IP telephony systems can
be prohibitively expensive
for small businesses, but
Toshiba's new IPedge EP
has these customers firmly
in its sights. It represents the
cheapest of a family of three
appliances, a desktop unit
behind from eight to 40
users with an broad range
of communications features.
It slots into an existing
network, where it requires only
a single IP address. Its major role
is as a standalone server but
it is also suited to branch
office deployments. Using
Toshiba's IPedge Net feature,
many appliances can be
linked together over a WAN,
where the main node provides
centralised management of all
secondary nodes.
The appliance supports
Toshiba's IP5000 series of
hands free IP phones and its
forthcoming IP4100 DECT SIP
phones. Laptop and PC users
may also get in on the act using
Toshiba's SoftIPT Softphone
client or the Call Manager
Windows application.
Full access to all features is
offered by a single web interface,
and a four step network wizard
helps installation. The IPedge EP
supports all the major SIP
providers and can handle up
to 20 separate accounts.
For testing we took
up Toshiba's offer of
remote access to its own
IPedge EM appliance.
To link our appliance
to the remote unit, we
produced separate trunks for
incoming and outgoing calls,
and to ensure call security we
ran this over an IPsec VPN
to Toshiba's offices.
The appliance gives a set
of core features that can easily
be extended by adding extra
applications. Standard features
comprise the IPedge Core
software, which gives call
handling, and Media Server
for audio processing. The Media
Server plays, records and mixes
audio streams, manages audio
compression and decompression
and applies sound cancellation.
Other audio duties include hold
music, ad hoc conferencing and
group paging.
throughout setup, directory
numbers have to be assigned
to handsets, and this can be
achieved in some ways.
The appliance can create a range,
you may be able to do it manually, or you
can automate the procedure by
linking every one to a handset's
IP address. After this, you decide
which functions are available
to users and groups. Voice
mailboxes are a standard
feature and they are assigned
throughout directory number
creation. Each voice mailbox
has an extension number that
users dial to access messages.
All Toshiba IP phones also have
a mailbox quick access button,
which flashes to alert the user to
new messages.
If allowed, users can also
access the management console
by logging in with their directory
number and password. They can
access their personal telephony
settings and change functions such
as redial on busy, call holding,
call forwarding and key strip
assignments. We also loaded the
SoftIPT app on a Windows 7
system where it picked up the
IPedge appliance and worked
seamlessly. The interface is
same to the physical IP phones,
and it supports all features
available to them also.
The system's call conferencing
system is offered by the Gemini
Conferencing Server app, and
adding licences enables web and
video potential. After creating
moderators, you define your
conferences and for web access
supply a URL. Slick integration
with iCal enabled apps enables
invitations to be sent directly
from the portal. Clicking the
iCal button for our conference
entry provided an ICS file,
which automatically opened
viewpoint on our host system
and produced an invitation
email, complete with the
conference URL, dial in number
and access code.
We found web and video
conferencing easy to set up. Our
users dialled the access code,
loaded a web browser from the
email URL and once the
moderator joined, they were
able to share their presentations,
documents, desktop and webcam.
throughout testing, we also used the
IP phones for a range of calls
and to talk to Toshiba's engineers.
Call quality was very good
in all cases and indistinguishable
from PSTN calls.
The price we have shown is for
the IPedge EP appliance licensed
for 16 users with 16 IP5522F SD
handsets, the Standard Call
Manager and the conferencing
server licensed for four voice,
video and web channels. This
price also will include a site survey,
on site installation and training
by a Toshiba reseller.
The IPedge EP is a small but
endowed IP telephony system,
ideally suited to SMBs and branch
offices. it is filled with features
and, unlike some competing
systems, does not have any hidden
costs.
Kaitlin Dykes
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Server in a hurry
The new prepared To Go
RTG servers from
Supermicro UK are
intended for businesses that want
a server quickly. As long as you
place an order by 3pm, you should
have one the next business day.
The RTG family comprises
three rack and two pedestal
models with a choice of Xeon
processors, memory and storage.
