Office 15 peeked out behind the curtains…

Microsoft has started seeding its Office 15 technical preview to a select few earlier this year to get it ready for the public. Expect to see more of Metro Style interface, this should satisfy those Office detractors that have said that the ribbon bar is too cluttered. The cleaner interface and touch mode will make it easier to use on tablet devices as it is on the desktop.

Word15 has received several improvements. Microsoft is focusing on the “experience” of reading  and writing. The new Read Mode removes control and menu items to limit the amount of distractions on the screen. The text will be reformatted on the screen as you enter into the Read Mode. There is a new Resume Reading function that allows you to bookmark the current position so that when you resume reading the document you will be placed back into the last position you were reading from.

Two new features allow you view information in a more dynamic way. Object Zoom allows you to double click on an image that will then zoom into full screen mode. This is great for pictures of table data, screen grabs or your favorite pictures that have been placed in the document. Expand and Collapse is a tool that allows you to expand and collapse paragraphs of text underneath a heading. This allows you to start with a shorter document that can be expanded to handle more text detail.

Document collaboration has ben improved as well. It is easier to Track Changes, create and read Reply Comments made to specific areas of text. There is now a localized password function that allows you to make changes and lock them down with password protection. Present Online allows users to share documents with others through a browser window.

There is better PDF document handling built into this version as well. Word 15 will allow you to open a PDF document and have the document reflow on the screen to fit automatically just as if it were a native Word document. Inserting and view videos has become easier as well with new functions allow easy insertion of video and pictures from Faceboo, Flickr and other services.

Not surprisingly with the new Metro Style Interface, Word 15 allows users to more easily navigate through documents through the Touch Mode interface. This shows Microsoft’s focus with Windows 8 and tablet technology. It is going to be interesting to see all of these new touch centric features working together on Windows 8 based tablets later this year.

Excel 15 updates include better/simpler methods for visualizing large data sets that you are working with. A  new Quick Analysis Lens feature lets Excel 15 users quickly access ways to visually represent data, and Recommended Charts and PivotTables helps surface the best way to visualize certain information based on data patterns. Flash Fill, a new feature to Excel 15, will also simplify the reformatting and rearrangement of data in an Excel spreadsheet. Excel 15′s Touch Mode feature is designed to let users browse through charts, graphs, and tables on tablet devices with their fingers and hands.

There are also some new chart formatting control features that use an interactive interface to fine tune charts quickly. Chart animations will help you to present your data in a dynamic display that will show changes as your data points are added or existing numbers are adjusted.

A new Excel Start Experience will provide access to a collection of professionally designed templates, including ones for budgets, calendars, forms and reports.

PowerPoint 15 updates include a big visual change. Microsoft is changing the default aspect ratio to a 16:9 display format with the thought of creating a professional-looking design with cinematic appeal. This complement most wide screen displays that are being used on your PC’s, Notebooks and Projectors today.

The new Start Experience is also present in PowerPoint 15, providing quick access to favorite files, professionally designed templates, and most recently-viewed presentations. A new chart engine access feature lets PowerPoint 15 users lift charts from Excel 15 worksheets and put them into slides without disrupting the existing formatting of a presentation.

Touch has been a big focus in this new version as well and the new features are designed to allow presenters to move through slides using a touch screen or tablet PC. PowerPoint 15 also features the same Resume Reading feature that has been added to Word 15 with automatic bookmarking the last position in your PowerPoint slide deck.

Outlook 15 hasn’t been left out either. A new peeks feature will let users see their schedule, view details about people they are emailing, and review tasks all within the same display. A new Weather Bar feature will also let users check the weather before accepting meeting invites or planning new meetings.

Inline replies has also been added to Outlook 15, letting users reply to an email in one-click. Microsoft has also made some improvements to its multiple email account support in Outlook 15, allowing users to view, create, and respond to all email accounts in one place, including Hotmail and other third-party web mail providers.

