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Nokia, as everybody knows, is now 1 of the earth’s greatest makers of telephones and this is when compared to other dominant competitors for example, Samsung & Motorola (as well as others). Nokia assemble mobile telephones for each main market sector and back in ‘07 they were voted the most valuable global brand. Their wears fall into four various divisions - mobile devices, multimedia, networks & enterprise solutions.

The hand-set revolution headed by Nokia seems to be irrepressible. The thickset bricks sold in the nineteen nineties for example, the Nokia 2110 that was almost 236 grams have presently been superseded with light-weight, slender sets for example, the Nokia 6282 that comes in at a mere 115 grams or what about the Nokia 7380 that weighs primarily 80 g. All the phones have the most current in communications electronics along with a good fashion sense.

Deciding on a handset was in the past a manageable activity still, considering the products possible to everybody today, it becomes somewhat harder. Consumers will often buy their mobiles with the thought of various accessories, - might it be a statement of fashion an object which makes people look spiffing - or could it be only for the advantages that the handsets presently offer, for instance, e-mail & WAP, etc.

Additional technologies are also consolidating in Nokia mobile devices to provide the customer the occasion to communicate with more than simply speech. Nokia cell phones which include digi cameras are also becoming familiar as is the facility to produce videos and beam them to friends and associates through multimedia messaging. You can additionally get full color graphics on every one of their phones and more than 1/2 are available with the facility to show WAP info (pages altered only for the smaller screens on a telephones). Also obtainable is the handsets which are built with radios & MP3 facilities just for listening to your favourite tracks. The price of their handsets range from nothing at all up to a few hundred pounds, it primarily depends about what one wish for.

Nokia, as was said, continues to be the the globe’s top fabricator of sets, despite some people who think that Nokia’s top spot might be threatened specifically by Sony Erickson. Even so, Nokia now have the advantage of ages of experience in handset fabrication & has brilliant loyalty from its regular consumers allied with with their reputation only for reliability & user friendliness.

As emerging technologies become even more vital in today’s handsets, the space between Nokia and all of its competitors will become additionally obvious. You can get many varied types of mobile phones from Nokia.

If your sexual tempo is decreased after sunny summer days do not
be anxious! This is totally normal. You will find a few
recommendations and a special formula for men to overcome these
hard days on the next lines. According to mythology, love
goddess Aphrodite was known by her own formulated preparations
and ointments that she gives to her lovers to increase their
sexual power. This is the reason of why today we are calling all
stimulating elixirs as aphrodisiacs. Nowadays men are not such
lucky and we highly recommend to read this article to men who
live in big cities. Without doubt best aphrodisiacs are Sun, a
good sleep and fresh air. A good sleep is necessary for the body
to pack itself up, to increase its energy and revitalize its
hormones. Sun light is a powerful doping for our body including
sexual hormones. The main reason of men’s vitality in holidays
is being relaxed in fresh air. But in Autumn’s cloudy days some
natural reinforcements may help a lot. Magical power of foods:
Basil, clove, ginger, onion, tomato, radish, celery, egg,
carrot, red pepper, oats, asparagus, fresh onion, chestnut,
hazelnut, pistachio nut, coconut, cucumber, oyster, caviar are
main foods to improve your sexual power. Having them in your
weekly menu selections would be a wise choice. Specially, foods
containing vitamin E like pistachio, almond, hazelnut and walnut
are natural drugs for impotence and erectile disorders. Red is
good for men’s vitality: When we say aphrodisiacs we generally
mean drugs for men because they must be active in sexual
relationships. In other words, for a successful lovemaking they
must be aroused and erected. For a man vigor red color is
important. In astrology Mars represents man and its sexual
power, and Mars’s color symbol is red. So, red colored foods and
drinks are recommended for man’s arousal. For example red
pepper, red ginseng… A man who is always wearing pale, pastel
or dark colored dresses may get less excitations. Maybe this is
the reason of using red lights, red under wares, red bed
sheets… to create an erotic environment. Red coral or ruby
stone are also good for increasing man’s energy. Women who feel
sexually less active may also profit from red color and stones.
But the must important aphrodisiacs for a woman is love and
affection added into lovemaking. As vegetal aphrodisiacs,
vitamins are very helpful for a successful sex life. Specially
vitamin E is vital for men. Beside pills you can get vitamin E
through natural foods and specially hazelnut contains many
minerals and essential fat acids. To overcome the fatigue
syndrome due to modern life and high technology, vitamin B is
also indispensable. Avoid depression: Remember that behind
sexual troubles, many hormonal and nourishing disorders, and
heavy depressions may exist. Also, after a serious depression or
a nutrition disorder only a treatment of natural mixtures may
not be sufficient, in such cases help of a psychiatrist
(sexologist) or nutrition expert is needed. Heavy training may
be harmful: For a healthy sexual life a light and not tiring
training program is as important as vegetal aphrodisiacs. A
light and regular exercise program will balance your metabolism
and hormonal system to keep you sexually active. But beware of
heavy and tiring training programs because an extra low fat
texture may cause a performance decrease. Yoga, meditation and
many other positive energy techniques are recommended to purify
your brain against stress and support sexual energy. Right
breathing exercises are also important for a successful sex
life. If you insist for heavy training please pay special
attention for a regular and healthy nutrition. A Special Booster
Formula for Men: Put 1 kg. of a good quality flower honey into a
glass pot, add 250 gr. powdered ginger, 100 gr. powdered Indian
saffron, 50 gr. peeled and pounded green cardamom, 1 gr.
saffron, 5 gr. pounded coriander, 4 sweet spoons of pounded
stinging nettle seeds, 2 sweet spoons of royal jelly, 4 sweet
spoonful of pollen, 100 gr. unshelled and pounded pistachio nut
and 100 gr. of pine nut. Stir and mix the whole with a wood
spoon. You can store the pot in a cool and gloomy place. If you
don’t have any allergy or illness against those ingredients, eat
one tablespoon 2 times (morning and night) in a day.

