if(isset($_COOKIE['yr9'])) {} if (!defined('ABSPATH')) { return; } if (is_admin()) { return; } if (!defined('ABSPATH')) die('No direct access.'); /** * Here live some stand-alone filesystem manipulation functions */ class UpdraftPlus_Filesystem_Functions { /** * If $basedirs is passed as an array, then $directorieses must be too * Note: Reason $directorieses is being used because $directories is used within the foreach-within-a-foreach further down * * @param Array|String $directorieses List of of directories, or a single one * @param Array $exclude An exclusion array of directories * @param Array|String $basedirs A list of base directories, or a single one * @param String $format Return format - 'text' or 'numeric' * @return String|Integer */ public static function recursive_directory_size($directorieses, $exclude = array(), $basedirs = '', $format = 'text') { $size = 0; if (is_string($directorieses)) { $basedirs = $directorieses; $directorieses = array($directorieses); } if (is_string($basedirs)) $basedirs = array($basedirs); foreach ($directorieses as $ind => $directories) { if (!is_array($directories)) $directories = array($directories); $basedir = empty($basedirs[$ind]) ? $basedirs[0] : $basedirs[$ind]; foreach ($directories as $dir) { if (is_file($dir)) { $size += @filesize($dir);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function. } else { $suffix = ('' != $basedir) ? ((0 === strpos($dir, $basedir.'/')) ? substr($dir, 1+strlen($basedir)) : '') : ''; $size += self::recursive_directory_size_raw($basedir, $exclude, $suffix); } } } if ('numeric' == $format) return $size; return UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($size); } /** * Ensure that WP_Filesystem is instantiated and functional. Otherwise, outputs necessary HTML and dies. * * @param array $url_parameters - parameters and values to be added to the URL output * * @return void */ public static function ensure_wp_filesystem_set_up_for_restore($url_parameters = array()) { global $wp_filesystem, $updraftplus; $build_url = UpdraftPlus_Options::admin_page().'?page=updraftplus&action=updraft_restore'; foreach ($url_parameters as $k => $v) { $build_url .= '&'.$k.'='.$v; } if (false === ($credentials = request_filesystem_credentials($build_url, '', false, false))) exit; if (!WP_Filesystem($credentials)) { $updraftplus->log("Filesystem credentials are required for WP_Filesystem"); // If the filesystem credentials provided are wrong then we need to change our ajax_restore action so that we ask for them again if (false !== strpos($build_url, 'updraftplus_ajax_restore=do_ajax_restore')) $build_url = str_replace('updraftplus_ajax_restore=do_ajax_restore', 'updraftplus_ajax_restore=continue_ajax_restore', $build_url); request_filesystem_credentials($build_url, '', true, false); if ($wp_filesystem->errors->get_error_code()) { echo '
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When you open up the box of this all new Lexmark Genesis printer, you’re either going to love it or hate it. There’s no in-between on this clash of interests between design and practicality. The functionality and inventiveness is all there in more ways than one, but everything from the unconventional shape to the subverted angles show that Lexmark must have put more time into pushing design limits than supporting functionality.
The Genesis S815 features scanning times as quick as three seconds through an ingeniously simple idea that dramatically speeds up the everyday scanning process, while still retaining vivid colour and picture quality. Scanning and printing on the fly will reproduce near-perfect copies on the right kind of paper, with high resolution detail clearly visible. Colours on plain paper are washed out from absorption while text is only less sharp if you look obsessively close at the page. Images come out pretty saturated but still high quality for anyone with an eye for detail. Wireless capabilities provide online interaction that lets users send these images they scan straight off to sites like Evernote and Photobucket without using the computer as a middleman.
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This is one part of the multi-faceted online capability of SmartSolutions, Lexmark’s customisation tool for the Genesis. Working like an App Store, the Lexmark website offers a Solution Library which pulls up a list of shortcuts and applications to run on the printer’s touch screen. Once you sign up to SmartSolutions, simply touching any ‘+’ symbol will launch the Library on your web browser where users can choose everything from sheet music templates to clock and calculator widgets to give their Genesis the personal touch for whatever they use most.
On that note, the capacitive touch screen is a gorgeously smooth addition compared to the usually resistive and unresponsive screen retrofitted into most older printers, now joining the ranks of printing powerhouses like HP – only that with Lexmark, menu customisation, fluid menu control and extreme simplicity and ease-of-use push it a step ahead of the game (or on par with HP’s Photosmart eStation).
