Microsoft is Unveiling Windows 8 Soon!

Microsoft is Unveiling Windows 8 Soon:

If you had been impressed of how user-friendly and comprehensive Windows 7 is, wait until you have installed the Windows 8 in your personal computer! It is the newest operating system from Microsoft and since they have just actually launched the Windows 7 in 2009, you might start wondering what was wrong with the 7th version? Nothing was wrong, it is just that the company is trying to figure out the most convenient and comprehensive operating system to match the fast paced technology, as well as the demands of its users.

Still, there are so many speculations going around the informational technology world. Rumors have it that a new operating system is also in the making, while some are looking forward to another. What is clear is that Microsoft is unveiling the Windows 8 soon and the Mobile Windows 7 during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. A Mobile Windows 7 press conference on February 15 will be hosted by CEO Steve Ballmer at exactly 9 AM ET.

WHAT CIGARETTES CONTAINS

WHAT CIGARETTES CONTAINS

Tobacco is a $200 billion industry, producing six trillion cigarettes a year – about 1,000 cigarettes for each person on earth. And this is what you’ll find in cigarettes:

~ Formaldehyde, which embalmer use to preserve dead bodies;
~ Toluene, which is commonly used as an ingredient in paint thinner;
~ Acetone, an active ingredient in nail polish remover;
~ Ammonia, which scientists have discovered lets you absorb more nicotine, keeping you hooked on smoking.

If you smoke, you and those around you also inhaling arsenic, benzene, cadmium, hydrogen cyanide, lead, mercury and phonol. In all, 4000 harmful chemicals, including 44 types of poison, of which 43 are proven cancer-causing substances. That should be reason enough why a person should stop smoking immediately.


Bad business:

Life insurance companies charge smokers nearly double the amount they charge non-smokers for term assurance. Some tobacco companies also own shares in life assurance companies. What appears to be a good deal for tobacco companies is a bad deal for taxpayers: the health care costs caused directly by smoking, and the lost economic productivity, cost governments up to three times as much as the total earnings of the tobacco industry.
Death:

Smokers are ten times more likely to suffer from lung cancer than non-smokers, three times more likely to have a stroke, and twice more likely to suffer a heart attack. Carbon monoxide in cigarettes deprives the heart of oxygen. Smoking can cause headaches, infertility, blood vessel disease, digestive problems, mouth and throat cancer, and blindness.
Tobacco causes more deaths than those caused by all the wars of the past 100 years, including World Wars One and Two. More than three million people die each year as a result of smoking.
Nicotine is a drug. It is more addictive than cocaine, heroine or mandrax. Nicotine is a natural insecticide. Plants such as tomatoes produce it in their leaves to discourage bugs from eating them.
Stop smoking !!!!!!!!!

"" After 8 hours, the carbon monoxide in your blood drops to normal.
After 48 hours, nerve endings start regrowing and the ability to smell and taste is enhanced.
After a year, the risk of heart disease drops halfway back to that of a non-smoker.
After 15 years, the risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker. ""

Google Maps Labs: A Fun New Google Tool

Google introduced Maps Labs Friday, a cool new set of innovative add-ons to its popular map service that offers a multitude of new ways to explore places near and far. Google Maps Labs is an incubator to test features for the Google Maps service, in the same spirit as Gmail Labs. When you go to Google Maps, click on the green flask icon at the top, where eight new test features await.

Among the experimental features in Google Maps Labs, you will find "Drag'n'Zoom," which will let you draw a box on the map to immediately zoom into that place and "LatLng Tooltip," a feature that shows the latitude and longitude of where the mouse pointer is positioned.

"Aerial Imagery" is available only for certain areas, while the "Where in the World Game" tests your knowledge of world geography with satellite imagery. Other Maps Labs features include "What's Around Here?," which shows the top results in the current view and "Smart Zoom" will check in advance what imagery exists before you zoom in, so that you don't get the annoying "We don't have imagery at this zoom level" message.

You can play around with these features and more in Google Maps Labs by clicking on the green flask button at the top of the page and then enabling each feature individually.

The other nifty addition from Google this week is Chart Tools, a new developer toy for creating static and interactive charts. The free APIs let you render all sorts of charts, QR codes, and math formulas.
The Vizualization API in the Google Chart Tools provides interactive charts that render into your Web browser, and can trigger events with tool-tips and animations. Google is showcasing a variety of applications for these charts, such as bio heat maps, gauge charts, geo maps, intensity maps, or motion charts.

Google Buzz: 5 Tips for Power Users

So you've had Google Buzz for a few days, and you're starting to figure out how you can fit Google's latestsocial media venture into you

r digital life. Well now it's time to take your Buzz experience to the next level, with a few power user tips that will let you some add pizzazz to your text, give you greater flexibility in how you send out buzzes, and take control of those annoying Buzz notifications hitting your inbox.

