Secured online file transfer

If you need to transfer files online, the most simple and secured option is to use a web based tool, which uploads the data from your computer to its centralized secured servers linked to the internet. As and when the data is required, you will have to connect to the web based portal of the application through the internet, and then download the data. Box.net is a collaboration tool which has been excelling in fulfilling this requirement for quite a few years.

How to transfer files?

As Box.net is a web based solution, there is no need for a software or hardware installation to share the data online. The whole process can be done in four simple steps:

1. Connect to Box.net

2. Generate login credentials.

3. Create/manage users and folders to store/share data.

4. Upload/download data using box.net file server.

Is it secured?

Box.net uses 256 bit secured socket layer (SSL) encryption techniques to secure the data stored in the servers. It uses proven password and privilege techniques to validate access to all application data. An interesting feature in it is the option of generating 100 users at a single shot by uploading the user info from excel, and provide distinct access level and password for each user. An Intrusion detection system continuously monitors network traffic to scan for latest threats. The box team automatically creates back up of the data in geographically separated site to ensure multiple level of protection.

More,more,more:

You can access and view files on the go as this tool is compatible with blackberry and iphone. It provides the option of sending updates to your email about the details of the users who have accessed or modified your files. Box.net is compatible with Windows, Mac OS and Linux and allows you to share data up to 1GB. Next time you are in the process of sending files across mails or the internet, just upload the data on to box.net, and paste the link on the email.

Time please

The earth is divided into various time zones based on the face of the earth that is projected towards the sun at a given time. The GMT (Greenwich meantime) is considered to be as the Co-ordinated universal time, which is basically the time at Greenwich (UK). The time at various time zones across the globe are measured based upon the GMT.

For officials who deal with clients from different countries, it would be an advantage to have an application that displays multiple time zones in the task bar. ZoneTick World Time Zone Clock 5.3.1 is such an effective application which allows the user to display time of multiple countries in the task bar. The option of selecting the skins helps to customize the application and thus make the task bar attractive.

The time settings for each time zone are customizable and a prefix can be added to each time zone that is being displayed. A better idea to utilize this option will be to prefix the client’s name before the time of the client’s time zone that is being displayed in Zone Tick. An added advantage of this application is the inbuilt alarm functions in it, which allows to set any number of alarms for different time zones. When connected to the internet, Zone tick can coordinate with online time synchronization, which indeed reduces the effort of manually adjusting the time during daylight saving periods.

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As Anuko international Ltd claims, theZone tick is in fact easy to use, manageable and will be of great use for stock and currency traders. Zone tick allows the user to operate the application in wide range of languages, say English, Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Italian and so on. With a file size of only 3MB, zone tick is easy to download and functions effectively on Windows platform. Tick Tick Tock , its time to have more time on your task bar.

Weather today

“Whether today, i can make it to the office”, depends upon the “Weather today”. Weather updates are instantly available on the internet, but how can i be sure that the weather updates i find on my screen are from trustworthy sources. When you search on the internet for today’s weather, you can find a series of sites ready to provide you the information, but each with different figures. So i decided to find the information from the real sources that monitor the weather and climatic conditions on a 24x7 scale.

The US Dept of commerce governs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), who perform the operations from daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce. National Weather Service – a prime service of the NOAA focuses on providing accurate and precise information about the weather and climatic changes/warnings across USA. NOAA also holds online weather services, which provide current warnings and forecasts, Graphical forecasts, Current temperature in each state, Satellite pictures and more on a single page. The tabs and options in the pages are customizable and user friendly, which helps one to analyse the predictions and make decisions on one step. More over the information on the page are from the government services and hence makes it trustworthy and precise. If you are planning to hit the road and in case looking for continuous updates, then you have the option of tuning into the frequencies - 162.400,164.425,162.525 and 162.550, that provide round the clock weather updates. Have a pleasant day.