Animations in Outlook 15 have been improved to quickly move between email, calendar and tasks. The Metro Style interface takes up less space to provide more real estate for the presented information. Power users will be happier with the Context sensitive commands to provide simple, visible, on-click commands to help power users stay on top of their email flow.

OneNote 15 has also received the Metro Style Interface update. Auto-updating file views will let OneNote 15 users see content previews from embedded Excel and Visio files and any content updates that have been made in the original files.

Table support has been improved, allowing you to sort, add headers, and convert a OneNote table into an attached spreadsheet. This will bring improved calculation capabilities within your OneNote document.

The Touch Mode feature of OneNote 15 lets tablet users take advantage of their fingers and hands to move through pages and notes without a keyboard.

OneNote 15 also includes the new Resume Reading feature found in Word and PowerPoint 15, automatically saving the last position in a notebook so OneNote users can pick up right where they left off, even on a different PC or tablet.

Conclusion: I am looking forward to spending time with this product later this year when it comes out for general preview. The features that I have mentioned above are only some of the planned updates to the Office Products and I am sure there will be more touch and collaboration functionality as Windows 8 is finally released as well. Expect the release some time this summer and probably a RTM before the end of the year.

Windows 8–Are you interested?

There has been a lot of hype in the marketplace about the recent release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview and most people that you listen two have a very strong opinion about it. There are very few that are sitting on the fence with a wait and see attitude, they either love it or they hate it. There seems to be no middle ground.

With the advent of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview you are able to choose and in-place upgrade to install the product if you wish.I strongly urge you not to do this on a production system that is critical to your business of course. Paul Thurrot has a great guide that describes this process.

The big controversy is of course the new Metro Interface that is the primary startup screen that you will see when you boot a Windows 8 System. You do have both the desktop interface that we know as well as the Metro we don’t know at all. Why both interfaces? Microsoft doesn’t want to eliminate the legacy interface and force everyone into its simpler Metro App interface because we still need to accommodate business users and their applications. However, they see the writing on the wall and need to accommodate a touch interface that will perform better in a tablet environment. Having both interfaces provides the greatest degree of support for the widest range of applications. Just pick the application that runs best in the environment that you wish to use.

With this mixed environment the interface that you will primarily use will probably depend on what you do and what equipment that you are using. If you are primarily a tablet user you will probably live within Metro but if you are a power desktop user especially you will probably never see the Metro interface except when you boot up.

If you plan on using the touch interface you will need at least a screen that supports a minimum of five (5) touch points to take advantage of the the touch interface. You don’t need to think too much into this. Metro is a design that is going to be best used by consumer on a consumer device (in other words a tablet). The desktop as we know it now is mainly for PC’s that are going to be used for business. That’s it. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be some crossover but I do believe this is how the division will primarily work.

This duo interface for the most part isn’t going to be something that most people using it will even worry about. They will learn to use those pieces that make sense to them and not think anything more of it. It will be interesting to see how the Apps develop on the Metro side and see how we will be able to flow information between the two interfaces. I don’t think that it will be a bid deal but let’s begin working with it before we come to any final judgments.

I think that Microsoft really has a strong product here that can be something that will enhance the business side especially for tablet use and I am excited to work with it to find out how true that is.

Rediscover your mouse and keyboard video

A touch of brilliance

Make Windows yours

PHOTOGRAPHER’S i Magazine

I just finished reading my first made for iPad magazine and was totally entranced by the interaction with media formats that made full use of all audio, video still images and slide shows. The magazine I chose is called Photographers i and besides showing off beautiful images it provided articles that drew you into the featured photographers world, talked about their techniques and projects and keyed on specific technical details that help you to improve your own photography as well.

This is a great example of the benefit of electronic texts over paper with the ability to use the best style of presentation (words, static pictures, slide shows, audio or video) to present the information in the article. If you can find a magazine on a subject that you enjoy, it is worth taking a look to see if they have taken advantage of the new media style. The limits of printed material can finally be surpassed in this new form and provide you with many hours of entertainment and an expanded learning experience.

It is available as a subscription on both iPad and Android devices. I absolutely recommend this magazine.

