Saturday, January 28, 2012

Upload a Video Contest Cube Now

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Pimp cube until now still continue to open opportunities for you to upload a video about office cubicle / workspace unkempt and make you uncomfortable while in your cubicle. This video is about what is in your office cubicle / cube / work space such as tables, chairs, computers, shelves, or even less room lighting conditions. Your video should be fun, funny and telling the explain the details of each condition that occurs in your video so that those watching will understand how the condition of your office / cube / work space, and it will open your big chance to win.

There are currently no videos uploaded to their terrible cube so that the chances of winning are very likely for your video, and when the video was uploaded soon invite friends work, your family or anyone who is willing to choose your video so you'll get a lot of points to win Pimp My Cube Contest for  cube / office / work space that is so horrible. Sweepstakes points will be awarded at the time you register, voting, and comments.

Your cube grand prize to be 'pimped' will be selected by judges based on various criteria including the CF for the most votes, the best video (actually worst) and the most interesting stories. This contest has a total prize value of approximately $ 1,200 to update the cube / office / work space with either one of three prize packages that will be like new high end computer systems, new desk, chair and Decorations, new entertainment package with high-end stereo, espresso machine etc.

The contest period is from 12/5/11 at 12:00PM to 1/31/12 at 12:00PM

I think this is a good time to upload videos and easy entry of phone or webcam. So you immediately visit the site PMC for registers and uploads your video to win the contest. After the video cube / office / work space you have been approved do not forget to invite all your friends and family to vote your video to win in this contest.

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Corpse Flower Blooms in Bogor

Rare corpse flower Amorphophallus Titanum species that grow in the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Indonesia will soon bloom. "Amorphophallus titanum will bloom in a matter of days. Beginning in February may be the perfect bloom," said Dra. Sofi Mursidawati M.Sc., researcher at the Bogor Botanical Gardens.

This corpse flower blooms are rare events. The same new plant will bloom again within the next 4 years. Amorphophallus titanum flower that blooms this time is a collection that was taken from the territory of Lahat, South Sumatra in 2009. Inflorescence is the first time for the individual during the growing interest in the Bogor Botanical Gardens.

Meanwhile, the corpse flower inflorescence at the Bogor Botanical Gardens was the umpteenth time. Noted, carrion flower inflorescence has occurred since 1942. Currently Amorphophallus titanum is still a bud will bloom with more than 50 cm high. Section protector flowers light green while the cob purple flowers.

Amorphophallus titanum is endemic flower of Sumatra, Indonesia. This interest was first described scientifically by an Italian botanist, Odoardo Beccari, in 1878. This type of carrion flower is just one of 25 types of flowers Amorphophallus genus in Indonesia and 18 species of endemic genera Indonesia.

Researchers from the corpse flower Bogor Botanical Gardens, said, "corpse flower is always interesting to watch because it's always different every individual." For researchers, the corpse flower inflorescence can be an opportunity to examine phenology, for example, how the flowers bloom, specifically the time and direction of inflorescence. Specifically, the corpse flower that blooms this time will be a giant flower preservation study tool. The plan, the preservation program will be conducted through cooperation with South Korea.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Android Apps Infected With Malware

Symantec reported, approximately five million Android users could have been a victim of fraud malware, which is packaged as 13 different applications and come from three different publishers. Symantec dubbed malware attacks such as "Android.Counterclank". Malware that has a wide variety of titles, ranging from "Sexy Girls Puzzle" to "Counter Strike Ground Force."

"It seems they are not pnerbit really exist. This is not an application rebundled, as we have a lot we saw earlier," said Kevin Haley, Director of Security Response Team. A common tactic used by malware authors Android, they resemble a legitimate application with attack code, then do a re-release to the market in the hope that users will be confused to distinguish between genuine and fake.

By combining the total number of downloaded applications, Symantec estimates the impact is in the range of one million users at the lowest point, and five million users at the highest point. Android.Counterclank is a Trojan horse that when installed on a smartphone Android, would work to collect various information, including copies of bookmarks and handset makers. In addition, this malware also modifies the browser.

Although the infected applications require a large number of privileges which must be approved by the user, and only a few bothered to read their requests. "If you are the type of critical, may be wondering why they asked for permission to modify the browser or send GPS coordinates," but most people do not bother "said Kevin Haley. Some of the 13 applications that have been identified Symantec, already circulating in the Android Market for at least one month, according to the revision dates posted on the e-store.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Get a special Discount For Your Prescription

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Drugs have become an indispensable part of everyday life, both in order to treat the disease or just for health care. The use of drugs to health must be in accordance with a predetermined dose. The use of continuously increasing and the possible effects of uncontrolled hazardous to your health. The information contained on the label is not easy to understand, especially for us who have no knowledge about medicines.