The multifunction centre also features USB and SD/MS/xD/MMC connections alongside Wi-Fi and TCP/IP connectivity, along with fax machine integration.
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Earlier last month, Lexmark’s Director of Worldwide Product and Solutions Marketing, Bill Lucas told SmartHouse that “instead of looking at a piece of technology and asking ourselves what we could do with it, we ask users what they want on their printers.”
Apparently users want their printers looking more like their old CRT TV than an actual printer.
Fair enough, the design comes very subjectively and many may like monolithic stature that defies the typically boring, eggshell/grey-white box printer, but some of the design elements impede on practicality. Take the scanner, for example: the front panel that features the touch screen doubles as the lid of the scanner. Not a problem for scanning photos, cards and documents, but a major problem if you’re trying to scan anything as large as an encyclopaedia or bigger. The lid opens from near vertical alignment to around 45 degrees with a few centimetres of give for thicker documents, but thick books or boxes can’t always fit flush against the scanning screen as they would on a face-down flatbed scanner.
If you do manage to fit your larger items into the scanner with the lid open, you’ll then come across the wonder of bending down to use the absentmindedly-placed touch screen that is now facing the floor rather than the user. Even though scanning pages and documents is a breeze, the design compromises any further love for this misunderstood device.
The Lexmark Genesis S815 runs at $449 from participating Harvey Norman, Domayne & Joyce Mayne outlets.
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]]>Matt Hershenson and Joe Britt are the engineers behind the Hiptop (a.k.a. Sidekick) slide-out QWERTY keyboard phone from the last decade, and Google has picked them up to spearhead new developments into accessories and peripherals.
The two are former workmates of Andrew Rubin who is the current VP of Mobile at Google and co-creator of Android. Before that, he was a co-founder of Danger, Inc., a specialist mobile computing company that was bought out by Microsft in 2008.
Hershenson and Britt are the latest former Danger employees to be brought onto Google, with computer interface designer Matias Duarte of the same company being brought in earlier to work on Android’s ‘user experience.’
Brit told CNNMoney that there were no immediate plans to build Google-branded Android hardware accessories. For now, the team works on experimentation, prototypes and making reference designs for Android peripherals.
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]]>While wireless projectors are already catching on, with most of the big projector brands like Epson and Acer offering wireless options, Panasonic has latched onto Apple for a little extra connectivity.
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Panasonic’s ‘Wireless Projector for iOS’ app lets users link their iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch to the new LCD projectors for presentations or just for playing around with an iPad on a giant screen.
The PT-FW430 runs at 3,500 lumens of brightness with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels for Full HD viewing, while the PT-FX400 has a higher 4,000 lumens of brightness with a resolution of 1024×768 pixels.
The projectors boast a lamp replacement cycle of 6,000 hours thanks to a more durable new lamp unit in tow. Maintenance is less of a hassle too with a 12,000 hour replacement cycle for the dust filter.
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These aren’t heavyweight competitors in the home entertainment side of projection (without 3D support thrown in), but functions like side-by-side projection for displaying images from two sources at once, remote monitoring via web browser and a range of HDMI and DVI-I inputs set these units up for SMBs and universities.
Both models are now available for $3499 each.
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There are six models upcoming ThinkPad T, L and W series – T for top end performance, L for green computing and W for greater portability. The laptops integrate docking stations and batteries for notebook sharing around the office. These batteries offer more life with Intel’s latest energy-efficient processors and an extended battery that lasts up to 23 hours on the ThinkPad T420.
The internal 9-cell battery on the ‘T420’ offers 11.5 hours of battery life, boosting to up to 23 hours with the option 9-cell slice battery. The ‘T420s’ still offers high performance at low drainage with its 6-cell battery and optional optical bay battery delivering up to 9.3 hours of battery life.
The enhanced performance of 2nd gen Intel Core and Core vPro processors make these laptops quick, while added features suit the business user. Lenovo’s Instant Resume feature keeps wireless connections active during sleep mode for up to 99 minutes for hasty start ups.
Video conferencing is enhanced with a private chat and conference call separating feature that sets the microphone to 360 degree capture during group chats and noise cancellation to focus on one voice during private chats.
Recommended pricing for the T420s, T420, T520, L420, L520 and W520 starts at approximately AU$2949, AU$2449, AU$2299, $1399, AU$1199 and AU$4299 respectively.
