GoogleEarth - The Ultimate Map! (A Review) by Timothy Trimble
This week I had my socks knocked off! Which, after being in the industry for over 25 years, is tough to do. I came across a posting on Slashdot about a new mapping application from Google called GoogleEarth. At first my thinking was that this was just another extension of the already cool Google... GoogleEarth takes the geo topology data from the satellites and turns it into a earth wide mapping application. ... The ART of Software Development in GoogleEarth is in the innovation that the Google folks have introduced in this technology, and making it available to everyone on the internet.

Business Intelligence guide by Mansi Aggarwal
Business intelligence can be defined as a set of business processes designed to garner and analyze business information. It is a vast category of application of programs that includes providing access to data to help an entrepreneur in his business decisions, task of query and reporting, online... Application software is broadly categorized under class of computer software that enables a computer to function in accordance with what the user desires. ... The application software is different from the system software that integrates different capabilities of the computer but these are not...

How to Save Money on Small Business Software by Jeremy Maddock
If you operate a small business, price will almost certainly be a factor when purchasing new computer software. Although it should not be the only thing you take into account, there’s nothing wrong with coming up with creative ways to save money on business software. ... The majority of companies (even small ones) use more than one computer for commercial purposes, meaning that they will have to purchase more than one software license. ... Another point to consider in your quest to save on software is technical support.

Ways That Viruses Spread by Eric Koshinsky
For a virus or similar program to have any great impact it needs to be able to spread from one machine to another. They are specifically designed to get access to parts of your computer system that allow for communication with other machines. Below is a discussion of some of the most common... These attacks AUTOMATICALLY scan your computer's files for any email address it can find and then uses your email application to AUTOMATICALLY send infected messages to any email address found in any file on your computer (not just email message files).

Printing Right, From the Start by Gretchen Peck
The optimal digital workflow for print begins at the beginning—at the content creation stage. When digital files submitted to the printer are correct and complete, the workflow is most efficient and cost-effective. Printers have led the global print industry through a revolution—first, with the... Preflighting solutions are capable of verifying digital files in their native application stage—such as a document being prepared in QuarkXPress or Microsoft Word—while an application that postflights is capable of verifying specs in a final exchange format, such as PDF or PDF/X-1a file.

Free Web Mail Servers by Marcus Peterson
Web mail is an Internet application that allows you to read and compose e-mail using a web browser. Prior to web mail, it was necessary to install an e-mail client such as Eudora or Microsoft Outlook to send and received e-mail. This restricted a person from accessing e-mail if he was traveling... To provide web mail access, a special software application known as web mail server is required. ... Web mail software allows you to create your own web mail server, and is easily available. ... Some examples include open source software such as Squirrelmail and Horde IMP.

Adware - Are Downloads Safe? by S. Housley
Adware, Should I be Afraid? Developers offering downloads are paying the price for the malformed truths that have been put forth regarding downloads. While not a political campaign the smears are ever present in the adware arena. Years ago developers saw they could monetize freeware that was... Adware or advertising-supported software is any software application in which advertisements are displayed while the program is running. ... Many well known software companies, including Netscape distributed ad supported versions, which allowed users to use the software for free.

Don't Be Scared - I Know How You Can Convert From Any Movie Format by Ted Peterson
There are often occasions when people around the world rent DVDs from a online or local store and then if they happens to like the movie, would either go for a DVD purchase or many of them would use a ripping or conversion software to convert the DVD into another supported format like for... The WinMPG Video Convert is very easy to install and takes almost 1 minute to get the application configured on your personal computer. ... Once the software has been installed it can be opened from a desktop application icon or from program menu options.

What Can You Do With A Mac Mini? by Jeff Heaton
If you have not seen the newest addition to the Macintosh line, it is worth taking a look. It is a very small computer that is only 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches. The Mac Mini is about the size of one of those internal CD-ROM drives you install into a PC. By far one of the smallest computers you can buy. ... The iPhoto application allows you to quickly move your pictures from your digital camera to the computer. ... The video editing software makes it very easy to remove such footage from your movie. ... The base model comes with more than enough features for most computer uses.

Safe Browsing With Mozilla Firefox by Asmuii Azfar
Privacy is the most important thing either online or offline. Peoples neither young or old should surfing the internet safely. Using online bank account, online purchasing for example needs very high privacy to you browser. These day, spyware not only comes with programs but also from websites. ... The browser began as a fork of the Navigator component of the Mozilla Application Suite; Firefox has since become the foundation's main development focus (along with its Thunderbird mail and news client), and has replaced the Mozilla Suite as their official main software release.