Monthly Archives: August 2010

How the Drupal Picture Module Impacts a Site

You could just imagine how bare-looking and dull a website is when the textual content of the site is not accompanied by any image or picture as a representation of the text content.  This, I believe shall never be as attractive as the websites that contain pictorial representation of what is being narrated.

The use of the embedded images on the website is plainly not because you would like to enhance the aesthetic side of it, but rather, the use of the image creates an ambience that allows the readers to significantly understand and appreciate better what the textual content is all about.  This line of thinking was absorbed by generally of the content management systems developers. They view that the incorporation of multimedia on a website not only impacts the aesthetics of the site but more relevantly, it creates a newer method to allow for better understanding to transpire and an effective way to educate web users.  

The Drupal software has the image module whose primary function is to permit its users to upload and embed images and pictures on the Drupal-made website.  The ability of the image module to create variety of image forms (like in thumbnail and actual image size) made it realistically useful. Best of it, these image sizes are automatically being generated once the image has been permitted to be uploaded on the website.  This is a feature of Drupal that has remained unmatched to this date.  Now, the latest revisions of Drupal are capable of switching the image size into their own preference which makes it a more preferred feature.  

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The Cloud Computing certification pathway is delivered via onine learning and accompanying book. This course is easily accessible for both individuals looking to improve their cloud computing knowledge, and savvy businesses looking to train their staff to achieve the best possible outcomes.

All the material included in the bundle has been recently revised; the new second editions of the books and the revised program materials have received great feedback since their release in August. All the improvements and changes were a result of our student’s feedback.

The Cloud Computing Certification Pathway consists of three levels:

  • The Foundation program includes all the basics required for understanding cloud computing services and the major service management processes utilized in the IT organization.
  • There are three Specialist programs that delve into the specifics of each area of focus; Virtualization, PaaS and Storage Management and SaaS
  • The pinnacle of the Cloud Computing Certification Pathway is the Managing Services in the Cloud program. This level deals with managing the stakeholders, clarifying benefits and ROI of cloud computing as well as managing risk and cultural change.

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The Korean WiMax WiBro: Implementing Similar IEEE Standards for Wireless Broadband

WiBro or Wireless Broadband was first developed in Korea and has been adopted by the Korean government as its standard for mobile connectivity.  In 2005, when WiMax 802.16e standards was officially ratified by IEEE, the Korean WiBro solutions started to implement the baseline standards of WiMax technology.  There is some confusion as to the relationship between WiMax and WiBro.  Essentially however, WiBro is WiMax deployed in Korea.  In other words, WiMax WiBro solutions and standards only mean similar technologies and capabilities.

After the ratification of WiMax standards, Korean communication authorities quickly adjusted their WiBro system in order to conform to the IEEE requirements.  In effect, the Korean mobile broadband solution can interoperate with the international wireless connectivity standards thus making technology adoption easier.  In fact, Korea today has one of the most advanced deployments of WiMax compared to other countries.  The WiMax Forum also located a certification center for compliance in Korea because of its sophisticated technologies in wireless broadband.

WiBro can also be implemented in other countries.  The WiBro community is a participating party to the implementation and development of IEEE 802.16e standards.  Their wireless broadband implements these standards so there wouldn’t be a problem in adoption and migration.  The functionality of WiBro is specifically defined by WiMax and conforms to the international system profile for mobile WiMax.  It operates on a frequency band of 2.3 GHz which is also used by mobile WiMax.  It has a unique bandwidth spread of 9 MHz with a maximum effective bandwidth of 8.7 MHz. 

Help Desk: How To Troubleshoot With Your Client

Firms today depend more on help desk. This amazing concept is a great tool to support
users and customers. Most companies offer support to customers through toll free
numbers and others through emails and websites. In-house help desks are also giving the
same support to different departments. There are schools that provide the skill to create
solutions to technical problems.

Help desks are have quite a lot of responsibilities and functions. It supplies the users with
vital information on computer issues and queries. The help desk deals with its clients by
using software that will facilitate these inquiries. Tracking systems are usually used by
delivery systems that provide the client a ticket number. In this way, it is easier and faster
to work with the inquires that people make everyday. The help desk does not only
provide you with all the technical answers but it also evaluates the problem. The
customer informs the help desk to questions and complaints while the help desk provides
a tracking number/ ticket. If the problem is resolved, then the ticket is set to be closed.

There are huge help desks that supplies and handles all the inquiry. Help desks usually
answer questions that are commonly asked by users, or what you usually see FAQ or
frequently asked questions. This is a list of questions that users often ask the company. In
this system, you will be able to know the answers to most of your questions. These large
help desks have a couple of staff to manage the questions. Basically, larger teams are
needed to for this kind of help desk structure. The are usually responsible to follow up the
problems, call back the clients or answer their questions through email.

Help desk is indeed a very important part of each company. Whether it is in house or web
based help desk, it is very essential to help and support your clients in every way
possible.

Take the Challenge: Learn Web 2.0

Previously, Web 2.0 was perceived as a meaningless concept. But when the time comes that this phrase resounds and finally gain its meaning to the market, many people became interested to learn Web 2.0. Numbers of people nowadays perceive that learning Web 2.0 is a form of building a community with sustainable guidance, success stories and best practices. This is also why there are already organizations nowadays which offer assistance to help people build their web 2.0 sites successfully.

The conception of Web 2.0 actually started with a conference brainstorming meeting between MediaLive International and O’Reilly. Web pioneer Dale Dougherty and VP O’Reilly were able to perceive the growing importance of web because of the emergence of new sites and bracing new applications. These occurrences gave them the mark to create a turning point for the web—giving birth to Web 2.0.

From that time on, Web 2.0 Conference was also built. But as what was mentioned, the acceptance for Web 2.0 was harsh at first. Many recognized it as a meaningless marketing catchphrase. Good thing, there were also some people who accepted this as new form of uprooting wisdom. But things do change after sometime; Web 2.0 is already widely accepted these days as a living term that describes the development in the use of World Wide Web when it comes to design and technology, which intends to improve creativity, web functionality, information sharing, and collaboration.

Now that the essence of Web 2.0 is clearly understood by the market many people now became interested to learn more of this concept too. It has been a challenge for numbers of people to learn the ways for effective evolution and development of web-based communities like blogs and social-networking sites.