Methodologies versus Techniques and Tools by Tim Bryce
"Having a Project Management system without a methodology is like attaching a speedometer to an orange crate; it measures nothing." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION The term "methodology" is being bandied about by just about every software development vendor and consultant imaginable. ... What is interesting is the relationship between the elements: ASSEMBLY LINE - at the heart of the factory is the Assembly Line process where products are developed in stages by workers with different skills for the different stages of work.

What's The Benefit To Building Your Own Computer by Robert Emler
There are a few benefits to building your own personal computer. I know you ask yourself why I want to build my own personal computer. After all the entire computer market is full of computers that carry a pretty reasonable price tag. Bear in mind that the computers on the market today that are... If you have ever taken you computer to a computer tech, you know how costly that can be. ... Building your own personal computer allows you to decide from the start what will be put into the computer. ... I’ve been in computer tech shops picking up parts, and personally witnessed people paying as...

Creating an Information Factory by Tim Bryce
"Q: How many interpretations of systems development are there? A: How many analysts and programmers have you got?" - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION Back in the early 1980's, Japan's MITI (Ministry of International Trade & Industry) coordinated a handful of Japanese computer manufacturers in... Along the assembly line, a series of tools and techniques will be deployed, some implemented by the human being, others through automated assistance, such as robots. ... Assembly Line - describing the units of work along with the dependencies between the steps thereby defining the progression and...

The Removal Of Sin: Post-Infection Cleaning by James Monahan
Computers have become a central part of our daily lives since the first personal computer rolled of the assembly line. It has been doing most of our encoding and word processing chores since then on. Schools, libraries and classrooms have deployed computers to be an aid in teaching children the... The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool scans your computer for a prevalent malicious software that has been running around your computer. ... The computer must be running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000, You must log on to the computer by using an account that is a...

Another Good Reason Why You Should Learn Computer Building by Robert Emler
I was doing a little looking around at several different computer systems. I really took an interested in the DELL XPS system. Dell’s XPS system starting price for the basic system is a whapping 999.00 dollars. I was totally dumb founded after looking at the components that Dell was going to put... Ever since the first thousand dollars I wasted on an assembly line computer that I won’t go into at this time. ... After looking at what was offered in the XPS 600 modal I was able to go to my computer hardware source and find competitive components or even better components then what was...

Robotic Factories Require Dedicated Oversight Indeed by Lance Winslow
Behind every automated robotic factory, there are dedicated professionals who must maintain, upgrade and watch the systems. A smooth running manufacturing plant is the key to success and efficiency is the key. Most modern day factories have developed some incredible processes and are adamant... In some cases such as auto assembly lines the costs of an outage can be millions per minute? ... We need more students going into robotics and the computer sciences that run them. ... It will keep our economy healthy and thus provide additional jobs in service and retail, while keeping our trade...

Safety Tips to Building a Computer by Julien David
There are some important precautions you should take into account when building a computer to ensure the safety of you and your computer parts. This article gives you some helpful tips on building your computer in the safest way possible. Stay Safe With Electricity Electricity is an important... Some tools that you may need for assembly are: - Phillips screwdriver - Flat nose screwdriver - Pliers - Antistatic wrist band (highly recommended) - Nut driver (optional) Conclusion After reading this article you should now be aware of the main safety issues you need to consider when...

How Does Your Printer Work? by John Sollars
Impact printers, as the very name implies means that the printing mechanism touches the paper for creating an image. Impact printers were used in early 70s and 80s. In Dot Matrix printers a series of small pins is used to strike on a ribbon coated with ink to transfer the image on the paper. ... There are Line printers where a chain of characters or pins, print an entire line, which makes them pretty fast, but the print quality is not so good. ... Our computer and the printer are thus in constant communication.

WiFi Wireless Systems in Robotic Factories Case Study by Lance Winslow
With all the WiFi hacking going on these days and the widespread use of wireless systems, is it wise for Factories to run al their robotic equipment off WiFi systems? Sure encryption would prevent most problems, but materials and parts are expensive and one robotic mess up is a real problem. ... You have a complete assembly line shut down, because of some two-bit hacker. ... This is something to think of too and a robotic factory electronic computer IT engineer must be thinking here. ... Did you know that there are some WiFi security analysts, which purposely “war drive” to find holes in...

Don't Toss Those Floppies! by C. M. Clifton
I am ashamed to admit it, but I have only recently joined the 21st century where computer technology is concerned. Despite the world zooming ever-faster toward technology that continues to shrink while growing more powerful, I held on to my practically outdated form of data storage. ... While more modern personal computers outfitted with CD-RW and DVD+RW hard drives were flowing off the personal computer assembly line, I clung to my PC that boasted a Windows ME operating system, a CD hard drive, and…(drumroll)…a floppy disk drive.