Daylight Savings Time Commeth 3 - Weeks Early - March 11, 2007 by Lance Winslow
Ready or not Daylight Savings time is coming and the estimates are that billions will be saved in energy costs due to the 3-week advance. Now the trick is to figure out how to adjust the time on all your nick-knacks like your iPod, iPhone, Digital Camera (which never has had the right time) and... Your computer will update itself and do not be surprised if you get all sorts of automatic updates on your computer from all the software companies too. ... Your cars clock will be off and the GPS unit will probably update automatically along with your XM or Sirus Radio Satellite Radio.

Let's Take a Look Back in Time to See How the Computer has Evolved by John Gibb
In many ways, man has been using computers for millennia: an abacus is, after all, simply a very basic form of computer. The first mechanical calculator (the ‘calculating clock’) was built in the 17th century. Programming with punch-cards has been around for about 200 years now. ... Reprogramming them often required extensive amounts of physical rewiring, as the only way the computer knew what to do was by how it was connected together. ... This is generally regarded as being the beginning of the ‘computer age’, as the popularity of home computers quickly drove prices down and made them...

Mobilize The Golden Tunes With The Latest Mp4 Players by Samantha Clark
The era of the gramophone machines are gone. Portability is the true criterion of the beauty in the modern civilization. The unquenchable thirst of the man to invent new things have always lead him come up with an amazing creations every moment. This has continually turned the way to look at the... The handy mp3 player had once opened the digital dream door but the latest awesome creation of its advanced version - the hi-tech mp4 player has moved a few extra miles, adoring the digital world with the galore of exceptional tones and shades.

iPods- Which Rock the World by Gayathri Sekar
Wondering why people are becoming crazy about this miniature audio device? I Pods offer excellent quality of digital music. The success of I Pod is due to its features like: • I Pod is able to deliver extremely rich quality of digital music. • It comes in attractive small sizes and thus tends... • Improvised I Pods also had PDA's (Personal Digital Assistants). ... They also supported features like the World Clock, Stopwatch, and Screen Lock applications. ... • Thus by enabling connection with the users’ computer, the I Pod prove to serve as efficient storage devices.

Small Wonders: Single Board Computers by Paolo Basauri
What are Single Board Computers When most people think of computers, the image of a PC or laptop comes to mind. Some may even recall the football field size computers of the 1960's and 70's before the emergence of the PC. Very few people would picture single board computers , even if there was... Video capability, Ethernet access functionality and digital computer technologies are just some of the features that can be incorporated into a single board computer. ... A single board computer is the terminology used for a printed circuit board that contains a processor, memory, I/O...

PDA Pocket PCs by Kristy Annely
PDA stands for Personal Digital Assistant, a handheld device (small and light enough to be operated while it is held in the hands) that is typically used as a personal organizer. It has evolved into a more complicated computer-like gadget capable of performing a multiplicity of functions, such... A basic PDA features a date book, address book, task list, memo pad, clock, and calculator software. ... Today, PDAs are widely used as notepads, word processors, spreadsheets, and appointment schedulers and to synchronize data with a PC or home computer.

Protecting Against Pornography in the Digital Age by Nate Baslow
It was inevitable with the birth of the Internet that pornography would wind its way into this new digital territory. With all of the value provided by online information and communication technologies, these advancements have nonetheless also become inextricably linked with developments in... Monitoring computer usage goes hand in hand with detecting pornography on the PC. ... Choosing the right one for your home, office or organization will make a critical difference in the quality of your digital life.

iRiver U10 - The Video Player by Mike Singh
In a new and emerging market of digital media players, a competitive race for the mainstream population is taking place. Everywhere a person looks in this rapidly changing world of entertainment, there seems to be world of digital media players on the move - one after another - with iriver's new... Other pluses are the digital FM tuner, integrated voice recorder, an alarm clock, enhanced 3D audio which includes SRS WOWTM. ... Most other MP3 manufacturers get along with one interface, but iriver uses three of them: to transfer audio, WMP or Windows Explorer needs to be used, with WMP...

Step Away From The Computer Before You Have A Mental Meltdown by Darren Miller
Do I Read A Technical Manual Tonight, or The Lord Of The Rings? Just out of courtesy, I think I should tell you that the following article is about as far from my typical writings as I can get. Quite frankly, it is nothing more than a very tired technology guy ranting and raving. ... This morning, I literally became overwhelmed when I looked at the time on my desktop computer. ... Between all the laptops, digital and analog clocks, stereos, televisions, cable box, DVD players, and other electronic devices in my home, there are 28 devices that display the time of day.

History of the Computer; Analog or Digital? by Tony Stockill
In 'History of the Computer - the emergence of Electronics', we saw how the development of Radar during the second world war led to an understanding of pulse technology. At the same time methods were refined for the calculations required for the ballistic trajectories. ... A computer can also be analog or digital, though the digital type have vastly outgrown the analog. ... From these beginnings, the digital computer was developed. ... The big advantage of a digital recording and reproduction system (amplifiers etc are also digital) is that, due to the nature of the high frequency pulses,...