Ulead® CD & DVD PictureShow 4 makes it easy to create entertaining photo album slideshows suitable for any occasion. Turn your photos into dynamic slideshows complete with music, transitions, captions, narration and eye-catching effects in just three steps. Over 60 Instant-Show™ theme templates in categories such as Family, Holidays and Vacation combine meaningful themes with rich special effects for stunning results. Dramatic pan and zoom motion effects and transitions guarantee your slideshows look like they were made by a pro! You can even correct problem photos with ExpressFix™, the built-in photo editor. It’s easy to produce outstanding slideshows every time.
Understanding your project elements
In order to build a properly organized slideshow, it is important to understand the basic elements of a project and how each of them is related.
Slideshow album, slideshows, and slides
A slideshow album is composed of the photo and video slideshows as well as your project menu. A slideshow is made up of either a collection of your photos or a single video file. A slide includes the photo, its decorations and captions.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Ulead PhotoImpact 6 - Stamp Photo Manipulations
To create a unique portrait using a custom Stamp built from family photos.
Making your photo Objects:
1. Choose 6 - 10 snapshots family members. The photo you want to use as your main image object should be made from at least a 5" X 7", better still, an 8" X 10". The other objects should range from 1/2" to 1" in height to give your stamp some variation. Scan them into your computer or have a friend do it for you. I sometimes use a digital camera or have a digital version made when my film is processed at my local Photo Center.
2. Open one of your photos. Select the Lasso tool. Draw around the head and torso. To add to the area, press ‘A’ and press ‘S’ while selecting the unwanted area to remove it. You should have something similar to this:
3. With the Selection still visible, press Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + V; you now have an object floating on its own layer above the original. Drag the object onto the Easy Palette. I put mine under My Library in a sub library named Family Objects.
Name the object in the Add to EasyPalette dialog window. Do the same until you have 6 – 10 objects in your library.
Building your Stamp:
Open a new file the size of your largest object. Stack all your objects on top of one another.
Do not include the main object you want to use in your image.
Save the file in .UFO format and close the file.
On the Attribute Tool Bar, select Add Stamp; when the Open dialog window appears, navigate to where you saved your UFO file and click Open.
Open a new file.
Load your new Stamp. Make some tests using the different Stamp Attributes. Close the file.
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Making your photo Objects:
1. Choose 6 - 10 snapshots family members. The photo you want to use as your main image object should be made from at least a 5" X 7", better still, an 8" X 10". The other objects should range from 1/2" to 1" in height to give your stamp some variation. Scan them into your computer or have a friend do it for you. I sometimes use a digital camera or have a digital version made when my film is processed at my local Photo Center.
2. Open one of your photos. Select the Lasso tool. Draw around the head and torso. To add to the area, press ‘A’ and press ‘S’ while selecting the unwanted area to remove it. You should have something similar to this:
3. With the Selection still visible, press Ctrl + C, then Ctrl + V; you now have an object floating on its own layer above the original. Drag the object onto the Easy Palette. I put mine under My Library in a sub library named Family Objects.
Name the object in the Add to EasyPalette dialog window. Do the same until you have 6 – 10 objects in your library.
Building your Stamp:
Open a new file the size of your largest object. Stack all your objects on top of one another.
Do not include the main object you want to use in your image.
Save the file in .UFO format and close the file.
On the Attribute Tool Bar, select Add Stamp; when the Open dialog window appears, navigate to where you saved your UFO file and click Open.
Open a new file.
Load your new Stamp. Make some tests using the different Stamp Attributes. Close the file.
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Ulead VideoStudio 11 Reviewer's Guide
Ulead VideoStudio 11 offers two editions to let consumers choose the range of features they need, at different price points.
Ulead VideoStudio 11
This easy-to-use yet powerful video editing and disc authoring software is aimed at the consumer who wants a simple way to get videos and pictures off a camera, do some editing to polish it, and burn it on to a disc that will play well and look good. Ulead VideoStudio 11 makes it easy to capture video and pictures, add titles, effects and music, and create great-looking videos and DVDs.
Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus
The Plus version provides video enthusiasts with a more powerful video production package, and offers full High Definition capabilities. Users can capture and edit HD video from HDV or AVCHD camcorders, author HD projects, and burn to HD DVD discs. In addition to the same editing and authoring tools in the standard version, it supports Dolby Digital 5.1 audio creation, and six overlay tracks for more creative picture-in-picture overlay effects. It also offers more output options to mobile devices like iPod, Zune™ and PSP™
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Ulead VideoStudio 11
This easy-to-use yet powerful video editing and disc authoring software is aimed at the consumer who wants a simple way to get videos and pictures off a camera, do some editing to polish it, and burn it on to a disc that will play well and look good. Ulead VideoStudio 11 makes it easy to capture video and pictures, add titles, effects and music, and create great-looking videos and DVDs.
Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus
The Plus version provides video enthusiasts with a more powerful video production package, and offers full High Definition capabilities. Users can capture and edit HD video from HDV or AVCHD camcorders, author HD projects, and burn to HD DVD discs. In addition to the same editing and authoring tools in the standard version, it supports Dolby Digital 5.1 audio creation, and six overlay tracks for more creative picture-in-picture overlay effects. It also offers more output options to mobile devices like iPod, Zune™ and PSP™
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Understanding SAP R/3 A Tutorial for Computer Scientists
Learning Objectives Participants will
- break the "language barrier" of R/3 terminology
- understand R/3's fundamental architectural, database and language concepts
- be able to relate R/3 to their own research and development work
- have a conceptual basis and reference material for a further study of R/3
History of SAP Software
1972 SAP “R/1”
• Innovation = Standard Software and Real Time Computing
1983 SAP R/2
• Innovation = Integration of Applications (Mainframe-based)
1989 SAP R/3
• Innovation = Relational Database, Client-/Server-Architecture, Platform Independence
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- break the "language barrier" of R/3 terminology
- understand R/3's fundamental architectural, database and language concepts
- be able to relate R/3 to their own research and development work
- have a conceptual basis and reference material for a further study of R/3
History of SAP Software
1972 SAP “R/1”
• Innovation = Standard Software and Real Time Computing
1983 SAP R/2
• Innovation = Integration of Applications (Mainframe-based)
1989 SAP R/3
• Innovation = Relational Database, Client-/Server-Architecture, Platform Independence
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Image-Based Lighting
Image-based lighting (IBL) is the process of illuminating scenes and objects (real or synthetic) with images of light from the real world. It evolved from the reflection-mapping technique in which we use panoramic images as texture maps on computer graphics models to show shiny objects reflecting real and synthetic environments. IBL is analogous to image-based modeling, in which we derive a 3D scene’s geometric structure from images, and to image-based rendering, in which we produce the rendered appearance of a scene from its appearance in images. When used effectively,IBL can produce realistic rendered appearances of objects and can be an effective tool for integrating computer graphics objects into real scenes.
