Spam, Scam and Risk. Do you hate spam? I hate spam. I really hate spam – honest speech of Semalt expert

Ivan Konovalov, the Customer Success Manager of Semalt Digital Services, admits that he dislikes online scam and spam. If any person spams me using unsolicited spam email that markets the scam RA training, I will use the influence of talkRA to expose them.

During the early days of GRAPA, I received one of their spam emails. I understand that many people still receive the spam emails from GRAPA. I appreciate that they have stopped spamming my email messages. I believe that they deleted my email address from their mailing list. However, I currently receive messages from new spammers. They promise to share knowledge about fraud prevention, revenue assurance, and risk management.

The spam company is known as iVyN Technologies. The name of the company is suspicious because it is not grammatically correct. Interchanging small and capital letters in a word is not acceptable in the English language. It is important to use the correct writing standards when communicating in the English language. iVyN Technologies offers the training service at a fee. The standard distance learning module costs GBP6500/USD10500. The premium version of the training costs GBP800/USD13000. In revenue management, this "list price" is known as the "chump price." Assume that the company provides a special discount of 80% to the loyal customers. A person will still be an idiot to pay high fees for a course that was ignored for several years.

It is advisable for a person interested in learning to purchase a book instead of using the computer PowerPoint slides. A good book costs GBP50/USD80. The fees charged for the iVyN's standard training program is enough to purchase 130 copies of the book. 50 quid (80 bucks) is sufficient to purchase an actual book with printed sentences that can be read when the computer has been switched off. People should not spend GBP6500/USD10500 watching PowerPoint slides that were copied and pasted from the PowerPoint presentations that were used in a boring conference that took place 10 years ago.

Spam and scam should not be tolerated because they involve the unethical congestion of the inbox and the violation of the user privacy. Spam enhances cyber-crime activities because it encourages users to purchase services or products that they do not need at high costs. A secure network is achieved when the administrators and users manage to stop the spam and scam cases. Pursuing cyber security training from a company that sends spam emails is like purchasing anti-virus software from a company that infects the computer with malware. The course content is ineffective. Section 1 is Introduction to RA. This information can be obtained freely from textbooks and articles.

Section 2 is Issues and Controls. The information does not illustrate the various network categories. Section 3 is Strategy. The course has a copy-pasted version of the RA maturity model. Section 4 is RA Tool Selection. Most telecommunication companies have the RA tool. The computer users can also obtain the RA tool freely or at a cheap cost from online companies like cVidya.

Most technology websites allow the users to access the RA tool freely. The course has a section on internal fraud risks. There is a strong relationship between internal fraud and encouraging a computer user to purchase an expensive online course. The last section of the course is about emerging risks. The training indicates obvious risks that affect cyber security, social media, and e-commerce. I hate online scam and spam. Computer users should never reward spammers. They should be ignored. Their scam and spam emails should be reported to network security providers.

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Brain-like supercomputer the size of a postage stamp

 

Brain-like supercomputer the size of a postage stamp

Scientists at IBM Research have created a neuromorphic (brain-like) computer chip, featuring 1 million programmable neurons and 256 million programmable synapses.

 the most advanced and powerful computer chip of its kind ever built. This neurosynaptic processor is the first to achieve one million individually programmable neurons, sixteen times more than the current largest neuromorphic chip. Designed to mimic the structure of the human brain, it represents a major departure from older computer architectures of the last 70 years. By merging the pattern recognition abilities of neurosynaptic chips with traditional system layouts, researchers aim to create "holistic computing intelligence



 Measured by device count, TrueNorth is the largest IBM chip ever fabricated, with 5.4 billion transistors at 28nm. Yet it consumes under 70 milliwatts while running at biological real time – orders of magnitude less power than a typical modern processor. This amazing feat is made possible because neurosynaptic chips are event driven, as opposed to the "always on" operation of traditional chips. In other words, they function only when needed, resulting in vastly less energy use and a much cooler temperature. It is hoped this combination of ultra-efficient power consumption and entirely new system architecture will allow computers to far more accurately emulate the brain.