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90z & M70z All-In-One Desktop PC Recall

I still feel Lenovo makes really quality product and we applaud them for being so upfront and proactive to protect their customers. Take a look at the link at the bottom of the page to determine if your system is affected.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lenovo is voluntarily recalling 160,000 ThinkCentre M70z and ThinkCentre M90z all-in-one (AIO) desktop PCs worldwide sold between May 2010 and January 2012. Lenovo has determined that due to a failure of the power supply in the affected all-in-one PCs, the system can overheat posing a fire hazard. Lenovo has received two customer reports worldwide of fire that resulted in damage to the PC.

Lenovo recommends that you should immediately stop using the affected desktop PC, and unplug the power cord. Only certain of the ThinkCentre M90z and M70z PCs sold in this timeframe are affected, and all of the affected systems can be identified by machine type and serial number.

Effective immediately, Lenovo is offering free power-supply replacements for all affected ThinkCentre M90z and ThinkCentre M70z all-in-one desktop PCs. You can use this page to determine whether your ThinkCentre M70z or ThinkCentre M90z all-in-one desktop PC is affected by the recall. Lenovo greatly appreciates your business and apologizes for the inconvenience caused by these issues.

For additional information on this recall, including frequently asked questions (FAQs), click below.

Go to Lenovo’s web site to determine if your system is affected.

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?DocID=HT071924

Posting at Photoshopsupport.com–Lightroom 4 Video Tutorials

Here are 5 free videos from the course Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4: New Features Workshop, taught by world renowned photographer and author Mikkel Aaland. Use coupon code LR20 for an instant 20% discount if you decide to purchase the full series. (You can download a free 30-day Photoshop Lightroom 4 trial version.)
Overview of New Features — New Models
Lightroom 4 has added two new modules, Book and Map, and in this video you'll get an overview of their features.
Using the Map Module — Working with Non-Geotagged Photos
Most cameras don't automatically add GPS data to an image, but that doesn't mean you can't take advantage of Lightroom's Map module. In this video you'll see how to manually add GPS data directly from a Google map.
New Develop Module Features — RGB Curves
Curves in Lightroom just got even more powerful by enabling you to control individual red, green, and blue channels. In this video you'll get an example of how these channels work.
Soft Proofing — Soft Proofing with a Custom Profile
In Lightroom 4 you have the option to soft proof an image using a custom profile, and this video will show you how.
Video Editing — Setting a Poster Frame
Want to select another static image to represent your video in the Library module? This video will show you how to select a new poster frame that does just that.
About The Course
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 includes some extremely powerful new features. In this workshop photographer and author Mikkel Aaland shows you what's new and how to put these new features to work.
You’ll learn about the new process version and how it improves the way images are processed in Lightroom, as well as changes to the Develop module’s Basic pane, which now offers much more intuitive controls.
You’ll also be introduced to the new modules in Lightroom 4, the Map and Book modules, which make it easy to sort your photos by location and create great photo books, respectively. Other new features covered here include soft proofing, upgraded video editing capabilities, and many more.

Press Release: Another Interesting Stylus…

If you lean more on the artistic side and you use your iPad for creating your next piece of art you may want to add the Ten One Design ‘Blue Tiger’ stylus to you gadget mix. This is the same company behind the Pogo Sketch products but now they are talking about releasing a Bluetooth pen that is being introduced primarily for the iPad 3. Along with their software it will allow you to use the pen by interfacing through the Bluetooth connection without the problems associated with palm interaction.

The stylus, codenamed "Project Blue Tiger," is pressure-sensitive, and pairs with the iPad over Bluetooth 4.0. As you can see in the video below, the pen is meant to be used inside a drawing app Ten One's whipped up, though the outfit's made the SDK available to developers today. Per the press release, all you curious code monkeys out there can email info@tenonedesign.com for more details, though the SDK is ready for download at the source link below.

