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  • A couple of months ago, my dad picked up a multifunction machine; meaning it has the ability to fax, copy and print— and it does it all wirelessly. The wireless ability of the multifunction machines are hugely beneficial, especially for people with laptops. After just a few minutes of using wireless scanner he had an epiphany, he realized very quickly that all of his important documents could be scanned in and stored on his computer and then retrieved whenever he needed them. For me, the process was instructional because I’ve been scanning in documents and storing them on my system since 1996. Back then, scanner didn’t have auto document feeder’s. Correction, yes they did, but they were highly expensive; companies and corporations were the only ones who are actually using this technology and it was mostly used with multifunction machines and fax machines. As my dad started pondering all the things that he could start scanning in, like his birth certificate and his taxes, and I started to realize that I really hadn’t taken the time to summarize some of the benefits of using electronic document management… so here they are…

    The Benefits to Electronic Document Management

    Posted on April 26, 2012 | 1 Comment
    A couple of months ago, my dad picked up a multifunction machine; meaning it has the ability to fax, copy and print— and it does it all wirelessly. The wireless ability of the multifunction machines are hugely beneficial, especially for people with laptops. After just a few minutes of using wireless scanner he had an epiphany, he realized very quickly that all of his important documents could be scanned in and stored on his computer and then retrieved whenever he needed them. For me, the process was instructional because I’ve been scanning in documents and storing them on my system since 1996. Back then, scanner didn’t have auto document feeder’s. Correction, yes they did, but they were highly expensive; companies and corporations were the only ones who are actually using this technology and it was mostly used with multifunction machines and fax machines. As my dad started pondering all the things that he could start scanning in, like his birth certificate and his taxes, and I started to realize that I really hadn’t taken the time to summarize some of the benefits of using electronic document management… so here they are…

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  • We all know the iPhone can do amazing and wondrous things, but one of the coolest features of the iPhone is the fact that it takes its own internal functions and expands on them. Your GPS, for example, is oh so much more than your every-day GPS that you can plop up in your car. No, your GPS on your iPhone is a magic wand in and of itself that can do amazing and mystical things. Well, maybe not quite – but it can be used in some pretty cool ways you never knew about. All you need are these apps.

    5 Apps that Use Your Phone’s GPS in Ways You Never Knew

    Posted on March 27, 2012 | No Comments
    We all know the iPhone can do amazing and wondrous things, but one of the coolest features of the iPhone is the fact that it takes its own internal functions and expands on them. Your GPS, for example, is oh so much more than your every-day GPS that you can plop up in your car. No, your GPS on your iPhone is a magic wand in and of itself that can do amazing and mystical things. Well, maybe not quite – but it can be used in some pretty cool ways you never knew about. All you need are these apps.

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  • In a previous post I talked about things with Facebook that are lacking and one of those things is the ability to upload images to Facebook. Now, apparently Facebook finds it more important to provide an Instant Messenger for Facebook, but not an easier way to send photos. In relation to that, I had a relative asking me how to upload photos to Facebook. Contemplating that process of how photos are actually uploaded to Facebook, and then contemplating how to upload them with the method they have now; it doesn’t sound fun. But there applications out there that can help you, and they can make it really easy… I have a really easy option for you…

    Uploading images to Facebook [easy]

    Posted on March 21, 2012 | No Comments
    In a previous post I talked about things with Facebook that are lacking and one of those things is the ability to upload images to Facebook. Now, apparently Facebook finds it more important to provide an Instant Messenger for Facebook, but not an easier way to send photos. In relation to that, I had a relative asking me how to upload photos to Facebook. Contemplating that process of how photos are actually uploaded to Facebook, and then contemplating how to upload them with the method they have now; it doesn’t sound fun. But there applications out there that can help you, and they can make it really easy… I have a really easy option for you…

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  • Using the fax machine is a method of communication that has been around for a long time and is still prominently used in the business world today. If you need to send a fax, you don’t necessarily have to use a traditional fax machine to get the job done. Instead of using a fax machine, you have the option of sending a fax online. This process is sometimes much more convenient than having to use a regular fax machine.  

    Are You Really Into Online Faxing?

