Dell XPS 8920 Desktop Computer

Getting yourself a new desktop computer? Here we have the new Dell XPS 8920. Built with power and an easy-open chassis for simple expandability, this mid-end desktop computer is packed with a 3.6GHz Intel Core i7-7700 quad-core processor, an NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 2GB GPU, an 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 RAM and a 1TB 7200rpm hard drive.

The system also has a SuperMulti DVD Burner, a 3-in-1 SD card reader, 1x USB 3.1 Type-C port, 1x USB 3.1 Type-A port, 7x USB 3.0 Type-A ports, 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports, 1x HDMI port, 1x DisplayPort and 1x Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45).

Running on Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS, the XPS 8920 provides WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 for connectivity. The Dell XPS 8920 is available now for $749 (Dell wired keyboard & laser mouse included). [Product Page]

source: techfresh.net

Dell XPS 13 9360 13.3-Inch Multi-Touch Notebook

Designed for users looking for a portable system that’s capable of keeping up with them, this thin, light and durable notebook ‘XPS 13 9360’ from Dell sports a 13.3-inch 3200 x 1800 QHD+ InfinityEdge IGZO IPS multi-touch display, a 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-7560U dual-core processor, an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640, a 16GB DDR3 RAM and a 512GB M.2 SSD.


Other integrated features include 720p webcam w/ dual mics, an SD/SDHC/SDXC card reader, 1x Thunderbolt 3 port, 2x USB 3.0 Type-A ports, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 via Thunderbolt port, a 4-cell lithium-ion battery and built-in stereo speakers.

Running on Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS, the Dell XPS 13 9360 provides WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1 for connectivity. The Dell XPS 13 9360 is currently available for pre-order for $1,699. [Product Page]

source:  techfresh.net

Software lets blind see via computers

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines—Crisanta Marcelino, an 18-year-old blind student, used to do research for her assignments by sifting through thick Braille books in her school library.

Aside from having to spend hours reading the Braille pages for her assignments as an Information Technology (IT) student in a private school here, she also had a hard time looking for the right books to read.

Today, she does her research on the Internet, thanks to a screen reader software that has been installed on the computers of the Area 1 Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) here.

According to the National Statistics Office’s (NSO) 2010 Census of Population and Housing, more than 1.44 million (1.57 percent) of the country’s then 92.1-million population had various forms of disability. A 2002 country profile drawn up by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) cited a 1996 NSO census report which estimated that 46 percent of Filipino PWDs were blind.

The AVRC, an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, caters to persons with disability (PWD) from the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera regions.

“We are really very happy that we have this software. Before, we could not use our computers and we envied our classmates who had normal vision,” Marcelino said.


Job Access


The software was introduced on Saturday in a forum participated in by IT students and businessmen at the SM City in Rosales, Pangasinan.

Jennifer Garcia, AVRC computer instructor, said the screen reader software, called Job Access with Speech (Jaws), reads everything displayed on the computer screen, enabling a blind user to “see” them.

“The screen reader allows the computer to talk. So visually impaired persons no longer need a monitor and a mouse. All they need is a CPU (central processing unit), a keyboard that serves as their mouse and a speaker or headset,” Garcia said.

The students, she said, first trains on how to use the keyboard and its shortcut keys. After that, they are introduced to different software, including word processing, spreadsheet and slide presentation software.

Social media

“They are also taught how to use social media, like Facebook and Twitter,” Garcia said.

Marcelino said that for two weeks, she had to work hard to understand the American accent of the voice in the software.

“I had a hard time understanding it, especially when it reads Filipino. But now, I’m so used to it and I can understand whatever it says,” Marcelino said.

Garcia said the only hitch in the screen reader software is its cost, which is around P48,000.

But she said there was a Linux-based free software, called nonvisual desktop access (NVDA), that can be downloaded from the Internet.

“But unlike Jaws, which is more user-friendly, the NVDA has limitations. The voice especially is irritating to the ear,” Garcia said.

She said most of the AVRC computers had the NVDA software.

Jersey Mendoza, SM City Rosales manager, said they hosted the forum hoping it would open up opportunities for PWDs, especially the blind.

“In our malls are Internet shops. One way of starting with this is to orient our tenants that there is this software, so that maybe they could allot a slot for PWDs in their Internet cafes,” Mendoza said.

source: technology.inquirer.net

Facebook lets users take more data home

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has begun letting members of the world’s leading online community take more of their pictures, posts, messages and other data home with them.

Facebook has expanded the types of information its approximately 845 million members could download from their personal account histories to include data such as friend requests and IP addresses of computers used to log-in.

“This feature will be rolling out gradually to all users and more categories of information will be available for download in the future,” Facebook said in a message at its Public Policy Europe page.

The move comes as the California-based Internet star works to reassure regulators, members and advocacy groups concerned about how much privacy and control of personal information people have at Facebook.

The “Download Your Information” tool was launched in 2010 to allow Facebook members to keep copies of what they share with friends at the social network.

