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Blog : SharePoint 2010 - Explore New Features and Enhancements - Part2

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:46:00 -0700

This is the second part of my previous article about New Features and Enhancements in SharePoint 2010. You can visit first part of this article at SharePoint 2010 - Explore New Features and Enhancements - Part1

Following are some other new features and enhancements in SharePoint 2010 which I have explored recently (numbering has been done in continuation of previous article):

11. New Hardware and Software requirements

SharePoint 2010 will ship only as a 64-bit product. So if you are planning to upgrade SharePoint 2007 into SharePoint 2010 and if you have deployed your SharePoint 2007 site into 32-bit environment then it's definitely a consideration to do the upgradation.

In addition to new hardware requirements, SharePoint 2010 will require an x64 edition of either Windows Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2. It also requires a 64-bit version of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2005.

12. Business Connectivity Services (BCS)

Business Connectivity Services (BCS) provides read/write access to external data from line-of-business (LOB) systems, web services, databases, and other external systems within Microsoft SharePoint 2010. If you have worked on SharePoint 2007 (MOSS 2007), you must be aware of Business Data Catalog (BDC). In SharePoint 2010, Business Data Catalog has been replaced by Business Connectivity Services.

Business Connectivity Services supports all the features provided by Business Data Catalog together with a lot of new features and capabilities. Following are some of the new features of Business Connectivity Services:

Using BCS, you can read and write back to external systems from SharePoint 2010 site. Using BDC in SharePoint 2007 site, you were able to read data from external system but it didn't support to write back to external system.
BCS supports cache-based and offline work features. Now users can manipulate external data when they are working offline and all the read/write operations performed against cached external data are synchronized when connection to the server becomes available.
BCS supports reading binary large object (BLOB) data from the external system.
Enhanced object model and APIs which enables developers to write generic applications to work against any external system.
BCS provides batch and bulk operation support. So now it is possible to read multiple items in a single call which reduces the round trips to the external systems significantly.
External data can be converted to a list like view very easily using External Lists.

13. Visio Services

SharePoint 2010 is equipped with Visio Services which allow you to share data linked diagrams in real time. Using Visio Services you can connect to backend, visualize the data and publish the Visio diagram into your SharePoint site. Visio data diagrams can be rendered without the need for Visio on the client computer.

14. New and enhanced SharePoint Designer 2010

To work with SharePoint 2010, Microsoft has also introduced a new version of SharePoint Designer called as "SharePoint Designer 2010". Following are some of the new features and capabilities introduced in SharePoint Designer 2010:

Improved User Interface together with Ribbon which improves its usability and make it consistent with the UI of SharePoint 2010 and other office applications.
Quick Launch Navigator and Site Content Structure for Site information
Using Site Content Structure, you can create a: Web Part page, Master Page, list, and workflow
Permissions can be set for individual users
Saving and deleting site templates is now possible
Ability to use XSLT List View Web Parts to show dynamic views of your data
Support for attaching workflows to content types
Support for workflow templates
Create Content Types and attach to lists
New concept of "Entities" which provides seamless integration with back-end systems

15. SharePoint Best Practices Analyzer

SharePoint 2010 is equipped with SharePoint Best Practices Analyzer which provides Microsoft's guidance for SharePoint implementation and troubleshooting and creates detailed reports to help administrators achieve greater performance, scalability, and uptime. A Problems and Solutions page in the analyzer helps you solve common implementation problems.

16. Usage Reporting and Logging

SharePoint 2010 includes a new database designed to support usage reporting and logging. The name of the database it creates is "WSS_Logging". SharePoint 2010 keeps tracks of everything it does by logging into the WSS_Logging Database. If you remember in SharePoint 2007, Microsoft has recommended to not access any SharePoint database directly. But in SharePoint 2010, the logging database is the only database that Microsoft will be happy to let the developers directly read, query and build custom reports against it.

17. Developer Dashboard

Developer dashboard is a new feature introduced in SharePoint 2010 which displays the performance and tracing information in the bottom of every page. Developers can use this information to debug and troubleshoot issues with page rendering time. By default this feature is disabled, but we can enable this feature in the development environments to get this additional information.

