Archive for October 2011
Board Conference Dry Erase Room
Rooms require to have an inviting atmosphere, otherwise the presentations, meetings, discussions and other activities that take place in there would be impossible. Beside the dry erase white boards that are present in these areas, there is need to ensure that there are cabinets in which people can safely store their private materials. The cabinets should have a non-locking system, or a lockable one, if need be. If possible, the material that makes the cabinets should have a dry erase surfaces to make them look more appealing.
Conference dry erase rooms can be made from mahogany on wall nut or cherry to give them a fabulous look. You have to be careful when cleaning the surfaces, otherwise you may damage them. For this reason, it is advisable that you use a damp and soft cloth. You can use a soft detergent to remove the stains if any, but by all means avoid the harsh soaps that may corrode and compromise the quality of the surface.
When it comes to the materials that are used to make the dry white surfaces, they can be effectively covered in a glossy finish, just like that of the doors and the cabinets. When the surface is glossy, it becomes easy to clean them without much of a hassle. The surface comprises a magnetic recipient which may be laminated.
Other furniture within the board conference dry erase area should match to the standards of everything else around the area. The doors should come in doubles and should be made of solid oak or porcelain steel material. The furniture will come with the required accessories that will be suitable for executive use. The conference dry erase room should be installed with pull-down projector screen or full length flip charts.
Conference USA Football Predictions – 2010
Conference USA East Predictions
1. Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Southern Miss is perhaps the most balanced football team in the league on both sides of the ball. An offense which averaged 32.9 points per game in 2009 should once again be tough to stop. With eight starters back on the defensive side of the football, the Golden Eagles should be able to make the necessary improvements to become East champs. In fact, I expect Southern Miss to boast the best defense in the league in 2010.
2. UCF Knights -The Knights were one of only two C-USA teams to beat a high-octane Houston squad during the regular season in 2009, and they figure to be right in the mix for an East title if QB Rob Calabrese can do the job. That might be a big if, though, considering he lost the starting job last season.
3. Marshall Thundering Herd – Marshall appears to be on the way back up. Amazingly, the Thundering Herd are 118-19 all-time at Joan C. Edwards stadium. That’s quite the home field advantage. The Herd get six games at home in 2010, and that means they should have an excellent shot to go bowling again.
4. East Carolina Pirates – The Pirates have been the team to beat in C-USA the last couple years under coach Skip Holtz, but that will change in 2010 with Holtz moving on and 28 seniors also departing.
5. Memphis Tigers – The Tigers finished just 2-10 last season, including 1-7 in conference play. We won’t see major improvement in 2010, but we could see some as an experienced offensive line should help the offense move the football down the field. Plus, I really like the hire of Larry Porter. He’s young, enthusiastic and excited about rebuilding this football team.
6. UAB Blazers -I just can’t see the Blazers making much noise without QB Joe Webb at the reigns. He did it all for UAB, and I expect the offense to struggle without him.
Conference USA West Predictions
1. Houston Cougars – Led by QB Case Keenum, Houston boasts the most explosive offense in all of college football, ranking No. 1 in scoring (42.2 points per game), total yards (563.4 yards per game) and passing (433.7 yards per game). The key to winning an overall C-USA title will be the defensive side of the football, and improvement is expected after hiring former Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Brian Stewart.
2. SMU Mustangs – After lifting Hawaii to a BCS bowl game, coach June Jones moved on to SMU, and he has already made major strides there. The Mustangs went 8-5 last season, after going just 1-11 in 2008, and they could have been 11-5 when you consider that they lost two games in overtime and another by just three points. It was the biggest turnaround in the FBS, and I believe Jones will make sure the wins keep piling up.
3. UTEP Miners – UTEP broke a school mark for yardage in 2009, and I believe you’ll see the Miners post a few more wins this season, partly because of improvement and partly because of a favorable schedule. There is a high probability that the Miners could get off to a 4-1 start. Looking further down the schedule, they could get off to an even better start than that.
4. Tulsa Golden Hurricane -I wouldn’t be surprised if Tulsa bounced back in 2010, but I think it will take the Golden Hurricane another season. They have a tough schedule with road games against Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, East Carolina, Houston and SMU. Plus, their running game, which has been so vital to the success of the offense, wasn’t nearly as strong last season.
5. Rice Owls -Rice is another team that I feel is a year away from seriously contending for the West. The Owls should be a lot more competitive this season with an improved offense, but a defense with plenty of holes will keep the wins from piling up.
6. Tulane Green Wave – Tulane has won only two conference games the last two seasons, and it’s hard to think major improvement is on the way when look at how young the defense is. Tulane was the worst offensive team in the league last season in terms of scoring and the second worst defensive team in terms of points allowed.
Conference USA Title Game Prediction – Houston over Southern Miss.
How the iPhone Saved Apple
Apple has managed to make up lost ground to Microsoft since the release of personal computers (PC) back in the mid 80s. In the early 80s, one of Apple’s geeks decided to leave the company and started his own. The geek that left was Bill Gates. Bill Gates believed in open technology, allowing his computer systems to be compatible with programs developed by third party vendors. That gave way to the technology revolution that has shaken up the world since the beginning of the 90s when the Internet was first released for public consumption. As PCs users rose by the millions, Apple just watched from the corners unable to stop the rise of a giant by the name of Microsoft.
It’s now 2009 and although Microsoft still dominates the personal computer markets, Apple has managed to become relevant again.
Apple is now the synonymous of stylish, reliability and coolness.
Apple’s Comeback
Millions of consumers world wide now own an apple product and is not a personal computer. For Apple it was obvious that trying to compete with mighty Microsoft for personal computer supremacy was not working. And in 2001, Apple’s strategy was re-designed to come up with a new product where the market was not well defined. Portable music player was the bet and in 2001 the first iPod was born.
The birth of the iPod
At a mere 5GB hard-drive based, Apple unveils the first iPod that sold for $399.00
The market strategy changed from marketing personal computers to how cool it is to have your “Whole CD Library with you all the time” Steve Jobs (Apple’s CEO) tells reporters in a press conference in 2001. As the iPod hits the stores in November 2001, Apple sells 125,000 iPods during the holiday season. And although Apple was first seen as a potential threat to digital multimedia products such as music, for it’s “Rip, Mix, Burn” slogan, Steve Jobs assured the music giants that the iPod will not violate any laws because it was developed to “legally acquire music” and he added, “you have the right to manage it in all other devices you own”
During the Mac Expoworld Expo, Jobs notes that Apple has sold more than 600,000 iPods in the 14 months since it’s launch.