When you have decided to use drugs, you should consult with a physician or other medical personnel. And it is a wise move to get prescriptions are appropriate for your body. We should not try to diagnose themselves with reference to the symptoms that we feel are still common. Often to ensure certain types of diseases required physical examination, laboratory and so on.

I was greatly aided by the presence of online pharmacies, prescription information necessary to quickly discover that a better understanding of the usefulness of the drug to be used. Walgreens is a pharmacy has experienced resources to provide full service 24x7 in a week to help patients get better. Chat with Walgreens pharmacy professionals will help you to get accurate information for your prescriptions.

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Asteroids that Will be a Moon

Along with small asteroids trapped by gravity, and spend more time to circle the Earth, one might say that the asteroid into hundreds of small moon orbiting around Earth. Researchers have long suspected asteroids that pass, sometimes approaching the Earth at a distance close enough to be trapped by gravity. Asteroids is exactly what will be a moon while.

Mikael Granvik from the University of Helsinki in Finland, along with his colleagues run a computer simulation, to find the frequency of various near-Earth asteroids, and their likelihood of being caught gravity when approached. To be caught, an object must start out of the orbit is quite identical with the Earth. Team estimates that, on average, an asteroid with a size of 1 yard or 1,000 space rock measuring approximately 4 inches, may be orbiting the Earth.

 "There's a lot more than people might think," said Mikael Granvik. These asteroids, generally stay in orbit around the Earth for less than one year. Although the simulations were done by researchers, also expressed some asteroids may have stayed longer.

Copy Paste Religion in Sweden

The Swedish government has recently acknowledged a doctrine that venerated principle of a variety of information freely. A religion that calls itself Kopimism now been legally recognized in the country. Adherents of the Church Kopimism believe all things to share information, especially on the internet, is something sacred. Because according to them, form 'Copy Paste', is the value of information that can be used together. This teaching also holds the 'CTRL + C and CTRL + V', which is the keyboard shortcut for copying and pasting, as a sacred symbol of their religion.

Kopimism have attempted to achieve legal recognition in Sweden for over a year. Chairman of the Council of Churches, Gutstav Nipe, said Kopimism have tried three times to register at the Swedish Agency for Administrative Services. But just before Christmas yesterday, officially recognized religions. With this recognition from the Swedish government, the Church will Kopimism legally protected in the country and have potential access to funding assistance from the government.

Recognition Kopimism Church is the latest success for Europe are struggling to provide free and open internet freedom. The presence of this teaching in accordance with the Pirate Party ', which was formed in Sweden in 2006. The party aims to reform copyright laws and patents and to protect online access to information. Pirate Party won more than 7 percent of the vote in the Swedish general election of 2009, and has spawned an international movement under the banner "Pirate Parties International".  Not everything has gone smoothly for the Church Kopimism. Many of the international insistence on the existence of such teachings because it is still controversial.

Microsoft to Kill Windows XP

Microsoft wants Windows XP users to immediately move to the latest version of Windows and proved successful. Therefore, the current number of users of OS XP ​​gone down drastically. According to the research firm, the number of XP users up to December 2011 dropped dramatically. Lots of computer users now have started to be willing to move to Windows 7. In fact, according to research static, users of Windows 7 is almost past the XP users.

Currently the distance between the users of Windows XP with other Windows thinning. This is because globally has been a decline of 3.5 percent from December 2011. Moreover, the software giant is known to openly would 'kill' XP in the near future.

For a year now XP users experience a decrease reached 48.8 percent, which is inversely proportional to the increase achieved Windows 7, which jumped 44.5 percent from 27.7 from last year. However it is felt differently by Windows Vista has declined 4.5 percent, from the previous 15.1 percent to 11.4 percent in the desktop OS market globally.

Symantec's Norton's Source Code Stolen

Following claims made by a group of hackers from India who has managed to steal the source code belongs to Symantec's Norton, the antivirus companies immediately begin an investigation into the matter. Symantec has analyzed it and said that one document dated 28 April 1999 contains details on the Application Programming Interface has indeed been 'lost, but no source code in the document.