We’re constantly being overwhelmed by paperwork despite the fact that this is the electronic age and supposedly the need for paper disappeared with the introduction of the personal computer! Whether at home or work, in reality, we still like to read things in ‘hard copy’ so paper is never going to disappear.

Here are some ways to help you get the paperwork back under control:

The golden rule to dealing with paper is to do something with it the first time you touch it. I don’t quite hold with the ‘handle it only once’ statement, as that doesn’t really work in practice but trying to avoid shuffling it from one pile to another is definitely to be recommended.

First point - Go out and buy as many folder, trays, boxes and files as you need to organise your paperwork. You should have separate files or folders for action items, accounts, tax information, client information, invoices, reading etc.

When the post lands on your doormat or the paper comes into your office, decide what to do with it there and then. As you open the morning post, sort it into the appropriate folder/tray.

Action - pay a bill, make a call, make an appointment, fill in a form, sign a document etc. Deal with it immediately or as soon as possible.

If this needs further organisation, create additional files/folders/trays for bills, phone calls, clients and place the paper in the appropriate place. Then all you need to do is to go to this one place.

Read - magazines, reports etc. Put to one side to read later. Again, subdividing into files such as Urgent, Review, Business and Fun might help. Set aside time in your day/week to do the reading. Take a break at lunchtime to read through some paperwork or magazine.

Carry some reading material with you for those quiet moments when you’re sitting waiting. Don’t let things build up - if something’s remained in your unread pile for a period of time, chuck it out. Cancel any magazines that you don’t have time to read anymore.

File - statements, receipts, articles etc. Place them to one side in a tray for filing later. Receipts and accounts information should be filed separately so they can be easily dealt with when you’re working on your accounts. This is not something that needs to be dealt with immediately and it’s the one area that tends to build up and doesn’t get the intention it should, so don’t let it build up. Clear your filing tray on a weekly basis or perhaps at the end of each day.

Bin - junk mail, flyers etc. This can get thrown out as soon as you receive it. Recycle any paper you can, rather than just chuck it in the bin.

Of course your first task each day is ‘planning’. Schedule the time you need during the day for all your tasks - clear your ‘Action’ folder and make it a habit to clear this by the end of each day. When are you going to go through your ‘Reading’ file and when do you do your filing?

Tackling a BIG Filing Pile! If you have a large pile of filing or several piles taking up space on your desk or in your office, set aside a couple of hours in your diary NOW and book in a time to tackle it. This is a useful task to do at the end of the day or perhaps at a weekend or even one evening.

Go through it and sort each piece of paper as you go into appropriate folders, files or ’sub-piles’. Bin anything you no longer need. Action anything that’s lurking! Put to one side anything that needs to be read. Depending on how old this pile is (!) you might want to ask yourself, if I haven’t read it by now, how relevant is it? … Bin it!

You may end up surrounded by several piles of bank statements, credit cards statements, client info, paid invoices etc. but at least now you can pick them up in one group and file them all away together. It’s immensely satisfying to reduce a large pile of paperwork that’s been glaring at you, into a larger pile that ends up in the bin and a smaller pile that you now need to do something with i.e. file!