To ensure they may be shifted
quickly, but, they are available
only in fixed configurations.
The servers come with a silver
warranty as standard, which
gives three year, on site NBD
cover throughout the hours of 9-5pm
on weekdays. Supermicro UK
handles all service requests and you
can increase your cover with Gold
or Platinum Health Pack upgrades.
In this exclusive review, we
look at the RX M140i pedestal
server, which offers a good
hardware package for the price,
with room to develop. It
claims to be whisper quiet, with
small offices firmly on its hit list.
hp is supplied by
a 3.3GHz quad core Xeon
E3-1230V2 processor, which
speed wise sits in the center of a
family of eleven models. It supports
Hyper Threading and has a low
TDP of 69W. Also included is
8GB of 1,600MHz unbuffered
DDR3 memory, which can be
extended to a maximum of 32GB.
This comes in the form of two
4GB DIMMs, so you may be able to go up
to 24GB without replacing them.
This leads to minimal power
usage, with our meter recording
a draw of only 34W in idle.
Running SiSoft Sandra to stress the
CPU saw this peak at only 80W.
The midi tower chassis is well
built and able of handling the
rigours of a small office. Physical
security extends to padlocking the
side panel or using the chassis'
Kensington lock, but the power
button and pair of USB ports at
the front can not be protected.
The front panel can not be easily
removed, but you may be able to get at the
pair of 5.25in device bays at the
top by removing a couple of
pop out panels. The side panel
is secured with screws, but
everything else uses tool free
clips and levers.
A spacious
interior awaits,
with lots of room to get
at the important bits. The
compact ATX Supermicro
X9SCA motherboard
does not take up much space,
and has the processor
mounted centrally with an
active heatsink on top.
A 120mm fan sits at the
rear of the chassis, and
there is another in the fixed
500W power supply above.
They do not make much
noise, though: we had to
turn everything else off in
the lab before we could hear
any hint of a whirr from the
RTG's compact chassis.
Meanwhile, a cage behind
the front panel supports up to four
hard disks and the price will include a
single 1TB WD Enterprise SATA II
hard disk. The cage can be
released and swung out for easy
access and the left over bays
have quick mount drive sleds, plus
interface and power cables.
The C204 chipset, In the meantime,
has four SATA II and two SATA III
ports on the motherboard, with
support for RAID5 on the SATA II
ports, and mirrors or stripes on the
SATA III ports.
There isn't
any remote server
management hardware
Supermicro's
implanted RMM is
only available on the
X9SCA F motherboard
variant but you can
use Supermicro's freely
available SuperO
Doctor III tool, which
gives remote web
browser access for
monitoring. it is looking
dated now, although.
Considering the
server is available for
next day delivery, the
price is good. You can
pick up an HP ProLiant
ML110 G7 web ID:
370198 , however with an
older 3.3GHz E3-1240
CPU, 4GB of RAM
and a 250GB hard disk for around
815. Next day delivery adds 20
and you get only a one year on site
NBD warranty. A PowerEdge
T110 II web ID: 369607 with the
same specification and three year
warranty as the RTG is cheaper, at
around 610. but, there's
a 30 delivery charge and Dell
will not give you an estimated
delivery date till you have paid.
There are times when you
need a server in a hurry. A
failed important system, a sudden
high priority IT project, or a
need for another test bed means
there is no time to lose, and the
RTG RX M140i is a good way
of solving that at a reasonable
price.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Beauty in 2017
Is this your idea of beauty?
Could nature have created this?
