Florida Institute of Recording, Sound and Technology

 The F.I.R.S.T School is a Digital Media school located in Orlando Florida that offers comprehensive programs in Recording Arts and Film and Video Production.

 History

 F.I.R.S.T. opened in 2004 offering an Audio Engineer and Music Production program. After the success of the first program, and with the growth of the Digital Media Field, the institution launched their Film and Video Production program.

 Programs Offered

 All programs are eight months long and are completed in 350 hours. Day and night class schedules allow flexibility for its students.

  Recording Arts

 The program includes Audio Engineering and Music Production. Classes range from basic to advance level courses, using classic analog consoles and digital technology. Students become familiar with a complex recording studio, voice over commercial production for radio broad, music production and sequencing. It also teaches the technique of editing, mixing and mastering.
Basic Audio (32 hrs.)
MIDI (32 hrs.)
Fundamentals of Recording (32 hrs.)
Mixing and Editing Concepts (32 hrs.)
Audio for Post (32 hrs. with 16 Independent Laboratory hours)
Advance Recording (32 hrs. with 16 Independent Laboratory hours)
Fundamentals of Pro Tools (32 hrs. with 16 Independent Laboratory hours)
Advanced Mixing (32 hrs. with 16 Independent Laboratory hours)
Student Internship (30 hrs.)

 Independent Lab and Internship included are a total of 350 hours for 8 months.

  Film and Video Production

 Filmmaking, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, Visual Effects and DVD Authoring are some of the topics in this program. Students will learn techniques of shooting in HD, directing short films, producing music videos and product commercials.

Video Development and Pre-Production (32 hrs.)
Production (48 hrs including 8 hours of Career Devlopment)
Post Production (24 hrs. plus 16 hrs. of Lab)
Advanced Production (40 hrs. plus 16 hrs. of Lab)
Motion Graphics and Visual Effects (32 hrs. plus 16 hrs. of Lab)
Short Film (24 hrs. plus 16 hrs. of Lab)
Advance Post Production (24 hrs.)
Marketing and Demo Reels (32 hrs.)
Student Internship (30 hrs.)

 Vision Our vision is to ensure the highest quality education and learning experience to our students.

 Mission Our mission is to prepare students for a successful career in the field of Digital Media. The F.I.R.S.T. School is dedicated to its hands-on experience, learning philosophy and continual advancement in technology.

 Admission Information about is available on our website.

 Campus Location & Contact Information Address: 2309 Silver Star Road, Orlando FL 32804 Phone: (407) 316-8310 Toll Free: (888) 9FIRST

ATM Tracking technology

The increase in incidences of ATM theft presents the banking industry with a major problem. Each theft of an ATM unit represents a series of losses: the cash within the unit, the damage or complete loss of expensive machinery, and the on-going loss of customer facility. ATM tracking is a proven viable solution to battle this growing problem.

 Tracks360 was recently consulted by one of the UK's foremost food retailers who were considering the installation of ATM tracking and monitoring devices in all of their ATM units.

 The resulting bespoke Tracks360 ATM tracking devices, designed in house to a specification agreed after consultation, offers outstanding protection against theft and tampering. The exact specifications of these trackers are not published, however we can mention some of the most important details. The unit is able to sense unusual activities around and within the ATM's environment - factors such as excessive vibration, temperature and tilt, may all indicate an attempt to open or move the equipment.

 ATM protection requires specialist trackers. GPS is not suitable in this application because such units, buried within the body of the ATM, would not be visible to satellites. The alternative GSM does not deliver the accuracy required to pinpoint the location of such high value assets. Tracks360 offer the industry's leading solution.

 The Tracks360 ATM tracking device is unique and formidable: proven and fully functioning. Underlying the Tracks360 solution is our own eNcell protocol - working on a supercomputing platform designed to process data from 6 cell communication towers at any moment in time.

 The statistics from the system are outstanding. In normal operational conditions, 97% of assets can be tracked to within 29 meters of their current location anywhere in the world. This system is approximately 80% more accurate than GSM positioning and is rightly regarded as the new benchmark in the security tracking industry. This remarkably accurate system uses very little power so the devices installed in an ATM can remain without the requirement for charge for up to 5 years.

 More recently this Tracks360 solution has been supplied to an even higher specification. In order to provide even greater accuracy - Tracks360 ATM tracking devices are now fitted with highly accurate RFID tags. The statistic returns using combined eNcell and RFID speak for themselves. During the last year 98% of stolen assets equipped with this system were recovered within 5 hours.