18. New SharePoint Developer Tools in Visual Studio 2010

Microsoft has introduced a new set of tools within the Visual Studio 2010 which make developing SharePoint applications as easy as any other .net applications. The new tools include project templates for many of the SharePoint application types, such as Web Parts, List definitions, Modules, Application Pages, Workflows, user Controls and others. A great feature in Visual Studio 2010 is the Visual Web part Designer. Now you don't need to build tables for layout, you can just drag and drop and create controls within web parts, similar to ASP.Net forms and user controls.

19. Client Object Model

The Client Object Model (OM) is a new programming interface for SharePoint 2010 where code runs on a user’s client machine against a local object model and interacts with data on the SharePoint Server. Client OM methods can be called from JavaScript, .NET code or Silverlight code and makes building rich client applications for SharePoint easy.

20. Language Integrated Query (LINQ) for SharePoint

Now in SharePoint 2010, you can use Language Integrated Query (LINQ) objects to query SharePoint lists. Earlier in SharePoint 2007 (MOSS 2007), using CAML queries was the only way to query SharePoint lists.

Read more about new features and enhancements in SharePoint 2010 in the first part of this article at SharePoint 2010 - Explore New Features and Enhancements - Part1

Blog : SharePoint 2010 - Explore New Features and Enhancements - Part1

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:47:00 -0700

Microsoft has recently launched SharePoint Server 2010 which includes a lot of enhancements, fixes, and news features as compared to SharePoint Server 2007.

I have been working on SharePoint 2007 for couple of years and done couple of portal implementations using SharePoint 2007. I was very curious to know more about SharePoint 2010 since I heard that Microsoft is going to launch new version of SharePoint. From last one week I spent most of my time reading and watching videos about Sharepoint 2010 available on the web. I have documented some new features and enhancements introduced in SharePoint 2010, which are listed below:

1. New User Interface including Ribbon

User Interface is changed a lot in SharePoint 2010 and now you will be able to do more with few clicks. There are a lot of changes in the User Interface like, "Site Actions" menu is moved to left side of the page, some new options has been added in the "Site Actions" menu, the overall look and feel of the site is different as compared to SharePoint 2007, asynchronous user interface using AJAX and SilverLight which leads to minimal postbacks and improved performance of the site.

But the biggest change in the User Interface of SharePoint 2010 is the addition of Ribbon UI. Microsoft has earlier introduced the Ribbon UI with Office 2007. Now the same Ribbon UI is available in the SharePoint 2010 which brings the SharePoint user experience much more aligned with other office applications. You can see the Ribbon in the top area of any page in the SharePoint 2010 website, see the below screenshot.

Ribbon provides users access to various operations they can choose from. The Ribbon changes automatically for edit mode and view mode of a page. Ribbon also changes depending on what you are looking, like if you open a document library it displays document library related operations together with other common operations.

2. Built-in SilverLight Support

SharePoint 2010 allows adding SilverLight components without any additional configuration. First you will need to upload your SilverLight XAP file into a document library, then add SharePoint's OOTB SilverLight web part on a page and point it to the respective XAP file uploaded in the document library, that's it; SilverLight XAP component will be successfully added and displayed in the page.

3. Rich and Improved Theming Support

SharePoint 2010 provides built-in office-style themes just like in Word and PowerPoint. You can choose and apply a theme to change the look and feel of the web site as per the selected theme. You can also preview a theme on the web site before applying it. You can also imports themes from Microsoft PowerPoint. You can also create custom themes for SharePoint 2010 websites.

4. Multiple Browser Support

SharePoint 2010 supports Internet Explorer 7/8, Firefox, and Safari. But it will not support Internet Explorer 6.0 or less any more. Also there is no official news about its support for Chrome and Opera.

5. Rich Media support and Digital Asset Management

SharePoint 2010 offers Rich Media capabilities out-of-the-box and makes it very easy for users to share videos, audio, pictures, and other rich media files. A new asset library has been introduced in SharePoint Server 2010 which is specially designed to manage and share digital assets like video, audio, pictures, and other rich media files. Couple of web parts and controls has been also added to streamline the Digital Asset Management capabilities.