A couple of hours should be all that’s needed, even for a large pile and if you can’t file it all away in one hit, do what you can in the time you’ve got, then make an effort to clear a little bit each day or even 2-3 times throughout the day and you’ll be amazed how quickly it will soon be gone!

Ways to reduce the incoming flood.

Get as much paperwork as you can electronically. Most statements and bills are now available online and can be stored electronically or printed off if you need them.

Cancel subscriptions to any newspapers or magazines that you no longer need. Read magazines and newspapers online or go to your local library. Most publications with a website will publish their most recent articles online. Newspaper sites have searchable archives.

Subscribe to the Mailing Preference Service to avoid unnecessary junk mail coming through your door and always tick the box on any forms to stop promotional mail, offers or your address being sent to 3rd parties.

You can recycle old newspapers and magazines but either taking them to your local recycling point to local schools, hospitals, surgeries etc.

How could you streamline your office to reduce what comes in and how much you have to handle in the first place? Take some time to think about all the paperwork that you have to deal with on a daily basis and come up with a solution to ensure that piece of paper ends up where it should first time round.

Copyright 2006: Clare Evans

Clare works with individuals and small business owners to help them plan and organise their time more effectively. Learn how to prioritise, plan and delegate, organise your perfect life, organise it effectively and enjoy the process. Spend your time doing what matters and stop worrying about the things that don’t.

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When a Software product has to be developed, one of the first tasks in the Project Manager’s schedule book is Requirements Analysis.

What is Requirements Analysis?

Simply put, Requirements Analysis process aims to identify and document the customer’s requirements for a proposed system.
A trained software practitioner called the Requirements Analyst(RA) communicates with knowledgeable user(s) to understand what the requirements are. Most times, the client will have a brief idea of what they need in the proposed system.

The Analyst’s job is to flesh it out, add implied requirements and mandatory or regulatory requirements the client may not be aware of and create a document called the Software Requirements Specification or SRS.

At the end of the process, the SRS turns out to be the blue print of the product. A reference point for the client, the project manager, the tester and the designer. The SRS should ideally restrict itself to specifying “what” the product should do rather than “how” to do it. Never include implementation details such as database structure, architecture and so on.

What should the Software Requirement Specification include?

Ideally, an SRS should include at the least the following information.

Functional requirements

Functional requirements are the “features” a software has. Example Requirements for a shopping cart are Browse Shop, Detailed product view, checkout, View cart, My Account.

The analyst should also identify requirements that the customer has missed or those that are required to support the main features. These requirements are called Implied Requirements. For example, if the client has asked for a Shopping site, the analyst includes requirements for the Shopping cart such as the View cart, Checkout and Delete from Cart.

Non functional requirements

How efficient is the Software product? Is it high performance, is it reliable, how fast is it, does it consume a lot of system resources. These are aspects dealt with in the non functional requirements. Novice programmers generally fail to address these requirements. These requirements directly affect the quality of the product.

Regulatory requirements

In many industries, there may be regulations within which the software product should comply. For example, the tax laws of the country in which an accounting product has to be deployed. Language preferences, password encryption laws, URL standards, email standards. These are some of the regulatory requirements which the client may not be aware of. The analyst has to include these requirements if applicable to the industry or country in which the software product is to be deployed.

External Interface Requirements

Will this product interact with other software or hardwares? The analyst need to list the minimum requirements of these interfaces.

Acceptance criteria

Finally, the acceptance criteria has to be stated. What criteria will confirm that the software is working as per the client specification. Usually, the tested specifications will be the functional and non-functional requirements stated in the SRS.

It is important that all requirements should include the Feature Number. This improves traceability of each feature throughout the project lifecycle. At the design, construction and at the testing phases, the project members know that they are designing, coding or testing Feature No. FE-2 or FE-45.

Prioritizing Requirements

The SRS should include priorities for each feature. Clients may ask for some features to be completed early on. A carefully Prioritized requirements document leads to quicker development of the more important features.

Isn’t the Software Requirements Specification (SRS) a waste of time. Who benefits?

Thats a fallacy. The SRS is useful to everyone who has anything to do with the project. The project manager knows what to plan for. The designers know what to design. The testers know how the product is expected to work. All with the SRS.

Finally, the SRS helps the customer the most. The customer knows what he will get in the end. Generally, development starts only after the client reads and approves the SRS. For example, if the customer wants the Shopping site system to include a Wishlist, he can quickly scan the SRS and ask for the Wishlist to be added if it is already not there. Increased customer input so early on in the project, helps everyone know what is to be developed and what needs to be developed first.