The basic steps in IBL are
1. capturing real-world illumination as an omnidirectional, high dynamic range image;
2. mapping the illumination onto a representation of the environment;
3. placing the 3D object inside the environment; and
4. simulating the light from the environment illuminating the computer graphics object.
Figure 1 shows an example of an object illuminated entirely using IBL. Gary Butcher created the models in 3D Studio Max, and the renderer used was the Arnold global illumination system written by Marcos Fajardo. I captured the light in a kitchen so it includes light from a ceiling fixture; the blue sky from the windows; and the indirect light from the room’s walls, ceiling, and cabinets. Gary mapped the light from this room onto a large sphere and placed the model of the microscope on the table in the middle of the sphere. Then, he used Arnold to simulate the object’s appearance as illuminated by the light coming from the sphere of incident illumination.
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The basic steps in IBL are
1. capturing real-world illumination as an omnidirectional, high dynamic range image;
2. mapping the illumination onto a representation of the environment;
3. placing the 3D object inside the environment; and
4. simulating the light from the environment illuminating the computer graphics object.
Figure 1 shows an example of an object illuminated entirely using IBL. Gary Butcher created the models in 3D Studio Max, and the renderer used was the Arnold global illumination system written by Marcos Fajardo. I captured the light in a kitchen so it includes light from a ceiling fixture; the blue sky from the windows; and the indirect light from the room’s walls, ceiling, and cabinets. Gary mapped the light from this room onto a large sphere and placed the model of the microscope on the table in the middle of the sphere. Then, he used Arnold to simulate the object’s appearance as illuminated by the light coming from the sphere of incident illumination.
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Saturday, October 18, 2008
Care Notebook Tutorial Basic Computer Terminology
You will hear these computer terms used throughout the Tutorial. If you are fairly new to computers, these definitions may be helpful to you in following the directions in this Tutorial. However, the step by step directions provided in the Tutorial will help you navigate fairly easily.
Browser - This is the program you use to surf the internet. There are several internet browsers available, some of the most popular are Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Netscape Navigator.
Click - To tap one of the mouse buttons. If clicking doesn't work, try 2 quick taps (double-click). In some instructions, click may mean double-click. If one click doesn't work, try double-clicking. Default--A value or setting that a device or program automatically selects if you do not specify a substitute. For example, word processors have default margins and default page lengths that you can reset. The default drive is the disk drive the computer accesses unless you specify a different disk drive. The default can also be an action that a device or program will take. For example, some word processors generate backup files by default.
Download – to transfer data from one computer to another. Downloading usually means to "receive" data and upload means to "send”.
Field – (also referred to as a form field) An area of a database record, or form, into which a particular item of data is entered . A field holds exactly one type of information about an item or subject. For example, on a form, there may be a Name field, an Address field and a Phone Number field.
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Browser - This is the program you use to surf the internet. There are several internet browsers available, some of the most popular are Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Netscape Navigator.
Click - To tap one of the mouse buttons. If clicking doesn't work, try 2 quick taps (double-click). In some instructions, click may mean double-click. If one click doesn't work, try double-clicking. Default--A value or setting that a device or program automatically selects if you do not specify a substitute. For example, word processors have default margins and default page lengths that you can reset. The default drive is the disk drive the computer accesses unless you specify a different disk drive. The default can also be an action that a device or program will take. For example, some word processors generate backup files by default.
Download – to transfer data from one computer to another. Downloading usually means to "receive" data and upload means to "send”.
Field – (also referred to as a form field) An area of a database record, or form, into which a particular item of data is entered . A field holds exactly one type of information about an item or subject. For example, on a form, there may be a Name field, an Address field and a Phone Number field.
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Performance Characterization in Computer Vision A Tutorial
The discipline variously known as Computer Vision, Machine Vision and Image Analysis has its origins in the early artificial intelligence research of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Hence, roughly two generations of researchers have pitted their wits against the problem. The pioneers of the first generation worked with computers that were barely capable of handling image data — processing had to be done line-by-line from backing store — and programs almost always had to be run as batch jobs, ruling out any form of interaction. Even capturing digital images was an impressive feat. Under such difficult conditions, the techniques that were developed were inevitably based on the mathematics of image formation and exploited the values of pixels in neighbouring regions. Implementing them was a non-trivial task, so much so that pretty well any result was an impressive achievement.
The second generation of researchers coincided with the birth of the workstation. At last, an individual researcher could process images online, display them, and interact with them. These extra capabilities allowed researchers to develop algorithms that involved significant amounts of processing. A major characteristic of many algorithms developed during this second generation was the quest for optimality. By formulating and manipulating a set of equations that described the nature of the problem, a solution can usually be obtained by a least-squares method which, of course, is in some sense optimal. Consequently, any number of techniques appeared with this ‘optimality’ tag. Sadly, none of these papers were able to provide credible experimental evidence that the results from the optimal technique was significantly better than existing (presumably sub-optimal) ones.
We are now in the early years of the third generation. Computers, even PCs, are so fast and so well-endowed with storage that it is entirely feasible to process large datasets of images in a reasonable time — and this means it is possible to quantify the performance of an algorithm. As a result, the vision community has finally started to turn its attention to issues related to testing and comparing algorithms: performance assessment. The most visible (no pun intended) aspect of this is the competitions that are often organized in association with major vision conferences. These essentially ask the question “which algorithm is best?” Although a natural enough question to ask, it lacks subtlety and is potentially rather dangerous: if the community as a whole adopts an algorithm as “the standard” and concentrates on improving it further, that action can stifle research into other algorithms.
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The second generation of researchers coincided with the birth of the workstation. At last, an individual researcher could process images online, display them, and interact with them. These extra capabilities allowed researchers to develop algorithms that involved significant amounts of processing. A major characteristic of many algorithms developed during this second generation was the quest for optimality. By formulating and manipulating a set of equations that described the nature of the problem, a solution can usually be obtained by a least-squares method which, of course, is in some sense optimal. Consequently, any number of techniques appeared with this ‘optimality’ tag. Sadly, none of these papers were able to provide credible experimental evidence that the results from the optimal technique was significantly better than existing (presumably sub-optimal) ones.
We are now in the early years of the third generation. Computers, even PCs, are so fast and so well-endowed with storage that it is entirely feasible to process large datasets of images in a reasonable time — and this means it is possible to quantify the performance of an algorithm. As a result, the vision community has finally started to turn its attention to issues related to testing and comparing algorithms: performance assessment. The most visible (no pun intended) aspect of this is the competitions that are often organized in association with major vision conferences. These essentially ask the question “which algorithm is best?” Although a natural enough question to ask, it lacks subtlety and is potentially rather dangerous: if the community as a whole adopts an algorithm as “the standard” and concentrates on improving it further, that action can stifle research into other algorithms.