6. SharePoint Workspace

Microsoft Office Groove has been renamed to SharePoint Workspace in SharePoint 2010. SharePoint Workspace provides local and offline read-write access to SharePoint lists and libraries and also incorporates offline-online synchronizations. SharePoint Workspace is not only got new name but also a lot of new functions and better design.

7. Sandboxed Solutions

If you remember, in SharePoint 2007 all the solutions (.WSP) runs with full trust which requires farm administrators to pitch in and deploy the solutions. Also the solutions can be deployed at the minimum at a web application level. It means if a solution is deployed in a web application, it will be applicable for all the site collections available in that web application.

In SharePoint 2010, Sandboxed Solutions also called as User Solutions, is a new concept which addresses the above issue by allowing site collection administrators to deploy solutions at the site collection level which is safe to run and not affect the other site collections and web applications running on the same farm. Farm administrators can monitor sandboxed solutions and place restrictions on the resources, such as memory and CPU cycles, they can use. Sandboxed Solutions does not cover full SharePoint object model but it addresses the key scenarios like custom web parts and event receivers.

The solution deployment as in SharePoint 2007 is still exists in SharePoint 2010 but those solutions are called as Farm solutions.

8. Stsadm command-line tool is superseded by Windows PowerShell 2.0

In SharePoint 2010, the Stsadm command-line tool has been deprecated and it will be superseded by Windows PowerShell 2.0. SharePoint 2010 will still support the Stsadm command-line tool for backward compatibility with previous product versions. But it is recommended to use Windows PowerShell 2.0 when performing command-line administrative tasks.

9. Redesigned Central Administration web site

Central Administration web site has been redesigned in SharePoint Server 2010 to provide a better user experince and make it easier for administrators to find what they are looking for. The home page for Central Administration groups major functional areas (for example - Application Management, Monitoring, Security, and so on) together and lists many of the most commonly used tasks under each area. The Central Administration web site is also eqquiped with Ribbon UI which makes it easier for administrators to view or change details by making common configuration options a single click away.

10. Shared Service Provider (SSP) is no more exists

In SharePoint 2010, Shared Service Providers (SSP's) are no more available. SSP's have been replaced by Service Applications in SharePoint 2010. Earlier in SharePoint 2007, all services were combined into a SSP. Now is SharePoint 2010, all services are running as independent Service Application. You can select and configure from available services to run on an application server. You can also select and configure only required services for a particular web application.

Read more about new features and enhancements in SharePoint 2010 in the second part of this article at SharePoint 2010 - Explore New Features and Enhancements - Part2

Blog : JAVA vs. PHP - A quick comparision of JAVA and PHP

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:00:00 -0700

The given below is a quick comparision of JAVA and PHP which I have done few months back.

The biggest advantage that JSP has over PHP is simply the endless possibilities of the entire Java platform behind it. That entire world of libraries and utilities are available to the JSP programmer, which means need to write less code. And also the standard API for Java and the set of third-party libraries available in Java are both far more extensive than exists for PHP.
PHP is completely open source, Java is not
PHP is supported by almost all Linux web hosting platforms. JSP is not
PHP is probably going to be much simpler, though less scalable and robust as compared to JSP
The common practice with PHP is to put all of your scripts in the page level, so the code will be clumsy and hard to maintain.
In JSP code can be compiled to distribute closed source if required. It is not possible with PHP.

S. No.	Features	PHP	JAVA
1	Object serialization	Supported. Serializes to a stream	Supported. Serializes to a stream or to XML
2	Interfaces	Not supported	Supported
3	Scope of class members	Only default public scope	public, private, protected, and default (package)
4	Polymorphism	Not supported. Methods cannot be overridden	Supported
5	Method overloading	Not supported	Supported
6	Abstract classes and methods	Not supported	Supported
7	Exception handling	Errors can be ignored or raised	Structured handling with try/catch/finally construct
8	Multiple threads processing	Not supported. (Supports Unix style process control with an add-on library that works on Unix only).	Supported
9	Components	Not supported	Supported with Java Beans and EJBs
10	Security	Limited support with the “safe mode” feature	Detailed support for applets, servlets, EJBs, and applications
11	Varying number of method’s parameters	Supported	Not supported, but can be done with method overloading