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Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life overall. The study of nature is a big part of science. though humans are part of nature, human activity is frequently understood as a separate group from other natural phenomena. The word nature is resulting from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth". Natura is a Latin translation of the Greek word physis φ,ύ,σ,ι,ς,, which first related to the inherent characteristics that plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord. The idea of nature all together, the physical universe, is one of some number of expansions of the original notion, it began with certain core applications of the word φ,ύ,σ,ι,ς, by pre Socratic philosophers, and has steadily gained currency since. This handling continued throughout the advent of modern scientific technique in the last some number of centuries. inside the different uses of the word today, "nature" frequently mentions geology and wildlife. Nature can refer to the general realm of living plants and animals, and in some cases to the processes related with inanimate objectsthe way that specific types of things exist and change of their own accord, like the weather and geology of the Earth. it's frequently taken to mean the "natural environment" or wildernesswild animals, rocks, forest, and overall those things that haven't been considerably altered by human intervention, or which persist in spite of human intervention. as an example, made objects and human interaction usually aren't considered part of nature, unless qualified as, as an example, "human nature" or "the whole of nature". This more conventional idea of natural things which can still be found today implies a differentiation between the natural and the fake, with the fake being understood as that which was brought into being by a human consciousness or a human mind. based on the specific perspective, the term "natural" may also be distinguished from the unnatural or the supernatural.
Could nature have created this?
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Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life overall. The study of nature is a big part of science. though humans are part of nature, human activity is frequently understood as a separate group from other natural phenomena. The word nature is resulting from the Latin word natura, or "essential qualities, innate disposition", and in ancient times, literally meant "birth". Natura is a Latin translation of the Greek word physis φ,ύ,σ,ι,ς,, which first related to the inherent characteristics that plants, animals, and other features of the world develop of their own accord. The idea of nature all together, the physical universe, is one of some number of expansions of the original notion, it began with certain core applications of the word φ,ύ,σ,ι,ς, by pre Socratic philosophers, and has steadily gained currency since. This handling continued throughout the advent of modern scientific technique in the last some number of centuries. inside the different uses of the word today, "nature" frequently mentions geology and wildlife. Nature can refer to the general realm of living plants and animals, and in some cases to the processes related with inanimate objectsthe way that specific types of things exist and change of their own accord, like the weather and geology of the Earth. it's frequently taken to mean the "natural environment" or wildernesswild animals, rocks, forest, and overall those things that haven't been considerably altered by human intervention, or which persist in spite of human intervention. as an example, made objects and human interaction usually aren't considered part of nature, unless qualified as, as an example, "human nature" or "the whole of nature". This more conventional idea of natural things which can still be found today implies a differentiation between the natural and the fake, with the fake being understood as that which was brought into being by a human consciousness or a human mind. based on the specific perspective, the term "natural" may also be distinguished from the unnatural or the supernatural.
Idea of beauty
Beauty presents a regular of comparison, and it can because resentment and dissatisfaction when not achieved. People who don't fit the "beauty ideal" can be ostracized inside their communities. The TV sitcom Ugly Betty portrays the life of a girl faced with hardships caused by society's unwelcoming attitudes toward those they deem unattractive. but, a person can also be targeted for harassment because of their beauty. In Malna, a strikingly beautiful Italian woman is forced into poverty by the women of the community who refuse to give her work for fear that she may "woo" their husbands. The documentary Beauty in the Eyes of the Beheld explores both the societal blessings and curses of female beauty through interviews of women considered beautiful.
Researchers have found that good looking students get higher grades from their teachers than students with an common look. Some studies using mock criminal trials have shown that physically nice "defendants" are less probably to be convictedand if convicted are probably to get lighter sentencesthan less nice ones though the reverse effect has been observed when the supposed crime was swindling, possibly because jurors perceived the defendant's attractiveness as helping the crime. Studies among teens and young adults, like those of psychiatrist and self help author, Eva Ritvo, demonstrate that skin conditions have a profound effect on social behavior and opportunity.
How much money a person earns can also be influenced by physical beauty. One study found that people low in physical attractiveness earn five to ten less than common looking people, who in turn earn three to eight less than those who are considered good looking. In the market for loans, the least nice people are less probably to get approvals, though they're less probably to default. In the marriage market, women's looks are at a premium, but men's looks don't matter much.
Conversely, being unattractive increases the individuals propensity for criminal activity for some crimes ranging from burglary to theft to selling illicit drugs.
unfairness against others depending on their look is called lookism.
