bangunan baru ( lebih dari 700 bangunan ) tidak ketinggalan juga map baru ( total ada 45 map baru ). Cities XL 2011 sendiri adalah sebuah game yang membuat Kotakers dapat membangun dan mengembangkan perkotaan besar dengan map 3D yang realistik. Semuanya itu berkat kumpulan data yang kompleks atas lebih dari 700 bangunan dan struktur yang unik.

Kotakers bakal menjabat sebagai sang mayor yang mesti bisa menyeimbangkan antara pembangunan ekonomi kota, transportasi publik, perumahan, layanan sosial, aktivitas hiburan, dan berbagai event spesial di kota tersebut.
Ibarat kata, kita menjadi pemerintah di kota tersebut. Apakah terman-teman doankers minat bermain game ini ?

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System Requirements

Minimum system requirements:
Cities XL 2011 Desktop requirements
Processor Intel Pentium 4 - 2.5 GHz (or AMD equivalent) or higher
Memory 1 GB (XP), 1.5 GB (Vista)
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon X1600 or higher
256 MB minimum of graphics card memory

Cities XL 2011 Laptop Requirements
Processor Intel Centrino 2 with Intel graphics accelerator

Memory 1.5 GB (XP), 2.5 GB (Vista)

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Salam Doankers.

About Me

2011-03-22T23:08:00.003+07:00

Halo doankers.
saya ingin memperkenalkan kepada doankers yang setia mengikuti blog ini. siapa sih admin blog ini. langsung aja yah. Nama saya Leo puji , sering akrab di panggil Leo. Saya seorang penyuka komputer apalagi jaringan atau web. Saya mulai mengenal komputer saat masih SMP kelas 1 , yang masih belajar ngetik. lalu , saya mulai menyukai komputer saat SMP kelas 2. Yang berawal dari seorang guru mengajarkan , bahwa komputer adalah mesin yang pintar. Dari situ saya mulai tertarik yang namanya komputer. Saya terus mempelajari komputer , dari seluk beluk OS windows ampe jaringan. Saya mempunyai keinginan kuat, bahwa saya bisa komputer. Seiring waktu, iseng-iseng buka internet, saya melihat ada sosok pendiri besar microsoft dan saya membaca sejarah beliau. Dan sangat mengagumkan perjalanan microsoft di tangan Bill Gates. Dari situlah pendiri microsoft menjadi inspirasi saya saat ini. saya terus belajar , mencari keingintahuan tentang komputer dan jaringan. Disuatu saat, teman SMP saya mengajarkan saya tentang namanya blog. seiring waktu , saya mempelajari blog sampai SMA. Dan akhirnya saya mulai membuat blog yang bernama Leodoank .

Kenapa namanya Blog Leodoank ?

saya membuat nama blog Leodoank , terinspirasi dari sebuah kata doank. yang artinya saja.
jadi blog nya hanya leo saja pemilik nya. Begitulah arti blog saya ini.

Saya punya keinginan , saya pasti bisa melakukan hal baru. Dan impian yang ingin menjadi seorang IT . mudah-mudahan terwujud, amien. tujan saya ngeblogging , memberikan informasi yang fakta tentang seputar komputer dan memberikan informasi terkini dengan cepat.

Biografi lengkapnya :

Nama : Leo Puji
Umur : cari di internet.
Sekolah : SMAN 10 TANGSEL
kuliah : Universitas Teknologi Bandung.
dah itu aja. ga usah lengkap-lengkap. :D

oh ya , buat doankers yang kangen bgt ama saya. cukup YM aja dengan ku.
sekian dari saya, mudah-mudahan informasi ini menjadi ilmu di masa mendatang. heheh
terima kasih.

Connecting a SPDIF Cable

2010-10-31T17:22:00.000+07:00

An SPDIF cable is a connection that is made specifically for audio purposes. SPDIF basically stands for Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format and can be referred to as S/PDIF, S/P-DIF, and IEC 958 type 2. This cable is able to transmit stereo digital audio signals from PC audio cards, CD players, DVD players, car audio systems, or any sound systems that can transmit or receive stereo digital audio through a modified optical or electrical cable.
Using the cable to transmit the stereo digital audio signal on a device is not difficult. To do that, first, you will need to remove the power cords from the devices you wish to connect. After that, you can look around on the device to find the cable connections, to make sure that both devices have their own SPDIF ports.
To identify the ports, they are the ones labeled with "SPDIF" or "SPDIF Optical". Some devices will come with both, but the "SPDIF Optical" port will give you better sound quality. Then, you can plug each end of the SPDIF cable into each device's port. When you do this, make sure both ports are identical, as in, if you are using the "SPDIF Optical" port, connect it to the other device's "SPDIF Optical" and not "SPDIF". If only one has the optical one, use the standard one for both. You do not need to worry on which end of the cable should enter which device as their ends can be plugged into either. Then, put back the power cables and put them back. Turn on each device and set the receiver's sound input feed to the SPDIF connection. In most devices, the setting used to control the SPDIF port is usually either an AUX or Optical setting. You can then adjust the sound, as different inputs have different volume.

Chris is the writer of this SPDIF Cable article, you can visit us for more information on SPDIF Cable.