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Basic Computer Hardware Tutorial
The term computer hardware refers to the physical components of a computer – basically, the parts and pieces that can be touched or moved, whether inside or outside of the computer. This tutorial will focus on the components that will be used on a day-to-day basis – the parts on the outside. Below is an example of a computer with several common components:
Here are the common components in a little more detail.
Monitor:
The monitor looks like a television screen, except instead of watching television programs on it, the monitor allows for viewing of computer programs. It is connected to the main computer box. There are several types of monitors, but they all function in the same way. The power button is usually located on the front of the monitor, beneath the screen. Often, there will be a small light to indicate if the power is on. Here are two examples of different monitors.
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Here are the common components in a little more detail.
Monitor:
The monitor looks like a television screen, except instead of watching television programs on it, the monitor allows for viewing of computer programs. It is connected to the main computer box. There are several types of monitors, but they all function in the same way. The power button is usually located on the front of the monitor, beneath the screen. Often, there will be a small light to indicate if the power is on. Here are two examples of different monitors.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Computer Tune Up Tips
To get the most out of your training and to be ready for real time trading you will need to get your computer in tip-top shape. One thing you don’t want is a slow computer, or one that crashes all the time. So here are some helpful tips to getting you on the right track.
Adding Ram
First of all you will need a computer that is least a Pentium II or higher. You don’t have to go out and buy the fastest one unless you really want to. A computer with a speed of 300 Mhz or higher will be sufficient.
Even with a slower 300 Mhz computer, you can speed up the processing time greatly by adding more RAM. RAM (random access memory) is the lifeblood of any computer. The more RAM you have, the faster you computer will process (open programs, run several programs at once, etc.). I have an old 300 Mhz computer that had 64Mb of RAM when I bought it. I have since added 256 Mb more for a total 320 Mb of RAM. It is like a new computer now. So the next thing is to add RAM to your computer. I suggest having at least 256 Mb of RAM as a minimum. RAM is cheap these days. The best way to have it added is to take your computer into a computer store and have them add it. Most stores will do this for free as it is relatively easy to install on most computers.
Properties, usually at the bottom of the selection. A“System Properties” box will appear on your monitor. The amount of RAM will be listed under “Computer” on the General tab. Now you have a smoking fast machine, but it is still slow. Why? Well there are some other things that have to be done also.
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Adding Ram
First of all you will need a computer that is least a Pentium II or higher. You don’t have to go out and buy the fastest one unless you really want to. A computer with a speed of 300 Mhz or higher will be sufficient.
Even with a slower 300 Mhz computer, you can speed up the processing time greatly by adding more RAM. RAM (random access memory) is the lifeblood of any computer. The more RAM you have, the faster you computer will process (open programs, run several programs at once, etc.). I have an old 300 Mhz computer that had 64Mb of RAM when I bought it. I have since added 256 Mb more for a total 320 Mb of RAM. It is like a new computer now. So the next thing is to add RAM to your computer. I suggest having at least 256 Mb of RAM as a minimum. RAM is cheap these days. The best way to have it added is to take your computer into a computer store and have them add it. Most stores will do this for free as it is relatively easy to install on most computers.
Properties, usually at the bottom of the selection. A“System Properties” box will appear on your monitor. The amount of RAM will be listed under “Computer” on the General tab. Now you have a smoking fast machine, but it is still slow. Why? Well there are some other things that have to be done also.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Computer Maintenance, Safety and User Tips
This document is designed to help you be more efficient and provide greater security to the computer, and your account (netID). Following these suggestions should help minimize the number of viruses and defects that infect your machine.
Desktop
The computer Desktop is actually a file that grows and decreases in size, depending on your activities on the computer. Storing files and folders on the Desktop is a dangerous practice. If actual files and folders are stored on the Desktop, and the Desktop file fails, then you stand the chance of losing anything that was stored on the Desktop. Through the use of diagnostic and repair utilities, these items on the Desktop can sometime be recovered and repaired. But, in some cases, the files are lost forever. Therefore, it is important to store actual files and folders within the hard drive (C:/). If you have files and/or folders that you access frequently, you can make Aliases (Mac) or Shortcuts (PC) of the items and place the Aliases/Shortcuts on the Desktop, instead of the actual items. Aliases/Shortcuts are small files (about 15k) that point to the actual item and open it.
• You can create Aliases on a Mac by highlighting the item you wish to alias, then using a keyboard shortcut (Apple Key + L), or go to the “File Menu” and select “Make Alias.”
• On a PC, you highlight the item you wish to make a Shortcut of, then right-click with your mouse. A contextual dialog menu will appear. Within the menu select “Create Shortcut.”
Password
It is important to keep your netID password to yourself, and not share it with anyone. This netID password identifies you as an authorized user on the NU networks. Having your netID fall into the hands of someone who is malicious, can cause you great trouble with accessing the NU network. Therefore, it is important to keep your password secret.
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Desktop
The computer Desktop is actually a file that grows and decreases in size, depending on your activities on the computer. Storing files and folders on the Desktop is a dangerous practice. If actual files and folders are stored on the Desktop, and the Desktop file fails, then you stand the chance of losing anything that was stored on the Desktop. Through the use of diagnostic and repair utilities, these items on the Desktop can sometime be recovered and repaired. But, in some cases, the files are lost forever. Therefore, it is important to store actual files and folders within the hard drive (C:/). If you have files and/or folders that you access frequently, you can make Aliases (Mac) or Shortcuts (PC) of the items and place the Aliases/Shortcuts on the Desktop, instead of the actual items. Aliases/Shortcuts are small files (about 15k) that point to the actual item and open it.
• You can create Aliases on a Mac by highlighting the item you wish to alias, then using a keyboard shortcut (Apple Key + L), or go to the “File Menu” and select “Make Alias.”
• On a PC, you highlight the item you wish to make a Shortcut of, then right-click with your mouse. A contextual dialog menu will appear. Within the menu select “Create Shortcut.”
Password
It is important to keep your netID password to yourself, and not share it with anyone. This netID password identifies you as an authorized user on the NU networks. Having your netID fall into the hands of someone who is malicious, can cause you great trouble with accessing the NU network. Therefore, it is important to keep your password secret.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
COMPUTER TIPS & TRICKS WORKSHOP
Learn how to become more proficient in using a personal computer.
Components of a personal computer
Hardware and software
Drag and Drop
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Storage media
Creating and organizing folders
Keyboard shortcuts
Searching for files and folders
Basic Components
Every computer system has the following components:
• Central Processing Unit (CPU): The “brain” of the computer that performs the actual calculations.
• Input Devices: Devices that accept data from any external source, convert it to electrical signals, and communicate that data to the CPU. In other words, you use an input device to communicate to the computer which action you wish it to perform.
• Memory: Also know as Random Access Memory (RAM) temporarily stores any programs being executed by the computer, as well as the data on which these programs operate.