Blog : iPod Shuffle and iPod Classic – Specifications and Features

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:16:00 -0700

The line-up of this famous portable media player, as of June 2010, consists of four product models. Those are compact iPod Shuffle, video capable iPod – iPod Nano, classic version of iPod - iPod Classic, and the touch screen model iPod Touch. Description of specifications and features of models iPod Shuffle and iPod Classic is the topic of this article.

iPod Shuffle:

Its height is 1.8 inch or 45.2mm which makes this the most smaller music player in the world. It weighs 0.38 ounce or 10.7 grams, so it is probably the most lighter player also. Capacity of iPod Shuffle is 2GB and 4GB. It has built-in rechargeable lithium-polymer battery which enables you up to 10 hours of playback time when it’s fully charged. Fully charging takes 3 hours. Audio formats supported are: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV. In the box you get iPod Shuffle of course, earphones with remote, USB cable and Quick Start guide. You can connect it with Windows system via USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional or Home with SP3 or higher. It is also necessary to have iTunes 9 or later. It can be connected with the MAC systems also. The price of 2GB iPod Shuffle is $59, and the bigger one of 4GB costs $79. It is available in five colors (displayed on the picture above).

iPod Classic:

This media player was known simple as iPod, and this is his 6th generation. It brings you 160 GB of data storage and possibility to listen music, watch videos, play games or share photos. Its height is 4.1 inches (103.5 mm), width 2.4 inches (61.8 mm), depth 0.41 inch (10.5 mm). It weighs 4.9 ounces (140 grams). Display diagonal measures 2.5 inch. It is LCD with LED backlight, of 320-by-240-pixel resolution at 163 pixels per inch. It can holds up to 40,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format, or 25,000 iPod-viewable photos, or 200 hours of video. It has dock connector for USB cable and 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. Battery is built-in lithium-ion and it brings you up to 36 hours of music playback time or up to 6 hours of video playback time. Full charge time is 4 hours, via USB to computer system or power adapter which is sold separately. It has language support for Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish. It has language support for display of song, album, and artist information for these languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. It can be connected with Windows system in the same way like iPod Shuffle (described above), and of course with MAC system. It is available in two colors (displayed on the picture above). In the box you get iPod classic, earphones, dock connector to USB cable and Quick Start guide. The price of this model is $249. Features it brings are:

Musical Genius – this feature finds songs on your iPod classic which sound good with the song you are listening to, and then organizes them in playlist.

Watch movies and TV shows – 2.5 inch display enables you to watch all kinds of videos you previously have bought or rent in iTunes Store.

Play iPod games – iPod classic comes with three games - Vortex, iQuiz, and Klondike. You can purchase more games from iTunes Store.

Share photos – you can watch slideshows with music and transitions on iPod classic or play them on a TV using an optional Apple component or composite AV cable. You can sync with the photos you have on iTunes on Mac.

Blog : Apple iPad : An Overview

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:01:00 -0700

Let see first the technical specifications of this small computer with touch screen. It is very light and elegant, with high-contrast colors and sharp shapes. Its display has 9.7 inch diagonally, the resolution is 1024-by-768-pixel at 132 ppi (pixels per inch). It has fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating which saves screen to become smudged quickly – in other words it is fingerprint resistant. Its storage capacity varies; it is available with 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive. Processor is 1GHz Apple A4 with high-performance and low-power system-on-a-chip. It has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1. It is possible to have a 3G with extra paying also. Battery is built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer; it enables you to have up to 10 hours of watching the video, listening to music or surfing the web. It charges via power adapter or USB to computer system. It has inputs and outputs for microphone, built-in speaker, 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack and dock connector port. On Wi-Fi + 3G model only it has Micro-SIM card tray also. It weighs 1.5-1.6 pounds (0.68-0.73 kg).

