Free Voice Recognition Software by Kevin Stith
Voice or speech recognition technology has been around for more than fifty years, yet it was only during the 1970s that the technology developed rapidly. During that time, software was already capable of recognizing complete yet simple sentences. Today, speech recognition software is capable of... Traditionally, this technology offered s absolute solutions to physically disabled individuals like those with carpal tunnel syndrome who cannot use their hands to use the computer in a normal way. ... There may be some free voice recognition software that are complete with features including...

OLAP, An Alternative Technology Over Spreadsheets by Shaun Stltz
Are Spreadsheets Robbing your Enterprise of Competitive Advantage? ‘90% of “average” companies are not confident that their forecasts and reports are accurate and reliable’ In a recent study, 81% of FD’s cited that their highest priority is the accuracy of revenue and earnings forecasts while... Instead, enterprises should ask themselves how much competitive advantage they are prepared to lose through the use of inaccurate, out of date and inflexible information before alternative technologies are investigated.

Why Every Company Needs A Fax Server by Chris Norwood
Every day more and more businesses of all sizes and types are developing or refining their strategy to transmit, store and retrieve their business documents electronically. And while the majority of all electronic document transmission is primarily conducted via email, or downloaded from the... If the information on the fax properly addressed to a particular recipient or addresses an immediate business need, there is a good probability of some sort of response. ... Once a document has been transmitted by fax, information about the fax transmission is recorded during the process, including...

Getting the Best Computer Software Training by Morgan Hamilton
What do you want to be when you grow up? Maybe you've always planned on being a cowboy. You know, taking on the Wild West with a six-shooter on your side and no friends, but a fast horse. Doesn't that sound ideal? Uhh, actually now that I say it out loud, it sounds pretty crumby. ... Are you getting the proper computer software training for a bright career? ... In fact, that is the reason so many individuals are acquiring computer software training. ... Oodles of high school graduates are heading off to college in search of quality computer software training.

The Tech Heads Need To Make It Simple For the Average Human by Jesse S. Somer
The tech-heads need to build new software that makes obtaining information and collective communication a simple process for the average human. Being the total opposite to a technical person, it is hard to imagine future Internet software advances. The techno-humans have come up with incredible... Harris once said, “The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.” Computer and Internet specialists have to realize that they have gone so deep into their fields that they now can no longer see what the computer world looks...

How Do InkJet Printers Work by Simon Rogers
The printers utilizing inkjet technology were first introduced in the late 1980s and since then have gained much popularity while growing in performance and dropping in price. They are the most common type of computer printers for the general consumer due to their low cost, high quality of... A small but sophisticated amount of circuitry is built into the printer to control all the mechanical aspects of operation, as well as decode the information sent to the printer from the computer. ... If the trigger is not depressed, the inkjet printer lights up the "Out of Paper" LED and sends an...

Exactly What Does FTP Stand for and What Can it do for Me? by Michael Turner
FTP stands for "file transfer protocol". FTP is basically a way of sending files over the Internet. An FTP program can help you with uploading information from your computer to your server and vice versa. All you do is drag the information from one window to the next. ... For most people however, knowing that FTP simply transfers files from computer to computer or from computer to server is enough information and will get them headed in the right direction so they can put the power of FTP to work.

Choosing a Portable MP3 Player: Part 1 by Jason Kohrs
MP3 players are everywhere! It seems that the number of makes and models in this market is growing daily, with features and capabilities intended to appeal to just about anyone shopping for one of these devices. MP3 players have been around much longer than the Apple iPod , but there is no... This series of Tech Tips will attempt to simplify things by taking a look at eight basic features of a typical MP3 player that may be important to a potential buyer, including: storage technologies, capacities, file formats, displays, batteries, extra capabilities, computer interfaces, and size.

A Brief History of Laptops by Simon Goodman
The idea of Laptop came as early as the late 1960 with the Dynabook, but this Tablet PC was mainly for children. There was no real commercial incentive to develop a truly portable computer, (and it was thought to be unpractical in any case), so, it was not until much later, with new developments... It was in the early 80s that the first truly portable computer was developed, the Osborne 1 did not have any batteries, (it had to be plugged in), but at least the data and computer could be transported.

Bar Codes Faxing Improve Business Document WorkFlow by Chris Norwood
Reliably integrating important electronic and paper documents received by fax such as invoices, expense reports, purchase orders, employment applications, claims and legal contracts into the daily business workflow is a common challenge. These documents are critical to many revenue related... Information captured in a bar code will vary depending on the document type. ... The information that can be contained within a bar code is unlimited. ... Once the fax with the bar code is received, the fax server software has the ability to read the bar code and extract the information or metadata.