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 Gmail was launched on 1 April, 2004 by Google as it's official email offering. At the time many people regarded email as beginning to slow after the initial rush and uptake that it had seen in the late 1990s. The introduction of Gmail in 2004 revolutionised email and created a more efficient and faster service that offered email to millions around the world. Gmail's real achievements is in the way emails are displayed. They are listed in 'conversation' style boxes so the email thread is much more easily read. Whereas with other email providers, conversations are very boxy and bitty, Gmail provides a more fluid interface for each access and navigation that allows users to easily access and read through lengthy emails. The next major achievement is search. I suppose this shouldn't be surprising given that Gmail is from the world's largest search engine , but the search functionality of Gmail is outstanding. Basic search functionality allows you to type in a ba...

 Ever got your Facebook or Gmail account hacked? If not, it's only a matter of time before it happens, with the increasing amount of data we share online and the type of people who have access to it The questions is, how do you maintain your online lifestyle while keeping hackers away? You can easily protect yourself from data theft using these three simple guidelines: 1) Learn to Recognize Phishing E-Mails " Phishing " the the act of disguising emails and communications to make it appear as if it's coming from a reputable source. Most PayPal users are already bombarded with hundreds of fake emails that appear to be official PayPal ones. If you notice closely however, the site is a fake PayPal look-alike, and it's there solely to capture your login info. Nothing can stop a hacker from wreaking havoc once he has your password. Please don't click on the links in the email. Open your browser and type in the site address directly instead. 2) Always Backup All Yo...

 In this fast paced and ever-changing business environment that now spans the globe, location intelligence solutions allows businesses to turn data from numerous sources into a powerful means of making smart business decisions. Map visualization applications within location intelligence solutions allow a business to interpret and understand analyzed data to determine key relationships and issues that require urgent attention and implement solutions that achieve the best results. Businesses have the ability to use map visualization such as address management online applications that includes gathering information about postal codes, transportation routes, retail districts, community features, location of key points of interest such as hospitals and schools , waterways, and many other relevant objects to determine marketing strategies, operational strategies, business development and implementation, and more. It makes the information easy to read and understand when viewed so that ...

 My 2 favourite companies, Apple & Google . I feel like a child would feel watching parents fighting. You can't take sides because you love them both and you wish they could just live in harmony all the time. For the tangible products Apple delivers the best experience matched by no other. For the intangible Google provides me with a bevy of free to use cloud services that also deliver on a user experience not to be found any where else. In the real world each has a master it must obey. The share holder. A share holder wants to see growth even if growth means playing Romulus to Remus. We have seen Google strike the first blow. I talk about brands for a very good reason as I believe it is in the brands that the direction and outcome of this war can best be seen. A brand is an emotional anchor, it is a religious icon to the consumer. Every brand has an ideal that consumers who worship it believe in. It secures their loyalty at both the rational and irrational levels of consume...

 Most organizations of any size have security policies. Typically the larger the organization, the more policy is necessary. What is relationship of policy to procedures? Security policy is a set of high level directives. They define your overall security strategy. Think high level and strategic when you think policy. Policy rarely changes because it is high level. Without policy, you do not have a security plan. You might have lots of great security controls , but you do not have an overall plan and probably have holes big enough to drive a truck through. Procedures on the other hand are tactical and lower level. They are step by step instructions to accomplish something. Typically for every policy there are one or more procedures. Procedures change far more often than policy typically, for example if the technology changes. A policy may state something like "all systems must run up to date anti virus software." The procedures will contain details on how the anti virus soft...

 A fairly common question asked by computer users is, how do I speed my computer up? It's difficult to say how to increase the speed of your computer without knowing the configuration and the software's installed. However, there are some recommendations that tend to help most people irrespective of what your computer configuration is. If you've had your computer for over a year, the chances are that there are hundreds of unused files scattered in your system. Using the Disk Cleanup tool (comes along with Windows) will help in cleaning up these files. Most people are aware of this; however, it is the large number of hidden temporary Java files created by installers , which causes the system to slow down. Cleaning up the registry will also help in improving the speed of your computer. The registry is a database on your computer that is used by all the software's and hardware's. Usually, in a new computer the registry entries are few and as you install new softwa...