Download the SDK (beta 1)

Make integration easy with code examples you can copy/paste (see T1PogoManager.h)
[SDK] [Demo Project]

From Ten One Design’s Declassify page:

Blue Tiger is a top secret project we've been working on for several months. We're declassifying it now to give you a sneak peek, and to jump-start your imagination.
You may have been hearing good things about Bluetooth 4.0. It's a fast wireless connection, and is fully supported by the CoreBluetooth framework in iOS5.
Bluetooth 4.0 devices don't need to pair with your iPhone or iPad, they just connect and work. Also, the battery life is dramatically better - think months or a year on a single coin battery. We've developed the first pressure-sensitive stylus for iPad that uses Bluetooth 4.0.
Sample hardware is available today. If you'd like to have support for this device in your app, email info@tenonedesign.com, and we'll schedule a shipment for you.
Note: Images shown are unfinished pre-production samples. We'll unveil the final design soon!

Pen features

• Fast, simple bluetooth 4.0 technology does away with pairing.
• Any application can take advantage of the features, but developers should use our free code to help them integrate.
• Full pressure sensitivity.
• Palm rejection capability.
• Lights, buttons, music (ok, maybe not music).
• Full details, name, pricing, etc coming soon.
• Product will ship after FCC approval. If you're a developer, the time to start testing is now.

New Release of the Pogo Sketch+

Boasting a new smoother operating tip the Pogo Sketch+ is still made from brightly colored anodized aluminum body that provides scratch protection to the barrel. It comes with a spring steel pocket clip that makes it easy to place in your pocket or on your case to have instant to it.

As much as Apple poo-poo’s using a stylus there are times that you need the accuracy and feel of a pen. Useful in signing documents, markup and just plain writing you will find it a very useful addition to you arsenal of gadgets.

The Sketch and Stylus differ in length, tip technology and loss-prevention mechanism (the Stylus comes with a clip to attach directly to the iPhone or iPod touch; the Sketch itself has a built-in pen clip). The Pogo Stylus comes with our soft durable classic tip, while the Pogo Sketch+ borrows tip technology from the most recent addition to our stylus line-up, Pogo Sketch Pro.

Priced at $14.95 they are a great product addition to you device list.

Chit Chat for Facebook

One of the things that I look at when I test out a new software is how well it is suited for its purpose and how easy it is to use. Ease of use entails two things for me, first, how intuitive is the interface and second, how clean the GUI is for the user. I have found that an uncluttered interface helps the end-user to easily see the information the program is presenting and allows you to use more efficiently.

For those of you that are active in Facebook and use the chat feature a good bit you may want to opt for a UK product called Chit Chat for Facebook. If you have a Mac computer you are currently out of luck but if you are Windows PC user, iPhone or Blackberry smart phone user you can download the app on these system. You can use it on your iPad as well but it has not been optimized for that device. If you have an Android device you are also currently out of luck.

This product has a simple streamlined interface and provides a smaller more specific screen footprint to allow you to continue working on your PC while trying to keep in touch with your Facebook IM. If this is something that you find you are doing a lot of, then this might be just the product for you.

Press Release

A few screen prints have been provided here: 
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Intel AppUp Small Business Service Video

Intel AppUp Small Business Service Video
Grow your business with the Intel Hybrid Cloud Services

Intel AppUp SmallBusiness Service-Top10 Reasons

Intel AppUp SmallBusiness Service-Top10 Reasons to jump on board

Flip the Switch Sales Video

Intel provided video describing how you can leverage the Intel Hybrid Cloud service and the Intel AppUp Small Business Service subscription model.

Intel Hybrid Cloud Technology–A new way to do networking in your business…

Cost has always been an issue when trying to implement the right technology into your business. Intel has developed a solution that will help you keep your equipment and software up to date as well as affordable. This solution will allow us as a Technology Support Company to provide you, our clients, with reliable equipment that is easy to maintain and support both on a hardware basis as well as the applications that let you run your business well.

This new equipment is a support tech’s dream with built-in management features that allow us to perform quick reliable remote assistance on your equipment. As your needs change, or as you add new users and equipment the licensing is simple and straight forward. This solution provides a 3 year refresh cycle that helps us provide you with up to date hardware and software and the right tools on a monthly subscription basis. You will have less worries about having the most current tools to allow you to be competitive in your business marketplace.

