PABX phone system

The law firm I worked at last year was a small one. It had about 10 attorneys, a handful of staff, and one very busy secretary. Even though we were all on one floor and relatively close to each other, the preferred method of communication was our phone system. It was strange to see two attorneys speak to each other over the phone even though their offices were literally side-by-side, but I guess it was a lot more convenient that way. Phones were always flashing red next to their wide array of buttons. I didn't know what they all meant, but the phone system could do some fancy things like hold several calls, conduct conference calls, and even forward voicemails to other phones. Fancy as it was, the office could always use a technological upgrade. One thing they could have done was switch to a VoIP (voice over internet protocol) system that would still provide them their beloved phone system, but do so using the internet connection instead of hard phone lines. Our office already had an internet connection, so we wouldn't need to drill holes in the walls or mess with tangled wires. As I looked more into it, I learned that the technical name for our phone systems was a PBX (private branch exchange), which basically means that we have our own internal phone system that exchanges packets of information with other phones. This whole PBX is then connected to the wider, public phone network. Sometimes, the PBX is also called PABX (private automatic branch exchange), referring to the historical distinguish between automatic and non-automatic phone switching systems. I'm guessing that all PBX systems are PABX systems anyways since information is switched automatically. Anyways, using a VoIP would allow our office to conduct all the functions of a normal PBX system, like call forwarding, conference calling, call holding, voice mail, intercom, and many others. However, it may be cheaper and can easily be combined with our existing internet service. We may even be able to add in cable TV to the package, although convincing my boss of that would have been a whole new ball game.

project management software

I've set up a number of blogs over the past few years; went from knowing nearly nothing about blogging to being the one in the group who always volunteers to set up the blog. I set up a travel blog for our group when we went to Mongolia and I recently set up a blog for purposes of reflection and project tracking for the service learning project I'm doing with a friend, and though the former didn't really get used much, and the latter may only be used by me, I really like doing it. Put a little too much time into it, perhaps.

 

I find the internet pretty fascinating, maybe that's why I like to do it. Or one reason. I mean, I'm not as into it as some people I know, like computer programmers, or engineers, or gamers, or...lots of other people. But I think it can be incredibly useful. I love when I make new functionality discoveries. Like, labels on Gmail? They're awesome. So much better than folders. Someone's always coming up with a new idea, a better way to do things. Web based project management? Absolutely. What a great way to share what we're doing with our advisor, the community center we're working with, other students who might potentially head up the same program next year if it's successful this year...

 

Of course, I like it better when things are free. I would rather mess around with a probably less functional, less flexible blog than pay for a domain name, or buy project management software, or get a paid account with some blog site even. You can do a lot for free on the internet and boy, is that sweet. I guess I pay for internet now that I live off campus but it's still really freaking sweet how much I can do.

 

There are also the perks of being a student. I get lots of stuff for free that way. We can get software through the labs (no fancy web design or image manipulation or project management software, but decent Microsoft Office packs and Mac OS X and Windows XP and all that stuff), and the labs themselves are equipped with things like DreamWeaver and Photoshop. And print quota. I know it all comes out of my activity fee, but it seems free. Money is mostly imaginary.

electronics components

China Suppliers are hard to find, especially reliable ones offering; Parts Inventory, Active Component, Passive Component, IC and Semiconductor's As a part of my beginning electronics course, my professor assigned us with the task of locating a provider for electronic components that we would have to use throughout the semester. With a bit of internet searching handiwork I came across a promising website: http://www.hkinventory.com/public/Home.asp. The website is, apparently, a China supplier for electronic components. After a quick look, I decided it was a great electronic component sourcing website.
I took a glance through the part inventory on the site, and it seems to have an absolutely massive selection. From what I can see, it really seems to be the electronic component marketplace stock trade lead. The parts are straight from the highest quality of China manufacturers and they are all featured on the exclusive supplier directory. It really makes it easy to get the parts you want without the hassle of looking all over the place for them.
The selection of electronic component parts really is quite impressive. I am not quite sure what exactly I will need, but I did recognize some of the more common parts that I am sure will come in handy, like IC and semiconductors. The site also differentiates between active components and passive components and offers a huge selection of each. All in all, the parts inventory seemed extremely impressive and I do not think that I will ever need to find another website for any of my electronic component sourcing.
It is really great that the website offers all of their parts as a direct China supplier. I like knowing where all of my components are manufactured, so that I can be sure of their quality. Though there has been a large deal of controversy over China-made products recently, I believe that they are still fairly high quality and at least I know they are not rip-offs.
Anyway, I just wanted to say that I am definitely going to be shopping with the electronic component marketplace stock trade lead, http://www.hkinventory.com/public/Home.asp for all of my electronic parts.

web design

The best professional web design templates using flash for a new corporate Identity.Something you may not know about me is that I am aspiring website designer. While looking for a good place to download web templates, I came across a website called bestweb-templates. It looked pretty cool, so I stayed and took a look at their multitude of web design templates. As I looked I was really impressed with the array of full site templates which the website offered. I have always had some difficult with the design aspect of websites, so I really like the choices of professional templates which this website offers.
One of the sections which really struck me was the flash intros on the website. They were very flashy and impressive; I think they would make a great introduction for any website. I had never thought to buy web templates before, but I am now seriously considering looking into purchasing some of the best web templates. All of the web design templates seem to promote an individual corporate identity which I could really see given off by the websites. To be honest, these are some of the best design templates I have ever come across.
Another cool section on the website was the PHP-Nuke Themes. I have never used these before, but they certainly seemed like they were worth giving a try. One of the coolest options on the site was the section for music web templates. Some websites I come across have really annoying and obvious music, but the templates on BestWeb really seemed to be good. I really appreciate the quality professional templates that they provide for their customers, they have a great corporate identity package available. It shows that they put real effort into their work instead of just throwing out “pretty crap”.
Next time I get a client looking for a hip and appealing looking website, I think I will turn to www.bestweb-templates.comf or full site templates. Though I have already said it, I feel that it must be said again: these really are some of the best web templates I have ever seen. This website has introduced me to the world of being able to buy web templates. I am looking forward to my next web design project it is going to be so much easier then ever before now that I have found such a great resource

notebook review

I have recently been looking to buy a new laptop, and I was not sure where to begin looking for notebook details. So, through a Google search, I came across the website www.notebookreviewer.com/. The name of the site sounded great, so I decided to try it out and I found some really great laptop advice. They had all of the latest laptop ratings for the most popular brands, and they have been really helpful so far in trying to figure out which notebook to get.
While I was looking through the notebook reviews, I noticed that the website also offered laptop opinions offered by professionals in the industry as well as normal consumers. I found it really helpful to look at all of the different notebook opinions; they gave me a real look into how people used their notebooks. Combined with the laptop reviews, I thought the notebook opinions were a great aid to my decision to buy a laptop.
Of course, the most important feature of www.notebookreviewer.com seems to be the extensive notebook details that they offer with all of their laptop advice. I think anyone will agree that even the most extensive laptop review is not really helpful if it does not offer the technical specifications for the laptop.
So, no matter what your laptop opinion, I would suggest that you head over to http://www.notebookreviewer.com to check out the latest and greatest notebook reviews.
By the way, there was one other cool thing on the website that I forgot to mention: they offer consumer electronics reviews. Though I am not really looking for any random electronics right now, I did think that the Ipod reviews were particularly good. I have been considering buying myself a new MP3 player (mine is way too old), and I think that it would be a good idea to go with an Ipod this time. I will be sure to check out the Ipod reviews in more detail when I actually buy a new MP3 player. Anyway, don't forget to check out the consumer electronics reviews!