Launching of 3 new Embossers by
Enabling Technologies - USA

Modular Infotech Pvt. Ltd, are the Distributors and Authorized Service Centre of world's leading manufacturer of embossers Enabling Technologies Company, (ETC) -USA. ETC and Modular Infotech are pleased to announce three completely new embossers namely Cyclone, Trident and Phoenix for Visually Handicapped people/schools/institutes in India and SAARC countries.

Enabling Technologies USA are in operation for about 40 years and are world's leading manufacturer of Braille embossers for printing Braille books for the visually impaired. All embossers of ETC USA are robust and durable production machines and need less maintenance than other brands. The embossers can work smoothly year after year if handled with proper care. These embossers are sturdy, light weight, user friendly, and have low noise and are available with competitive price. ETC is having a full range of Eembossers for different needs of the Braille printing community, Inividuals, Braille presses, NGOs, and Educational Institutions for the visually impaired. ETC embossers are compatible with all major Braille Translation software packages including Shree-Lipi Braille.

Cyclone

The Cyclone is a light-weight; single-sided embosser that produces highest quality of Braille at speeds up to 60 characters per second (CPS) and 45 characters per line (CPL). It comes with built-in USB and Ethernet Network ports to easily connect computers. User will get free Firebird Software Suite which will give facility of creating and embossing Braille Graphics @ 17 DPI. Customer will get one year free warranty (service and repair).

Trident

Trident is double sided embosser with free copy of Firebird Suite which will emboss Braille Graphics @ 17 DPI. Speed of Trident is 100 CPS and gives 45 CPL. It embosses high-quality, Double-sided Braille on continuous form, tractor feed Braille paper up to 12 inches wide. User will get USB cable, line cord, user manual & printer driver on CD-ROM with embosser. Customer will get one year free warranty (service and repair).

Phoenix

Phoenix is world's first multi-function Braille and Tactile Graphics System. User can scan pictures, graphs and charts into his computer and with a few clicks of the mouse, emboss those images in high definition tactile graphics without compromising the quality of Braille text. The Firebird Software Suite includes the Firebird Graphics Editor that provides you with a comprehensive list of automatic tools to effortlessly create tactile graphic images.

Other Embossers from ETC

CPS is Character per Seconds; CPL is character per line and interpoint means embossers which are capable of embossing both sides of sheet in a single pass.

Question : First of all, please tell our readers about 'Diksoochi'.

Answer : Diksoochi is a Kannada Magazine, started in 1992 to provide the subject material for Competitive Aspirants, Intellectuals, and Students. Started with a humble circulation, it soon became the market leader in its segment, General Knowledge and Current Affairs Journal in Kannada, in a couple of years. Since then it has been retaining the position as market leader till date. One can find Diksoochi copy in the hand of a reader even in a remote village in Karnataka. With the success of Diksoochi and feedback from readers, the Diksoochi group released Jeevanadi (means Life Pulse in English) a health magazine. Today a panel of 32 doctors from various specialities checks every article in Jeevanadi before it is published. The Diksoochi group started Silicon City magazine in November 2000 to give comprehensive details and tutorials in the field of Information Technology to the people of Karnataka in their mother tongue. This is the first ever magazine with CD in any vernacular language in India. The launch of the magazine was covered by BBC Television.

Bioinformatics was the first English magazine from the company and the first magazine on biotechnology in India. Aim of the magazine is to serve the people inside and outside the industry. To serve these two categories, we have been working for the last five and half years. The final product of our efforts is the magazine. We participated in many biotechnology exhibitions of the world and collected first hand data right from the leaders of the industry. 
Apart from magazine publishing, company has published 75 academic books in science and technology. Also it expanded its activities in the area of Printing and Prepress. 
Diksoochi (Digital Media) Pvt Ltd is a private limited company formed in the year 2000.  Actually, the business operations were being carried out as a proprietary concern from the year 1992. 

Business activities of the company

The following are the business activities of the company:

i. Publishing Periodicals and Books

At present company is publishing the monthly magazines in Kannada and one magazine in English. Diksoochi is the first magazine of the firm. It has completed 22 years of existence and has been market leader in its segment. Jeevanadi (Health) and Silicon City (IT) are the other two Kannada magazines. Bioinformatics (Biotechnology) is the first English magazine from the company and it is also the first magazine on biotechnology in the country.

Academic Training Centres in Karnataka

The firm is already having in-depth experience in the area of coaching. Presently training centres are earning popularity at all levels and becoming an excellent market, especially in regional Languages. So, company has planned to have nearly 39 training centres across Karnataka.

Question: Could you please tell history of your magazine and what has motivated you to start this Magazine?

