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Chapter 9: Some Secret Tips to Save Battery and Use Nook Efficiently

Synopsis

Being able to have a long battery capacity is very important to the user especially when there is no power available to boot the receding battery life at any given time. Therefore the user should look for ways to extend the battery life as much as possible while still ensuring the quality of the Nook’s efficiency is not adulterated.

Efficient Nook Use

There are some Nook Color features that are known for its energy sapping capabilities and this usually leads to the main causes of the battery rather short functioning lifespan. However with a few somewhat minor adjustments it is possible to overcome these issues adequately enough to prolong the battery’s life. Some of these may include measure to conserve the battery life by controlling the use of the features such as 3G, Wifi connections and LCD Screen brightness and intensity.

The 3G and Wifi connections are the main features that take up a lot of the battery power from the Nook battery life, as these applications do require the use of a lot of battery power for its optimal functionality. This is especially so when the user’s location is comparatively remote and the Nook has to resort to searching for better connectivity to limit the fluctuating responses to the connections available. One way of limiting this exercise, especially when it is not needed at the time would be to switch off the 3G and Wifi connectivity until these functions are needed. This would mean putting the Nook in “airplane” mode which effectively activates the switching off of all connections such as 3g and Wifi energy sapping elements.

Another way of conserving energy and enhancing the efficiently of the Nook would be to adjust the screen brightness and contrast by about 30% or less. comfortable with the screen’s

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Chapter 1: Defining Cloud Computing

Synopsis

Cloud services are distinct in its makeup and are certainly different from the more tradition al hosting process. With the cloud service there is the leeway to sell on demand, which is usually by the minute or hour, it is also elastic which means a user can dictate the amount of service needed at any given time and the service is fully managed by the provider.

This would effectively mean the customer would need nothing else but a personal computer and access to the internet. Some of the reasons cloud has become so popular is because this element is able to provide significant innovations in virtualization and distributed computing, while improving access to high speed internet.

The Basics

Configured to be either private of public the cloud is able to switch comfortably between the two while still providing the necessary services on both sides.

The public cloud sell services to anyone on the internet while the private cloud functions more as a proprietary network or data centre that supplies hosted services to a limited group. However the end goal of the cloud would be to provide easy, scalable access to computing resources and IT services.

The infrastructure as a service allow a company to pay for only the capacity needed and to only buy online as required. The platform as a service is defined as a set of software and product development tool that is hosted on the provider’s infrastructure.

The software as a service is where the vendor supplies the hardware infrastructure, the software product and interacts with the user through a front end portal.

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Chapter 6: Costs and the final word

You are able to sign up for Google Voice and utilize many of the features for free including making calls to the US and Canada. Here we will look at utilizing Google Voice on your cellular phone might impact your cell phone bill.

Using domestic calls

If you utilize Google Voice on your cell phone, domestic calls will utilize the standard minutes from your cellular phone plan.

Every time you place a call, rather than dialing the number you wish to reach, Google Voice dials a US-based direct access number. The Google Voice server then sends on your call to the actual destination number. This lets faster call setup happen and the power to place calls without a data connection. These direct access numbers might show in your calls log, or on your phone bill.

A unique direct access number is assigned to every person that you call. The direct access numbers are stacked away in the Google Voice application, not in your Contacts. They may be chucked from your phone at any time by signing out of the Google Voice app.

Direct access numbers are delegated randomly, and might include numbers that are out of your local calling area, or even out of state. If you don't have a countrywide calling plan, you might be charged long distance rates by your carrier.

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Emailing With iPad

The email is naturally designed to look good on the iPad mode as it really utilizes t elates iPhone, S 3.2 firmware. The popup box on the screen creates the easy to use mode and compliments the main mail window nicely. The setup of the Gmail accound using the Microsoft exchange allows the user to also get push emails.

Sending emails with attachments can also be done with some innovative maneuvering. This would include knowing and understanding that doing it the conventional way of creating the message first for the email and then initiating the attachment will not work for the iPad and instead it would be to be done in the opposite manner, where the attachment would have to be pasted and then the message composed. The document can be sent in pages format, as a PDF or as a Microsoft Word document file. Using the other application when there is a need to email content from the application chose would require the user to look for the common share and action menu which is depicted as a box with an arrow.

The emailing process using the iPad is a fairly simple process, and the user would simply have to shift the thinking process to accommodate a few different overall step to a new workflow pattern. Exploring the various ways to add on other items that would need to be sent with the email can also be done quite effectively with the similar need for simply maneuvering the various steps available.

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Chapter 5: Perfect Timing To Sell Your Property

Synopsis

There are several factors that contribute to the ideal time to put a piece of property on the market. Not all the reasons are beneficial to the seller, but taking into account the market sentiment of the time will help to ensure better possibilities of a successful sale.

The following are some of the factors that contribute to the perfect time to put a piece of property on the market:

Timing It

For most people in the house hunting mode, the time of the year is very important for making the necessary arrangements to move. The most dominant factor in most cases would be the change of location which would also mean the change of schools for the children.

This is one of the reasons why most people choose to start house hunting at least 6 months before the school year officially ends.

Having the additional pressure of dealing with unhappy school going children can be quite upsetting as most children do not adjust well when they are up rooted in the middle of a school year.

Another popular time of the year that is considered perfect timing to sell any property is during the spring and summer months. This is generally due to the fact that, house hunting during these months of relatively pleasant weather can be a more enjoyable experience, rather than having to do so in the unwelcoming weather conditions of winter.

Having the potential buyer view the property when it can be seen in an airy, sunny and fresh day is definitely a plus compared to dreary winter viewing.

Besides being able to view a property in the best weather circumstances, there is also the issue of the actual move to contend with. Moving into a new home in the spring and summer months presents a much lesser challenge than having to do so in the winter months. From a cost effective angle, moving in winter can be rather expensive, as some of the items may require regulatory heating measures.