    Posted on March 20, 2012 | No Comments
    Using the fax machine is a method of communication that has been around for a long time and is still prominently used in the business world today. If you need to send a fax, you don’t necessarily have to use a traditional fax machine to get the job done. Instead of using a fax machine, you have the option of sending a fax online. This process is sometimes much more convenient than having to use a regular fax machine.  

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  • In many cases of the futuristic fiction genre (especially Sci-Fi), we hear stories where an advanced technology has evolved or has been created, and said technology plays a huge catalyst to the plot or memorable scene in the film. An example of this would be in the 80s and 90s, when we had the internet and super computers making us speculate what technology was around the corner. With it came many films where breaking technology played a huge part to tie in with topical trends and the market. Examples would be films like 2001: A Space Oddessy where a super computer called HAL 9000 evolves to consciousness and goes on a mission to wipe out anyone who tries to shut it down, Jonny Mnemonic where Keanu Reeves plays a man with a large percentage of his brain replaced with computer memory, and The Matrix in which it turned out that all of reality as we know it was actually a computer generated simulation.

    Three Fictional Films 3D Printing has made a Reality

    Posted on March 18, 2012 | No Comments
    In many cases of the futuristic fiction genre (especially Sci-Fi), we hear stories where an advanced technology has evolved or has been created, and said technology plays a huge catalyst to the plot or memorable scene in the film. An example of this would be in the 80s and 90s, when we had the internet and super computers making us speculate what technology was around the corner. With it came many films where breaking technology played a huge part to tie in with topical trends and the market. Examples would be films like 2001: A Space Oddessy where a super computer called HAL 9000 evolves to consciousness and goes on a mission to wipe out anyone who tries to shut it down, Jonny Mnemonic where Keanu Reeves plays a man with a large percentage of his brain replaced with computer memory, and The Matrix in which it turned out that all of reality as we know it was actually a computer generated simulation.

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  • Media companies are the worst when it comes to being progressive with technology. Using a few short examples, DVD shrink and RealDVD are just two packages of software that were shut down by the media industry as forms of pirating; this is back in 2008. The problem the media companies had with software packages like this was that private individuals to take their DVDs and make copies of them, and do whatever they wanted to with the digital copies. But even though the studios went after companies that made software like this, the practice kept going; just about everyone has the ability now to insert a DVD into their computer, ‘rip a copy’, and then play that disc/DVD anywhere. Now Wal-mart and their VUDU video service wants to get some cash for you going digital…

    ‘Disc-to-Digital’ — you’re kidding right?

    Posted on March 15, 2012 | No Comments
    Media companies are the worst when it comes to being progressive with technology. Using a few short examples, DVD shrink and RealDVD are just two packages of software that were shut down by the media industry as forms of pirating; this is back in 2008. The problem the media companies had with software packages like this was that private individuals to take their DVDs and make copies of them, and do whatever they wanted to with the digital copies. But even though the studios went after companies that made software like this, the practice kept going; just about everyone has the ability now to insert a DVD into their computer, ‘rip a copy’, and then play that disc/DVD anywhere. Now Wal-mart and their VUDU video service wants to get some cash for you going digital…

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  • The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has given all of us a much clearer picture of what Microsoft has in store for its next-generation operating system. This time around, it truly is “next-generation;” in fact, it’s the biggest change since DOS grew a GUI. Already, the spectrum of responses have ranged from gushing love to seething hatred — with plenty of room for gray-area confusion in the middle. Let’s take a quick look at five of the biggest reasons why Windows 8 is (or will be) a success, followed by another five indications that Redmond has made a terrible mistake. And keep in mind we’ve still got at least half a year before the finished product.

    The Best and Worst of Windows 8 Consumer Preview

    Posted on March 12, 2012 | No Comments
    The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has given all of us a much clearer picture of what Microsoft has in store for its next-generation operating system. This time around, it truly is “next-generation;” in fact, it’s the biggest change since DOS grew a GUI. Already, the spectrum of responses have ranged from gushing love to seething hatred — with plenty of room for gray-area confusion in the middle. Let’s take a quick look at five of the biggest reasons why Windows 8 is (or will be) a success, followed by another five indications that Redmond has made a terrible mistake. And keep in mind we’ve still got at least half a year before the finished product.