Intel is working with many of the leading software manufacturers to provide applications that fit in with the pay-as-you-go subscription model. This small business solution scales with your business growth so you only pay for the services that you use. You won’t have a high up front cost to purchase the software and if the usefulness of the application comes to an end all we have to do is turn it off and you will no longer be billed for it.

Intel describes the benefits of the AppUp Small Business Service as follows:

• Cloud-like flexibility. Customers consume IT software on a monthly basis without a high upfront fee. Cost scales with number of users, offering a predictable, manageable way to pay for software. You can adjust your monthly software costs as business conditions and the number of users change.
• Remotely manageable. With an MSP managing the server, you get focus on managing your business rather your customers’ servers.
• Data control. With an on-premises server, you can keep data on-site and within your control.
• Lower solutions cost. Run multiple applications and add new applications while paying only for what you use.

Application Categories include:

• Business Applications (intuit, Tally
• Healthcare Applications (gloStream
• Server O/S (Microsoft, SUSE Linux, Clear Center, Pragma Systems)
• Email/Collaboration/Instant Messaging (Workspace)
• Database (Apani)
• Firewall/Unified Threat Management (UTM) (Astaro, Asigra, GFI, SIOS)
• Back-up (StorageCraft, kineticROBOBAK, Vembu)
• Remote Management (Level Platforms, Lumension)
• Disaster Recovery
• VOIP-PBX (Fonality)

With all of the products and more becoming available weekly we are very excited about the affordability of this approach. Be sure to keep an eye on this blog to see more as we begin implementing this exciting new business solution!

Brochure

Adobe Photoshop Touch for the iPad Released

Adobe finally comes though for your iPad devices to provide a Photoshop app designed specifically for tablets. Combine images, apply professional effects, share results with friends and family through sites like Facebook, and more – all from the convenience of your iPad.

• Use popular Photoshop features designed for the tablet such as layers, selection tools, adjustments, and filters to create mind-blowing images.
• Use your iPad camera to fill an area on a layer with the unique camera fill feature.
• Select part of an image to extract by scribbling with the Scribble Selection tool. With Refine Edge, use your fingertip to capture even hard-to-select image elements, like hair, with ease.
• Search and acquire images with the integrated Google Image Search.
• Share images on Facebook and view comments right within the app.
• Browse an inspirational gallery for the styles and results you'd like to achieve. Then follow step-by-step tutorials to easily learn techniques the pros use for great-looking results.
• Use AirPrint for wireless printing of Photoshop Touch projects.
• Upload projects to Adobe Creative Cloud* and open layered files from Adobe Photoshop Touch in Photoshop CS5.
• Maximum image resolution: 1600 x 1600 pixels

This is Adobe’s first iteration of this app on the iPad and hopefully new enhancements will be coming quickly to allow for larger file sizes (images) and more features. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

Photoshop Touch is actually part of a family of six tablet apps. So along with Photoshop Touch, there's Collage, Debut, Ideas, Kuler and Proto. As Adobe describes it, Photoshop Touch will let users combine photos, edit photos, apply filters and other effects and poke with layers. Collage is where you drop images, drawings, text into a 'mood board', Debut shows off your pshop files, Ideas is a vector based tool for drawing, Kuler generates color themes and Proto is made for developers.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 vs. Galaxy Note 10.2

Samsung seems to be introducing a new tablet almost every week. Samsung has made a new designation for their tablet line with the Note series with the primary distinction being that the Note series will be coming with an S-Pen. What is the S-Pen and what is its capabilities? Version 1.0 lets you add a basic canvas, a pop-up for pen settings (opacity, line color and so on) as well as erase and un/redo. Sure, ICS might natively support stylus input, but as Samsung is keen to point out -- with its capacitive tip and configurable button -- a simple stylus this is not.

