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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Dos and Don'ts While Traveling by Air

When you plan to travel on Air Travel, you should know some important points such as what things you should pack and what things you should not pack for Air Travel in both carry-on and checked bags. However, for air travel, packing demands good organization skills. According to the Transportation security Authorization (TSA) rules, some items are prohibited if you are not properly planned your luggage bag which means some items have restrictions for carry-on and checked bags. So before packing your luggage, you follow the rules of TSA in order to permit your luggage for traveling.

You have to pack personal items like cash, credit cards, documents (passport, identification, Boarding passes and other essential documents), valuables and jewelry, Laptop, electronics, lighters for smoking, one or two pair of clothes, Medications (if any traveler is a patient), breakable items, Cameras, music systems (CD players, iPod etc.), mobile phones, all baby needs, small portions of toiletries, cosmetics, books can be packed in a Carry-on luggage bag. In carry-on bag, most valuable and important items should be packed because these are the items with you and are not prone to theft. If your flight is delayed or your luggage gets lost you may be in trouble if you keep these valuables in a checked bag. For example, medications for everyone are necessary so you should keep this item in a carry-on baggage.

In checked bags, you have to pack items like clothes, Batteries which are not loose, beverages like (water, juice, and other liquids for disabled persons, shoes, jackets, umbrellas, large sizes of toiletries, cosmetics, sporting equipment, knitting tools, and food (Optional).

Items like firearms, flammable liquids, guns, baseball bats, mosquito repellants, hatchets, sharp objects like knives, ice picks, razor blades etc. are prohibited by the Air lines. Apart from these, some other points you should bear in mind is the weight and size of the luggage bags. This requirement differs from one airline to another airline.


Thursday, September 13, 2012

Know About the Various Types of Application Software

Application software performs the user related task by utilizing the capabilities of the computer directly. Few examples of application software are as follows:

Word Processing software: The main purpose of using this software is to enable users to create and edit documents. The software used for producing documents is MS Word, Word pad, Notepad and other text editors.

Database software: Database is a collection and storage of data. The data can be manipulated and retrieved from vast storage of data by performing database operations with the help of database software. MS Access, dBase, Fox base, Paradox, Oracle are database software.

Spread sheet Software: The usage of this software is to enable the users to perform calculations such as budget, financial statements, sales record and grade sheet. It also enables the users to perform complex calculations of numbers that are entered in the rows and columns. MS Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 are Spreadsheet software.

Presentation graphic software: This enables the user to create and present the information in the form of slide shows. It gives visual presentation. MS Power point is an example of presentation software.

Multimedia software: It enables users to create images, play audio and video files. Some forms of multimedia software include audio converters, players, burners, video encoders and decoders. Real player, VLC media player are examples of multimedia software.

Content Access Software:
It enables users to create data without editing. Web browsers and media player are content access software.

Accounting software:
This is helpful in performing tasks related to accounting transactions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and trial balance.

The above are the few types of application software.