Providing for multiple languages during an operating system deployment has been a challenge in the past, often requiring delays until fully localized versions are released. The limited number of localized languages available presented a further challenge to organizations with a global presence. The Multilingual User Interface (MUI) in the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system provides a new approach to multiple languages.
In Windows® XP, the MUI pack was applied on top of an English version, and then language packs were installed to provide a localized user experience. The results were mixed; some languages had more complete support than others. And in each case, the language packs had to be installed over an English version of Windows XP.
In Windows Vista, the MUI architecture separates the language resources for the user interface from the binary code of the operating system. This separation makes it possible to change languages completely without changing the core binaries of Windows Vista, or to have multiple languages installed on the same computer. Languages are applied as language packs containing the resources required to localize part of, or the entire, user interface in Windows Vista.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Install OpenOffice From A CD
This tutorial describes the procedure for Microsoft Windows XP. The procedure for other versions of Windows (eg. 98, 2000, Vista, etc.) should be almost identical. Users of other operating systems (Linux, Mac, Solaris, etc.) should refer to the installation instructions given on the OpenOffice.org website here.
Our tutorials are designed to provide simple step-by-step instructions, with the minimum of extra information. In some steps it is necessary to include important information (shown in italicized text like this), to assist our users in completing the installation process a smoothly as possible.
At the end of the tutorial you will find additional notes that are not critical to successfully completing the installation process, but may be of some assistance or interest to our users. Where these notes relate to a specific step in the tutorial, a link (shown like this) appears next to the step.
We suggest that you print these pages, so that you can follow the step-by-step instructions. (Click File → Print → OK)
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Our tutorials are designed to provide simple step-by-step instructions, with the minimum of extra information. In some steps it is necessary to include important information (shown in italicized text like this), to assist our users in completing the installation process a smoothly as possible.
At the end of the tutorial you will find additional notes that are not critical to successfully completing the installation process, but may be of some assistance or interest to our users. Where these notes relate to a specific step in the tutorial, a link (shown like this) appears next to the step.
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Introduction to web services simulation with SOAPSimulator: A hands-on tutorial
Typically, companies embark on SOA projects for system-to-system integration within their corporate domains as well as with external trading partners. Re-usable services are the cornerstone of a successful SOA implementation. In a SOA Project, once a producer service is built, developers can subsequently start implementing consumer services and tester can begin building test scenarios. If the producer service is under development and is not available for request-response interaction, development and QA teams are severely hampered in their ability to develop consumer code. Service simulation – the ability to mimic producer services even before they are implemented – enables consumer developers and testers to parallelize their efforts without having to wait for service implementation to complete. Service simulation also enables corporations to provide a portable alternative to building an expensive reference environment.
In this hands-on tutorial, we are going to learn service simulation techniques using SOAPSimulator™ from Crosscheck Networks.
SCENARIO AND SETUP OVERVIEW
The setup for this tutorial captures a real-life SOA development scenario where a producer web services has to be developed and deployed as shown in the figure below. A service, Factorial(int n), meant to compute the factorial of a number, n, is first designed. In this design phase, the interface stub of this service, with clear inputs and outputs, is defined in C# using .NET Web Matrix. The WSDL written or generated in the design phase is handed over to the testing team that imports this WSDL into SOAPSimulator used for service simulation. Through an easy-to-use, simple point-and-click interface, SOAPSimulator is configured for simulated SOAP request-response pairs. The simulation for the Factorial service is then started on port 8000 as show in the figure below.
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In this hands-on tutorial, we are going to learn service simulation techniques using SOAPSimulator™ from Crosscheck Networks.
SCENARIO AND SETUP OVERVIEW
The setup for this tutorial captures a real-life SOA development scenario where a producer web services has to be developed and deployed as shown in the figure below. A service, Factorial(int n), meant to compute the factorial of a number, n, is first designed. In this design phase, the interface stub of this service, with clear inputs and outputs, is defined in C# using .NET Web Matrix. The WSDL written or generated in the design phase is handed over to the testing team that imports this WSDL into SOAPSimulator used for service simulation. Through an easy-to-use, simple point-and-click interface, SOAPSimulator is configured for simulated SOAP request-response pairs. The simulation for the Factorial service is then started on port 8000 as show in the figure below.
Download pdf Introduction to web services simulation with SOAPSimulator: A hands-on tutorial
The Correct Way to Install Windows Vista - Video Tutorial
There are a variety of actions associated with the Windows Vista deployment. You can perform a clean install of the operating system or you can upgrade from a previous version of Windows. Also, via a glitch in the deployment process, users are able to use a workaround to do a clean installation of Vista with an upgrade license key.
