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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 - latest smartphone02.17.08

Sony Ericsson has announced new smartphone XPERIA X1. They say it is Iphone killer. it has touch like Iphone and also has QWERTY keyboard. It has 3 inch VGA Wide screen.

Specifications:

Size

* 110 x 17 x 53 mm
* 4.3 x 0.7 x 2.1 inches

Weight

* 145 gr
* 5.1 oz

Available colors

* Solid Black

Screen

* 800 X 480
* 65,536 color TFT

Memory

* Up to 400 MB Phone Memory

Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration
Networks

* GSM 850
* GSM 900
* GSM 1800
* GSM 1900
* EDGE
* HSDPA
* HSUPA
* UMTS 850
* UMTS 900
* UMTS 1700
* UMTS 1900
* UMTS 2100

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Make a flash video tutorial of your website and product in minutes01.17.08

Christmas is coming. “Please show me how, do not tell me how” becomes more and more popular. Do you want to show your website or product in a fashion way at this golden season? This article describes how to make a flash video tutorial of your website or product in minutes.

“A video is more than thousands of words!” How to make a video tutorial of your website? Use a camera to record their menus? Maybe it’s not a so bad choice! But a camera face to your computer is not the best way to show your website with the following 3 reasons.
1. The camera can not record the screen clearly.
2. You can not edit the video by adding some instructions or narrations easily.
3. The video file is too big for web sharing and transmission.

Maybe you need an application to record your screen, not a camera! Screen recording software helps you to record the screen to mirror all of your operations by recording mouse movements and keystrokes with the screenshots. Even you can add some tips to highlight the important functions. Furthermore, you can add narration from microphone easily to enhance the tutorial. At last you can publish the flash movie and transmit to the technical guys. As you know, the flash format has smaller size and better for network transmission.

The following is a step-by-step guide of how to create a video tutorial of MS Outlook by recording the computer screen in minutes. Or you can click to view the samples now:
http://www.sameshow.com/samples/outlook-tutorial/outlook-tutorial.html

1. Setting the capture mode and record
There are 3 capture modes to be selected: Application region, Custom region and Full screen. Now we select application region to record the Microsoft Outlook, guide others how to create an account in Microsoft Outlook. Click “Record” button to start recording.
Application Region: Capture the window of the specific application that is running.
Custom Region: Capture a customized rectangular shape on your desktop.
Full Screen: Capture the entire screen.

2. Edit and Enhance the tutorial
Once the recording is finished. DemoCreator will import the slides automatically. You can easily to add some interactive elements to the tutorial by slide. Insert new slide or delete unwanted slide. Or add some callouts, notes, animations to the tutorial to make the tutorial more interactive and animated.

Picture URL: http://www.sameshow.com/images/democreator/tutorial/1/edit.gif
3. Add sound to the tutorial
Click “Audio” button and login the Audio Timeline Editor. You can edit the audio easily by cutting, inserting and deleting. And also you can view the slide at the same time when editing the audio. Furthermore, you can record the sound when recording the screen.

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4. Publish the flash movie
Click “Publish” button and login the publish menu. Select publish to SWF, LMS, auto-run CD, standalone EXE, or Email. As you know, flash file has the smaller size and safer in network transmission.

Learn more from: http://www.sameshow.com/demo-creator.html

View the created outlook tutorial from: http://www.sameshow.com/democreator/create-software-demo-samples.html
Author:share wonder
wondershare software
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Tips to purchase Mp3 players12.21.07

The idea of a having a portable audio player dates back many years ago, when the option then was a fairly big cassette-tape-playing two-speaker audio system. Eventually these devices got smaller and back in the late seventies a hand size cassette-tape audio player was made available. Now as electronics evolved and with the mp3 audio format, one can satisfy his needs for a portable audio device thru the use of mp3 players.

Mp3 players became very popular and it is very common to see people using it while doing many activities such as jogging, commuting to work, traveling, buying groceries, computer related tasks and others.

For those who intend to purchase an mp3 player, one might consider the following tips:

1 - The internal memory size of an mp3 player will determine the amount of mp3 songs the device will be able to hold. Some models may even have an internal hard drive to store songs, however the size and price may go up a little bit and it is not recommend to be used by someone doing intensive physical activities. Also some models may the have the option of flash memory.

2 - The battery life is a very important feature, because it will determine how many hours the mp3 player will function properly. Make sure the mp3 player comes with an AC/DV adapter for quick battery charge.

3 - There a lots of sizes of mp3 players. Features such as a larger screen, video capability, hard drive and others, all add up to a bigger size. And price too!

4 - The way an mp3 player connects to a computer is a also very important feature. Latest model may support high speed USB 2.0 transfer. Some others may even have Firewire support.

5 - Some mp3 players even may accept other audio format besides mp3, such as WMA format. Check the player’s specification if this feature is going to be used.

6 - Also mp3 players may have other features besides of mp3 playing. Features such as FM tuner and audio recording capability, may be of some interest to some users.

7 - As for the price just make sure the mp3 player you are buying has just the features you are looking for. Why pay more for features you are not going to be using anyway? Mp3 players can be purchased for prices from fifty up to several hundred dollars. Brand name players will cost even more.

Portable mp3 players have become a must have product of desire among the younger population. After all almost everyone has one of them. So if you don’ have one yet, it’s about time to keep yourself updated with modern time.

Author:Roberto Sedycias
Roberto Sedycias has a bachelor degree in Business Administration and over 20 years experience in systems analysis and computer programmer. Currently working as IT consultant/chief software engineer for www.PoloMercantil.com.br.
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