Now let see what apps comes it with. You get web browser Safari. You do surfing with your fingers, and if you rotate the iPad the page will rotate also. Text is sharp and readable. The second app you get is Mail app – the screen is splitted - one part has expansive keyboard (when you write message) and in the other you can see your messages. You also get a photo app – which is simple and intuitive way to manage your photos. What else – there is a built-in application for watching all kinds of videos at a very good resolution. iPad has YouTube app specifically designed for it, with new way of organization of content. YouTube videos, especially HD videos are displayed with high precision. When you tap video you want to watch it will appear full screen. Also, tapping appropriate buttons you can pause, stop or advance a video. If you want to watch video widescreen, just turn iPad sideways.

iPad is also an iPod. You manage the application by your fingers, tapping the wanted song. Application enables you to browse music library by song, artist, album or composer.

iPod has built-in all usual applications – such as Calendar, Notes, Contacts.

iTunes app on iPad is place where you can discover music, rent or buy movies, wirelessly. If you want to buy an application, you can do that in AppStore, application where you can find thousands of applications made for iPad. Applications in AppStore are organized by categories so it is not hard to find what you need. You can see recommendations for apps so you can decide which one to download.

Finally, there is app known as Maps. It is navigation tool which uses Google services in finding the route. It is possible to see locations from different views – you can see them from above, in a map view, close in a street view, and by topography in a terrain view. You can search for different locations you’re interested in – restaurants, landmarks, etc.

Blog : Review of Samsung Wave S8500 - First smartphone based on Samsung's very own Bada OS

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:02:00 -0700

The Samsung Wave is the first smartphone based on Samsung's very own Bada OS. Samsung Bada is a smartphone platform released in 2010. The word “bada” means “ocean” in Korean. Samsung Wave is the first bada-powered phone.

The Samsung Wave S8500 smart phone has 3.3 inch super AMOLED display with 800x480 pixels resolution that delivers greater image quality, No motion blurs on video play, Wider viewing angle, and reduced energy consumption. It also supports WVGA resolution and mobile digital natural image engine.

The Samsung Wave S8500 is powered by 1GHz processor which makes it very speedy and allow you for maltitasking. It is equipped with 5-megapixel camera with LED-flash which allows you to click good quality pics on the go. The smart phone has a very slim design with the dimensions 118 x 56 x 10.9m.

The Samsung Wave S8500 is also embraced with a Wi-Fi a media player, an accelerometer and proximity sensor, Samsung's Dolfin Browser, assisted-GPS, text and multimedia messaging, e-mail, an RSS reader, voice commands, a microSD card slot (32GB capacity), and a 3.5mm headset jack. What's more, the Samsung Wave is one of the first Samsung phones to support Bluetooth 3.0, which offers faster data transfer and enhanced power control.

Specification of Samsung Wave S8500:

Network	2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE) : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz 3G (WCDMA/ HSDPA) : 900/2100 MHz
Display	3.3" WVGA (480×800) Super AMOLED with mDNIe
Camera	5.0 Megapixel camera w/ LED Flash, AF Face/Blink Detection, Vintage Shot, Beauty Shot, Smile Shot, Panorama Shot, Geo-tagging, Image Editor
Video	HD(720p) video playing & recording 5.1ch Mobile Theater MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV,DivX, XviD Video Editor
Audio	Music Player with SoundAlive, Music Recognition, DISK UI, 3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio/ Recording
Value-added Features	Integrated Messaging ´Social Hub´
	Samsung Apps
	TouchWiz 3.0 w/Integrated phonebook, Voice & Motion UI
	Dolfin Browser 2.0 / Pinch Zoom(Multi-pointed zoom)
	A-GPS, On/off Board Navigation(2D/3D Map), LBS
	SMS/ MMS/ Email/ Video Messaging/Exchange ActiveSync
	Accelerator Sensor, Proximity Sensor, GeoMagnetic Sensor
	BPP(Basic Printing Profile), OPP(Object Push Profile), PictBridge (USB Printing)
	Offline & No SIM Mode, RSS Reader, Communities & Mobile Widgets
Connectivity	Bluetooth technology v 3.0 USB v2.0 (Full -Speed) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Memory	2GB + microSD (Up to 32GB)
Size	118 x 56 x 10.9mm
Battery	(Standard) Li-Ion, 1,500 mAh