DELL Inspiron 15

The focus is always on the portability of the laptops along ways with the performance of the machine. If you are thinking about bidding for a laptop required for non-official/home bound purposes which has a sleek design and is good in performance, then your search ends at DELL. Dell has introduced the Inspiron series and the latest is the Dell Inspiron 15, which is a sleek laptop with an unimaginable 15.6”/17.3" wide screens, indeed gives the best view for movies and internet browsing applications. This makes it to hold the best rating in the category of laptops suitable for personal operations.

Dell Inspiron 15” has a clean design with a high gloss finish with a 15.6” and 17.3”wide screen. What attracted me the best are:
· easy to hold structure of the lappy.
· soft keypad and smooth finish at the edges.
· light in weight property (weighs around 5 to 6 lbs) makes it easy to carry and travel.

Though i opted one with a black glossy finish, they offer you a wide range of colours to choose from, to shade a trendy appearance for your lappy. The colours available are :
· Alpine white
· Promise pink
· Cherry red
· Pacific blue
· Ice blue
· Jade green

The next thing that surprised me is the option of comprising the next generation discs – BLUE RAY disc, because i can hardly find laptops with BR disc in the market yet.

The special features that are available in other laptops but not consolidated together in a single laptop as in Dell Inspiron are:

Go chatting:

• Cam and mic: 1.3 MP camera + digital mic –both stand good in clarity.
• Applications: Inbuilt applications for video chat, PC to PC phone calls, video and audio recording helps you to save a huge amount that needs to be spend to install all these stuff.
  

Connectivity:

• 7 in 1 card reader: Very handy to copy music/snaps on the move.
• Wi-Fi + Blue tooth: Wi-Fi capability and the square area it can conquer by its signal needs an open comment “Good”.

Security:

• Facial recognition: A step above finger print recognition and it works good though its the first time they have introduced it.

Helpdesk:

• I tried connecting to the customer care to clear a couple of queries regarding the warranty details and the experience was good. You have smart and sweet persons on the Dell support centre to patiently help you out.
  
  If you are planning to order the Inspiron from the Dell, you have wide range of options to choose your processor, OS and related stuff. The best deal they have is a combination of Intel dual core @ 2.0 Ghz, WINDOWS VISTA, 3GB ram, 250 GB SATA for $549. The price varies as you opt for a wider screen and higher memory. But i would suggest the above combination as the best suitable for personal laptop.
  
  I will rate a 3.5 out of 5 for Dell Inspiron 15" for its sleek and colorful trendy design and improved performance compared to its ancestors.Go for Dell Inspiron 15” and let me know your feedback about it.
  
  

Charge it with your Pulse

A healthy human heart beats 72 to 80 times in a minute. But as you read this blog , your pulse rate might go up out of excitement. Ever wondered that human pulse can give life to non-living substances also? I guess no ... But a kido from an indian school thought out of the box and is in ways to prove it. Sarojini a 15 year girl from a school in India accidently shared a crazy idea with her school teacher that the human pulse can be used to charge a mobile phone. And the response from the teacher was a big "What?". But later as the student explained the process as what she had in her mind, the teachers were indeed more interested to help it come true.

Sarojini's idea was to charge the mobile phone using the heat in the palm , indirectly generated by the pulse. They worked for nearly four months to design a charging system comprising of sensors which can be placed on the mobile phones. As a person holds the mobile with in the palms, the heat from the palm can be used to charge the mobile phone.

The craziest fact is that, hardly few would have noticed the heat energy is generated with in the palms, and yet fewer would have known that it is as a result of the pulse generated by the heart beat. Crazy ideas are easy to pop up in miind , but not all get a chance to implement them. Sarojini was lucky enough to get the right platform to make her dreams come true. The teachers helped the kid to present the idea in the IGNITE presentation competetion held in India. The ideas were noticed and recognized and now has been picked up by the Stanford university.Now she has a long way to go with the road clear ahead and achieve her ambition to become a scientist.