Buildings With Fiber

2010-10-31T17:17:00.001+07:00

Buildings with fiber have pre-installed optic fiber network connections. Renting out or purchasing such a building for business purposes, you can get to use high-speed Ethernet connections which provide huge bandwidth and improved connectivity.
To put it plainly buildings with fiber are places with high bandwidth network connections. Also known as fiber lit buildings, they have pre-installed fiber optic connections providing faster internet connectivity. With rapidly growing communication needs, there is an ever-increasing demand for higher speeds and improved connectivity than what is provided by a traditional broadband. A fairly new concept, lit buildings consist of high-speed Ethernet network connections, ideal for a business setting. Existing businesses and also new businesses setting up operation can use a lit building map to locate buildings with fiber connections.

With speeds ranging from 10Mbps to 10Gbps, Ethernet networks provide huge bandwidth and powerful LAN network connections. As businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on high bandwidth broadband connections to manage their office affairs, more and more organizations are today going in for buildings with fiber. Setting up a business requires huge expenses for developing the infrastructure. Construction costs apart, setting up suitable network connections requires proper fiber optic wiring for the entire office building.
Many companies rent out or purchase buildings for their operation purposes. And if those buildings were not equipped with proper network connections, then the companies would have to make additional expenses and go through the entire process of installing fiber optic cables and wires themselves. Changing the entire wiring and going in for a fiber optic network connection after the completion of a building is a very difficult task. That is why businesses today look for fiber lit buildings with pre-existing high-speed optic fiber network connection facility to set up their operation.
The lit buildings have several advantages over regular commercial buildings. The huge bandwidth of Ethernet connections help a business organization to meet its entire communication needs comfortably. With 100Mbps speed of a Fast Ethernet and 1000Gbps speed of a Gigabit Ethernet, data transmission receives a new meaning altogether. Not requiring any additional circuitry, you can directly use the service providers' network, which improves the quality of service. Thus a single network can connect several buildings over a large area. With such high speeds and improved connectivity, you can remain connected with your clients around the world 24x7 and increase your business' turnout.
Using a lit building locator, you can know about all the buildings with fiber connections in an area. With each optic fiber strand having the capability to support Gigabit Ethernet, and a single cable having hundreds of such strands, you can get huge bandwidth and speed to run your organization's entire operations smoothly. So renting out or purchasing fiber lit buildings is definitely advantageous and can contribute in a big way in the success of your business operations.

George Yee is a consultant for buildings with fiber. To learn more about this topic, visit www.litbuildings.com for free information in finding the best technical solution for your requirements.

3D Animation And Special Effects

2010-10-31T17:06:00.002+07:00

An exciting and rapidly growing area of 3D animation is not in story telling at all. Special effects, whether it is blowing up a ship, melting a building, or killing a person, are hot and becoming incredibly possible in a digital 3D environment. Having some experience in special effects is a good idea for any demo reel.
However, as the entertainment industry pushes the 3D industry, and vice versa, the paradigm and techniques are forever changing. Do not spend too much time on any one technique; it may be antiquated before you even finish your project. Students ask all the time for general rules for doing special effects. The general rule is that there are no rules. Digital effects are so often mixed with real-time effects or cinematography that it becomes nearly impossible to tell which is which, and which is happening when.

The general consensus seems to be: Use whatever tool works best for the specific chunk of the effect at hand. If you are really interested in special effects, spend some time working with real film or digital video equipment. It is difficult to digitally recreate live scenarios for a special effect to take place in, so it becomes easier and more effective to digitally place computer-generated effects into real footage.
Being familiar with film terminology and techniques becomes very important when dealing with special effects. In the realm of animation mortals, three general categories of special effects can be realistically produced:
1. Purely digital. Those special effects where all the characters and surroundings are all only extant within the digital world.
2. Live characters-digital surroundings. Virtual sets are becoming one of the hottest areas of 3D in general. Placing actors in front of a blue or green screen and then filling in the background digitally allows for quick and wide variation for a fraction of the price of building the sets with traditional nail and hammer. Scale of surroundings and the actual material are limited only by the imagination when the set is virtual.
3. Digital characters-real surroundings. As character animators have become better at their digital craft, and as the digital hardware has begun to catch up with the craft of character animators, the reality of purely computer-generated characters that interact with live actors has begun to be realized. Digital characters can fall off the edge of the Grand Canyon, be smashed by an oncoming truck, or fly. The insurance is quite a bit cheaper, and the makeup crew can take a break Of course, there is a variety of hybrids of the scenarios just described.
Often, digital characters can step in for live actors in especially dangerous or messy situations. Similarly, sometimes real characters will interact with digital characters in a real environment in one scene and a virtual one in the next. As the technology increases and catches up with the special effects visionaries, the boundaries between real and virtual are sure to be bent and blurred further still.
There is tremendous art in the areas of filming live actors for use with digital characters or for placement in virtual sets. The lighting alone could take volumes of text. Because it is such an in-depth subject, it is well beyond the scope of this book. However, the digital end of creating clips of animation that are usable in your own special effects is something worth mentioning.

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Top 7 Tips to Avoid Spyware on Your Computer

2010-10-29T18:36:00.001+07:00

Your access to the Internet is a window to the world. To shield that window, you probably want some shades. Internet use offers great benefits, and many of us rely on it daily to perform our job. However, we all need to keep in mind the pests tapping on our window, which the industry refers to as spyware. Spyware is a piece of a program, individual software, or plug-in that has one, and only one, purpose -- to track your actions. Over the past two years, spyware reports have increased by 167%!
What can spyware really do?
When spyware is installed, you didn't press the "accept" button to have this tracking software installed on your computer. This is because many spyware programs are downloaded and installed automatically when you use free software. Spyware acts like a virus or Internet worm after it has crept inside your computer. Things suddenly do not work as fast or at all. Many times users will have many variants of spyware installed, and it does not get noticed until PC performance is affected.