LED TV - Don't Be Fooled, Understand The Technology First

Thinking of buying an LED TV, well....Stop! Before you spend in excess of $1500, you need to cut through the jargon and hype to truly understand the technology that you're actually spending your hard earned money on.

 TV manufacturers and the media are very good at convincing us that the latest products incorporate the most cutting edge technology and are a must have. Lets get real here, to the average consumer most of this jargon is just down right confusing.

 A new range of LED TVs that have hit the market with a big buzz. Samsung have crept through the backdoor and have released the 7000 series range boasting LED technology.

 Thats great...but what is this LED technology thats being boasted.

 Current LED TVs - The Truth

 The term 'LED' stands for Light Emitting Diode and as you may well know LEDs are used in many of our devices at present, however in terms of the current line of LED TVs, the actual LEDs are used for the backlight of the TV ONLY and not the tv display themselves. If you consider that current TV technology uses CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorecent Lamps), there ia no doubt that an LED backlight is a more efficient form of backlight.

 However, the important point here is that the LED television's display is actually LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), it is the backlight only that is made up of LEDs. So there are two major technologies at use here; LCD for the display and LED for the backlight. In essence a more advanced form of LCD TV.

 When you compare this technology to a true LED display TV. Displays such as OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) will self illuminate, utilizing an internal thin layer of LED for its display only.

 The fact that the 'LED tv' term has been used to describe a type of LCD TV is a cunning move on Samsungs part, but genius in terms of marketing, since it capitalises on the current buzz in the TV market of true LED display TVs such as Sony's XEL-1 OLED TV.

 LCD TVs with LED Backlights - The Improvements

 Now that we've established that this is LCD TV with an LED backlight, lets look at how this new range of tv improves on current TV technology such as plasma and standard LCD in 3 key areas:

 1. Picture Quality

 Quite simply, the picture quality has been improved over standard LCD and Plasma, because the range of colours have increased. The utilization of Light Emitting Diodes as a light source instead of traditional lamps provides a higher contrast ratio because the LED produces blacker blacks and whiter whites, this is the key to achieving quality images on screen.

 2. Environment

 LED Technology consumes less power than current backlight tv technology, making a saving on your energy bills.

 3. Slimmer Models

 Since no provision for a conventional light source is required, LED TVs can be made ultra thin, this makes for a thin, sleek, more attractive model.

 Decisions, Decisions

 If you are in the market for a TV now and want a picture quality in advance of current standard LCD and Plasma ranges on the market, then you cannot go far wrong with an LED TV.

 However, if you are in no hurray to purchase a television at this present time and require a tv with technology that will keep it at the forefront of cutting edge, in terms of LED technology, OLED tv is the real deal. Laser TV is another option to explore.

 Both are emerging technologies and require patience as they find their place in the market with the correct size screens for your home. These TVs may also require you to dig a little deeper into your bank balance.

 The moral of the story is to understand the technology behind theproduct in great detail before you part with your money, the choice is yours......

A1technology Blending Expertise and Software Outsourcing Services

A1 Technology is a New York based software solutions provider with an all-encompassing experience in building applications. A1 Technology is an ISO 9001- 2000 certified company Headquartered in New York A1 Technology's other U.S locations comprehend Florida, Los Angeles, Canada (Toronto), Singapore and India.

 In india the development centers are in Chandigarh and Gurgaon. A-1 Technology's Upcoming Offices are in IT Park Dehradun, IT Park Panchkula, SEZ IT Park IMT Manesar and Faridabad.

 a1 technology is a leading edge technology and IT consulting firm focused on delivering the best and most cost-effective solutions to its clients in areas such as e-finance, e-business, mobile solutions, data networking etc.

 The company has its web presence at www.a1technology.com. A-1 Technology has workforce which specializes in Mobile programming for iPhone, Android, J2ME, Symbian, Blackberry and Windows mobile. A1 Technology is currently one of the largest development associate for Apple for iPhone programming.

 Strong programming skills has been a defining USP of A-1 Technology . A1 Technology has a strong team of engineers and architects working on Microsoft and java platform who can develop solutions for Mobile Telecom, Internet/Intranet, Enterprise Applications and Financial services. A1 Technology's principal competence is in many of the latest technologies, including the Microsoft Component Object Model(COM) , .Net, PHP, Java, J2EE, VC++, C++, Iphone etc. A team of designers and graphic designers excel in creating lightweight interface pages, creative flash demos, intutive navigation and user friendly forms and screen layouts.