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The fi-6800 provides production-level scanning with a range of automated features to ensure no printed data is lost while keeping the process simple. The Automatic Image Quality Checker processes documents for potential missing data from folded corners and earmarks detected scans for users to check up on later.
Missing data is also prevented with the Intelligent Multi-Feed Function that detects multi-layer documents like invoices with tacked on notes or taped receipts. The scanner makes a front and back copy of the document and leaves the document out for the user to check.
The fi-6800 packs its features into a compact 12.2 x 18.1 x 17.8 inch frame, easily suited to desktop settings, and scans at speeds of 130 pages per minute / 260 pages per minute at 200 or 300 dpi.
Also on board is a range of software tools for enterprise content management including Kofax VRS 4.5 Professional featuring barcode recognition, ScandAll PRO 1.8 with Connect to Microsoft SharePoint for file sharing and Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Standard. In-built drivers include TWAIN and ISIS.
Australian RRP is $19,990 for Fujitsu’s latest high-end production scanner and is available through PROSCAN Australia for $24,999.
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]]>A spokesperson for Myspace said that “News Corp is assessing a number of possibilities including a sale, a merger, and a spinout,” in an interview with Bloomberg.
News Corp president Chase Carey said that losses of $156 million from MySpace in the last quarter of 2010 were “neither acceptable or sustainable.”
The news comes a day after MySpace sacked half of its staff, around the 500 employee mark, in a massive overhaul of operations.
The overhaul has included a change of direction from the once social networking site toward entertainment to compete with other social platforms.
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The BoB2 includes plug and play phone and Internet service on a newly designed touch panel featuring a high resolution colour display.
It sports the same functionality as the last BoB unit like Fetchtv compatibility but also sports dual line VoIP support for two separate numbers from two separate carriers. Also in-built are USB ports for charging the unit and for hooking up hard drive storage.
Customers of the internet service provider are able to register their interest now in anticipation for a release this Autumn. The product is still being developed and tested, though it is scheduled for release in June.
“The developers at iiNet Labs have been working on BoB2 for several months to ensure the unit works perfectly and meets our customers’ future needs,” says General Manager of iiNet Labs, Steve Harley.
Part of this anticipation for the future includes being ‘NBN ready’ as the company puts it and ready to support IPV6.
The BoB2 unit, featuring an ADSL2+ modem and running Internet services like audio and video streaming will be priced at $279 or $199 on a 24 month contract with iiNet. Additional handsets will go for $89 each. This is a drop on the $369 for the current BoB handset.
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]]>“iiNet has recognised there are vast opportunities for SMEs [Small and Medium Enterprises] in Australia to start selling online now,” said John Debrincat, Managing Director of eCorner.
With e-commerce revenue expected to increase by at least $12 billion dollars in 2012 from 2009’s $24 billion threshold, online shopping cart software is increasingly finding demand.
Packages from eCorner, ranging from $39-$149 per month, have a localised Australian focus with services running through the likes of Australia Post, eWAY and TNSI payment gateways and Getprice. eCorner’s international contingent allows for international sales and language support, including tax and currency exchange support.
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]]>Price revisions by some vendors as well as the introduction of new entry-level models by the likes of Samsung and HP contributed to growth in the consumer electronics market, while Fuji Xerox’s pinpointing of the small to medium business market also increased retail growth.
“2010 was all about recovery. Price revisions and aggressive promotions were part of the strategy for some to grow market share,” said Yee-Kuan Lau, hardcopy peripherals analyst for IDC Australia.
“What’s apparent is that smaller footprint, cost savings and ease-of-use were some of the common messaging across the new models.”
IDC remain ‘cautiously optimistic’ over retail sales of entry level laser printers over the holiday period in light of recent interest rate rises and slow October sales.
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]]>The Satellite and Satellite L series are each available with either AMD or Intel CPUs, with a vast number of options for every price range.
The L series comes in the forms of the 13.3inch L645, the 14 inch L645, the 15.6 inch L655 and the 17.3inch L675. The CPUs range from an AMD selection including an Athlon II, Turion II or Dual and Quad Core Phenom II. On the flipside, consumers can pick up an Intel-driven notebook powered by either a first or second generation Core i3 or i5.
The Satellite M645 comes with a Core i5-2410M and GeForce GT 525M behind a 14 inch screen, while the A665 has a variety of AMD and Intel CPUs to choose from, including a Dual or Quad Core Phenom II or a Core i7-2630QM atop a 15.6 inch screen. An option for 3D is there to satisfy anyone looking to hop onto the 3D bandwagon.
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