Mark Up Your Text

Google Buzz understands some very basic text markup language. That means you can spice up your text entries on Buzz by using bold text, italics and strikethroughs. Here's what you do:

*Make your text bold by placing an asterisk at each end of your word or sentence*.

_Using underscores at each end will italicize this Buzz comment_.

-Use a dash at each end for a strikethrough-

For an em--dash, just place two hyphens side--by--side

E-Mail Your Buzz

If you don't have access to a Web browser, you can still send out your buzz via e-mail using your desktop e-mail client or your mobile device. Just send your post to buzz@gmail.com from the same Gmail account that displays your Buzz activity. You can use e-mail to send photos or text.

TIP: In my tests, only the text in my e-mail subject lines was displayed from my buzzes sent via e-mail. So any text in the message body of your e-mail will not be displayed. Photo attachments should show up automatically.

Bonus Tip: The e-mail feature will work only with the Gmail account where you get your Buzz notifications. It does not work with other Gmail accounts you might have or with a non-Gmail e-mail account. To find out how to access your Gmail from a desktop e-mail client (Outlook, Thunderbird etc.) via POP or IMAP protocols, visit the Gmail help pages.

Get Those Buzzes Out of Your Inbox

Three kinds of Buzz updates will be automatically sent to your inbox: Whenever anyone comments on a buzz created by you; when another user comments on a buzz created by someone else that you have also commented on; or when someone tags you in a Buzz through the @reply system.

Google send these notifications to you, because the company believes you'll want to be notified when things happen on Buzzes you are actively participating in. But if you find these notifications annoying, Google doesn't have an obvious way to change this behavior. So it's up to you to employ the power of Gmail filters and labels to take control of your buzzes. Here's what you can do:

Labels

Note: this step is only useful if you are going to use the Multiple Inboxes tip detailed below.

The first thing you want to do is create two labels: "My Buzzes" and "Buzzes." To do this, click on the "Labels" button at the top of your Gmail inbox and select "Manage labels." Scroll down to where you see a text entry box that says "Create a new label." Just type in the name of each label one at a time and click "Create." Now go back to your inbox, and it's time for part two.

Filter Buzzes created by you

1) Go to your Gmail inbox, and at the top of the page next to the "Search the Web" button click on "Create a filter"

2) In the "From" section type out your name and in the "Has the words" box type "label:buzz" and click on "Next step." If you get a pop-up warning telling you this is a highly unusual step, don't worry about it and just click "OK." (Click on the images below to enlarge them for a closer look at the screen.)

3) On this page, select "My Buzzes" from the "Apply the label" drop down menu. Then you can decide what you want Gmail to do with these Buzz notifications: Skip the inbox, Mark as read, and so on. I would recommend having them skip the inbox; that way you can always view your buzzes by clicking on "All mail" in the left hand column of your Gmail page.

4) Now just check off "Also apply filter to..." and then click the "Create filter" button, and you're done with this filter.

For Buzzes created by others

For the second filter, step 1 is exactly the same. For step two place a minus sign (-) in front of your name. Click on the image to see what step two looks like.

For step three, apply the label "Buzzes" and then choose your other filter options as you did previously.

Multiply Your Inbox

Now that you've got the buzzes hitting your inbox under control, let's get serious about organization by using Multiple Inboxes.

This is a relatively new feature in Gmail that lets you view several different sections in your Gmail inbox to make it easy to separate messages from specific people, groups or message types like buzzes.

For our purposes, we are going to add two different inboxes to your Gmail homepage: one for Buzzes created by you (labeled My Buzzes) and one for Buzzes created by others (Buzzes).

Here's what you do to activate Multiple Inboxes:

1) Open up Gmail labs (the little green beaker in the top right corner) and enable Multiple Inboxes. Then scroll down to the bottom of the labs page and press "save changes."

2) Back at your inbox click on "Settings" next to the Labs icon and you should see a heading called "Multiple Inboxes."

3) In "Pane 0" type "is:My Buzzes" and then type "My Buzzes" in "Panel title (optional)"

4) In "Pane 1" type "is:Buzzes" and type "Buzzes" under "Panel title (optional)"

5) Now adjust your optional settings for how many conversations each inbox should show at once, and where you want them placed in relation to your general inbox.

6) Press "save changes" and your inbox should now look something like this (click on the image to enlarge).

Now, you'll be able to see your incoming buzzes at a glance, and they still won't be blocking up your general inbox.

So there you have it -- five great tips to get your new buzzes under control. Got any other tips? Share them in the comments.