Version 4.1 of Split PST software utility renders several amenities that are both advanced and enhanced as compared to the earlier release of the application. This section of the review highlights some of its most important features that assist the application in splitting PST files that are of extremely large size and in turn poses threat to its existence and the data items stored within it.

• Application can divide PST file of large size into smaller equal sized files.
• Utility possesses ability to divide by Date, Size, Year and Folder too.
• Can split all PST data i.e. emails, contacts, calendars or any other item.
• Does not pose any threat to data stored within the Outlook data files.
• No restriction is imposed on type of PST files being split; Unicode or ANSI.
• Outlook should be installed and configured for splitting of PST files.
• Tool supports all versions of Microsoft Outlook mail program including 2013.
• Damaged MS Outlook PST files should be to be repaired before splitting.
• Supports all versions of Windows including the latest i.e. Windows 8.

Comment – From the features that have been highlighted in the above section, it can be concluded that the third party external application has been developed with all basic features as well as vital characteristics. The tool has been able to maintain all the fundamental requirements that are indispensable for such software.

Tool’s Characteristic in Detail

Some of the main characteristics of the software are explained in detail with screenshots of the tool’s working.

1.Option to Select PST Type – The tool supports both types of PST files that are Unicode and PST. Therefore, it provides option to choose Outlook format at the very beginning of the execution process. Any one of the format amongst Microsoft Outlook 2000/2002 and Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007/2010 can be selected. Once, the version of MS Outlook is specified, software automatically detects the format of PST file. The figure below shows the options.

2.Several Options to Split PST File – As shown in the figure below, it is clear that the application provides four different options to divide Outlook data file that are Split by Size, Split By Date, Split By Year and Split by Folder. Any one of them can be selected by clicking on the boxes provided beside each option. It is also clear from the interface that the tool can divide files in sizes from 5 MB up to 10 GB.

Note – This feature shows that the software provides four advantageous and advanced options to split the Outlook data file. This makes the tool highly useful for users who want to divide Personal Folders of Outlook.

3.Makes New Folder to Save Divided PST – After splitting it is possible to save the PST files to any location of user’s choice. Also, if required, a new folder can be created directly from the PST split software pane and the files can be stored into it. The CSV file report gets saved at the same location by default.

4.Shows Completion of Splitting Process – At the end of the splitting process, a pop up comes up on the screen with the message: ‘The splitting process is completed.’ It shows that the large sized PST file has been split up successfully.

Tool’s System Requirements

• Free Space in Hard Disk: 10 Mega Bytes
• Processor: 1GHz; though 2.4 GHz is recommended
• RAM: 512 Mega Bytes; however 1GB is recommended
• Support: Windows 8.1 and all below versions

Comment – The requirements such as space in hard drive, frequency of processor, Random Access Memory and all Windows edition of the PST split software mentioned here shows that the essential system necessities are minimal. Such minimum requirements are available on almost all machines. Therefore, users need not worry about the installation and execution of the software. However, the application has certain pre-requisites and they are as follows:

Pre-requisites:

• MS Outlook should be installed and configured properly with an email account but the mail program should not be configured with Exchange Server.
• If the operating system is Window 8, 8.1, 7 or Vista, then the tool should be launched as ‘Run as Administrator’.

Winding up the Tool’s Review

Almost all the key features of the Split PST version 4.1 have been explained in detail by means of the review. From the characteristics illustrated, it can be concluded that the Split PST File application leaves no stone unturned in correctly dividing the PST file as per want of users. Also, the tool does not pose any threat to the machine on which it is installed. This is because it is well protected by two strong anti-malwares that are Norton by Symantec and McAfee SECURE. The cost is also feasible as it is available just for 49$ that does not amount to be much and also that its free version is obtainable that can be used to check the working and functionality of the tool before actually making purchase.

The Start Menu Returns

As per the rumours, which I have checked over the web since past few days, in Windows 9, you would see the charms disappearing the start menu getting back with this upcoming version. I am a happy man to see this, as I still have problems working with those nasty charms to work over the Windows 8. However, with the return of Start Menu, which I feel is a damage control strategy of Microsoft; people would love upgrading to this version and thus get rid of the old and full of hassles version of Windows called Win 8.




The Cloud Windows in Win 9

I checked this rumour coming from the rumour mills that this time Microsoft would embark with Cloud Windows in Windows 9. Well, this rumour is seen surfacing from the Wzor, who often is seen giving tangible and authentic info about the IT world and its happenings. Also, the company is working on Chrome kind of platform, which will be useful for the budget devices. These operating systems would now need the internet connection (for complete functionality), yet could be workable over its offline mode.