St. Augustine said of beauty "Beauty is indeed a good gift of God, but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it to the wicked."
Ugliness is a property of a person or thing that's unpleasant to look upon and results in a greatly unfavorable evaluation. To be ugly is to be aesthetically unattractive, repulsive, or offensive.
People who appear ugly to others suffer documented unfairness, earning ten to 15 less per year than alike workers, and are less probably to be hired for nearly any job, but lack legal option to fight unfairness.
For some people, ugliness is a central part of their persona. Jean Paul Sartre had a lazy eye and a bloated, asymmetrical face, and he attributed many of his philosophical ideas to his lifelong struggle to come to terms with his self described ugliness. Socrates also used his ugliness as a philosophical touch point, concluding that philosophy can save us from our external ugliness. Famous in his own time for his perceived ugliness, Abraham Lincoln was portrayed by a contemporary: "to say that he's ugly is nothing, to add that his figure is grotesque, is to communicate no adequate impression." but, his looks proved to be an asset in his personal and political relationships, as his law partner William Herndon wrote, "He wasn't a pretty man by any means, nor was he an ugly one, he was a homely man, careless of his looks, plain looking and plain acting. He had no pomp, display, or dignity, so called. He appeared simple in his cart and bearing. He was a sad looking man, his melancholy dripped from him as he walked. His obvious gloom impressed his friends, and produced sympathy for himone means of his great success."
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
What kinds of guitars do we have
There are three major types of modern acoustic guitar: the classical guitar nylon string guitar , the steel string acoustic guitar, and the archtop guitar. The tone of an acoustic guitar is made by the strings' vibration, amplified by the body of the guitar, which acts as a resonating chamber. The classical guitar is frequently played as a solo instrument using a complete finger picking technique. The term "finger picking" may also refer to a particular tradition of folk, blues, bluegrass, and country guitar playing in the United States.
Electric guitars, presented in the 1930s, use an amplifier that can electronically control and form the tone. Early amplified guitars employed a hollow body, but a hard body was sooner or later found more suited, as it was less prone to feedback. Electric guitars have had a continuing profound influence on liked culture.
The guitar can be used in a large range of musical genres global. it's recognized as a main instrument in genres like blues, bluegrass, country, flamenco, folk, jazz, jota, mariachi, metal, punk, reggae, rock, soul, and many forms of pop.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Anyone using TR22 AccuPoint??
Trijicon TR22 AccuPoint 2.5-10×56 features:
- Aircraft-Grade Aluminum Housing: All-weather rugged construction protects against the toughest elements
- Battery-Free Illumination: Fiber optic technology automatically adjusts the brightness level and contrast of the reticle aiming point to available light conditions and a tritium phosphor lamp illuminates the reticle in low to no light
- Zero Forward Emission: The illuminated reticle doesn’t project any illumination from the objective lens
- Superior Quality Lenses: Multi-coated lenses provide superior clarity and light gathering capabilities with zero distortion
- Second Focal Plane Reticle: Reticle size remains constant as magnification increases which provides a more exact aiming point at higher magnifications
Saturday, April 16, 2016
List of the top Bakeries in Grand Rapids
Arnie’s Restaurant
777 54th St SW, Wyoming, MI, 49509
Phone: (616) 532-5662
Phone: (616) 532-5662
Arnie’s Restaurant’s location:
Restaurant Arnie’s review and information:
www.arniesrestaurants.com
From Arnie’s Restaurant site:
Select any Pasta entre with a fresh half salad or homemade bowl of soup.
Select any Pasta entre with a fresh half salad or homemade bowl of soup.
Arnies Old Mill
34 S Squires Street Sq, 49341
(616) 866-4306
(616) 866-4306
Arnies Old Mill’s map:
Mill Old Arnies comparison:
www.arniesrestaurants.com
From Arnies Old Mill site:
Select any Pasta entre with a fresh half salad or homemade bowl of soup.
Select any Pasta entre with a fresh half salad or homemade bowl of soup.
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