Working Together: Your Music, Movies, Photos on Your iPod, Cell Phone & PDA by Mike Valentine
Electronic device manufacturers and content producers have got to back away from the forest and see the light filtering throught the trees. Consumers want to control the content they purchase and want to be able to use their electronic devices together without restrictions placed on them. ... I'm happy to use anything Apple produces - but I won't switch cell providers or switch my Satellite TV provider. ... This is all because Palm couldn't port Microsoft documents and Windows related bits to the Palm OS when corporate users required that interoperability.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Customization - Dexterity vs. Extender, Plus eConnect by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains is currently under substantial technology redesign. To remind you the history – Great Plains Dexterity was architectured in earlier 1990th as IDE and shell, written in C programming language to become in turn development tool and scripting – Sanscript language. ... The idea was bright back in earlier 1990th to provide Great Plains Dynamics certain level of DB and computer platform independence and quick switch in the case of emergency. ... The good news is that SRS is intuitively understood to former Crystal Reports designer, so don’t fear, install SRS and port your...

Blade Servers and How They Effect Your TCO by Mike Colesante
Welcome to Blade Server 101, where we will teach you the ins and outs of what a blade server is and how its use can lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) for any business. First of all, what is a blade server? The best way to answer that question is to compare it to a traditional low-profile... Adding a blade server can take as little as 30 minutes, while adding a comparable rack server can take as much as 12 hours. ... And the old adage is true: Time is money. ... A traditional rack server requires a certain amount of assembly, including unpacking the server, installing rails, mounting...

A Brief History of Internet Hoaxes by Jeff Olen
A Brief History of Internet Hoaxes Any one who uses email these days is familiar with the omnipresent spam fills up your inbox or your junk folder (if you are a bit more savvy). Worse than the "normal" spam are the hoaxes and urban legends that are sent out by well meaning but uninformed... It works by changing the serial port pinouts, and by reversing the direction one's disks spin. ... And that's just in the last 12 minutes. ... Not even this one! ... 5) Don't read messages. ... 4) Don't store files on floppy disks or hard disks.

2 Common E-Mail Problems and What To Do About Them by Marv Ko
When it works well, e-mail can be great. It's hard to beat e-mail for everything from staying in touch with family to requesting information from businesses or other organizations. Want to send the same message to several people? Communicate with someone across the continent? ... Other steps include making certain the line is plugged into the right port, and checking the phone jack by plugging the cord into a different jack. ... The cause may range from a temporary problem with the recipient's server to a switch to another e-mail provider, to a full in box.

Digital Photographic Images - Part 1: How to Download Them by Robin Henry
So, you've been on an overseas holiday and taken dozens of photographs of the numerous sights you've seen and some of the people you've met. Now that you're back home, you decide to copy them from your camera's storage card to your computer. There are several ways you can do this and almost... Card readers come in three formats. ... A multiple card reader, as the name suggests, has multiple slots to take different size cards. ... Also, if your software program is properly configured, after download, you can delete the original files on the cards saving you the task of doing it later.

5 Steps to Securing Your Windows XP Home Computer by Richard Rogers
Most people are aware that there are continuous security issues with Microsoft’s Windows operating system and other programs. However, what most people do not realize is how easy it is to significantly improve your computer’s security and reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim to ever... Visit the Microsoft website or switch on automatic updates from the Windows Control panel. ... A company called Zone Labs offer a great free firewall product called Zone Alarm which should be used as a minimum.

Synchronised Digital Clock Systems by David Evans
Synchronised digital clocks allow a number of individual time clock displays to show identical accurate time. Individual stand-alone digital clocks each drift at different rates eventually all display differing times. This article discusses the methods utilised to achieve synchronised digital... If your network is not PoE enabled, single or multi-port mid-span converters (power injectors) are available at very reasonable cost. ... Installation is therefore very straightforward, and it's easy to move units around.

Security Process by Benjamin Hargis
What is ARBIL? Asset and Risk Based INFOSEC lifecycle. To implement a comprehensive security plan in I.T. and strategies for risk management. What is CIA? Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability Confidentiality- making sure your data is available to only those allowed. ... Port scans using many available tools to find out what you’re running and then do internet searches to find exploit code to crack your systems. ... Environmental Security. ... Software security in place Hardware security in place.

A Buyers Guide to Dictaphones and Digital Voice Recorders by David Haysom
Dictaphones or Digital Voice Recorders (DVRs) are ideal for recording voice memos, interviews, conferences, meetings and phone conversations. The term Dictaphone is a brand name that refers to the version that uses cassette tapes to record, as opposed to the newer Digital Voice Recorders (DVR)... With the Thumb slide switch it is much easier to review and control with rewind review capability, rewind, insert, play and stop. ... Digital Voice Recorder (DVR) • Use your USB port to save typing time by directly transferring audio files from your DVR to your computer • With the DVR there is...