See these engadget articles for more information:

http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/samsung-galaxy-note-10.1/

http://gizmodo.com/5888347/samsungs-galaxy-tab-2-now-comes-in-an-exciting-101+inch-flavour-but-is-fatter-and-heavier-than-the-original/gallery/1

Microsoft Office University 2010 FAQ

Come March 1st the boxed version of Microsoft Office Academic Pro will no longer be available. Microsoft is replacing it with a new package called Microsoft Office University 2010. This new package is meant only for higher-education students and higher-education faculty. It is not available for K-12 Teachers as the last version was. This version contains the same components which were: the 2010 versions of: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access.

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 is the recommended product for parents and families with K-12 students. The full list of eligible individuals for Office University 2010 is: Full and part time, enrolled university student and faculty in accredited institutions; including junior college, college, university, vocational school, scientific or technical school. Alumni of these institutions are ineligible.

Office University 2010 does not come with a product key. Your eligibility will be verified online before completing purchase. This product will not work without successful verification as you will not have a product key.

You will be required to verify your eligibility online to use this software.

1. Go to www.office.com/verify.
2. Sign in with your Windows Live ID or create one using any email address.
3. Provide your school email address, sign-in ID, or international student identity card (ISIC).

Once you pass verification, the online site displays the product key.

News Release: CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic to Deploy Allscripts EHR Nationally

Posted by Allscripts News Center on Feb 21, 2012 11:04:54 AM

Allscripts to be core operating system for nation's largest retail health clinic network

CHICAGO and WOONSOCKET, R.I., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic, the leading retail health clinic in the United States, will transition from its existing, proprietary Electronic Medical Record system to the AllscriptsMyWay Electronic Health Record. This transition will assist MinuteClinic in its mission of delivering high quality accessible medical care in hundreds of retail clinics across the United States.

"MinuteClinic is partnering with Allscripts to assure that we are utilizing the most advanced electronic health record platform in the market," said Andrew Sussman, M.D., president, MinuteClinic and senior vice president/associate chief medical officer, CVS Caremark. "This will help support our nurse practitioners and physician assistants in continuing to meet and exceed the high standards we have set for quality and adherence to practice guidelines."

With Allscripts Electronic Health Record, MinuteClinic becomes part of one of the largest networks of healthcare providers using Electronic Health Records. In addition, Allscripts' current clients include some of the prominent health care systems with which MinuteClinic has affiliated, positioning MinuteClinic well for future growth and clinical collaboration.

"As part of an expanding partnership, we're dedicated to helping MinuteClinic continue its high patient satisfaction rating by enabling seamless, private and reliable access to patient information where and when it's needed and also provide the opportunity to share their treatments electronically with the patient's primary care physician," said Glen Tullman, Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts.

Get Connected with Allscripts at HIMSS

Visit It Takes A Community: The Allscripts Blog to discuss the conference or stop by the Allscripts booth #3016. Follow us on Twitter: @Allscripts or #HIMSS12.

About MinuteClinic

MinuteClinic is a division of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS), the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States. MinuteClinic launched the first retail walk-in clinics in the United States in 2000 and is the largest provider of walk-in clinics with more than 600 locations in 25 states and the District of Columbia. By creating a health care delivery model that responds to patient demand, MinuteClinic makes access to high quality medical treatment easier for more Americans. Nationally, the company has generated more than 11 million patient visits, with a 95% customer satisfaction rating. MinuteClinic is the first retail health care provider to receive accreditation (2006) reaccreditation (2009) from The Joint Commission, the national evaluation and certifying agency for nearly 15,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States. For more information, visit www.MinuteClinic.com.