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  • In the realm of technology, there’s always something involving, something always changing like every six months; and every once in a while you get something really big. With the Internet and social technology, there’s always something new happening. Big players like Google+, Facebook, twitter, and now a newcomer called Pinterest. Pinterest has enjoyed a humble rise to popularity over the past couple of months, if you look at the statistics from compete.com, the popularity of the website really started shooting up from September of 2011, and now Pinterest is drawing in about 11 million users monthly. It was also named one of Time Magazine’s 50 best websites of 2011.

    Who is and What are the benefits of using Pinterest?

    Posted on March 9, 2012 | No Comments
    In the realm of technology, there’s always something involving, something always changing like every six months; and every once in a while you get something really big. With the Internet and social technology, there’s always something new happening. Big players like Google+, Facebook, twitter, and now a newcomer called Pinterest. Pinterest has enjoyed a humble rise to popularity over the past couple of months, if you look at the statistics from compete.com, the popularity of the website really started shooting up from September of 2011, and now Pinterest is drawing in about 11 million users monthly. It was also named one of Time Magazine’s 50 best websites of 2011.

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  • Leave it to Google to keep changing how they integrate services… the Android Market  is being changed over to Google Play. As everyone knows, the android market had evolved to include electronic books, music, videos, but the android market has really become something much more for Google and the Android platform. Now they’re pushing the boundaries even further, adopting some of the same features and functions that were touted with the Kindle Fire, and the mixing that with some of what Apple is doing with the iCloud. Over the past couple of months, is below changes with Google, with their services, with their privacy settings, and with their new initiative to have cloud storage; this is a result of that effort. Movies that you watch, songs that you purchase and books that you read with the Android operating system will now be synchronized in the cloud.

    Evolving: Google Market is now Google Play…

    Posted on March 8, 2012 | No Comments
    Leave it to Google to keep changing how they integrate services… the Android Market  is being changed over to Google Play. As everyone knows, the android market had evolved to include electronic books, music, videos, but the android market has really become something much more for Google and the Android platform. Now they’re pushing the boundaries even further, adopting some of the same features and functions that were touted with the Kindle Fire, and the mixing that with some of what Apple is doing with the iCloud. Over the past couple of months, is below changes with Google, with their services, with their privacy settings, and with their new initiative to have cloud storage; this is a result of that effort. Movies that you watch, songs that you purchase and books that you read with the Android operating system will now be synchronized in the cloud.

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  • When my realtor contacted me a couple years ago about getting some documents together for our home loan, I was able to collect those documents in just a few minutes, everything she asked for, and was able to get it emailed over to her in about 30 minutes… She told me that in her 15 years of being a realtor that no one had ever gotten that information to her that fast and in that condition. I found this to be a bit odd and a massive complement at the same time. Taking in to account my work has online software for accounting and statements and benefits and such, and I was able to go to my bank and use the online statement pull to get all the previous statements they asked for, I was able to get everything else from my document storage; my document imaging storage… Since around 1998, since before it was cool or the smart thing to do, I’ve been taking my important documents and scanning them and storing them on my computer. Storing them on hard drive’s, CD’s, DVD’s and now External Hard Drive’s… it’s one of the most valuable things in my home, but...

    Document Management: 5 Tips for using PaperPort v14

    Posted on February 29, 2012 | No Comments
    When my realtor contacted me a couple years ago about getting some documents together for our home loan, I was able to collect those documents in just a few minutes, everything she asked for, and was able to get it emailed over to her in about 30 minutes… She told me that in her 15 years of being a realtor that no one had ever gotten that information to her that fast and in that condition. I found this to be a bit odd and a massive complement at the same time. Taking in to account my work has online software for accounting and statements and benefits and such, and I was able to go to my bank and use the online statement pull to get all the previous statements they asked for, I was able to get everything else from my document storage; my document imaging storage… Since around 1998, since before it was cool or the smart thing to do, I’ve been taking my important documents and scanning them and storing them on my computer. Storing them on hard drive’s, CD’s, DVD’s and now External Hard Drive’s… it’s one of the most valuable things in my home, but...