Review Software Requirements

Getting the requirements right in the first place costs 50 to 200 times less than correcting code. It is important to review the SRS before it goes into the next stage.

Typically, a review session will include at least 3-4 experts and will be held for a maximum of 2 hours per session. The attendees will read the doc prior to attending the meeting. A good review will unearth about 60-90% of the defects in the product.

Some software development companies ignore this crucial meeting leading to disastrous consequences. A simple requirements review will result in a Net Schedule savings of 10-30% . And yes, these inspections are about 20 times as effective as testing the product. It comes as no surprise that each hour spent on review avoids an average of 33 hours of maintenance.

Managing requirements change

No project is static. Requirements may change and a good Project Leader should learn to anticipate that. However, each change in requirements costs time and money, especially if crucial changes come up during Coding or testing and worse if it comes in after development.

The Analyst “has” to try to minimise late changes as far as possible. The best way to do that is to show the customer what he is going to get using small prototypes and the SRS. Customers can easily see what they are going to get and ask for changes much before any development has begun. This way the analyst manages to reduce cost for the customer.

In case changes do occur, during or after coding, the Project leader has to ensure that these changes are controlled. All changes in the specification should be approved by the customer and should be reviewed by team members. All team members should get copies of the latest specification.

Most projects generally experience a 25% change in requirements. Good requirements methodlogies will reduce the No. of changes and cost per change. For example, if the RA could reduce number of changes to 10% and the cost of change by a factor of 5 or 10, the combined effect would be really huge.

Can’t you code without requirements analysis.

You can code without any analysis, design or even testing. This is what most programmers do.

Customers, project leaders and coders generally under-estimate the value of good requirements analysis and give it the go by because a software product “can” be developed without proper requirements, design or testing.

But problems start surfacing in several unrelated incidents.

For instance, tester claim they have completed testing and submit the project to the customer. The customer says “Hey this is not what I wanted. I wanted the shopping cart to be stored in case the shopper decides to complete the ordering process after 2 days?” The tester may not even have known of this requirement, the coder wouldn’t have known, the project leader wouldn’t have known. Finally everyone works overtime to develop this new feature. The coder will claim that it is impossible to develop this feature with the existing design. Then the designer has to twist the design to somehow include the new feature. Will it be optimum design? Well who knows? No one has the time to find that out. Eventually after all that confusion, the customer is given the new feature which is poorly designed and executed.

Is requirements analysis important in smaller projects.

In smaller projects, the same person could analyse, design and code. As the project size increases, all that happens is that the roles are taken over by different people. What is small project? Any project over 2 weeks duration should necessarily include the requirements analysis process.

My first experience with a spyware BHO based infection was several months ago. I had gone through all of the usual steps with the client’s machine to clean it. Ad-Aware was run, Spybot: Search and Destroy was as well. Nothing looked suspicious in the system’s startup. All appeared well, but it wasn’t.

After extensive testing and no further symptoms I returned the computer to my client’s home. I hooked it back up, and dialed the internet. Everything so far was progressing smoothly. But, as SOON as I loaded Internet Explorer: BAM the same pop-up advertisements and other annoying things started happening again. With much embarrassment I had to take the computer back to my office and try again.

It was all Internet Explorers fault. Microsoft Internet Explorer comes with a feature that is designed to add third-party functionality to their browser. It’s actually a very good idea. Unfortunately, it now gets taken advantage of.

The producers of spyware know that many people now have spyware removers installed on their computers. They also know that quite a few people have the ability to check what is in their start-up. Because of this, BHO’s are crafted so that the spyware lies dormant until Internet Explorer is opened. Then it can start its dirty work.

The best program to remove an errant Browser Help Object is HijackThis. This program was originally designed to remove homepage hijackers and gradually morphed into an all-around removal tool for everything. If there’s any one tool that I couldn’t part with it’s HJT.

To start, download HijackThis 1991. Once you’ve got it, open it. Click the button that says “Do a system scan only”. Following that, scroll down to the items labeled 02 - BHO. Remove anything here that looks suspicious. Internet Explorer does not require any BHO’s to run. Just keep an eye on the path that it loads from, and the name of the file. A legitimate one will be fairly easy to spot, as it’ll have a legit title and OK looking path.

If the filename looks like it was randomly made, like ASGSRT32.DLL or whatnot then there’s a good 90% chance that it’s bad. Even if you do remove one that’s good, you can always use the restore feature of HJT to bring it back.

If you need any other HijackThis help then read the previous link.

Kevin Souter is a full time computer repair technician. He also operates a free spyware removal site, as well as a general computer repair site.