Measurable units of memory include:
• Byte: equal to one character
• Kilobyte (KB): respectively 1,000 bytes (1,024)
• Megabyte (MB): respectively one million bytes (1,048,579)
• Output Devices: Devices that accept electrical signals from the CPU and convert them to appropriate forms of output such as an image, sound, or printout. As opposed to input devices, output devices allow the computer to communicate with the user.
• Storage: Refers to various devices for saving data.
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Components of a personal computer
Hardware and software
Drag and Drop
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Storage media
Creating and organizing folders
Keyboard shortcuts
Searching for files and folders
Basic Components
Every computer system has the following components:
• Central Processing Unit (CPU): The “brain” of the computer that performs the actual calculations.
• Input Devices: Devices that accept data from any external source, convert it to electrical signals, and communicate that data to the CPU. In other words, you use an input device to communicate to the computer which action you wish it to perform.
• Memory: Also know as Random Access Memory (RAM) temporarily stores any programs being executed by the computer, as well as the data on which these programs operate.
Measurable units of memory include:
• Byte: equal to one character
• Kilobyte (KB): respectively 1,000 bytes (1,024)
• Megabyte (MB): respectively one million bytes (1,048,579)
• Output Devices: Devices that accept electrical signals from the CPU and convert them to appropriate forms of output such as an image, sound, or printout. As opposed to input devices, output devices allow the computer to communicate with the user.
• Storage: Refers to various devices for saving data.
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Computer Tips and Tricks
Navigating Through Your Files
Files are usually save in the My Documents folder. To look for a file you can follow the steps below:
Step 1: Click on Start (lower left corner)
Step 2: Find the My Documents Folder (upper right on menu). The start menu is also the menu to access all the programs installed on your machine.
Step 3: A new window will open showing the contents of My Documents, you can scroll up and down to find the file or folder you are looking for.
To open/ see what is in a folder you can double click on the folder or highlight and select File > Open
My Documents Side Bar:
The side bar gives you various options to select, the most used options are:
Make a new folder: And the Other Places options to navigate to your Desktop, My Computer, or My Network Places.
My Documents Menu Bar:
Besides having the standard menu options File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools and Help there are also icons that will help you navigate through My Documents. Using the folder with the green up arrow will take you up a directory (folder). A good time to use this is when you open a folder and then decide you need to go back to where you were.
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Files are usually save in the My Documents folder. To look for a file you can follow the steps below:
Step 1: Click on Start (lower left corner)
Step 2: Find the My Documents Folder (upper right on menu). The start menu is also the menu to access all the programs installed on your machine.
Step 3: A new window will open showing the contents of My Documents, you can scroll up and down to find the file or folder you are looking for.
To open/ see what is in a folder you can double click on the folder or highlight and select File > Open
My Documents Side Bar:
The side bar gives you various options to select, the most used options are:
Make a new folder: And the Other Places options to navigate to your Desktop, My Computer, or My Network Places.
My Documents Menu Bar:
Besides having the standard menu options File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools and Help there are also icons that will help you navigate through My Documents. Using the folder with the green up arrow will take you up a directory (folder). A good time to use this is when you open a folder and then decide you need to go back to where you were.
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
Top Tips for Your Home Computer's Security
1. Use Limited Windows User Accounts – this limits users from installing unsafe or unwanted programs and making changes to some system settings. Add a password to your administrative accounts. Add a limited User - Click Start> Select Control Panel> Open Users Accounts> Click “Create an new account”> Enter a name for the user> Click Next> Select “Limited”> Finish the wizard Add a Password to Administrative Accounts - Click Start> Select Control Panel> Open Users Accounts> Select a Computer Administrator user> Click “Create a Password”> Enter a password> Click the “Create Password” button
2. Install Net Nanny, McAfee Parental Control – these programs also limit your computer’s users from installing unsafe or unwanted programs, restricts changes to system settings, blocks prohibited websites, and other useful features. Net Nanny – (http://www.netnanny.com/) McAfee Parent Control – (http://us.mcafee.com/root/Package.asp?pkgid=273)
3. Make sure your Microsoft Windows firewall (or other firewall protection) is on. Check the Windows Firewall - Click Start> Select Control Panel> Open Windows Firewall. Make sure On is selected.
4. Install an up-to-date Antivirus program Norton Antivirus - Tony's favorite antivirus. You can purchase it at Best Buy or another retailer for about $40. McAfee - McAfee also offers excellent protection with it’s Internet Security Suite; www.mcafee.com Free solutions - AVG antivirus (www.grisoft.com), or check out Symantec and McAfee for free on-line scans
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2. Install Net Nanny, McAfee Parental Control – these programs also limit your computer’s users from installing unsafe or unwanted programs, restricts changes to system settings, blocks prohibited websites, and other useful features. Net Nanny – (http://www.netnanny.com/) McAfee Parent Control – (http://us.mcafee.com/root/Package.asp?pkgid=273)
3. Make sure your Microsoft Windows firewall (or other firewall protection) is on. Check the Windows Firewall - Click Start> Select Control Panel> Open Windows Firewall. Make sure On is selected.
4. Install an up-to-date Antivirus program Norton Antivirus - Tony's favorite antivirus. You can purchase it at Best Buy or another retailer for about $40. McAfee - McAfee also offers excellent protection with it’s Internet Security Suite; www.mcafee.com Free solutions - AVG antivirus (www.grisoft.com), or check out Symantec and McAfee for free on-line scans
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Friday, October 10, 2008
COMPUTER WORKSTATION SETUP & TIPS
Computer Monitor
Distance from your eyes to the monitor should be approximately 18 to 30 inches. Farther is better.
The top of the screen should be at or slightly below eye level. If you wear bifocals or trifocals, you may need to lower the monitor even further to avoid extending the neck.
Position your monitor, keyboard, and chair in a straight line.
Use a document holder to view documents and keep the holder near your monitor. Ideally, the document holder should be directly in front of your monitor.
Position your monitor away from windows and direct light to avoid glare.
Adjust the screen brightness, contrast, and color to comfortable levels.
Rest your eyes every 30 minutes.
Refocus your eyes occasionally by looking at a distant object.
Typing Position
Your shoulder and neck muscles should be relaxed. Your upper arms should hang comfortably at your sides.
Your keyboard should be at or slightly below elbow height (90 to 110 degrees) – lower is better. Use an adjustable keyboard tray, chair, or workstation to achieve the correct position.
Your elbows should be close to your body.
Your forearms should be in a relaxed position.
Your wrists should be in a straight, neutral position. Your wrists should not be extended, flexed, or bent to either side. This generally requires a negative keyboard tilt, which means the front of the keyboard is higher than the back.
Float your arms above the keyboard when typing.
Use the minimum finger force needed to activate the keys.
Use a wrist rest only when you break from keyboarding.
Keep your mouse adjacent to and at the same level as your keyboard.
