Apps Are The Future For Publishing Content

The tablet era is here and now. With Apple selling more than 3 million new iPads, e-readers becoming the preferred way to read books, and “there’s an apps for that” allowing tablet owner remote access anywhere; saying the tablet era is here is an understatement.

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Amazon has reported that Kindle books are outselling paper versions of books. If you are a content provider you should be feeling the pressure to design some sort of e-pub solution for your content. Some traditional author’s offer both e-book versions and traditional versions of their books through Amazon. One author earned over $2 million dollars from e-book sells before publishing the same book with a traditional publishing company.

If you are planning to publish some online content in the near future, your plan must include an app on the following platforms:

iPhone,
Android
iPad
OIS
Kindle

Best of 2011 Books

The best apps for e-books will feature the ability to share excerpts on social networks, embedded audio features, and other extras not on the market yet.

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The Up And Coming Ultrabooks

What is a Ultrabook?

A Ultrabook is a laptops that features a slimmer design than a normal laptop or netbook. The Ultrabook also features a solid-state driver, and longer battery life.

Who Manufactures Ultrabooks?

Over the next couple of months there will be over 30 to 50 new Ultrabooks hitting the marketplace. Some are the popular manufacturers of the Ultrabook are Lenovo, Acer and Toshiba.

The Ultrabook made by Lenovo is called the IdeaPAD U300(series). The Ultrabook made by Acer is the Aspire S3; and the Ultrabook manufactured by Toshiba is the Portege Z835.

See a list of all the Ultrabooks on the market today – Ultrabooks

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Would You Buy An iPad Mini?

There is a new Apple rumor hitting the market. The new Apple rumor is the release of an iPad mini by late 2012. The Apple iPad mini would be 7.85 inches and compete against Amazon’s Kindle Fire.

The iPad mini would function just as the 10-inch iPad. I personally have an Acer Iconia Tab (A100), which is 7 inches. I love the 7-inch tablets before they are lightweight, easy to transport, and still a great view screen.

Acer Iconia Tab 7-Inch Tablet

Apple iPad 2 Tablet (10-Inch)

Kindle Fire 7-Inch Multi Touch Tablet

If Apple’s new rumor is true, would you buy an iPad mini?

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Acer Plans To Cut Product Line

Launched back in December 15 1976, the Acer Company has grown into the 3rd largest PC shipper.  The Acer Group is actually four brands.  The Acer Group consist of the following brands – Acer, Gateway which merged with Acer in 2007, Packard Bell which merged with Acer in 2008, eMachines.

The company plans to reduce the number of products it sales in 2012.  The reduction is intended to realign the company’s bottom line.  CEO J.T. Wang is the man behind the reduction plan.

The first products to be cut are the cheaper Acer products.  Wang predicts that the reduction plan in place the Acer Company will be able offer the MacBook Air (clone) for just under $700 in 2012.   Acer currently has over 101 notebooks, and netbooks on the market.  Starting in 2012, Acer will focus efforts on selling the Ultrabook at a reasonable price.

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Google’s Chrome 15 Takes The Top Spot

Microsoft IE no longer dominates the browser world.  Chrome and Firefox has changed the game with Gecko and Webkit engines.  Chrome 15 beats out Microsoft IE as the most used browser but only .1%.  While Microsoft IE is still a popular browser with 23.5% of the market, Chrome has inched up to 23.6% of the market.

It’s all in whom you asked.  While many people still use Microsoft IE programmers have long made the switch to Chrome and Firefox..  When programmers where asked, which browser do you use”, 62% said a combination of Chrome and Firefox.

Which browser do you use?

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United States Postal Service Changes

The United States Postal Service has faced many struggles over the past years. Today, the U.S. Postal Service announced how it plans to overcome some of their problems with changes in service.

Millions of United States Postal customers will be affected by the new changes to the United States mail system. These changes are due to hit in the Spring of 2012. These changes are due to the struggles and problems the United States Postal Service has incurred for years.

United States Postal Service Changes Up-To-The-Minute

Come next Spring your first class letter will take a bit longer to get where it is going. The United States Postal Service plans to shut down over half of it mail processing centers. That’s 252 U.S. Postal Service centers. With half the workforce that means that your first class letter will not be deliver the next day. This is just one of the ways the Postal System plans to save 2 billion dollars next year, and 20 billion dollars by 2015.

The American public has turned to the Internet more and more these days to do things they use to use the postal office for; like sending greeting cards, mailing a letter, and paying bills. Over the past years, the United States Postal Service has seen a steady drop in demand for its services. The Post Office will lose over 14 billion dollars this year alone.