 A1 Technology also provides offshore software development and maintenance services from companies ranging from the Global 2000 to promising startups. The A1 Technology Quality control team ensures that all development is bug free and adheres to the specifications. A-1 technology's focus is : To develop and customize software for clients on a project basis and to provide either technical or business resources as an outsources capability.

 Software Outsourcing Company; We are a Software Outsourcing IT Company based in New York. We create customized Software and Web Applications such as Online Retail Webstore, B2B Ecommerce, Application Development Outsourcing, e-Finance & e-Business, Portal sites and Mobile Applications. Contact us for the best Offshore Outsourcing and Software Outsourcing services.

Laser Printers The latest in printing technology

Laser printers are some of the newest way of printing. At present, companies offer cheap laser printers so that people can easily purchase them. The latest laser printers are providing more facilities than the printing.

 Laser printer is a common type of computer printer that speedily produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper. These printers have many significant advantages over other types of printers. This type of printer, uses a laser beam to print graphics of ultimate quality. The process by which it is done is by firstly, producing the graphic or text on a photosensitive drum using a laser beam, after that, the graphic or text is transferred onto paper with the help of a usual printing process. Quality, cost effectiveness and speed are some of the notable advantages of laser printers. This is due to the fact that the laser moves quite fast and prints with a better speed than an ink jet. Since, a laser travels in a single line, which is more precise, thereby avoids spilling of ink.

 Laser printers use LED (light emitting diodes) or laser beams to burn the print(graphic or text) on paper. Resulting a hard copy which is made up of high quality resolution text or images with fine and closely distributed dots. The latest laser printers are capable of printing approximately 16 pages in one single minute. When it comes to the printing speed, it makes them faster than ink jet printers.

 Nowadays, there is a lot of competition in the domain of printers. The leading printer manufacturing companies, offer laser printers at very cheap rates. The availability of cheap laser printers has increased in the past few years. The laser printers are easily affordable and thus, people belonging to different classes can easily own an laser printer. Earlier, people used to think twice before they could purchase a laser printer. However, companies producing cheap laser printers have completely surpassed this problem.

 The laser printers offer various functions than just printing a text or graphic file. At present there are several laser printers that provide the function of photocopy, through which the user can produce number of copies of the same file. The latest laser printers can be directly connected to the digital cameras and camera phones by which, the buyer can directly print the photographs on the photo paper. The need of getting the photographs developed at a studio has also been solved by the latest laser printers.

Enhance Security Measures of Your Home with ADT Security System

Home is a place where people find complete comfort and solace after a hectic working day. No matter how strenuous your day gets, a welcoming home works wonders in erasing all your stress and strain. But have you wondered what would happen if your home is not safe enough and is the target of evil people who look for opportunities to cause harm to your property or family. Due to such concerns lots of households worldwide have already started using home security systems and have also benefited a lot. These security systems based on technologically advanced measures help in offering best security to your abode and your dear ones.

 Over the years a number of security system manufacturing companies have evolved and most of them guarantee 100% customer satisfaction. You should not get duped by their lofty offers and discounts. Instead, a little online research and informed decision will help you in approaching the best of the lot. After all, selection of the right company product can help in availing best-in-class home security solutions.

 Among several companies, best home security system brands that have successfully attained a strong market rapport in 2013 include- FrontPoint Security, LifeShield Security, ADT Home Security, Protect America and Vivint Security. If you still find that selection of a particular company is very daunting on your part and you are unable to take a decision, you can go through the testimonials or customer reviews. FrontPoint Security reviews or Vivint reviews for example will help you in understanding the company and details about their product or service offerings. You can also get to know all about affordability, installation and warranty period of the security systems you wish to purchase.

 Among the above mentioned companies, ADT Home Security is a leading name in Home Security in the United States. Families feel more secure and safer with the use of ADT security system. Homeowners can also avail discounts on their homeowners insurance for having an alarm system. If you visit the website of this company, you can read the testimonials of various contented clients this company have been catering all these years. They offer security systems for your home at a competitive price that suits your budget and preference. The professionals at ADT Home Security and other reputed companies remain on their toes to ensure proper installation and activation of the alarm systems.

 It is very important to think of your home security plan whether you are looking to upgrade your existing security system or have just moved into a new home with a system already installed. Known for tried and tested methods and technology, home security alarm systems come with affordable packages and are the best choice for every household.