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05/06/2014

Do you know ? INBOX ZERO

Inbox Zero is a rigorous approach to email management aimed at keeping the inbox empty -- or almost empty -- at all times.

Inbox Zero was developed by productivity expert Merlin Mann. According to Mann, the zero is not a reference to the number of messages in an inbox; it is "the amount of time an employee's brain is in his inbox." Mann's point is that time and attention are finite and when an inbox is confused with a "to do" list, productivity suffers.

Mann identifies five possible actions to take for each message: delete, delegate, respond, defer and do.

Here are some of Mann's tips for effective email management:

1. Don't leave the email client open.
2. Process email periodically throughout the day, perhaps at the top of each hour.
3. First delete or archive as many new messages as possible.
4. Then forward what can be best answered by someone else.
5. Immediately respond to any new messages that can be answered in two minutes or less.
6. Move new messages that require more than two minutes to answer -- and messages that can be answered later -- to a separate "requires response" folder.
7. Set aside time each day to respond to email in the "requires response" folder or chip away at mail in this folder throughout the day.

06/05/2014

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20/08/2013

Apple plans a "kill switch"-style update aimed at making mobile gadgets less valuable to thieves.

20/08/2013

Three years ago, Google was where you turned to look up a recipe. To check your e-mail. To chat with your friends when you were supposed to be working.

But in the tech equivalent of a blink of the eye, things today are much different. Throughout the last year, Google has released a string of incredible hardware products, not just a bunch of virtual services you use through another company's device.

Google really kicked it into gear in July 2012 with the Nexus 7, its first-ever tablet, that was priced at just $199. Reviewers went nuts. It wasn't just a great tablet because it was so cheap, it was simply a great tablet. Even the iPad mini, which came out a few months later and sold for $130 more, wasn't as good.

Then came another string of winners: The Nexus 4 smartphone, which you can buy unlocked and without a contract for just $299. The Chromebook Pixel, a beautiful laptop with a stunning high-resolution touchscreen. And more recently, the Chromecast, a dongle that plugs directly into your TV and lets you beam video from your Android device, iPhone or iPad.

There's also the Moto X, a new smartphone from Google-owned Motorola that's one of the most accessible and easy to use Android phones I've ever tested. And don't forget Google Glass, the promising, Internet-connected eyewear that should hit the market next year.

As Apple keeps its head down and works on iterative (but great) updates to its iPhone and iPad line, and as Microsoft struggles to find a way to make Windows 8 devices like its Surface tablet resonate with the public, Google is releasing some of the most interesting and innovative hardware we've seen recently.

As a high-level executive at a very large tech company recently told me, no company can hope to be successful these days unless it can offer an ecosystem of software, services, and great devices to run them all on. Yes, that's the Apple model, but it's a model that's been proven to be a hit with consumers in the new mobile computing era.

And Google, a company that most people still associate with Gmail and Web searches, has been crushing it in both respects. It's always done well with the data, apps, and services part of things, but stringing all that together with affordable, high-quality hardware is a new and exciting trend for the company.

In some ways, Google has done a better job at this than Apple. For example, unlike the Apple TV, which requires you to have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to beam video, the new Chromecast will work with any major laptop, smartphone, or tablet no matter who makes it. And it does it all for a very reasonable $35, or $64 less than Apple's product. There's massive potential here for Google to build TV-watching ecosystem built around the device.

Apple may make great hardware, but it's biggest challenge is still making reliable software and services. (Remember the Apple Maps debacle from last year?) Meanwhile, Google is already a pro at such services, and it's packaging them along with great devices that are affordable and appeal to average users, not just the tech elite.

To endure in the cutthroat tech world, a company can't just rely on doing one thing well. It has to push forward, experiment, and get messy. In the last year, Google has proved it can do all that -- and make some quality gadgets at the same time.

- The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Steve Kovach.

18/08/2013

Microsoft has a vision for a world in which every surface is a Windows touchscreen. That became a whole lot closer to reality this week.

A startup called Ubi Interactive (https://www.ubi-interactive.com) is now selling $150 software that can turn any wall, desk or screen into a 45-inch touchscreen. Just hook up a Microsoft Kinect sensor and a screen or projector, and the display will instantly gain touch-screen capabilities. Ubi's software can even support touchscreens of up to 100 inches, at a cost of $379.

Ubi worked with Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) engineers at the company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters last year as part of an exclusive "Kinect Accelerator" program (http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/02/technology/angry-birds-wall/index.htm). Ubi was one of 11 startups chosen to develop apps and software that work with the Kinect.

The software-Kinect combo senses when a finger touches a surface, allowing the user to click, drag, drop, scroll, and perform all the expected functions of a touchscreen.

The selling point of Ubi's technology is that touchscreens are useful but incredibly expensive -- particularly large ones used in meeting spaces or in-store displays. But many businesses have projectors or televisions already set up in conference rooms. Those could soon become touchscreens by combining a Kinect, which costs $250, and Ubi's software.

Related story: Windows 8.1 update coming Oct. 18 -- for free (http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/14/technology/enterprise/windows-8-1-update/index.html)

"By making it possible to turn any surface into a touchscreen, we ... reduce the cost and extend the possibilities of enabling interactive displays in places where they were not previously feasible -- such as on walls in public spaces," said Anup Chathoth, Ubi's CEO.

Having a large touchscreen handy will become increasingly important as businesses migrate to Windows 8(http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/14/technology/enterprise/windows-8-1-update/index.html), Microsoft's touch-based operating system.

Microsoft is also developing a wearable projector technology (http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/02/technology/angry-birds-wall/index.htm) that will allow smartphone users to project and control the screens of their mobile devices on to their hands.

