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| This is Monterey Bay and Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, California. Some of the best Calimari I have ever had can be found at Albalonetti Bar & Grill (green building shown on the right in the picture). Monterey is a great destination for whale watching, sea lion watching, strolling, eating, art galleries and a great acquarium. | In This Issue |
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Welcome to News from trif.com! First time readers, I am glad you're here! Returning readers, welcome back!
| TRIF.COM Technology solutions are a part of doing business just like sales and marketing, It is an important component in servicing customers, managing costs and controlling operations. TRI has an uncanny ability to find affordable technology solutions for a wide variety of situations. Our capabilities bridge database design and development, Internet web-based programs, hosting and co-location services, network and computer sales and support, document imaging, bar code scanning, corporate communications, fax and email programs, mobile applications, cloud computing and help desk services. Interested in taking a step forward with technology? Looking to take advantage of the latest advances? Or just want to take advantage of your new computer? |
Calendar 20-20 Here is an opening for a conversation. Calendar 20-20 is the name we have given to a new calendar project we are working on at TRI this month. We have used the calendar in Outlook for more than a decade and we have used the Google calendar for almost as long. These calendars are only moderately adequate. Here is a short requirements list of things we feel are missing from our Outlook or Google calendar. We intend to fix that problem.
If you agree that we need to bring calendaring into the new millennium, please drop us a note and let us know what we are missing. How can a calendar be improved to help YOU in your business? Let us know!
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Seed Money There is a very nice wooden box on my desk that contains hundreds of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. The coins look like money but are
If you are really taken with the concept, you can design your own Seed Money (Minimum order is 10,000 coins)! You can visit our office to receive your own Seed Money coin or reach out to Leafcutter Designs. They are located in Berkeley, California. Find them on the web at http://leafcutterdesigns.com. |  |
People Tracking with RFID RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) was thought to be a transportation and logistics tool for managing inventory of packages, Sometimes called spy chips, these tiny devices are connected to a particular package or person. They might be thought of as electronic bar codes. A court just upheld the legality of using RFID tags as an electronic badge for students of a Texas High School that wants to use RFID tags to manage the security of students. Disney World plans to begin using RFID tags installed in bracelets this spring. These wrist bands (MyMagic+ bracelets) will be used for park admission, room keys, charge cards and FastPass's (used to make reservations on popular attractions). This will replace the plastic "Card to the Kingdom" which resort guests use today as park access, room access and charge cards. The RFID scanners (pictured here) will be located everywhere and will track each individual as we move through the parks. All information gathered will feed a comprehensive logistics application to better monitor crowd levels, queue lines, and store activity. Although not specifically disclosed, the RFID bracelets will also be able to track the use of restrooms, front desks, concierge, buses, boats, monorail, automobile, room use, resort amenities such as spas, exercise facilities, lobby's, bars, restaurants and walkways. Fortunately, Disney guests will of course be able to accessorize the MyMagic+ Bracelets with charms and Mouse paraphernalia. Thank Goodness! So Mickey Mouse has become our Big Brother.
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really made of paper. These coins were my gift for being one of the 1,100 backers of this project on 
especially high value products like Gillette razor blades or Pfizer packages of Viagra. Although not in every store just yet, RFID is hitting it big when it comes to tracking people.
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a human being. I don't know about you, but Captcha's make me angry. I am expected to type something I can't really make out. Ridiculous. I vehemently despise it. 
Tablet? That brings up another topic, the Microsoft Surface Tablet. 
of Office for many of our clients. We have had some great success and are about to begin unleashing some of the power behind Office 365 and Sharepoint and Exchange. The suite which has moved into the cloud offers extraordinary flexibility, productivity and freedom. The mobility is really what has impressed me. 
taxes our creative psyche and requires an inordinate amount of concentration. It is similar to an athlete finding the strength, will and determination to attain extraordinary height, speed or distance. It is often an ongoing uphill struggle that requires the endurance and cooperation of all those that are touched by the project. 
hoopla surrounding this new formidable device. Yes, thankfully you can still have a phone conversation with the iPhone 5. But alas, there is much more to it. Here is the short list:
streaming player and certainly the most popular. What does that mean? It will act as a hub for Internet TV and Video streaming connecting your Internet connection to your TV. There are countless, literally countless stations available – enough to please any interest. There are the standards like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant Video, TED, Disney, CNBC, NBC News, Fox News, Showtime, etc. There is also the ability to link your Roku with your Facebook, Flickr, Pandora, Picasa, Vimeo or Shutterfly.