Blog : Sync Google Calender with Microsoft Outlook

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:36:00 -0700

Many of us use Microsoft Outlook for emails, appointments, and calendars. But Google Calendar is a good alternative or it’s much better than Microsoft Outlook. Google Calendar can be used for free. Google calendar can be viewed from any computer anywhere using web browser and internet. Google calendar also provides capability so you can allow others to view your calendar, so your family or friends can check your calendar and plan accordingly. This is really a cool feature I liked very much.

But what if people you to use both Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar and want to make both the applications in sync. Do we have any solution to keep the two applications in sync?

Yes, Google itself provides an application which helps to sync the Google Calendar with Microsoft Outlook. The name of the application is Google Calendar Sync.

Google Calendar Sync allows you to sync events between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar. You'll be able to determine the direction of information flow, as well as the sync frequency. It provides following three types of sync options between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar:

1-Way Sync: Google Calendar to Microsoft Outlook Calendar
1-Way Sync: Microsoft Outlook calendar to Google Calendar
2-Way Sync: Google Calendar to Microsoft Outlook Calendar and vice-versa

Google Calendar Sync works with Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007 versions. As of now it is only compatible with Windows XP (32 bit) and Vista platforms.

Setting-up Google Calendar Sync is very simple, just download and run the Google Calendar Sync utility, enter your Google account info, choose your sync option (1-way or 2-way), and then specify how often the utility should sync your calendars (the default is every two hours).

After installation, the first sync will take a couple of minutes, but after that it will run and sync both the applications seamlessly.

You can read more about Google Calendar Sync at its official site.

Blog : Vodafone launches Solar Powered Cell Phone VF247 for Indian market

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:54:00 -0700

Vodafone has launched new eco-friendly solar powered cell phones (VF247) in Indian market. The phone is called as VF247. The VF247 solar powered phone would be a great advantage to many users who face shortage of electricity in the rural areas of India.

VF247 solar powered phone charges by itself, by exposure to ambient light. The device has a special inbuilt hardware and software, called as Sun Boost, which ensures that the phone charges in normal daylight conditions, even in a room withou direct exposure to sunlight. The VF247 solar phone will take around 8 hours to fully charge the battery. Once it is fully charged, it gives 4 hours of talk time with standby time of about 8 days. The VF247 phone comes with an FM radio, color screen and a powerful torch light.

Key features of Vodafone VF247 Solar Phone:

GSM Tri-band
1.44 inch 65k colour display
Solar charging
Torch
FM Radio
Prepaid Balance Indicator
Eco/friendly packaging
8 day standby
4 hours talktime

The phone is expected to be priced around Rs.1500 ($32) and would be available all over India starting next month.

Blog : Apple iPhone 4: Explore some of the new features

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:44:00 -0700

If you are not familiar with iPhone 4, or if you just want to see some of its new features, this article will inform you with new features and give a short info about old ones.

FaceTime – this feature allows you to have a video call to some other person who also have iPhone 4. There’s no need to have an especial account or screen name.

Retina Display – it is the feature which brings very sharp and probably the best visual effects. Images, text, web pages are more crisp, at any size. It has harder glass, more scretch resistant and scratch resistant. Also it has LED backlighting and an ambient light sensor that will adjust brightness of the screen for optimal viewing and battery life. Here are some examples.

Multitasking – only on iPhone there is new interesting approach to multitasking. You can run several apps in same time, switching between them without slowing down the performance of the current app or draining the battery. Old app will remember your last action and when you return you will continue right where you left before.

HD Video Recording and Editing – this feature enables to shoot your movies in high definition. It has many improvements, like advanced illumination sensor and built-in LED light, so you can capture perfect videos in low-light settings also. You don’t have to until you transfer video to your computer, basic editing of videos you can make in Camera app. For editing and combining videos there is another one application – iMovie. This app is available for $4.99 in AppStore. Application enables you to make titles, transitions, themes for your video, add them a music and share them with your friends, and much more.