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  • There’s a problem with PaperPort  that’s lacking a little bit, but for the most part I believe the overall interface of PaperPort is outstanding, the flow of the application works for me and I can organize my stuff the way I’d like to, but the problem I have is fairly simple and Nuance has been reluctant to address it, and the issue is allowing the documents PaperPort manages to be sent to all the ‘major’ e-mail clients. So, here we’re are; I’m working with PaperPort 14 [latest version] and we still have this issue to deal with and people have been asking for this option at least since v8 of PaperPort, but I have some help to offer… In PaperPort you can do two things to send your attachments to the major e-mail clients. The first option is built-in to PaperPort and doesn’t require anything to be done, but it is a hassle to do it… Here’s how…

    How to: Send PaperPort Documents to Thunderbird [easy]

    Posted on February 16, 2012 | 1 Comment
    There’s a problem with PaperPort  that’s lacking a little bit, but for the most part I believe the overall interface of PaperPort is outstanding, the flow of the application works for me and I can organize my stuff the way I’d like to, but the problem I have is fairly simple and Nuance has been reluctant to address it, and the issue is allowing the documents PaperPort manages to be sent to all the ‘major’ e-mail clients. So, here we’re are; I’m working with PaperPort 14 [latest version] and we still have this issue to deal with and people have been asking for this option at least since v8 of PaperPort, but I have some help to offer… In PaperPort you can do two things to send your attachments to the major e-mail clients. The first option is built-in to PaperPort and doesn’t require anything to be done, but it is a hassle to do it… Here’s how…

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  • Back in June of last year, I was discussing the point that video chat protocols were a mess and that there needs to be a standard. Anyone with video chat should be able to go from [say] Skype to a Google+ hangout, or use WebEx. And to reiterate: ‘…The way I see it, there’s nothing wrong with Comcast, Skype, Google or Apple coming out their versions of video chat protocols; ones that work better for their phones, their customers or do things the way they want to do them— it’s ok, really. But as long as you can fall back on the standard protocol for a video call, that’s fine.’ So, now we have this new article from the BBC… …”Cisco does not oppose the merger, but believes the European Commission should have placed conditions that would ensure greater standards-based interoperability,” Cisco’s video conferencing head Martin De Beer wrote in a blog post.’ Were they reading my posts; reading my mind, or are they starting to see the light?

    No doubt: Video Chat standards are finally being discussed

    Posted on February 15, 2012 | No Comments
    Back in June of last year, I was discussing the point that video chat protocols were a mess and that there needs to be a standard. Anyone with video chat should be able to go from [say] Skype to a Google+ hangout, or use WebEx. And to reiterate: ‘…The way I see it, there’s nothing wrong with Comcast, Skype, Google or Apple coming out their versions of video chat protocols; ones that work better for their phones, their customers or do things the way they want to do them— it’s ok, really. But as long as you can fall back on the standard protocol for a video call, that’s fine.’ So, now we have this new article from the BBC… …”Cisco does not oppose the merger, but believes the European Commission should have placed conditions that would ensure greater standards-based interoperability,” Cisco’s video conferencing head Martin De Beer wrote in a blog post.’ Were they reading my posts; reading my mind, or are they starting to see the light?

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  • The popularity of the gaming console, and the profitability of it, have just been astounding. A couple of years ago, you could have hopped on the Internet and read article after article about how PC gaming was dead and how the gaming console was going to be the future of gaming. I would’ve been one of those individuals that you would have to call crazy because I thought PC gaming was still doing very well. And I also would’ve argued the benefits over using a gaming console versus the PC. Video games in general have been extremely popular and very profitable. With everything with the economy doing so bad, and everyone talking about a recession, the gaming industry seems to have had record profits during this time, but PC games sales were still there. Some of the most profitable games stemmed from the PC gaming audience. And their benefits to the PC gaming world; take for instance Battlefield 3… the gameplay for Battlefield 3 is simply incredible, with full HDMI output and able to have 64 players, real players, per game. And some of the PC games simply outperform the gaming consoles when it comes to graphics and the physics...