Additionally, customers are presented with the possibility of using the Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade that allows them to upgrade to a superior version of the operating system. Microsoft has also made available the Windows Automated Installation Kit that permits the installation, customization and deployment of the Windows Vista family of operating system.
Microsoft has revealed the fact that, on average, installing Windows Vista won't take longer than 20-30 minutes, and that this time can be as low as 8 minutes if the user installs an image of the operating system via a Windows Deployment Services server. Additionally, users can acquire systems with Windows Vista preinstalled and dodge the deployment headaches, swapping them for those related to the OEM license.
The Redmond Company has labored restlessly to prepare Vista for the world. And now that the operating system is commercially available, what is the verdict?
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Additionally, customers are presented with the possibility of using the Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade that allows them to upgrade to a superior version of the operating system. Microsoft has also made available the Windows Automated Installation Kit that permits the installation, customization and deployment of the Windows Vista family of operating system.
Microsoft has revealed the fact that, on average, installing Windows Vista won't take longer than 20-30 minutes, and that this time can be as low as 8 minutes if the user installs an image of the operating system via a Windows Deployment Services server. Additionally, users can acquire systems with Windows Vista preinstalled and dodge the deployment headaches, swapping them for those related to the OEM license.
The Redmond Company has labored restlessly to prepare Vista for the world. And now that the operating system is commercially available, what is the verdict?
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eTakeoff of ePlans in Excel Tutorial
BidScreen XL is a Microsoft Excel add-in program that measures items from AutoCad DWG, PDF, TIFF and other file types while working in Excel. Additional calculations on the area, length and count measurements generated with BidScreen are performed through formulas and functions directly in Microsoft Excel. A concise audit trail is provided by automatically storing the drawing with the digitized measurement into any Excel workbook cell and file. In summary, BidScreen allows you to view and measure from many files types while clearly organizing your takeoff in any Microsoft Excel workbook.
Before we begin, a few words on performing the takeoff and estimate:
⇒ Quantity Takeoff is performed by measuring certain items and then calculating the desired quantities from these measurements. ⇒ Estimating is applying costs to the quantities.
Applying the estimated cost to the quantities is usually performed in either an Excel workbook, a stand alone takeoff program or through a relational database estimating program. We at Vertigraph believe that organizing your takeoff quantities in Microsoft Excel, regardless of the software used for estimating, is often the easiest, most logical and best way to organize the takeoff for most contractors. You’ll measure with BidScreen and calculate quantities with Microsoft Excel. Excel is not for everybody however; certain divisions of work, such as site excavation and some of the mechanical trades may be better served by performing the takeoff in trade specific, non-spreadsheet applications. Overwhelmingly however, Excel is the number one application by far for both large and small contractors for documenting takeoff quantities. In addition to the takeoff, Excel also has the largest market share among contractors for estimating the costs of construction.
As a result of the widespread use and power of Excel, we at Vertigraph promote Excel estimating and have included a collection of takeoff and estimating workbook files for you use and review. Many of our customers have already created their own Excel estimating template. Others use the included Excel workbooks and customize these templates to fit their needs. After installing the software, the Excel takeoff and estimating workbooks provided with BidScreen are found at the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Vertigraph\BidScreen XL\examples folder when installing under Windows XP. If you installed BidScreen XL under Windows Vista, these Excel workbooks are found at C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Vertigraph\BidScreen XL\examples.
Download pdf eTakeoff of ePlans in Excel Tutorial
Before we begin, a few words on performing the takeoff and estimate:
⇒ Quantity Takeoff is performed by measuring certain items and then calculating the desired quantities from these measurements. ⇒ Estimating is applying costs to the quantities.
Applying the estimated cost to the quantities is usually performed in either an Excel workbook, a stand alone takeoff program or through a relational database estimating program. We at Vertigraph believe that organizing your takeoff quantities in Microsoft Excel, regardless of the software used for estimating, is often the easiest, most logical and best way to organize the takeoff for most contractors. You’ll measure with BidScreen and calculate quantities with Microsoft Excel. Excel is not for everybody however; certain divisions of work, such as site excavation and some of the mechanical trades may be better served by performing the takeoff in trade specific, non-spreadsheet applications. Overwhelmingly however, Excel is the number one application by far for both large and small contractors for documenting takeoff quantities. In addition to the takeoff, Excel also has the largest market share among contractors for estimating the costs of construction.