Spyware has many functions. Some programs simply track the sites you visit and the links you click on. Others capture all keystrokes and mouse clicks, including your user accounts and passwords to the business network and even to your online financial accounts. But what all spyware has in common is the ability to report back to the organization that has programmed the spyware to capture this data. Now for obvious reasons this is illegal, right? No, it is not, simply because many operations occur outside the United States. This is the same reason that spam is so difficult to control and outlaw.
Tips to stop Spyware:

Keep your Windows and Internet Explorer updated and patched.
Use Mozilla FireFox Internet Browser as an alternative to MS Intertnet Explorer
Keep anti-virus up to date.
Read and adhere to your organization's Acceptable Use Policy
Do not install or even download any free software.
Be careful not to click on pop-ups while using the Internet.
Install an anti-spyware tool; many anti-virus companies provide these for free or for very little money per machine.

Tablet PCs: iPad, Galaxy Tab, Playbook

2010-10-27T17:39:00.001+07:00

The tablet PC revolution initiated by the iPad and its overwhelming popularity has encouraged many prestigious companies to expand their production the new area.
Black Berry has revealed its intend in joining the race with its Play Book which was known as Black Pad earlier. Another competent model recently hit the global market is the Galaxy Tab by the reputed Samsung. Even if there has been a flurry of tablets by various electronic manufacturers, only a few could gather wide attention.
If you are planning of buying a tablet, all these different choices will flash in your mind and you will find that the picking up one from them that suits your requirement will be a daunting task. Once you get a clear picture of the characteristics of the products of different vendors, it will be very simple to identify the tablet that is made for you.

Do you prefer to choose a tablet with bigger screen size? Then your choice is simple and you can ignore the Galaxy Tab or the BlackBerry PlayBook. iPad is far ahead of them in this feature since their product comes with a 9.7-inch display whereas the other two offer only 7 inch display. The displays resolution of both Galaxy Tab and the BlackBerry PlayBook is 1024*600 pixels but the iPad comes with a magnificent display of 1024*768 pixels, which gives them a clear edge among the tablet lovers. Still some people prefer the smaller ones since it is more portable and handy. Moreover, the smaller display gives more sharpness to the image. Your personal liking has a vital role in deciding a product.
There are customers who buy products that keep better quality whereas the others are conscious about the effortless use of electronic gadgets. The products of Apple are user-friendly devices that helped their products to get a commanding demand among the lot who prefer to use electronic devices which are easily operated. But, the Apple company is pitting in more effort in ensuring the top quality of hardware and as a result their iPad is endowed with extremely efficient hardware. The product is equipped with the A4 Processor along with 256MB of RAM. In addition the battery offers the operating time of 10 hours and it is a good performance when we think that the product was launched almost a year before.
Galaxy Tab comes with ARM Cortex A8 processor its RAM's capacity is two times more than that of its rival, iPad. However, the battery life of Galaxy Tab is 3 hours less compared to the other one. The PlayBook is the most technologically enhanced device among the three gadgets and it uses the latest dual core ARM Cortex A9 processor with 1GB RAM which gives superior performance.

HP DeskJet 5940 Review

2010-10-27T17:13:00.003+07:00

While it might not be a part of the Photosmart collection, the DeskJet 5940 is an additional sound all-rounder from HP. In fact, HP boasts you are able to print whatever you desire using the 5940, and that includes borderless pictures as high as A4 size.
Getting the 5940 out of the box, we could instantly see that build quality is a step above just about everything else inside the entry-level category. The top is made of brushed aluminium and the strong front-mounted paper trays turn upward in order to leave a minor footprint in the event the printer's not in use. There is also automatic cartridge alignment along with a paper sensor, that detects what sort of paper is loaded and will alter printing quality automatically.

The 5940 isn't the costliest entry-level printer. Granted, there's no TFT or card reader - virtually all you get is a PictBridge port with regard to printing photos from a digital camera. Behind is a USB 2 port.
The majority of HP's Vivera cartridges are supported. Within the box, you will find a 339 black along with a 343 tri-colour for PhotoREt III yet swap the black for a 348 photo cartridge and you will then step-up to PhotoREt IV.
We're quite familiar with this system, and yes it was no real surprise to observe the 5940 create many excellent pictures using the 348 installed. Actually, besides weak banding, the 5940's 6 x 4in and A4 photomontage prints ended up on a par with the Photosmart 8450's, a printer that costs well over double the amount. Meaning prints demonstrated authentic skin tones, well-saturated colours and outstanding amounts of fine detail.
You will need to print with Premium Plus photo paper to have the best quality, but it is comfortably worth every penny. We had absolutely no issues with the HP's mono photo quality either - features were not sacrificed within dark areas and absolutely no grain was visible.
With regard to text, the DeskJet ended up being average. It printed at 3.5ppm in normal mode however draft speed was excellent; at 13ppm it turned out to be the third speediest on test plus quality was unexpectedly fair. A 6 x 4in photograph printed in best mode in just below one minute, 30 seconds, whilst the A4 montage required three-and-a-half minutes.
On the software front, you will find HP Image Zone. This includes a simple photo editor along with a printing wizard. The driver is easy to use while offering almost everything except a print progress indicator. Nevertheless, we valued the Real-life Digital Photography tab, which supplies quick fixes regarding common problems such as red-eye, powerful backlighting as well as fuzzy images.
The device uses a pair of HP DeskJet 5940 ink cartridges - either black and colour with regard to everyday printing, and a colour/photo combination with regard to high-quality photographs. Between them, the photo and colour cartridges have got six colours - the C, M and Y mixture within the high-capacity 344 colour cartridge, in addition to black, light cyan and light magenta within the 348 photo cartridge.
HP's well-priced paper helps make the 5940 an even more appealing proposition. Additionally consider HP value packs, because these sometimes consist of 'customised' variations of the cartridges which contain a lesser amount of ink.

