Having problem in language Translation at Work Place?

Often at your workplace you need to do instant language translations. This task may become tedious if you do not have a right translation tool.

Work Around

-Use Language Translation tool simple!!!!!!!

Language Translator tool such as Google language Tools are user friendly and can be used to obtain instant translations from within your applications. Language translator tools can help you to translate e-mail/chat/document /web page from one language to other instantly. Such tool is ideal for businesses who need complete language translation solutions for their software, websites or day to day transactions.
Some other Language translation tools available online are:

Babel Fish Translation
Free Language Translation tool
World lingo Translation tool

Tips and Tricks to Organize files on your PC

With lots of file increasing on your PC it may be difficult for you for filing the files carefully in the right folder. Result ?At the time when you require some important information you may be fiddling with files stored on your PC with required file buried in the depths of hard disk.

Work Around

- Use a Smart Desktop Search Tool such as Google Desktop Search Tool

Desktop Search Tool can be used to search for wider range of items such as instant messaging chats, e-mails, contacts and recently visited web pages. This search tool scans through the entire contents of computer hard disk after installation. It compiles a index which contains details of searchable item found along with their location.
Some important features are:

• Very fast Search


• Provides preview of results that further expedites the search


• Indexed Information stored in hard disk itself


• Ability to search one PC from another (An updated feature in Google Desktop Beta)


• Google Desktop search works with Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape mail, Thunderbird, Mozilla mail


• By default it indexes emails, web history, different file formats, contacts and calendar.


• Google Desktop preference options is available to add/delete other data to be indexed such as Instant message chats


• Password-Protection feature available for Data Security

Instructions for use:

1. Just download the free application from Google’s website
   


2. After downloading just locate Google desktop setup files on computer’s desktop and double-click on it.


3. Go through the wizard instructions for the installation of the program

Other Desktop Search tools available are:

Yahoo Search tool
Msn search tool
Copernic Desktop Search Tool

Tips and Tricks to expedite Web Search –Part II

Search engine Math commands discussed above are one of the popular methods to expedite search. In case search engine maths fails to provide desired results another work around is using Boolean Searching.

Boolean searching as the name suggest includes basic Boolean commands
Such as And ,Or,Not.

1. ‘And’: ‘And used to find web pages that definitely contains both the keywords specified on either side of the command.


English AND Geometry : Will search webpages containing keywords English as well as Geometry


2. ‘OR’ :‘OR’ used to find web pages containing either of the keywords entered with the ‘OR’ command.
   
   English OR Geometry : Results in pages containing either of the keywords or both of them



3. ‘Not’:
‘Not’ command is used to exclude the keyword preceeded by ‘Not’ command

Beans NOT Java : will include web page that have keyword beans but do not key word Java(It will exclude webpage talking about Javabeans.

A combination of above commands can be used to get desired results.

Note:The commands discussed above are some popular search commands. There are many Search engine specific commands. Just check out Search Engine Featured Chart for complete information about various search commands available with different Search Engines.

Tips n tricks to expedite search on Web

Web is collection of millions of web pages and to search required web page search engine is the most popular medium. If you are an online recruiter or in industry of market research or in related job it becomes a daily routine to search relevant pages on net. Many times we get irrelevant pages irrespective of search keyword we use. Many times web page does not turn up in first few google pages. This not only delays work but also creates mental tension. So in that case what you need to do ?

Work Around

Be aware of Search Engine math

Each search engine acknowledges some basic search engine math which can surely improve the results and expedite the work. Just check out some basic mathematics that can really improve your searches

• Using ‘+’
  Using ‘+” ensures that search engine searches all the words you have entered in the Search tool bar for eg. If you want to web page containing information about both google and yahoo enter
  
  + google + yahoo
  
  Rather then entering google yahoo.
  If you want web page containing specifically summer camp registration date its better to write + summer + camp + registration + date to get web page specifically containing all the keywords.


