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Must Visit Tech Conventions of 2009-2010

by Techsplosive on October 1, 2009

All business professionals and technocrats can look forward to some eventful times ahead. There are quite a few conventions, conferences, and training programs lined up for professionals in various fields. These events are to be held in different parts of the country on different dates, different venues and by different companies. Let’s have a look at some of them.

The 7th International Conference on Scalable Vector Graphics

Google plans to host the 7th International Conference on Scalable Vector Graphics in Mountain View, California from October 2-4, 2009. The conference plans to cover subjects like specialized technical visualizations and interactive multimedia art. Participants can look forward to presentations, beginner and advanced level workshops and the chance to interact with the peer communities such as the SVG community and the W3C SVG Working Group.

The 2009 HighEdWeb Conference

The 2009 HighEdWeb Conference is for Web developers, designers, marketers, writers, and everyone who wants to explore web issues concerning colleges and universities. The conference proposes to cover a wide variety of topics related to the Web and higher education. The conference is to be held in Milwaukee, WI from Oct 2-9, 2009.

Mequoda Summit Boston 2009 -Online Publishing and Internet Marketing Conference

The Mequoda Summit Boston 2009 will be held from Oct 7-9, 2009 in Cambridge MA. This event is open to all editors, marketers and publishing executives that are looking forward to widening their online marketing knowledge database and create more online revenue streams.

VSLive! Orlando 2009

VSLive! Orlando 2009, is one the best known conferences in the country for developers. This event is to be held from October 4-7, 2009 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Participants can look forward to keynotes by industry heavyweights, breakout sessions by industry experts, pre-conference workshops, networking opportunities and many more. Consider getting some of your tech buddies together and get a Destin vacation rental.

AdRevenue 09 – The Economics of Online Display Advertising

AdRevenue 09 is an event that will explore the changing economics behind the online display advertising industry and will discuss ways to increase revenue for online publishers. The event is to be held in New York NY on Oct 09.

International Conference on Information Technology Next Generations (ITNG) – Software Testing Track

The ITNG 2010 Software Testing track plans to bring together industry leaders, researchers and practitioners together under one roof to discuss ideas and explore possibilities in software testing theories and processes. The event is to be held for 3 days, starting April 12, 2010 and ending April 14, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It looks like the brilliant minds of our society will have to do a lot of traveling in the coming months. Flight tickets better be booked right away to get good deals, and it would be a good idea to check out the Internet to find good deals on vacation rentals, which are better choices to staying in expensive and claustrophobic hotel rooms. Free thinkers need plenty of space, so, vacation rentals like condominiums, apartments, rental homes or even beach houses can be your perfect accommodation choices during your travel to the above events.

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Most Useful Microsoft Excel Cheat Sheets to Have at Hand

by Techsplosive on September 16, 2009

You can’t keep all the information you need in your head. A well-compiled cheat sheet is a nice way to quickly find questions to your answers and what’s more, structured data is easier to remember and keep in mind.

While Excel is an awesome tool for storing, structuring and organizing data, it has so many features and options that it is almost impossible to remember them all, so the following cheat sheets should be useful:

Keyboard Shortcuts and Function Quick Reference

Keyboard Shortcuts and Function Quick Reference

This cheat sheet is broken down into 4 sections:

  • Working in documents;
  • Selections;
  • Editing and formatting;
  • Useful functions.

Excel Basics Cheat Sheet

Excel basics cheat sheet

This cheat sheet (pdf) is not really brief; it’s rather a short overview of most useful Excel features presented in a handy format. This makes it a perfect choice for those who only start using Excel. The main sections include:

  • Shortcuts for Getting Around
  • Know Your Mouse Cursors
  • Select Exactly What You Want
  • Work with Worksheets
  • Edit a Worksheet
  • Create a Basic Formula
  • Format Cells and the Worksheet
  • Preview and Print [click to continue...]

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Run Your Tech Business from Your Cell Phone

by Techsplosive on July 20, 2009

The cellular phone is no more a fancy gizmo. The cell phone is not just an instrument that people use to talk, text, play games or listen to music and watch videos any longer. The cellular phone can be now used to make money!

This might come as a shocker to people who spend large amounts of money on paying their phone bills every month. But this is true, more and more people are realizing that their cellular device can actually be an asset than a liability in terms of expenses. People are now using their cell phone devices like Blackberries, Apple I-phones and other smart phones to do business and make money. For the stubborn laptop people who refuse to believe a cell phone can help them in their business, here are 10 pointers that may help change your opinion. [click to continue...]

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