Use shortcut keys and macros to reduce mouse use. Adjust the mouse settings on your computer to optimize mouse efficiency.
Avoid holding your mouse tightly and for prolonged periods.
Do not leave your hand on the mouse when you are not using it. Move your hand to a relaxed position
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Distance from your eyes to the monitor should be approximately 18 to 30 inches. Farther is better.
The top of the screen should be at or slightly below eye level. If you wear bifocals or trifocals, you may need to lower the monitor even further to avoid extending the neck.
Position your monitor, keyboard, and chair in a straight line.
Use a document holder to view documents and keep the holder near your monitor. Ideally, the document holder should be directly in front of your monitor.
Position your monitor away from windows and direct light to avoid glare.
Adjust the screen brightness, contrast, and color to comfortable levels.
Rest your eyes every 30 minutes.
Refocus your eyes occasionally by looking at a distant object.
Typing Position
Your shoulder and neck muscles should be relaxed. Your upper arms should hang comfortably at your sides.
Your keyboard should be at or slightly below elbow height (90 to 110 degrees) – lower is better. Use an adjustable keyboard tray, chair, or workstation to achieve the correct position.
Your elbows should be close to your body.
Your forearms should be in a relaxed position.
Your wrists should be in a straight, neutral position. Your wrists should not be extended, flexed, or bent to either side. This generally requires a negative keyboard tilt, which means the front of the keyboard is higher than the back.
Float your arms above the keyboard when typing.
Use the minimum finger force needed to activate the keys.
Use a wrist rest only when you break from keyboarding.
Keep your mouse adjacent to and at the same level as your keyboard.
Use shortcut keys and macros to reduce mouse use. Adjust the mouse settings on your computer to optimize mouse efficiency.
Avoid holding your mouse tightly and for prolonged periods.
Do not leave your hand on the mouse when you are not using it. Move your hand to a relaxed position
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
Cross-Examination Tips for Computer Forensic Examiners
What sets a forensic examination apart from any other exploration and reporting of the contents of a computer system is the prospect of presenting those findings in court under oath. Every step we take as forensic examiners, from acquisition to disposition, may someday need to be explained on direct examination and defended on cross-examination. Cross-examination…the part of the trial where the other side’s lawyer publicly attacks you, challenges your integrity and pounces on your every innocent slip of the tongue. In the movies and on television, just a few salvos of cross-examination invariably reveal the witness as a liar or a buffoon. No wonder cross-examination is the part of the trial that makes so many expert witnesses sweat!
But not all expert witnesses flinch at the thought of cross-examination. For some, it’s the best part of the job--the ultimate thrill ride that tests their skills and affords them the opportunity to shine. They understand that the jury reserves its closest attention for the cross-examination and that points made under fire leave the strongest impression.
Jury persuasion can be based on trust, education or a mix of the two. If a juror comes to believe that an expert witness is trustworthy, i.e., skilled and credible, that juror is inclined to accept the witness’ opinions as fact on the strength of that trust. Alternatively, teach the jury the salient facts—instill knowledge in them--and the jurors will persuade themselves by the application of that knowledge. Most often, effective expert witness persuasion entails a measure of both. As both trial lawyer and testifying computer forensic examiner, I’ve cross-examined veteran witnesses and been cross-examined by skilled attorneys. From that unique perspective, I can attest that the qualities of an effective expert witness are preparation, knowledge, experience, effective communication, integrity and demeanor. You can be a more effective witness and manage your anxiety about cross-examination if you understand the lawyer’s agenda and prepare to meet the customary challenges. This paper explores those goals, describes common examination techniques and suggests strategies to come out on top.
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But not all expert witnesses flinch at the thought of cross-examination. For some, it’s the best part of the job--the ultimate thrill ride that tests their skills and affords them the opportunity to shine. They understand that the jury reserves its closest attention for the cross-examination and that points made under fire leave the strongest impression.
Jury persuasion can be based on trust, education or a mix of the two. If a juror comes to believe that an expert witness is trustworthy, i.e., skilled and credible, that juror is inclined to accept the witness’ opinions as fact on the strength of that trust. Alternatively, teach the jury the salient facts—instill knowledge in them--and the jurors will persuade themselves by the application of that knowledge. Most often, effective expert witness persuasion entails a measure of both. As both trial lawyer and testifying computer forensic examiner, I’ve cross-examined veteran witnesses and been cross-examined by skilled attorneys. From that unique perspective, I can attest that the qualities of an effective expert witness are preparation, knowledge, experience, effective communication, integrity and demeanor. You can be a more effective witness and manage your anxiety about cross-examination if you understand the lawyer’s agenda and prepare to meet the customary challenges. This paper explores those goals, describes common examination techniques and suggests strategies to come out on top.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Computer Cooling Tips, Part I
Heat. We all love the heat during the summer, lounging out by the pool or basking in the sunlight on the beach. But heat can be deadly, especially to your costly computer components. This week we are going to talk about the basics of cooling your computer system and its components.
1. Why Is It So Hot In There?
Computers are built out of many digital circuits. These circuits are constantly switching state; i.e., when doing calculations. Heat is a byproduct of these calculations. Computer chips, central processing units (CPUs), and graphic processing units (GPUs) are getting more powerful every day. With newer technology comes faster processing. Faster processing leads to more heat being generated. Without proper heat dissipation, your CPU [http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ADA3700AEP5AR-N&cat=CPU] can be damaged beyond repair.
2. Going Down the (Heat) Sink
The first line of defense in this war against heat is a heat sink. It’s just a big chunk of metal that dissipates heat from your CPU and spreads it out across its surface. The idea is to spread the heat to a larger surface area and let the air pick up the heat and whisk it away.
The surface area of a heat sink is created by many fins. The traditional heat sink is made of aluminum and has many parallel fins. Aluminum can be easily extruded with straight parallel fins. The problem with this design is that air can only move through the fins in one direction, creating a problem for air flow within a computer case.
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1. Why Is It So Hot In There?
Computers are built out of many digital circuits. These circuits are constantly switching state; i.e., when doing calculations. Heat is a byproduct of these calculations. Computer chips, central processing units (CPUs), and graphic processing units (GPUs) are getting more powerful every day. With newer technology comes faster processing. Faster processing leads to more heat being generated. Without proper heat dissipation, your CPU [http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ADA3700AEP5AR-N&cat=CPU] can be damaged beyond repair.
2. Going Down the (Heat) Sink
The first line of defense in this war against heat is a heat sink. It’s just a big chunk of metal that dissipates heat from your CPU and spreads it out across its surface. The idea is to spread the heat to a larger surface area and let the air pick up the heat and whisk it away.