The HP DeskJet 5940 is highly recommended. HP ink cartridges are to be found here.
Theodore Beach is a member of the Cartridge Concept team which specialises in printer cartridges.

Play Sudoku Online

2010-10-27T17:02:00.003+07:00

The internet has transformed the way people spend their time by offering different types of games that players can enjoy. One of the most common games is Sudoku online. Many players can find as many internet sites as possible that deal with countless of Sudoku puzzles to choose from. Some of these sites require the player to download a software application in order to play while others offer instant play options.
Some of these sites also offer different types of puzzles from which the player can select the one that is up to their challenge. Once they have visited the sites, the players have the option of playing the game offered or choosing their own puzzles. These games come with three levels of difficulty: easy, medium and hard.

Players can start with the easy ones to learn about the basic facts of Sudoku and then proceed to the others as they continue playing. Beginner layers will also have a chance to read a number of different tutorials and guides on how to play the game.
Looking for these sites on the internet is easy. The players only need to use the search engines of their choice and type the word Sudoku and they will be provided with a list of the sites. It is up to them to know what type of site to select and start playing away. Those who want the downloadable versions should ensure that they have read and understood the system requirements that are needed, in order to install the software and enjoy the games offered.
Each puzzle has its on unique solution and the player is required to fill in the blanks with numbers from 1-9. The requirement is that digits should only appear once in each row, column and the three by three square. The solutions do not need guessing because the players can fill out the blank spaces using logic. The puzzles are usually addictive and many people are out looking for them to test their logic and to enjoy their time while at it.
Kids can also enjoy these games because there are others that are especially designed for them. Other players will also get some of the solver programs as well as hints to make it easier for them to get the gist of the game. Others also allow the players to check out how they are doing. Players do not need to worry about the timer because they can use the pause buttons to engage in other activities and then get back to their game. Some of them can also print these puzzles and solve them at their own time.

Sudoku is a game that requires wit and logic. Many players can also solve as many Sudoku puzzles as they want while on the internet.

Your Website Is Not Found ?!

2010-10-27T17:00:00.002+07:00

Although most gurus say that 3 main factors that contribute to the Internet Marketing business would be firstly to have a great site, secondly, have a great product and third but most important personally to be would be to have great advertising. However, it is not as easy as you think it is. Bear in mind that there are millions of other marketers out there competing with you. As a newbie, to know how to get indexed and rise to the top of the Google ranks, this article will show you how.
There are about 100,000 websites that are created every day, but most of the websites are hidden like a needle in the haystack among millions of sites and they can never be found if no work is done to index and build backlinks to it. If your website is not found, no one will know that your website exists. No matter how beautiful your website is, or how good your product or service is, there would not be any use as your customers cannot find you. Imagine owning a retail shop in a dark back alley where nobody knows it exist.

To let your website to be appear on search engines, the following main steps are needed.
1) Submit to search engines.
2) List your website on directories
3) Get lots of backlinks to your site.
4) Allow search engines to crawl to your website

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Do Search Engines Give Priority To Dot-Com Over Other Domain Extensions Like Dot-Net Or Info ?

2010-10-27T16:56:00.001+07:00

A dot-com domain extension is easily the extension most preferred by businesses and investors when purchasing a domain name. At least part of that popularity can probably be explained by those individuals and businesses believing that a dot com extension will give them a leg up on the search engine rankings. Apparently that belief remains one of the Internet's urban legends.
According to an article in the domain investors' blog Dot Sauce quoting a Google executive, it is a myth that dot-com gets priority on the search engines. At least not at Google! In fact, country code domains ( dot-de for Germany and dot-Cn for China are two possible examples of country code extensions among hundreds) actually have a slight advantage over dot-com within their own countries of origin.

I guess that would mean that on Chinese Google a dot-cn would surface faster than a comparable dot-com--or any other domain extension, for that matter.
No, don't buy a dot-com thinking the search engines care; the best reason for purchasing a com is that it is the extension that comes first to most peoples minds; and if any extension is likely to be typed gratuitously into the address bar it is a dot-com. That is the extension's chief advantage and an advantage that in most cases will only gain you a few more hits a month. Buy a dot-com if you can still find one that suits your business, but don't be afraid to go farther afield into dot-net and dot-biz thinking you'll lose your advantage. What matters more than the extension you use for your domain name is the effort you have made to build your brand. There are millions of successful dot-net, dot-whatever businesses out there and even more dot-com names languishing unused in investors' portfolios waiting for someone to come along and pay an exorbitant price because they believe that's the shortest route to riches!