 TrueNorth is composed of 4,096 cores, with each of these modules integrating memory, computation and communication. The cores are distributed in a parallel, flexible and fault-tolerant grid – able to continue operating when individual cores fail, similar to a biological system. And – like a brain cortex – adjacent TrueNorth chips can be seamlessly tiled and scaled up. To demonstrate this scalability, IBM also revealed a 16-chip motherboard with 16 million programmable neurons: roughly equivalent to a frog brain.

 Each of these "neurons" features 256 inputs, whereas the human brain averages 10,000. That may sound like a huge difference – but in the world of computers and technology, progress tends to be exponential. In other words, we could see machines as computationally powerful as a human brain within 10–15 years. The implications are staggering. When sufficiently scaled up, this new generation of "cognitive computers" could transform society, leading to a myriad of applications able to intelligently analyse visual, auditory, and multi-sensory data.

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high tech keyboards-laser computer keyboard

 

 High tech keyboards-laser computer keyboard

Latest Technology from Japan: Touchscreen Cool Leaf Keyboard! a keyboard-new keyboards-high tech keyboards laser computer keyboard

a keyboard Has your roommate in college ever spilled a Coke on your keyboard or have you worked long hours, eating lunch at your desk? Cool Leaf’s
touchscreen experience makes the days of using compressed air to clean crumbs out of your keyboards as ancient as the fax machine. Simply wipe your keyboard with a damp cloth and it’s brand new again. For people who love state of the art design, the mirror-like finish is stylish and practical with it’s easy to clean surface. When turned off, it’s hardly recognizable as a keyboard and could even be used to apply last minute make-up! Whether at your desk in your home office, at the concierge of a high-end hotel or even in a doctor’s office, the Cool Leaf has a design that will both impress and serve a function.

Check out the Cool Leaf Keyboard from Minebea today
Join the future of keyless and personalized typing by adjusting the settings to suit your sensitivity level and speed. Follow this link to see more pictures of the Cool Leaf touchscreen keyboard and to read more technical information about its capabilities. laser computer keyboard

About NMB Technologies Corporation
NMB Technologies Corporation, a Minebea Group Company, is the world’s largest manufacturer of miniature precision ball bearings and a volume leader in the design and manufacturing of precision electro-mechanical components, including cooling fans, precision small motors and mechanical assemblies, among others. NMB products can be found in the personal computing, networking, telecommunications, home entertainment, home electronics, automotive, medical, and industrial
markets.

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Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4630 All-in-One Printer Review

 

Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4630 All-in-One Printer Review

Based on Epson’s new PrecisionCore printhead technology, this strong-performing multifunction printer delivers on speed, print quality, and cost per page. It’s a strong buy even at full MSRP; discounts at time of our review make it an exceptional one for small-biz use. High-quality output Excellent scans and copies Auto-duplexing AD FSpeedy performance Low CPPs

 Performance
One of the best multifunction inkjets we looked at in its time (back in 2012) was Epson’s high-volume WorkForce Pro WP-4590 All-in-One Printer$499.99 at Epson, a flexible $499.99-list workhorse machine. If you weren’t wedded by function, or by law, to laser-printed output, it was practically everything you’d want in a printer designed for a workgroup in a small or medium business (SMB). The WP-4590 served up exceptional print speeds and overall print quality, plus just about every convenience and productivity feature you could think of. Most crucially, it did all of that at an exceptionally low cost per page (CPP).

 

At the time, we considered the WP-4590 one of the best business-printer values available, and we still hold it in high regard. But now, we feel much the same way about 2014’s $299.99-list WorkForce Pro WF-4630 All-in-One Printer, the topic of this review. It hits that same rare balance that the WP-4590 did among SMB printers, of sheer feature depth, performance, and output quality, paired with a very fair CPP.
The WorkForce Pro WF-4630$188.88 at Amazon is one of 11 models in the company’s dramatically refreshed WorkForce line of business printers, released in June 2014. All 11 models were built around Epson’s new, speed-enhancing PrecisonCore printhead technology. The first one we reviewed, the wide-format WorkForce WF-7610$179.99 at Amazon, won an Editors' Choice award. And this one makes Epson's PrecisionCore-based printers 2-for-2 so far.
In the case of this “Pro”-level model, it’s as fast as most entry-level and midlevel laser-class machines. Also, as we discuss in the Setup & Paper Handling section a little later in this review, certain PrecisionCore models, this “Pro” version included, deliver very aggressive CPP figures. That tends to be the missing piece in a moderate-price SMB inkjet, but Epson nails it here while keeping the fundamentals strong.

