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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

How Green is Your Telephone?

When I was 12, my friend Bobby and I decided to have an impromptu adventure.

We spotted a long, black Rolls-Royce idling at the corner, peered passed the chauffeur into the rear seat, and recognized the legendary screen star, one of my mother's favorites, Greer Garson.

Leaning toward her window I asked, "May we have a ride Miss Garson?"

Probably stunned that members of our generation recognized her, she lowered the window and asked, "And where are you two boys going?'

"Nowhere special; just around town, I replied."

"Well, okay, get in!" she beamed, seizing the moment.

She instructed her driver to stop at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, where the movie "Pretty Woman" was filmed.

She wanted to pick up her second car to personally transport us.

It was another Rolls, this one a vision as magnificent as Lancelot's steed, gleaming in white and silver.

We ambled up Rodeo Drive, across Sunset Boulevard, through a canyon or two, and then she asked where we wanted to be dropped. She had a garden party to attend.

This star was as gracious and generous as anyone might have imagined.

Gasoline cost about twenty-five cents a gallon then, so our automotive sojourn wasn't profligate, and climate change, ecology, and environmental awareness were off in the future.

How things have changed as we have raced past $4 per gallon!

Just tooling about for its own sake, taking a spin, and the hallowed Sunday Drive are now about as popular as discovering mercury in your sushi.

In business, pressing the flesh, meeting people face-to-face, and commuting long distances, especially by car and jet, all once mundane activities are now having global consequences.

Economists are hard at work calculating the carbon footprints left by casual car trips to supermarkets. Environmentalists are fuming over a recent commercial flight that carried only five passengers from the States to London, saying the trip was "criminal" based on its deposits of ice crystals in the atmosphere and unabashed fuel guzzling.

Which leads us to the all important question: How can we make our companies "greener," both by lessening harmful environmental impacts and by ringing the cash register?

The answer is as close as your desk and your purse or pocket.

It's that technology that is now more than 100 years young: the telephone.

I've been preaching the gospel of telephone effectiveness since the "original" fuel crises decades ago. Then, I launched a very successful series of workshops through 40 universities and numerous trade and professional associations that taught folks to replace time and fuel wasting trips with more productive telephone conversations.

The message is even more pertinent today than it was then.

Not only are telephone effectiveness and telemarketing efficient sales and customer service media. They are instruments of prosperity, and dare I say it-of national security.

But where did we get off track? People were vitally interested in developing telephone effectiveness skills in the 1980's and 1990's. But then, demand for the information languished.

How come?

Two main reasons: (1) Fuel prices retreated, making conservation seem unnecessary; and (2) The Internet seemed destined to become the sales and customer service tool of the future, leaving the comparatively quaint telephone in the dust.

Both of these perceptions have been eclipsed.

Experts are telling us that worldwide demand for oil is booming and will continue to increase, especially in rapidly developing, massive countries such as China and India.

So, it's unlikely there will be a major or permanent decline in gas prices.

Alternative energy sources, while promising, are off in the distance and seem to require massive investments, governmental incentives, and infrastructural changes.

Moreover, even if our average gas mileage tripled overnight, nothing would or could stop OPEC from jacking up its prices equally fast, if it determined it was in its interest to do so.

It is becoming clear that the best mileage we'll ever get is from the trip we never take.

The Internet, while ushering in sweeping changes in the way people buy, now with more information and with a world of choices at their fingertips, hasn't replaced the power of sharing productive, real-time, fully interactive encounters with people whose voices, sincerity, and value propositions we can evaluate on the spot.

The one-to-one communication capability of the telephone has never been matched for its cost effectiveness and business-building potential. When teamed with a significant Internet presence, it is becoming more achieving than ever before.

It is clear that well-trained salespeople can eliminate altogether many of the trips they have been used to taking to shake hands with customers. When phone calls are planned and executed properly, "telephone appointments" that are calendared and adhered to can accomplish, in many cases, even more than on-site visits.

Service by telephone has a long and distinguished history, but since the advent of the Internet, companies have tried to offload their customers to the Web, with mixed results. While it is sometimes easier to get an account balance online, or to see if a check has cleared, people still want to talk to intelligent customer service reps, right now, about refinancing their auto loans when they hear interest rates have dropped, or when they seek to get an undeserved finance charge reversed.

Using the phone as much as possible to replace or augment other business communication channels makes even more sense today than ever before based on simple economics. The actual cost of calls, domestically and internationally, has plummeted.

Today, it costs mere pennies to Reach Out and Sell Someone®, whether you're calling Moscow, Idaho or Moscow, Russia.

Reverse Cell Phone Look Up Free?

So there are a lot of reverse cell phone directories on the market today but is there actually a way to do a reverse cell phone look up free of charge? Well that entirely depends on what number you are trying to find actually. I will explain this a bit in the following text, but in general yes its possible to actually find a cell phone numbers information for free.

The first thing you need to realize is basically the internet tracks anything you ever do online pretty much. So if you visit a forum today and post a question its actually tracked and people can find any info you posted if they know what they are looking for. The same thing goes for a cell phone number and information you have entered anywhere. So if the persons number you are looking for has been entered online then odds are you will find it through a major search engine.

The first thing you need to do is open up another internet browser (firefox or internet explorer will work fine) and go to Google or Yahoo. Now you need to just simply type in the cell phone number you are looking for and see what the results are that come up. Make sure you also look at the bottom of the page when you are doing a search and click the link that says "view omitted results" so that you truly see all the information for that search. A lot of times search engines will not display all of the results for one reason or another. This is the only free way to do a reverse cell phone look up, so if this fails you might have to try a reverse cell phone directory. Either way you can find the information for a near free cost. Good luck!