The surface area of a heat sink is created by many fins. The traditional heat sink is made of aluminum and has many parallel fins. Aluminum can be easily extruded with straight parallel fins. The problem with this design is that air can only move through the fins in one direction, creating a problem for air flow within a computer case.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Top 12 Divinely Useful Computer Tips
The Overeager Mouse Highlights Too Much Text
Frequently, in a Word document, I need to highlight some text that extends past my viewing area. Unfailingly, when I click and drag with my mouse and go beyond the screen, the highlighted portion just ZOOMS past where I actually wanted to copy, and I end up with highlighted pages and pages of text that I didn't want. Then, I have to click in the document to undo the highlighting and try again..
Finally, someone (my dear husband, I admit) solved this annoying problem for me. Here is how it works.
Place your cursor at the beginning of the text you want to highlight. Click your mouse once and release (do not hold). Using the vertical scroll bar on your Word window, scroll to the place you want to end. Place the cursor there and hold down the SHIFT key and click the mouse button once. Yea! The text you want to be highlighted is highlighted without the mouse racing past and highlighting more than you wanted. You can now copy and paste just like you would any other highlighted text.
Printing just a bit in Internet Explorer
Have you ever gone to a website that you only wanted to print one part of? You know, those websites that have a frame with links or ads on one side, the juicy text in the middle, and then another frame with more links or ads on the other side. You don't want to print everything, and when you go ahead and print the page, most of the time your printer will cut off the part of the website that doesn't fit on an 8 1/2 x 11 page, usually cutting off the text that you did want. Or, you just want to print part of Word document or an Excel spreadsheet; you don't need the entire document or spreadsheet, just that one little bit.
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Frequently, in a Word document, I need to highlight some text that extends past my viewing area. Unfailingly, when I click and drag with my mouse and go beyond the screen, the highlighted portion just ZOOMS past where I actually wanted to copy, and I end up with highlighted pages and pages of text that I didn't want. Then, I have to click in the document to undo the highlighting and try again..
Finally, someone (my dear husband, I admit) solved this annoying problem for me. Here is how it works.
Place your cursor at the beginning of the text you want to highlight. Click your mouse once and release (do not hold). Using the vertical scroll bar on your Word window, scroll to the place you want to end. Place the cursor there and hold down the SHIFT key and click the mouse button once. Yea! The text you want to be highlighted is highlighted without the mouse racing past and highlighting more than you wanted. You can now copy and paste just like you would any other highlighted text.
Printing just a bit in Internet Explorer
Have you ever gone to a website that you only wanted to print one part of? You know, those websites that have a frame with links or ads on one side, the juicy text in the middle, and then another frame with more links or ads on the other side. You don't want to print everything, and when you go ahead and print the page, most of the time your printer will cut off the part of the website that doesn't fit on an 8 1/2 x 11 page, usually cutting off the text that you did want. Or, you just want to print part of Word document or an Excel spreadsheet; you don't need the entire document or spreadsheet, just that one little bit.
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Monday, October 6, 2008
ULead Video Editing
Install ULead Video Studio Plus – use full installation option
The following plugins need to be installed as part of the full installation
• Real Player
• QuickTime
• DirectX
• Windows Media Player
The Process of Opening Video Studio Editing Software
1. Open Video Studio -> double click on the ULead Video Studio 10 shortcut on desktop or access the icon from the Start -> All Programs -> ULead Video Studio 10.
2. Select Video Studio Editor
The Video Editing software window appears and has the following fields: 1) Viewing window, 2) Drag and drop editing window (where movie clips are placed for editing and 3)
To Load a DVD video clip from a DVD with the intent to create stills and/or edit the DVD to create video clip for peer review.
1. While Video Studio is open select the Edit tab at the top of the window
2. Insert DVD into computer
3. Go to the Start Menu and select My Computer from the Start Menu as shown in Step 1 then proceed to Step 2.
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The following plugins need to be installed as part of the full installation
• Real Player
• QuickTime
• DirectX
• Windows Media Player
The Process of Opening Video Studio Editing Software
1. Open Video Studio -> double click on the ULead Video Studio 10 shortcut on desktop or access the icon from the Start -> All Programs -> ULead Video Studio 10.
2. Select Video Studio Editor
The Video Editing software window appears and has the following fields: 1) Viewing window, 2) Drag and drop editing window (where movie clips are placed for editing and 3)
To Load a DVD video clip from a DVD with the intent to create stills and/or edit the DVD to create video clip for peer review.
1. While Video Studio is open select the Edit tab at the top of the window
2. Insert DVD into computer
3. Go to the Start Menu and select My Computer from the Start Menu as shown in Step 1 then proceed to Step 2.
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Computer Lab Tips & Tricks
General Tips
- SHIFT + click (or right-mouse click > Open Link in New Window)
Opens the hyperlink in a new window. Helpful for using search engines and databases (to keep the list “up” without having to hit BACK button)
- TOOLS > OPTIONS > INTERNET OPTIONS
Allows you to USE CURRENT PAGE as your “home page” each time IE loads
- VIEW > TOOLBARS (or right-mouse click on a toolbar) Allows you to turn on/off certain toolbars on your web browser. Helpful if you are presenting something to a class and want to show as much “screen” space as possible
- FILE > IMPORT & EXPORT > [wizard] EXPORT FAVORITES
Allows you to save your internet favorites to a web file (.htm) to save on your H: drive for access from any computer. Also helpful for students who want their “bookmarks” to persist after logging off (they get erased otherwise)
PRINTING a PDF document
- On the computer screen, there will be a printer icon in the “content area” of Internet Explorer. Use this “inner” printer icon, instead of the IE printer icon (or the FILE > PRINT menu)
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- SHIFT + click (or right-mouse click > Open Link in New Window)
Opens the hyperlink in a new window. Helpful for using search engines and databases (to keep the list “up” without having to hit BACK button)
- TOOLS > OPTIONS > INTERNET OPTIONS
Allows you to USE CURRENT PAGE as your “home page” each time IE loads
- VIEW > TOOLBARS (or right-mouse click on a toolbar) Allows you to turn on/off certain toolbars on your web browser. Helpful if you are presenting something to a class and want to show as much “screen” space as possible
- FILE > IMPORT & EXPORT > [wizard] EXPORT FAVORITES
Allows you to save your internet favorites to a web file (.htm) to save on your H: drive for access from any computer. Also helpful for students who want their “bookmarks” to persist after logging off (they get erased otherwise)
PRINTING a PDF document
- On the computer screen, there will be a printer icon in the “content area” of Internet Explorer. Use this “inner” printer icon, instead of the IE printer icon (or the FILE > PRINT menu)
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Video Studio 6 Manual
Digital video editing used to be dominated only by professionals. Advances in technology,\ however, made it possible for almost anyone to create desktop video productions even at home. As personal computers become increasingly powerful, video editing software also become smarter.
Ulead VideoStudio puts you at the cutting edge of video technology by providing a complete set of tools to cut, mix, run titles, add special effects, and do almost anything digitally possible with your work. Even novices achieve professional results as VideoStudio turns the complex process of video editing into a simple and fun affair.