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What Is Canon SD940IS ?

2010-10-26T19:00:00.003+07:00

Do you feel humiliated that your camera is old-fashioned? Or now you are not pleased with your camera? Or do you feel insecure because you don't have a camera?
Relax, because now "CANON" which is one of the world well-known brand has launches the most preferred type: "Canon PowerShot SD940IS". It has the peak resolution in digital camera which is 12.1 MP. Also this camera is capable of with a diversity of interesting features that are very easy to use even by a child.
You're into hot design and cool equipment. Emerging from your jeans pocket or purse like a sleek little jewel, the Canon Powershot SD940IS makes a declaration before you even take a picture. And the new menu ensures simple access to all its advanced Canon equipment, where 12,1 megapixels, enhanced Smart AUTO Mode and 720p HD movies are just the start.
This is one of the most requested and suggested digital camera for you and only for you because we know what you need.

Just set the Canon SD940is to Smart AUTO and you're ready for greatest satisfaction from your picture every time. It's a calming and pleasing way to shoot because you can completely focus on your subject, knowing that the camera has the technical details covered. Sophisticated Canon equipment intelligently analyzes your situation and shooting conditions.
Then it routinely selects an appropriate setting from 22 specially defined settings. So whether you're photographing flowers, a charming sunset or your friends at the park, you can be convinced that you're getting dramatic, memorable images. Even if your subject is moving, Canon's sophisticated detection technologies capture the action as it happens.
Canon's commitment to improvement defines the pleasure of the Canon SD940is. 12.1-Megapixel resolution is more than a number, it's your cutting-edge link to the marvelous clarity and excellence you've always wanted in your images. Think bold and big, because razor-sharp big prints are a breeze. Get the picture? It's absolutely dazzling.
PowerShot SD940IS lets you focus on the fun and inspiration of purpose photography by making your shooting skill easy and spontaneous. While you're shooting, you'll see helpful hints and informative tips for each function right on the Pure Color System LCD monitor. Shooting information is in plain language--no advanced photographic information required. And Canon has even made it easier to find for images on your computer by including the shooting date in the folder name.

Stop - Most PS3 Consoles Don't Play The Entire Playstation Library

2010-10-22T15:43:00.001+07:00

One of the biggest misconceptions in the video game market is whether my brand new Playstation 3 slim console will play ps2 games. The answer is no, it is not backwards compatible. Sony stopped making backwards compatible consoles in 2007.
Why did Sony stop making backwards compatible consoles? The money, plain and simple, if Sony made every console backwards compatible they would lose money. By not making all systems backwards compatible Sony is still able to make and sell Playstation 2 games. Sony is still releasing the latest PS3 titles on the PS2. Not every great PS3 title is available, this is the reason they want you to buy a PS3 console. Many of the latest sports games are still released on ps2; Madden NFL 11 was just release for Ps2 and the PS3 consoles.
Which models are backwards compatible? The easiest way to tell is by the number of usb ports, backwards compatible consoles have four usb ports. Of course the entire lists of the consoles are the original fat PS3 Consoles. The Models of the consoles are as follows: CECHEO1 which is an 80 GB console, CECHAO1 which is a 60 GB console, and CECHB01 which is a 20 GB console. You can check your model number by looking on the bottom of the console, under the factory seal. A few other PS3 consoles are compatible with many Playstation 1 games, but many consoles don't have the necessary chips installed to play Playstation 2 games.

So don't disappoint yourself by purchasing a PS3 slime console, with hopes of playing your library of PS1 & PS2 games. You may still want to hold on to your PS2 console, or check out the playstation store to download many great titles for around $10 dollars. The Playstation store is a great feature, with about 450 different games to choose from. Including many great PS1 titles such as Final Fantasy Vii and many classics form the Nintendo NES and Sega libraries.

The Old School Game Vault ( http://www.wcityauctions.com/ ) offers its customers exactly what they are looking for when it comes time to sell Playstation games. So remember it's your money to lose make the right decision.

Word Search Games on iPhone

2010-10-22T15:39:00.001+07:00

Word search puzzles have been around for many years as a source of entertainment. Featured in newspapers, magazines, and mixed media puzzle books, these puzzles range in difficulty from very easy to almost unsolvable. Adults and children alike attempt to finish them daily, making them a universally accepted activity. Even available on computers and as iPhone games, word searches continue to increase in popularity as the years pass.
When used as a form of entertainment, these games can be played at a person's leisure. They require no strategy or preparation, and there are no pieces to play with or lose. People can do them on breaks at work, during long trips, or while waiting for an event. There are many websites dedicated to word search, either online or printing them out to distribute. One site allows users to print out the puzzles based on their interests from the internet. Each of the lists has at least ten words to find, and the puzzles can be shuffled and re-sized to the user's specifications. Users must register before they can view or print the puzzles.

