Email Etiquette-Maria Skambili Deryneia Famagusta Cyprus

Inadequate grammar, poor spelling, and bad taste. Consider what impressions your emails make on others. Follow these steps and improve your email etiquette.

Steps

1. Keep your email concise, conversational, and focused. Keep emails short and to the point. Many people only read the first few lines before deciding to respond or to save for later.
2. Avoid fancy formatting.
3. Limit attachments. Don't add an attachment unless really necessary. Keep attachments as small as possible. If you need to send a larger file, compress or zip it or use online services that will help you send large files such as WeTransfer.com. If you need to send multiple pages, such as meeting plans or large text corrections, send a fax or a typed set of pages in a letter.
4. Think before you send.  Only add the recipients and send it after you have had time to think about what you are sending; you might change your mind and be better off for it.
5. Be careful using abbreviations and emoticons.
6. Avoid prioritizing your messages for the recipient. Get out of the habit of marking every email as "Urgent!” or "High Priority"
7. Summarize long discussions. Instead of continuing to forward a message string, take a minute to summarize it for your reader.
8. Be sure to include info that you are responding to. Include the question that the recipient asked so they know what you are responding to. Avoid making the recipient scroll down more than a single message in the history.
9. Reply promptly.
10. Be proactive. Address reader's  questions or concerns in your reply before somebody has to send a new email to ask about them.

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Image editing softwares: GIMP Vs Photoshop-Maria Skambili Deryneia Famagusta Cyprus

In Linux community GIMP is used for image editing since Photoshop is not available for Linux users.

GIMP is an abbreviation and stands for "GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)". It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

Some say "use Gimp for image editing"or  "Gimp is a Photoshop alternative". Some even dare to say that "Gimp is a Photoshop substitute". But how well these statements are true? Below there is comparison between Gimp and Adobe Photoshop in five major areas.

  Gimp Vs Photoshop

1. The price: Gimp is open source software so it is free. In contrast Photoshop costs $642.58 on Amazon.com or $19.99/month through Adobe Creative Cloud at this time.
2.OS  Compatibility: GIMP is cross-platform. You can use GIMP on Mac, Windows, as well as Linux. Photoshop is not available for Linux users.
3. Hardware Requirements: In terms of hardware requirements, such as RAM requirements and disk space consumed, GIMP needs less hardware resources than Photoshop.
4. Features:In terms of features, Photoshop clearly has way more features than GIMP.
That said, GIMP also has a more than just decent set of features, and the community keeps producing one awesome plugin for GIMP after another.
5.  Easy to use: On the downside, GIMP is notorious for having a steep learning curve. Gimp user interface is not the same as Photoshop user interface , so new users might find it to be quite confusing and difficult to use. 

Conclusion:

I personally love GIMP and i  use it for my everyday image editing needs but it can not compete the powerful and almighty Photoshop. We cannot overlook the fact that Photoshop is, indeed, the industry-standard when it comes to image authoring and editing. Just because I can use or afford  Photoshop that doesn't make GIMP a Photoshop alternative.

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Running Ubuntu on a Virtual Machine-Maria Skambili Deryneia Famagusta Cyprus

Ubuntu noobs can try running Ubuntu via a Virtual Machine like Oracle VirtualBox that let you play with other operating systems without having to change what’s on your computer right now. 

A virtual machine (VM) is a software-based emulation of a computer. Virtual machines operate based on the computer architecture and functions of a real or hypothetical computer.

Best free Virtual machines for Windows are Oracle VirtualBox and VMPlayer and for Mac Pararells. In Linux you can use Wine as a Virtual Machine.

Running Ubuntu via a VM-Steps:

1. Go to Ubuntu official page and download the Ubuntu disk image (.iso file).

2. Download the latest vesrion of the Virtual Machine (in my case is Oracle VirtualBox): Go the VirtualBox website and go to the download section. There are versions available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. If you’re not sure what operating system you’re running, download the Windows version at the top by clicking “x86/amd64”.

3. Install the VM (Oracle VirtualBox) to your computer.

4. In VirtualBox, click the “New” button to start the virtual machine wizard.

5. Give your virtual machine a name and select the operating system you’ll be running.

6. Select the amount of memory your VM will use and click “Next.”

7. Click “Next” to create a new virtual hard disk, then click “Next” again.

8. Select either "Fixed-Size Storage" or "Dynamically Expanding Storage" depending upon your needs.

9. Click “Next” to accept the default name and size of the virtual hard disk.

10. Click “Finish” and wait while VirtualBox creates the new virtual hard disk.
11.Select your virtual machine. Then click the “Start” button.
12.Ubuntu Virtual machine will start in a separate window.
13.Machine will boot from selected ISO and you will see language option. Choose your preferred language and press Enter.
14.In next window you will see "Install Options". You can choose to try ubuntu without installing, you can choose install ubuntu option, you can also check for disk and memory for defects and problems and you can also choose to boot from existing hard disk. Choose to install ubuntu option here.
15. Once ubuntu has loaded, Choose your language and Click “Continue".
16. On next screen, ubuntu will give you a checklist and you will be asked if you need to update during install. Choose your required option and click "Continue".

17. Next option will ask you if you want to delete all data and install or you can also choose or create your own partitions from option "Something Else".
18. Select your time zone from the map, then click “Continue.”
19. Click “Continue” to keep the default keyboard layout or choose your desired one.
20. Type your username in the first text box. This will automatically fill in the login name and computer name. Type your password and confirm your password and click "Continue"
21. Ubuntu will begin the installation now.
22. Once installation is complete, click “Restart Now” to finish installation.
23. Machine will restart and Installed Ubuntu will load from hard disk, provide password to username and login to main window of ubuntu.

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