The Magic Behind Touchscreens

We are fascinated by the touch screens which are integrated in our mobile phones or PDAs that we commonly use. But have you ever wondered what the magic behind touchscreen is?

The underlying magic is technology. Technology has made our life easier by providing us with so many innovative solutions. Touchscreen is such one solution. The essence of touchscreen lies in the Haptic technology. The haptic technology is driven by the vibrations, or touch and feel of the human. This technology has many wider applications and has seen its advent already in many. It has seen its advents in the computer science and in the applications like screens or displays of cellular devices.

This technology allows you to perform the desired activity on your screen via a touch. It allows you to enter into the virtual world of computer icons by the feel of your touch on the screen lying in front of you. It has added new experience to the navigation and going through the menus to search what lies inside. The application of this technology to the cellular devices has reinvented this field and it is just the one field where it has found its application.

The other major application of this technology is in the field of medicines and clinical researches. It is helpful to provide the students with simulators where they can perform their practical practices. Everything is virtualized with a pinch of reality in every application. In case the student is at wrong with some diagnosis practice, the simulator will response in that way.

The other area where the analysts seek its wide application is the e-commerce. They are positive about the fact that with in some years the consumers who prefer online shopping will be able to judge the fabric by feeling it via computer using the haptic technology. They are optimistic about the fact that this advent will boost the consumer's confidence and will broad the horizons for online transaction.

This technology also sees a wider and broader application in entertainment medium. It can be incorporated with the games and can give the users a very lively and realistic experience while playing online games or games on some play stations. They can also feel the real time situation via haptic technology.

No doubt that technology has added a spice to our daily routine life style by providing us with so great technologies at hand. They help us to enjoy feeling the real time essence while keeping us away from any complication. This really has revolutionized our outlook towards the way we feel and use the technology ion our daily lives.

What You Need to Watch for in HDTV

Okay, you just purchased your new High Definition TV. You get it home, you plug it up and you connect your cable or satellite box to it and turn on the TV and...

Hey! The picture on my new HDTV looks the same as my old TV...Why?

When you plug in your new HDTV, everything doesn't just magically become high-definition, there is a process.

Here's what you need to watch HDTV:

HD source

You must be signed up to receive high definition service. This is done by contacting your cable or satellite company, they will provide you with a set-top (converter) box that is capable of sending you HD service.

Unless you have already contracted with them ahead of time for HD service, your current set-top-box may not be able to receive and send HD signals. Note: this will probably cost you extra $-cash-$.

Another alternative is for you have your HDTV's HD tuner connected to an over-the-air antenna. This antenna will let you receive FREE HD programming from many TV networks. The trick is that you have to be close to a station and have your antenna pointed towards the HD signal in most cases.

I do not pay or subscribe through my satellite company, I receive HD programming by using an over-the-air antenna, which is located in my attic. This antenna lets me receive several channels FREE, especially sporting events from the major TV networks, such as ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and WGN.

HD connections

Your set-top-box and your TV must have component-video or High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections and you need to have the right cables to connect you HD source and your HD TV together.

HD channels

High Definition channels use a different numbering system on your TV and remote control. You will need to tune or switch from standard definition TV to HD TV in order to start viewing high definition channels.

I have a Samsung 50 inch television and I have to press a button on my remote to switch form the standard definition channels to HD channels, it's that simple.

Also, the numbering format for HD is different. For example, some customers might get to NBC by pressing 5.1, while others get there by pressing 5-1, it may vary depending on your HD TV.

Internet Pay-Per-View - The Taste Of Things To Come!

Pay-Per-View is not a novel concept. Most of us are aware of what it basically offers. Pay-Per-View cable television service is a common sight to be found in many households. By virtue of this service, one can choose to receive and enjoy select channel broadcasts through their cable connection against a fee. It could be the live telecast of a sports match, or the latest blockbuster from Hollywood, or simply, a brand new music video. In this way, premium content is distributed to various subscribers who pay a small fee per content to view them.

So much for pay-per-view television. But this is the era of the Internet and online technologies. With the advancement and proliferation of Internet technologies all around, coupled with the improved availability of high speed broadband, the time has come to experience the thrills of Internet Pay-Per-View.

For somebody who loves watching movies (who doesn't?), the Internet is a veritable goldmine. Nowadays, there is no dearth of movie downloads sites on the Internet. The latest to join the array is Apple with its iTunes Movie Store which lets one download a movie and watch it on one's ipod, PC or Mac.

Some of the biggest names in the Internet Pay-Per-View arena are Movielink and CinemaNow. Both of these sites are supported by major film distributors such as Warner Bros and Sony Pictures etc. All one needs is a computer with a tolerably fast Internet connectivity to play the downloaded movie.

Internet Pay-Per-View is fast gaining in popularity. Other names in the business that are fast coming to the forefront are sites such as Guba and Unbox. MovieLink is probably the largest Internet movie download site on the Internet toady. MovieLink draws its strength from a partnership formed by such movie giants as MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and BBC among others.

Most Internet Pay-Per-View sites carry a motley collection of movies, TV shows, documentaries and more, all available for download for a nominal fee. The cost varies depending on the content that one wishes to download. The crux of the service offered by these sites is that they charge the viewer on a pay-per-view or pay per download basis. Basically, one has to pay to download a movie or to watch it online on a streaming basis. The charges vary depending on how new the movie is, the movie itself and its exclusiveness.

In recent years, the Internet has become a throbbing center of endless entertainment. Offering a rich multimedia experience that few other media can match up to, the Internet today is a treasure trove of highly entertaining content for the masses. Streaming movies, e-radios, Internet talk radios, webcasts - the fun never ends on the Internet. The need to visit your local video library or music store is fast becoming redundant. Just sit back in your chair and click away. Experience the pure bliss of high quality digital entertainment at the click of your mouse. Your desktop is the stage for a wide array of entertainment.