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One of the great divides across cultures has always been the language barrier. Not only do I not know how to speak, read or write other languages, often I cannot tell what the language is just by looking at it – for example, Korean, Chinese or Japanese. I received an email in Chinese? today and went to my normal online translator to see what it said, but Chinese to English wasn’t one of their options.

Auto Detection
I’m thinking, what if this isn’t Chinese? Do I try multiple translators until one works, or is there a translator out there that simplifies this whole messy process? To my amazement, I found Bing Translator which has an auto detect option. Wow! I plugged in my email message and was able to instantly read Chinese spam in English. LOL.

Online Translators
Google’s language tools currently offers the following interface languages:

Yahoo also has it’s own language translator named Babel Fish, allowing you to translate a block of text up to 150 words.

Of course, there are variations of translators, like The Dialectizer. The Dialector can translate web pages and text into Redneck, Jive, Cockney, Elmer Fudd, Swedish Chef, Moron, Pig Latin, or Hacker. I just tried Redneck on our site and it’s hilarious.

I am a HUGE fan of cutting edge technology, so when I stumbled across this video http://www.wimp.com/sixthtechnology posted on a web hosting forum, I had to watch it – from start to finish (approximately 15 minutes).

Why?
Time after time, my jaw dropped as new innovations were presented, linking objects in the physical world to the digital world. The video started with a simple upgrade to a two roller mouse, enabling the user to mimic finger movements on his monitor. And it kept getting better – taking pictures by framing objects with his hands, making outbound calls via a projected keypad on his palm, projecting live weather information onto his newspaper map, and on and on.

I’m Excited
The future is here today, and I’m proud to share its contribution to innovative technology with articles that compliment the delivery of new ideas and broad vision.

“Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.

Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.”

I wonder how this offering from Microsoft will impact paid anti-virus software vendors? I know I’ll be installing this on all of my personal computers this evening.

Steve-Hostirian was selected as the Most Valuable Member of the Month (October 2009) by the web hosting forum, Hosting Discussion. This marks the sixth time Steve has been honored with this Award since last March.

Web hosting forums like Hosting Discussion are online communities devoted to sharing knowledgebase, where members openly discuss issues, requests and opportunities with other providers and prospects in a variety of topics such as promotion & marketing, business & legal issues, VPS plans, dedicated servers, colocation, domain names, website design, hardware & server configuration, software & control panels, billing & accounting, customer service & support and legal issues.

Hostirian participates in these forums to stay abreast of the industry, and to provide leadership by example in sharing the wealth of knowledge we’ve obtained over our years in helping businesses just like yours, with hosting solutions for small and medium sized businesses.

From Hosting Discussion

“As much as Steve-Hostirian dominated the discussion (deservedly becoming the month’s winner once again) during the month of October 2009 (why is it not surprising? ), I was left very happy with the month’s results. Why? Because not only did we see some good posting coming from HD’s loyal contributing members such as IkY0294 and rumsfo, I also saw the roots of new competition getting through the door!

If we go back and review the essential idea behind this competition – it is to provide and share valuable information and be as helpful to other members as possible. At the end of each month we fairly celebrate and award one of its most active members. Sounds simple enough. However, on the grand scale of things, this competition also allows us to take note of members who participate in creating an incredible amount of new and refreshing knowledge. And that’s what making me so excited.”

Steve-Hostirian contributes to the Hostirian blog under the username of Steve’s Insight. He brings to Hostirian’s blog and web hosting forums – industry experience dating back to the days of 300 baud acoustic couplers and BBS’s.

Some of the topics Steve-Hostirian addressed in October were website design tips, marketing, selling on emotion and attention to detail.