Microsoft and its partners are developing projectors that interacts with any surface or body motion, turning almost anything into a touchscreen.

18/08/2013

Samsung may be the latest company to enter the red-hot wrist-tech market. The South Korean company is planning to announce a new smartphone device that's worn on the wrist in September, according to a report from Bloomberg. (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-16/samsung-said-to-introduce-smartphone-like-wristwatch-next-month.html)

The Android powered device will be called the Galaxy Gear and will be able to handle the smartphone basics: phone calls, Web surfing and e-mails, said the report. Samsung will announce the product at an event on September 4, just ahead of the big IFA consumer electronics show in Germany.
Samsung declined to comment on the report when contacted by CNN.

It would be no surprise that Samsung is investing in wearable technology, which could be the next major gadget category. The wearable tech market is expected to hit $1.5 billion in 2014, a huge leap from the $800 million it's raking in this year, according to a report by Juniper Research.
Wrists are the most popular body part for the coming wave of wearable devices, followed by heads. The dream of a smartwatch has been around in popular culture for decades -- cartoon detective Dick Tracy had an early version (http://techland.time.com/2013/02/11/dick-tracys-watch-the-most-indestructible-meme-in-tech-journalism/) of one -- but recent advances like smaller, cheaper sensors and low-power Bluetooth technology are finally making it possible to pack powerful features into tinier shells.

There are still limitations, and the current crop of wearables are primarily satellite devices that need to pair up with a nearby smartphone to access the Web. If Samsung's Galaxy Gear is more smartphone than accessory, it could stand out from the competition.

All the major companies are angling for a piece of the action. Apple is likely developing its own smartwatch, Microsoft is rumored to be producing a prototype smartwatch that would run Windows 8, and Acer says it will release a wearable device in 2014, though it did not specific what type.

Sony, Pebble, I'm Watch and other manufacturers already have smartwatches on the market.

Meanwhile, Google is working out the kinks on Google Glass, its connected headset due early next year. Simple wearable fitness devices like the FitBit are already extremely popular and many of their features, like monitoring heart-rate or tracking movement, will likely be included in the bigger products.

12/08/2013

PUB trivia will never be the same.

With a tilt of my head and a short, softly spoken command, I can outsource the tough questions to Google's search engine.

With a swipe of my finger, I can request more information, including pictures, or surf websites by dipping my head back and forth to navigate the page.

Should my friends SMS me during trivia, I can have the missives read aloud to me (and only to me) and reply with my voice.

And when I am inevitably asked to leave the venue for being far too successful, and talking to myself, I can ask my new spectacles to provide me with a quick escape route.

All of these things are made possible with Google Glass, the internet-connected spectacles created in Google's X lab.

While they started life as a pair of glasses with two phones on either side and a backpack full of electronics, not unlike a Ghostbuster, the finished product is infinitely more impressive.

They come in four colours, including 'look-at-me-I'm-a-Glasshole' tangerine, and they sit comfortably on your head.

They weigh just 50g and consist of a slender metal frame and a computer, head-up display and two cameras encased down the right-hand side.

The display is positioned just above your eye, in your peripheral vision, so you can glance up to it as you need to without having it impede your sight.

Place Google Glass spectacles on your head and a camera inside the frame recognises they're in use. To control Glass, users swipe and tap on the side of the tangerine computer, on a touch-sensitive panel. Tilting your head upwards will also bring them to life.

The home screen features the time and the command you need to order Glass to do you bidding: "OK Glass".

Subsequent commands are listed on the head-up display and include "google", "record a video", "take a photo", "send a message" and "show me photos".

Naturally, we asked Google Glass to show us photos of Grumpy Cat. Photos of the kitten soon appeared in the display.

The display itself is a tiny piece of glass, but it looks much bigger to the eye. Google says it's equivalent to looking at a 25-inch TV and this seems about right.

The display is certainly big enough to comfortably read a few lines of text - enough to fit in a calendar update or a tweet, for example - though it's not something on which you'd want to read a full news story.

Capturing photos and video with Glass is a simple task. You can command Glass to do so with the command "OK Glass, take a photo", letting the world know your intention, or you can simply reach up and press the button on the right corner.

Hold this button down and Glass will capture 10 seconds of video. This can be extended by tapping the side of the spectacles.

Those in public bathrooms should be happy to hear that it's easy enough to see when Google Glass is recording, or in use. The light on the head-up display can easily be seen from both sides, alerting potential subjects.

Sound from Google Glass isn't so obvious. It's delivered to the user via bone conduction technology, in a piece of the headset that sits behind the ear. When on the user, any sound simply sounds quiet and muffled to everyone around them.

There are a few catches to wearing Google Glass, however.

Firstly, they don't connect to the internet by themselves and must be connected to a wi-fi hotspot or, more usefully, a smartphone via Bluetooth.

This smartphone connection does give Glass access to your contacts for quick messaging or phone calls, however, and it also lets Glass deliver calendar reminders, email alerts and the gamut of Google Now tips.

Secondly, if you're currently a spectacle user, particularly if you're near-sighted, you may need to invest in contact lenses. Google is working on a spectacle-friendly option, but currently you can only unscrew the computer element and affix it to prescription glasses.

Thirdly, users will also need to charge Glass daily, depending on its use, and deal with hordes of inquiries from those around them. These glasses attract a lot of attention.

Google Glass is also not widely available, though Google promises to release it to American consumers late this year. Expect grey-market importers in Australia to seize the opportunity shortly afterwards.

Source > http://www.heraldsun.com.au