Registered users can also create their own puzzles, which is a great tool for educators. When used as a classroom supplement, word search games help children learn to spell and read the words that they are looking for while making it seem less like learning. With the ability to create new puzzles, teachers will be able to incorporate these games into each different chapter or section that they teach. They can even use the puzzles as group activities to encourage teamwork, or as rewards for good classroom behavior. Solution sheets can also be printed for each puzzle, making checking student results much simpler.
Word Search puzzle games are also available as a free application on iOS compatible devices, (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) these word search games can be played on the go. After downloading the application, users have the ability to play and create puzzles on their hand held devices. The iPhone games can be played solo or with others, and the user has the option to choose before the start of each game. For networked games, there are two options - local and online. The online games will use an internet connection to find one or multiple competitors from all users currently playing. The local function will allow the user to play against someone using a compatible device in close proximity to them. The multiplayer winner is the player that finds the most words in each puzzle.
Always updating with user-created input, wordsearchparty.com makes it easy for users to play new and exciting puzzles daily. The puzzles update in real time, and users can select their favorite word lists and replay them as many times as they choose. Whether they are printed out and solved on paper, or electronically finished, word search puzzles are a perfect (and educational) way to relax.

Now that your interest has been piqued you can try out the puzzles for free at wordsearchparty.com create your own list of words and challenge your friends. Word Searches to print allows you to create, print and bind your own unique book to give as gifts to friends!

The 4G Standard Will Be Postponed To Make It Public

2010-10-22T15:34:00.002+07:00

The 4G standard, which was planed to pass in October of this year, will be postponed to make it public in the spring of 2012; therefore, the way to make out the 4G standard will be more difficult. According to the early plan made by the experts in international telecommunication, the object should be defined by the scientists in October, but the radio meeting is postponed to the spring of 2012. The last approval will be in the spring of 2012.
All these mean that the October of this time should be understood as the experts choose the standard to ask for approval. According to the process of international telecommunication, the approval should be done by the radio conference. Obviously, if the experts group does not agree the sent programmes, they will be excluded from the last standard; although the expert group greens the programmes, there are still so many challenges on the period of time.
With the development of the technology and different political forces, some approved standards are possible to be deleted; which will be a test for the countries related to this event. However, experts also maintain that this situation is rare in history, namely, the outcome in October will be the key.
Currently, there are six techniques of the 4G standard, including the IEEE802.16m which comes from North-America, the Japanese techniques, the LTE-A from 3GPP, the Korean and Chinese technology and the LTE-A from Europe. The LTE-Advanced and 802.16m have gained the support from different manufacturers and camps. The operating corporations and manufacturing corporations of the international communication all support the LTE-Advanced. The 802.16m is derived from the WiMax, which is also promoted by the manufacturers of chip and network products. The 4G standard is not defined; therefore, the world's deployment of the 4G will be influenced. The related integrated circuit is TLP633.

Li Xiao Na is the freelance writer for e-commerce website in the integrated circuit. SeekIc.com offers the buyers around the world to find quality supplier of electrical components globally. We try our best to aggregate leads in the integrated circuit business world, and let these leads benefit the entire business person

ANDROID (Mobile Operation System)

2010-10-22T14:34:00.001+07:00

Android is a mobile operating system initially developed by Android Inc., a firm purchased by Google in 2005. Android is based upon a modified version of the Linux kernel. It is a participant in the Open Handset Alliance. Unit sales for Android OS smartphones ranked first among all smartphone OS handsets sold in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2010, at 33%.
Android has a large community of developers writing application programs ("apps") that extend the functionality of the devices. There are currently over 70,000 apps available for Android with some estimates saying 100,000 have been submitted, which makes it the second most popular mobile development environment. Developers write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.
The unveiling of the Android distribution on 5 November 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 78 hardware, software, and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. Google released most of the Android code under the Apache License, a free software and open source license.

The Android operating system software stack consists of Java applications running on a Java based object oriented application framework on top of Java core libraries running on a Dalvik virtual machine featuring JIT compilation. Libraries written in C include the surface manager, OpenCore media framework, SQLite relational database management system, OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics API, WebKit layout engine, SGL graphics engine, SSL, and Bionic libc. The Android operating system consists of 12 million lines of code including 3 million lines of XML, 2.8 million lines of C, 2.1 million lines of Java, and 1.75 million lines of C++.

HISTORY ANDROID

Acquisition by Google

In July 2005, Google acquired Android, Inc., a small startup company based in Palo Alto, California, USA. Android's co-founders who went to work at Google included Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger), Rich Miner (co-founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc.), Nick Sears (once VP at T-Mobile), and Chris White (headed design and interface development at WebTV). At the time, little was known about the functions of Android, Inc. other than that they made software for mobile phones.This began rumors that Google was planning to enter the mobile phone market.
At Google, the team led by Rubin developed a mobile device platform powered by the Linux kernel which they marketed to handset makers and carriers on the premise of providing a flexible, upgradable system. It was reported that Google had already lined up a series of hardware component and software partners and signaled to carriers that it was open to various degrees of cooperation on their part. More speculation that Google would be entering the mobile-phone market came in December 2006. Reports from the BBC and The Wall Street Journal noted that Google wanted its search and applications on mobile phones and it was working hard to deliver that. Print and online media outlets soon reported rumors that Google was developing a Google-branded handset. More speculation followed reporting that as Google was defining technical specifications, it was showing prototypes to cell phone manufacturers and network operators.
In September 2007, InformationWeek covered an Evalueserve study reporting that Google had filed several patent applications in the area of mobile telephony.

Linux

2010-10-22T14:24:00.001+07:00

Linux (commonly pronounced / lɪnəks/ LIN-əks in American English, also pronounced /ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-ooks in Europe and Canada) refers to the family of Unix-like computer operating systems using the Linux kernel. Linux can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from mobile phones, tablet computers and video game consoles, to mainframes and supercomputers. Linux is the leading server OS, accounting for more than 50% of installations[citation needed]. Desktop use of Linux has increased in recent years, partly owing to the popular Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions and the emergence of netbooks and smartphones running an embedded Linux.