 Registry repair tools are software programs designed to clean through the "registry" of Windows and fix any of the damaged issues that are inside it. The registry of your PC is a large database which stores all the settings and information that Windows requires to run, allowing your system & software to " remember " many different options. However, the registry is also a big problem inside Windows as it's continually being saved incorrectly. Registry repair tools scan through this database and fix any of the issues that are inside it, but it's vital you use the best tool for your system. The best registry repair tool is the cleaner that will scan through Windows and fix the largest number of the damaged settings / options that are inside it. Despite there being a lot of these programs available, only a handful are able to fix the most registry settings on your PC without causing any further damage to your computer; making it essential you're a...

 History MSN Hotmail , also termed as Hotmail, is the brainchild of Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith - the formal employees of Apple. Two individual spearheaded the very concept of hotmail which became one of the most popular and sought after mode of e-communication . On July 4, 1996 they jointly launched this email service which took its ultimate shape after two years of constant deliberation and hard work. Their venture was endorsed by Draper Fisher Ventures, investing $300,000 in this project. Turning Point Being a free email service, its popularity and functionalities became the major center of attraction and factor of its success. Hotmail proved to be a prominent turning point in the history of internet and e- communication . Acquired by Microsoft Hotmail gained popularity leaps and bounds on its being localized for different regional markets around the planet and soon became the world's biggest web mail service , with about 30 million users by February, 1999. The hotmail was take...

 The laptops being high in terms of flexibility, features, portability and value for money are easily one of the obvious choices for the modern day users. The users can easily attain high-end solutions with the laptops even while remaining on the move. Since it weighs approximately just 1-8 Kgs, the users can easily share, access and organise any information, files and applications to survive in this highly competitive world. Let us have some knowledge about laptops before moving to some of the most eminent names in this field. A laptop normally operates on a single main battery or through an external AC/DC adapter and is somehow close to the functionality of its desktop counterparts . It has miniaturised components that are optimised for portable usage as well as for efficient power consumption. It usually makes use of the LCD (liquid crystal display) technology and the users can access any application or menu as well as for making inputs through a touchpad or pointing stick....

 The computer system today who have grown considerably, has been part of the technological evolution in society, living today without computers is like stop progress, as they are the most important tool in any activity of daily living, they help us to maintain our accounts, develop new technologies and connect us to the whole world . A conventional computer is capable of performing millions of operations per second however, it's not capable of making decisions by itself, in other words a computer can not perform tasks by itself, it requires to be programmed, but a single program is limited to do only a certain task , and for multiple tasks requires multiple programs. Manufacturers of computers, provide us with the hardware needed to operate the computer as well as software developers provides the programs that allow us to use hardware as a tool, but, what would happen if a computer would be able to making decisions without the use of large amounts of specialized software? De...

 The digital generation gap is defined as the occurrence of a child who is much more computer savvy than their parent! The gap is slowly closing as those who were school age before computers became commonplace get older. However, the digital generation gap can lead to problems such as online predators, exposure to inappropriate material and identity theft. I say the best approach is the two pronged common sense combined with a quick overview of parental control settings and computer monitoring software ! When researching this article I was surprised to discover that the most basic form of prevention seems to be being overlooked! Simply being present and communicating with the younger computer savvy household member goes a long way. Never discount your presence whether you are actually engaged in the situation or not I fully suggest faking it! It stands to reason then, that computers be kept in an area of the house that is occupied and busy. For example the living room or fami...

 Today, business owners and advertisers communicate and promote their brands through television, radio, newspapers, magazines and other media. Lately, however, there has been a demand for a more enhanced way in reaching the target audience. This has increased the importance of the growing significance of digital signage, which is emerging as a key mode of communication to get connected to the public. This digital signage technology has prompted advertisers to give up their television-centred attitude and use unique advertisements as a medium to reach those locations which are directly accessible to more number of people. In the present industry, new forms of digital media have emerged and are being relentlessly used by business houses and corporate bodies. In this form of media, there is a perfect planning and creation of contents involved, which are managed and revised at regular intervals. This new wave of technology offers applications which feature business models along with...

 In the advent of 20th century , technology has began to move at a faster pace leading to the creations and inventions of sophisticated equipment and gadgets that have brought humanity into the new phase of modern world. One of the greatest breakthroughs that significantly amazed the world was the invention of computer, a machine that can do wide varieties of tasks using a set of instructions called programs. It was thought then that computer is the key to unlock the secrets of all field of knowledge there is. It was considered to be accurate, error-free, and invincible. However everything in this world has its own equal that is why as these computers become advanced, a new type of system has been created to destroy the very systems that makes it run. This system has been infamously called as virus, to resemble a type of microbiological agent that causes illness to human body. A virus can cause the whole computer system to crash or even shut down, deleting all possible files or...