Interesting facts:

1. On eBay, there is an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.
2. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
3. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
4. The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
5. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
6. There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
7. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
8. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
9. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
10. One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.
11. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.
12. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
13. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico.
14. While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
15. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.
16. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.
17. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
18. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'!

Running effective Project Meetings:

As a manager or leader, chances are that you will be given responsibility for a project at some time in your career. It could be a new computer system implementation, building a new facility, introducing a new piece of equipment or a new product or service.
As part of your role, you will want to make sure that the project is progressing as expected and that any issues are being addressed. Project meetings are one of the most common ways of doing this, so how can you ensure that your project meetings are effective?
1. Set Objectives
Have you ever gone along to a meeting that took two hours out of your day and achieved nothing? If yes, chances are that there were no clear objectives for the meeting. Before calling any meeting, make sure that you have clear objectives that you can measure.
2. Set an Agenda
Meetings without an agenda drift, take longer than they need to and don't get results. Produce and circulate the agenda in advance, at least 1 or 2 days before the meeting, not 30 minutes before the scheduled start time. Give indicative timings for each item and allow for slippage.
3. Get the Right People to Attend
While there is usually a core project team, there might be decisions that require someone more senior from time to time. If you know this in advance, make sure that you get the person who can make the decision along otherwise you will have a frustrated team on your hands.
4. Make Sure the Physical Environment is Comfortable
Have you ever gone to a meeting in the heat of summer where there is no air conditioning and the person chairing has not even thought about having ice cold water available? Effective meetings can only take place if the people attending are comfortable, so take care of this the best you can.
5. Start and Finish on Time
There is nothing more frustrating than people turning up 15 minutes after the scheduled start time and the meeting running over by 30 minutes. Make sure that it is clear to everyone that you will be starting and finishing on time. Encourage them to leave 30 minutes either side of the meeting free to ensure they can get there on time and that if something major arises it can be dealt with.
At the end of the day, running effective meetings is about planning. Make sure you take care of this vitally important area.

Word-of-mouth:

Definition: Possibly the most effective form of marketing is the verbal recommendation and positive approval from a satisfied customer.
Also Known As: Word-of-Mouth Marketing, Buzz Marketing, Viral Advertising
Alternate Spellings: WOM Marketing
Examples:
Due to budget constraints, the news of their grand opening was spread by word of mouth.

Increasing or Decreasing the Screen Magnification percentage:

To quickly increase or decrease the screen magnification percentage:

1. Select a cell.

2. Press Ctrl, and roll the mouse wheel forward (to increase the magnification) or backward (to decrease it).

Wrap Text around Images:

When you insert and image into a document, by default the text you start typing next is aligned with the bottom of the image. However, Lotus Notes allows you to choose from many different behaviors.




You can select the style you want using the "Text Wrap" options available in the Picture's Properties Box.




For example, you can set the text to wrap around an image that is locked in position on the left side of the screen.

Writing for Business:

The purpose of business writing is to convey information to someone else or to request information from them. To be effective writing for business, you must be complete, concise, and accurate. Your text should be written in such a way that the reader will be able to easily understand what you are telling or asking them.
A lot of writing for business is sloppy, poorly written, disorganized, littered with jargon, and incomplete. Often it is either too long or too short. All these attributes contribute to ineffective business writing.
Whether you are writing a sales proposal, an email to your department, or an instruction manual for a software package, there are certain steps you need to follow to create effective business writing. You need to:
1. organize your material
2. consider your audience
3. write
4. proofread
5. and edit your text.
The emphasis on each step may vary, depending on what you are writing, but the steps will be the same.

MDM:

Master data management (MDM) is a comprehensive method of enabling an enterprise to link all of its critical data to one file, called a master file, that provides a common point of reference. For MDM to function at its best, all personnel and departments must be taught how data is to be formatted, stored and accessed.
In computing, master data management (MDM) comprises a set of processes and tools that consistently defines and manages the non-transactional data entities of an organization (which may include reference data). MDM has the objective of providing processes for collecting, aggregating, matching, consolidating, quality-assuring, persisting and distributing such data throughout an organization to ensure consistency and control in the ongoing maintenance and application use of this information.