The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed, both commercially and non-commercially, by anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License. Typically Linux is packaged in a format known as a Linux distribution for desktop and server use. Linux distributions include the Linux kernel and all of the supporting software required to run a complete system, such as utilities and libraries, the X Window System, the GNOME and KDE desktop environments, and the Apache HTTP Server. Commonly used applications with desktop Linux systems include the Mozilla Firefox web-browser, the OpenOffice.org office application suite and the GIMP image editor.

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The main supporting user space system tools and libraries from the GNU Project (announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman) are the basis for the Free Software Foundation's preferred name GNU/Linux.Linux (commonly pronounced /ˈlɪnəks/ LIN-əks in American English, also pronounced /ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-ooks in Europe and Canada) refers to the family of Unix-like computer operating systems using the Linux kernel. Linux can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from mobile phones, tablet computers and video game consoles, to mainframes and supercomputers. Linux is the leading server OS, accounting for more than 50% of installations[citation needed]. Desktop use of Linux has increased in recent years, partly owing to the popular Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions and the emergence of netbooks and smartphones running an embedded Linux.

The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed, both commercially and non-commercially, by anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License. Typically Linux is packaged in a format known as a Linux distribution for desktop and server use. Linux distributions include the Linux kernel and all of the supporting software required to run a complete system, such as utilities and libraries, the X Window System, the GNOME and KDE desktop environments, and the Apache HTTP Server. Commonly used applications with desktop Linux systems include the Mozilla Firefox web-browser, the OpenOffice.org office application suite and the GIMP image editor.

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The main supporting user space system tools and libraries from the GNU Project (announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman) are the basis for the Free Software Foundation's preferred name GNU/Linux.

History

Unix
The Unix operating system was conceived and implemented in 1969 at AT&T's Bell Laboratories in the United States by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna. It was first released in 1971 and was initially entirely written in assembly language, a common practice at the time. Later, in a key pioneering approach in 1973, Unix was re-written in the programming language C by Dennis Ritchie (with exceptions to the kernel and I/O). The availability of an operating system written in a high-level language allowed easier portability to different computer platforms. With a legal glitch forcing AT&T to license the operating system's source code,Unix quickly grew and became widely adopted by academic institutions and businesses.

GNU
The GNU Project, started in 1983 by Richard Stallman, had the goal of creating a "complete Unix-compatible software system" composed entirely of free software. Work began in 1984^. Later, in 1985, Stallman started the Free Software Foundation and wrote the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) in 1989. By the early 1990s, many of the programs required in an operating system (such as libraries, compilers, text editors, a Unix shell, and a windowing system) were completed, although low-level elements such as device drivers, daemons, and the kernel were stalled and incomplete. Linus Torvalds has said that if the GNU kernel had been available at the time (1991), he would not have decided to write his own.

MINIX
MINIX is an inexpensive minimal Unix-like operating system, designed for education in computer science, written by Andrew S. Tanenbaum. Starting with version 3, MINIX is free and redesigned also for “serious” use.
In 1991 while attending the University of Helsinki, Torvalds, curious about the operating systems and frustrated by the licensing of MINIX limiting it to educational use only (which prevented any commercial use), began to work on his own operating system which eventually became the Linux kernel.
Torvalds began the development of the Linux kernel on MINIX, and applications written for MINIX were also used on Linux. Later Linux matured and it became possible for Linux to be developed under itself. Also GNU applications replaced all MINIX ones because, with code from the GNU system freely available, it was advantageous if this could be used with the fledgling operating system. Code licensed under the GNU GPL can be used in other projects, so long as they also are released under the same or a compatible license. In order to make the Linux available for commercial use, Torvalds initiated a switch from his original license (which prohibited commercial redistribution) to the GNU GPL.Developers worked to integrate GNU components with Linux to make a fully functional and free operating system.

The Global Education Race

2010-09-20T12:06:00.005+07:00

Earlier this week, I participated in a fascinating series of discussions at The Economist magazine’s summit called “The Ideas Economy: Human Potential – When the world grows up”. I came away with the realization that we’re not tapping into even a tiny fraction of the potential that human beings have. Additionally, we have a unique opportunity, today, to leverage the entire world’s talent. In Silicon Valley, in particular, ideas are the currency that matter, and these are the keys to innovation and economic success. Knowledge creation has globalized and there is a fierce race underway for talent. We can fear this all we want, but we have a choice: raise protectionist barriers and lose the race, or recognize the new reality and take advantage of the opportunities for collaboration and innovation.
At the event, Kauffman Foundation senior fellow Ben Wildavsky discussed key findings from his book, The Great Brain Race. He documented that student mobility is now taking place to a degree never been seen in history. More than three million students travel outside their home countries to study—a 57 percent increase in just the past decade. What’s more, those extraordinary numbers are projected to nearly triple, to 8 million, by 2025. In a competitive global marketplace, student recruiting is fierce. (New Zealand even resorted to a viral video showing two students making out in the corner of a hot tub; the camera pulls back to show a pair of disapproving adults in the other corner followed by the caption “Get further away from your parents”.)