 

Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4640 All-in-One

Also know that you have some paper-handling flexibility here. In addition to the WorkForce Pro WF-4630, Epson offers the $399.99 WorkForce Pro WF-4640, which, as you can see in the image here at right, is essentially the same printer. The difference is that it comes with a second 250-sheet paper drawer, for a maximum potential capacity of 580 sheets from three different input sources. (More detail later on that, too.) Both models also have auto-duplexing automatic document feeders (ADFs), for streamlined handling of two-sided multipage originals, and both have a quite-healthy 30,000-page maximum monthly duty cycle. (“Duty cycle” is the highest number of prints the manufacturer recommends in a given time period without inflicting undue wear and tear on the printer.)
In fact, the WorkForce Pro WF-4630 is one of those rare machines about which we found very, very little to grumble. It prints well; it’s fast; it’s loaded with features; and it’s inexpensive to use, not to mention highly attractive and durable. If you’re looking for a high-volume, high-quality multifunction inkjet with a terrific CPP, this is it.

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Lenovo Horizon 2e Review

 Lenovo Horizon 2e Review

The most affordable of Lenovo's portable all-in-ones, the Horizon 2e gets closer to the ideal table PC than the company's prior attempts and boasts innovative software. But it's still a bit heavy and short on battery life. Aura interface shows promise of table PC concept Innovative connection options to Android devicesShort battery life So-so performance  Heavier than competing models

 

Introduction & Features

Along with Sony (the VAIO Tap 20 technically came first), Lenovo was the table PC trailblazer with the original Horizon, a huge and expensive Frankenstein PC that was part all-in-one desktop and part jumbo tablet that you could run for a short time on battery power propped up on a coffee table or lying flat on a card table. (It was too big and heavy to be held in your hands or rest in your lap.) With its large 27-inch display and special Aura software for communal gaming, photo viewing, and other pastimes, the first Horizon was built to draw a crowd around its 10-point multi-touch screen.
Today, Lenovo has expanded its flat-folding all-in-one line with the Flex 20$824.99 at Best Buy and rolled out the Horizon 2$899.99 at Lenovo, a refined version of the 27-inch original. And now with the Horizon 2e and 2s models, Lenovo has added two more steeds to its table PC stable.

Lenovo won't say what the letters in 2e and 2s stand for, but we're prepared to guess it's economy and slim, respectively. While the 19.5-inch Horizon 2s weighs just 5.4 pounds (and is in our pipeline for review soon), the 21.5-inch Horizon 2e reviewed here is the lowest-priced in the lineup at $749 at Best Buy. It features a full HD (1,920x1,080) display and a built-in kickstand that lets the system go from propped up in desktop mode to horizontal in table PC mode.
The Horizon 2e features basic budget specs: an Intel Core i3 processor with integrated graphics, 4GB of memory, and a 1TB hard drive. It turned in predictable results in labs testing, finishing a step behind Core i5-based all-in-ones. We could live with its tepid performance because a system in this price range can't reasonably be expected to create and edit media with alacrity or play intensive 3D games smoothly. No, such a machine is meant for media consumption and casual touch games, and the Horizon 2e proved itself worthy on both counts.

   

   

We did, however, harbor hopes and dreams of better battery life, but the Horizon 2e showed only meager improvement over the Horizon 2. Battery life remains perhaps the chief demerit of the Lenovo line. In contrast, the slightly smaller and pricier Dell XPS 18$1,499.99 at Dell lasted more than five hours to the Horizon 2e's three hours in our video playback test.
The XPS 18 we reviewed in October was a high-end Core i7 configuration that cost $1,499, but Dell offers Core i3-based models starting at $899. Plus, the XPS 18 boasts a stellar design and, with its 18.4-inch display and five-pound weight, is ideal for pulling double duty as a desktop and a tablet.