The company also found that some of the source code of two security products, Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Symantec Antivirus 10.2 is made ​​available publicly through online. "Symantec could confirm that the segment of the source code used in the two old products our company has been accessed, one of which has been discontinued," said Symantec.

"The code is taken, is a long document about four or five years ago, but this does not affect Symantec's Norton products for our consumer customers," he added. The company also claims that the code was not stolen through a breach of the network, but perhaps at the expense of the network from a third party entity.

Previously reported, a group of hackers called 'The Lord of Dharmaraja" claims to have stolen the source code and documentation from the Symantec server Indian intelligence agencies. Theft is also in conjunction with the intellectual property of other software companies that have contracts with the government of India.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Fuji Xerox to Bring Documents in the Network

New advances in technology create Fuji Xerox printing machines are very reliable, with additional design features focused on great user experience. Print. Copy. Scan. Fax. Open the door to a new level of office possibilities. Advanced scanning and faxing functions increase your office workflow options. And fast, low-cost black-and-white printing and copying give you a powerful productivity you rely on every day.

Now it is easier to carry paper documents into the network, with sophisticated scanning tools you'll find at the Fuji Xerox. Create professional presentations and attractive manuals or proposals with finishing options that provide flexibility in printing. Fuji Xerox provides several types of printing machines such as the DocuCentre-IV-C2260, ApeosPort-IV-C4470, ApeosPort-IV-C7780, ApeosPort-IV-5070 and many more.

The technology of Fuji Xerox printing machines capable of producing copies of color and black and white with speeds of 20 ppm and 45 ppm in accordance with the type of machine you'll use. Fuji xerox machine provides an interface for easy access to all features available. With this interface you can also restrict access to the use of color by using a password.

This is an advanced technology provided Fuji Xerox for multifunction printer in order to remain a leader in print, scan, fax and copy documents for personal needs, the office or your organization. Create PDF files on the device for easy archiving, organizing, searching and sharing. Create text searchable PDF files as easy as selecting a file format when scanning programming - can even be assigned a standard format.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Horrible Workspace Wins The Contest

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Contest Factory for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Pleasant and comfortable working atmosphere, of course, can increase employee productivity. However, if there is one thing that bothers, automatic could lower morale. So, what are the things that can make the desire to work slump? Coworker bad attitude could be one trigger of lower labor productivity. If co-workers classified as hot-tempered mood can certainly affect the working environment around you.

Of the few studies that have been done, the nearly two-thirds of office workers keep resentment against the things around them, and become something terrible. Poor working space, cramped, dirty, noisy and working tool that uses old technology that does not support for the settlement of all tasks. Upset against one of his co-worker who has a temper is the most disturbing and the most hated employee performance. The study also concluded, 37 percent of employees claim to feel it difficult to concentrate when there are colleagues who are often cranky, complaining or angry.

And 36 percent of respondents said they often felt annoyed when the computer is damaged. In addition, 19 percent of employees admit morale slumped when in conflict or odor in the office gossip. the rest, trigger another decline in labor productivity, such as coworkers talking too loudly on the phone, health insurance and safety are minimal, dirty toilets, and poor air circulation in the workspace.

Whoever you certainly will not last long in that horrible workspace. Not just you, I also want a good working space and uses the latest technology. If you think you have a cube / office / workspace is horrible, you might be willing to upload the video to Pimp My Cube Contest and explain why it's terrible for you.
  • Once your video is entered, you invite your friends, family and coworkers to vote for your video.
  • You get sweepstakes entry points for registering, voting, commenting and inviting others to register for the contest.
  • The grand prize of your cube being ‘pimped’ will be selected by CF judges based on various criteria including for the most votes, best (really worst) video and most compelling story.
  • The contest has a total grand prize value of approximately $1200.
  • Prize is to update your office/workspace/cube with one of three prize packages:
  1. New high end computer system
  2. New Desk, Chair and Decorations
  3. New Entertainment Package with high end stereo, espresso machine etc.
  • Right now no has uploaded a video so the chances of winning are very good.
  • It is easy to upload video to the site to enter from your phone or webcam.
  • Video should be fun and witty – anything goes!! The better the story, the funnier the video – better chances of winning.
  • A second sweepstakes prize of a $200 gift card will be awarded to the registered user chosen by random drawing at the end of the contest period. 
The contest period is from 12/5/11 at 12:00PM to 1/31/12 at 12:00PM
So soon you to visit the PMC website, register and upload your video to enter in the contest. After your video is approved, invite friends and family to vote your video so that increases your chance to win.
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