About Allscripts

Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) delivers the insights that healthcare providers require to generate world-class outcomes. The company's Electronic Health Record, practice management and other clinical, revenue cycle, connectivity and information solutions create a Connected Community of Health™ for physicians, hospitals and post-acute organizations. To learn more about Allscripts, please visit www.allscripts.com, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Allscripts MyWay with integrated practice management is designed specifically to help providers in independent and small-group practices overcome cost and IT complexity barriers. Available as both an on-premise and cloud-based solution, the EHR enables providers to choose the delivery method that works best for them, and offers robust capabilities for electronic health, practice management and claims management.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events or developments, our future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future are forward-looking statements with the meaning of these laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are outlined below. As a result, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they will have on our results of operations or financial condition. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: the possibility that the expected synergies, efficiencies and cost savings of the merger with Eclipsys Corporation ("Eclipsys") will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; potential difficulties or delays in achieving platform and product integration and the connection and movement of data among hospitals, physicians, patients and others; the risk that the Allscripts and Eclipsys businesses will not be integrated successfully; competition within the industries in which we operate; failure to achieve certification under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act could result in increased development costs, a breach of some customer obligations and could put us at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace; the volume and timing of systems sales and installations, the length of sales cycles and the installation process and the possibility that our products will not achieve or sustain market acceptance; the timing, cost and success or failure of new product and service introductions, development and product upgrade releases; competitive pressures including product offerings, pricing and promotional activities; our ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; undetected errors or similar problems in our software products; the outcome of any legal proceeding that has been or may be instituted against us; compliance with existing laws, regulations and industry initiatives and future changes in laws or regulations in the healthcare industry, including possible regulation of our software by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the possibility of product-related liabilities; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the implementation and speed of acceptance of the electronic record provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; maintaining our intellectual property rights and litigation involving intellectual property rights; risks related to third-party suppliers and our ability to obtain, use or successfully integrate third-party licensed technology; and breach of our security by third parties. See our Annual Report on Form 10-KT for the seven months ended December 31, 2010 and other public filings with the SEC for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our business. The statements herein speak only as of their date and we undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in expectations.

New TechSmith iPad app provides Camtasia Studio Training–and it is FREE!

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• Free

• Category: Education
• Released: Feb 01, 2012
• Version: 1.0.0
• Size: 200 MB
• Language: English
• Seller: TechSmith Corporation
• © 2012 TechSmith Corporation

TechSmith FastTrack makes learning Camtasia Studio easy so you can create eye-catching training, presentation and demo videos. There are 16 tutorial videos that will walk you through Camtasia from start to finish. Learn how to record your screen, apply polished effects, remove background noise and more.

FastTrack lets you get helpful Camtasia Studio tips wherever you are. You can watch on your iPad while travelling, or right at your desk following along with Camtasia Studio open on your desktop.
Within FastTrack, you can:
• Watch tutorial videos, even when offline
• Search for keywords
• Read the video transcripts
• Provide feedback
• Open a web browser to view online tutorials
FastTrack highlights 16 tutorial videos, including:
Getting Started with Screen Recording
• Record Full Screen
• Editing Dimensions and Save Project
• Overview of Camtasia Studio Interface
• Apply SmartFocus to Zoom and Pan
• Cut Unwanted Video and Audio on the Timeline
• Add a Title Clip
• Add a Transition
• Share Your Video on Screencast.com
Recording PowerPoint Presentation
• PowerPoint Add-in Toolbar
• Record a PowerPoint Presentation
• Editing Dimensions and Save Project
• Cut and Split Clips Using Markers on the Timeline
• Use Markers to Create a Table of Contents
• Audio Enhancements – Noise Removal
• Custom Production Settings
• Share on the Web with Link to HTML File

Setting up a PowerPoint Slide Show to run Standalone and Continuously…

I had a discussion with one of our customers about an inexpensive setup for sign management using an All-In-One PC mounted to a wall in their employee information area and then running some type of automated image slide deck on the screen to provide information updates and calendar info for their employees.

I decided to do this using PowerPoint and setting it up to create a self executing file that once it is started will run continuously on the system. Here is a quick video clip on setting this up using PowerPoint 2010.