Design

With a piano-black bezel framing the display, edge-to-edge glass, and a silver back panel, the Horizon 2e features the standard tablet look of today. It measures roughly 1.5 inches thick, which doesn't make the system portly by any means, but smaller portable AIOs measure less than an inch thick. Smaller systems are lighter, too, with the Horizon 2e tipping the scales at 10.1 pounds.
A U-shaped kickstand sits on the back panel, and lets you position the display from nearly vertical to completely horizontal. For connectivity, there's 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, and assorted ports residing in a recessed panel on the Lenovo's left side. You get three USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, an audio jack, and a flash-card slot. On the right edge you'll find the power button and volume rocker.

   

   

Features

The 21.5-inch display features LED backlighting, a matte finish, and 1,920x1080 resolution that supports 1080p HD video. Despite the backlights, which typically result in a bright image, we found the Horizon 2e's screen to be on the dull side. While its default settings dim the display on battery power, the panel looked flat and washed out even when running on AC power with brightness set to maximum.

The accompanying audio was fairly impressive. It can get louder than the typical laptop's audio output with better bass response, but you'll want a set of external speakers for music playback unless you are seated within a few feet of the system.
Lenovo bundles a wireless mouse and keyboard with the Horizon 2e. The keyboard is thin like a blade, but comfortable. Its chiclet-style keys feature shallow travel that makes it feel like a laptop keyboard (though there are, thankfully, dedicated Home, End, PgUp, and PgDn keys). A few keys are smaller than you might be accustomed to, most notably Backspace and the right Shift key.
The matching mouse is ambidextrous with an optical sensor. It features a middle button that conveniently lets you toggle between your open application and the tiled Windows 8 Start screen. You can also swipe the middle button to scroll.

Conclusion

We're willing to overlook the Horizon 2e's lackluster benchmark scores because they're right in line with what we expected. More to the point, the system provides enough muscle for basic home use and for a smooth and responsive experience with the Aura software.

The Aura interface is well designed and a big hit with this reviewer's six-year-old son, but we're not sure it would see regular use after the honeymoon period. Aura feels more like an admittedly impressive way to show off 10-point touch technology than a truly useful, everyday application. Perhaps we're just set in our ways, but we'll continue to manipulate our photos and videos in the regular Windows 8 interface rather than convert to Aura.

   

   

Even if you embrace Aura and have an Android phone or tablet to take advantage of the system's Android-friendly connection features, you can't help but find the Horizon 2e's battery life disappointing. For a system that you'd like to lug to the living-room coffee table for an evening, you'll find yourself running short on battery life before the night is through.

The Dell XPS 18 runs for hours longer on a single charge, and we prefer its smaller screen because it allows the system to function better as a tablet that will be toted from room to room. It sounds strange to recommend a similar system with a smaller screen and a higher price, but these table PCs are strange machines. For now, the Dell sits in the convergence sweet spot in terms of fulfilling the dual roles of small desktop and oversized tablet. We'll see if Lenovo rings the bell with its remaining entry, the Horizon 2s.

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Polk 4 Shot Xbox One Gaming Headset

  Polk 4 Shot Xbox One Gaming Headset

 The Microsoft Xbox One$349.99 at Amazon doesn't work with many headsets out of the box. In fact, without the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter, it only works with the included monaural headset and its special connector that plugs into the Xbox One gamepad. Polk Audio offers its own Xbox One headset in the form of the 4 Shot, which includes the aforementioned adapter. It's a well-designed, comfortable headset that can easily work with any smartphone or tablet, but it suffers from a very bass-heavy sound profile, a funky microphone, and a rather high $159.95 price tag. With the $25 Xbox One headset adapter available separately, there are just too many solid alternatives from both the audio enthusiast and gaming ends of the spectrum in the same price range. The Marshall Monitor headphones and the Plantronics RIG headset, are just two examples.

