<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104574657856916340</id><updated>2011-04-21T13:25:31.925-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kara Pohl</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karapohl.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3104574657856916340/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karapohl.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Kara Pohl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14782784115195855292</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104574657856916340.post-3286395261398412147</id><published>2008-09-22T12:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-22T12:19:14.002-07:00</updated><title type='text'>And Your Download Will Be Done In A Half Minute</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class='adsense' style='text-align:left; padding: 0px 3px 0.5em 3px;'&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; google_ad_client = "pub-5578945950446834"; google_ad_slot = "6744960111"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; &lt;/script&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Computers, Software.&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;Free bearshare - the internet is great for filesharing, the only problem is that you need a good filesharing program like free bearshare, to download those shared files. Bearshare does not contain spyware or malicious viruses at all!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most people use bad programs like kazaa, which is full of spyware and viruses. - definitely most of your relatives or friends are using bearshare to download the newest music mp3' s and the hottest movies with this free bearshare software. So if normally have 10 people sharing one mp3 or movie, and there upload speed is 1kb per second, you can download the music mp3 with 10kb/ s. That' s why bearshare has a high download speed, because there are a lot of people who are sharing files. If you use this free version of bearshare, there will be probably 100 people who are sharing the same mp3 file. And your download will be done in a half minute.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;This way you can have a high download speed of 100 kb a second. - most movies that you can download are good quality, and with high quality comes much harddisk space. Don' t use an old version of bearshare, because you can get infected with spyware. The average size of a high quality film is 700 megabytes, this is in most cases 200 times bigger than a regular mpWhen you do the math you can download a complete movie within 100 minutes. In most cases the people are limited their upload to an average speed between 8kb to 12kb' s per second. When I see a trailer of a new movie on television, I turn on the free bearshare file sharing program.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;My experience is when i download a new movie, i can watch it within an half hour. - and 30 minutes later i can watch that cool movie. My experience with bearshare is great, especially the user friendliness. Almost always those movies are coming with different subtitles of the most common languages. Because im very into the web I know almost all the download programs, but this free bearshare is the fastest download program of this moment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3104574657856916340-3286395261398412147?l=karapohl.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karapohl.blogspot.com/feeds/3286395261398412147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3104574657856916340&amp;postID=3286395261398412147' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3104574657856916340/posts/default/3286395261398412147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3104574657856916340/posts/default/3286395261398412147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karapohl.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-your-download-will-be-done-in-half.html' title='And Your Download Will Be Done In A Half Minute'/><author><name>Kara Pohl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14782784115195855292</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104574657856916340.post-2043623550525634350</id><published>2008-09-20T09:35:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-20T09:35:10.706-07:00</updated><title type='text'>As An Example, Consider Your Level Of Expertise In Using Microsoft Excel</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class='adsense' style='text-align:left; padding: 0px 3px 0.5em 3px;'&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; google_ad_client = "pub-5578945950446834"; google_ad_slot = "6744960111"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; &lt;/script&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Computers, Software.&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;Basic excel training can increase your productivity - many of us find ourselves living and working at a rapid pace, whether we choose to or not. As an example, consider your level of expertise in using Microsoft Excel. I would like to suggest that computer skills can impact upon the speed at which we travel through our personal and professional lives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you moving in the fast lane, the slow lane or are you just pulled over on the side of the road? - by participating in basic excel training, you will have the opportunity to gain a good working knowledge of the nuts and bolts of the software. If you consider yourself to be a beginner in using Microsoft Excel software or perhaps in need of a refresher course, then it may be worth considering basic Excel training. This will hopefully improve your confidence levels and increase your productivity. Let us review some of the material that is covered during basic Excel training. Having a basic foundation will also provide you with the opportunity to progress to the next level of Excel training in the future if you so wish.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Creating spreadsheets. - a spreadsheet is made up of rows and columns. As you may be aware, spreadsheets are useful for organizing and analyzing data and this is why they are often used for scientific and financial purposes. The resulting box where the two intersect is called a cell. Basic Excel training will cover the steps involved in creating a spreadsheet from scratch and the inputting of data. Formulae, numerical values and labels can be inputted into the cells.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Creating simple calculations. - a formula must start with an equals sign and can consist of functions, operators and constants, references. Microsoft Excel software can perform calculations on values in your spreadsheet using formulae. Functions are useful because they are prewritten by Excel and can save the user time. Basic Excel training covers the use of basic functions and also the procedure for creating simple calculations. The SUM function, adds the values, for example contained in selected sells. Manipulating data.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another interesting concept to consider is the Ripple Effect. - basic excel training will enable the user to edit, move and copy, delete data which has been entered into the spreadsheet. By changing the data which has been entered in a cell, the formula which has previously been applied to those cells must recalculate the result. Training options include self - directed learning, e - learning or instructor - led courses on a one - to - one basis or in a group format. This allows you to see the effect of making changes on you data so all possible outcomes can be considered. Indicate your preference and manoeuvre out of the slow lane!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3104574657856916340-2043623550525634350?l=karapohl.