How To Safeguard Your Computer? by Lakshmi Menon
The following practice, if done regularly, may help you to safeguard your computer to some extent. 1. Run disc clean up, scan disk and defragmentor. 2. Keep your recycle bin emptied. 3. Clean your cache of browsers. 4. Download only the very essential programs that are required to run your... Carefully check your connecting cord and circuit board of your computer. ... Above all remember to protect your computer with antivirus soft ware and update it regularly. ... It will be hazardous to your computer.

Ceramic Disc Capacitor-How to Accurately Test It by Jestine Yong
The last article I mentioned about electrolytic capacitor breakdown when under load. In this article I will talk about the high voltage resin coated ceramic disc capacitor. In computer monitor, it is frequent used in the screen voltage (G2) line at the crt board. ... You can isolate the problem as whether if it cause by a defective fly back or G2 line at crt board. ... The other option that you have is to direct replace the suspected capacitor. ... In my country, you can get a new one in less than US150.00 or you may bid a used unit from eBay.

Fax Server by Eric Morris
Computers with fax devices that manage receiving and sending faxes are known as fax servers. Fax servers allow one to send and receive faxes over the Internet. Fax servers are one of the most efficient channels of business transactions and communications. ... Appropriate fax devices such as a fax board, fax modem (Class 1 or 2) and ISDN card are required to send and receive faxes via email to a fax gateway. ... Additionally, faxes are received securely and automatically directly on a computer, so the information security is maintained since the faxes can be received in the respective...

Processor Upgrade - Should Your Next CPU Be a "Pull"? by Michael Quarles
With the advent of Microsoft’s Vista, many people are considering upgrading their CPU. Its requirement of a minimum 800Mhz processor will force those with anything slower to upgrade, or stick with XP. Swapping out CPU’s isn’t that difficult. Where the problem comes is finding a chip of the right... Such pulls are as good as new, and may be advertised as a special value. ... These were units that for whatever reason failed to sell. ... Some pulls are rescued from store returns. ... The best aspect of buying a pull is the price.

What Software Should I Use to Create My CD or DVD Artwork? by Jason Cole
After recording your album, having it mastered and pressed, you head over to your disc duplication facility’s website to place your order. Reading up on the ordering process you notice that you have the option to have artwork printed on the disc face, and can also have tray card and insert... Think of a raster images as a checkers board, with each square (pixel) on the board displaying a different color. ... This form of graphics image is a data file or structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or blocks of color, on a computer monitor, or other display device.

Free Microsoft Word Online Training Tutorial Resources by Ramona Davidson
Microsoft Word is one of the most popular office applications that provide many features such as word processing, web publishing and database creation. Tapping into these Word resources, however, is not always easy and straightforward, leaving users stumped and puzzled. ... There are other computer training message boards out there, just do a Google search for [software forum] and you’ll be on your way. ... There are all kinds of message (bulletin) boards out there that specialize in computer software.

Power Supplies, Video on Board, and Documentation: A Wish List by Michael Quarles
I suppose each of us has a wish list for things we’d like to see come about in the world of computing. While some of mine may be a bit far-fetched, others are practical, and could be achieved with only slight improvements in technology. Still others could be had by manufacturers simply changing... About the only kind of computer you can build using under 300 watts is a basic internet and homework kind of family PC. ... Asus, Intel, Abit, all send excellent information out with their products, and back it up with easy to use websites.

A Guide to PCI Express by Gary Hendricks
A Lot More Bandwidth First, to understand PCI Express, we need to know what it is capable of. Traditionally, most of our computers these days come equipped with PCI or AGP based graphics cards. Most of the latest PCs come decked with PCI Express enabled cards. ... Not Just For Video Remember that PCI Express is not limited to graphics – although initially the implementation will mostly be seen in graphics boards. ... That’s great, because you certainly do not want to be buying PCI Express peripherals just because your motherboard has been upgraded to PCI Express.

USB Flash Drives by Damian Sofsian
USB is an acronym that stands for Universal Standard Bus, a standard port which can be used with any computer to connect a number of computer accessories. USB flash drive is a compact USB flash memory that acts like a portable hard drive, letting the user store and transport huge quantities of... A removable cap protects the USB connected which is the protruded part in the USB fitted to the proper USB port on the computer. ... USB flash drives do not need an external power source or a battery for it to function and are powered by a USB computer connection.

Personal Wireless Networking by Jason Keno
If you've got a wireless network for your computers already, well, you might get a bit excited about what I'm going to say next. How would you feel if your PDA, your mobile phone, your mp3 player and almost everything else you connect to your computer could be wireless too? ... The idea is that, in the future, we'll all have laptop computers with their batteries charged and no more need to connect any wires to them at all -- you just place your Bluetooth device near the computer, and the computer sees it and can use it straightaway.