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August 2006 - Using Technology

Sending large files by email

Video Clips and Power Point Presentations with photos can be massive files, and you may not be able to send these via your normal system. The files can be sent through an FTP site and one way to do that is to use the free site www.yousendit.com. With free registration you can send files up to one gigabyte. The file is uploaded to their ftp site and then your recipient downloads the file from the ftp site at the other end.

Recording Video Files

You can record your material on small cameras that are produced by aiptek, and that record on memory card. These cards are now available in sizes up to 2 gigabytes. These cameras are highly portable and relatively inexpensive. They use MPEG 4 technology and are good for most applications. More information is available at www.aiptek.com

Roaming Free Cell Calls

You can buy a global SIM Card at www.sim4travel.com and there are very low if any roaming charges. You must have an unlocked phone that is GSM capable and will work in most countries. The cost for the card is about $57.00

Connecting to your PC when traveling

With www.gotomypc.com you can connect to your home/office PC for relatively little cost from any networked computer in the world. Very handy if you need to download a file or let others access files on your computer.

For more information on media monitoring you can contact CDC mbouhafa@cendevcom.org.

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Media Monitoring - June 2006