ECO-Friendly Battery-Free BlueEye Mouse

Experience the most ECO-friendly wireless mouse from Genius BlueEye family DX-ECO. Battery free design let you contribute your very own effort in environment protection. Featuring battery free design, it has built-in a gold capacitor to expand recharge life up to 100,000 times; just a quick charge for 3 minutes and ready to use. The Genius BlueEye technology let you work virtually anywhere. Its bi-directional 2.4GHz let your work up to 15 meters and anti-interference ensures perfect working smoothness. Also available of four hot key to access to Previous/Next Page, Flying Scroll and dpi adjust between 800 and 1600 dpi. Plus it’s super mini receiver is easy for storage and prevent breakage. For a high C/P value and ECO-friendly mouse, there is nothing better than DX-ECO, so why wait? Start protecting the environment from DX-ECO now.

How does it work?  It uses a gold capacitor, also known as an electric double layered capacitor (or super capacitor). Rather than the chemical reaction found in standard batteries, gold capacitors rely on a storage cell that utilizes the absorption and release of ions. It was theorized a few years ago that this technology could power a mouse, but historically it has been used to provide backup sources of power (though the test mouse was also able to charge inductively, so it was completely cord-free). Apparently, the mouse can go a "full day" on one charge, but can be recharged in a mere three minutes — so while you likely won't see the longevity you get from traditional batteries, charging the mouse up should be a minimal inconvenience. You accomplish the recharging by plugging in the mouse using a micro-USB connection on the mouse.

Package Contents:

• DX-ECO wireless mouse
• USB pico receiver
• CD driver
• Micro USB rechargeable cable
• Multi-language user's manual

Highlights and Price:

• Battery free wireless mouse 168a.jpg
• Fully recharged within three minutes while using
• Works on virtually every surface including dusted glass and marble
• Fully Plug and Play
• Comfortable ergonomic design
• Adjustable dpi – 800/1600 dpi
• Travel friendly with storable 2.4GHz USB Pico receiver
• MSRP: US$39.99

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Not Happy with iMovie on the iPad try Avid Studio

One of the reasons that I got and iPad 2 when I did was because I wanted to try my hand with video editing on it. Have I done much with it? Not really but the was my reasoning. Another product has just launched from Avid called Avid Studio for iPad. This is probably the first real competitor to Apple’s iMovie video editing app.

What makes this so interesting is that Avid was king of digital video editing in Hollywood for a long time, and then Apple came out with the far more affordable Final Cut Pro/ Final Cut Studio, and enticed a few big name directors to give their new software a try.

So how do they compare? Both products can do the basics that you would expect for any video editor. You can insert videos, photos, and music, trim clips, add titles, and export to YouTube. But this is where iMovie begins to fail.

Audio Management – in iMovie when you insert a music track it becomes the background for the entire movie. You can’t insert clips and manipulate transitions. You are stuck with playing the whole song. In Avid Studio, you can trim your sound clips and insert them anywhere in your movie and layer up to 3 clips at a time.

Inserting Photo and Videos as PIP - One of the cool features Avid Studio provides is the ability to insert photos or video over the main movie in the timeline. Meaning, if you want to have a photo or video play in the middle of a movie clip, you can do so while still having the audio and elapsed time from the main movie playing in the background. This is one the features I most like about Avid Studio. The only thing you can do in iMovie is split up the clip and put a photo or movie clip into the middle. Avid’s way — which Apple does support on the desktop version of iMovie — is more useful.

Video Management – iMovie doesn’t allow you to access imported video that was done with iTunes. The only videos accessible with iMovie are the ones in your camera roll or in albums. Avid does allow access to imported videos.

Titles and Montages – iMovie forces you to use their themes to insert titles in your movie. This means that all text inserted in iMovie must be overlaid with part of your movie. Avid Studio comes with fun montages as well as allowing you to use plain black slides with text to create your titles. The montages can be made up of anywhere between 1 and 4 photos and may be static images or mini video clips.

Conclusion – Avid Studio wins hands down. Both products are priced the same at $4.99 but there is so much more flexibility available in Avid Studio.

Here is a quick overview video of this product produced by MattsMacintosh published to YouTube.

One step further, here is a 20 minute tutorial from MeadorsMusings posted to Youtube.

Click on this link to view even more helpful YouTube Videos on this subject.