• Using ‘-‘
  Subtract is used to specifically find web pages that contains one key word and not the other. For example you need information about TATA group but not about Tata Indicom.You can just enter TATA –Indicom
  With this command no page containing Indicom will be displayed.


• Using Phrase Search for multiplicity
  In addition we get all terms we entered but not in that particular order. To get the whole key phrase such as summer camp registration date we need to enter it within quotes such as “summer camp registration date”. This command will make search engine search specifically for the whole key phrase.
  
  Note: You can just combine the above commands to suit your need and to get improved results.
  

How to monitor Network Security?

Data security has become a major concern in today’s world. By breaching network security information can easily be hacked or damaged.

Work Around

- Be aware of the key areas in Network which are prone to security breach.

Network needs security in three areas:

• Perimeter where network connects to internet: Firewalls are each internet connection helps keep hackers and mischief’s away.
• Securing remote connections such as office, satellite as well as employees who connect 0from road or from home.
• Endpoints: This include individual devices on the network. They are most difficult to secure as they are more prone to malicious activities and difficult to secure due to there quantity, diversity and habits of people who are using them. It is at the endpoints that the hacking or other attack takes place and the attack propagates through the network making it insecure and may hinder in its functioning.

So in case you find any breach in these key areas just report your Network Administrator.


Source: IQ by Cisco Systems Third Quarter 2006
Note: Check out tips and tricks to reduce Network Down time in the Previous post

Tips and Tricks to reduce Network Downtime

Network Down means no work/ no business. The rapid developments in computer technology have resulted in a greater reliance on Client/server architectures that implies greater implementation of Networks. With large numbers of desktop or network computers interconnected in a network, networks act as eminent medium of connection between the servers and the clients. This increasing reliance on networks, driven by the growing use of sophisticated applications and popularity of Intranet and internet, has created demands for a zero fault tolerant network. Network Downtime even if it is of relatively short period of time can represent a substantial loss to the business. We can say that companies rely on their networks to sustain their business and need to have have a zero tolerance to downtime.

Work Around

- Need to monitor and incerease fault tolerance of Network

Tips and tricks to reduce downtime:

• Identify both source and cause of problem eg. Source of downtime may be router but cause may be improper configuration.


• Scrutinize network applications to make sure that service providers meet their uptime promises. Companies that run applications supporting vital revenue streams like real-time order entry or financial trading can attest to the dollar value of each transaction traversing their network. Network downtime costs these companies large sums of money every year in terms of lost productivity and lost business.


• Invest in redundancy


• Ensure that the core of the network is protected against any potential single point of hardware failure


• Monitor traffic regularly as any un expected increase may overload network and will call for increased bandwidth. Provide mirrored links for LAN and WAN traffic.


• Replace conventional switches and routers that tie transaction processing clients to server farms with non-stop devices.


• Upgrade Existing System: Fundamental way of addressing and managing the reliability problem is to create a network architecture that deploys fault tolerant system components.

Note: Check out Network Downtime Pdf for more information

How to open a MS word file on PC that does not have MS office?

Many times at workplace you may get stuck if you need to open up a word file on system which does not have MS office installed on it.

Work Around

Use Microsoft Word Viewer.

Microsoft Word Viewer lets you view and print Microsoft Word documents on a computer that does not have Microsoft Word installed. With Word Viewer 2003 you can open Word 2003 documents and documents created with all previous versions of Microsoft Word for Windows and Microsoft Word for Macintosh. It provides facility to view, print, and copy document contents to another program. Besides word files it can also open files saved in the following formats:

• Rich Text Format (.rtf)
• Text (.txt)
• Web Page formats (.htm, .html, .mht, .mhtml)
• WordPerfect 5.x (.wpd)
• WordPerfect 6.x (.doc, .wpd)
• Works 6.0 (.wps)
• Works 7.0 (.wps)
• XML (.xml)

Source: Microsoft Word Viewer can be downloaded from Microsoft Website. For complete details just check out Microsoft support site