Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Computer World-23: THE VARIOUS FILE FORMATS-2: Spreadsheet Files



Spreadsheet Files

.CSV     Comma Separated Values File

.XLS      Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

.XLSM  Microsoft Excel Open XML Macro-Enabled Spreadsheet

.XLSX   Microsoft Excel Open XML Spreadsheet

Monday, October 27, 2014

Computer World-22: THE VARIOUS FILE FORMATS-1: DOCUMENT FORMATS



Document Files


.DOC       -   Microsoft Word Document

.DOCM    -   Microsoft Word Open XML Macro-Enabled 
                                      Document

.DOCX    -    Microsoft Word Open XML Document

.DOT      -    Microsoft Word Document Template

.DOTX    -    Microsoft Word Open XML Document Template

.DOTM   -    Microsoft Word Open XML Macro-Enabled 
                                      Document Template

.KEY      -    Apple Keynote Presentation *

.PAGES   -   Apple Pages Document *

.PDF       -   Portable Document Format File

.RTF       -   Rich Text Format File

.TXT       -   Plain Text File

.WPS      -   Microsoft Works Word Processor Document **



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* Only Pages and Keynote files with QuickLook preview are supported


** Only text and basic formatting is supported in the WPS format

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Dotcom World-38: ONLINE DATING WEBSITE CREATES HISTORY



ONLINE DATING WEBSITE CREATES HISTORY

From the millions of people that may have met one another on Match.com, it is reported that one million babies have been born.

Courtesy: The Times of India, Chennai, Oct 16, 2014

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Dotcom World-37: INTERNET SEES THE EXTINCTION OF FOUR LETTER DOTCOM DOMAINS



INTERNET SEES THE EXTINCTION OF FOUR LETTER DOTCOM DOMAINS



Every possible combination of four-letter domain names has been registered as of December 2013.  The 4,56,976 combinations that can be made ranging from AAAA to ZZZZ have all been used up.  The three-character domains have been used up since 1997.



Courtesy: The Times of India, Chennai, Oct 16, 2014

Friday, October 24, 2014

Dotcom World-36: The first registered domain name



The first registered domain name: 

SYMBOLICS.COM

Symbolics was a company that’s pioneered computer development.  It also made significant advances in software technology, and offered one of the premier software development environments of the 1980s and 1990s.

Courtesy: The Times of India, Chennai, Oct 16, 2014