    PC Games Show Resurgence in Sales; Consoles not so much

    Posted on February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments
    The popularity of the gaming console, and the profitability of it, have just been astounding. A couple of years ago, you could have hopped on the Internet and read article after article about how PC gaming was dead and how the gaming console was going to be the future of gaming. I would’ve been one of those individuals that you would have to call crazy because I thought PC gaming was still doing very well. And I also would’ve argued the benefits over using a gaming console versus the PC. Video games in general have been extremely popular and very profitable. With everything with the economy doing so bad, and everyone talking about a recession, the gaming industry seems to have had record profits during this time, but PC games sales were still there. Some of the most profitable games stemmed from the PC gaming audience. And their benefits to the PC gaming world; take for instance Battlefield 3… the gameplay for Battlefield 3 is simply incredible, with full HDMI output and able to have 64 players, real players, per game. And some of the PC games simply outperform the gaming consoles when it comes to graphics and the physics...

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  • One of the more interesting things that people are being introduced to this year is the processing of the taxes using the computer. The past couple of years processing income tax with the Internet has been commonplace, but this year H&R Block has raised the bar on processing income taxes with the computer. In a recent poll of users, asking which tax-preparation software they like the most, users rated the software packages of TurboTax, TaxAct, H&R Block at home and FreeTax USA. In second place, for text processing, it wasn’t software and all; it was actually the physical process of going to a certified CPA to have your taxes done— in person— with no Internet. And that’s actually pretty interesting… But you if  you’ve been watching TV this season [tax season], you may have noticed the commercials for H&R Block at home where the representative from H&R Block is able to punch in to your home PC and are able to have a conversation with them about tax preparation. I think this is a fantastic idea, for taxes. I would never recommend this for tech support…

    Video Chat: Income Tax Preparation is a cool idea

    Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
    One of the more interesting things that people are being introduced to this year is the processing of the taxes using the computer. The past couple of years processing income tax with the Internet has been commonplace, but this year H&R Block has raised the bar on processing income taxes with the computer. In a recent poll of users, asking which tax-preparation software they like the most, users rated the software packages of TurboTax, TaxAct, H&R Block at home and FreeTax USA. In second place, for text processing, it wasn’t software and all; it was actually the physical process of going to a certified CPA to have your taxes done— in person— with no Internet. And that’s actually pretty interesting… But you if  you’ve been watching TV this season [tax season], you may have noticed the commercials for H&R Block at home where the representative from H&R Block is able to punch in to your home PC and are able to have a conversation with them about tax preparation. I think this is a fantastic idea, for taxes. I would never recommend this for tech support…

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  • Today, Nuance has some news that may get some people excited. Nuance has released a complementary application for the iPad. The new option combines the power of Dragon NaturallySpeaking and PaperPort. With the new application, PaperPort users will be able to create/dictate notes and store them in the PaperPort using cloud storage. PaperPort is already one of the most popular applications for trying to organize your digital library of documents. The application that they’ve released is for the Apple iPad, users are able to capture handwritten, typed and dictated notes. The application also supports saving documents to other cloud services, such as Google docs, box.net, Dropbox and PaperPort Anywhere. In addition to users being able to create notes with the new application, it also have some of the traditional functions of PaperPort such as annotation, highlighting documents and the ability to combine mobile documents all via the web. The application also takes advantage of a growing trend that seems to be coming around in imaging industry; using cameras as document imaging devices. This application allows the users to take pictures using the built-in digital camera in the iPad, and it saves the document as a PDF [an industry-standard].  

    PaperPort Notes: Nuance offers free application to iPad users

    Posted on January 25, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Today, Nuance has some news that may get some people excited. Nuance has released a complementary application for the iPad. The new option combines the power of Dragon NaturallySpeaking and PaperPort. With the new application, PaperPort users will be able to create/dictate notes and store them in the PaperPort using cloud storage. PaperPort is already one of the most popular applications for trying to organize your digital library of documents. The application that they’ve released is for the Apple iPad, users are able to capture handwritten, typed and dictated notes. The application also supports saving documents to other cloud services, such as Google docs, box.net, Dropbox and PaperPort Anywhere. In addition to users being able to create notes with the new application, it also have some of the traditional functions of PaperPort such as annotation, highlighting documents and the ability to combine mobile documents all via the web. The application also takes advantage of a growing trend that seems to be coming around in imaging industry; using cameras as document imaging devices. This application allows the users to take pictures using the built-in digital camera in the iPad, and it saves the document as a PDF [an industry-standard].  

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