IT & Systems

How To Crank Through Your Gmail

If you get a lot of email — and let’s face it, web workers live in their email — it’s likely that you already use Gmail to handle your communication needs. But are you doing it as quickly and efficiently as possible, so you can get back to your real work (read: Twitter)?

Master the tools of your trade and you will soon be churning through your email like it’s butter. Crank quickly, and get out.

I get well over 100 emails a day, and I suspect I’m not alone in this department. But I respond quickly to each one (if necessary), and empty out my inbox each time. And with the help of some of the rules and tricks I share below, it doesn’t take me long.

Phone hacks unleashed

Philips Genie Secrets (also work on other models)
View the IMEI
*#06#
Status register
*#2254*#
Activate and deactivate the "DEBUG CALL"-Mode
*#2255*#
Time you are connected to the network
*#2558*#
Phone reconnects to the network
*#2562*#
Warm start
*#2565*#
(NO) BLOCKING - list (15 items)
*#3333*#
Init, Flags, SIM LOCK
*#3377*#
Reset the (NO) BLOCKING - list
*#3353*#

In Unix, how do I remove a directory?

To remove a directory that you own, use the rmdir command. For example, to remove a subdirectory named mydir that exists in your current working directory, at the Unix prompt, enter: rmdir mydir

If mydir exists, and is an empty directory, it will be removed. If the directory is not empty or you do not have permission to delete it, you will see an error message.

Microsoft Office Alternatives

For most everyone working in the U.S. corporate world, Microsoft Office is a must: Outlook for e-mail/calendar; Word for word processing; Excel for spreadsheets; and PowerPoint for presentations. The 2007 release has been covered extensively on CNET Reviews.

However, a recent rise in free office suites has given end users much more choice in productivity software than they've had in many years. Just two weeks ago, IBM announced a free version of Lotus Symphony. Though it's still in beta release, the freeware includes serviceable word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation software, all of which support Microsoft Office file formats.

FLOSS Gives India a Boost in Many Markets and Endeavors

A recent conference in India offered examples of how FLOSS affects everything from education and health services to internal software markets.

From banks and hospitals to software houses and prestigious technological institutions, the charm of free/libre and open-source software (FLOSS) is casting a spell in India that is pushing many here to venture into uncharted fields.

Stories of unanticipated efficiency, innovative solutions and slashed costs surfaced at a two-day seminar titled "Enterprise GNU/Linux Implementation: Evaluating Non-Proprietary Software for the Enterprise", held in mid-June in India's commercial capital of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). The seminar was presented by global business information company MarcusEvans.

Say No to Microsoft

Microsoft trying to make it’s XML format as Standard with subversive motives.

Cast your vote here

XRMS vs. SugarCRM

My employer is considering using SugarCRM. For the past few weeks we have been testing SugarCRM. There is an implementation of SugarCRM, and I started making notes of the differences between XRMS & SugarCRM. For my use as a professional salesperson who makes lots of dials a day, I greatly prefer XRMS. For other uses, someone may prefer SugarCRM. Below are some of the initial differences.

Online moneymaking has made earning very easy

Online moneymaking has made earning very easy. All you need for this is some knowledge of Internet and some time.

IT IS NOT what you earn but what you save makes you rich. So no matter how you earn it, you got to save it. Waking up early morning, and rushing to the office to work under a stubborn boss and later a cheque is handed over to you that is less worth of what you deserve.

Computer Memory (RAM)

The computer memory or RAM is considered one of the fastest ways to speed up your computer. Actually computer memory could be more important than processor speed. The amount and speed of the computer memory you use can have a large impact on how pleasant it is to use your computer as it allows your programs to operate faster and better.

In recent years the computer chip manufacturers have been in all out war to produce faster and faster chips.

Computer Consulting and Virtual IT

Do you own or manage a computer consulting company? Would you like to achieve greater small business success? If so, then get ready to learn why most computer consulting companies get IT (Information Technology) wrong and what you can do about IT.

The Problem: Why Most Computer Consulting Companies Get IT Wrong

Most owners of computer consulting companies make their jobs much harder than need be. Why? Because these computer consulting business owners fall in love with the technology… and view their small business clients as a distant second priority.