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karapohl.blogspot.com/feeds/2043623550525634350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3104574657856916340&amp;postID=2043623550525634350' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3104574657856916340/posts/default/2043623550525634350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3104574657856916340/posts/default/2043623550525634350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karapohl.blogspot.com/2008/09/as-example-consider-your-level-of.html' title='As An Example, Consider Your Level Of Expertise In Using Microsoft Excel'/><author><name>Kara Pohl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14782784115195855292</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104574657856916340.post-1030443103494436751</id><published>2008-09-18T08:57:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-18T08:57:18.116-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class='adsense' style='text-align:left; padding: 0px 3px 0.5em 3px;'&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; google_ad_client = "pub-5578945950446834"; google_ad_slot = "6744960111"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; &lt;/script&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Computers, Software.&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;Upgrading to microsoft windows vista tips - upgrading to microsoft windows vista tips. Some people will want to upgrade( if it can be called that) to Windows Vista.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The traditional annual days of giving are at hand. - here are some tips to help keep you out of trouble. Windows Vista Home Basic. 800 - megahertz( MHz) 32 - bit( x86) processor or 800 - MHz 64 - bit( x64) processor. 512 megabytes( MB) of system memory. Recommended minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista. Note On system configurations that use system memory as graphics memory, at least 448 MB of system memory must be available to the operating system after some memory is allocated for graphics. DirectX 9 - class graphics card. 32 MB of graphics memory. 20 - gigabyte( GB) hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space. Internal or external DVD drive. Internet access capability. Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Business, and Windows Vista Ultimate. 1 - gigahertz( GHz) 32 - bit( x86) processor or 1 - GHz 64 - bit( x64) processor. 1 GB of system memory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Audio output capability. - windows aero - capable graphics card. Internet access capability. Note This includes a DirectX 9 - class graphics card that supports the following: A WDDM driver. Pixel Shader 0 in hardware. 32 bits per pixel. 128 MB of graphics memory( minimum) 40 - GB hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space( the 15GB of free space provides room for temporary file storage during the install or upgrade. ) Internal or external DVD drive. Audio output capability. Much more information at http: //remotehelpdeskcom/ articles. htm. Note A Windows Aero - capable graphics card is a graphics card that meets the following requirements: Supports a Windows Display Driver Model( WDDM) driver. Has a DirectX 9 - class graphics processor unit( GPU) that supports Pixel Shader 0. Supports 32 bits per pixel. Passes the Windows Aero acceptance test in the Windows Driver Kit( WDK) Operating system requirements to upgrade to Windows Vista.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Notes: If you are currently using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional x64, you are eligible for an upgrade copy to a corresponding or better edition of Windows Vista, but a clean install is required. - if the edition of windows vista that you choose to install will result in a loss of functionality over your current edition of windows, you will need to do a clean install, or install windows vista to a new partition on your pc. Upgrade copies are not available for versions of Windows earlier than Windows 200These earlier versions of Windows require you to install a full copy of Windows Vista. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. Before you run the Upgrade Advisor, be sure to plug in any USB devices or other devices such as printers, or scanners that, external hard drives are regularly used with the PC you' re evaluating. Before you begin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Download Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. - check out these special offers from microsoft partners. Ready to upgrade? The Upgrade Advisor works with 32 - bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista. Make sure your computer is ready for the edition of Windows Vista you want. Review the upgrade options available for earlier versions of Windows. The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor will help you to determine if your Windows XP - based PC can run Windows Vista.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;This small software tool will scan your computer and create an easy - to - understand report of all known system, and program compatibility, device issues, and recommend ways to resolve them. - you can also use the upgrade advisor to determine if your windows vista - based pc is ready for an upgrade to a more powerful edition of windows vista. Upgrade Advisor can also help you to choose the edition of Windows Vista that best fits the way you want to use your computer. Please Note: The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor works with 32 - bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista, except Windows Vista Enterprise edition. Just download, and run the, install Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. It will not work with other editions of Windows.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Upgrade procedure. - the windows vista upgrade advisor does not collect or send any personal, identifiable data to microsoft corporation or third parties. To upgrade your computer to Windows Vista, follow these steps: Start the computer by using the current operating system. Insert the Windows Vista DVD in the computer' s DVD drive. Verify that the Microsoft Windows operating system that is currently installed on the computer is eligible for upgrade to Windows Vista. Use one of the following procedures, as appropriate: If Windows automatically detects the DVD, the Install now screen appears.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Windows does not automatically detect the DVD, follow these steps: a. - click install now. Click Start, type Drive, click Run: setup. exe, and then click OK. Click Install now. Note Drive is the drive letter of the computer' s DVD drive. b. When you reach the Which type of installation to you want? screen, click Upgrade to upgrade the current operating system to Windows Vista.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you try to upgrade to Windows Vista, the Upgrade option is unavailable. - the upgrade option is unavailable, and you receive an" upgrade has been disabled" message. Additionally, you receive the following message: Upgrade has been disabled. Instead, you started the computer from the Windows Vista DVD. This issue may occur if one of the following conditions is true: The operating system that is currently installed on the computer is not supported in the upgrade path to Windows Vista. You did not start the computer by using the current operating system. To resolve this issue, start the computer by using the current operating system, and then run the Setup program from the current operating system. The operating system is installed to a partition that uses the FAT32 file system. For more information about how to resolve this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 307881( http: //support. microsoft. com/ kb/ 307881/ ) How to convert a FAT16 volume or a FAT32 volume to an NTFS file system in Windows XP. The partition on which you want to upgrade to Windows Vista has insufficient free hard disk space.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;To resolve this issue, convert the file system on the partition to use the NTFS file system. - to resolve this issue, free additional space on the hard disk. tmm&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3104574657856916340-1030443103494436751?l=karapohl.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://karapohl.blogspot.com/feeds/1030443103494436751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3104574657856916340&amp;postID=1030443103494436751' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3104574657856916340/posts/default/1030443103494436751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3104574657856916340/posts/default/1030443103494436751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://karapohl.blogspot.com/2008/09/windows-vista-upgrade-advisor.html' title='Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor'/><author><name>Kara Pohl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14782784115195855292</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