As a result of the widespread use and power of Excel, we at Vertigraph promote Excel estimating and have included a collection of takeoff and estimating workbook files for you use and review. Many of our customers have already created their own Excel estimating template. Others use the included Excel workbooks and customize these templates to fit their needs. After installing the software, the Excel takeoff and estimating workbooks provided with BidScreen are found at the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Vertigraph\BidScreen XL\examples folder when installing under Windows XP. If you installed BidScreen XL under Windows Vista, these Excel workbooks are found at C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Vertigraph\BidScreen XL\examples.
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A Guide to Paint.Net
The following is intended as an introduction to Paint.Net and an explanation of how to use the main tools. It is not meant as a guide to fixing images, because I am still very much a beginner in this area. More information can be obtained from the material in the Help file, and the tutorials and helpful hints in the on-line Forum. Those of you, who have already done some editing with Photoshop or other imaging programs, will find it much easier than those just starting out. If you don’t want to do any more than a slight tweaking, straightening and cropping of your photos then a program like Picasa is probably all you really need. If you want more control over the results, you need an imaging and photo manipulation program like Paint.Net.
Open the program by clicking on the Paint.Net icon on your desktop or go to Start>All programs>Paint.Net
The program opens with a blank page and 4 floating utility windows – Tools, History, Layers and Colors. If you don’t see these, go to Windows in the menu bar and select them from the drop down menu. These palette windows can be made translucent by ticking that option in the drop down menu. I recommend that before you look at the following projects you familiarise yourself with the menu and tool items and their functions. Click on Help in the Menu bar and then on Help topics or you can hit the F1 key on your keyboard. In the help pages, clicking on any of the items listed on the left-hand side will present you with a page explaining what the item is and its use. When you select any of the tools in the tools palette a brief tool tip will appear in the status bar at the bottom of the main window giving you the name of the tool, what it does and how to use it. I have put together a Step-by-step guide for 3 projects to show you how I have used the program. As with any computer software there is always more than one way of doing things.
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Open the program by clicking on the Paint.Net icon on your desktop or go to Start>All programs>Paint.Net
The program opens with a blank page and 4 floating utility windows – Tools, History, Layers and Colors. If you don’t see these, go to Windows in the menu bar and select them from the drop down menu. These palette windows can be made translucent by ticking that option in the drop down menu. I recommend that before you look at the following projects you familiarise yourself with the menu and tool items and their functions. Click on Help in the Menu bar and then on Help topics or you can hit the F1 key on your keyboard. In the help pages, clicking on any of the items listed on the left-hand side will present you with a page explaining what the item is and its use. When you select any of the tools in the tools palette a brief tool tip will appear in the status bar at the bottom of the main window giving you the name of the tool, what it does and how to use it. I have put together a Step-by-step guide for 3 projects to show you how I have used the program. As with any computer software there is always more than one way of doing things.
Download pdf A Guide to Paint.Net
Sunday, August 24, 2008
MAPLE TUTORIAL FOR MATH 243
Differentiation, Integration, Editing Start Maple.
To differentiate sin(x2) type diff( sin(x^2), x); hit Return
The ←, →, ↑, ↓ keys may be used to navigate in the worksheet and the Backspace, Delete keys may be used to correct typing errors. Don’t forget the semicolon - every command ends with a semicolon. To compute definite and indefinite integrals use int( sin(x), x= 0..Pi ); and hit Return int( a*x^2, x ); and hit Return
Note that Pi (upper case P) is the symbol used for π in Maple. The first command computes the definite integral and the second command computes the indefinite integral. Notice, in the second command, ax2 could have been integrated with respect to x or a. One convenient editing trick is the following. Suppose we wish to differentiate xsin(x3). We have already differentiated sin(x
2) - so using the ← ↑ → ↓, keys on the right hand side of the keyboard, move the cursor to that line. Then using the Backspace, Delete, and arrow keys modify that line to read
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To differentiate sin(x2) type diff( sin(x^2), x); hit Return
The ←, →, ↑, ↓ keys may be used to navigate in the worksheet and the Backspace, Delete keys may be used to correct typing errors. Don’t forget the semicolon - every command ends with a semicolon. To compute definite and indefinite integrals use int( sin(x), x= 0..Pi ); and hit Return int( a*x^2, x ); and hit Return
Note that Pi (upper case P) is the symbol used for π in Maple. The first command computes the definite integral and the second command computes the indefinite integral. Notice, in the second command, ax2 could have been integrated with respect to x or a. One convenient editing trick is the following. Suppose we wish to differentiate xsin(x3). We have already differentiated sin(x
2) - so using the ← ↑ → ↓, keys on the right hand side of the keyboard, move the cursor to that line. Then using the Backspace, Delete, and arrow keys modify that line to read
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