An introduction to digital video
Tens of millions of camcorders and personal computers have been sold around the world and video capture cards serve as the connection between the two. These cards allow the transfer of video data from the camcorder to the computer hard disk.
The introduction of the IEEE 1394 interface technology also known as FireWire or i.Link and the emergence of a generation of entirely digital camcorders and a new format to emerged - digital video (DV). VideoStudio fully supports digital video (DV) editing and puts all the advantages of working with this format in your hands.
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Ulead VideoStudio puts you at the cutting edge of video technology by providing a complete set of tools to cut, mix, run titles, add special effects, and do almost anything digitally possible with your work. Even novices achieve professional results as VideoStudio turns the complex process of video editing into a simple and fun affair.
An introduction to digital video
Tens of millions of camcorders and personal computers have been sold around the world and video capture cards serve as the connection between the two. These cards allow the transfer of video data from the camcorder to the computer hard disk.
The introduction of the IEEE 1394 interface technology also known as FireWire or i.Link and the emergence of a generation of entirely digital camcorders and a new format to emerged - digital video (DV). VideoStudio fully supports digital video (DV) editing and puts all the advantages of working with this format in your hands.
Download pdf Video Studio 6 Manual
Computer Maintenance Tips
To prolong equipment life and avoid some typical hardware and software problems, please utilize the following suggestions:
Hardware Maintenance
• Keep your computer and diskettes away from any magnetized objects. Phones, copiers, stereo equipment or devices with motors generate a magnetic field that may damage your data.
• Keep your system away from heating and air conditioning vents, radiators, and open windows. This will prevent temperature fluctuations in your system hardware and reduce airborne particles like dust and smoke from entering your system.
• Never unplug a component while your system is running. Exit all programs and shut down your computer when plugging or unplugging computer devices and peripherals. Ignoring this advice can easily result in a short, therefore damaging either your computer or the device you are adding or removing. The only exception to this general rule is a USB component (like a digital camera) that is designed to be plugged in and out while the machine is running.
• Buy a Surge Protector. Surge Protectors are special power strips that absorb any power surges that may seriously damage memory chips and other components. You may want to shut your computer down during severe thunderstorms.
• Use antivirus software to detect viruses that can cause substantial damage to files in your computer. Be careful what you receive in Email and download off the Internet. The Internet has increasingly become a popular means of transporting viruses to personal computers. Fordham’s Email system in (Lotus Notes) is the only Email package you should trust to eliminate Email viruses before they come to your computer.
• Use anti-static mats under your computer. This will decrease the amount of static electricity in the vicinity of your computer. Static electricity is one of the primary causes of data loss.
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Hardware Maintenance
• Keep your computer and diskettes away from any magnetized objects. Phones, copiers, stereo equipment or devices with motors generate a magnetic field that may damage your data.
• Keep your system away from heating and air conditioning vents, radiators, and open windows. This will prevent temperature fluctuations in your system hardware and reduce airborne particles like dust and smoke from entering your system.
• Never unplug a component while your system is running. Exit all programs and shut down your computer when plugging or unplugging computer devices and peripherals. Ignoring this advice can easily result in a short, therefore damaging either your computer or the device you are adding or removing. The only exception to this general rule is a USB component (like a digital camera) that is designed to be plugged in and out while the machine is running.
• Buy a Surge Protector. Surge Protectors are special power strips that absorb any power surges that may seriously damage memory chips and other components. You may want to shut your computer down during severe thunderstorms.
• Use antivirus software to detect viruses that can cause substantial damage to files in your computer. Be careful what you receive in Email and download off the Internet. The Internet has increasingly become a popular means of transporting viruses to personal computers. Fordham’s Email system in (Lotus Notes) is the only Email package you should trust to eliminate Email viruses before they come to your computer.
• Use anti-static mats under your computer. This will decrease the amount of static electricity in the vicinity of your computer. Static electricity is one of the primary causes of data loss.
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8 Overview
Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8 is powerful, versatile and intuitive video editing software for professionals and enthusiasts. Create dynamic HDV, DV or MPEG video content for independent productions, events, business and education. Integrated, quick-to-master tools, including Smart Compositor and Smart Proxy, take you to the forefront of professional real-time video editing.
Features and Benefits Smart Compositor
• The Smart Compositor offers you a powerful tool to create professional-quality opening sequences or segues with pre-made masks, frames and moving paths. This is the fast and easy way: select a suitable theme, drop in your own video or images, modify the text, perhaps change the background music, and save. Then export sequences as either virtual clips, or nested timelines which can be opened and further tweaked as required by your production. All the speed without the “cookie cutter” effect of templates!
• Even if MediaStudio Pro is not your primary NLE, Smart Compositor can come to the rescue for those quick-turnaround jobs that still have to look really high-end. Compose your sequence, then simply render it as a video clip for use in your main NLE.
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Features and Benefits Smart Compositor
• The Smart Compositor offers you a powerful tool to create professional-quality opening sequences or segues with pre-made masks, frames and moving paths. This is the fast and easy way: select a suitable theme, drop in your own video or images, modify the text, perhaps change the background music, and save. Then export sequences as either virtual clips, or nested timelines which can be opened and further tweaked as required by your production. All the speed without the “cookie cutter” effect of templates!
• Even if MediaStudio Pro is not your primary NLE, Smart Compositor can come to the rescue for those quick-turnaround jobs that still have to look really high-end. Compose your sequence, then simply render it as a video clip for use in your main NLE.
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Ten Tips for Protecting Your Computer
1. Use protection software "anti-virus software" and keep it up to date.
Make sure you have anti-virus software on your computer! Anti-virus software is designed to protect you and your computer against known viruses so you don't have to worry. But with new viruses emerging daily, anti-virus programs need regular updates, like annual flu shots, to recognize these new viruses. Be sure to update your anti-virus software regularly! The more often you keep it updated, say once a week, the better. Check with the web site of your anti-virus software company to see some sample descriptions of viruses and to get regular updates for your software. Stop viruses in their tracks!
2. Don't open email from unknown sources.
A simple rule of thumb is that if you don't know the person who is sending you an email, be very careful about opening the email and any file attached to it. Should you receive a suspicious email, the best thing to do is to delete the entire message, including any attachment. Even if you do know the person sending you the email, you should exercise caution if the message is strange and unexpected, particularly if it contains unusual hyperlinks. Your friend may have accidentally sent you a virus. Such was the case with the "I Love You" virus that spread to millions of people in 2001. When in doubt, delete!
3. Use hard-to-guess passwords.
Passwords will only keep outsiders out if they are difficult to guess! Don't share your password, and don't use the same password in more than one place. If someone should happen to guess one of your passwords, you don't want them to be able to use it in other places. The golden rules of passwords are:
(1) A password should have a minimum of 8 characters, be as meaningless as possible, and use uppercase letters, lowercase letters and numbers, e.g., xk28LP97.