Answer:I came a long way from a small village Hanagi in Raichur District to Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. I have carried along with me, my childhood dreams to start a magazine with information about competitive examinations. I gave concrete shape to my dreams when I attempted the Public Service Commission Examinations. Finally I made it a reality from Bangalore in July 1992. Thus formed “Diksoochi”, leader in this segment from then till date. A writer was born in me when I wrote and acted a play called “Nara Nagaru” in my college days. By the time I completed my MA and LLB, the writer in me took prominence and I wrote to serve the specific needs. I developed Diksoochi into a full-fledged information store for anybody preparing for finder or competitive exams.

Question : What is the meaning of word Diksoochi? Our readers from other states will like to know about it

Answer: Diksoochi is a Sanskrit word. It means Disha Soochi in Hindi, Magnet Compass in English, which shows direction, we are using it as a path finder for our aspirants.

Question : What are your future plans?

Answer: Briefly I can say this : 

1. Visual versions of my publications with online and offline support.
2. Plan to start initially 4 to 5 Pre university colleges across Karnataka with in-depth Visual presentations. So we tied up with some foreign companies in this regard.
3. Diksoochi training for Industrial Service for Rural Students

We dedicated ourselves in search of rural talents and to improve their knowledge etc...

Question: You are one of the very old and prominent users of Shree-Lipi. How do you find Support received from the Company?

Answer: Really Shree-Lipi is a very good Software in the regional industry of India. Supports and services are excellent. I am using Shree-Lipi for the last 20 years. As per my concern, I am a Mac user. Modular Infotech is having very extensive support for Windows platform compared to Mac.

Question : Could you please tell what are the features of Shree-Lipi you liked most and why?

Main reason is it's compatible for both Mac and Windows Platforms. Secondly, your upgradation towards latest softwares. 

Third is availability of request supports. Always customer like me, are interested in latest development in the industry. It will be fulfilled with Shree-Lipi updates.

Some expectations from Shreelipi

1. Shree-Lipi Kannada fonts have to be smarter. Out of the 300 fonts, I suggest to release 16 essential fonts made smarter with the assistance of Kannada Artists.
2. Increasing Mac Facility like Windows. Example:  Conversion utility. Fonts modification as per customer demand, Spell check, etc.
3. Unicode fonts for Mac, iPhone and iPad with other Notepads and smart phones.

Email : Good effort to reach customer.
Akshar Graphic , Surendranagar, Gujarat.
(Please find reply from our Marketing Team as follows.)

Email : Me, Arul Jothi Rex R., from Tuticorin. Shree Lipi Tamil Vairam Ver. 7.3 software purchased last year. When trying to convert other Tamil font layouta (such as bamini, anu fonts, TSC, etc) through the option Tools - Convert - Exchange Utility into Shree lipi 7.3 fonts, everything including english fonts also gets converted as Shree-Lipi Tamil fonts. Is there any option for English fonts in the paragraph to remain as same english fonts? Kindly help me with any solution option Thanking you, Yours Sincerely, Arul Jothi Rex R.
Arul Jothi Rex R., Tuticorin - 628 001, Tamilnadu.
(Please find reply from our support Team as follows.)

While Typing in Ms-Excel 97, 2000, XP characters get changed automatically, Why?

1. For Ms-Excel 97, 2000, XP disable all the Autocorrect option from Tools Menu of Ms-Excel.

2) If arrow keys are not working in MS Excel while Shree-Lipi is active, what should be changed?

Since Scroll-Lock button is used in Excel to move cell from upside or downside of the cell, if Scroll-Lock is the activation key and is currently ON then arrow keys will not work in Ms Excel. The solution to this problem is changing the activation key. Use Caps-Lock as the activation key.

Tips for MS-Word

1) How to change Editing order in Excel From down to right Cell

When you are entering data in set of cells and press Enter key, by default it will move to the cell below in the column. But if you want to enter data across rows then, in Excel 2007 onwards, click on Office button. Select Excel option and select Advanced button. In this tick the box marked "after pressing enter move selection" change the direction in dropdown list.

2) How to save Excel files in Old Excel format (Excel 97-2003) using Excel 2007/2010

There are many people having plenty of excel files in Excel 97-2003. If they have upgraded their Excel version then by default all files are saved in XLSX format in the new version. Sometimes this may create problems with import filter, formats. To overcome this issue, user can save documents in old format. To do this he has to select office button - Options and choose Excel Options - Save. Under Save Workbooks - select Excel 97-2003 Workbook and click OK. This will save all files in old format.

3) Use "Compress Pictures" option to reduce the file size of Excel

If you have pictures or graphical elements in Excel Sheet, this can increase the document size. If you want to send it through mail or keep it on website, you can make the size smaller by compressing pictures in the sheet. For this select picture, then select Compress Pictures option from Picture Tools.