Facebook is expected to make a much-anticipated debut next month on the technology-heavy NASDAQ exchange. Facebook in February filed to go public and could raise as much as $10 billion in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.

Facebook, which is shifting operations to a former Sun Microsystems campus in the California city of Menlo Park, had a reported net income of $668 million last year.

Revenue nearly doubled to $3.7 billion in 2011, with most of it coming from targeted advertising gleaned from personal information shared by the platform’s hundreds of millions of users.

Facebook’s value has been estimated at between $75 billion and $100 billion.

source: japantoday.com

You Can Now Pre-Order a Linux Computer That is the Size of a Thumb Drive

If you’ve always wanted a Linux computer so you can finally try Linux, but never quite had the space for the box and never really wanted to dual boot your main computer, FXI is here to make your oddly specific dream come true. You can now pre-order their Linux computer that is the size of a thumb drive, dubbed Cotton Candy. The little guy runs either Android 4.0 or Ubuntu, so you can switch operating systems if you become overwhelmed and start freaking out that you’ve made a terrible purchasing decision. The Cotton Candy’s guttyworks contains 1 GB of RAM, a dual-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, and Mali 400 MP GPU.

Along with the totally respectable specs, the Cotton Candy has a USB plug used to power the system, an HDMI cable for display output, built-in Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth for device connectivity. On top of being able to be a computer by its lonesome without any type of support (aside from needing to be plugged into a display), the Cotton Candy can be plugged into another computer so users can boot from it.

Now available for pre-order, the Cotton Candy will retail for $199, plus tax and shipping. Head on over to FXI’s store if you want a serviceable, tiny Linux computer.

source: http://www.geekosystem.com/linux-thumb-drive-computer-cotton-candy/

Why your computer is becoming more like your phone

(CNN) -- Apple released Mountain Lion to developers last week, a new operating system that will make your desktop computer work more like your phone than ever before.

The trend is clear: The desktop operating system will merge with the mobile OS in the coming years. The question is: Why?

Let's start with the trend itself. First off, Apple is integrating cloud services much more deeply in Mountain Lion than any previous operating system. That means your music, photos, calendars, contacts, emails and more can now stay in sync across your phone, tablet and Mac.

Apple has also unified your messages across your devices: The Message app (formerly iMessages) will replace iChat on the Mac.



That's not all: Mountain Lion also gets a notification center that works just like the notifications you receive on your phone. Games Center is coming to the Mac as well, allowing you to play games against your friends who own iPhones and iPads.

Apps like Reminders, Notes and Contacts are also all getting desktop versions -- and of course these sync with your mobile devices so your data is always up to date.

Most notable of all: Apple is now pushing software updates through the Mac App Store, hinting that the App Store may become the only way to get software on your Mac in the future.

So what are the advantages of your desktop computer merging with your phone's functionality? And are there any downsides?

Simplicity

The main reason Apple wants to make Macs work like the iPhone and iPad is simple. Or rather, simplicity.

Despite decades of innovation and the invention of the graphical user interface, computers remain too confusing and complex for the majority of people.

While more powerful software with complex functionality will continue to exist for highly technical users, most consumers want a device that's easy to use and intuitive.

The rise of the iPad and iPhone prove that there's huge demand for such simplicity, and that desktops too will need to become more streamlined.

The downside of simplicity? Simple systems are often less "open" and provide less freedom to try new things: Tasks are either easy to complete (because the developers thought of that use case) or not possible at all.

Security

Mobile operating systems could potentially be more secure than their desktop counterparts. In particular, if Apple makes the App Store the only way to download apps to your Mac, it would become more difficult for users to install malware (since Apple manually approves every app in the store).

What's more, mobile features like tracking the location of your devices or wiping them remotely will make consumer desktops more secure.

There are downsides to app stores, however.

Not only would devices become less open -- the makers of operating systems become gatekeepers -- but you could argue that Apple and its rivals simply want to force the use of app stores so that they make more money for themselves.

Syncing

Perhaps the most obvious benefit of making desktops work more like phones is unity between all your devices.

With a similar (or single) operating system on all your gadgets, syncing apps, contacts and calendars between them all becomes effortless.

There's a downside for users, however: Competing operating systems tend not to work well together, and using one operating system across all devices means uses are "locked in" more than ever before.

So there you have it: Your desktop computer is becoming more and more like your phone -- and in fact the line between the two will one day disappear.

If you think it's just Apple's devices that are headed toward a simpler operating system, however, you'd be mistaken -- Apple is merely in the news because Mountain Lion became available to developers last week.

In fact, Microsoft's Windows 8 takes its cues from Windows Phone, meaning that the two major desktop operating systems will mimic your mobile devices very soon.


article source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/21/tech/mobile/cashmore-computer-like-phone/index.html

Data Recovery Denver - Assisting In Critical Data Recovery

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Why Does It Happen?

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