5-Megapixel Camera with LED Flash – Camera at iPhone has 5 megapixels and 5.0 digital zoom. Becaues of the LED flash you can shoot everywhere and photos will be high defined. Camera has the opportunity of making a self-portraits. This is especially interesting – it is a front camera, and you don’t have anymore to guess whether you are in the frame. Just activate front camera. Sharing your photos is much easier with new iPhone because of good designed interface. Check it.

Folders for Apps – feature that enables you to organize your applications, and easy access them.

iBooks – application for reading iBooks. Retina display will satisfy the most highest visual criteria, illustrations and colors are crisp and with high contrast. Plus the iBooks app is free to download.PDF format is supported.

Home Screen – place where you can find all your apps and folders. It is possible to have up to 11 Home screens. You can access them even when you have a call.

iPod – iPhone is also iPod. You can listen music and watch videos here.

Voice Control – very interesting feature. You can make voice controls, so for example if you want to call Ed, it is enough to say “Call Ed”. Also you can make commands for music playing.

Of course, these are not the only features of Apple iPhone. There are standard Phone feature, Messages, Mail, Safari browser, Keyboard, Search, Maps and Compass and many more. For more information, visit AppStore.

Blog : Install Windows XP together with Windows 7 on your Computer/Laptop | Dual boot Windows 7 with Windows XP

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:50:00 -0700

Are you in situation that you have installed Windows 7 and then realized that many programs yet are not compatible with? Of course, solution is to have 2 operating systems on same machine. This tutorial helps you to install Windows XP when you have one Windows 7 already installed.

What is necessary to have before installation? Windows XP installation disk and EasyBCD program which you can also download when you install XP.

Important: If you install XP on some other hard drive, skip step 1.

In Windows7, go “Control Panel->Administrative tools->Computer Management->Disk Management”. There you have to make space for your XP partition. Right click on partition you want to shrink and choose option Shrink volume. You’ll get the window in which you have to choose for how much you want to reduce current partition. That space will be the space for your Windows XP, and the Windows 7 partition will be reduced for that amount. When you enter the number, click on Shrink button. After this, in Disk Management window there will be new space, marked as Unallocated. Right click on that volume and choose New Simple Partition. The wizard will guide you through simple process where you choose size of partition. You type all amount of MB offered and press “Next”. Then you have to choose the letter for the new partition, and also press “Next”. In the next window, you have to enter the name for new partition, and choose Format this volume with the following settings, mark “Perform a quick format”, and click “Next”. After that click Finish, and you have new partition prepared for the process of installation Windows XP.
Insert installation disk for Windows XP and restart your computer. You’ll get the empty screen (usually black) and be prompted to press any key to continue (Look at the screenshot). If this doesn’t happens check if CD/DVD drive is first in the boot order in BIOS.
You get welcome page. Press Enter.
Press F8 to accept license conditions.
You’ll get the screen where you have to select the partition for Windows XP. Select partition (using arrow keys) you previously made in step 1, or if you have another drive select partition for that drive. The press Enter.
After this, installation begins. When it finishes, you’ll get a few windows more where you make selections of language settings and similar like that. After that, installation is finished but you must change boot order.
To accomplish this, download and install .Net Framework 2.0 (32-bit) version or .Net Framework 2.0 (64-bit) version and EasyBCD for your 32-bit or 64-bit Windows XP.
Open EasyBCD program and click on “Add/Remove Entries” button which you can find on the left side of the program window.
Bottom right, under Add an Entry, for the name type Windows XP. The text you type will be displayed in Boot Manager. For the Type choose Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3. Then click on Add Entry button. In the upper right, Windows XP will be displayed. Click on “Save” button in the right upper corner.
From the left side of EasyBCD choose Manage Bootloader.
In the upper right part select Reinstall the Vista Bootloader. After this, click on Write MBR.
Close EasyBCD.

After this, when you restart the computer, you’ll get two options - to boot from Windows 7 or Windows XP. Use arrow keys and Enter button to select which operating system you want to start.