Another change in discussion is to reduce mail delivery from 5 days a week to a lower number. They are also planning to cut health care coverage of the remaining workforce. Along with closing over half of its mail processing centers, they are also in discussions to close over 3700 local post offices. The affect to the customers of the mail system is bad enough, but these changes also mean over 100,000 postal employees without work.

United States Postal Service Changes on Video

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Microsoft Office Plug In Titled Google Cloud Connect

Microsoft Office has a free plugin called Google Cloud Connect which lets you share Microsoft Office documents simultaneously with others. Use the Google Cloud Connect plugin with Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Not only can you share Microsoft Office documents with others, you can also use the Google Cloud Connect plugin to sync all your devices. Every time you place a document in the Google Cloud the file is backed up and given a unique url. Use the document’s unique web address to share that file with others (anywhere, anytime, on any device that runs Microsoft office).

Introducing Google Cloud Connect For Microsoft Office (Video)

Sync Up With Google Connect

When you save a document in one of the above Microsoft Office application just click sync. The document is automatically updated to the cloud. All you need to use this free plugin is a Google Account.

Google Connect allows others to view, download, and edit documents in the cloud. More than one person can work on the file at the same time. The next time the document is updated in the cloud all edits are synced. If a section of the document has overlapping the data, the cloud will ask which edit you would like to keep.

Google Cloud Connect works with version 2003, 2007, and 2010.

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Amazon Kindle Fire

The Amazon Kindle Fire is a new tablet being sold for under $200. The Kindle Fire will make a great present to someone special. With the Kindle Fire, Amazon offers a free app everyday. I don’t know of another tablet offering a free app everyday. There are plenty of free apps to download for any tablet but the Amazon apps are premium apps.

The Kindle Fire is Amazon’s first Android based tablet. It runs on Amazon’s own modified version of Android 2.3, which is also know as the Gingerbread OS. The Kindle Fire has an animated color screen, which is a touch screen. The Kindle Fire also uses IPS technology. The IPS technology provides a user-friendly interface for wide-angle viewing. Some people don’t know that the same company that designed the popular BlackBerry Playbook designed the Kindle Fire.

The Amazon Kindle Fire features a 7-inch touchscreen with many user-friendly interfaces. This device is very responsive and weight just 14.6 ounces. All tablets have their pros and cons but when comparing the Kindle Fire to the rest you just can’t beat the price. The Amazon Kindle Fire is affordable and perfectly for the average consumer.

With the Kindle Fire you can surf the web, read books, answer emails, listen to music, and view videos. Amazon has an extensive “Instant Video” section on the Amazon website that allow users to stream movies. With the Kindle Fire you could be watching the latest movie right from your new devices. The Kindle Fire is a WiFi only tablet and comes with 8GB storage. If storage is an issue, don’t worry. Amazon is offering free cloud storage for your entire Amazon content collection.

Amazon Kindle Books

Also, when you purchase the new Amazon Kindle Fire you have access to the Amazon Kindle Books. The Kindle Library includes books of the best seller’s list and more. Getting Amazon Kindle books from the library is quick and easy. When browsing the Amazon Kindle Library you will find many free books available.

After your purchase the Amazon Kindle Fire don’t forget to pick up a protective case. Protecting your tablet from scratches and bumps is a good investment.

Kindle Fire Protective Cases

Purchase an Amazon Kindle Fire today.

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Skype Facebook Linked

You don’t have to leave Facebook to launch a call on Skype. The two social networking services have linked. The new interface for Facebook and Skype integration was released on 11/18/2011. MAC users can download Skype 5.4 and Window users can download Skype 5.7. Both downloads are still in Beta and can be found on the Skype website. You must download one of the above before placing a video call.

How It Works — Making a Skype Video Call From Facebook

Before you can begin using the new service you must link your Skype account with your Facebook account. Once you have made this link you can select any contact on Facebook and video chat away. To get started quickly go to facebook.com/videocalling and following the “Get Started” instructions. After you have completed the start-up steps and new icon titled “Call” should appear next to the message icon.

Mac users have cool new features like video rendering. Window users have a new group-sharing screen, but requires a premium subscription with Skype.

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Adobe Kills Flash

Adobe is getting rid of their mobile version of flash. This announcement includes Android, and BlackBerry devices in the future will not be able to run flash. However, if you already have one of these devices with flash installed it will still work as normal.

Future mobile devices will use HTML5, which is the more popular platform for running videos. Adobe Air will still be a supported platform.

What is HTML5?

HTML5 is becoming the new standard that offers something for everyone. With HTML5 you have new tags and types, enhanced media capabilities, Geo location features, and other new functions.

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