(2) Change passwords regularly, at least every 90 days.
(3) Do not give out your password to anyone!
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Make sure you have anti-virus software on your computer! Anti-virus software is designed to protect you and your computer against known viruses so you don't have to worry. But with new viruses emerging daily, anti-virus programs need regular updates, like annual flu shots, to recognize these new viruses. Be sure to update your anti-virus software regularly! The more often you keep it updated, say once a week, the better. Check with the web site of your anti-virus software company to see some sample descriptions of viruses and to get regular updates for your software. Stop viruses in their tracks!
2. Don't open email from unknown sources.
A simple rule of thumb is that if you don't know the person who is sending you an email, be very careful about opening the email and any file attached to it. Should you receive a suspicious email, the best thing to do is to delete the entire message, including any attachment. Even if you do know the person sending you the email, you should exercise caution if the message is strange and unexpected, particularly if it contains unusual hyperlinks. Your friend may have accidentally sent you a virus. Such was the case with the "I Love You" virus that spread to millions of people in 2001. When in doubt, delete!
3. Use hard-to-guess passwords.
Passwords will only keep outsiders out if they are difficult to guess! Don't share your password, and don't use the same password in more than one place. If someone should happen to guess one of your passwords, you don't want them to be able to use it in other places. The golden rules of passwords are:
(1) A password should have a minimum of 8 characters, be as meaningless as possible, and use uppercase letters, lowercase letters and numbers, e.g., xk28LP97.
(2) Change passwords regularly, at least every 90 days.
(3) Do not give out your password to anyone!
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Ulead DVD PictureShow User Guide
Easily create photo slideshows, complete with selection menus and background music, with Ulead DVD PictureShow. Using a wizard-type workflow, DVD PictureShow guides you step by step through the production process from start to finish. You can also include multimedia slideshows by importing video files or Ulead Photo Explorer slideshow files. Create multiple slideshows for output on a single disc, and burn slideshow discs in DVD, SVCD, or VCD format that can play on the computer as well as standalone DVD/SVCD/VCD players.
What's new in this version
Take advantage of Ulead DVD PictureShow's new features to produce more exciting slideshows. Here are some of the best new features you will find in DVD PictureShow:
Welcome to Ulead ® DVD PictureShow Add video as slideshows Include video files as multimedia slideshows (including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, and QuickTime movie files). Add transition effects Apply cool transition effects to your photo slideshows. There are a wide selection of transition effects to choose from. Acquire photos Get photos straight from a digital camera or scanner and add them to your photo slideshows. Ulead DVD PictureShow allows transfer of photos from TWAIN or WIA imaging devices.
Add text on photos Add text with drop-down shadow on individual photos. Add sound annotation and multiple background music Add narration or a sound file to individual photos. In a photo slideshow, you can also add single or multiple background music with audio fade out effects. Print CD index pages and CD labels Print index pages that visually show slideshow contents. Create your own custom-designed CD labels for your slideshow disc.
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What's new in this version
Take advantage of Ulead DVD PictureShow's new features to produce more exciting slideshows. Here are some of the best new features you will find in DVD PictureShow:
Welcome to Ulead ® DVD PictureShow Add video as slideshows Include video files as multimedia slideshows (including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, and QuickTime movie files). Add transition effects Apply cool transition effects to your photo slideshows. There are a wide selection of transition effects to choose from. Acquire photos Get photos straight from a digital camera or scanner and add them to your photo slideshows. Ulead DVD PictureShow allows transfer of photos from TWAIN or WIA imaging devices.
Add text on photos Add text with drop-down shadow on individual photos. Add sound annotation and multiple background music Add narration or a sound file to individual photos. In a photo slideshow, you can also add single or multiple background music with audio fade out effects. Print CD index pages and CD labels Print index pages that visually show slideshow contents. Create your own custom-designed CD labels for your slideshow disc.
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Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 Overview
Ulead® Photo Explorer 8.5 lets you spend more time enjoying photos, music and videos and less time finding them. It’s the all-in-one solution for owners of digital cameras, camcorders, scanners or anyone who wants to make it easier to keep track of their media.
Easy Access
· The Easy Access Window lets beginners easily use key functions of Photo Explorer. It shows you how to quickly download your media files, how to edit and adjust pictures and video, and how to share your media with family and friends.
· Automatic camera detection helps you save more time by importing and saving your photos to your computer in one simple step.
· The Enhanced Digital Camera Wizard provides a simple and instant way to download media from digital cameras or memory cards.
· Memory Card Detection automatically starts data download when your card is inserted into a memory card reader.
· Capture single or multiple video frames from a live video source at designated time intervals.
· Scan Internet for Images enables you to easily download Web page images at one time and eliminates the tedious process of saving each image separately.
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Easy Access
· The Easy Access Window lets beginners easily use key functions of Photo Explorer. It shows you how to quickly download your media files, how to edit and adjust pictures and video, and how to share your media with family and friends.
· Automatic camera detection helps you save more time by importing and saving your photos to your computer in one simple step.
· The Enhanced Digital Camera Wizard provides a simple and instant way to download media from digital cameras or memory cards.
· Memory Card Detection automatically starts data download when your card is inserted into a memory card reader.
· Capture single or multiple video frames from a live video source at designated time intervals.
· Scan Internet for Images enables you to easily download Web page images at one time and eliminates the tedious process of saving each image separately.
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Tips for Computer Scientists on Standard ML (Revised)
This note is inspired by a brilliant piece of writing, entitled Tips for Danes on Punctuation in English, by John Dienhart, Department of English, Odense University (1980). In a mere 11 pages, Dienhart’s lucid writing gives the reader the impression that punctuation in English is pretty easy and that any Dane can get it right in an afternoon or so.
In the same spirit, this note is written for colleagues and mature students who would like to get to know Standard ML without spending too much time on it. It is intended to be a relaxed stroll through the structure of Standard ML, with plenty of small examples, without falling into the trap of being just a phrase book.I present enough of the grammar that the reader can start programming in Standard ML, should the urge arise.
The full grammar and a formal definition of the semantics can be found in the 1997 language definition[2]. Some of the existing textbooks also contain a BNF for the language, e.g., [3]. I have tried to use the same terminology and notation as the language definition, for ease of reference.
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In the same spirit, this note is written for colleagues and mature students who would like to get to know Standard ML without spending too much time on it. It is intended to be a relaxed stroll through the structure of Standard ML, with plenty of small examples, without falling into the trap of being just a phrase book.I present enough of the grammar that the reader can start programming in Standard ML, should the urge arise.
The full grammar and a formal definition of the semantics can be found in the 1997 language definition[2]. Some of the existing textbooks also contain a BNF for the language, e.g., [3]. I have tried to use the same terminology and notation as the language definition, for ease of reference.
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