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Wow, it's just about everyday that a new toy comes along into the market place but this one's a winner.

Apple has out-done itself producing a piece of electronics that offers the missing link of technology to users world wide.

There are a some things that are missing on the Apple tablet but at these great prices why wait when you can have the latest toy that won't fit into your shirt pocket.

No camera, No multitasking, No HDMI Output, and No USB port.

Here's the special sale prices that you have been waiting for:
$499: 16 GB, Wi-Fi only
$599: 32 GB, Wi-Fi only
$629: 16 GB, Wi-Fi and 3G
$699: 64 GB, Wi-Fi only
$729: 32 GB, Wi-Fi and 3G
$829: 64 GB, Wi-Fi and 3G

and if you can't wait, well don't worry because I'm sure that price changes will be in your local store soon enough.

As an alternative, you can always buy a new laptop to go along with that mobile phone that does fit in your shirt pocket already.

Microsoft releasing Windows 7 for sales at an earlier date provides an economic indicator that the software giant is anxious to increase sales on the latest version of Windows.

As with all businesses, Microsoft has one of the largest work forces in the world today and to maintain that position, it too must keep cash flow at positive levels.

Let's hope that the news of releasing Windows 7 is simply to accentuate the economic situation of the company and not simply to put another defunct version of the program on the market.

Well, these days everyone is getting into the discounting the price of their products and why shouldn't Microsoft be any different.

With the newest version of Windows and the increasing use of Linux world wide even Microsoft sales figures have to be less than normal.

The latest release of Microsoft Windows version 7 is on sale in the European country of England.  Hmmm, isn't that right next door to Microsoft's European headquarters.

So what discount is Microsoft offering?  Well the selling price is currently about 50% off.  Yes, that's right, so order now, and you too can receive a version of Windows 7 without the Internet browser for around $120.00 in U.S. Dollars.

Where can you get your discounted software package from?

Right here at Microsoft Windows 7 but think about it now because there's no telling how long this will last.

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In an effort not to place the blame or shame on Microsoft for their Windows products, the Vista release is known to have more problems than previous versions.  Many users that have been forced to have Vista with their new systems have an alternative by requesting a "down grade" that Microsoft has authorized.

The down grade helps Vista users to have their operating systems changed to Microsoft Windows XP that has proven to be more reliable.

Microsoft also annouced today that it would continue to sell Vista as a means of not admitting and accepting it's own fault for producing a poor product.  The cut off date for Vista has now been set for the year 2011.

We all want our businesses to grow as fast as possible and when we start a web site on the Internet, it is because we want to expand our reach to customers both locally and globally.

One of the most important aspects of your website is your contact page.  This is where new business will be able to take the first step to inform you that someone out there is interested in learning more about your products or services.

Answer your emails within 24 hours or even better yet within 12 hours to show that you respect the visitors request.  This will show that your company or that you as an individual are willing to provide fast service.

Some points regarding your email responses:

Keep your email answers specific to the visitors questions.  Yes it is nice to be able to throw in some sales information but if a visitor sees that instead of an answer to their question then it is most likely that you have lost a customer.

The subject of your email response should not be capitals only and should refer to their subject as clearly as possible.  This is to avoid having your email marked as spam because if it is then you have again lost a customer.

Grammar and spelling must be correct in whatever language you respond.  You want to give a positive impression regarding intelligence and for respect towards the visitor's language if you respond in their language.

I recommend that incoming and outgoing email responses should be kept if possible in temporary folders for follow-up and you can use them to see at a later period if you really feel that your email etiquette is improving.

One last point regarding the safe-keeping of emails.  Emails are the equivalent to paper documents today and your correspondence between people and companies that you do business with should be kept in folders that are related.  You would not throw an order from a customer into the garbage so why throw out or delete all emails related to doing business.  They should be kept and you should also include them in your backup procedure.

I hope that these tips bring you new business and happy customers.

Now we can see the ultimate human interface through technology.

We all see new technology changing almost everyday from the invention of Ipod's to advances in mobile phones to Microsoft Table Computer.

A group of people have now put together a combination of software programs and hardware gadgets that are leading information technology into areas and inspire new ideas that can be both practical and useful.

Here is a video clip showing that when people collaborate they can accomplish great things and when an idea is fabricated using available materials it can lead to a completed invention like the first Apple computer built in a garage.

A presentation by TED.com

When it comes to tracking the performance of your web site on the Internet, there are at least two ways to think about it.

The first is what most people do, look to see who and from where their web pages have been accessed the most. 

The most common tools for this are:
Awstats, that is directly available from most the server that your site is hosted.
Google Analytics a free resource that is easy to implement and provides graphical statistics and demographics.
Another method is to use online counters that report information to a third party from the web pages that are searched and accessed.

The second, what is the real target audience that you want to attract to your site or the goal?

Most web pages are written in a free form manner that is not targeting visitors.  If you want your web site to actually produce more clients or customers for you then you have to drive your site rather than simply let it drive you.  In effect, you have to approach this as if you are a marketing and sales professional pushing your products or services out in front.
Parts of your goals are: higher web site traffic, less visitor bouncing that simply leave your site because it was not what they wanted but also because it does not peak their interest, and to have visitors return to your site hopefully referring it to others as in word of mouth promotion.

If you need help increasing your web site ranking, contact us at do-my-site.

With some extra time, I managed to take a test drive of Microsoft Windows 7.  Here are the results.

You are not going to believe this.  I just loaded windows 7 ultimate on an older system.

The system hardware configuration is:
Intel Pentium 3
Nvidia 64mb  mb vga card
768 mb ram memory
20 gb drive

Windows 7 says it is an evaluation copy but so far it works.  It used 11 gb out of 17 formatted.
It complained a bit about the 768 mb during the install saying that it wan't 1 gb but it loaded none the less.
It did not find the network card which is fairly new and the sound system which is on the mobo.
Awe darn, the screen saver says that it can't work without a newer direct3d card.
Ahhhh but it will let me install a few gadgets on the screen that managed to do 1024 resolution.

Internet won't work even though I got it to recognize net card.  It won't get the correct dns from the router.

So there we have it, Microsoft claims that Windows 7 will run on older hardware and it does.

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