Better display scaling

I was often dismayed to see how the earlier versions of Windows unable to cope up with the higher resolution devices manufacturers. The moment the screen resolution was seen exceeding the 1920 by 1080 programs especially like Vegas Pro, the icons simply used to turn out very many tiny making things bad to worse. Thank God, now I would find better display scaling, thanks to the Retina quality display support in Windows 9, which seems better for several devices including Surface Pro 2.




Enhanced anti virus

I always had concerns for viruses while using the earlier versions for Windows. Though the company has now embarked with regular security updates and even created the Microsoft Security Essentials into Windows 8 but it has failed critically. Now, with Intel overtaking the McAfee Software, you end up getting extra and robust antivirus solutions for the Windows 9.

Technological innovations have made an impact on the way we live, act, find information and even do business these days. It’s practically impossible to find information or run a business without it. In the world of information and communication, technology plays a great role. Below are discussed some top-notch technology devices at your fingertips you can use virtually anywhere or anytime.

Biometric cash transfers

Cash transfers are a good way for developing countries to address social and economic issues. They are less expensive as cash transfers provide recipients the flexibility to spend budget on what they need the most. However, for many developing countries, the technical requirements for an abundance of large-scale programs have been prohibitive. As biometric technologies have improved, it become enough to allow the proper identification and low cost needed to easily implement breeze cash-transfer programs in these developing countries. Biometrics are the combination of using technology and biology. The idea of biometrics relies on analyzing biological data and information technology. Biometric devices such as finger scanners prevent identity theft as the data is encrypted when it is gathered.

3D displays for quick access to information

reportedly, a new technology device is set to revolutionize the future of car interiors: the three-dimensional display with homogeneous and fully customizable surface. The company presented the technology that successfully displays a razor-sharp image on a projection surface. The surface is of matte black material and it’s not distracting drivers when the 3D projector is switched off. The surface can be built in almost anywhere in the car: in the dashboard, in door trims and even in central consoles. Just imagine watching your favorite Sky TV shows in your car and having the access to Sky contacton your fingertips.

Sci–fi technology on your fingertips

At Uri something special is happening: one of the first fully-functioning interactive projected multitouch screens has been created. Spielberg’s movie Minority Report has shown us some mind-boggling Sci-fi technology. The most popular concept was a projected gesture controlled by a computer. Thanks to Uri and Microsoft, you have a chance to have your own Sci-fi moment now. A collaborated project by the two tech-giants bring us an interactive-projected screen. All you need is a projector, Microsoft Kinect and a software by Uri. The software is there to bridge your interactions to the surface. Starting from a $150 to $1500 for the Uri software, anyone can easily set up his own multitouch surface.

Though a new idea, the smart phone has a plethora of potential to help small business owners. Downloaded apps can be very helpful as there are applications for reading emails and even ordering lunch. By recent studies, as many as 33% of smart phone users use apps and mobile banking in general to check balances. Companies like Sony and Samsung have already developed top-notch high performance display engines for their LED or LCD screens. Even more, in not so far off future, an average Smartphone will boast with a 3D web browser and a 3D display. Smart phones are going to become our wallets and remember most of the data for us including passwords and biometric authentication.

The date 4^th September 1998 is significant in the IT world as today’s giant and mighty search engine – Google originated on this particular day. The duo Ph.D students Larry Page and Sergey Brin hailing from Stanford University incorporated a modest beginning calling it Google. The initial days of the company was witnessed in the garage area in Menlo Park, California of Susan Wojcicki. But if you look around the present day Google, you will find more than 70 different lavish offices based around 40 different important destinations of the world. Having based in Mountain View, California with its HQ known as Googolplex, the company has grown all leaps and bounds. As search machine – Google completes 15 years; it would be interesting to explore some incredible 15 facts, which remained hidden.

1. 1.     The miscellany

The main page of Google appeared very much sparse since both Larry Page and Sergey Brin didn’t knew HTML. Earlier you were simply restricted to search by simply hitting the return key as there was no submit button there. Google embarked as the only company having one explicit objective to reduce the surfing web time over its website. Now, you have more than 450,000 people who watch videos over YouTube videos in just one month.

1. 2.     Google Data

The search index of Google is more than 100 million GB in terms of size. It will take more than 100,000 one-terabyte personal drives in order to store such huge amount of data.

1. 3.     Reading CAPTCHA

In order to teach the computer machines to read the text, Google employs the idea of reCAPTCHA. With more than 200,000 millions of Captchas are being read and solved every passing day, which makes the computer learn the art of identifying a number of scanned words from various books even if it finds them in wrapped format.

