Remote Access Programs by Josh Riverside
Remote Access Programs are one of the leading examples of the advancement of information technology. Their basic aim is to keep the offsite people linked to the office. In today’s scenario of tight schedules and tough competition, more and more entrepreneurs work outside the office premises. ... File transfer utilities, such as LapLink for Windows 95, are inexpensive, easy-to-use packages that allow local or remote users to move files between PCs via a modem or cable. ... Using these utilities makes life simpler and easier when working on the outdoor front.

Infrastructure Decimated By Earthquake In Kobe, Japan On January 17, 1995 by Andrew Stratton
On January 17th, 1995 a massive earthquake hit the region of Kobe, Japan. This quake was unique in that it occurred at the intersection of three tectonic plates. This resulted in enormous damage to the area. Buildings collapsed, roads were destroyed, and utilities went offline for days. ... Local businesses, even those not located directly in the areas of major destruction, where unable to resume business, as local utilities had suffered major damage and remained offline. ... Most of the damage caused in this earthquake was the result of the secondary effects of the quake which radiated...

2003 California Wildfire Worst in Its History to That Time by Andrew Stratton
In late October 2003 the state of California was slammed with the worst wildfire that it had experienced to that date. Twenty people where killed, and damage to local communities and infrastructure was extensive. The wild fire extended from the Mexican boarder north to the suburbs of Los Angeles. ... Damage to phone lines, and local utilities caused major outages. ... Losses to businesses and local municipalities amounted to millions of dollars in lost revenues, not to mention the cost of replacing or restoring lost information, and resulted in hardship for many local area residents.

September 11, 2001 - Terrorism Reaches The United States With Deadly Consequences by Andrew Stratton
On September 11, 2001 four airliners where hijacked by terrorists and used as weapons to attack the United States. Two of the hijacked aircraft where flown by the terrorists into the "Twin Towers" of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. One was flown into the Pentagon, and the last aircraft... Local utilities including; power, phone, gas, and water where cut off and many people were without basic services for a considerable period of time. ... Many schools closed for the day and it became a concern that local residents might have been exposed to hazardous fumes, and dust for a considerable...

Huge Landslide Destroys Ski Resort by Andrew Stratton
On July 30, 1997 a huge landslide rolled over the Thredbo Ski village in Australia causing massive damage and virtually burying the resort; cars, buildings, people and all! The loose earth, rock, and foliage swept down the slope and crashed into the Bimbadeen Lodge, a multi-level building, used... They have damaged hundreds of buildings, both homes and businesses, and destroyed roads, pipelines, crops, and disrupted local utilities. ... One must realize, however, that in the last one hundred and sixty five years over one hundred and fifty landslides have caused an estimated two hundred...

When Your Registries are Dying, What Do You Do? by Ted Peterson
Quite often there are stages when a user finds that something is wrong with his/her computer and quite frankly most of them don’t even know what exactly went wrong or how to correct this problem. Majority of such population are either the young college going newbie’s or the middle to old aged... Majority of system crashes are caused by the failure of registry to find out the referred link pointing to a particular system or application resource which is no longer available on that local computer!

Tsunami Hits Coastal Communities Across Southeast Asia, Killing An Estimated 275,000 People by Andrew Stratton
On December 26, 2004 the Asian Tsunami hit the coastal regions of Southeast Asia. It was the result of the second largest and longest lasting underwater earthquake ever recorded, and has since been referred to as the single worst tsunami on record. The earthquake that generated this tsunami... The local infrastructure, including roads, utilities, and food supplies where totally destroyed or extensively damaged requiring much needed and very costly repairs. ... Widespread damage to local infrastructure, shortages of food and water, and the potential for disease create additional risks.

Local Area Networks - Computer Networking by Michael Cooper
Local Area Networks also called LANs have been a major player in industrialization of computers. In the past 20 or so years the worlds industry has be invaded with new computer technology. It has made such an impact on the way we do business that it has become essential with an ever-growing need... A computer that receives the token is given permission to send a packet of information or, if the computer has no packet to send, it passed the token to the next computer.”(Local Area Network Microsoft 2000) I know that it is complicated to understand, but for the actual user the software takes...

Ten Steps To Speed Up Your Windows XP Startup by Mike Manchuk
Microsoft for every generation of their OS has strived to provide a faster startup for the masses. Windows 2000 might be the exception to the rule but every other OS a faster startup has been listed as a feature. In this tutorial we will show you how to speed up your already faster startup in... In your Network Connections right-click on a Local area connection and select properties. ... Right click on the Local Computer Policy entry and select Properties from the menu that appears. ... (XP Pro only) This will dramatically speed up the login process - If you don't need to utilize Group...

5 Simple Tips to Prevent MS Access Database Corruption by Kevin Sparks
It's important to understand that any time an Access client disconnects unexpectedly, it may set a "corruption flag" in the .mdb file indicating that the database is in a corrupt state (regardless of whether any data has actually been corrupted or not). ... Alternatively, if the forms, queries and reports are all stored on your local computer, then the only bit of information that needs to traverse the network is the actual table data. ... Just like the slightest presence of gas caused the canary to die, the slightest presence of network problems and packet loss can kill your Access...