Consumermate website has been a very helping hand while choosing various consumer products. It has let us compare different products, clear confusion on which product to go for etc. Good news is that this site is growing and we are able to compare many other new products that we were not able to do before. One such new product that you will now be able to find on Comsumermate site is Mobile Phones. Mobile phones are made by many brands and are available in so many models that it’s really hard for us to choose any particular model of phone and often end up buying wrong phone and then regret later when some friend or family member show his/her shiny new phone which is better than ours and lower priced. But now when you have mobile phones category on concumermate, all you have to do is input few basic requirements you want in your phone like phone type, brand in any particular if you like and the website shows you all the available phones in that range. This is better than randomly pickup up phones in electronics store and asking about its features because at end either you get tired of looking or the salesman. Here you get all the required information about the phone, its current price and in case your mind is struck between multiple phones, you can compare them at one place just by checking the compare option thus helping you in choosing the best one. I would also like to tell about Hot Deals on phones that you can check out on this website where you might find your dream phone at amazing price.

Going out for an adventurous holiday but afraid to take your expensive digital still camera with you as it may get spoiled? Water, dust and mechanical shock are few things that your camera may be subjected to in journey and these things will definitely harm any digital camera. Why refrain yourself from shooting nice pictures when you have the new Casio Exilim EX-G1 digital camera which is shock-resistant, waterproof, dustproof.

The EX-G1 is designed with shock-resistant elements throughout the camera, both inside and out, creating a smart look in a slim-line camera with functional beauty. In addition to capturing high-resolution 12.1 effective megapixel images, the EX-G1 also features modes such as interval shooting and multi-image capture which utilize the camera’s endurance qualities. The interval shooting function can automatically take still photos or movies at fixed intervals, enabling users to capture great shots while engaged in active sports such as snowboarding or cycling.

Through rigorous testing, the EX-G1 has been designed and created with a shock-resistant shell which passes drop tests including multiple falls from seven feet. Featuring a two-layer construction with a stainless steel outer-casing, the EX-G1 inner body withstands shock and water damage. The camera’s intelligent design is constructed with a resin cover to protect the body side near the shutter and a resin lens ring to protect the lens.

The technologically-advanced design features waterproof performance and corresponds to IEC/JIS Protection Class 8 (IPX8) waterproofing. The EX-G1 can be used at depths at 10 feet for 60 continuous minutes. Water will not penetrate the camera even when directly sprayed with jets of water from every direction corresponding to Protection Class 6 (IPX6). Capable of withstanding temperatures as low as 14°F, Casio’s EX-G1 boldly captures images where any adventurer goes.

Inventory management is a complex job and its best handled by computerizing the entire process of buying, keeping record of inventory till selling. But a computer alone is of no use unless it has good inventory management software installed. Just like you cannot compromise with your health, your inventory is also a form of health for your business and you cannot compromise here too. While searching for a reliable, powerful and yet affordable inventory management software, I came to know about a website advanceware.net. At first sight I thought their product will be highly priced because of so many features and big names like Amazon, Microsoft and many more attached with it but I was wrong. They have priced it very competitively even providing you with 30 day money back guarantee in case you don’t like the product. So there is nothing to lose here.

What I like more about their website is that they are confident about their product and service and it shows on their website, they provide you plenty of demos and samples on their website. Not to forget the ease of navigation, every part of website is accessible from top menu. Having a warehouse and warehouse management software is not enough in this age of internet; you might also want to sell your product thru internet. Sounds technical right? Many questions will arise in your mind that how you will setup online store, get payment etc. Advanceware.net offers ecommerce integration for both business to business (B2B) and Business to consumer (B2C) sites. Looking at samples which were live sites, I was quite impressed with the quality of their commerce integration service. Point of sale (POS) system offered here is a must have for business who needs quick processing or orders. For online payments you will need merchant service and guess what? You get that here too.

First time users should not be worried how to choose Inventory management software as I found a really helpful. Tips for choosing an accounting software and much more information you can find on this page. Make sure you read every tip there before deciding on any particular inventory management software.

I upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate from Windows Xp Professional a week ago and after so many days of use, I can say that it’s worth the upgrade. If you are a home user then there is nothing to worry, just upgrade but for professional users who are happy with Xp, should remain happy with it unless they are sure that the software they use will work flawlessly on Windows 7 or not. I have seen any software that works on Xp, also installs and works on Windows 7. I find opera browser crashing many times on Windows 7 and I have to switch to Firefox which seems very stable. Some software’s will work but behave abnormally like Dreamweaver CS4 for example works fine but sometimes it won’t let you insert any code in code view. Similarly Adobe Photoshop CS2 which was never made for Windows 7 works perfectly without any glitch but it will always prompt you to register even if you select “Never Register”!

Apart from Software related compatibility and stability problems, Windows 7 excels in some very basic feature of an operating system and that is file browsing. Navigating to files and locating any file/folder is very easy in Windows 7. It boots faster and most important it shuts down even faster, no more ending program window blah blah… it just follow what you say it to do, shut down means shut down and I like it! A small but pleasant advancement in Windows 7 is that new pen drives will install and become ready to use almost instantly.

Microsoft has included a nice looking media center which can index all your media files and present it to you in a nice way. All’s well but I don’t like two things about it, first the sound it makes when you start it and second is audio equalizer which seems to be absent or its located somewhere so deep that I still can’t find it.

There are few things that you will have to learn, first is the way of thinking is totally different. If you are designing a website and you get a call from client about some new feature in site that he want, your brain starts thinking about the coding and the easiest way to do it, while for a client it’s just a work that he wants to get done. So never show or tell how you will be doing it, just say it will be done in x days at this price. A small tip here, if you can do that work in 1 day, then tell 2 days. Never tell less time to impress client, you will be only creating trouble for yourself later.

Develop friendly relations with clients, like in free time or when you meet him anywhere, just don’t start talking about work. Smile and talk something good, talking about work and worries all time make a person undesirable. Leave with a tight handshake (softly in case your client is a woman) and again a gentle smile on your face.

Things will not always go well, and in case you are struck somewhere and not able to complete task on time, tell about it to your client. Good way to tell about is saying that you are stuck somewhere or having slight trouble doing it but you will manage it. Bad way is making lame excuses or worst not receive phone call or replying to mails.

So with these knowledge, I bet you will be working like a champ freelancer! Enjoy life.

Most of computer graduates look for job while others smarter ones like me start freelancing before completing their graduation. This is a good practice as it gives you edge over other students of you class both in knowledge and money! Because you will be using everything you learn, its going to be fun making money. This article is for those who will be doing freelancing for first time. I write this from my experience so that you do not make any blunder mistake.

First of all try not to look like you are doing this for first time. Look pro, talk pro and never ever do any work for free. Doing something for free even if its small will show that you don’t have any work and eager to do work even for less money. So always deny doing anything for free in starting, you can always do something for free when you have worked on a project and got paid well then do any small favor like making small advertising banner for free etc.

When you start and take any work for first time, you will try to do at your best. However it’s not always true that what you feel is good is good for client too. Try to read mind of your client, to do this meet him few times at his home or office to discuss things and look around objects, like which color of walls, tiles, furniture, etc and even his car. This should give you a hint about his color taste.

More in part 2 of this article..