Design

The headset is remarkably sleek for an over-ear pair not primarily focused on portable use. No clunky boom mics or gaudy colors are in sight. The outside of each cup is covered in glossy black plastic with a flat gray stripe and an embossed Polk logo. The arms are a matte black plastic, extending into a leatherette-covered steel headband. Polk offers two more, slightly flashier versions: white earcups with brass highlights and a black headband, and gray earcups with blue highlights and a white headband.
The leatherette of the headband and the leather-like insides of the earcups are padded and feel comfortable on the head, without being mushy or risking getting too hot from long periods of use. The earcups are mounted on arms that extend over their corners, letting them adjust easily by pivoting up and down to fit the shape of the user's head. The cups can also turn 90 degrees to sit flat for storage, though the arms don't fold and no carrying case is included.
The left earcup holds a hidden microphone that pops out of the bottom edge. Instead of a boom mic that extends near the mouth, it's a simple wedge of plastic that rests under the earcup and disappears when not in use. It's a functional and unobtrusive design element, like the rest of the decidedly elegant headset.  The bottom edge of the right earcup holds a 3.5mm port for either of the included two four-foot cables. The gaming cable is a simple audio cable with no button or microphone, intended for use with the bundled Xbox One Wireless Headset Adapter. The other cable has an in-line one-button remote and microphone for use with a mobile device.

Connecting the Headset

Plugging in the cable with the in-line remote and microphone disables the mic built into the headset itself. You can use the headset mic with a mobile device by using the non-remote-equipped cable, but this resulted in a much lower recording level than my Google Nexus 5's own on-board microphone. The headset mic seems to be designed specifically for game systems (and even more specifically the Xbox One), and isn't suited for

phone calls.
The headset comes with Microsoft's Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter, which you can purchase separately for $24.99. Like the wired headset that comes with the system, the adapter plugs into the bottom of the Xbox One gamepad, into a port that looks vaguely like a micro USB port. The adapter is a small plastic trapezoid with five buttons on the face for adjusting game/voice chat balance and overall volume, and for muting the microphone. A 3.5mm port sits on the underside, to which you can connect the 4 Shot (or any other 3.5mm-using headset).

Performance and Microphone

The headset mic is fairly functional, but suffers from an issue that Polk claims it's aware of and is working to fix with a software update: The mic is so close to the driver in the left earcup that it tends to pick up audio from whatever game you're playing, in addition to your voice. Polk says this is not an issue with the hardware. For now, be prepared to mix game volume way down and chat volume way up if you want your voice to come through your game.
As pure headphones, the 4 Shot has a very sculpted, bass-heavy sound that doesn't quite offer the level of performance and balance that similarly priced, non-gaming headphone pairs like the Marshall Monitor and Sennheiser HD 280 Pro£82.47 at Thomann (which lacks a microphone) can produce. It handles low end very well, just as a gaming headset should; it reproduced both the bass synth notes and the heavy kick drum hits in The Knife's "Silent Shout" with strong presence and no distortion at maximum (and unsafe) volume levels. For very thumpy, bass-heavy tracks, the 4 Shot indeed sounds excellent.
However, outside of songs built from the ground up to shake the listener, the 4 Shot is hit-or-miss depending on the track's mix and just how prominent the bass is. For example, The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" has a very clear and warm opening that here gets eclipsed by the song's usually forgettable bass line as soon as it kicks in. The plinky notes of the opening guitar usually cut through every other aspect of the song before the vocals, but the 4 Shot's emphasis on the bass blunts what should be a crisp edge to the guitar sound. Blue Oyster Cult's "Godzilla" fares a bit better, since the entire song revolves around its iconic bass riff, but both that and the kick drum drown out the rest of the percussion. It's clear the 4 Shot is built for video game audio and action-packed sound effects, and not a remotely flat response for accurate music listening. It by no means sounds bad, but the weak high-end makes it seem far less appealing as your go-to pair of headphones.

Conclusion

The Polk 4 Shot is a very well-designed gaming headset that sounds fantastic when you're playing games on the Xbox One. However, its microphone is finicky and its general audio quality outside of games doesn't justify its $160 price tag. Considering its included adapter is available separately for $25 and can work with any phone headset or headphone pair with a 3.5mm connector, the 4 Shot isn't a particularly compelling package. If you can spend slightly more, the Editors' Choice Marshall Monitor$130.25 at Amazon offers excellent all-around audio performance and, with its in-line microphone, can work easily with the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter for a much more flexible listening experience. The Plantronics RIG$89.94 at Amazon is another solid candidate for use with the adapter, and its boom mic is much more functional than the 4 Shot's. And if you want a really inexpensive option, the Tritton Kama$29.99 at Amazon offers solid performance (though not nearly as good as the aforementioned headsets and headphones) for just $30.

 

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