Western universities are bringing their offerings to students all over the world. There now have more than 160 branch campuses, mostly in the Middle East and Asia—an increase of 43 percent in just a few years.
Perhaps most significant, according to Wildavsky, is the intense desire among nations from China and South Korea to Saudi Arabia to create universities that can compete with the top-rated institutions in the United States and Britain. They know that universities are vital to innovation and economic growth, and they’re no longer content just to send students overseas or to host branch campuses on their soil—they want to create world-class institutions of their own. They are:

Pouring money into education. China is expanding and improving several dozen universities, and recently announced formation of an elite consortium known as China’s Ivy League. In Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah earmarked $10 billion of his own funds to the brand-new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), giving it the sixth largest endowment in the world at its inception.
Recruiting faculty globally. China is working hard to lure back overseas Chinese who have Western degrees. South Korea is making a big push to recruit foreigners in schools such as its elite Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and in Saudi Arabia, KAUST recently recruited the president of the National University of Singapore as its first president.
Forging partnerships. This is a key strategy of Singapore as it strives to become a global academic hub. It is bringing in foreign schools such as Duke University’s medical center, the University of Chicago’s business school, and MIT. South Korea is creating an academic free-trade zone near the Incheon International Airport, where it is hosting a number of Western branch campuses.

The U.S. is still the biggest talent magnet, however, with two-thirds of the world’s foreign graduate students at American universities. But what is there for the U.S. to worry about?

Our market share is falling as other countries step up their recruiting efforts. Among OECD nations, the U.S. share of foreign students dropped from 32 percent to 23 percent from 1998 to 2007. Many Asian countries that have traditionally been “sender” nations have set ambitious targets to recruit more foreign students, usually from their own region.
There is a battle for faculty talent. Half the top physicists in the world no longer work in their home countries. Three-quarters of young economists in top U.S. universities earned their undergraduate degrees in another nation.
Foreign students are returning home. As I have documented with my research, Indian and Chinese students don’t feel welcome or see enough opportunity in the U.S. any more. So, the U.S. is experiencing the first brain drain in its history.
Tsinghua and Peking Universities combined recently surpassed UC-Berkeley as the leading source of students earning U.S. PhDs.

Despite the new realities, U.S. leaders have been enacting misguided legislation to close the doors, as I wrote about in this piece. This is hastening the brain drain and scaring away the world’s best and brightest who might otherwise come here to study or work.
Protectionism in education is actually a global ill. India has, for years, kept out foreign universities, despite a huge hunger for education. Only now is it debating legislation to open up the market, but even this will come with many restrictions—so it is unclear if it will make a dent. Indian protectionism of education has been so bad, and has weakened its education system so much, that a few years ago the president of IIT-Bombay barred students from taking overseas internships in an effort to keep Indian brainpower at home. Malaysia limits the proportion of foreign students in its public universities to 5 percent. In the U.S., the University of Tennessee, until a decade or so ago, limited foreign graduate students to 20 percent of each department.
Wildavsky says that knowledge isn’t a finite resource like gold or diamonds—it’s something that can grow; it is a public good. I agree that knowledge can’t be contained within the borders of one country. This means that innovators around the world, including U.S. entrepreneurs, can take advantage of research breakthroughs in places like China or India. So yes, we should do everything we can to boost our own human capital. But rather than fearing the globalization of higher education, which will be counterproductive, we should embrace it. As executives in the tech industry know, the best strategy to compete is to hire all stars from wherever you can find them.

Google’s Investment : Ngmoco Building Plus And Possibly Games For Android

2010-09-19T15:10:00.006+07:00

There’s no absolute formula for success in the mobile app world — but if there was, ngmoco would probably be amongst those closest to having it figured out. Just about everything they touch (Gun Range, WeFarm, Rolando, and their Plus+ gaming network) turns to gold; unfortunately, the only stuff they’ve touched so far has been exclusively for iOS.
Back in February, ngmoco CEO Neil Young said they were “encouraged” by Android’s growth, but that they’d be sticking with the iPhone for the time being. Oh, how quickly a big ol’ cash injection can change plans; just a month after an estimated $3-5 million investment by Google Ventures, ngmoco is seemingly looking to dive head first into Android development.
Word of their new Android endeavors comes from two separate job posts.

The first is for an “Android Client Engineer“, whose sole listed responsibility is to “Contribute to the development of the Plus SDK, the premium social network for Android”. Here’s the thing: Plus+, which is ngmoco’s pre-built solution for adding things like leaderboards, friend challenges, and achievements to games, is currently an iOS-only product. With Apple having decided to offer up their own official solution for such things with Game Center, ngmoco’s got plenty of reason to start building up their catalog elsewhere.
The second job listing is for an “Android Software Test Engineer”, who would be tasked with testing “new mobile games for Android”. Alas, due to ngmoco’s dual-role as a development house for games and a development house for a social network intended to be integrated into other’s games, this can be taken two ways: either ngmoco is making games that need testing, or they’re looking for someone to make sure Plus+ works well in any third-party games that make use of it.
We reached out to the company for clarification. To two different people, actually. One didn’t respond, and the other… signed off of AIM as soon as I mentioned it. A coincidence, I’m sure.
With that said, it’s almost certainly safe to assume that this means they’ll be building Android games of their own. Android’s hardware sales numbers are skyrocketing, yet the number of high-quality games for the platform is still shockingly low. It’d be crazy for them not to start dabbling with Android right now.