1. 4.     The Founders wealth

The founders (Larry Page and Sergey Brin) of the company own only 16% of the company stake, which renders a combined net worth of around 46 billion dollars. So, you can guess the founding partners are already billionaires now. But don’t worry; you have more than thousand employees of Google turning millionaires when Google went public in the year 2004.

1. 5.     Google’s Slogan

From the day one, Google has one mission statement- to organize the information of this world and make it accessible and beneficial all across the globe, while its official slogan happens to be – Don’t be evil.

1. 6.     Google also makes money from its competitors and rivals as well 

Interestingly, a majority of the rival companies like Mozilla make money due to Google. Hence as per reports, it pays 300 million a year in order to remain the default search engine over the web browser Firefox of Mozilla. Similarly, Apple also pays a tangible amount of money for using Google Maps and for placing ads. Others include Microsoft and Yahoo also does the same for using their services.

1. 7.     Gmail

This email service was introduced by Google on 16^th December 2005 and today, you can find it available in more than 50 different languages. It has therefore become one of the popular email services, which are being used by around 500 million people all across the globe. The official figure however, revealed in June 2012 was around 425 million active users worldwide.

1. 8.     “I’m feeling lucky”

The first official tweet from Google was found in the words- “I’m feeling lucky” that was embarked in binary format. The button -“I’m Feeling Lucky”, is found to bypass the results web page in order to take the users directly over the first result of search. As per reports, the estimated cost for this comes to around 100 million dollars that fall under the lost ad revenue every year.

1. 9.     The Green data centers

If you peep inside the Council Bluffs, over the Lowa data center you would notice an area of 115,000 square feet. Here you get to see more than 9 such type of data centers, which are being owned by Google. Here the web services including Google Search, Gmail, Google+, and its cloud services are being managed along with other stuff as well. The Georgia Data Center requires gallons of water for the evaporative cooling systems on a daily basis, however, Google is now seen considering some greener ways including the recycling the water.

1. 10.  More than thousands of employees turned millionaires

As said above, more than thousand employees of the company have turned millionaires when the company embarked with its IPO in 2004. One such employee was Bonnie Brown, who was seen working for around 450 dollar a week way back in the year 1999.

1. 11.  The first in-house chef of Google

Charlie Ayers is considered the first ever in-house full time chef of the company, who was appointed way back in November 1999 when Google has just 40 employees. However, when he left in the year 2006, the company had a couple of chefs, with each one of them catering a team of around 150 employees by serving around 4000 daily dinners and lunches in 10 different cafeteria based in Google’s headquarters.

1. 12.  The founders wanted to sell the company for one million but were offered 750,000 dollars

Yes, one of the interesting fact is that the company founders were planning to sell Google and hence were seen approaching George Bell (CEO Excite group). However, Bell rejected the offer of one million and was seen offering only 750,000. Later in June 1999, Google raised funds from big venture capitalist companies like Sequoia Capital and the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers of around 25 million dollars to make the company stable in the market.

1. 13.  The Google Acquisitions

As per reports, on an average Google has been acquiring one company on an average every week since the year 2010. In the year 2010, Google Energy was seen making its debut investment in the project of renewable energy with the group called NextEra Energy Resources. The very same year it also witnessed Google buying a Norway based company called Global IP Solutions, which dealt in teleconferencing and several other services.  The other important acquisitions include mobile ad network AdMob, Motorola Mobility, Quick office and of course Android.

1. 14.  Google Doodle

The debut Google Doodle was seen when its logo was seen getting modified over the homepage of its website, which was basically a celebration Burning Man festival of the year 1998. However, in the year 2012, company was seen embarking with its first ever interactive kind of Google Doodle, which was meant to celebrate the 30th anniversary Pac-Man (of the arcade game) in alliance with a company called Namco. People coming to search over Google were seen playing a lot and soon this game went viral, which made the search engine to keep it permanently over its site. The very same year also noticed the company unleashing its debut animated Google Doodle on the eve or John Lennon’s 70th birthday carrying a small clip of his song called ‘Imagine’.  Similarly, the other another Doodle was seen embarking earlier with a song clip of Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ on the eve of 65th birthday of Freddie Mercury’s in September 2011.

1. 15.  The Noogler and Xoogler

Google has its own way of calling it employees. As per the insiders, the company call its new employee as Noogler, while terms its ex workers as Xoogler.

Wrapping up

And finally, the journey of 15 years has made Google a giant in search business along with countless other ventures related to IT and other relevant fields. The company that started in a garage area in Menlo Park, California is reported to make around 50 billion dollars last year, which is one of the biggest feats the company has achieved. Every passing day the company seems to be growing and evolving.

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There is an interesting rumor in the market, which says that Microsoft- the software giant is all set to buy the handset business of Nokia and hence would license its patents for around 5.44 billion Euros or 7.2 billion dollars. This deal would change the nature of both these companies, now Nokia being a mobile phone company would transform into network equipment maker, whereas Microsoft Corp. the software giant would enter into a different domain. The official of both the companies are calling this deal as the moment of reinvention. However, the analysts are now very much sure about its prospects, hence this merger of two companies will emerge out a new competitor is really doubtful.

The share course

As per the reports, Microsoft Corp. would pay 3.79 billion Euros to Nokia for its devices unit whereas the remaining 1.69 billion it will pay for the patents.  Nokia climbed as much as 1.44 Euros to 4.40 Euros and would trade 45% higher at 4.30 Euros in Helsinki, which helped the company getting a market value of 16.2 billion Euros. There are certain speculations about this deal, which claims that whether the two companies would weigh each other down or simply prop each other. However, the other recent significant move by Microsoft in the hardware domain with products like the Surface tablet was seen selling out with some below expectations, which means the company will have to take charge to write down inventory last quarter.

After the deal

This deal will change a lot of things. Though the Microsoft Corp. would become a big hardware player, however, Nokia would be seen with a new paradigm shift, wherein it will shift its focus to software and technologies. After the final deal, Nokia has its own plan wherein the company would be focusing over its three current businesses, which all happen to be a pioneer in enabling the mobility in the relevant market segment. The NSN happens to be a pioneer in network infrastructure and services, the second one is HERE, which is a leading group in mapping and location services while the last one Advanced Technologies is among the top group in technology development and licensing domain. Once the deal is closed, the financial position of Nokia is likely to improve, which will eventually help in shagging the future investments of all these three businesses.

The Breakeven Point

Microsoft would require Nokia to sell out around 50 million smartphone devices on an annual basis. Currently Nokia is seen having a run rate of around 30 million units. This agreement would allow the software giant Microsoft to pump in more amount of money of 40 dollars a unit for each smartphone device as compared to the 10 dollars in gross profit, which the company is getting for each and every windows based phone. As per Microsoft, this deal would simply add to their earnings, which comply with the generally accepted accounting principles in the upcoming fiscal of 2016. The company therefore expects to have huge annual cost synergies of around 600 million dollars around 18 months after this deal finally closes. The officials from Microsoft are calling this deal as a win-win phenomenon for consumers, shareholders and the employees of both the players.

If you are a windows fan, there is some good news for you. Recently, Microsoft has announced one more new update for its OS Windows 8, which has a codename – Windows Blue, Windows 8.1. It is more than an update and will certainly going to include a couple of major changes in it. Microsoft is soon expected to come out with the free update this month end.  To get some of the glimpses of Windows 8.1, let’s check out some of the interesting features of this new OS.

1). Desktop mode: This update in Windows 8.1 helps the users to launch the OS in desktop mode that allows resembling the same kind of set up unlike the ones seen in the older versions. You can see a number of tiles over the start screen of win 8.1, which you can easily rearrange. This OS now can be seen with wide range of colors and backgrounds for the users and start screen, which helps in selecting the desktop background as a start screen background.

2). The Start button is back: The current version of Windows 8 doesn’t carry the start button; however, the newer version announced has the same old start button. But this is now seen with some enhancements, this button is placed over the screen and when you click on it you will see it appearing with the wallpaper. Thus the user interface at this new OS seems to be interesting and make the users get a new experience.

3). Internet Explorer 11: The Win 8.1 comes with IE 11 (Internet Explorer 11). This time however, it has come up with better performance and thus the users can load the pages much faster and you have a couple of other interesting features to toy with.  In fact, in the IE11, you can even set an all together new look and feel of the browser wherein you can see the address bar at your desired place along with having loads of tabs.

4). The new search technology: The newly announced OS is reported employing Microsoft’s Bing search technology in it. In this OS, instead of finding out the apps or files in different categories, the Windows 8.1 simply allows the possibility to search about different things over the PC or over the internet in just one go. As per the Microsoft officials, this feature is likely to change the way the users interact over the internet. It can be termed as a modern version of the command line where you can easily access settings, apps and files without actually scrolling at the left side.

5). Get connected to the SkyDrive: In order to save your images, important documents and files you have a new feature in Win 8.1, which allows you have a built-in connection to the online storage system from Microsoft that is nothing but the SkyDrive. You can save different files directly at this place and even when you are working offline. With the help of SkyDrive application, you can end up getting loads of new updates, which are being shared to the users for enhancements.